Links and Resources

  • Article: Integrating Palestine into the Progressive Left, by Noura Erakat. Al-Shabaka, the Palestinian Policy Network, June 2010. “The U.S. Social Forum is an opportune space for Palestinians to forge alliances with other progressive forces as well as integrate the cause for Palestinian self-determination more firmly into the progressive left agenda. Arab and Palestinian Americans who consider the crises in the Middle East, and U.S. support for them, a function of unfettered neo-liberalism are seeking to do just that. However, even in this space, Palestinians have had to struggle to represent themselves and to push back against a liberal tendency to provide a “balance” of narratives before they could experience genuine solidarity.”
  • Article: Bringing Palestine to the US Social Forum, by Andrew Dalack. Electronic Intifada, April 6, 2010. “The USSF’s National Planning Committee (NPC) is dedicated to creating a space wherein the struggles of communities of color and indigenous populations can be heard and deliberately addressed. The participation of the United States Palestinian Community Network (USPCN) in the NPC signifies a momentous shift for both the Left movement in the US as well as for Palestinian rights activism.”
  • US Palestinian Community Network main site
  • US Social Forum main site

Social Forum Resources