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02 / 25
Start: 6:30 pm
Get involved in local Palestine solidarity work | ||
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03 / 1
Start: 3:00 pm
End: 5:00 pm
Get involved in local Palestine solidarity work note: we also meet every Monday night 6:30 PM at the A-Space (4722 Baltimore Ave) | ||
03 / 2
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03 / 3
Start: 6:30 pm
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03 / 4
Start: 7:00 pm
SUSTAIN, Stop US Tax Aid to Israel Now! SUSTAIN is part of the Al Nakba Coalition. We plan to use the 60 Days to kick-off an Israeli divestment campaign here in Philadelphia. | ||
03 / 5
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Anti-Apartheid Palestinian Non-violence Speaking Tour Wednesday, March 5, 6-8:30 p.m. Mansour Mansour is a Palestinian from Biddo who has been active in many areas in leading non-violent protest. Among his activitites is the coordination of an ISM presence n regions throughout the occupied Palestinian territories. Shay Carmeli Pollak is an Israeli film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. His movie " Bil'in Habibti" won the Wolgin Award for Full Length Documentary Film at the Jerusalem International Film Festival 2006. Also, there has been a website set up for the tour here - http://stopapartheid.org/. | ||
03 / 6
Start: 7:00 pm
Mexican Workers Speak Out on Labor Abuses, NAFTA Thursday, March 6th, 7:00 PM at Studio 34 (located at 4522 Baltimore Ave in West Philadelphia/University City). The event will be preceded by an 11:00 AM protest at a Hyundai dealership on 754 Baltimore Pike, Springfield. (Hyundai orders auto equipment from Key Safety Systems.) Contact: Mike Pesa 267-972-4120 mike.pesa@gmail.com Philadelphia will be the first stop on a U.S./Canadian speaking tour by factory workers and labor organizers from the "free trade" zone of Valle Hermoso, Mexico. Seeking to expose the brutal truth about the deteriorating state of workers rights on the Mexican border, the speakers will give a free presentation to the public on Thursday, March 6th, 7:00 PM at Studio 34 (located at 4522 Baltimore Ave in West Philadelphia/University City). The event will be preceded by an 11:00 AM protest at a Hyundai dealership on 754 Baltimore Pike, Springfield. (Hyundai orders auto equipment from Key Safety Systems.) The tour, organized by the Mexico-based Coalition for Justice in the Maquiladoras, and hosted by the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW--an independent labor union), will take place from March 4th-18th. Other planned stops include Detroit, Toronto, and Los Angeles, with the focal point being a protest at Key Safety Systems headquarters in Sterling Heights, Michigan. Key Safety Systems is a leading global producer of airbags and other auto safety systems, which has sent its production to maquiladoras (factories) such as Valle Hermoso, Mexico, just south of Texas, in search of cheap workers and the unfettered right to exploit. Two Mexican workers organizing at KSS's Valle Hermoso plant, Perla Cruz and Israel Monroy, will speak on the human costs of NAFTA-style free trade. CJM coordinator Martha Ojeda will also be present. Cruz and Monroy will speak of the low wages, environmental pollution, discrimination and labor and human rights abuses that now characterize Mexico's northern border. Cruz was fired Feb. 14 as part of KSS's efforts to crush workers' efforts to build an independent union to redress these conditions. According to Ojeda, "Key Safety System has concealed unsafe conditions, detained, harassed and intimidated workers, and fired workers for organizing, while announcing 1,200 job openings". Background information is available at: http://www.coalitionforjustice.info/CJM_Website/New_Sites/CJM_WebPage/Ho... | ||
03 / 7
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Benefit party for Palestine this Friday March 7th, 9PM- late at Half the money raised will go directly to Palestine; half to local | ||
03 / 8
Start: 10:30 am
