If your interested in buses leaving from New York, please leave a comment with your location, and I will find the closest bus to you.
Right now, HVICC has a bus that is still not full.
If your anywhere near Mohegan Lake, NY let me know, and I will give you the details.
tickets are $35
ILLINOIS
Chicago, IL
Transportation to DC
Bus departs on Friday, Jan. 9 at 7 pm from the Back of the Art Institute of Chicago on Columbus Ave. between Monroe & Jackson. Bus returns early Sunday Morning.
Bus Tickets are $100 — just to cover the cost of the bus — and can be purchased online by clicking here.You can also pay in cash at the ANSWER Office:
3334 W. Lawrence (Brown Line – Kimball Stop)
The office will be open Tuesday, Jan. 7, from 4 pm to 8 pm, Wednesday, Jan. 8: 12 pm to 8 pm, and Thursday, Jan. 9: 12 pm to 8 pm . For more information, call: 773-463-0311
NEW YORK
New York, NY
Transportation to DC
All buses depart at 6am on Saturday, January 10th, and return around 10pm on the same day. The cost is $40 for a round-trip ticket. These are the bus locations:
1) Union Square / 14th St. (Downtown Manhattan): L,N,Q,R,4,5,6 trains
2) Bay Ridge Ave and 4th (Brooklyn)
Click here to buy your bus ticket online
You can also pay in cash at the ANSWER office:
2295 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. (near the corner of 135th St.)
Take the 2/3 or B/C to 135th St.
For more information and to get involved, call the ANSWER office at 212-694-8720.
NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte, NC
Transportation to DC
Vans will leave Charlotte on Sat., Jan. 10 at 5:00 am from The MAS Community Center at 4301 Shamrock Dr., Charlotte, NC 28215. Vans will leave DC that same day at 6:00 pm to return to Charlotte. To reserve a seat contact David Dixon at 704-492-5226 or email charlotteaction@gmail.com with “J10 Rides” as the subject. There will be a small fee to cover gas & rental. Volunteers needed to drive. Updates, changes & any additional info will be posted at http://www.charlotteaction.blogspot.com/.
Organized by Action Center For Justice & Muslim American Society Charlotte
Many Religious places and other organizations are organizing buses for this event. Contact them for more information. Otherwise, continue to check this page for any updates.
LET GAZA LIVE!
Stop the U.S./Israeli War
Against the Palestinian People
National March in Washington
Saturday, January 10
Assemble at the White House (north side) at 1:00 PM
Click here for more information about the National March in Washington, D.C.
Calendar of Demonstrations
If there is a demonstration in your city, email the details to info@answercoalition.org so it can be posted on the ANSWER Coalition website and listed in any future emails.
Please also submit reports and photos to info@answercoalition.org.
ARKANSAS
Little Rock, Arkansas
Tuesday, January 6
6:00 pm
Steps of State Capital (intersection between Woodlane & Capitol Avenue)
CALIFORNIA
Anaheim, CA
Sunday, January 4
1:00 pm
512 S. Brookhurst St. (between Orange Ave. & Broadway)
Initiated by: Al-Awda Orange County, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego Chapters, Free Palestine Alliance, Palestinian American Women’s Association, National Council of Arab Americans and ANSWER Coalition. All progressive organizations and individuals are encouraged to endorse.
For more info about L.A.-Area Protests contact ANSWER at 213-251-1025 or answerla@answerla.org or Al-Awda at 949-510-2925 or mahmud@al-awda.org.
Costa Mesa, CA
Friday, January 2
5:00 pm
Corner of Bristol & Anton (South Coast Plaza entrance)
Contact: 714-956-5037
Los Angeles, CA
Tuesday, January 6
4:30 pm
Israeli Consulate (6380 Wilshire Blvd.)
For more info about L.A.-Area Protests contact ANSWER at 213-251-1025 or answerla@answerla.org or Al-Awda at 949-510-2925 or mahmud@al-awda.org.
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Saturday, January 10
12 noon
Westwood Federal Building (11000 Wilshire Blvd.)
For more info about L.A.-Area Protests contact ANSWER at 213-251-1025 or answerla@answerla.org or Al-Awda at 949-510-2925 or mahmud@al-awda.org.
