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Palestinian community organizer Rasmea Odeh and her supporters will travel to Detroit for the latest hearing in her ongoing fight against federal immigration fraud charges, despite the Federal Circuit Court’s announcement that the hearing will be held in the judge’s chambers and not open to the public.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an anti-Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) executive order on June 5. The order, which is also first in the nation, orders state agencies to divest from companies and organizations that are in support of the BDS movement.
Rabbi Michael Lerner spoke at Muhammad Ali’s memorial service on June 10. He called on the United States to recognize the oppression of the Palestinian people.
After battling Parkinson’s for almost three decades, Muhammad Ali passed away on June 3rd.
The Stolen Homes Coalition’s campaign demanded Airbnb stop listing rentals in Israeli settlements, during a Day of Action on June 2. Rallies targeting Airbnb and its investors were held in 18 cities in the U.S. and abroad.
Minnesota State Representative Betty McCollum penned a letter to President Barack Obama, on April 28, pushing him to instate a Special Envoy for Palestinian Children.
Liyla and the Shadows of War, a game that tells the story of a Palestinian father and daughter in the Gaza Strip, is now available for Android and iOS.
Last Wednesday, Hadeel, a fifth grade student at Sward Elementary in Oak Lawn, IL, was scolded by her teacher for wearing a t-shirt she said seemed “offensive.”
The Islamophobia Research and Documentation Project (IRDP) will host a Palestine De-Colonial Summer School in Istanbul, Turkey. The program will be held at Sehir University from August 1-12.
Last Friday, airport security officials at Chicago O’Hare International Airport reportedly detained a Palestinian family of three for two days before sending them on a return flight to Palestine through Amman Queen Alia International Airport, according to local immigration lawyer Osamah Odeh.
Palestinian community organizer Rasmea Odeh will return to court in Detroit on June 13th, following up on a February ruling that the Chicago-based activist was improperly convicted of immigration naturalization fraud in November 2014.
Chicago Palestine Film Festival (CPFF) will accept applications for its first annual scholarship.
The University of Indianapolis (UINDY) Student Senate passed a divestment resolution on April 2 with 49 votes for, 12 against, and 11 abstentions.
The Palestine Children’s Relief Fund’s (PCRF) Chicago chapter raised over $200,000 during its 8th annual fundraising dinner in Rosemont, IL.
The Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation will be hosting three exciting initiatives this summer that aim to connect Palestinians living in the diaspora with their homeland by strengthening their knowledge on Palestinian identity, history, heritage and much more.
For the fourth year in a row, anti-war activists protested outside the annual Boeing shareholders meeting in Chicago yesterday.
The University of Minnesota (UMN) divestment coalition, initiated by the school’s Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), celebrated the success of the resolution, which passed on April 13.
Muhammad Salah, Palestinian-American grocer and prominent member of the Palestinian community in Bridgeview, IL, passed away after his battle with cancer, on April 23.
Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) midwest regional conference attendees were shocked to find Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis’ (IUPUI) outside walls and windows covered with defamatory flyers targeting SJP member Haneen* the morning of April 3rd.
The Obama Administration criticized Israel, as well as the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Hamas, in the 2015 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. The State Department’s 40th annual review was released by Secretary of State John Kerry last week.
