Sunday, 22 April
8:00 pm
White Plaza
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1014061148718859/
Part of Palestine Awareness Week at Stanford University. Vigil for victims of the Gaza massacre – call for Palestinian refugees’ right to return!
Saturday, 21 April
12:00 pm
Michigan Ave. and Congress Expressway
Chicago, IL
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1651795418243658/
The U.S. government has been at war for over 16 straight years. It has killed hundreds of thousands of people and devastated several countries in the Middle East and Africa, creating millions of refugees, all in flagrant violation of international law and the Constitution. It continues to regularly bomb and drone-strike in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Yemen and Somalia and is funding a murderous covert drug war in Mexico. Now it is threatening new wars against North Korea, Iran and Venezuela, and has adopted a dangerously more aggressive policy on nuclear war, while engaging in dangerous brinkmanship with Russia.
The result? We have literally been made to pay TRILLIONS of dollars to make our lives LESS safe and secure. This money has benefited only the wealthy owners of energy, weapons and other corporations, while millions of working people in Chicago and around the nation, especially communities of color, struggle to survive. Every bomb that’s dropped and every missile that’s fired is a theft from our communities, robbing us of the good quality jobs, schools, public services, infrastructure improvements and just transition to a clean energy future that should be created instead.
These wars have also devastated our environment. In addition to contaminating the nations under attack, the military is a huge consumer of fossil fuels and the wars are mainly being waged for rich corporate owners to control supplies of oil, natural gas and other valuable resources in order to profit from their consumption. Thus, these wars are major contributors to catastrophic climate change.
It’s time to stand up and say ENOUGH is ENOUGH! END the WARS at HOME and ABROAD! If you have had enough of war, please JOIN US on Saturday, April 21st, marking Earth Day, for a RALLY and MARCH, beginning with a rally at noon at Michigan Ave. and Congress Expressway in Chicago, and marching to the Tribune Tower at 435 N. Michigan Ave. for a concluding rally. Featured speakers will include Dr. Anne Scheetz of Physicians for a National Health Program, journalist Randi Nord, Maria Hernandez of Black Lives Matter and Kathy Kelly of Voices for Creative Non-Violence.
Tuesday, 17 April
6:00 pm
Grand Place
Place du General de Gaulle, Metro Rihour
Lille, France
More info: https://www.facebook.com/notes/collectif-de-soutien-%C3%A0-la-r%C3%A9sistance-palestinienne-59-62/17-avril-2018-solidarit%C3%A9-avec-les-prisonniers-palestiniens-solidarit%C3%A9-avec-georg/1646380928732668/
1984-2018: 34 years of prison and of resistance!
The struggling Lebanese Communist is detained inside French prisons since 1984 despite being eligible for release since 1999, but the successive French governments have refussed to release him. The United States and Israel have never ceased their pressure to block his freedom. Georges Abdallah is considered another Palestinian political prisoner – a resistance struggler imprisoned for their involvement with the Palestinian resistance and a resistance struggler with all peoples who confront imperialis,.
Freedom now for Georges Ibrahim Abdallah!
17 April 2018: Solidarity with Palestinian political prisoners!
On the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian prisoners, marked each year on 17 April, the Palestinian people and those who stand in solidarity salute all of the prisoners behind Israeli prison bars.
They are thousands of Palestinians, resistance fighters, activists, parliamentarians, politicians, activists, or ordinary civilians, men, women and children locked up in 18 Israeli jails: neaarly 7,000, including 60 women and 300 children under the age of 18.
As of September 2017, 501 prisoners were serving life sentences and 466 were serving more than 20 years. 500 are held in illegal administrative detention without charge or trial. Almost every family in occupied Palestine has at least one member who has gone through Israeli prisons. Prison, therefore, has a central place in Palestinian life and resistance.
In 2015, the International Committee of the Red Cross estimated at 850,000 the number of Palestinians who have been arrested or detained since 1967. Among these prisoners, dozens suffer from serious illnesses and their lives are in danger due to the medical neglect of the Israeli occupation authorities.
