Prisoners Day
April 17: Call-In Day for Palestinian Prisoners – US
1 month ago
On April 17 – International Palestinian Prisoners Day – we call on all activists around the world to contact their leaders and - Demand justice for Arafat Jaradat and Maysara Abuhamdieh and Demand freedom for Samer Issawi and all Palestinian political prisoners. We call on activists in the U.S., to contact President Obama and the [...]
April 17: Berkeley Protest for Palestinian Prisoners Day
1 month ago
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/591257320886678/ Palestinian Prisoners Day Protest: Berkeley, CA At 11:30am SHARP we will first be meeting at LOWER SPROUL for instructions. The demonstration will comprise of a large body of students representing hunger strikers and a group of speakers. WEAR BLACK! For the body of hunger strikers, we will start at Lower Sproul and march up [...]
April 17: Philadelphia Fast for Palestinian Prisoners’ Day
1 month ago
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/269643646506213/ Join members of Philly BDS as we fast for 24 hours to demand freedom for all Palestinian political prisoners and mark Palestinian Prisoners’ Day on Wednesday, April 17. There are still over 4,800 Palestinian political prisoners held in Israeli jails, including children and administrative detainees (jailed without charge or trial). Over the past [...]
April 19: Chicago Action for Palestinian Prisoners’ Day
1 month ago
CHICAGO ACTION FOR PALESTINIAN PRISONERS DAY – FRIDAY APRIL 19 5:30PM AT THE BEAN IN MILLENNIUM PARK Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/348321378621665/?ref=22 Join the Palestinian community and Palestinian activists from across Chicago for our “Intifada Theater” production in support of International Palestinian Prisoners Day. April 17 is the day when activists around the world demand justice and freedom for [...]
April 19, Vancouver: Reem Kelani – Music of Resistance for Palestinian Prisoners’ Day
1 month ago
Music of Resistance: Reem Kelani Friday, April 19, 7:00pm, Rhizome Cafe, 317 East Broadway, Vancouver (unceded Coast Salish territories) Marking Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, commemorate Palestinian cultural resistance with art and music, featuring the song of Palestinian singer and musician Reem Kelani. Presented by the Boycott Israeli Apartheid Campaign, organizing in solidarity with the Palestinian struggle [...]
April 17: Toronto – Criminalization of Dissent: Event for Palestinian Prisoners’ Day
1 month ago
On the occasion of Palestinian Prisoners Day, and as part of the LACSN solidarity month events, please join CAIA at an event we are co-hosting: Criminalization of Dissent: A Panel Discussion Wednesday, April 17 7:00 – 9:00 pm OISE, Room 5-250 252 Bloor Street West, (above St. George station) Speakers include Palestinian activist Issam Alyamani, [...]
Video: Jerusalem conference in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners
1 year ago
Over 150 people gathered in Jerusalem in mid-April to show their support and solidarity with Palestinian political prisoners. It is estimated that over 4,600 Palestinians are currently being held in Israeli jails. This week, over 1,000 Palestinian prisoners continued an open-ended hunger strike, in protest of their mistreatment and lack of basic rights in Israeli [...]
Seattle, April 21: Protest for Palestinian Prisoners
1 year ago
Activists in Seattle, with Voices of Palestine, organized a demonstration on April 21 in solidarity with Palestinian political prisoners on hunger strike, calling for their freedom. Banners calling for freedom for all Palestinian prisoners and the boycott of Israeli goods were carried on the streets of Seattle, raising awareness about Palestinian prisoners’ struggle. Photos:
Vancouver, April 15: It’s Right to Rebel forum videos and synopsis
1 year ago
The following report of the April 15 event in Vancouver, including a review of Palestinian political prisoners, is provided by ILPS Canada: http://ilpsrighttorebel.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/resisting-criminalization-a-report-from-vancouver/ “It’s Right to Rebel: resisting criminalization of people’s struggles at home and abroad” was held on Sunday, April 15, in East Vancouver. The forum was organized by the Alliance for People’s Health, Canada-Philippines Solidarity [...]
Vancouver, April 17: Picket for Palestinian political prisoners
1 year ago
Activists in Vancouver with the Alliance for People’s Health, the International League of People’s Struggle, the Boycott Israeli Apartheid Campaign and Canada Palestine Association picketed the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on April 17, Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, calling for freedom for Palestinian prisoners and support for their ongoing hunger strike. Videos of picket: Photos:
