Palestinian And Anti-imperialist Organizations To Host People’s Conference For Palestine In Detroit

From May 24 to 26, 14 convening organizations and over 300 endorsing organizations—including Palestinian organizations that have been leading the mass movement for Palestine in North America—will convene in Detroit, Michigan, for The People’s Conference for Palestine.

Detroit has been a site of revolutionary struggle for decades, playing host to the League of Revolutionary Black Workers (and their participation in the historic National Black Economic Development Conference, first held in the city in April 1969), and to one of the largest settings of Arab diasporic life.

For months, organizations in North America have been strengthening and leading a mass movement to advance the cause of Palestinian national liberation. The movement has been borne out by the millions marching in the streets, direct actions across all major cities, new and newly-energized sector-based organizing and campaigns, victories across ideological and media struggles, and most recently, student encampments demanding divestment in the universities and colleges.

The People’s Conference for Palestine appears at a juncture when the liberation struggle in Gaza has generated pockets of revolutionary energy: in the labor movement, on the campuses, and in the streets, people are being politicized around Palestine.

The conference’s sessions, assemblies, and teach-ins will focus on building strong political organizations; confronting Zionism and imperialism; advancing the struggle through art, culture, media, and education; and supporting the student movement to continue to exert pressure inside and outside their campuses.
 

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