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12 pm: March for a Clean Energy Revolution
Location: Philadelphia’s City Hall
More details: www.cleanenergymarch.org
6 pm: Islamophobia and the Progressive Movement
Location: the AFSC headquarters at 15th and Cherry Streets.
Presenters include:
- Linda Sarsour: Executive Director, Arab American Association of New York
- Congressman Keith Ellison, U.S. Representative for Minnesota’s 5th congressional district
- Nihad Awad: Executive Director, Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)
- Raed Jarrar: Government Relations Manager, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)
- Donna Nevel: Network Against Islamophobia, Jewish Voice for Peace
- The Rev. Dr. David D. Grafton: Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia
More details: www.facebook.com/events/1630490227265049
10 am: Shut Down Berks, Dismantle ICE, Marcha por la justicia at the DNC
More details: www.facebook.com/events/1011000742341026
11 am: Progressive for Palestine: Is the US ready to rethink policy on Israel?
A discussion exploring the current status of Palestinian rights advocacy with Linda Sarsour, New York delegate and co-founder of the Muslim Democratic Club of New York, and Dr. James Zogby, President of the Arab American Institute. Moderated by Josh Ruebner, US Campaign.
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Location: AFSC headquarters at 15th and Cherry Streets.
12 pm: Put People First – PA and Students for a National Health Program at Independence Blue Cross
We’re demanding Independence Blue Cross (IBX) treat Pennsylvanians with respect and dignity. Join us if you’re tired of algorithms having more control over your healthcare than you do. Share your story, sing with us, and begin the public process of holding IBX accountable.
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Location: 19th and Market Street, Philadelphia
3 pm: March for Our Lives – organized by the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign
The Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign is announcing the next March for Our Lives which will take place on Opening Day of the Democratic National Convention at Broad Street Philadelphia, beginning at 3 p.m. We call on the poor of all colors, generations, genders and other divisive labels to join us in the ongoing battle against poverty.
economichumanrights.org/march-for-our-lives-at-the-democratic-national-convention-2016
5-7 pm: The Next Four Years: (Neo)Colonialism, US Foreign Policy, and Strategies of Resistance
Looking ahead to the next four years, how will U.S. military, political and economic policies impact people around the world? Starting from an analysis linking the neo-imperialism of military occupation and economic neoliberalism, the panelists will discuss U.S. foreign policy as it relates to the economic takeover of Puerto Rico, the occupations of Afghanistan and Palestine, and the military coup and neoliberalization in Honduras, touching on extraction economies, debt crises, drone warfare, land rights and dispossession. Panelists will discuss what kinds of policies to expect in the next four years and what the kinds of challenges and opportunities there will be for activists fighting for freedom and equality in these places and in the U.S.
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Speakers:
- Juan Gonzales, Journalist, Puerto Rico
- Max Blumenthal, Journalist, Palestine
- Rosalina Dominguez Madrid, COPINH, Honduras
- Wazhmah Osman, Academic, Afghanistan
Moderator: Rania Khalek, Journalist
6:30-8:30 pm: Repairers of the Breach Revival: Time for a Moral Revolution of Values
Organized by Rev. William Barber III leader of the Moral Mondays Movement.
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Location: Friends Center, 15th and Cherry Street
10 am: We say NO to the extractive economy!” – Toxic Tour of PES Refinery
More details: www.facebook.com/events/254017478313179
10 am-12 pm: From Honduras to South Philly: We Say NO to the Extractive Economy
Toxic Tour of PES Refinery. Hosted by Philly Thrive and Global Grassroots Justice Alliance
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Location: 28th st and W Passyunk Ave, Philadelphia
2-4 pm: Boycotting for Justice: Building Progressive Grassroots Power
Join a slate of progressive leaders to discuss the power of boycotts and divestment as tools for social justice movements. Leaders from a range of historical and contemporary movements that have used boycott and divestment campaigns to bring about social change will discuss how those movements mobilized people and power through these tactics and the obstacles that they are facing today. Panelists will include leaders in the Palestine solidarity/BDS movement, the anti-Apartheid movement, and the farmworker justice movement. As state legislatures across the country and major party platforms threaten to undermine the constitutionally protected right to use boycotts as a form of political expression, we will hear also from a civil rights lawyer about the struggle to preserve this tactic as a tool for our movements.
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Panelists:
- Yousef Munayyer, US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation
- Rahul Saksena, Palestine Legal
- Gerardo Reyes-Chavez, Coalition of Immokalee Workers
- Caroline Hunter, founder of the Polaroid boycott
Moderator: Rebecca Vilkomerson, Jewish Voice for Peace
Location: Ethical Culture Society, 1st Floor, 1906 South Rittenhouse Square
4 PM: PHILLY To PALESTINE CONTINGENT
We will be meeting up with the Black Resistance March against the DNC organized by The Philadelphia Coalition for REAL Justice.
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Location: Broad and Diamond Streets
9 PM: The Arab American Institute Presents: Ahlan Wa Sahlan Philly
Location: The Singing Fountain at E Passyunk Ave. & Tasker St.
www.aaiusa.org/ahlan_wa_sahlan_philly
11 am-12 pm: Protest for Palestinian Rights at the DNC!
The 2016 Democratic National Committee platform includes anti-BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) language but does not include the word occupation in relation to Palestine. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton unconditionally supports Israel and is in the pocket of the Israel lobby AIPAC. Democratic Governor Cuomo of New York has already passed an executive order punishing the BDS movement, and legislators in other states will be following in his footsteps soon.
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Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch St
3-4:30 pm: The Untenable Status Quo: U.S. Policy Options for Palestine/Israel
This forum is sponsored by the Foundation for Middle East Peace, Jewish Voice for Peace, the National Iranian American Council, the Honorable George R. Salem, and AAI’s Foundation. Panelists will discuss the policy decisions that await the future administration with regards to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
www.aaiusa.org/dnc_palestine_issue_forum
Presenters:
- Sam Bahour, Chairman at Americans for a Vibrant Palestinian Economy
- Peter Beinart, Columnist & Author
- Debra DeLee, President and CEO of Americans for Peace Now
- James Zogby, Founder & President of the Arab American Institute
Location: National Constitution Center, 525 Arch St
Let us know if you’d like to get involved!
WATCH JVP’S STORY
Back in the mid-90s, three young Jewish women realized they could no longer keep silent about Israel’s occupation – and decided to do something about it. Watch their story – our story – here.
GET THE DEADLY EXCHANGE REPORT
Researching the American Israeli Alliance and Jewish Voice for Peace’s report reveals the extent of massive training programs between U.S. law enforcement and Israeli police, military, and the Shin Bet.
End the Deadly Exchange
When US law enforcement trade tactics with the Israeli police and military, Israel deepens its military occupation and the US heightens its violence of policing.
Booking.com: Tell the Truth
Days ago, Booking.com bowed to pro-Israel activists and started describing all of Jerusalem as a “city in Israel” – literally erasing Palestinian East Jerusalem. Let’s get Booking.com to tell the truth: East Jerusalem is occupied territory.
Senators: Investigate Israeli Violence!
No one should be killed for taking part in a peaceful protest. It’s up to us to call on progressive Senators to investigate Israel’s massacre in Gaza that killed over 100 Palestinians wounded 12,000 others.
