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Al Nakba March

May 20 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Al Nakba March
Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 2 pm
Bryant Square Park, 3101 Bryant Ave S, Minneapolis 55408

For Palestinians, May 15 marks Al-Nakba, Arabic for ‘the catastrophe’. During the 1948 war, at least 750,000 Palestinians were ruthlessly attacked, massacred, and driven from their homes by Zionist terror groups, and have never been allowed to return, in violation of international law. 2023 marks 75 years of Israeli land theft, occupation, and apartheid.
The US has provided over $150 billion in aid to Israel since 1949. Our tax dollars are paying for the occupation of Palestine.
We are not talking about Al-Nakba as a historic event but one that is ongoing. We need to raise our voices and march to denounce the Israeli attacks on the Al-Aqsa Mosque – where worshipers were violently attacked with rubber-coated bullets, tear gas, and stun grenades during Ramadan – as well as the bombing attacks on Gaza and the ethnic cleansing of the West Bank and Jerusalem.
Join us for our annual Al-Nakba protest to demand:
-End U.S. aid to Israel
-The state of MN must divest its over $800 million in state pension funds from Israeli companies and bonds
-Speaking out for Palestine is not a crime!
Activists from MN will attend the national protest in DC on May 13 so we will have our local action the next weekend on May 20.
Organized by the Anti-War Committee & American Muslims for Palestine – MN.
Endorsements (so far):
Council on American-Islamic Relations – MN
Jewish Voice for Peace – Twin Cities
Middle East Peace Now
MN BDS Community
MN Workers United
Northfielders for Justice in Palestine
Students for Justice in Palestine – UMN
The Red Nation
Twin Cities Coalition for Justice 4 Jamar
Women Against Military Madness

 

Bryant Square Park

3101 Bryant Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55408 United States