Car pooling from Ventura County:
Thousand Oaks, 10:30 am at TO Trans Center, Rancho & Hwy 101
Contact 805-241-0708 or answervc@riseup.net
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Friday, January 2
4:30 pm
Israeli Consulate: 6380 Wilshire Blvd, LA (between Crescent Heights & San Vicente)
Friday’s action is initiated by Al-Awda. Other sponsoring organizations include ANSWER Coalition, Free Palestine Alliance, Palestinian American Women’s Association, National Council of Arab Americans, Arab Community Center of the Inland Empire, General Union of Palestinian Women, Party for Socialism and Liberation, Palestine Aid Society, Palestinian American Congress, International Action Center, Free Iraq Now, Orange County Friends of Palestine, Campaign to End Israeli Apartheid, Islamic Shura Council of Southern California, Women in Black, Middle East Fellowship of Southern California, Friends of Sabeel/Los Angeles, Students for Justice in Palestine, Muslim American Society, Islamic Center of Hawthorne and others.
For more info call 213-251-1025 or e-mail answerla@answerla.org.
San Deigo, CA
Sunday, January 4
1:00 pm
Balboa Park at the Fountain
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Saturday, January 10
Details to be announced
For further information about the San Diego Demo and to endorse contact Al-Awda at 760-685-3243, zahi@al-awda.org or Free Palestine Alliance at 619-980-0677, yabudayyeh@sbcglobal.net.
San Francisco, CA
Saturday, January 3
5:00 pm
Powell and Market Sts. (Powell BART Station)
Contact: 415-821-6545, answer@answersf.org
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Saturday, January 10
11:00 am
San Francisco Civic Center
Contact: 415-821-6545, answer@answersf.org
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Friday, January 2
2:30 pm
Powell and Market St. (Powell St. BART station)
Organized by activists in the Bay Area Arab community, allies and supporters of Palestine.
Co-Sponsors: Arab Resource and Organizing Center, Al-Awda – The Palestine Right of Return Coalition, American Muslims for Palestine, General Union of Palestine Students, Students for Justice in Palestine, National Council of Arab Americans, Free Palestine Alliance, ANSWER Coalition, International Solidarity Movement
Contact: GazaAction@gmail.com
San José/Santa Clara, CA
Sunday, January 4
12 noon
Gather on the corner of Stevens Creek Blvd and Winchester Blvd (near the Valley Fair Mall)
Organized by South Bay Mobilization and San José Peace and Justice Center, and endorsed by the ANSWER Coalition – SF Bay Area
Contact: 408-297-2299
Santa Clara, CA
Sunday, January 4
12 noon
Corner of Stevens Creek Blvd. and Winchester Blvd.
Santa Rosa, CA
Sunday, January 4
5:00 pm
Courthouse Square
Sponsored by the Peace & Justice Center of Sonoma County
Contact: contact@peaceandjusticesonomaco.org
CONNECTICUT
New Haven, CT
Sunday, January 4
12 noon
Federal Building: 141 Church St.
Contact: 203-606-0319, connecticut@answercoalition.org
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Saturday, January 10
12 noon
Federal Building: 141 Church St.
Contact: 203-606-0319, connecticut@answercoalition.org
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington, D.C.
National March
Saturday, January 10
1:00 pm
Assemble at the White House (north side)
Sponsoring organizations: ANSWER Coalition, Muslim American Society Freedom, Free Palestine Alliance, American Muslim Task Force, National Council of Arab Americans, Al-Awda – International Palestine Right to Return Coalition, and hundreds of other organizations
Contact: 202-544-3389 x14, dc@answercoalition.org
Click here for the flyer (PDF can be viewed, printed and reproduced)
FLORIDA
Miami, FL
Sunday, January 4
1:00 PM
Israeli Consulate: 100 North Biscayne (Yitzhak Rabin) Boulevard
Initiated by ANSWER FL and the South FL Palestinian Solidarity Network
Orlando, FL
Saturday, January 3
3:00 pm
Orlando Fashion Square Mall (in front of Smokey Bones): 3309 East Colonial Dr
St. Petersburg
Saturday, January 3
7:30pm
2nd Avenue and 2nd Street, N (Downtown) 33701
Organized by St. Pete for Peace
Contact: info@stpeteforpeace.org
ILLINOIS
Chicago, IL
Sunday, January 4
12 noon
Old Water Tower Building: 806 North Michigan Ave.
