Friday, 11 May
4:00 pm
Dam Square
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1810209035953377/

Together we mark the ongoing Nakba and demand the right of return, as affirmed on 11 December 1948 by the United Nations, 70 years ago. We also commemorate and celebrate the March of Return in Gaza and remember those who suffer in Yarmouk and elsewhere.

Samen brengen we de almaar doorgaande Nakba onder de aandacht en we herinneren aan het recht op terugkeer, zoals dat op 11 december 1948, zeventig jaar geleden, is vastgelegd door de VN. We herdenken en vieren ook de strijd in Gaza. We herinneren aan degenen die in onder andere Yarmouk lijden.
Welkom met een eigen spandoek of eigen bord, Palestijnse vlag of kefiya.

Saturday, 12 May
10:00 am
Union Square South
New York, NY
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/124395228420444/

Join NYC-DSA Anti-War Working Group + Jewish Voice for Peace in Union Square on Saturday from 10AM to 3PM to demand that Senator Schumer publicly condemn Israel’s brutal siege, blockades and murders in Gaza.

We will be gathering signatures for delivering this petition to Senator Schumer before the Great Return March ends: http://bit.ly/dsa-jvp-gaza.

If you can’t find us in Union Square when you arrive, email antiwar@socialists.nyc and we’ll connect with you.

If you can’t help us gather signatures, be sure to sign and share the petition!

Friday, 11 May
4:30 pm
Sen. Chuck Schumer’s Office
780 Third Avenue (between 47th and 48th St)
New York, NY

As the Palestinian Great March of Return faces another Friday of unpunished official Israeli violence, the urgency of protest is greater than ever. This emergency demonstration is aimed directly at the American lawmakers who enable the war crimes and human rights violations of the Israeli military. Senator Chuck Schumer of New York is one of the worst of these enablers in Congress, compelling the Democratic Socialists of America’s Anti-War Working Group to call for mass public mobilization outside his office in Manhattan.

Monday, 14 May
7:00 pm
Philip A. Hart Plaza
2 Jefferson Ave E
Detroit, MI
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/2045534182434977/

Join USPCN Detroit and PYM Michiganat the 70th Nakba Commemoration #NakbaDay70

WHEN: Monday, May 14th, 2018, at 7 PM

WHERE: Hart Plaza, 2 Jefferson Ave, Downtown Detroit

March 15th, 2018, marks 70 years of the ethnic cleansing of almost 800,000 Palestinians from their homes and lands, at the hands of zionist gangs. Now, the situation in Palestine is just as urgent.

Israeli colonial domination continues to entrench itself across all of historical Palestine, led by one of the most right-wing governments Israel has ever had. The Israelis have used unimaginable brutality in response to the #GreatReturnMarch in Gaza, using chemical weapons and murdering dozens of unarmed protesters, including members of the press. And of course, Gaza’s Palestinians are in their 12th year of living under a brutal siege that has made life there almost unlivable, according to the UN.

Across the West Bank, the Israelis continue to move towards de facto annexation of large swaths of land. The corrupt Palestinian Authority (PA) is pushing for a meeting of the Palestine National Council to grant legitimacy to Mahmoud Abbas and his cronies. In addition, the racist U.S. administration, backed by both parties, has announced that it will be moving the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem on Nakba Day itself! And Palestinians inside the 1948 territories have no equality in a racist, apartheid Israeli state that treats them like 3rd class citizens.

But our people continue to resist. The Palestinians of Gaza have inspired the world with their protests demanding the full Right of Return to their original homes and lands. The Palestinians of the West Bank continue to resist both Israeli occupation and the PA’s complicity. And the Palestinians of Jerusalem refuse to abandon their city, their holy sites, and our capital!

All Palestinians around the world, joined by our allies and supporters, continue to reject Trump, reject Netanyahu, and demand an end to Israeli colonization of ALL of historical Palestine.

Join USPCN and PYM for a joint discussion, rally, and demo followed by dabke and music.

Existence is resistance! Until Liberation & Return!

Sunday, 13 May
12:00 pm
Piccadilly Gardens
Manchester, UK
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/129290011175565/

Event to Commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba.

Join us and show your solidarity with the Palestinian people!!

