BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Detroit X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Detroit BEGIN:VEVENT UID:31846@arabamerica.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231104T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231104T163000 DTSTAMP:20231101T105209Z URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/national-march-in-washington-free-p alestine/ SUMMARY:National March in Washington: Free Palestine DESCRIPTION:WASHINGTON\, DC\n\nJoin the national march in solidarity with P alestine!\n\nJoin us in Washington\, D.C. on Saturday\, November 4 at 2pm to demand: End the Siege of Gaza! End all U.S. aid to Israel! Free Palesti ne!\n\nWhy are we marching?\n\n\nNow is the time to stand with the besiege d people of Palestine! Gaza is being bombed by the hour. Its people are de nied  food\, water and electricity by Israel. Tens of thousands more peop le are likely to die. We must ACT! People are in the streets everyday in t heir local cities and towns. Now we must UNITE! Join the tens of thousands people\, from every corner of the United States\, who are converging for a truly massive National March on Washington D.C. on Saturday\, November 4.\n\nIsrael\, with the full backing of the U.S. government\, is carrying out an unprecedented massacre in Gaza. Thousands of Palestinians are being killed with bombs\, bullets and missiles paid for by U.S. tax dollars. Th is is the latest bloody chapter in the colonial project of Israel\, founde d with the objective of dispossessing Palestinians from their land.\n\n\n\ n \;\n\nTransportation Information\n\n\nOrganizing a transportation ce nter? Fill out this form to be added to the list\n\nSee most up-to-date tr ansportation info from the ANSWER Coalition.\n\nNew York City\n\n Union Square buses\n Brooklyn buses (Barclay center)\n Bronx buses\n Jackson Heights\, Queens buses\n Astoria\, Queens buses\n Bay Ridge bus\n\nE-mai l nyc@answercoalition.org for more information\n\nAlbuquerque\, NM\nJoin others flying in from Albuquerque\, NM\nEmail abq@pslweb.org or contact 505-589-5527\n\nAtlanta\, GA\nPurchase a ticket here!\n\nBoston\, MA\nDep arture location: Outside the Roxbury Community College parking lot (Cedar St. &\; Columbus Ave.)\nReserve your seat here!\n\nCharlotte\, NC\nDep arture location: Muslim Community Center\, 3116 Johnston Oehler Rd\, Charl otte\, NC 28269\nReserve your seat here!\n\nChicago\, IL\nBuses depart on Friday\, November 3 at 7:00 p.m. from 140 South Columbus Drive in downtown Chicago\, behind the Art Institute.\nPurchase a ticket here!\n\nClifton\, NJ\nBuses depart at 8:30 a.m. from Palestinian American Community Center\ , 388 Lakeview Ave\, Clifton\, NJ 07011\nPurchase a ticket here!\n\nColum bus\, OH\nReserve your seat here!\n\nElizabeth\, NJ\nBus departs from Masj id Dar-ul Islam\, 602 Salem Ave\, Elizabeth\, NJ 07208 at 6:30 AM sharp.\n Text Shakeela at 908-986-8640 to reserve a seat\n\nFinger Lakes\, NY\nDepa rture location and time TBA\nEmail flxny@pslweb.org for more information \n\nFort Lauderdale\, FL\nBuses depart Friday\, November 3\nContact 954-8 06-8283\n\nHudson Valley\, NY/Albany\, NY &\; Berkshire County\, MA\nBu ses depart at 5:00 a.m. sharp from 569 3rd Ave Extension Rensselaer\, NY 1 2144\nAnd 6:00 a.m. sharp from NYS Thruway Exit 18 Park &\; Ride New Pa lz\, NY\nReserve your seat here!\n\nIndianapolis\, IN\nPurchase a ticket h ere!\n\nLancaster\, PA\nBuses depart at 9:00 a.m. at Weis parking lot\, 17 00 Fruitville Pike\, Lancaster\, PA 17601\nReserve your seat here!\n\nLoui sville\, KY &\; Lexington\, KY\nSeats available in the van/car caravan departing Friday\, November 3.\nReserve your seat here!\n\nMiami\, FL\nRes erve your seat here!\n\nNew Haven\, CT\nReserve your seat here!\n\nNew Yor k City — Bronx\nBuses depart at 8:30 a.m. sharp from the 149th St and Gr and Concourse\nBuses return to New York City at the same pick-up location around 10:30pm\nPurchase a ticket here!\n\nNew York City — Jackson Heig hts\nBuses depart at 8:30 a.m. sharp from Diversity Plaza (74th St and 37 th Rd)\nBuses return to New York City at the same pick-up location around 10:30pm\nPurchase a ticket here!