The U.S. Social Forum deadline has been extended to April 20, 2010! Submit your workshops today.
The US Palestinian Community Network [USPCN], as a member of the National Planning Council [NPC], announces the opening of proposals for workshops for the U.S. Social Forum [USSF] to be held in Detroit, Michigan, from June 22-27, 2010.
First, submit workshop proposals by APRIL 20, 2010 to USSF at ://organize.ussf2010.org/workshops.
Then, after submitting to USSF, email USPCN at [email protected] with your proposed workshop or use the form below to send us your workshop. You must also use the link above to register and submit your workshop to USSF!
For additional information, workshop ideas or to volunteer at USSF, please contact us at [email protected].
PALESTINE AT THE US SOCIAL FORUM 2010
USPCN’s participation in the USSF’s NPC signifies a momentous shift for both the Left movement in the U.S. as well as for Palestinian rights activism. Through Palestinian community participation, we aim to encourage the US Left movement to integrate the Palestinian struggle for self-determination into its analysis and work. Conversely participation allows Palestinian rights advocates as well as Palestinian-Americans who struggle for their labor, housing, immigrant, racial, and criminal justice rights, to align themselves more firmly within the Left to build another world together. USPCN sees many roles that the Palestinian/Arab community could and should play at the USSF, including but not limited to:
* Asserting the Palestinian narrative in discussions of Palestine Liberation and its connection to the overall social justice movement;
* Building alongside and in solidarity with other social justice movements in the US; and
* Cultivating Palestinian/Arab leadership and participation in various pursuits for social justice in the U.S.
Sincerely,
Mezna Qato, Rama Kased, Noura Erakat, Andrew Dalack, Kamelya Youssef
on behalf of the US Palestinian Community Network
SEND US YOUR USSF WORKSHOP OR CONTACT US ABOUT USSF! Note: you MUST also submit your workshop to the USSF using the link above!
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