Join in a celebration of 100 years of Women & Girls fighting for economic and social justice. Gather at City Hall, 15th & Market (rain or shine) at 10:30am for a March (starting at 11:30am) to the This event is sponsored by the Philadelphia International Women's Day Coalition whose member organizations include AFL-CIO, AFSCME D.C. 47 & Local 2187, Asian Americans United, Coalition of Labor Union Women, CHOICE, Community Leadership Institute, Congreso, Family Readiness Group, Granny Peace Brigade, Hot Flash Dances, National Women's Fightback Network/International Action Center, Philadelphia NOW, Phila. Chapter National Association Hispanic Nurses, The Womyn's Village, Women Against Abuse, Women's Community Revitalization Project, Women's Medical Fund, Women's Way, YWCA of Philadelphia, Women's International Democratic Federation, and more. For information call: 215-242-5074 (English) or (en espanol) 215-985-3356x120 Fliers are available in English and Spanish. Stickers in English. Please email phillyactivist@action-mail.org and we will send a PDF version. | ||
03 / 9
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03 / 10
Start: 6:30 pm
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03 / 15
Start: 7:30 pm
Description: A thought-provoking and powerful documentary film on the current and historical root causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Unlike any other film ever produced on the conflict -- 'Occupation 101' presents a comprehensive analysis of the facts and hidden truths surrounding the never ending controversy and dispels many of its long-perceived myths and misconceptions. The film also details life under Israeli military rule, the role of the United States in the conflict, and the major obstacles that stand in the way of a lasting and viable peace. The roots of the conflict are explained through first-hand on-the-ground experiences from leading Middle East scholars, peace activists, journalists, religious leaders and humanitarian workers whose voices have too often been suppressed in American media outlets. The film covers a wide range of topics -- which include -- the first wave of Jewish immigration from Europe in the 1880's, the 1920 tensions, the 1948 war, the 1967 war, the first Intifada of 1987, the Oslo Peace Process, Settlement expansion, the role of the United States Government, the second Intifada of 2000, the separation barrier and the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, as well as many heart wrenching testimonials from victims of this tragedy. (90 minutes) | ||
03 / 16
Start: 2:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
5th Anniversary Peace Event Sunday March 16, 2008, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Location: Near Senator Arlen Specter's home On the fifth anniversary of the U.S. occupation of Iraq, 24 peace groups (including Northwest Greens) will demonstrate. They want Specter to author a bill that will cut off funding, except what is needed to withdraw our troops safely. The endorsing organizations are: Brandywine Peace Community, Bucks for Progress, Catholic Peace Fellowship, Chester County Peace Movement, Code Pink Philadelphia, Communist Party of Eastern PA and DE, Delaware Valley Veterans for America, Granny Peace Brigade Philadelphia, Green Party of Montgomery County, Green Party of Philadelphia, Military Families Speak Out, Northwest Greens, Northwest Peace and Justice Movement, Northwest Peace Coalition, Peace Action of Delaware Valley, Philadelphia Buddhist Peace Fellowship, Philadelphia Regional Anti-War Network (PRAWN), Philadelphia War Resisters League, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Saint Vincent's Peace and Justice Ministry, Suburban Philadelphia Greens, Turn Around America, Veterans for Peace Chapter 31, and Women's International League for Peace & Freedom (Philadelphia Branch). For more information, please contact | ||
03 / 17
Start: 11:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
Location: West side of City Hall The Philadelphia Al Nakba Coalition will be supporting Winter Soldier by publicly broadcasting the recent testimony by Iraq Veterans Against the War during lunchtime outside City Hall. End the Dual Occupation!
"Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan" will feature testimony from U.S. veterans who served in those occupations, giving an accurate account of what is really happening day in and day out, on the ground. The four-day event (Thursday March 13 to Sunday March 16) will bring together veterans from across the country to testify about their experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan - and present video and photographic evidence. In addition, there will be panels of scholars, veterans, journalists, and other specialists to give context to the testimony. These panels will cover everything from the history of the GI resistance movement to the fight for veterans' health benefits and support. | ||
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