* Tent Encampment & Stalls from 12:00

* Big Ride 4 Palestine cycle contingent arriving at 13:00

* Rally with Speakers starting 13:15

2018 is the 70th anniversary of the Nakba, when over 750,000 Palestinian were uprooted and forced to flee their homes driven out by Zionist militias during the creation of the state of Israel.

In recent weeks, thousands of Palestinians have been
congregating in Gaza each Friday to take part in a series of protests
called “The Great Return March”. The Israeli government have
reacted to unarmed demonstrators with violence, issuing orders for
live ammunition to be used. As of the 29th April, 46 Palestinians have been killed and more than 5,000 injured. The protests, called by a broad spectrum of Palestinian civil society organisations, have two main demands.

Reaffirm the right of return
International law declares Palestinian refugees have the right to return to the homes from which they were forcibly expelled in 1948 and in 1967. Seventy percent of Gaza’s population are recognised by the UN as refugees. The right of Palestinian refugees and their descendants to return to home is enshrined in international law. In December 1948 the UN General Assembly adopted Resolution 194, which called for the return of Palestinian refugees to their homes. In June 1967, the UN Security Council passed Resolution 237 called on Israel to facilitate the return of refugees. These resolutions are still in force.

Bring an end to the decade long Israeli imposed siege of Gaza
Ten years of illegal blockade have isolated Gaza from the world and triggered major socio-economic and health crises. 80% of the population are dependent on humanitarian aid to survive, and 42% of essential medicines are currently at zero stock. The UN warns Gaza will be uninhabitable by 2020 unless urgent action is taken. As it stands, 97% of the water is not safe for consumption and there are electrical blackouts for around 16 hours each day.

Supported by
Manchester Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Manchester Palestine Action
BDS Society University of Manchester
Manchester Jewish Action for Palestine
Fight Racism Fight Imperialism

Join us and show your solidarity with the Palestinian people!!

Details
13th May 2018 12 noon – 4:00 pm
Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester City Centre, Manchester, M1 1AF

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1682840045064023/

WORLD KEFFIYEH DAY – 11TH MAY

On May 11th wear your Keffiyeh • Show support for Palestine • Remember the Nakba Day

BE A PART OF A GLOBAL MOVEMENT 🇵🇸

#KeffiyehDay

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World Keffiyeh Day is a global movement initiated by Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR), a student-run organization at Concordia University, located in the vibrant and cosmopolitan city of Montreal, Canada.

World Keffiyeh Day (May 11th) is to be commemorated on an annual basis in conjunction with Nakba Day (15 May), in order to show solidarity with the Palestinian cause and struggle.

Why wear a Keffiyeh?

– To show solidarity with the Palestinian struggle and Palestinians’ right to self-determination, justice and dignity

– To raise awareness about the Palestinian cause and Palestinians’ right of return through the keffiyeh.

Be part of the global movement by:

– Wearing your Keffiyeh on May 11th

– Spreading the word to raise awareness through social media

Follow and hashtag:

> Twitter account: @KeffiyehDay

> Instagram account: @KeffiyehDay

> Social media hashtag: #KeffiyehDay

**Contact us:

> email us at: keffiyehday@gmail.com

> message us on our Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/KeffiyehDay/

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يوم الكوفية العالمي – 11 مايو

إرتدِ كوفيتك وأرِ العالم دعمك لفلسطين بمناسبة ذكرى النكبة.
كن جزءا من الحركة العالمية.

#KeffiyehDay #يوم_الكوفية

>> من فضلك شارك وساهم في هذه الحملة.

**ما هو يوم الكوفية العالمي؟

‘يوم الكوفية العالمي‘ هي حركة عالمية بدأتها مجموعة الطلاب المتضامنة مع الحقوق الإنسانية الفلسطينية في جامعة كونكورديا، في مدينة مونتريال، كندا.
يوم الكوفية العالمي (11 مايو) سيكون يوم سنوي للتذكير بيوم النكبة (15 مايو)، وذلك لإظهار التضامن مع القضية الفلسطينية والنضال.