Solitary confinement, torture, humiliation, intimidation of family members and prohibition of their visits are all tactics used to try to stifle the movement for Palestinian freedom. The prisoners represent the resistance of those who face the oppression of the Zionist state. If we defend Palestine, we must defend them and show our full support and solidarity to the Palestinian resistance in all of its forms.
1984 – 2018 : 34 ans de prison, de résistance !
Ce combattant communiste libanais est détenu dans les prisons françaises depuis 1984 et libérable depuis 1999, mais les gouvernements français successifs refusent de le libérer. Les pressions des Etats Unis et Israël pour s’opposer à sa libération ne cesseront pas pendant toutes ces années. Georges Abdallah doit être considéré comme un prisonnier politique palestinien aussi – Un résistant emprisonné pour son implication dans la résistance palestinienne – Un résistant solidaire des peuples en lutte contre l’impérialisme.
Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, Liberté maintenant !
17 avril 2018 : Solidarité avec les prisonniers politiques palestiniens !
A l’occasion de la Journée internationale de la solidarité avec les prisonniers palestiniens, célébrée le 17 avril de chaque année, le peuple palestinien et ceux qui sont solidaires rendent un grand hommage à tous les prisonniers en souffrance permanente derrière les barreaux des prisons israéliennes.
Ils sont des milliers de Palestiniens, résistants, activistes, députés, hommes politiques, militants, engagés, combattants ou simples civils, hommes, femmes ou enfants enfermés dans 18 prisons israéliennes : plus de 7000, dont 60 femmes et 300 enfants de moins de 18 ans.
En septembre 2017, 501 prisonniers purgeaient des peines de condamnation à vie et 466 des peines de plus de 20 ans.
700 sont en détention administrative illégale sans jugement ni procès.
Presque toutes les familles en Palestine occupée ont au moins un membre qui est passé par les prisons israéliennes. La prison a donc une place centrale dans la vie et la résistance palestinienne.
En 2015, le Comité international de la Croix Rouge (CICR) évaluait à 850 000 le nombre de Palestiniens ayant été arrêtés et plus ou moins longtemps détenus depuis 1967.
Parmi ces prisonniers, des dizaines souffrent de maladies graves, leur vie est en danger, à cause de la négligence médicale des autorités israéliennes qui veulent faire pression sur eux pour qu’ils cessent leur combat.
L’enfermement, la torture, l’humiliation, l’intimidation des familles et l’interdiction des visites sont des pratiques utilisées pour tenter d’étouffer le mouvement d’une Palestine libre.
Les prisonniers représentent la résistance de ceux qui font face à l’oppression de l’Etat sioniste. Si nous défendons la Palestine, nous devons les défendre et apporter notre solidarité totale et notre soutien à la résistance palestinienne sous toutes ses formes.
Organizers: Collectif de soutien à la résistance palestinienne (CSRP59), Samidoun, Antifa59/62, Solidarité Georges Abdallah Lille,Capjpo europalestine, Amitié Lille Naplouse, Collectif « Bassin minier » pour la libération de Georges Abdallah, UJFP59, Comité « Libérez-Les ! » (59/62), Secours Rouge Lille et Bruxelles, NPA, PCRF,
Thursday, 19 April
4:00 pm to 8:00 pm, food from 5:00 pm
Syndikalistiskt Forum
Ovre husargatan 27
Gothenburg, Sweden
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1954110808142871/
Join Frihet åt Ahed Tamimi Göteborg for a people’s kitchen on Thursday, 19 April, to commemorate Palestinian Prisoners’ Day the same week.
Come to wrrite letters to Ahed Tamimi and other Palestinian political prisoners, discuss international solidarity and national liberation movements, and plan future actions and events with us!
And while you are here, you can eat falafel, rice and hummus for an affordable price!
Vi i Frihet åt Ahed Tamimi Göteborg håller folkkök på Syndikalistiskt Forumpå torsdag 19 april för att uppmärksamma Palestinian Prisoners’ Day som äger rum samma vecka.