Sponsored by the Coalition for Justice in Palestine, International Solidarity Movement, ANSWER Coalition, Jewish Voice for Peace, Chicago Coalition Against War & Racism
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Friday, January 2
3:00 pm
Gather at Tribune Plaza: 435 N. Michigan Ave.
Contact: 773-463-0311, answer@chicagoanswer.net
BUSES LEAVING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS TO FRIDAY’S RALLY
Mosque Foundation- 7360 W 93rd St, Bridgeview, IL
ICCI Mosque- 6435 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL
Islamic Foundation Mosque- 300 W Highridge, Villa Park, IL
MCC- 4380 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL
Please email info@ampalestine.com or call (773) 951.2020 if you are interested!
Sponsored by (list in formation): American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC)-Chicago, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), ANSWER Chicago, Arab American Action Network (AAAN), Arab Student Union-Moraine Valley Community College, Chicago Coalition Against War and Racism (CCAWR), Chicago Islamic Center, Children of Palestine, Comite Anti-Militarizacion (CAMY), Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)-Chicago, Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago (CIOGC), Fight Back! Newspaper, International Solidarity Movement (ISM)-Chicago, Islamic Community Center of Illinois (ICCI), Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP)-Chicago, Mosque Foundation, Muslim American Society (MAS) Freedom Foundation, Muslim Student Association (MSA)-University of Chicago, National Boricua Human Rights Network, Palestine Solidarity Group (PSG)-Chicago, Palestine Humanitarian Aid Project (PHAP), Palestinian American Community Center, Peace Pledge-Chicago, United States Palestinian Community Network (USPCN)-Chicago, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP)-Northwestern University (NU), SJP University of Illinois-Champaign, SJP-University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Wright College Students for Peace and Justice
Champaign, IL
Saturday, January 3
2:00-4:00pm
University Ave. and State St. (SE corner of West Side Park), downtown
Sponsored by AWARE (Anti-War, Anti-Racism Effort) of Urbana-Champaign, IL
Contact: aware@anti-war.net
INDIANA
Bloomington, Indiana
Saturday, January 3
12 noon
Monroe County Courthouse Square (southeast corner): Kirkwood Ave. & Walnut Street
Sponsored by Indiana Students Against War and Bloomington Peace Action Coalition
KANSAS
Lawrence
Saturday, January 3
1:00 pm
Gather at the Douglas County Courthouse: 11th and Massachusetts
Organized by the Lawrence Coalition for Peace and Justice and KU student group Voices for Palestine
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston, MA
Saturday, January 3
12 noon
Copley Square
March and Rally to Start and End at Copley Square
Organized by an Ad-Hoc Coalition of Arab-American, Muslim and Pro-Palestine Groups
Local Contact: ANSWER Boston 857-334-5084 or Boston@ANSWERCoalition.org
Northampton, MA
Saturday, January 3
12 noon
Courthouse on Main Street
MISSOURI
Springfield
Friday, January 2
4:00 pm
Gather at the corner of Glenstone and Battlefield
Organized by the Peace Networks of the Ozarks
St Louis, MO
Sunday, January 4
7:00 – 7:30 pm: regular Sunday evening vigil
7:30 pm: Demonstration
in front of College Church, Grand & Lindell
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Monday, January 5
4:00 – 6:00 pm
Channel 4-TV: 1 So. Memorial Drive
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Tuesday, January 6
4:00 – 6:00 pm
Sen. Claire McCaskill’s office: 5850 Delmar (East of Skinker & West of DeBaliviere)
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Wednesday, January 7
4:00 – 6:00 pm
Rep. Russell Carnahan: 8764 Manchester (corner of Brentwood)
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Thursday, January 8
4:00 – 6:00 pm
Sen. Kit Bond: 7700 Bonhomme (corner of Hanley)
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Friday, January 9
4:00 – 6:00 pm
Rep. Wm, Lacey Clay: 625 No. Euclid (corner Delmar)
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Saturday, January 10: Big Rally & March
12 noon – 2:00 pm
Start at City Hall in U-City, on Delmar (near Lions Gate)
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque, NM
Sunday, January 4
12 noon
Nob Hill: Central and Tulane
NEW YORK
New York City, NY
Saturday, January 3
1:00 pm
Times Square: 42nd and 7th Ave.
