22 February, Gothenburg: In the Wake of Imperialism

15 February 2020

Saturday, 22 February
2:00 pm
Viktoriahuset-Folkets Hus
Linnégatan 21, 41304 Gothenburg
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/4563160s51718911/

We in Samidoun Gothenburg invite you to a talk between Torkil Lauesen and Gabriel Kuhn about the former’s ongoing book project, In the wake of imperialism: On Sweden’s integration and role in imperialism.

Torkil Lauesen has many years of experience in international solidarity work with a communist and anti-imperialist perspective. He has previously funded his political work as a wage earner in a number of different sectors and industries, and when he was imprisoned by the Danish state for his activism during the 1990s, he studied for a master’s degree in political science in prison. Today, Torkil is a member of the anti-imperialist solidarity organization Internationalt Forum and, in addition to regular articles, has recently published the book The Global Perspective.

Gabriel Kuhn is the editor and author of books such as Turning Money into Rebellion: The Blekingegade Group from Inside and the English Translation of the Global Perspective. Gabriel is also a member of the SAC Syndicalists’ International Committee.

The talk is free and organized with support from the Swedish Clarté Association’s meeting fund.

Location: Viktoriahuset, Linnégatan 21, Gothenburg
Date: Saturday, February 22nd
Time: 2pm

Vi i Samidoun Göteborg bjuder in till ett samtal mellan Torkil Lauesen och Gabriel Kuhn om den förstnämndes pågående bokprojekt, I imperialismens kölvatten: Om Sveriges integrering och roll i imperialismen.

Torkil Lauesen har mångårig erfarenhet av internationellt solidaritetsarbete med ett kommunistiskt och antiimperialistiskt perspektiv. Han har tidigare finansierat sitt politiska arbete som lönearbetare inom en rad olika sektorer och industrier, och när han hölls fängslad av danska staten för sin aktivism under 90-talet bedrev han fångkamp och studerade till en masterexamen i statsvetenskap. Idag är Torkil medlem i den antiimperialistiska solidaritetsorganisationen Internationalt Forum och har vid sidan av regelbundna artiklar senast kommit ut med boken Det globale perspektiv.

Gabriel Kuhn är redaktör och författare till böcker som Rån för revolutionen: Blekingegadegruppen inifrån och den engelska översättningen av Det globale perspektiv. Gabriel är även medlem i SAC Syndikalisternas internationella kommitté.

Samtalet är gratis och anordnas med stöd från Svenska Clartéförbundets mötesfond.

Plats: Viktoriahuset, Linnégatan 21, Göteborg
Datum: Lördagen den 22:e februari
Tid: 14:00

15 February, Santa Fe: Resist Them, My People

15 February 2020

Saturday, 15 February
1:00 pm
Old Pecos Trail and Camino Lejo
Santa Fe, NM
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/218366322658859/

Organized by the Red Nation

Join The Red Nation as we reclaim Tewa land and show solidarity with our Palestinian relatives.

Samidoun salutes the life and struggle of Richard Reilly, comrade of the Palestinian revolution

11 February 2020

*Richard Reilly marching for Palestine in the Women’s March, calling for freedom for Ahed Tamimi and all Palestinian women and girls*

Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network mourns the loss of Richard Reilly, a dedicated and revolutionary struggler for the liberation of Palestine, Ireland and oppressed people everywhere in the world. Richard spent his life in the struggle, from the streets of Palestine to the streets of Chicago, from fighting for labor rights to developing street medic teams for the large protest movements confronting globalization.

Richard Reilly always kept the oppressed of the world at the forefront of his revolutionary political vision. His contributions to the Palestine solidarity movement in the United States – and internationally – were immense. He was one of the founders and the Midwest coordinator of the Palestine Solidarity Committee in the 1980s, deported by the Zionist occupation from Palestine on a solidarity delegation as one of the “Ramallah Seven.” He and his comrades were seized by Zionist occupation soldiers and taken to the infamous Moskobiyeh detention center before deportation after they participated in a demonstration in 1988, at the height of the first Intifada, called by Palestinian women’s organizations marking the anniversary of the Sabra and Shatila massacres. He was a committed comrade of Palestinian Leftists in Palestine and in exile, and a fighter for political prisoners everywhere jailed for their struggles against imperialism, racism, capitalism and Zionism.

