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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Joint Statement by Palestinians
in North America on Nakba Day — Palestinian Youth Movement</h1>
May 15, 2021</div>
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<p>As we mark the 73rd anniversary of the Nakba, we,
the undersigned, join together to reaffirm our
commitment to the Palestinian people’s struggle for
justice, return, and liberation. We commemorate the
loss experienced by Palestinians in 1948 when
hundreds of thousands of our people were forced into
exile and saw their homes and villages stolen or
destroyed by Zionist militias. To this day,
colonization and dispossession remain ongoing
processes, where Palestinians continue to endure
land theft and encroachments on their basic rights.
Despite the multiple decades of Zionist brutality,
our resilient people remain committed to resisting
Zionist settler-colonialism and to the liberation of
Palestine. </p>
<p>We continue to witness the bravery of the
Palestinian people as they resist attacks on our
neighborhoods and holy sites. We have witnessed the
courageous families of Sheikh Jarrah and Silwan
continue to organize against the theft of their
homes by Zionist colonist organizations who march
through the streets of Jerusalem chanting “Death to
Arabs.” We have further witnessed the occupation’s
continued encroachment on our people’s holy sites,
including the imposition of restrictions on Muslim
worshipers at Al-Aqsa Mosque during the holy month
of Ramadan as well as the attacks on Christian
worshipers as they make their way to the Church of
the Holy Sepulcher for Orthodox Easter celebrations.
We salute the heroic resistance of our people all
over Palestine, from Jerusalem to Umm al-Fahm, who
have taken to the streets to protect Palestinian
homes, rights, and our cultural and religious sites.</p>
<p>As Palestinians have experienced first-hand for
decades, Zionist settler-colonialism is predicated
on the destruction of Palestinian political,
economic, and social life. It is a project that
requires the complete domination of Palestinians
through policies of collective punishment and siege.
Palestinian workers, activists, students, civil
society actors, political leaders, youth and
children are subject to policies exploitation,
arbitrary imprisonment, and political violence,
which are meant to break the spirit of future
generations and force them to accept the permanence
of Zionist supremacy over every aspect of their
lives. The Palestinian prisoners, today numbering
nearly 4,500, are now and have always remained on
the front lines of resistance and confrontation of
Zionism. As we march for return and liberation, we
march for the freedom of all imprisoned strugglers
for Palestine.</p>
<p>For too long, Western governments have played an
active role in the perpetuation of military
occupation and ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian
people. The U.S. government provides more than $3.8
billion annually in direct military aid to the
Occupation forces. The US and Canadian governments
have skirted their responsibility for Zionist crimes
by posing as purported arbiters in a conflict they
sponsor. Both governments continue to provide
diplomatic cover for Zionist crimes, and actively
work to clamp down on proponents of Palestinian
rights through government repression, anti-BDS
measures, and the conflation of anti-Zionism with
antisemitism. We demand an end to this complicity.
We demand an end to aid to the Israeli occupation
forces and an end of the repressive measures against
proponents of Palestinian rights. We demand the
immediate removal of the US embassy from Jerusalem
and reversal of Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as
Israel’s capital.</p>
<p>Finally, we call on Palestinian communities in the
diaspora and supporters of our just cause to join
the actions and events hosted by the various
organizations delineated below. It is the obligation
of Palestinians worldwide to raise our banner and
confront Zionism, and it is time for the Palestinian
diaspora to reclaim our integral role in the
struggle for liberation. We must unequivocally
reject the path of Oslo, negotiations, and security
coordination with the Zionist occupation forces by
the Palestinian Authority. We must renew our
commitment to our rights: the right to a free and
united Palestine from the river to the sea, the
right of return, and the right to live in dignity
under a just and lasting peace.</p>
<p>Join us in this call,</p>
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<p>Palestinian Youth Movement</p>
<p>Al-Awda: The Palestine Right to Return Coalition</p>
<p>Free Democratic Palestine Movement</p>
<p>United States Palestinian Community Network</p>
<p>Al-Masar Al-Badil - Alternative Palestinian Path
Conference</p>
<p>Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network</p>
<p>Palestinian American Women's Association</p>
<p>Palestinian Feminist Collective</p>
<p>Arab Resource & Organizing Center (AROC)</p>
<p>Canada Palestine Association</p>
<p>Within Our Lifetime - United for Palestine</p>
<p>National Students for Justice in Palestine</p>
<p>Labour for Palestine - Canada</p>
<p>Labor for Palestine - United States</p>
<p>Karama - San Diego</p>