Kom förbi för att skriva hälsningar till Ahed Tamimi och andra palestinska politika fångar, diskutera internationell solidaritet och nationella befrielsrörelser och planera framtida solidaritetsarbete och aktioner med oss!
Och när du ändå är på plats kan du äta falafel med ris och hummus för en billig peng!
För mer information om det internationella solidaritetsarbete för palestinska politika fångar, besök gärna https://samidoun.net/ ochhttp://www.addameer.org/
Öppet kl. 16-20, mat från kl. 17.
Syndikalistiskt Forum
Övre Husargatan 27
Hål lplats: Olivedalsgatan eller Linnéplatsen
Cash is Queen! (även swish)
Tillgängligheten på Forum är tyvärr begränsad – kan vara svårt för rullstolsburen att själv ta sig till badrum. Armstöd finns i badrummet. Dock är det tillgängligt i själva kafédelen. För mer info, kontakta gärna Syndikalistiskt Forum .
Samidoun is an endorser of the following statement, based at the website of the Friends of the MST: http://www.mstbrazil.org/news/social-movements-other-allies-united-states-canada-caribbean-europe-condemn-political
Social movements and other allies from the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Europe condemn the political persecution and threat of imprisonment against Lula, the leading candidate in Brazil’s October presidential election. Brazil’s weakened democracy is at stake.
The intensifying political persecution of former Brazilian president Luiz Ignácio Lula da Silva escalated to a full-scale crisis yesterday following a high court decision that likely disqualifies his candidacy in the fall presidential contest, and clears the path for his imprisonment on trumped up corruption charges. Lula’s candidacy is supported by mass based support movements, labor and progressive organizations and public figures, and tens of millions of Brazilians. If Lula is sent to jail, his popular candidacy will be derailed.
This political prosecution against President Lula da Silva further weakens Brazil’s already fragile democracy. Recent electoral polls show that Lula da SIlva is the leading candidate in the next presidential election, scheduled for October. Brazil’s right wing and neoliberal political class seek to prevent the popular ex-president from recapturing the presidency, which would threaten their current repressive, pro-corporate policies. This agenda includes privatization of energy and Brazil’s strategic resources, elimination of the federal government’s civil rights divisions, and the upward transfer of wealth to Brazil’s elite and foreign investors. Under these policies, Brazil is suffering dramatic increases in poverty and violence and the loss of national sovereignty.
Yesterday, we witnessed the Brazilian Supreme Court rule against the most basic of human and constitutional rights, the right to be treated as innocent unless proven guilty. President Lula da Silva is accused of crimes in absence of any hard evidence against him. Yet, a narrow majority of the Supreme Court denied his petition of Habeas Corpus, a decision that goes against the 1988 National Constitution. Lula now faces a twelve-year jail term and disqualification from the presidential contest.
The high court’s decision follows a direct threat of military intervention by a retired general of the Brazilian Army, and an aggressive campaign by Rede Globo, Brazil’s largest television network. The New York Times and other US corporate media suggest that Lula’s prosecution advances the anti-corruption cause. However, Brazil’s unelected President Michel Temer and several of his political allies who are accused of graft and other crimes have received softer treatment from Brazilian prosecutors. Despite hard evidence against Temer, Senator Aecio Neves, and other supporters of the 2016 institutional coup against democratically elected President Dilma Rousseff, these politicians are not facing imminent incarceration. The prosecution of Lula is a politically driven intervention in the forthcoming presidential contest and a severe blow to Brazil’s already weakened democracy.
We stand alongside our brothers and sisters in defense of former President Lula da Silva’s right to justice under the law, against interference by the military, and in defense of free and fair elections. At stake is not only the freedom of a leading champion of democracy in Brazil, but the future of Brazilian democracy itself.
Undersigned:
Saturday, 14 April
12:00 pm
White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/391277384630777/
Rally and March – Gather at the White House
Followed by teach-in at George Washington University
Trump tweeted: “Russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles fired at Syria. Get ready Russia, because they will be coming, nice and new and ‘smart!'”