يوم النكبة هو يوم سنوي لإحياء ذكرى تهجير والتطهير العرقي للفلسطينيين بعد إعلان استقلال إسرائيل في عام 1948. ويقدر أن نزح 700،000 فلسطيني أو طردوا من أرضهم. و مئات البلدات والقرى الفلسطينية تم تدميرها وإبدتها, ومسؤولية إبقاء ذكرى النكبة تكمن على عاتقنا.

** لماذا نرتدي الكوفية؟

– لإظهار التضامن مع النضال الفلسطيني والحقوق الفلسطينية إلى أن تتحقق العدالة
– لرفع مستوى الوعي حول القضية والحقوق الفلسطينية كحق العودة

** كن جزءا من الحركة العالمية من خلال:
– نشر الحملة لرفع مستوى الوعي
– ارتداء الكوفية يوم 11 مايو
– انشر صور وتغريدات للتضامن مع الحملة عبر الهاش تاج:
> حساب التويتر: @KeffiyehDay
> حساب الإنستاجرام: @KeffiyehDay
> الهاش تاغ عبر مواقع التواصل الإجتماعي: #يوم_الكوفية او #KeffiyehDay

** للتواصل معنا

– البريد الإلكتروني: keffiyehday@gmail.com
– أو ابعت لنا رسالة مباشرة على صفحتنا على الفيس بوك: https://www.facebook.com/KeffiyehDay/

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La Journée mondiale du Keffiyeh est un mouvement mondial initié par “Solidarité pour les droits humains des palestiniens (SPHR)”, une organisation dirigée par des étudiants à l’Université Concordia, située dans la ville cosmopolite et dynamique de Montréal, Canada.

La Journée mondiale de Keffiyeh (le 11 mai) doit être commémorée chaque année en conjonction avec la Journée de la Nakba (le 15 mai), afin de montrer sa solidarité avec la cause et la lutte palestiniennes.

Pourquoi porter un Keffiyeh?

– Faire preuve de solidarité avec la lutte palestinienne et le droit des Palestiniens à l’autodétermination, à la justice et à la dignité
– Sensibiliser à la cause palestinienne et au droit de retour des Palestiniens à travers le keffieh.

Faites partie du mouvement mondial en:

– Porter votre Keffiyeh le 11 mai
– Passer le mot pour sensibiliser les réseaux sociaux
Suivez/hashtag:
> Compte Twitter: @KeffiyehDay
> Compte Instagram: @KeffiyehDay
> Hashtag des médias sociaux: #KeffiyehDay

**Contactez nous:
> écrivez-nous à: keffiyehday@gmail.com
> envoyez-nous un message sur notre page Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KeffiyehDay/
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DIA MUNDIAL DO KEFFIYEH – 11 de maio
Vista o seu Keffiyeh e mostre seu apoio à Palestina, Lembre-se do Nakba

FAÇA PARTE DO MOVIMENTO GLOBAL
#KeffiyehDay

compartilhe e torne a nossa campanha famosa

O que é ‘O Dia Mundial do Keffiyeh’?

O Dia Mundial do Keffiyeh é um movimento global iniciado pela organização estudantil Solidariedade para os Direitos Humanos Palestinos (SPHR) na Universidade Concordia localizado na cidade vibrante e cosmopolitana de Montreal. O Dia Mundial do Keffiyeh (11 de maio), deve ser comemorado anualmente em conjunto ao Dia do Nakba (15 de Maio) com o objetivo de mostrar solidariedade à causa e à luta palestinas.

O Dia Nakba é um dia anual que comemora o deslocamento e “limpeza étnica” de palestinos que ocorreu após a Declaração de Independência de Israel, em 1948. Estima-se que 700.000 palestinos fugiram ou foram expulsos de suas terras, e centenas de cidades e aldeias palestinas foram despovoadas e destruídas. É nossa responsabilidade de manter viva a memória da Nakba.

Para maiores informações sobre o Nakba, visite o Instituto de Compreensão sobre o Oriente Médio Http://imeu.org/article/faq-on-the-nakba-the -nakba-and-palestino-refugiados-a-dia

Por que usar um Keffiyeh?