\n\nNew York City — Brooklyn (Barclays) \nBuses depart at 8:30 a.m. sharp from Barclays Center (620 Atlantic Ave)\ nBuses return to New York City at the same pick-up location around 10:30p m\nPurchase a ticket here!\n\nNew York City — Brooklyn (Bay Ridge)\nBuse s depart at 8:30 a.m. sharp from Bay Ridge (4th Ave &\; 86th St)\nBuses return to New York City at the same pick-up location around 10:30pm\nPur chase a ticket here!\n\nNew York City — Union Square\nBuses depart at 8: 30 a.m. sharp from Union Square\nBuses return to New York City at the sam e pick-up location around 10:30pm\nPurchase a ticket here!\n\nNew York Cit y — Astoria\nBuses depart at 8:30 a.m. sharp from Astoria Blvd N/W Stop (2330 Astoria Blvd S)\nBuses return to New York City at the same pick-up location around 10:30pm\nPurchase a ticket here!\n\nNew York City — Long Island\nBuses depart at 8:00 a.m. sharp from Roslyn LIRR Station at Expr essway Plaza\, Roslyn Heights\, NY 11577\nBuses return to New York City  at the same pick-up location around 11:00pm\nPurchase a ticket here!\n\nNe w York City — Brooklyn – SOLD OUT\nBuses depart at 6:30 a.m. sharp fro m 427 77th Street\, Brooklyn NY\nReserve your seat here!\n\nNorfolk\, VA\n Purchase a ticket here!\n\nOrlando\, FL\nReserve your seat here!\n\nPhilad elphia\, PA\nGather at 9:00 a.m. and leave at 9:30 a.m. from the Philadelp hia Liberation Center (147 W Susquehanna Avenue)\nBuses depart D.C. at 6:0 0 p.m.\nEmail contact@phillyliberationcenter.org for more information\nP urchase a ticket here!\n\nPittsburgh\, PA\nBuses depart at 8:00 a.m. sharp from 125 West Station Square Dr.\nBuses return to Pittsburgh at 5:30 p.m. the same day\nPurchase a ticket here!\n\nPortland\, ME\nReserve your seat here!\n\nProvidence\, RI\nReserve your seat here!\n\nRaleigh\, NC\nReserv e your seat here!\n\nRiver Valley\, MA\nReserve your seat here!\n\nSpringf ield\, MO\nJoin others flying in from Springfield\, MO\nEmail springfield mo@pslweb.org\n\nSyracuse\, NY\nDeparture location and time TBA\nReserve y our seat here!\n\nTampa Bay\, FL\nBuses depart 5:00 p.m. on Friday\, Novem ber 3.\nReserve your seat here!\n\nTexas\nJoin others flying in from Austi n\, Dallas\, Houston\, and San Antonio.\nEmail texas@pslweb.org\n\nMore i nformation and additional cities coming soon!\n\n \;\n\n\n\n\nSponsori ng organizations\n\n\nInitial co-sponsoring organizations\n\n Palestinian Youth Movement\n ANSWER Coalition\n American Muslim Alliance\n The Peo ple’s Forum\n National Students for Justice in Palestine\n Al-Awda: Th e Palestine Right to Return Coalition\n U.S. Palestinian Community Networ k (USPCN)\n U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR)\n Maryland2Pale stine\n\nEndorsers\n\n American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC)\ n Palestinian American Council\n Dream Defenders\n American University Students for Justice in Palestine\n Georgetown University Students for Ju stice in Palestine\n Egyptian Student Association at the University of Ma ryland\n Students’ for Justice in Palestine at the University of Maryla nd\n Students for Justice in Palestine at George Mason University\n Pale stinian Feminist Collective\n CODEPINK\n Nodutdol\n Community Movement Builders\n CUNY for Palestine\n BAYAN USA\n Democratic Socialists of Am erica\n BDS and Palestine Solidarity Working Group of the DSA\n Honor Th e Earth\n Palestinian American Community Center\n Mondoweiss\n Arab Ame rican Civic Council\n DRUM – Desis Rising Up &\; Moving\n United Na tional Antiwar Coalition (UNAC)\n Veterans for Peace\n Anakbayan USA\n United Native Americans\n Palestinian Assembly for Liberation\n Party fo r Socialism and Liberation\n Students for Justice in Palestine at NYU\n Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network\n Green Party of the Uni ted States\n Existence is Resistance\n Vassar Students for Justice in Pa lestine\n Boston University Students for Justice in Palestine\n Students for Justice in Palestine at Temple University\n SJP Columbia\n NDN Coll ective\n Within our Lifetime\n The Interreligious Foundation for Communi ty Organization\n Students for a Free Palestine at Oberlin College\n Stu dents United for Palestinian Rights – Michigan State University\n