People from all over the country are demonstrating Saturday, April 14 to say “No!” to a new war in the Middle East. No war against Syria!
Even before chemical weapons inspectors were allowed in to investigate, the Trump White House promised a massive military campaign against Syria and its people. Let’s not forget the lies told about Iraq’s chemical weapons as a pretext for the illegal U.S. invasion in 2003 that took the lives of almost one million Iraqis and more than 5,000 U.S. military personnel.
We have to stand up and speak out just as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. did 50 years ago when he links the movement for civil rights with the struggle against a US imperial war in Vietnam and Southeast Asia.
Fifty years after the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., peace and social justice groups across the country are uniting to carry on his legacy of determined struggle against racism, war and poverty. Many of these activities are being coordinated by the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival.
In his final book, Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stated, “a final problem mankind must solve in order to survive … is finding an alternative to war and human destruction.” This comes just after his statement in the same text that “the time has come for an all-out world war on poverty.” Today, when there is no controversy in Congress about spending at least $700 billion on the war machine while horrendous cuts are being made to almost every program designed to help people survive, these words ring as true as ever.
In the richest country in the history of countries, this situation is unacceptable. Food stamps, Medicaid, programs to save the planet and funds for affordable housing cannot and should not be held hostage to a global war-making machine – a machine aimed not at freedom or democracy but domination and control, complicit in terrible crimes.
From facilitating the brutal war in Yemen to the extreme threats directed at North Korea, Venezuela and Iran, the U.S. government has placed itself completely at odds with Dr. King’s vision: A way of life where people’s needs rather than profits and imperial goals are the center of our society. This vision can be realized only if we seize the time and show that we won’t allow our future to be sacrificed at the altar of war and militarism.
Join us on Saturday, April 14 for a rally, march and teach-in against war, militarism and empire. These actions are timed to coincide with the anti-war Spring Actions 2018.
As Dr. King said: “Science has provided us with adequate means for survival and transportation, which make it possible to enjoy the fullness of this great earth. The question now is, do we have the morality and courage required to live together … and not be afraid.”
Initial sponsors (list in formation): ANSWER Coalition; Justice First; Family and Friends of Incarcerated People; CODEPINK; Popular Resistance; Partnership for Civil Justice Fund; Imam Mahdi Bray, National Director of the American Muslim Alliance; Virginia Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality; Internationalist Students Front at George Washington University; Returning Citizens United, ONE DC; Many Languages One Voice (MLOV); Stop Police Terror Project-DC.
Sunday, 15 April
1:30 pm
Hennepin and Lagoon Avenues
Minneapolis, MN
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/162639774457324/
As Trump Assembles a ‘War Cabinet’:
2018 National Spring Anti-War Actions
Stop Endless U.S. Wars
Anti-war protest
Sunday, April 15, 2018
1:30 pm – Gather at Hennepin and Lagoon Avenues, Minneapolis
2:00 pm – March – the march will conclude at or near the starting point.
Afghanistan
Syria
Iraq
Somalia
Yemen
Pakistan
Libya
No U.S. War on North Korea
No New Wars & Interventions
Hands off Venezuela, Iran, Philippines, Honduras & Everywhere
Dismantle U.S. nuclear weapons
Funds for housing, education, & the environment, not war
Spring anti-war actions will be held April 14-15 in U.S. cities to say enough of endless wars. On the weekend before Tax Day, speak out against U.S. wars.
Initiated by:
Minnesota Peace Action Coalition
Sunday, 22 April
12:00 pm
Station Road Roundabout
Letterkenny, Ireland
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/234655497110008/
The Great Return March.
On Friday March the 30th, thousands of Palestinian refugees embarked on The Great Return March to protest against Israels refusal to allow refugees to return home. An estimated 30,000 Palestinians set up camp 700 metres back from the border. The tents being a symbol of the Palestinian Refugee problem that began with the Nakba, when Israel forcibly displaced 700,000 Palestinians from their home in 1948. The Great March Return was a peaceful non violent demonstration telling the whole world that the Palestinians have been suffering for almost 70 years and their lives have been awful since.
