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Political Prisoners' Rights Activist Visits Twin Cities from Palestine

Submitted by katrina plotz on Fri, 11/13/2009 - 00:02
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This week nearly 70 people packed into a classroom at the University of MN to hear a presentation from Ala Jaradat, the program manager for Addameer, a Palestinian prisoner support and human rights organization in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah. Jaradat was in the Twin Cities for 2 days as part of a national speaking tour to raise awareness about the plight of political prisoners in Palestine, and the specific practice of administrative detention where Palestinian detainees can be held indefinitely without charge or trial. 
 
Over 750,000 Palestinians have been arrested by the Israeli government since 1967. Of the 3.8 million Palestinians currently living in the occupied territories, nearly 35% of them have been arrested by Israeli officials at least once. Since the majority of those arrested are males, it’s estimated that 70% of Palestinian men have been held prisoner by Israeli security forces at some point in their lives.

Palestinian Omar Barghouti Talk & Debate @ Cowles, U of M West Bank

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/02/2009 - 22:29
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11/04/2009 19:00

from Teachers Against Occupation (TAO):


Please join us for a presentation followed by open discussion and debate

*Debating Academic Boycott: A Quest for Justice in Palestine *

Omar Barghouti

7:00-8:30 pm
Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Cowles Auditorium, Humphrey Institute
West Bank, University of Minnesota
301 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis

(parking available in 21st ave or 19th ave ramps)

Israel’s Palestinian Prisoners - America’s Other Guantanamo

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/28/2009 - 10:52
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11/11/2009 07:00

The $3 billion dollars of annual U.S. aid to Israel helps fund Israeli prisons and detention centers where 8,100 Palestinian prisoners — including 60 women, 390 children, and 550 administrative detainees held without charge — are imprisoned in substandard conditions and subject to torture.

 

BREAKING THE SIEGE OF GAZA with CYNTHIA MCKINNEY

Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 10/25/2009 - 05:56
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11/06/2009 19:00
Hear former Congresswoman and presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney tell the story of her three valiant attempts and final success at entering Gaza to show solidarity and provide humanitarian aid to its besieged people.

Friday, November 6, 7:00pm
Walker Methodist Church
3104 16th Ave. S, Minneapolis, MN 55407

Music: Nigel Parry performance of song "Pittsburgh" (with Indymedia intro and LRAD dispersal order outro)

Submitted by flyingmonkeyairlines on Fri, 10/23/2009 - 14:16
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On October 21st, 2009, during a solo show at St. Cloud University, Nigel Parry (from Pocket of Resistance), performed a new song, "Pittsburgh", written after returning from the Pittsburgh G-20 where he was reporting for Indymedia.

The show concluded a three day film festival, Confronting Israeli Apartheid, held at the University.

 

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Eyewitness from Palestine: Reports from the 2009 Delegation

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/02/2009 - 17:33
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09/17/2009 07:00

Thursday, September 17th @ 7pm, Walker Church sanctuary, 3104 16th Avenue. S. Minneapolis

Demonstration to Challenge the U.S.-Israeli Propaganda Machine

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/31/2009 - 07:40
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09/02/2009 18:30

Wednesday, September 2nd @ 6:30 pm @ Temple Israel – 2324 Emerson Ave S, Minneapolis

Benefit for the Palestine Solidarity Project with speaker Michael Galvin

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/27/2009 - 14:21
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09/12/2009 19:00

 

Benefit for the Palestine Solidarity Project with speaker Michael Galvin

Saturday, September 12th, 7pm.

Mayday Bookstore

Benefit for the Palestine Solidarity Project

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/27/2009 - 14:18
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Benefit for the Palestine Solidarity Project with speaker Michael Galvin

Saturday, September 12th, 7pm.

Mayday Bookstore

 

Minnesotans detained in and deported from Israel return home and speak out

Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/02/2009 - 18:10
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Sarah and Katrina

Israeli security forces refused entry to three U.S. solidarity activists for attempting to participate in a human rights delegation. They were treated as criminals, while their only goal was to learn about the reality of life for the Palestinian people. Sarah Martin, member of Women Against Military Madness, and Katrina Plotz, of the Anti-War Committee, refused voluntary deportation, and the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv informed us that they were forcibly deported Sunday evening. The third traveler, Karen Sullivan also of the Anti-War Committee, was already deported and returned home to Minneapolis on Sunday.

Sarah and Katrina are expected to return home on a flight arriving at 12:37pm. A press conference with them, their families and supporters, will happen at 1pm in the baggage claim area of the Minneapolis/St. Paul airport (Lindbergh Terminal). 
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