Return Unifies Us: March 22, 2014 US Palestinian - TopicsExpress

Return Unifies Us: March 22, 2014 US Palestinian Community Network uspcn.org + [email protected] + Twitter @USPCN Return Unifies Us: March 22, 2014 USPCN is proud to be a signatory to this statement and demand for the Right to Return and the protection of our people in Yarmouk and other camps in Syria. The statement was developed by the Global Right to Return Coalition and the many Palestinian associations, unions, committees listed below, all declaring that the Right of Return is non-negotiable, and is a right that keeps us together. We call on all Palestinian formations to consider endorsing this statement, and pro-Palestinian formations to support it. You may do so by emailing AlAwda2014@gmail and [email protected] We also hope that you will heed the call for mobilization on March 22, the anniversary of one of our greatest triumphs in resistance “Return Unifies Us Our heroic Palestinian people everywhere, In the coming few days, the 46th anniversary of the battle of Karama will be upon us. During this heroic battle, our people proudly forged the path towards the return to our beloved homeland. This historic moment showed that it is by insistence on the unity and cohesion of our people everywhere, the unity of their struggle, and the oneness of their destiny, that the right of return to their homes of origin and other national principles can be achieved. This anniversary comes in the shadow of never-ending attacks, since the Nakba and continuing until the present: against our people, our cities, our villages and our camps in the homeland and in exile (Shatat). The latest manifestation of this ongoing Nakba is the attack and siege on our steadfast people in the camps in Syria. This attack has not, and never will, shake our people’s belief in the justness of our cause and the inevitability of our victory. To our steadfast people everywhere, This year, on the 22nd of March 2014, let us honour the memory of the Battle of Karama and the values of struggle it represents in our people’s consciousness by a day of action to insist upon our right, and the right of every last Palestinian refugee to return to our homeland. Let us emphasize the unity of our people against any and all attacks against our sons and daughters everywhere. In the same spirit let us take the initiative on March 22nd, and raise our voices to demand our right of return, and to demand the unity of our people as the only way to safeguard and defend our national principles. Let us take action, filling our squares, streets, and our public spaces with mass rallies, popular festivals and scouts performances. From our beloved homeland and across our exiled communities and camps, let us raise our voices together with the slogans of national unity, asserting our unwavering demand for return and a salute to our people’s heroic sacrifices and struggle everywhere. National Coalitions and Associations: Palestinian Global Right of Return Coalition The Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) The Palestinian Scouts and Guides Federation– Palestine The Coalition for Jerusalem – Al Quds (Jerusalem), Palestine Constituent Members of the Palestinian Global Right of Return Coalition: PLO Executive Office for Refugees – West Bank Committee for the Defence of Rights of Palestinian Refugees/ Yafa Cultural Center Union of Youth Activity Centers – West Bank Refugee Camps Union of Youth Activity Centers – Gaza Refugee Camps Union of Women’s Activity Centers - West Bank Refugee Camps Consortium of the Displaced Inhabitants of Destroyed Palestinian Villages and Towns Higher National Committee for the Defence of the Right of Return Palestine National Committee for the Commemoration of the Nakba Palestine Association for the Defense of the Rights of the Internally Displaced (ADRID), Nazareth - Palestine 1948 Palestine Remembered – Jordan General Union of Jordanian Women ‘A’idun Group – Syria ‘A’idun Group – Lebanon Beit Atfal Al-Sumoud – Lebanon Group 194 – Syria Right of Return Committee – Athens, Greece Association Najdeh – Lebanon Right of Return Committee – Sweden European Federation of Right of Return Committees Palestinian Return Network – Netherlands Coordination Bureau – Lebanon Rua’a Association for Culture and the Arts – Lebanon Popular Association for Relief and Development – Lebanon The Palestinian Right of Return Committee – Norway Federations and Networks: Popular Committees of the Refugee Camps – Gaza Popular Committees of the Refugee Camps – West Bank Network for Supporting Palestinian Camps in the Shatat – Syria Palestinian Federation of Chile – Chile The Union of Palestinian Associations in France – France US Palestinian Community Network (USPCN) – United States Popular Organisations: Al-Nakab Center for Youth Activities - Borj Al Barajneh Camp, Lebanon African Community Center – Old City, Al Quds (Jerusalem) Al Karame Center – Berlin, Germany Al Sadaka Arab-Danish Cultural Center - Ringsted, Denmark The Arab Palestinian Cultural Club – Uppsala, Sweden The Association for Palestinian Political and Released Prisoners – Palestine 1948 Association for the Support of the Palestinian People: Canaan – Venezuela Australian Palestinian Professional Association (APPA) – Australia BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights – Bethlehem, Palestine Baladna Association for Arab Youth – Haifa, Palestine 1948 The Beit Jibreen Cultural Center: Handala - Al Azzeh Camp, Palestine The Block of Struggling Palestinian Women - Gaza, Palestine The Damascene School – Yarmouk Camp, Syria Ensan Center for Democracy and Human Rights – Bethlehem General Union of Palestinian Students (GUPS) – Chile General Union of Palestinian Students (GUPS) – Greece General Union of Palestinian Students (GUPS) – United Kingdom Grassroots Jerusalem – Al Quds (Jerusalem), Palestine Jafra Association – Yarmouk Camp, Syria Lajee Center – Aida Camp, Palestine Ma’an Youth Group – Burj al Barajneh Camp, Lebanon Ma’an Youth Group – Shatila Camp, Lebanon The National Union of Students’ Parents – Palestine 1948 The Palestinian Association in Geneva – Switzerland Palestine Club – Berlin, Germany Palestinian Community Association – Athens, Greece The Palestinian Charitable Association – Aleppo, Syria Club Palestino – Santiago, Chile Palestinian Arts and Heritage Center – Askar Camp, Palestine The Palestinian Cultural Enlightenment Forum – Nablus, Palestine The Palestinian Cultural Club – American University in Beirut, Lebanon The Palestinian Cultural Club – Beirut Arab University, Lebanon The Palestinian Cultural Club – Lebanese American University, Lebanon The Palestinian Cultural Club – Shatila Camp, Lebanon The Palestinian Women’s Association for Development and Justice – Geneva, Switzerland Palestine Youth Movement – Sweden The Refugee Follow-up Committee – Aleppo, Syria Popular Committee – Al-Shati Camp, Gaza Popular Committee – Bureij Camp, Gaza Popular Committee – Deir El Balah Camp, Gaza Popular Committee – Jabalia Camp, Gaza Popular Committee – Khan Younis Camp, Gaza Popular Committee – Maghazi Camp, Gaza Popular Committee – Nuseirat Camp, Gaza Popular Committee – Rafah