Washington, DC I Huwaida Arraf
EP delegation leader Huwaida Arraf published an opinion piece in the Washington Post today calling out the 2020 Democratic Platform for stranding Palestinians and, again, giving Israel a pass.
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Washington, DC I FOSNA
Eyewitness Palestine delegates from many walks of life joined together in Washington, D.C this past weekend in protest towards the Christians United for Israel (CUFI) convention and challenged Christian Zionism.
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Washington, DC I Adalah Justice Project
Eyewitness Palestine delegation leader Noura E. teamed up with Adalah Justice Project Acting director and delegate Sandra T. at Capitol Hill to discuss Palestinian rights and freedoms and push the legislation of "No way to treat a child", to end the arrests of Palestinian children.
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Washington, DC I Interlink Books
Eyewitness Palestine delegate Carolyn K. has published a big book of personal narratives by 40+ Jewish Activists and Scholars, featuring many Eyewitness Palestine delegates.
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Washington, DC I Hub Ball Room
Eyewitness Palestine delegates Tracy R. and Benjamin D. are sitting on a panel tonight called “Redefining Success”.
Tracey’s talk is called “I Am My Own Legacy”. Benjamin will speak about Abraham Serfaty, Morocco’s Mandela.
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Washington, DC I Supreme Court
Eyewitness Palestine Justice Delegation member Mysonne Linen stood up with many other protestors today in Washington DC to demand a cancelling of the appointment of Brett Kavanaugh to position of Supreme Court Justice.
Washington, DC I rawstory.com
Eyewitness Palestine delegates and DC community members went viral on Monday as they protested outside of White House senior advisor Stephen Miller’s apartment in Washington, D.C. Miller is one the prominent minds behind immigration policies that separated +2,000 children from their parents at the U.S. border.
Washington, DC I Capitol Hill
Eyewitness Palestine board members, delegation leaders & delegates Mark Harrison, Jennifer Bing, Bradley Parker, Josh Ruebner and other partners met with Congresswoman Betty McCollum this morning to endorse her new legislation, H.R. 4391, which promotes the human rights of Palestinian children.
Congresswoman McCollum writes, “Peace can only be achieved by respecting human rights, especially the rights of children. Congress must not turn a blind eye the unjust and ongoing mistreatment of Palestinian children living under Israeli occupation.”
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Detroit, Michigan I The Women's Convention
Eyewitness Palestine delegates Ariel Gold and Paula Kahn and many others from CODEPINK: Women for Peace celebrated 15 years of challenging US wars at The Women’s Convention in Detroit.
They also came to strategize for the road ahead: in a follow-up to the Women’s March on Washington, DC, The Women’s Convention gathered for a weekend of workshops, strategy sessions and inspiration for going into the 2018 midterm elections.
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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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Washington, DC I UUJME
Eyewitness Palestine delegate delegate Tracey Rogers went on our IPOC Delegation in 2016. She has been compiling photos from the delegation along with photos from Black Lives Matter demonstrations in the DC Area, and photos from the Standing Rock Indian Reservation to put on display. She needs your help to fund the exhibit!
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