SJP a t CSU Sacramento\n UCSB SJP\n Brooklyn College SJP\n Students for Justi ce in Palestine (SJP) Carleton College\n Students for Justice in Palestin e at UCSC\n William Paterson University SJP\n Arab Americans for Syria\n Organizing Neighborhood Equity (ONE DC)\n Teaching Palestine: Pedagogic al Praxis and the Indivisibility of Justice\n Diáspora Pa’lante Collec tive\n Ohio Peace Council\n Project ANAR\n The Key\n DC Metro Coalitio n in Solidarity with Cuba\n International League of Peoples’ Struggle\n The Red Nation\n Cuba and Venezuela Solidarity Committee\n Hampton Ins titute\n Iskra Books\n FAHRA-USA\n Alliance Philippines (AJLPP)\n Main e Natural Guard\n Global Network Against Weapons &\; Nuclear Power in Space\n Mekong NYC\n Rising Together\n March and Rally Los Angeles\n S tudents for an Inclusive Campus\n Law Office of Sara B. Kohgadai\n Mass Artists for Change\n Anakbayan DC\n Anticapitalism For Artists\n Home S overeignty Studio\n Anti-Imperialist Action Committee\n Socialist Unity Party\n Peoples Power Assembly\n Struggle/La Lucha Newspaper\n Malaya M ovement USA\n Women Against Military Madness\n Anti-Imperialist Action U MBC\n Women in Struggle-Mujeres en Lucha\n Shiima koh\n Americans of Pa kistani Heritage Inc\n Veterans For Peace – Pittsburgh Chapter\n Needl epoint Sanctuary of Maine\n NoMuNoMu\n Colectivo Kawsay\n Katarungan DC \n Southwest Coalition for Palestine\n Malcolm X Center for Self Determi nation\n MN Anti War Committee\n Defend Democracy in Brazil Committee- N ew York\n Virginia Defenders for Freedom\, Justice &\; Equality\n Mus lim Delegates &\; Allies Coalition\n Bans Off Our Bodies\n Wayne Coun ty Revolutionary Study Group\n Resumen Latinoamericano – English\n Kon octi Senior Support\n Dorothy Day Catholic Worker DC\n Workers Voice Soc ialist Movement Louisiana\n North Carolina Environmental Justice Network\ n American Student Union\n Socialist Action\n Palestine Action US\n Pa rty of Communists USA\n Cosmic Omnism Collective\n League of Young Commu nists USA\n Haiti Liberté\n Bronx Anti War Coalition\n Palestine Chari ty Team\n Environmentalists Against War\n Partners for Peace\n Faculty for Justice in Palestine at NYU\n The Queer Notion\n Sisters in the Stru ggle\n The Future is US\n Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action\, Integ ration\, and Immigrant Rights and Fight for Equality By Any Means Necessar y (BAMN)\n Kollectiv TV\n Chicago Antiwar Coalition\n Carnegie Mellon C ollege Progressives\n Community Power Collective\n ChiResists\n Progres sive Students for Change @ Pitt (PSCP)\n St Pete for Peace\n Internation al Indigenous Peoples Movement for Self-Determination &\; Liberation\n New Paltz Women in Black\n VOICES FIR JUSTICE IN PALESTINE\n SALAM (Sou th Asia Left)\n Carolina Peace Center\n Indigenous Peoples’ Movement f or Self Determination and Liberation\n Tree of Life Educational Fund\n M ichigan General Defense Committee\n Brooklyn Eviction Defense Tenant Unio n – Palestinian Solidarity Caucus\n Chicago Area Peace Action\n Revolu tionary Workers League (RWL) and the International Trotskyist Committee (I TC)\n CENTRO CSO BOYLE HEIGHTS\n Detroit Jericho Movement\n Buddhist Al liance for Non-Violence and Human Rights in Israel-Palestine (BANVAHR)\n Maine Voices For Palestinian Rights\n WESPAC Foundation\, Inc.\n Ajamu D illahunt\n Sisters of St. Dominic of Blauvelt\, New York\n Chicago ALBA Solidarity\n Association of Modern &\; Contemporary Art of the Arab Wo rld\, Iran\, and Turkey (AMCA)\n Virginia Coalition for Human Rights\n S tudents Allied for Freedom and Equality (SAFE) – University of Michigans (Ann Abor) SJP Chaper\n MPower Change Action Fund\n Movement for Freedo m and Democracy in Palestine\n Bangladeshi-Americans for Political Progre ss\n Grassroots Global Justice Alliance\n Northwest Ohio Peace Coalition \n Students for Justice in Palestine – University of Detroit Mercy Chap ter\n Students United for Palestinian Rights – Michigan State Universit y\n Brooklyn Boricua Resistance\n DC Alliance Against Racist &\; Poli tical Repression\n Harriet’s Wildest Dreams\n PalTrek\n Rooted Ummah\ n Montclair SJP\n Mamas Activating Movements for Abolition and Solidarit y\n UNT PSC\n Al Enteshar Newspaper\n GABRIELA Washington D.C.