Statement for May 18 Global Day of Action
May 17, 2021
We, the undersigned Palestinian-led organizations, endorse the General Strike called for by our people across all of colonized Palestine for May 18, 2021, and call on all supporters of Palestinian liberation to join the Day of Action.
The Zionist settler-colonial state of Israel has launched a brutal military assault against our besieged people in the Gaza Strip and is pursuing the ethnic cleansing of Jerusalem, most notably in the neighborhoods of Sheikh Jarrah and Silwan. These instances are a continuation of over 73 years of exile, oppression, and violence enacted by the apartheid state and Israeli settler mobs. Yet, our determination to liberate our people and homeland has only increased.
We ask our people and allies in the diaspora, Palestinian/Arab organizations, unions, and social justice movements to heed the call for a day of action in support of the general strike in Palestine on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. We urge you to join Palestinians in this global day of action by organizing actions at Israeli embassies and consulates, holding vigils for Palestinians killed by the apartheid Israel, releasing solidarity statements, and calling on your governments to enact sanctions on the apartheid state of Israel.
Until return and liberation,
Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM)
US Palestinian Community Network (USPCN)
National Students for Justice in Palestine (NSJP)
Al-Awda: The Palestine Right to Return Coalition
Free Democratic Palestine Movement (FDPM)
Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC)
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network
Palestinian Feminist Collective (PFC)
Palestinian Assembly for Liberation
Union of Palestinian American Women
To add your organizational endorsement, please e-mail palyouth.usa@gmail.com.
LIST OF ACTIONS (local timezones)
*Reminder to wear masks & social distance.*
ALBUQUERQUE: May 18, 6 pm Vigil at Civic Plaza
ATLANTA: May 18, 6 pm, 1100 Spring St NW, Atlanta, GA, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/215768786767221/
DALLAS: May 18, 7-9 PM, Martyrs’ Vigil at Mas Islamic Center, 1515 Blake Drive Richardson Texas.
DEARBORN: May 18, 1:30 pm, Lapeer Park, Dearborn, MI.
HOUSTON: May 18, 6-8 PM Rally at Israeli Consulate, 24 E Greenway Plaza (rain or shine: bring umbrellas and raincoats)
LOS ANGELES, CA: May 18, 12-3 PM at Israeli Consulate, 11766 Wilshire Blvd, LA
MONTREAL: May 18, 5 PM, Rally at the Israeli Consulate
NEW YORK CITY: May 18, 1 PM, 800 2nd Ave, NY. Facebook Event: https://fb.me/e/4bxxp0Ab4
SAN DIEGO, CA: May 18, 4 PM, Federal Buiding, 880 Front St. Federal Plaza, contact pym.sandiego@gmail.com. Press: bit.ly/May18PalestineStrikeSD. Take action at https://linktr.ee/pymsandiego.
SAN FRANCISCO, BAY AREA: May 18, 4-6 PM, ISRAHELLI CONSULATE 456 MONTGOMERY
WASHINGTON D.C.:
May 18, 3 PM, "ISRAELI" EMBASSY 3514 International Dr NW
May 18, 5:30 PM, War Memorial Plaza, 102 N Holliday St. (Between E. Fayette St & Lexington St), Baltimore MD. Contact: baltimorerally@gmail.com
To add action, please e-mail palyouth.usa@gmail.com.
FULL CALL TO ACTION
DAY OF ACTION IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE PALESTINIAN UPRISING & GENERAL STRIKE
From across colonized Palestine, we call on you to join our general strike and day of action on Tuesday, May 18. Launched from Jerusalem and extending across the world, we call on your support in maintaining this moment of unprecedented popular resistance.
As settler mobs and the Israeli occupation continue a campaign of violence and ethnic cleansing against our people in Sheikh Jarrah, Gaza, and beyond, we will continue our popular uprising until the liberation of our lands and people. Liberation is within our reach.
1. Host an action at the Israeli consulate or embassy in your region
2. Hold a protest or vigil for Palestinians killed by Israeli terror
3. Make a public commitment to Palestinian Liberation and BDS
4. Call on your governments to place sanctions on Israel