*Richard Reilly calling for an end to the unjust charges against torture survivor and former political prisoner Rasmea Odeh.*

Richard’s commitment to the struggle for the liberation of Palestine embodied the famous Ghassan Kanafani statement: “The Palestinian cause is not a cause for Palestinians only, but a cause for every revolutionary… as a cause of the exploited and oppressed masses in our era.” He was a mentor to generations of activists who learned about the history of our movements through his openness and commitment to continually building the movement and political education of younger, newer people getting involved.

He was deeply committed to every struggle confronting Zionism, imperialism, capitalism and reaction, especially the Palestinian revolution, the Irish liberation struggle, the Black liberation movement, the Puerto Rican fight against colonialism and the Indigenous movement fighting for sovereignty and self-determination. He approached all of his work with a clear political vision and a deep sense of comradeship.

*Richard Reilly with Aarab Barghouthi, son of political prisoner Marwan Barghouthi, during the 2017 hunger strike.*

He passed away on the evening of 11 February. We feel his loss deeply. His boundless commitment to struggle and his expansive, revolutionary vision of a liberated Palestine from the river to the sea and a liberated world continues to inspire us all. We send our deepest condolences to his partner, Christine Geovanis, his family, and all of those who worked with and struggled beside him throughout his lifetime of struggle. We pledge to continue on the path that he trod and fight for the future that he envisioned alongside his comrades.

Richard Reilly, presente! Rest in power! Until return and liberation, from Chicago to Ireland to Palestine!

Below is a video of Richard speaking in 2003 in New Jersey, about the history of Palestine solidarity organizing in the United States. The video quality is poor, but the quality of the message shines through.

Palestine stand confronts Toulouse-Tel Aviv twinning project #StopJumelageToulouseTelAviv

9 February 2020

On Saturday, 8 February, activists and supporters of Collectif Palestine Vaincra, a member organization of Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, organized a Palestine tabling stand near the entrance of Metro Capitole in downtown Toulouse, France.

This monthly stand – which last month focused on the campaign to free Ahmad Sa’adat and all Palestinian prisoners – focused this month on the Collectif Palestine Vaincra’s campaign to end the “sister city” twinning of Toulouse and Tel Aviv, capital of Israeli apartheid, in the lead-up to the 2020 municipal elections in the city.

Over a thousand leaflets were distributed along with hundreds of discussions and over 195 signatures on the petition to stop the twinning relationship. The response to the state demonstrated the high level of interest among Toulouse residents about the issue. In addition, dozens of people took photos with solidarity signs against the twinning project.

The stand also included a display focusing on the campaign to boycott Israel, including Israeli brands that are campaign targets. One of the other focuses of this display was to confirm that boycotting Israel and the BDS movement are not “illegal in France,” despite the falsehoods and campaigns of the pro-apartheid lobby in France.

To read the original French report, visit Collectif Palestine Vaincra: https://palestinevaincra.com/2020/02/un-nouveau-stand-palestine-contre-le-jumelage-de-toulouse-avec-tel-aviv/

Sign the petition against the twinning project: https://www.change.org/p/stop-au-jumelage-toulouse-tel-aviv

In a statement launching the campaign, the Collectif Palestine Vaincra noted:

Toulouse and Tel Aviv have been twinned as “sister cities” since 1962, promoting cultural and economic exchanges.

However, Tel Aviv is not a city like any other city: it is the economic capital of Israel, built on the ruins of several Palestinian villages. Tel Aviv, therefore, is the symbol of this colonial and racist state, which practices a policy of apartheid againt the Palestinian people.

