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Past Events | Students for Justice in Palestine | Page 2

Calendar of Events

January 11, 2012

Omar Barghouti: Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) and the Legacy of Mandela and King

Join us for an inspiring lecture from Omar Barghouti, a founding member of the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI). The author of BDS: The Global Struggle for Palestinian Rights, Omar will lecture on the boycotts, divestment, and sanctions within the nonviolent movements of Mandela and King and how these tactics can be applied within international Palestinian solidarity activism.

The lecture will be in COOR 170 (http://www.asu.edu/map/interactive/?campus=tempe&building=COOR) at 7:00pm. The best parking option for this event is the Apache parking structure (http://www.asu.edu/map/interactive/?campus=tempe&building=PS%20APACHE%20BLVD).

Hope to see you all there–help us support the struggle for equal rights in Israel and Palestine!

Start: January 11, 2012 7:00 pm
End: January 11, 2012 7:00 pm
Venue: COOR 170, Arizona State University
Address:
Tempe

October 30, 2011

AIPAC National Summit Protest


Join Students for Justice in Palestine as we protest the AIPAC National Summit in Scottsdale, Arizona!  This Sunday, October 30, we will protest AIPAC’s support for human rights abuses outside the Fairmont Hotel from 4:00-6:30 pm, while AIPAC holds a closed summit for high-profile donors.

We are protesting AIPAC at this summit because AIPAC puts Israeli interests before American interests, and supports human right violations against Palestinians, including the apartheid wall, settlements, and siege of Gaza. AIPAC is the primary lobby behind the United States’ sending 3 BILLION dollars in military aid to Israel.

We need to show AIPAC that we Americans do not support them. Please join us in our protest and invite your family and friends! Carpools will be available from Arizona State University’s Tempe campus–contact us for more information.

The Facebook event can be viewed here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=246858632029540

Start: October 30, 2011 4:00 pm
End: October 30, 2011 4:00 pm
Venue: Fairmont Hotel
Address:
7575 E Princess Dr., Scottsdale, AZ, 85255, United States

October 18, 2011

Jeff Halper, Director of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions, to Speak at ASU

Join us for an insightful evening lecture from the Co-founder of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions, Dr. Jeff Halper.

When: Tuesday, October 18th
Time: 7-10PM
Where: BAC 216, Tempe Campus, ASU(http://www.asu.edu/map/interactive/?campus=tempe&building=BAC)

Dr. Jeff Halper, Director of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) and a peace and human rights activist for more than three decades, grew up in Hibbing, Minnesota. He took part in the civil rights and anti-Vietnam War movements of the 1960s; after resisting military service and attending rabbinical school for a short time, he immigrated to Israel in 1973. He taught at universities in Israel, the US, Latin America, and Africa before taking up the directorship of ICAHD.

In Israel, Dr. Halper taught anthropology at Haifa and Ben-Gurion Universities.  During his mandatory Israeli military service, he refused to bear arms or serve in the occupied Palestinian territories. In 1997, he co-founded the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) to challenge Israel’s house demolition policies that create the dispossession of thousands of Palestinian families.

As Halper explains, “We are against the Israeli policy of occupation and displacement. If you create an apartheid situation, if you lock another people into prison, in the end, you cannot develop a healthy, normal, and prosperous society.  The occupation, the conflict, terrorism, the settlements — all affect Israeli society and its economy.  As long as the occupation continues, Israel itself cannot be free.”

“We think, as Israelis, that Jews and Arabs should live together,” Halper says.  “Palestinians have rights of self-determination just like we have.  We have to fight also for their rights.  One of our slogans is ‘we refuse to be their enemies.’”

Start: October 18, 2011 7:00 pm
End: October 18, 2011 7:00 pm
Venue: ASU BAC 216
Address:
Tempe

April 22, 2011

Boycott Israel: Education under Occupation


Time
Friday, April 22 · 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Location
ASU Tempe Campus, SCOB 201
Created By
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Come listen to Palestinian activists from the West Bank, Mira Dabit and Hanna Qassis, who will share with us the challenges facing students and young people who live under Israel’s military occupation, and who struggle to put an end to it.

By supporting divestment, they stand with student activists from across the US, who have been pushing their campuses to divest from Israeli occupation, as well as student activists in Palestin…e, such as Mira and Hanna, whose very right to an education and ability to be a student is profoundly impacted by the Israeli occupation. Mira and Hanna’s stories provide a compelling argument for why we divest, and why all of us who struggle for peace and justice in the region should divest, as well.

Hanna Qassis is from the town of Birzeit, Palestine. He graduated from Birzeit University in 2006 with a BA in Business Administration, and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in International Studies, also at Birzeit University. In addition to working for the Academy for Educational Development in the West Bank, Hanna is a political and youth activist and volunteers with several Palestinian civil society organizations.