– Para mostrar solidariedade à luta dos palestinos e ao seu direito à autodeterminação, justiça e dignidade
– Para aumentar a consciência sobre a causa palestina e o ‘direito de retorno’ do povo Palestino

Seja parte do movimento global para:

– Espalhar uma concientização sobre a causa palestina
– Vestindo o keffiyeh no dia 11 maio –
deSeguindo as
tendências:
>Twitter account: @KeffiyehDay
>Instagram account: @KeffiyehDay
> Mídia social hashtag: #KeffiyehDay

Para nos contactar:

keffiyehday@gmail.com ou mande uma mensagem na nossa página de Facebook https://www.facebook.com/KeffiyehDay

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11. mája si dajte kufiju • Ukážte svoju solidaritu s Palestínčanmi • Pripomeňte si Deň Nakby

#KeffiyehDay

Svetový deň kufije – tradičnej šatky, ktorá sa stala kultúrnym symbolom – je aktivita, ktorú iniciovala študentská organizácia Solidarita za ľudské práva Palestínčanov (Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights, SPHR) na univerzite Concordia v kanadskom Montreale.

Deň kufije každoročne predchádza Dňu Nakby (15. mája), na znak solidarity s Palestínskym zápasom za ľudské práva.

Prečo nosiť kufiju, nielen v tento deň?

– Ukázať svoju solidaritu s palestínskym zápasom za právo na sebaurčenie, spravodlivosť a dôstojnosť.

– Upozorniť na palestínsku kauzu a na právo Palestínčanov na návrat do svojich domovov, z ktorých boli vyhnaní a naďalej sú vyháňaní.

11. mája si dajte kufiju a zapojte sa aj používaním hashtagu #KeffiyehDay

Twitter, Instagram: @KeffiyehDay
https://www.facebook.com/KeffiyehDay/
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WORLD KEFFIYEH DAY- 11TH MAY
(GIORNO MONDIALE DEL KEFFIYEH – 11 MAGGIO)

in questo giorno, dovunque voi siate, indossate il vostro “keffeiyeh” (foulard palestinese) – mostrate il vostro supporto alla Palestina- Ricordate il “Nakba day” (giorno della “catastrofe” palestinese).

#KeffiyehDay

Il World Keffieh day è un movimento globale, a cui ha dato vita l’organizzazione “Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights” (SPHR- Solidarietà per i Diritti Umani dei Palestinesi), creata dagli studenti della Concordia University, situata nella vibrante e cosmopolita città di Montreal, Canada.

Il World Keffiyeh Day (May 11th) è nato per essere celebrato ogni anno, in concomitanza col “Nakba Day (15 May)”, allo scopo di mostrare solidarietà verso la causa e la battaglia Palestinese.

Il “Nakba Day” è un giorno che si tiene annualmente in ricordo dell’esodo palestinese, causato dalla dichiarazione di indipendenza dello stato di Israele, nel 1948. Si stima che 700.000 palestinesi fuggirono o furono costretti all’espatrio dalle proprie terre, e gli fu negato qualsiasi diritto di ritorno anche dopo il termine del conflitto. È nostra responsabilità tener viva la memoria del “Nakba Day”.

Perché indossare un Keffiyeh?

– Per mostrare solidarietà alla battaglia palestinese e ai diritti di auto-determinazione, giustizia e dignità.

– Per accrescere la consapevolezza riguardo la causa e il diritto di ritorno palestinese.

Far parte di un movimento globale:

– Spingendo il mondo ad accrescere tale consapevolezza

– Indossando i vostri Keffiyeh il’11 Maggio

Contatti e hashtag:

> account Twitter: @KeffiyehDay

> account Instagram: @KeffiyehDay

> hashtag: #KeffiyehDay

**Per info:

> email: keffiyehday@gmail.com

> messaggio Facebook alla pagina:

https://www.facebook.com/KeffiyehDay/

Saturday, 12 May
2:00 pm
Corner of Westheimer and Post Oak
Houston, TX
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/197725290841471/

We are gathering as a community to declare:
All Palestinian refugees and their descendants have the right to return to Palestine.
Jerusalem is the capital of Palestine.
The 11 year Gaza blockade must end.
Freedom for all political prisoners.

Commemorating 70 years of resistance since the Nakba (‘day of the catastrophe’) in 1948 displaced hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, Texas is holding a state-wide day of solidarity.

“Our chains will be broken before we are.”
– Marwan Barghouti

This day of action will be a show of our unity with other communities who have faced racism, displacement, expulsion, deportation, classism, sexism, transphobia, xenophobia, Islamophobia, and antisemitism.

