Dream Defenders, Black Lives Matter & Ferguson Reps Take Historic Trip to Palestine

Leaders from American racial justice movements connect with Palestinians living under occupation
By Kristian Davis Baile, Ebony.com 

Representatives at the forefront of the movements for Black lives and racial justice have taken a historic trip to Palestine this week to connect with activists living under Israeli occupation.

Black journalists, artists and organizers representing Ferguson, Black Lives Matter, Black Youth Project 100 (BYP100), and more have joined the Dream Defenders for a 10-day trip to the occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel.

The trip comes after a year of highly-publicized repression in Ferguson, the Gaza Strip, and West Bank including East Jerusalem, as well as solidarity between these places.

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2015-03-25T19:29:45-04:00January 9, 2015|Events|Comments Off on Dream Defenders, Black Lives Matter & Ferguson Reps Take Historic Trip to Palestine
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