To endorse the twinning of Toulouse and Tel Aviv is to endorse the daily policies of Israel and its successive governments: occupation, massacres, destruction and confiscation of land, expansion of settlements, mass arrests and obstacles to freedom of movement.

On the occasion of the 2020 municipal elections, we call on all residents of Toulouse to denounce this economic partnership and demand an end to the twinning.

Upcoming Events against the “Deal of the Century”: Athens, Amsterdam, Uppsala, Brussels, Helsinki, Toulouse, Pittsburgh, London

6 February 2020

Palestinian communities and supporters of Palestine inside occupied Palestine, in the refugee camps and everywhere around the world have mobilized a series of events, actions and demonstrations to express their outrage at the latest colonial insult proffered by U.S. imperialism, the Zionist state and complicit reactionary regimes, the Trump-Netanyahu “deal of the century.”

A list of actions is below, organized by a wide range of community groups and solidarity movements. This list focuses mostly on events outside Palestine, the camps and the Arab World – there are countless mobilizations taking place there. We know this list is incomplete and growing! will add your action and demonstration to the list if you send us the time, date and location. Send us a message on Facebook or email us at samidoun@samidoun.net to add your mobilization to the growing international rising that makes clear that the people of the world stand with the Palestinian people and will never accept apartheid, land theft and colonization.

UPCOMING ACTIONS

Thursday, 6 February

ATHENS, GREECE
6:00 pm, US Embassy – Athens, Leof. Vasilissis Sofias 91, Athens. More info:
https://www.facebook.com/events/178615976721768/

Friday, 7 February

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
12:00 pm, Rond-point Schuman, Brussels. More info:
https://www.facebook.com/events/227252555328928/

HELSINKI, FINLAND
4:00 pm, Helsingin Tuomiokirkko, Helsinki. More info:
https://www.facebook.com/events/186304922443411/

AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
12:45 pm, Dam Square, Amsterdam. More info:
https://www.facebook.com/events/223371825356308/

AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
5:00 pm, De Dam, Amsterdam. More info:
https://www.facebook.com/events/572500350274346/

Saturday, 8 February

UPPSALA, SWEDEN
1:00 pm, Slottsbacken, Uppsala. More info:
https://www.facebook.com/events/221167445579979/

TOULOUSE, FRANCE
11:00 am, Metro Capitole, Toulouse. More info:
https://www.facebook.com/events/861310334305591/

Sunday, 9 February

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, US
3:00 pm, Schenley Plaza, Oakland (Pittsburgh). More info:
https://www.facebook.com/events/487529305243500/

AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
2:00 pm, Dam Square, Amsterdam. More info:
https://www.facebook.com/events/187043439046066/

Tuesday, 11 February

LONDON, UK
7:00 pm, Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London. More info:
https://www.facebook.com/events/485148188865838/

7-9 February, Amsterdam, Against the Steal of the Century! Freedom for Palestine!

6 February 2020

There are a series of ongoing events being organized in Amsterdam by a number of organizations, including Samidoun Netherlands, the Palestinian Community in the Netherlands, Students for Justice in Palestine, the Netherlands Palestine Committee and more. Join these events on 7 to 9 February in Amsterdam to stand with the Palestinian people’s struggle for liberation!

Friday, 7 February
12:45 pm
Dam Square
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/223371825356308/

Friday, 7 February
5:00 pm
De Dam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/572500350274346/

Sunday, 9 February
2:00 pm
Dam Square
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/187043439046066/

AGAINST the Steal of the Century – FOR Palestinian liberation

Palestinians and their supporters were confronted last week with the “Steal of the Century.” There are demonstrations in cities around the world against the war plan of Trump-Netanyahu that stands for military colonization, mass imprisonment and making Palestinian self-determination impossible.

Palestinians are clearly stating their demands: the liberation of Palestine from the river to the sea, the Right of Return and freedom for all political prisoners.