Followed by a march to the Israeli mission
(Trains: N,Q,R.S,W,1, 2,3,7 to Times Square)
Endorsed by: Al-Awda: Palestine Right to Return Coalition-NY, Arab Muslim American Federation, MAS-NY (Youth Center), National, Queens, NJ, Yonkers, The General Union of Palestine Students, Bayan-USA, Islamic Society of Bay Ridge, Salam Church, International Action Center, Brooklyn Cultural Center, Hudson Valley Islamic Center, ANSWER Coalition, December 12 Movement, New York City Labor Against the War, DRUM, Troops Out Now Coalition, Pakistan USA Freedom Forum, International League of Peoples Struggle, Dawoud Mosque, Muslim Alliance in New America, Masjid Al-Taqwa, Islamic Circle of North America, F.I.S.T., and many other organizations
NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte, NC
Saturday, January 3
12:00 noon
Marshall Park: Martin Luther King Jr Blvd & S. McDowell St
More info: charlotteaction@gmail.com or 704-492-5226
Sponsored by: Muslim American Society Charlotte, Charlotte Al-Awda – Palestine Right To Return Coalition, Islamic Political Party Of America, Action Center For Justice, Carolina Peace Resource Center, Code Pink Women for Peace (Charlotte), Masjid Ash-Shaheed, MAS-Freedom, Islamic Society of Greater Charlotte, Muslim Women of the Carolinas, Islamic Center of Charlotte, ICC-South
OHIO
Cincinnati, OH
Friday, January 2
6:00 pm
Gather at the corner of Clifton and Ludlow
Solemn procession from there to the Clifton Mosque at 6:30 pm
Columbus, OH
Monday, January 5
Gather at 4:30 pm, Rally begins at 5:00 pm
Ohio Statehouse (corner of Broad and High St.)
Sponsored by Ohio State University Committee For Justice In Palestine
Contact: desilva.77@osu.edu, maher.75@osu.edu
Toledo, OH
Friday, Januiary 2
2:30 pm
Lucas County Courthouse
Organized by the Northwest Ohio Peace Coalition
Youngstown to Warren, OH
Sunday, January 4
12 noon
Gather at thomas D. Lambros Federal Building & U.S Courthouse in downtown Youngstown
March to Congressman Tim Ryan’s office, 197 West Market Street, in downtown Warren
Organized by the Coalition for Peace in the Middle East
Contact: Rev. Werner Lange, 330-872-3865, werlange@earthlink.net or Ray Nakley, 330-746-1797, 330-506-1999, ray112@ameritech.net
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Friday, January 2
4:30 pm
Thomas D. Lambros Federal Bldg & U.S. Courthouse: 125 Market Street
Sponsored by the Arab American Community Center of Greater Youngstown
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma City, OK
Monday, January 5
11:30 am: Press Conference
Oklahoma State Capitol: 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd., Room 432 B
12 noon – 1 pm: Vigil
South Plaza of the Oklahoma State Capitol: 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd.
(Please dress warmly and arrive by 11:30 a.m.)
Contact: 405-415-6851, rhashmi@cair.com
OREGON
Portland, OR
Sunday, January 4
3:30 pm
Pioneer Square: SW Broadway and Yamhill
Called for by Americans United for Palestinian Human Rights, Portland Peaceful Response Coalition, American Jews for a Just Peace
Contact: Hala Gores at Hala@goreslaw.com or (503) 307-9339 or Peter Miller at Pmiller@auphr.org or (503) 358-7475
PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia, PA
Friday, January 2
12 noon
15th and Locust
Weekly anti-occupation vigil
Bubbes and Zaydes for Peace in the Middle East
Email: phillyjewishpeace@yahoo.com
WASHINGTON, D.C. – See District of Columbia
INTERNATIONAL
BANGLADESH
Dhaka
Friday, January 2
1:00pm – 2:30pm
Baitul Mukarram, National Mausque, North Gate of Baitul Mukarram
Contact: 01911039859, shahriar_robin@hotmail.com
Sylhet
Friday, January 2
1:00 – 2:30 pm
Main Gate, Dargah ShahJalal Mosque
Contact: 01670381897
CANADA
Hamilton, Ontario
Saturday, January 3
City Hall
12:30 pm
Montreal, QC
Sunday, January 4
12:30pm – 3:30pm
Location: carré Cabot: metro Atwater
Street: corner St. Catherine and Atwater
Toronto
Saturday, January 3
2:00 pm
Dundas Square (Facing the Eaton Centre) Downtown, Yonge and Dundas
(buses leave Palestine House 1:15pm sharp)
ENGLAND
BRISTOL
-Tuesday – Friday 5.00 – 6.00 and Saturday 3.00 – 4.00, Centre, opposite the Hippodrome
HULL
-Saturday 3 January, 11am. Queen Victoria Square.