<p>US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of
Israel</p>
<p>New Generation for Palestine</p>
<p>Just Peace Advocates/Mouvement Pour Une Paix Juste</p>
<p>The Canadian Palestinian Foundation of Quebec</p>
<p>Oakville Palestinian Rights Association (OPRA)</p>
<p>Niagara Movement for Justice in Palestine-Israel
(NMJPI)</p>
<p>Socialist Action / Ligue pour l'Action socialiste</p>
<p>Jews for Palestinian Right of Return</p>
<p>Fire This Time Movement for Social Justice - Canada</p>
<p>Canadian BDS Coalition</p>
<p>Yemeni Liberation Movement</p>
<p>Mobilization Against War & Occupation (MAWO)
Vancouver, Canada</p>
<p>Yemeni Canadian Community Association of Canada</p>
<p>Palestine Solidarity Committee - Austin, TX</p>
<p>Arizona Palestine Solidarity Alliance</p>
<p>University of Maryland - Students for Justice in
Palestine</p>
<p>University of Massachusetts - Students for Justice in
Palestine</p>
<p>University of California, Davis - Students for
Justice in Palestine</p>
<p>Tufts University - Students for Justice in Palestine</p>
<p>Carleton University - Students for Justice in
Palestine</p>
<p>Rhode Island School of Design - Students for Justice
in Palestine</p>
<p>San Diego State University - Students for Justice in
Palestine</p>
<p>University of Delaware - Students for Justice in
Palestine</p>
<p>University of British Columbia - Solidarity for
Palestinian Human Rights</p>
<p>Columbia University - Students for Justice in
Palestine</p>
<p>Columbia Apartheid Divest</p>
<p>Mount Holyoke College - Palestinian Solidarity Group</p>
<p>Ryerson University - Students for Justice in
Palestine</p>
<p>University of California, Santa Barbara - Students
for Justice in Palestine</p>
<p>University of Houston - Students for Justice in
Palestine</p>
<p>Rutgers-New Brunswick - Students for Justice in
Palestine</p>
<p>Macalester College - Students United for Palestinian
Equal Rights</p>
<p>University of Southern California - Students for
Justice in Palestine</p>
<p>University of Texas at Dallas - Students for Justice
in Palestine</p>
<p>University of Michigan - Ann Arbor - Students Allied
for Freedom and Equality (SAFE)</p>
<p>Wayne State University - Students for Justice in
Palestine</p>
<p>Palestine Solidarity Alliance of Hunter College CUNY</p>
<p>University of California, Irvine - Students for
Justice in Palestine</p>
<p>University of Chicago - Students for Justice in
Palestine</p>
<p>Justice For Palestinians - Calgary</p>
<p>University of Michigan Dearborn - Students for
Justice in Palestine</p>
<h2>Actions across North America</h2>
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<p>Atlanta: Nakba 73: Ongoing Nakba, Ongoing
Resistance; Saturday 15 May, 1:00 p.m.; Fountain of
Rings, 135 Andrew Young Intl Blvd</p>
<p>Austin: ATX Nakba 73 Protest in Defense of Sheikh
Jarrah; MAY 15, 2021 AT 1 PM EDT, 1100 Congress Ave,
Austin, TX: <a href="https://fb.me/e/3w1Cjo450"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://fb.me/e/3w1Cjo450</a></p>
<p>Brooklyn/NY: Nakba 73 - Defend Palestine from the
River to the Sea Rally; Saturday, 15 May, 4:30 pm;
Gather at 7114 5th Avenue; Brooklyn, NY; Facebook: <a
href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.facebook.com/events/934431837104538&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1620761087944000&usg=AFQjCNHiB-2ubTMS2oCGvcUvMvAE6Hz3Vg"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.facebook.com/events/934431837104538</a></p>
<p>Dallas: Rally for Palestine and in Defense of
Sheikh Jarrah!; Saturday, 15 May, 1:00 pm; The
Grassy Knoll 411 Elm St, Dallas, TX 75202-3301;
Facebook: <a
href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://fb.me/e/3F0kVUHum&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1620761087944000&usg=AFQjCNEr-vluOOD-mAmGAv8GF6YJc1-Hgg"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://fb.me/e/3F0kVUHum</a></p>
<p>Dearborn: Nakba 73: Resistance Until Liberation;
Saturday, 15 May; 2:00pm; Arab American Museum. </p>
<p>DC: Tuesday, 11 May 2021 at 13:00 PDT Intersection
of 22nd St. and C St. NW, Washington, DC <a
href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.facebook.com/events/1733963580122820/?ref%3Dnewsfeed&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1620761087944000&usg=AFQjCNFEXvvPuaBvJgkXGjr2Fj3FTnZ0Hw"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.facebook.com/events/1733963580122820/?ref=newsfeed</a></p>
<p>DC/Maryland/Virginia: Nakba 73 - We Will Return;
Saturday, 15 May; 3:00 p.m.; Washington Monument,
Washington, DC; Facebook: <a
href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://fb.me/e/4lFZ9s240&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1620761087944000&usg=AFQjCNEyBtZN6xss3yy9XyujudwmS2171w"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://fb.me/e/4lFZ9s240</a></p>
<p>Houston: Nakba 73 - We Will Return; Saturday, 15
May; 3:00 p.m; Discovery Green, 1500 McKinney
Avenue, Houston, TX; Facebook: <a
href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://fb.me/e/LIeePFXV&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1620761087944000&usg=AFQjCNEeeX9i9T2XyP_gPqAbIp_EuhvEYQ"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://fb.me/e/LIeePFXV</a></p>
<p>Las Vegas: Rally to Defend Palestine; Saturday, 15
May 5:00 pm Venetian Resort 3355 S Las Vegas Blvd
Las Vegas, NV, USA Facebook: <a