Together we will continue these protests in the Netherlands on Friday evening at Dam Square, Amsterdam at 17:00h. We call on all supporters of Palestine to protest together against the “Steal of the Century” and for the liberation of Palestine. From Palestine to Sudan, from the Netherlands to Morocco: freedom for Palestine!

We encourage everyone to bring Palestinian flags, self-made posters and megaphones. United we stand strong against this new US-Israeli attack! Freedom for Palestine! Boycott Israel!

This protest is supported by Studenten voor Rechtvaardigheid in Palestina – SRP, The Voice of Palestinian Students – صوت طلبة فلسطين, Samidoun Nederland, Palestijnse Gemeenschap

In the afternoon, at 13:00h, there is an action of Vrouwen in het Zwart en Nederlands Palestina Komitee at Dam Square. We protest in the evening at 17:00 because most people have finished work, study or Friday prayer.

TEGEN de Steal of the Century – VÓÓR Palestijnse bevrijding ضد سرقة القرن – من أجل تحرير فلسطين

Palestijnen en hun supporters werden afgelopen week geconfronteerd met de “Steal of the Century.” In steden over de hele wereld wordt gedemonstreerd tegen het oorlogsplan van Trump-Netanyahu dat staat voor militaire kolonisatie, massa-opsluiting en het onmogelijk maken van Palestijnse zelfbeschikking.

Palestijnen laten duidelijk hun eisen horen: de bevrijding van Palestina van de rivier tot aan de zee, het Recht op Terugkeer en de vrijlating van alle politieke gevangenen.

We nodigen iedereen uit om deze protesten samen voort in Nederland op vrijdagavond op de Dam in Amsterdam om 17:00 uur. We roepen alle supporters van Palestina op samen te protesteren tegen de “Steal of the Century” en vóór de bevrijding van Palestina. Van Palestina tot Soedan, van Nederland tot Marokko: vrijheid voor Palestina!

Neem vooral Palestijnse vlaggen, zelfgemaakte posters of je megafoon mee. Samen staan we sterk tegenover deze nieuwe Amerikaans-Israëlische aanval! Vrijheid voor Palestina! Boycot Israël!

Dit protest wordt gesteund door Studenten voor Rechtvaardigheid in Palestina – SRP, The Voice of Palestinian Students – صوت طلبة فلسطين, Samidoun Nederland, Palestijnse Gemeenschap

In de middag, om 13:00u, is er ook een actie van Vrouwen in het Zwart en Nederlands Palestina Komitee op de Dam. Wij demonstreren in de avond om 17:00u omdat veel mensen dan klaar zijn met werken, studeren of het Vrijdaggebed.

ضد سرقة القرن – من أجل تحرير فلسطين

الفلسطينيون و داعموهم كانوا في مواجهة مع “سرقة القرن” في الاسبوع المنصرم، لذلك هناك موجة مظاهرات في جميع مدن العالم ضد خطة حرب ترامب-نتنياهو التي تمثل الاستعمار و التقييد الجماعي للفلسطينيين كما هذه الخطة تجعل من حق تقرير المصير للفلسطينيون مستحيلاً.

يقول الفلسطينيون بوضوح مطالبهم: تحرير فلسطين من النهر إلى البحر ، وحق العودة والحرية لجميع الاسرى.

سنواصل معًا هذه الاحتجاجات في هولندا مساء يوم الجمعة في ساحة دام بأمستردام في الساعة 17:00. ندعو جميع مؤيدي القضية الفلسطينية إلى الاحتجاج سوية ضد “سرقة القرن” و لا ننسى الدعوة لتحرير فلسطين.
من فلسطين إلى السودان ، ومن هولندا إلى المغرب: الحرية لفلسطين!

نشجع الجميع على إحضار الأعلام الفلسطينية والشعارات المصنوعة يدويا وطبعا بعض مكبرات الصوت اذا اتيحت.
متحدين سنقف بقوة ضد هذا الهجوم الأمريكي الإسرائيلي الجديد! الحرية لفلسطين! قاطع إسرائيل!