LONDON
Sunday, January 4
2:00 pm
Israeli Embassy: Kensington High Street
(Nearest tube High Street Kensington)
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Monday, January 5 to Friday, January 9: Daily Protests
5.30 pm – 7.30 pm
Israeli Embassy: Kensington High Street
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Saturday, January 10: National Demonstration
March to the Israeli Embassy
Contact: office@stopwar.org.uk
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-Friday 2 January 2 – 4 pm. Outside the Egyptian Embassy, . 26 South Street, London, W1K 1DW. Call for Egypt to open the border immediately.
-SATURDAY 3 JANUARY. DEMONSTRATION AND RALLY. Assemble 12:30 pm at Embankment, London WC2. Nearest tube Embankment or Charing Cross, Called by Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Stop the War Coalition, British Muslim Initiative and many other organisations
PORTSMOUTH
-Saturday 3 January 11am, Guildhall Square, Organised by Portsmouth Network for a Just Settlement of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, and Portsmouth Stop the War Coalition
Sheffield
-Saturday, January 3, 12 noon, Sheffield Town Hall
FRANCE
Paris
Saturday, January 3
3:00 pm
walking from the Place de la République towards the Israeli Embassy
Sponsored by the Palestine Collectif, representing Americans Against the War-France
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General mobilization headquarters for Gaza with a tent for mourning and protesting
Location: Fontaine des Innocents, Châtelet-les Halles
Begins Monday, December 29 at 5:00 pm
Continues daily from 10:00 am until 10:00 pm (except during the demos)
until the end of the criminal operations of the Israeli army
NETHERLANDS
Amsterdam
Landelijke demonstratie
Zaterdag 3 januari 2009
13.00 uur Museumplein Amsterdam
Sponsored by a long list of organizations acting in coalition including the Nederlands Palestina Komitee (NPK)
Rotterdam
Vrijdag 2 januari 19.00 uur
In het centrum van Rotterdam
(hoek Beursplein / Korte Hoogstraat, bij de HEMA)
Endorsed by a long list of organizations led by the Socialist Party in Rotterdam
PORTUGAL
Lisbon
Monday, January 5
6:00 pm
Largo de S. Domingos (Rossio)
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Thursday, January 8
5:00 pm
In front of Israel Embassy
SCOTLAND
EDINBURGH
-Saturday 3 January 12 noon. Foot of the Mound, Princes Street
GLASGOW
-Saturday 3 January 12 noon. Outside Lloyds TSB St Vincent Street then assemble for demo at Blytheswood Square 2pm
SOUTH AFRICA
Johannesburg
Friday, January 2
2:00 pm
Outside U.S. Consulate: Corner River and Riviera roads, Killarney (opposite Killarney Mall)
SPAIN
Badajoz
Saturday, January 3
6:00 pm
Plaza de San Francisco
Madrid
Saturday, January 3
12 noon
Concentracion delante del Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores
Plaza de Santa Cruz, Metro SOL o Tirso de Molina
Contact: 629053731, info@pazahora.org
WALES
Swansea
Saturday, January 3
1:00 pm
Castle Square Swansea
If there is a demonstration in your city, email the details to info@answercoalition.org so it can be posted on the ANSWER Coalition website and listed in any future emails. Please also submit reports and photos.
We are dedicating this week to the remembrance and recognition of those Palestinians that have been murdered, oppressed, made to be refugees and ethnically cleansed by Israeli Occupation in the last 60 years.
We will be hosting events this week in an effort to spread awareness regarding the atrocities that have been committed against the Palestinian people by the Israeli government.
