‘The Nakba’ rings loudly in the halls of Congress Dear Email, On Tuesday, Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy announced that he had canceled an event on Capitol Hill led by our 501c4 affiliate organization, AJP Action, alongside IMEU, Project48, AFSC, USCPR, VCHR, JVP Action, DAWN, and EMGAGE Action on the Nakba in collaboration with Representative Rashida Tlaib. In the heat of the massacres in Gaza, congressional leadership was attempting to silence the voices of Palestinians, yet again. They tried to bury the event, but instead, hundreds of people showed up on Wednesday, as planned, to a standing-room-only event on Capitol Hill to commemorate the 75 years of ongoing Nakba, in the same halls of power where Palestinian suffering has been orchestrated for decades.  During the event, Representative Tlaib introduced a Congressional resolution recognizing the Nakba. The message was resoundingly clear: WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED! So let us show up big for Palestine this weekend and reassert that we will not be thrown into the dustbin of history! Palestine will rise! Washington, DC: Bring your passion, flags, and kufiyyehs to the Washington Monument in DC next Sunday, May 14th at 1 PM, as we lead a rally to commemorate #Nakba75. RSVP Here.  Chicago, IL: - Sunday, May 21 at 6:15PM - Bridgeview, IL - Aqsa School
- Friday, May 26 at 11AM: Palestinian Flag Raising Ceremony - Daly Plaza
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| | | New Jersey: - Saturday, May 12 at 8PM: Islamic Center of Passaic County, Patterson, NJ
- Sunday, May 14 at 12PM: Rally in Times Square, New York, NY
- Friday, May 19 at 7:30PM: North Hudson Islamic Center, Union City, NJ
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| | Houston, TX: Sunday, May 14 at 5PM: The Nakba: A Historical Commemoration with Dr. Mohammad Ghosheh - Arab American Cultural & Community Center 10555 Stancliff Rd Dallas, TX: Friday, May 12 at 5PM - We Have Not Forgotten Rally - Civic Garden, Dallas, TX |
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| | Los Angeles, CA: Saturday, May 13 at 12PM: Nakba 75 Rally - Pershing Square San Diego, CA: Sunday, May 14 at 7:30PM: Nakba Commemoration Event - Islamic Center of San Diego 7050 Eckstrom Ave Orange County, CA: Thursday, May 18 at 6PM: Mandela Nakba Tour - Santa Ana High School 520 W. Walnut St San Francisco, CA: - Saturday, May 13 at 2PM: Nakba Rally - 518 Valencia, San Francisco
- Friday, May 19 at 6PM: Mandela Nakba Tour - SFSU Knuth Hall 1600 Holloway Ave
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| | More #Nakba75 Events: Cambridge, MA: Monday, May 15 at 5PM: Nakba 75 Rally - Cambridge City Hall Dearborn, MI: Saturday, May 13 at 2PM: Nakba 75 Rally - Location TBA Kansas City, MO: Friday, May 20 at 6PM: Nakba Commemoration event at the Islamic Society of Kansas City 8501 E. 99th St Milwaukee, WI: Monday, May 15 at 6:30PM: Mandela Nakba Tour - Turner Hall 1034 Vel R. Phillips Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53203 Minneapolis, MN: Tuesday, May 16 at 7PM: Mandela Nakba Tour - Cowles Auditorium -301 S. 19th Ave, Minneapolis, MN Philadelphia, PA: Saturday, May 13 at 12:30PM: Nakba Day Rally & March - Rittenhouse Square Raleigh, NC: Saturday, May 13 at 2PM: Nakba 75 Rally - Moore Square, Raleigh, NC Seattle, WA: Saturday, May 13 at 12PM: North end of Cal Anderson Park Tampa, FL: Saturday, May 13 at 5PM: Corner of Fowler & N 56th St |
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| In solidarity, Taher Herzallah Director of Outreach & Grassroots Organizing |
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| | American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) is a grassroots nonprofit organization dedicated to engaging & educating Americans on Palestinian rights and the Israeli occupation. AMP is a premier national organization in the Palestine solidarity movement. |
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