They were met with sniper fire, the IDF were ordered to shoot, drones flooded the peaceful demonstrators with tear gas, you will have seen the footage of the man getting shot while praying, a couple getting shot in the back as they ran away, a lady walking about with a flag, these people were hundreds of metres back from the border fence, there is a huge electric fence between them and the IDF, they were no threat to anyone, this demonstration was peaceful from the Palestinian side, but Israel that day murdered 15, 3 more died from their injuries since, they wounded over 1400, 750 of those were shot. Today Friday the 6th of April the death count is 8 Palestinians and 1070 wounded today. Palestine’s hospitals had to release patients who were not ready to be released yesterday to make room for today’s casualties. Please come show your support to these people, this is one of the gravest crimes against humanity, this is going on almost 70 years. There are vigils going on all over the world.
Also we are asking all Irish elected representatives to act for the Palestinian people and to carry out the following actions.
1 . Officially recognize the state of Palestine.
2. Impose economic sanctions on Israel.
3 End all diplomatic ties with the apartheid state.
Israel will continue showing flagrant disregard for international law and commit war crimes with impunity until Ireland and the International community hold them to account.
Saturday, 14 April
3 pm to 5 pm
Allees Paul Riquet
Beziers, France
More info: http://europalestine.com/spip.php?article14152
Followed by a unified march from 5 pm departing from the Beziers theatre.
Rassemblement de 15 H à 17 h sur les allées Paul Riquet. Puis manifestation unitaire à 17 H au départ du théâtre de Béziers.
Sunday, 15 April
6:00 pm
Mirto-Seafront
Mirto Lungomare
Crosia, Italy
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/276697119535984/
On Friday, 6 April 2018, our brother Yaser was hit by a bullet from an Israeli sniper. Yaser Murtaja was a journalist and Israel knew it – his vest with the word “PRESS” left no doubt. At about 2:00 am, Yaser bled to death after doctors could not stop his internal bleeding. After the silence of memory, the time has come to react.
On 22 May 2011, when Gaza was facing one of so many Israeli bombardments, we in Jasmine Crosia created a mural, “Crosia is Gaza.” The photo was spread widely on social media – and it was Yaser Murtaja who responded to us, on the walls of his city, “Gaza is Crosia.” The link overcame virtual barriers and became real as we established a twinning across borders. We must not be silent!
Venerdì 6 aprile 2018, nostro fratello Yaser è stato colpito da un proiettile di un cecchino israeliano, che lo aspettava da tempo.
Yaser Murtaja era un giornalista ed Israele lo sapeva: la sua pettorina con la scritta ‘PRESS’ non lasciava alcun dubbio.
Verso le 2 della notte successiva, Yaser è morto dissanguato, i medici non sono riusciti a fermare l’emorragia, a Gaza pure gli ospedali sono sotto assedio e non dispongono di strumentazioni sofisticate e adatte.
La sua morte ci ha annichiliti, bloccati. Dopo il silenzio della commemorazione, è giunto il tempo di reagire.
Non possiamo restare in silenzio!
Il 22 maggio del 2011, mentre Gaza era stretta nella morsa dagli ennesimi bombardamenti israeliani, noi di Jasmine Crosia abbiamo lanciato il primo messaggio verso quella striscia di terra sotto assedio: sul ponte che solca la SS 106 a Mirto-Crosia abbiamo scritto “CROSIA IS GAZA”, perché tra le macerie della città palestinese abbiamo intercettato le tracce dello stesso dolore che soffoca la Calabria: Il silenzio.
Le foto del murales postate sui social corrono veloci e ricevono subito una risposta da Gaza. Era Yaser, Yaser Murtaja che sui muri divelti della sua città scriveva, rispondendoci, “GAZA IS CROSIA”.
