PYM DMV - Eventos palestinos

Reverend Hagler was a warrior for the Palestinian cause whose most powerful weapon was his voice. Reverend Hagler led multiple delegations of clergy members and Black Americans to Palestine to connect our struggles for liberation, before he ultimately received a lifetime ban from the entity. His commitment to the struggle never wavered, not when he was imprisoned by the racist judicial system in Boston, not when his passport was seized by the state, not when he received death threats from angry Zionists. For the DMV chapter, Reverend Hagler was a close confidant and mentor, always offering his support and guidance. Even when he lost his physical voice, he maintained his lifelong dedication to freedom through writing and his physical presence at rallies, picket lines, and wherever people could be found fighting for liberation. Reverend Hagler loved the people, and the people loved him. We take inspiration from Reverend Hagler's words, presence, passion, and indomitable spirit. In his memory, we carry the flame of the struggle forward. May his legacy guide us to collective liberation, one in which we walk hand in hand in a Free Palestine which he so valiantly fought for. Rest in Power Reverend. You can read Reverend Hagler's writing here: peoplesworld.org/authors/graylan-hagler/ Memorial service: March 1st, 3 pm, Plymouth Congregational UCC. In celebration of his life and witness for justice, attendees are invited to wear a kuffiyeh.

The PYM mourns the loss of Reverend Graylan Hagler, Baltimore native, pillar of the DC community, longtime revolutionary, and friend. He took his experiences with him everywhere he would go, regularly uplifting Black-Palestinian solidarity and preaching love, justice, and righteousness to all who ever had the privilege to hear him.

We are outside of the Institute of Peace where billionaires, dictators, and real estate developers from all over the world have gathered, eager to bleed Gaza for every drop of profit. This inaugural meeting for the Board of Empire is the mark of a new phase of imperialism. The Board allows war profiteers like Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu, Jared Kushner, and the architect of Iraq’s occupation Tony Blair, direct control over Gaza. It is an attempt to suffocate any means for Palestinian self determination. Under the false veneer of “peace” and fundraising, the Board of Empire has three plain objectives: (1) ghettoize Gaza and enslave our people into a workforce for the global elite, (2) implement a permanent military occupation of Palestine, and (3) cement global power in the hands of billionaires. While the rulers of empire unite to salivate over real estate development plans to reshape and colonize Gaza, the masses across the world unite in our resistance to the global elite’s subjugation and endless war.

We are here with complete clarity that victory is inevitable. no imperial escalation will deter our struggle for liberation and return. The Board of Empire will not deliver peace. Peace demands a two way arms embargo and an end to occupation and imperialism. 

THE US PROMISES PEACE. PEACE DEMANDS AN ARMS EMBARGO! BOARD OF PEACE OUT OF GAZA NOW!  📍U.S. Institute of Peace 2301 Constitution Ave. NW ⏱️ 10 am 📅 Thurs Feb 19 BRING NOISEMAKERS!

Tomorrow, in DC, the so-called Board of “Peace” will have its inaugural meeting. This meeting will bring together international financiers and heads of state to launch this sham effort, a poor mask for modern colonization. Bankrolled by billionaires, the Board of Empire will deploy a new military force to continue the occupation of Gaza, a despicable effort to subjugate those who have resisted two years of genocide. The Board of “Peace” is the embodiment of imperialism and capitalism. These plans will turn Gaza into a proving ground for a dystopian capitalist nightmare that will be exported across the globe.  The fight for an arms embargo is not simply about disarming Israel and ending wars. Arms embargo paves the path for a new future, one where the masses of the world determine our own destiny. We demand a future where governments serve the people, not the interests of a select few. We demand Virginia take that first step and divest from the corporations who place profit over people. The VRS must divest. Join us tomorrow to challenge the Board of Empire and sign the petition at vrsdivest.org.

NO PEACE UNDER OCCUPATION! BOARD OF PEACE OUT OF GAZA NOW! Thursday, February 19th will mark the inaugural meeting of the so-called Board of “Peace.” During this meeting, it is expected that President Trump will announce the formation of the International Stabilization Force, a deployment of troops which will serve to extend the military occupation and blockade of Gaza. We affirm today and everyday, there will be no peace under occupation. No peace while imperialism, zionism, and capitalism attempt to ravage our people and strip Palestinian sovereignty in Gaza.  Join us on Thursday to resist the Board of Empire and assert our demands: U.S. out of Palestine, end the siege on Gaza now, and a two-way arms embargo. Palestine will be free, from the River to the Sea, and no imperialist plot will be able to stop the certainty of this future.  📍U.S. Institute of Peace 2301 Constitution Ave. NW ⏱️ 10 am 📅 Thurs Feb 19 BRING NOISEMAKERS

The last day of imperialism will be the first day of peace. Board of "Peace" out of Gaza now! The Board of "Peace" is scheduled to meet in DC on Thursday, February 19. Heads of states and billionaires from around the world will convene to strategize on how to strip the sovereignty of the Palestinians in Gaza and profit off of their suffering through resource extraction and real estate development. We fully reject these attempts to colonize our people and turn them into a workforce exploited for the profits of the global elite. These plans will turn Gaza into a proving ground for a dystopian capitalist nightmare that will then be used to spread across the globe. The fight for Palestinian liberation is not one that is limited to Gaza, it is one that affects each of us wherever we may be. It is a fight to resist imperial domination. Join us on Thursday to resist the Board of Empire and to confront these criminals. 📍U.S. Institute of Peace 2301 Constitution Ave. NW ⏱️ 10 am 📅 Thurs Feb 19

The stated objective of this meeting is to raise funds for the reconstruction of Gaza, a thin veil to hide the colonial aspirations of the Board. The Board plans to leave Gazans without their own governing body and stifle any efforts for self determination. This body also aims to achieve the political goal Israel failed to accomplish militarily over the past two and half years of genocide: total domination of Gaza. These plans depict a ghettoization of Gaza, turning its population into a workforce that serves the global elite. It is our duty to reject the Board of Empire and expose it for what it is: a colonial model that will be tested in Gaza and exported to the rest of the world. Join us to stand up to these heinous war criminals and demand hands off Gaza and all of Palestine, the dismantling of the Board of Peace, and a two-ways arms embargo on Israel.