This is a family-friendly event. We encourage you to fly Palestinian flags, wear keffiyeh with pride, and bring signs and banners in the spirit of resistance.

Saturday, 12 May
11:00 am – 10:00 pm
Hermannplatz
Berlin, Germany
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/291044004765898/

Es ist die gemeinsame Geschichte, die niemand hören möchte und doch erzählt werden muss. Am 70. Jahrestag wollen wir das Leben feiern. Es ist ein Tag für Palästina..

It is the common story that nobody wants to hear and yet has to be told. On the 70th memorial day we want to celebrate life. It’s a day for Palestine

Thursday, 10 May
6:30 pm
Kimmel Center
300 S Broad St
Philadelphia, PA
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/893700914162957/

As we enter the SIXTH WEEK of protests against Philadelphia Orchestra’s decision to tour Apartheid Israel, the Philly Don’t Orchestrate Apartheid coalition urges you to join us on Thursday outside the Kimmel Center. Palestinian culture will not be erased by the Zionist occupiers nor their mercenary supporters like the management of the Philly Orchestra!

Thursday, 10 May
7:00 pm
Ham Yard Hotel
1 Ham Yard
London, UK
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/366366107184287/

10TH MAY 2018 – PROTEST APARTHEID ISRAEL SPONSORED FILM FESTIVAL – DEMAND FREEDOM FOR PALESTINIAN POET DAREEN TATOUR

DATE: Thursday 10th May 2018, 7pm
LOCATION: Ham Yard Hotel, 1 Ham Yard, London W1D 7DT (nearest tube is Piccadilly Circus)
WEB: http://inminds.co.uk/article.php?id=10799

Inminds human rights group will protest the London opening gala of the Israeli government sponsored Seret 2018 International Israeli Film & TV Festival on Thursday 10th May 2018 outside the Ham Yard Hotel in Piccadilly.

The festival is part of Israel’s “brand Israel” propaganda project, whereby culture is used to whitewash an apartheid state founded on the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people and occupation of their land. Former deputy director general of the Israeli foreign ministry, Nissim Ben-Sheetrit, explained it, upon launching the million dollar Brand Israel campaign in 2005: “We are seeing culture as a hasbara [propaganda] tool of the first rank, and I do not differentiate between hasbara and culture.”. Along with the Israeli government, through its London Embassy and Ministry of Economy and Industry, the festival is sponsored by racist quasi-government agencies, including the the World Zionist Organization and the Jewish Agency, both of which are central to Israel’s Jewish-only illegal settlement project, and by Leumi Bank and Mizrahi Tefahot Bank, both of which finance Israel’s illegal settlement expansion.

Inminds chair Abbas Ali said “We have protested this propaganda fest since 2013. After several years of protests outside their gala opening at the BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) the prestigious BAFTA finally dropped Seret last year and now the opening gala is being held in a back street hotel.. Our campaign continues.. We will not let our city be used to launch propaganda projects for an apartheid rogue state which today is slaughtering women and children in Gaza as they try to return to their homes. Our message is clear – culture cannot whitewash war crimes. Respect the Palestinian call for a cultural boycott of apartheid Israel.”

The protest will also demand freedom for Palestinian poet Dareen Tatour who was convicted last week for her poetry, having been in custody since 2015. The writer’s association PEN condemned the verdict as “an unacceptable attack on freedom of expression.. a poem is not a crime”. The group’s international president, Jennifer Clement said “Dareen Tatour has been convicted for doing what writers do every day – we use our words to peacefully challenge injustice”.

Inminds chair Abbas Ali said “Not only does Israel use art and culture as propaganda tools to whitewash its war crimes, but at the same time Israel suppresses Palestinian culture and art, targets Palestinian artists, and imprisons them for their art. We will not let Dareen Tatour be silenced, we will read aloud her poem ‘Resist, My People, Resist Them’ so that the so-called VIP’s, like Israel’s chief propagandist and now Ambassador Mark Regev, entering the gala cannot evade her words.”

If you support this activity please share this alert widely, thank you.

JazakAllah,

Abbas Ali
Inminds Human Rights Group