Monday May 19th, Nora Barrows
Wellman 6 at 7pm
Tuesday May 20th, Dick Platkin
Wellman 2 at 7pm
Wednesday May 21st, Ghada Karmi
Wellman 2 at 6:30PM
Thursday May 22nd, Night of Palestinian Remembrance with Amir Sulaiman and David Rovics
Buehler Alumni Center (UCD) at 7:30PM
Monday, May 19th- NORA BARROWS
Wellman 6 at 7PM
Nora Barrows-Friedman, 29, is the Senior Producer and co-host of Flashpoints, a daily investigative newsmagazine on Pacifica Radio. Since 2004, she has been reporting regularly from the occupied West Bank, the Gaza Strip and from inside historic Palestine (Israel) for Flashpoints and as a correspondent for Inter Press Service, a news agency based in Europe. While in Palestine, Nora is based in the Dheisheh refugee camp where she volunteers with the media committee at the Ibdaa Cultural Center, working with refugee youth in journalism and digital media arts. She is also a contributor to Left Turn Magazine and ElectronicIntifada.net. Nora is also a mother, a photographer and a musician. Her website is http://www.norabf.com, and she can be heard on http://www.flashpoints.net
TUESDAY MAY 20TH- DICK PLATKIN
Wellman 2 at 7PM
Mr. Platkin will be speaking on behalf of LA Jews for Peace. His presentation will touch upon the US strategic interest in the Middle East and the 2008 Presidential Election.
WEDNESDAY MAY 21ST- Ghada Karmi
Wellman 2 at 6:30PM
Ghada Karmi is the author of several books, including a much acclaimed memoir: In Search of Fatima. She has also worked on a major Israel-Palestine reconciliation project for the Royal Institute of International Affairs. On the 60th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba, Dr. Ghada’s new book, Married to Another Man: Israel’s Dilemma in Palestine, explores the Israel/ Palestine conflict; in particular the One-State solution.
THURSDAY MAY 22ND- A Palestinian Night of Remembrance
Buehler Alumni Center @ UCD at 7:30
This night of remembrance will feature the world-renowned Amir Sulaiman and critically acclaimed David Rovics!!! Authentic Palestinian food will be served.
To see biographies for Amir Sulaiman and David Rovics please see the specific event for Thursday night at:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=14737038854
Also find more information about Amir Sulaiman at http://www.AmirSulaiman.com
More information is available about David Rovics at www.DavidRovics.com
MAY EVENTS:
May 12, 2008: Los Angeles , CA
What: The Sacrifice of Peace and Justice Speakers: Cindy and Craig Corrie
Where: Humanities A65, UCLA
When: 6:00pm
Contact(s): Randa Wahbe rwahbe@ucla.edu
Organizer(s): Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA
May 12, 2008: Columbia , MD
What: The Nakba: What Happened to the Palestinians When the Israeli State Was Established?
Where: Howard County Public Library, East Columbia Branch, 6600 Cradlerock Way , Columbia , MD21045
When: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Contact(s): Joanne Heisel hcceio@yahoo.com
Organizer(s): Howard County Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation
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May 13, 2008: St Louis, MO
What: St. Louis, MO Women in Black Remembering the Nakba Vigil
Where: Near the Bread Co., on Delmar, in the U-City Loop, St Louis, MO
When: 11:30am-1:00pm
Contact(s): Hedy Epstein hedy@hedyepstein.com
May 13, 2008: Cleveland, OH
What: Press Conference and Panel Discussion
Where: St. Joseph Center/River’s Edge 3430 Rocky River Dr. Cleveland, OH
When: 1:00pm-2:30pm
Contact(s): Liz Lavelle alex9913x@juno.com
Organizer(s): Interfaith Council for Peace in the Middle East
May 13, 2008: Victoria , BC
What: Screening of Ilan Pappe talk ‘The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine’
Where: BCGEU hall 2994 Douglas St , Victoria , BC v5h2l9
When: 7:00pm
Organizer(s): CAIA-Victoria. [Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid]
Contact(s): George Mc Fetridge georgemcfetridge@gmail.com
May 13, 2008: Washington , DC
What: Expressions of Nakba: The Exhibit Opening Reception
Where: Josephine Butler Parks Center 2437 15th Street NW
When: 7:00pm
Organizer(s): US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation
Contact(s): Suha Dabbouseh organize@endtheoccupation.org 202-332-0994
May 13-15, 2008: Washington , DC
What: Nakba Commemoration
Where: Josephine Butler Parks Center 2437 15th Street NW
When: 7:00pm
Organizer(s): US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation
Contact(s): Suha Dabbouseh organize@endtheoccupation.org 202-332-0994
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May 14, 2008: Los Angeles , CA
What: U Assume I Witness: Accounts of Palestine Anna Baltzer, Jewish American Activist and Author
Where: Franz Hall 2258, UCLA, Los Angeles , CA
When: 6:00pm
Contact(s): Randa Wahbe rwahbe@ucla.edu
Organizer(s): Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA
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May 15, 2008: Washington , DC
What: “Palestinians and the Jewish State: 60 Years of Exile and Dispossession”
Where: The Palestine Center 2425 Virginia Ave NW
When: 11:30am-2:00pm
Organizer(s): The Palestine Center
Contact(s): rsvp@palestinecenter.org 202-338-1985 x 11
May 15, 2008: Eugene, OR
What: Nakba 60th Commemoration
Where: 500 E. 4th Ave Eugene , OR 97401
When: 3:00pm-6:00pm
Organizer(s): Al-Nakba Awareness Project/Palestine: JustJustice!
