Theoutpouring of support from the Asian American community for thisinitiative reveals the growing understanding of theinterconnectedness of our struggles against racism, oppression andefforts to use progressive issues and organizations to advancereactionary agendas. TheChina-Israel film festival is part of an effort by the IsraeliAmbassador Michael Oren, the Israeli consulate and Zionistorganizations to build support for the growing political and economicalliance between China and Israel and is part of the multi-milliondollar effort to "brand Israel" and counteract the growing outcryagainst Israeli violations of human rights, international law anddecency.

TAKEACTION: sendan email to Stephen Gong, the Director of CAAM, (sgong@caamedia.org)- ask CAAM to refuse participation in the China-Israel culturalfestival.

The WorldSocial Forum Free Palestine is approaching fast.  In just a couple of weeks, more than 10,000 Palestinianand solidarity activists from at least 36 different countries will arrive in PortoAlegre to learn from each other and organize together to build a strongmovement to confront Israel and Zionism and the broader injustices theyrepresent and support.

The International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network has beenbuilding with activists in the US, Canada and around the world to build and bringa joint struggleframework to the WSF FP.  Thanks tothe support from everyone who has donated, we have been able to organize adelegation more than 15 strong. We were honored as a delegation to be invitedto have a representative on a major panel.

The US-Canada Joint Struggle Delegation is in the process offinalizing ourworkshop offerings covering a wide range of topics including Israel's rolein repression in the US and around the world, mass incarceration, environmentalinjustice, labor alliances with Palestine, and asserting an anti-colonialfeminism and combating anti-Arab and anti-Muslim racism.

In addition to working on many of the delegation workshops,IJAN is organizing a workshop on the Caseof Jews Against Zionism and participating in workshops focused on Zionistbacklash and the Campaign to Stop the Jewish National Fund. 

There are opportunities for participation in the exciting momentum andbuilding happening at the WSF FP from your locations! The organizing committee of the World Social Forum Free Palestine has calledfor international actions and media initiatives aligned with the socialforum.

Finally, please continue to support IJAN's participation with your donations.