هذا الاحتجاج مدعوم من قِبل studenten voor Rechtvaardigheih@ في فلسطين – SRP ، صوت الطلاب الفلسطينيين – صوت طلبة فلسطين ، Samidoun Nederland ، Palestijnse Gemeenschap

في فترة ما بعد الظهر ، في تمام الساعة 13:00 ، هناك نشاط لحركتا Vrouwen Zwart en Nederlands Palestina Komitee في ميدان Dam. نحتج في المساء في الساعة 17:00 لأن معظم الناس قد أنهوا العمل أو الدراسة أو صلاة الجمعة.

15 February, Charleroi: Palestine in the era of Donald Trump

6 February 2020

Saturday, 15 February
10:00 am
UT (Library building, 1st Floor, Room AB2)
Boulevard Roulier 1, Charleroi
More info: https://charleroi-pourlapalestine.be/

Discussion with Hamdan al-Damiri, coordinator of the Palestinian community in Belgium

Formation : La Palestine à l’ère de Donald Trump

Avec Hamdan AL Damiri, coordinateur de la Communauté palestinienne en Belgique.

Samedi 15 février 2020 (de 10 h à 13 h), à l’UT (bâtiment de la bibliothèque, au 1er étage, local AB2), boulevard Roulier, 1, Charleroi

6 February, Athens: Justice for Palestine – Against the “Deal of the Century”

6 February 2020

Thursday, 6 February
6:00 pm
US Embassy – Athens
Leof. Vasilissis Sofias 91
Athens, Greece
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/178615976721768/

Palestine, all of Palestine, from the river to the sea! It is the right of all Palestinians to live throughout the land of Palestine. We condemn the “deal of the century” and demand all of our confiscated rights. The Jafra Foundation, Samidoun, left organizations and the Greek students’ union encourage all to join the demonstration outside the US embassy in Athens!

Σε όλην την Παλαιστίνη, από τον ποταμό ως τη θάλασσα, είναι δικαίωμα κάθε Παλαιστίνιου σε όλην τη Γη να ζήσει στα εδάφη της Παλαιστίνης.
Για το παραβιασμένο μας αυτό δικαίωμα, για την καταδίκη και πλήρη απόρριψη της «Συμφωνίας του αιώνα», η Τζάφρα και το δίκτυο Σαμιντούν σας καλούν μαζί με αριστερές και φοιτητικές οργανώσεις της Ελλάδας στην ευρεία συμμετοχή στη διαδήλωση μπροστά από την Αμερικανική πρεσβεία στην Αθήνα την Πέμπτη 06/02/2020 στις 6μ.μ.
Διεύθυνση: Λεωφ. Βασιλίσσης Σοφίας 91

8 February, Toulouse: Stand Palestine: Stop the Toulouse-Tel Aviv twinning!

2 February 2020

Saturday, 8 February
11:00 am
Metro Capitole
Toulouse, France
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/861310334305591/

As part of the #StopJumelageToulouseTelAviv campaign, we are organizing a Palestine Stand on Saturday February 8 from 11 am to 2 pm at the exit of the Capitole metro in Toulouse. It will also be an opportunity to affirm our solidarity with the Palestinian people who are facing a new attack by Trump and Netanyahu called “Deal of the century”.

Do not hesitate to come and lend us a hand to distribute flyers, sign the petition against the twinning or just chat and have a tea.

On the program: exhibition on the boycott of Israel; solidarity photos; Palestinian music; speaking; sale of T-shirts, flags, calendars, tote bags; press table on the situation in Palestine but also the boycott of Israel, support for Palestinian prisoners and Georges Abdallah etc.