href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.facebook.com/events/s/rally-to-defend-palestine/1161077187721746/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1620761087944000&usg=AFQjCNG_J0_4aYmqO8Nvq3swlpTVkdHg1Q"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.facebook.com/events/s/rally-to-defend-palestine/1161077187721746/</a></p>
<p>Los Angeles: Nakba 73 - Resistance Until Liberation
Rally and Protest; Saturday, 15 May; 12:00 pm;
Federal Building, 11000 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles,
CA, USA; Facebook: <a
href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.facebook.com/events/371476687562290/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1620761087944000&usg=AFQjCNHvUKy8DCzMJlDrt2ueOWbvOhFD6A"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.facebook.com/events/371476687562290/</a></p>
<p>Minneapolis: Nakba 73 Rally and Car Caravan;
Saturday, 15 May; 2:00 pm; Filfillah, 4301 Central
Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN, USA; Facebook: <a
href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.facebook.com/events/162055159148897/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1620761087944000&usg=AFQjCNGGZjfMlHQGVDNKx3oYUxjZ_R5hPw"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.facebook.com/events/162055159148897/</a></p>
<p>Montreal: Nakba 73 - Car Caravan; Saturday, 15 May,
11 am, gather at Pavillon Lafontaine,1301 Sherbrooke
East, Montreal, Quebec, Facebook: <a
href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.facebook.com/events/1846771005496820/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1620761087944000&usg=AFQjCNGE6iJ8nzAXCpl7atxvq9dRb9y8Cg"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.facebook.com/events/1846771005496820/</a></p>
<p>Paterson, NJ: Nakba 73 - Defend Palestine from the
River to the Sea; Sunday, 16 May, 1 pm, Main St and
Gould Avenue, Paterson, NJ; Facebook: <a
href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.facebook.com/events/510383643319503/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1620761087944000&usg=AFQjCNFGk5Z_qalUleapbOpn844704DJag"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.facebook.com/events/510383643319503/</a></p>
<p>Phoenix: Rally & March for Palestine 73 Years;
Saturday, May 15th 12 - 2 PM ;Arizona State Capitol
1700 W Washington St Phoenix, AZ 85007; <a
href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://fb.me/e/dzcMKU0mO&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1620761087944000&usg=AFQjCNFtW9kJ7nXDN5C9-w_mK0q3TQuCOQ"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://fb.me/e/dzcMKU0mO</a></p>
<p>Portland: Nakba Day; Saturday, 15 May; 2:00 pm;
Terry Schrunk Plaza; 431 SW Madison Street,
Portland, OR</p>
<p>San Antonio: Emergency Solidarity Rally for
Palestine, Tuesday 11 May, 6:00 pm, 300 Alamo Plaza
San Antonio, TX 78205</p>
<p>San Diego: Nakba 73 Rally & Protest; Saturday,
15 May, 1pm pst; 6th Ave and Laurel St, San Diego,
CA; Facebook: <a
href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://fb.me/e/12xoKEGG1&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1620761087945000&usg=AFQjCNE4E-zXmSR_0xDk89mZDzDN2kz5Fg"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://fb.me/e/12xoKEGG1</a></p>
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<p>San Francisco Bay Area: All Out For Palestine!;
Saturday, 15 May; Community Art Event @ 12pm at
Valencia & Liberty; Protest & Rally @2pm at
16th & Valencia; San Francisco, California, US;
Facebook: <a href="https://fb.me/e/2caydWDGX"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">https://fb.me/e/2caydWDGX</a></p>
<p>St. Louis: Nakba 73: Rally for Palestine; Friday,
14 May; 5:00 p.m.; Corner of Market and 7th Street;
St. Louis, Missouri</p>
<p>Tempe, AZ: Protest to Support Al-Aqsa and Sheikh
Jarrah, Sunday, 16 May; 7pm; Downtown Tempe, Mill
Avenue and University</p>
<p>Toronto: Nakba 73 - Ongoing Nakba, Ongoing
Resistance; Saturday, 15 May; 7:00 p.m.; Nathan
Phillips Square, Toronto, ON; Facebook: <a
href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.facebook.com/events/373473747339352&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1620761087945000&usg=AFQjCNG3HY6A8jbgbFiJBFFPBpq-icDm4A"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.facebook.com/events/373473747339352</a></p>
<p>Vancouver: Flash Picket for Palestine on Nakba 73;
Saturday, 15 May; 2 pm; CBC Vancouver, 700 Hamilton
St, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Facebook: <a
href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.facebook.com/events/511558669861511/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1620761087945000&usg=AFQjCNFMcJ7ymYRM7OQYSENGsCuB8B8lrw"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.facebook.com/events/511558669861511/</a></p>
<p>Washington, DC: Tuesday, 11 May 2021 at 13:00 PDT
Intersection of 22nd St. and C St. NW, Washington,
DC <a
href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.facebook.com/events/1733963580122820/?ref%3Dnewsfeed&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1620761087945000&usg=AFQjCNHs-Sw0jMacrBRtUTGbC9pG5Kf83w"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.facebook.com/events/1733963580122820/?ref=newsfeed</a></p>
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