Contact(s): Marian Leung HappyHeartMom@comcast.net
May 15, 2008: Memphis , TN
What: Protest the Israeli Occupation
Where: Highland and Poplar intersections
When: 3:00pm
Contact(s): Dania Helou Missflyingcow@hotmail.com
May 15, 2008: Cleveland , OH
What: People’s Occupation at Federal Building Plaza
Where: A.Celebrezze Federal Bldg 1240 East Ninth Street Cleveland , OH
When: 4:00pm-5:30pm
Contact(s): Don Bryant donmbryant@yahoo.com
Organizer(s) :Middle East Peace Forum, Beit Hanina Social Club and Interfaith Council for Peace in the Middle East
May 15, 2008: Los Angeles , CA
What: To Resist is to Exist: Ethnic cleaning Of Palestine Ilan Pappe, Israeli Historian
Where: Rolfe 1200, UCLA, Los Angeles , CA
When: 6:00pm
Contact(s): Randa Wahbe rwahbe@ucla.edu
Organizer(s): Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA
May 15, 2008: Ann Arbor, MI
What: “Deir Yassin” screening
Where: Michigan Union, Pond Room 530 S. State St.Ann Arbor, MI 48104
When: 7:00pm
Organizer(s): Ann Arbor Middle East Film Society, Students Allied for Freedom and Equality (SAFE), Detroit-Ann Arbor SABEEL
Contact(s): Shirley Zempel, Zempel.shirley@gmail.com
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May 16, 2008: New York , NY
What: Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Nakba (Palestinian Catastrophe)
Where: Dag Hammarskjöld Park
When: 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Contact(s): Nakbah60th@gmail.com
May 16, 2008: Woodstock , NY
What: Presentation on Palestinian “Nakba” refugees
Where: Woodstock Community Center 56 Rock City Road
When: 7:30pm-9:00pm
Contact(s): Harriet Malinowitz hmalinowitz@yahoo.com
May 16 – 18, 2008: Anaheim , CA
What: 6th Annual International Al-Awda Convention on The 60th of Al-Nakba and Struggle to Return
Where: The Embassy Suites Hotel Anaheim – South, 11767 Harbor Boulevard , Garden Grove , CA
When: May 16 – 18, 2008
Contact(s): info@al-awda.org
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May 17, 2008: Denver , CO
What: Remember al-Nakba: Palestine 60 Years Later
Where: West Lawn Capitol Denver, Lincoln & 14th
When: 11:00A-3:00P
Organizer(s): Friends of Sabeel-Colorado, Colorado Progressive Jewish News, Rocky Mountain Peace & Justice Center
Contact(s): Joy Lapp, lappj@earthlink.net, 303-494-2338
May 17, 2008: Boston , MA
What: Commemoration
Where: Winthrop Park
When: 11:00am – 3:00pm
Contact(s): numarray@comcast.net
May 17, 2008: Minneapolis , MN
What: Al-Nakba – No More Massacres
Where: Loring Park , Minneapolis
When: 1:00pm
Contact(s): Sarah Martin scsm@yahoo.com 612-437-0222
Organizer(s): Coalition for Palestinian Rights, Anti-War Committee
May 17, 2008: Washington, DC
What: Nakba Commemoration: 400 Villages
Where: West of the Reflecting Pool in view of the U.S. Capitol, Jefferson Dr SW and 3rd St SW
When: 2:00pm-4:00pm
Contact(s): Brian Hennessey bhennessey@bluecrab.org 202-378-0868
Organizer(s): Washington Interfaith Alliance for Middle East Peace, Vineeta Foundation
May 17, 2008: Portland , ME
What: The Nakba Conference
Where: University of Southern Maine in Payson-Smith Hall, Room 302. Payson Smith Hall is located at 96 Falmouth Street in Portland .
