Thank you from SJP

Posted on April 17, 2013 by shifa

The Students For Justice in Palestine at Arizona State University would like to give a huge thanks to everyone who contributed and helped with the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF) Benefit Concert on April 12th. With your support, we were able to raise $2688 to go towards sponsoring medical treatments for Palestinian children.   We could not have pulled this event off without our amazing artisits, SJP volunteers, as well as volunteers from PCRF.

We are dedicated to educating students on the injustices occurring in Palestine but it is also important to bring our community together to raise awareness and fund-raise for a great cause.  PCRF is an organization dedicated to helping the medical and humanitarian crises facing Palestinian youths in the Middle East.  Find more information on PCRF here.

We will be uploading pictures soon. Check out our facebook page for more information.

In addition, if you would like to learn more about what PCRF does, join the cause, or meet the volunteers there is a community awareness picnic on April 28th at 1 p.m. See flyer below:155710_191057371041975_947432701_n

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Palestine Children’s Relief Fund Benefit Concert ft. Invincible, Khaled M., Remi Kanazi, and Shining Soul

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Lena

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Mark your calendars for SJP’s upcoming benefit concert! The event will be featuring Invincible, Khaled M., Remi Kanazi, and Shining Soul, and will be on April 12th at 8pm in Tempe’s Club Red/Red Owl. Tickets are only $15! Come out and show support for the Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund and your local SJP chapter! For more information, click here. We hope to see you there!

All proceeds will go to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund.

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A lecture by Max Blumenthal: “High on Zionism: The Indoctrination of Apartheid Israel Today”

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Lena

If you missed the lecture you can watch the full video recorded at http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/30402861

Join SJP ASU as we host award-winning journalist and best-selling author Max Blumenthal. He will be giving a lecture titled “High on Zionism: The Indoctrination of Apartheid Israel Today” on Monday, March 25th at 7 pm in Neeb Hall 105. Click here for more information. We hope to see you there!

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Israeli Apartheid Week: Day 1- Mock Illegal Separation Wall

Posted on March 4, 2013 by shifa

SJP kicked off Israeli Apartheid Week today with our Mock Apartheid Wall on Hayden Lawn.  We gave tours to people and educated all those who stopped by about why the Israeli regime is known as an apartheid state worldwide.  This is one of the most visible applications of the Occupation and its reenactment enlightened many people about the injustices occurring in Palestine.  See our pictures below!

Join us on Days 2 and 3 of Israeli Apartheid Week:

Tuesday, March 5: Movie Screening: “Roadmap to Apartheid”

Where? LSE-106

When? 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM

What? Roadmap to Apartheid is as much a historical document of the rise and fall of apartheid in South Africa, as it is a film about why many Palestinians feel they are living in an apartheid system today, and why an increasing number of people around the world agree with them.

Wednesday, March 6: “Zionism, The Crime of Apartheid and the Occupation of Palestine” Lecture by Dr. Zahi Damuni

Where? PSH-150

When? 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM

What? Hear from the co-founder of Al-Awda, The Palestinian Right to Return Coalition and longtime activist for Palestinian human rights. Dr.Damuni is the recipient of several community awards

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Israeli Apartheid Week

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Lena

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Our mock apartheid wall kicks off a week full of events, starting Monday, March 4th. Join us as we educate the community about the nature of Israel as an apartheid system, through a lecture by Dr. Zahi Damuni, a screening of the documentary “Roadmap to Apartheid”, and of course, our main event- the mock apartheid wall! Click here to check out all the details!

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Join us in asking Alicia Keys not to play in Apartheid Israel

Posted on February 24, 2013 by shifa

Alicia Keys is scheduled to play to a segregated audience in Israel on July 4, 2013 at Nokia Arena in Tel Aviv. This boycott is “inspired by the struggle of South Africans against apartheid and in the spirit of international solidarity, moral consistency and resistance to injustice and oppression.” Israel is a persistent violator of international law and has failed to respect fundamental human rights. Until Israel ends its occupation and oppression of the people of Palestine we ask you, as a person of conscience and a philanthropist, not to play in Israel. Alicia Keys, please join us now in the cultural boycott of Israel, and help stop entertaining apartheid.

Sign this petition in support of human rights.

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SJP is Hosting a Fundraising Auction and Dinner!

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Aman

Join ASU SJP for a fundraising art auction and dinner, with live entertainment, on Saturday, February 23rd, at the Memorial Union, ASU (Room 202). 

In order to continue our work spreading awareness and upholding justice, we need your support. Our expenses include the costs of bringing speakers from out of state, or country, costs of storage of our Wall display, advertising costs, and more. Join us for dinner, provided by Flaming Kebab, and entertainment, including Palestinian dabke, poetry, and singing. In addition, we’ll be auctioning Middle Eastern artwork, antiques, and clothing and selling books on the Israeli Occupation.

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“Like” ASU-SJP’s New Facebook Page!

Posted on January 30, 2013 by shifa

“Like” our new facebook page to stay up to date on current events occurring in Palestine.  Also, we will be posting our events on this page.Show your support!

https://www.facebook.com/sjpalestine

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Non-Violent Resistance in Palestine: Iyad Burnat-Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013

Posted on January 23, 2013 by shifa

Iyad Burnat copyThursday, January 24th at 6 PM (Film Screening followed by talk by Iyad Burnat)
ASU Tempe Campus – COOR 174

Iyad Burnat joins us to tell the stories of Bil’in and life in the occupied West Bank, and talk about strategies for non-violent popular resistance with a goal of peace and prosperity for all people.

In addition, we will be screening an Oscar nominated film called 5 Broken Cameras, which documents the weekly, non-violent demonstrations in Bil’in, beginning in 2005, against the building of the Israeli separation wall and the encroachment of illegal settlements, in spite of military opposition by the Israeli Defense Force that has resulted in injuries and deaths.

Iyad Burnat is head of the Bil’in Popular Committee and a leader in the village’s non-violent popular resistance movement. Iyad was born in Bil’in in September of 1973. He became involved in popular resistance as a teenager, and was arrested by the Israeli military for the first time at age 17. He was accused of throwing stones, and imprisoned for two years. Since then he has been arrested and imprisoned by the Israeli military several more times.

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General Meeting and BDS Workshop: Jan. 18 @ 4 pm

Posted on January 16, 2013 by shifa

When: Friday, January 18, 4 p.m.

Where: ASU, Memorial Union Room 80 (Mecha Room)

All are welcome to join us in our first meeting of the semester.  We will be discussing future semester events and most importantly we will be holding a BDS Workshop.  Come and learn more about our work for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement!  If you can’t make the meeting but would still like to be involved please email us.

Free Pizza will be served!

Contact Media.sjpalestine@gmail.com with any questions.

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