\n Art F orces\n Free Democratic Palestine Movement (FDPM)\n La Frontera Nos Cruz ó\n Accountability for Dearborn\n QUIT! Queers Undermining Israeli Terr orism\n Not In Our Name\, CUNY Jewish antizionist collective\n Debt for Climate US\n NYC Jericho Movement\n Greenhouse VA\n Muslim alliance for sexual and gender diversity\n North Carolina Green Party\n Women’s In ternational League for Peace and Freedom\, US\n Students for justice in P alestine Oakland University\n Voices for Justice in Palestine\n American Justice for Palestine\n Hindus for Human Rights\n Tunisian United Netwo rk\n Love &\; Protect\n Palestinian American Council Dallas\n Pride at Work/Eastern Massachusetts\n Global Exchange\n American Muslims of Ne w York\n Anakbayan MoCo\n International League of Peoples’ Struggle – US\n Resist US-Led War Movement\n NAARPR Dallas\n UNC SJP\n Palest ine Solidarity Committee\n Peace Praxis – Shenandoah Valley Antiwar Coa lition\n Yalies4Palestine\n NorCal Sabeel\n Our Rights DC\n Dissenters \n Blasian March\n Gender Justice LA\n SeritaYoga\n Community Liberati on Programs\n Central American Disruption\n Marx21 US\n Black Women Rad icals\n Chicago Torture Justice Memorials\n Trans Lifeline\n We the peo ple support Palestine\n The Border Crit Institute / Ybarra Maldonado Law Group\n Prutehi Litekyan Save Ritidian\n Jewish Voice for Peace- Hudson Valley\n Columbia University White Coats for Black Lives\n White Coats f or Black Lives (WC4BL)\n North Bronx Racial Justice\n Studio Flot\n San Diego Artivist\n Radio Axiom\n Powerful Voices\n Diáspora Pa’lante Collective\n DC Dyke March\n Flint Rising\n Claudia Jones School for Po litical Education\n DC Communist Party\n Coalition for Civil Freedoms\n XRDC\n Yemeni Liberation Movement\n Students for Justice in Palestine a t Loyola University Chicago\n Al-Hadaf KC\n CAIR Central Valley Californ ia\n Falastiniyat\n League of Filipino Students at UC Berkeley\n Studen t Committee for Defense and Solidarity (SCDS)\n Palestine Solidarity Gran d Rapids\n Students Allied for Freedom and Equality– University of Mich igan\, Ann Arbor\n Rice SJP\n Books Behind Bars NJ\n 99 Coalition\n Be tter Future Program\, Inc. (BFP)\n Healing our Homeland\n UC Berkeley Be ars for Palestine\n Students for Justice in Palestine at the University o f Georgia\n NYU Young Democratic Socialists of America\n Green Party of New York\n Waltham Black Future Fund\n New York Committee for Human Righ ts in the Philippines\n Rabab Abdulhadi\, Arab and Muslim Ethnicities an d Diasporas Studies at San Francisco State University\n Sandra Drake\, P rofessor Emerita at Stanford University’s Program in African and African -American Studies and Department of English\n Michael Wong\, Veterans for Peace\n Luci Murphy\, Women’s International League for Peace and Free dom\n Natalia de Campos\, Defend Democracy in Brazil Committee – New Y ork\n Adrian Bonifacio\, BAYAN USA\n Jim Lafferty\, National Lawyers G uild\n\n*Individuals’ affiliations listed for identification purposes on ly\n\n\n\n\nDownload sharable social media post &\; printable flyers\n\ n\nTo make this march as massive as possible\, people all across the count ry are passing out flyers\, putting up posters\, and doing everything they can to get the word out in their community. We can all do our part to mak e this demonstration a success!\nDownload a promotional poster\, flyer\, g raphics\, and other materials here!\n \n\n\n\nEndorse the march here: ht tps://forms.gle/eJUQT6dVvncLTjah8\n\nPlease make an urgently needed donati on to support solidarity work with Palestine in this pivotal moment! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.arabamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2 023/11/Screen-Shot-2023-11-01-at-06.51.16.png LOCATION:Freedom Plaza\, 14th St. NW and Pennsylvania Ave\, Washington\, DC \, United States GEO:38.8961087;-77.03196249999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=14th St. NW and Pennsylvani a Ave\, Washington\, DC\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Freedom Plaza:geo:38.8961087,-77.03196249999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR