August 5, Milwaukee: Palestine and Political Repression, The Case Of Rasmea Odeh

Event page: http://tinyurl.com/pxcv3kf

6:30 p.m. UW-Milwaukee Student Union, 2200 Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, Fireside Lounge

More info: http://www.stopfbi.net/

Please join Progressive Students of Milwaukee as we host Hatem Abudayyeh, Executive Director of the Arab American Action Network (AAAN), who will speak about the politically-motivated arrest of his colleague, Rasmea Odeh.

Rasmea Yousef Odeh was arrested at her home on Oct. 22, 2013, by agents from the Department of Homeland Security, alleging an immigration violation on a 20-year-old application. Rasmea, who has made it her life’s work to serve and help empower Palestinian and Arab families, is the victim of another witch-hunt by our federal law enforcement agencies, which continue to violate the civil rights of Arabs and Muslims with impunity, particularly those who are critical of U.S. support for Israel’s crimes against the Palestinian people.

Rasmea is a leading member of Chicago’s Arab and Muslim communities, and her decade of service there has changed the lives of thousands of people, particularly disenfranchised Arab women and their families. She has been with the AAAN since 2004, and as Associate Director, is responsible for the management of its day-to-day operations as well as the coordination of the Arab Women’s Committee, which has a membership of close to 600 and leads work in the areas of defending civil liberties and immigrant rights. She is a mentor to hundreds of immigrant women and is a well-known and respected organizer throughout Chicago, the U.S., and the world. She is a proud reminder of the millions of Palestinians who have not given up organizing for their rights of liberation, equality, and return.

Free and open to the public.