When: 6:30pm
Contact(s): Wells Staley-Mays wells369@hotmail.com
Organizer(s): Peace Action Maine, Pax Christi Maine, Maine Veterans for Peace
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May 18, 2008: Portland , ME
What: The Nakba Conference
Where: University of Southern Maine in Payson-Smith Hall, Room 302. Payson Smith Hall is located at 96 Falmouth Street in Portland .
When: 11:00am-3:45pm
Contact(s): Wells Staley-Mays wells369@hotmail.com
Organizer(s): Peace Action Maine, Pax Christi Maine, Maine Veterans for Peace
May 18, 2008: Oak Park , IL
What: Seventh Walk for a Just Peace
Where: 848 Lake Street , Oak Park , IL60301
When: 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Contact(s): Caren Levy Van Slyke justpeace1@aol.com 312-427-2533 x 18
Organizer(s): CJPIP
May 18, 2008: Los Angeles , CA
What: Branch out to Peace! Fundraiser Banquet for Children in Palestine (Benefiting Palestine Children’s Relief Fund)
Where: Ackerman Grand Ballroom, UCLA, Los Angeles , CA
When: 6:00pm
Contact(s): Randa Wahbe rwahbe@ucla.edu
Organizer(s): Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA
May 18, 2008: Marin , CA
What: The Nakba: The Palestinian Experience of the Creation of Israel as a Jewish State
Where: San Anselmo Inn, 339 San Anselmo Ave , San Anselmo, Marin, CA94960
When: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Contact(s): Jane Jewell 14friendsofpalestine@gmail.com
Organizer(s): 14 Friends of Palestine , Marin Peace and Justice Coalition
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May 19-23, 2008: Los Angeles , CA
What: Jerusalem Dispossessed: Photo Exhibit
Where: Kerckhoff Art Gallery
When: 6:00pm
Contact(s): Randa Wahbe rwahbe@ucla.edu
Organizer(s): Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA
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May 21, 2008: Brooklyn , NY
What: May 1948 – A New State for Israelis, Al-Nakba (Catastrophe) for Palestinians
Where: Brooklyn Friends Meeting House, 110 Schermerhorn, Brooklyn , NY
When: 7:00pm
Contact(s): Naomi Allen Naomi@brooklynpeace.org
Organizer(s): Brooklyn For Peace
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May 23, 2008: Chicago , IL
What: The Palestinian American National Conference
Where: Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare, 5440 North River Road , Rosemont , IL
When: May 23 – 24, 2008
Contact(s): Hesham Tillawi tillawi@aol.com
May 23, 2008: Chicago , IL
What: Rally to Commemorate 60 years of the Palestinian Nakba
Where: The Federal Plaza in Downtown Chicago ( Dearborn St and Adams St )
When: 5:00pm
Contact(s): Ramsey info@palestineactivistnetwork.com
Organizer(s): Palestine Activist Network
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May 24 -25, 2008: Milwaukee , WI
What: Al Nakba exhibits and speakers
Where: Milwaukee Ramada Inn South, 6401 S 13th St.
When: Afternoon and Evening
Organizer(s): Muslim American Society www.masnet.org
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May 31, 2008: Portland , OR
What: Commemorating 60 years of Palestinian dispossession, 40 years of Israeli occupation
Where: Hoffman Hall Portland State University 1833 SW Eleventh, Portland , OR 97201
When: 1:00pm – 5:00pm
Contact(s): Peter Miller info@auphr.org
Organizer(s): Americans United for Palestinian Human Rights
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