Born in Jerusalem to a refugee family originally from the 1948 city of Al Lod, Mira Dabit has been an political and youth worker, as well as a folkloric storyteller for many years. She received her BA in psychology and sociology from Birzeit University, and upon graduation went to live and volunteer in Ireland, north and south, where she worked with community initiatives for three years. Now, Mira has returned to Palestine and to continue her work and activism with the Right to Education campaign at Birzeit University, with theater projects for youth and with other initiatives that strive to make marginalized voices heard.
Start: April 22, 2011 4:00 pm
End: April 22, 2011 4:00 pm
Venue: SCOB 201
Address:
http://www.asu.edu/map/interactive/?campus=tempe&building=SCOB, United States

February 24, 2011

Demonstration for Democracy in the Middle East

Time
Thursday, February 24 · 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Location
2nd Street and Washington, Phoenix, AZ
Created By
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WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO COME TO THIS DEMONSTRATION TO SUPPORT THE PEOPLE OF LIBYA, BAHRAIN, YEMEN AND OTHER MIDDLE EASTERN NATIONS THAT FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY.

OUR DEMANDS:

– The Obama Administration to issue support of regime change where non violent protesters

in Libya, Bahrain, Yemen, and other Middle Eastern nations are being mercilessly executed for democratic demands.
– The City of Phoenix should put on hold and disband all business contracts with the Monarchy of Bahrain or any other

regime in the region that is accused of violence against protesters.

– We must educate the public about what is going on in the Middle East. We as Americans believe in democratic

values and freedom.

Why?

The Tunisian people are free as Ben Ali was ousted following the mass protests in Egypt where Mubarak was

disgracefully kicked out. We lobbied our politicians, we protested, and most Arizonians supported our call for

Democracy and Freedom in the Middle East.

It doesn’t stop there, Libyans casualties estimates are increasing by the day as the Army deployed is shooting

live gun fire at non violent protesters. In spite of that, Benghazi which is a major city is under protesters control.

In Bahrain, Pearl Square is under the control of the civilian protesters and they still hold resilient in defying

the Monarchy. They were shooting at FUNERALS and women!

In Yemen, pro government protesters were harassing the opposition with the support of the police. There is

no order in Yemen as violence erupts.

From Green Square [Libya] to Pearl Square [Bahrain] to Tahrir Square [Yemen] WE WILL PROTEST AT DOWNTOWN PHOENIX AT OUR OWN SQUARE TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR THE PROTESTERS

Contact: Oday Shahin — pr@sjpalestine.com — 480 710 6660

www.sjpalestine.com
Start: February 24, 2011 4:00 pm
End: February 24, 2011 4:00 pm
Venue: 2nd Street and Washington, Phoenix, AZ
Phone: 4807106660
Address:
Phoenix, AZ, United States

February 4, 2011

Join our second protest for Freedom in the Middle East!

Time
Friday, February 4 · 1:30pm – 2:30pm
Location 6th Street and Forest, Tempe
Created By
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We urge the join our protest and march to show solidarity and support with the people of Egypt in their popular uprising and demands to achieve freedom and democracy. This protest will be done in front of Tempe mosque to get more supporters after Friday prayer. This protest is open for everyone to join.

Signs will be provided but please bring flags if you have some.
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…Since our first protest:

There has been new UPDATES:

-SJP ASU lobbies Harry Mitchel to support the protesters in the Middle East, specifically Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, and Jordan.
– Mubarak doesn’t get it, he wants to fight it as he said he wont back down giving the ultimatum of chaos or his dictatorship.
– The King of Jordan sacked his entire cabinet while protesters still fight for democratically elected Prime Minster and other ministerial positions.
– Libya, and Morocco issue a state of emergency.
– President of Yemen said he will not continue his term until 2013.
– Senator McCain tells Obama Mubarak must step down!!!!

ALL of you are part of this that lead Arizonians to contact their legislators so please join us this Friday. YOUR VOICE WILL BE HEARD.
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Contact information:
Students For Justice in Palestine ASU
Oday Shahin – pr@sjpalestine.com
480 710 6660
Start: February 4, 2011 1:30 pm
End: February 4, 2011 1:30 pm
Venue: 6th Street and Forest
Phone: 4807106660
Address:
Tempe, AZ, United States

January 31, 2011

Protest to Support Freedom and Democracy in the Middle East!


Media Alert

What: This demonstration is organized to show support for the protesters in the Middle East who have been demanding democratic rights and better living conditions from their oppressive leaders.

Where: University Drive and Mill Ave, Tempe, Ariz.

When: Monday, January 31, 2011 at 4:00 p.m.

Who:  Students For Justice in Palestine ASU

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Contact information: Students For Justice in Palestine ASU

Oday Shahin – 480 710 6660 pr@sjpalestine.com

THE STORY


In demonstrations that are sweeping the Arab world, thousands of protesters in Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia, Algeria, and Yemen are demanding the resignations of the autocratic leaders of their nations.