Il legame supera velocemente le barriere virtuali e diventa reale, palpitante… La comunicazione tra Crosia e Gaza si fa sempre più serrata. A Yaser si uniscono subito due amici, Rushdi e Asem, e presto tanti altri. Nasce così Jasmine Gaza: in quel momento tra le due sponde del Mediterraneo si è instaurato un gemellaggio, un ponte ideale.
Nel maggio del 2013, finalmente i primi di noi, Vincenzo e Liana, riescono a oltrepassare il confine egiziano ed entrano nella Striscia di Gaza attraverso il valico di Rafah. Lì ad attenderli c’è Yaser, che da subito gli fa da madre e da padre, così come avrebbe fatto con tutti i gelsomini italiani che nelle settimane seguenti sono giunti a Gaza.
Il nostro ponte ideale si fa finalmente abbraccio di corpi, che cambierà per sempre la vita di tutti noi.
Dall’incontro fisico delle due realtà si sviluppa un nuovo concetto di Ain Media, trasformandosi in una piccola agenzia di comunicazione che da lì a pochi mesi avrebbe cambiato il modo di fare comunicazione dall’interno della Striscia di Gaza.
Durante quei mesi di vita trascorsi fianco a fianco, Yaser affina la sua innata capacità fotografica e di reporter grazie all’aiuto di Sami, che mette a disposizione la sua conoscenza di fotografo professionista, e a quello di Vincenzo, che ha alle spalle tanti anni di esperienza nel settore della comunicazione. Entrambi sono per Yaser modelli da cui imparare, e lo fa in fretta e con un entusiasmo contagioso.
Nel dicembre del 2013 gli ultimi di noi lasciano Gaza, ma la collaborazione e il legame umano non si interrompono, tutt’altro.
In continuo contatto con Sami e Vincenzo ormai ad Amman, Yaser porta avanti Ain Media insieme a Rushdi, e il loro lavoro di informazione dalla Striscia comincia a raggiungere un pubblico sempre più ampio, diventando sempre più scomodo per Israele.
La loro comunicazione è fatta di volti, di persone vive, che nell’immaginario collettivo avevano assunto la forma di una moltitudine informe, violenta e terrorista. Attraverso l’occhio di Ain Media, gli abitanti di Gaza assumono ora contorni estremamente umani e finalmente vicini alla verità delle cose.
Per le strade della città sotto assedio scopriamo le ragazze che si recano a scuola, i pescatori che quando possono escono a largo (si fa per dire) per pescare, l’università, i tanti negozi con la merce esposta sulle strade affollate. Ecco una città nuova, familiare, ma continuamente violata dell’assedio incessante del suo oppressore. Questa “nuova” Gaza corre sui social e smaschera le menzogne di Israele, rendendo ben presto nostro fratello Yaser un “obiettivo”.
La verità spaventa i regimi, tutti i regimi. Ed Israele non fa eccezione.
Domenica 15 aprile, vogliamo affermare che Yaser era un obiettivo di Israele, e che tutti i giornalisti in Palestina lo sono. Yaser è stato ammazzato mentre svolgeva il suo lavoro di giornalista durante una manifestazione disarmata e pacifica nella Striscia di Gaza -sotto assedio israeliano- che costituisce una flagrante violazione del diritto internazionale.
Nessuna democrazia mette un bavaglio alla stampa, solo i regimi totalitari reprimono la libertà di espressione.
Noi chiediamo alle associazioni di categoria calabresi, a uomini e donne di sollevarsi e marciare pacificamente con noi. Perchè Yaser è uno di noi! Yaser sognava di venire a Crosia, e siamo certi che lo ha sognato fino alla fine.. Yaser è un padre di famiglia calabrese, assassinato perché ribellatosi al potere mafioso. A Gaza, come in Calabria, ci sono vittime innocenti e non ci sono mai colpevoli.
L’appuntamento è alle Cento Fontane per marciare verso il murales “Free Gaza”, simbolo del primo contatto tra Gaza e Crosia.
Domenica 15 aprile quel Mediterraneo, che è diventato ormai il cimitero degli ultimi, tornerà ad essere un ponte di speranza tra i popoli.