From Italy: Confront repression for the weeks of action for Ahmad Sa’adat and Georges Abdallah

2 February 2020

Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network received the following statement from our comrades in Italy who organize with Collettivo contro la Repressione per un Soccorso Rosso Internazionale, the Collective Against Repression, an Italian affiliate of Red Help International. We salute these comrades’ struggle and their efforts to fight repression in Europe while organizing for the liberation of Palestine. The original is published in Italian here: https://ccrsri.wordpress.com/2020/01/23/15-29-gennaio-2020-giornate-di-mobilitazione-internazionale-per-la-liberazione-di-ahmad-saadat-e-dei-delle-prigionieri-e-palestinesi/

From January 15 to January 29, 2020 – International action days for release of Ahmad Sa’adat and all Palestinian prisoners

In these days, international actions are taking place from January 15 to January 29, 2020, supporting the release of Ahmad Sa’adat and all Palestinian prisoners detained in Zionist jails, organized by the “Campaign to Free Ahmad Sa’adat”, Samidoun (Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network) as well as other organizations. Ahmad Sa’adat, General Secretary of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) was arrested on January 15, 2002 by thugs of Palestinian National Authority (ANP) representing Palestinian bourgeoisie interests and was imprisoned under the guard of US and British authorities. Afterwards, in 2006 the Zionist occupation forces abducted him and brought him into the Zionist jail to convict him on December 25, 2008, sentencing him to 30 years detention. For the Palestinian movement, Ahmad Sa’adat is symbol of struggle against zionism and imperialism. For the same cause, there are actually detained more than 5,000 Palestinian prisoners who remain engaged in their struggle and face daily repression. Georges Abdallah, the anti-imperialist Lebanese militant for the Palestinian cause, has also been imprisoned in France since October 1984.

Palestinian people have never ceased over the years to support Ahmad Sa’adat, Georges Abdallah and all prisoners as part of the struggling movement against Zionist occupation.

Within the actions called from January 15 to January 29, 2020, demonstrations and events are occurring in many towns in the world, among those Paris, Brussels, Vienna, Toulouse, Bern, Goteborg, Wicklow (Ireland) Ann Arbor (USA) and Vancouver. Particularly, in Lebanon during the protest movement that is still underway, Georges Abdallah, a participant in armed actions against high officers of CIA and Mossad in 1982, is considered by demonstrators to be among the symbols of the people rising up in Lebanon for months.

An international action day against war at Iran is proclaimed for January 25, 2020 under the slogan “USA GET OUT OF THE MIDDLE EAST” through demonstrations expected in many cities and towns all over the world.

Nowadays also in Italy, there remain numerous revolutionary prisoners resisting in the jails, some for more than 30 years, confronting the very harsh conditions of detention and confinement to which they are subjected. They are also a part of the revolutionary movement, and thus they should be supported both by developing an action against the regimes of 41 bis and “High Security” and by enhancing their political identity and their revolutionary role.

A part of the movement in Italy is involved in advancing the struggle of the Palestinian people and their prisoners. Among the various actions, particularly during the 25 April demonstrations marking liberation from Nazism and fascism, for many years, the participation of the “Jewish Brigade” has been challenged, because it represents a Zionist force carrying symbols of oppression rather than an antifascist force. Following the 2018 protest, the judiciary investigated 5 comrades charging them with incitement to racial hatred and other charges. The first hearing in their trial is set for 10 March 2020.

To this end, we join in the call that has been launched against this repressive attack, inviting all to attend outside and inside the courthouse on the occasion of the trial hearing as well as to participate the protest against the presence of supporters of Israeli apartheid and occupation on 25 April 2020..

OUR SOLIDARITY TO PALESTINIAN PRISONERS AND REVOLUTIONARY PRISONERS ALL OVER THE WORLD!

AGAINST ZIONISM AND IMPERIALISM!

FIGHT BACK THE REPRESSIVE ATTACK AGAINST THE SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT TO PALESTINIAN PEOPLE STRUGGLE!

January 2020

Collettivo contro la repressione per un Soccorso Rosso Internazionale (CCRSRI)

UPCOMING ACTIONS

Thursday, 6 February

Friday, 7 February

Saturday, 8 February

Sunday, 9 February

Tuesday, 11 February

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