Recently, in Tunisia, popular protests led to the ousting of President Ben Ali. These successful protests have raised hopes worldwide in nearby Arab countries that suffer under similarly repressive regimes.   As public unrest continues to grow, demonstrations against  unemployment, inflated food prices, lack of political reform, and basic rights (like the freedom of speech or freedom of political expression) have spread throughout the Middle East.

Egyptian activists opposed to President Hosni Mubarak’s three-decade regime danced outside the Tunisian Embassy in Cairo chanting, “Ben Ali, tell Mubarak a plane is waiting for him too!” according to the Associated Press.

In a speech on Friday, President Obama strongly defended the right of Egyptian protesters to gather and demand political change, cautioning the government of President Hosni Mubarak to avoid violence and adopt “concrete steps that advance the rights” of the country’s citizens.

Today, we as American citizens ask President Obama to take concrete steps to support self-determination for those in the Middle East calling for true democracy and freedom.

U.S. military aid to authoritarian regimes in the Middle East like Egypt, Jordan, and Yemen enables these regimes to use force with impunity to silence its citizens and destroy political opposition. Acting in solidarity with the protesters in the Middle East, we demand that the Obama administration cut off U.S. military aid to any governments that deny their citizens basic human rights and freedoms.
Start: January 31, 2011 4:00 pm
End: January 31, 2011 4:00 pm
Venue: University and Mill Ave
Phone: 4807106660
Address:
Tempe, AZ, United States

November 9, 2010

Liberating Gaza: A discussion with Huwaida Arraf (Nov 9)


Huwaida Arraf, a Palestinian-American activist, is the co-founder of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) and chairperson of the Free Gaza Movement.

ISM advocates grassroots nonviolent resistance as a way to end the Israeli occupation and the Free Gaza Movement is most notable for organizing humanitarian aid ships to the blockaded Gaza Strip.

In addition to speaking about her activism in nonviolent resistance to occupation, Huwaida Arraf will also share her experiences on the Freedom Flotilla that was raided by Israeli commandos last May. She was aboard the Challenger 1, which was the smallest boat in the flotilla that included the Mavi Marmara.

A fact-finding mission by the United Nations found that “a series of violations of international law, including international humanitarian and human rights law, were committed by the Israeli forces” during the attack on the civilian flotilla. The U.N. report also found that at least 6 of the casualties were killed in “extra-legal, arbitrary and summary executions” by the Israeli Defense Force.

Following her talk, there will be an audience Q/A session.

This event will be held on November 9th at 7PM in SCOB 210, ASU tempe campus.

Start: November 9, 2010 7:00 pm
End: November 9, 2010 7:00 pm
Venue: SCOB 210, ASU Tempe

October 12, 2010

Norman Finkelstein: U.S. Involvement in Israeli Occupation

A live stream of Dr. Finkelstein’s talk will be available here for online viewing at 7:00 PM (AZ time) on Tuesday, October 12th.

As the media focuses on peace talks between the leaders of Israel and Palestine, there is a fundamental aspect of the conflict that is often ignored: the involvement of the U.S. in the military occupation.

Join SJP in welcoming Dr. Norman Finkelstein, who is an expert on the Israel-Palestine conflict and has taught and written about it extensively.

Norman G. Finkelstein received his doctorate in 1988 from the Department of Politics at Princeton University. For many years he taught political theory and the Israel-Palestine conflict. He is currently an independent scholar. Finkelstein is the author of five books which have been translated into more than 40 foreign editions.

Following Dr. Finkelstein’s talk, you will have the opportunity to participate in an audience Q/A.

View Lattie F. Coor Hall on the ASU Interactive Map.

Start: October 12, 2010 7:00 pm
End: October 12, 2010 7:00 pm
Venue: ASU Tempe-Coor 170

October 9, 2010

2010 Free Palestine Walk – Phoenix

WALK FOR A FREE PALESTINE!

October 9, 2010 at 10 AM

Location: 24th Street & Camelback, Phoenix, AZ

On October 9, 2010, citizens of Phoenix will join Americans in more than 45 cities across the United States participating in the Second Annual Free Palestine Walks, sponsored by the American Association for Palestinian Equal Rights (AAPER).

The Free Palestine Walks are silent walks to (1) raise awareness about Palestine among thousands of Americans who will attend, sponsor, and observe the walks and (2) raise funds for an advertising campaign to educate millions of Americans about Palestine.

To Walk or to Sponsor a Free Palestine Walker, Visit
http://phoenixwalk.eventbrite.com/.

Register to Walk before September 30: $15
Register to Walk after October 1: $20
(Each Walker Receives a T-Shirt!)

For walks in other cities click here.

For More Information about AAPER, Visit www.aaper.org.

Start: October 9, 2010 10:00 am
End: October 9, 2010 10:00 am
Venue: Unnamed Venue
Address:
24th Street & Camelback, Phoenix, AZ
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