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DIVESTING FROM STATE VIOLENCE

 Washington, DC I Hands on Drums

Eyewitness Palestine delegate Jaquial Durham will be speaking this Friday at the event below, hosted by Georgetown Black Student Alliance and Georgetown Students for Justice in Palestine for a teach-in on divesting from state violence.

“In the spirit of internationalism, we as students, activists, academics, and community members will explore together the manifestations of state violence in DC, Palestine, and the UK. Look forward to a night of hearing from community organizers directly involved in resisting state violence, visualizing possibilities for accountable solidarity, and expanding divestment work in DC.”

Check out the line up at the link below and come out if you’re in the DC-Metro Area!

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DIVEST FROM THE WAR MACHINE

Washington, DC  I CodePink

Eyewitness Palestine delegate Ajamu Baraka spoke on a panel this past weekend for the CodePink Summit in Washington DC. The summit launched their new campaign to divest from the war profiteers. Ajamu Baraka spoke about the connection between the illegal wars abroad and the war right here in the United States on Black, Brown and poor folks. The talk was titled, “The U.S. War Machine: Fueling Violence at Home and Abroad”.

You can check out this new campaign page for divestment from war profiteers here.

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