The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) will arrive in full force in Washington this Sunday for their annual policy conference.
Falling in line are Vice President Joe Biden, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, and presidential candidates Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, John Kasich and Hillary Clinton—all are set to give speeches. (Bernie Sanders has not RSVP’d; sign the petition asking him to skip the conference.)
The National March and Rally to Support Palestine is timed to coincide with the conference. We will gather in front of the White House this Sunday at 12:00 noon for a rally, and will march to the site of the conference at 1:00 pm.
Speakers include Dr. Cornel West, Abbas Hamideh, Sabry Wazwaz, Laila El-Haddad, Brian Becker, Rami Ibrahim, Fatina Abdrabboh, Ramsey Clark, Eugene Puryear, Amer Zahr, Said Durrah, Joe Catron, Omar Kurdi, Robert Matin, Iyad Burnat, Rev. Graylan Hagler, Robby Martin, Rabbi Weiss, Ahmad N. Abuznaid, Alison Weir, and more!
We urge you to attend this demonstration and bring your friends! For those not in D.C., shuttles will transport people from NYC, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Dearborn, Columbus, and Pittsburgh (reserve your spot).
You are also invited to join organizers on Saturday, March 19 at 2:00 pm to make signs for the rally (meet at 617 Florida Ave NW, Washington, D.C. 20001).
If you aren’t able to attend, please forward this email to people you know who live near D.C. or any of the cities mentioned above.
You can also support the rally from home by tweeting facts about Palestine and the Israel Lobby using the hashtag #
Additionally, Alison Weir will speak in Philadelphia, PA on Saturday, March 19 at 4:00 pm at Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church – Chestnut Hill; in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, March 22 at the Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library at 7:00 pm; and in Natick, MA on Wednesday, March 23 at the Common Street Spiritual Center at 7:00 pm. (Click here for more details, directions, and flyers.)
Thank you so much for your efforts of behalf of peace and justice, and we hope to see you at the rally!
More Information:
Protest AIPAC in DC onMarch 20th! Join this rally spearheaded by Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition.