campaigns and community actions

We organize targeted campaigns, protests, and community events. Our campaigns raise awareness for and create calls to action against the oppression facing Palestinians. Our actions build people-power around ongoing developments in Palestine and joint liberation struggles. See examples of our work below.

Through panels, teach-ins, film screenings, open mic nights, and more, MD2Palestine spreads knowledge about Palestinian culture, history, current events, and politics throughout the community. We partner with local orgs to engage and empower community members with all levels of familiarity with the Palestinian national liberation struggle. In addition to street protest and local political campaigns, MD2Palestine works on the cultural terrain to equip our community with the information necessary to further the struggle for liberation.

MD2Palestine launched a campaign with a multi-ethnic/racial/religious coalition in an effort to prevent the IHRA definition of antisemitism to be adopted through a Montgomery County Council resolution. The IHRA definition of antisemitism is associated with 11 examples, 7 of which conflate criticism of Israel with antisemitism. Adopting the definition, while seemingly innocent on it surface, is used as a tactic to silence and smear anyone who dares advocate for Palestine or hold Israel to account for its ongoing war crimes. Our coalition held meetings with County Council members, held a press conference and phone zap, and organized a disruption the day of the vote when the council decided to pass the resolution. Our efforts delayed the resolution's passing by multiple weeks. 

MD2Palestine is committed to centering Palestinian voices in the fight for Palestinian liberation. We are partnered with Palestinians living in Wadi Foquin to raise awareness about their struggles under occupation and initiate campaigns according to the village's needs. 

Located five miles west of Bethlehem in the West Bank, Wadi Foquin is a Palestinian village fighting for existence amidst unrelenting and illegal Israeli settlement expansion. The village has seen acres of farmland and olive trees completely destroyed by the occupier. Palestinians in Wadi Foquin experience inhumane living conditions, including intentional sewage dumping from neighboring settlements into cultivated Palestinian land, which  contaminates villagers' crops and groundwater. This is especially harmful because Palestinians have a direct connection to their land and are traditionally reliant on farming as a means for sustenance. Palestinians in Wadi Foquin also face checkpoints that impede upon their free movement and are under constant threat of forced expulsion, home demolitions and land confiscation. 

We are committed to pursuing justice for Wadi Foquin and all Palestinians defending the sanctity of their land. Our efforts with Wadi Foquin are a testament to our theory of change by centering those most impacted by state violence. We are excited to continue building relationships with Palestinians throughout historic Palestine and the diaspora.