In an address to the inaugural Palestine Festival of Literature in 2008, John Berger gave a moving reading of Ghassan Kanafani's "Letter from Gaza," written in 1956.
Our team of regulars and part-time volunteers are committed to helping alleviate some of the suffering of Palestinians in need.
Since 1978, PAS has supported non-profit organizations in the Gaza Strip, West Bank, and refugee camps throughout the region, with a special focus on organizations that support women.
We are devoted to providing humanitarian support for the medical, educational, vocational, and cultural needs of Palestinians. We strive to make a lasting impact and effect positive change.
Your tax-deductible donation helps provide support for the medical, educational, vocational, and cultural needs of Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip, West Bank, and in the 58 refugee camps scattered throughout the region.
Who Cares about Gaza?
You and I do
All of us have been watching in horror as Palestinians in Gaza are subjected to an intensive and unprecedented Israeli military assault and bombardment that has reduced homes, offices, banks, schools, and hospitals to rubble. Death and injury of civilians, especially women and children, has skyrocketed by the hour. There is absolutely no safe place to hide.
Sadly, the worst is yet to come.
Today, more than ever the people in Gaza need us. And they need us NOW.
We are calling on all our friends and members to donate. No matter how much we give, it pales in comparison to the price Gazans are paying.
Please donate generously NOW.
All proceeds will go to the Palestine Red Crescent in Gaza.
Make your tax-deductible donation to Palestine Aid Society of America
Thank you
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PALESTINE AID SOCIETY OF AMERICA
2075 W STADIUM BLVD # 2221
ANN ARBOR, MI 48106
U.S.A.
Dear Friends:
We just received an urgent appeal from Dr. Mustafa Barghouti of the Palestine Medical Relief Society (PMRS) regarding the deteriorating situation in the West Bank. As the vicious attacks by the Israeli settlers and army escalate, there is an urgent need to support the emergency first aid teams that the PMRS is building in the conflict areas, which includes training, first aid materials and equipment, first aid stations, and ambulances.
Palestinians are being killed, injured, and imprisoned; their homes are being destroyed; and their fields burned and property confiscated—simply because they refuse to surrender. Let's do our part by sending the PMRS much needed funds.
Your generous donation is very much appreciated!
NOTE: Donations are tax deductible in the US to the fullest extent provided by law.
To donate online, just click on the red donate button above.
Or send your check to:
PALESTINE AID SOCIETY OF AMERICA
2075 W STADIUM BLVD # 2221
ANN ARBOR, MI 48106
U.S.A.
Dear Friends,
Please mark your calendars! This year’s Palestine Aid Society of America's Embroidery Sale will be held on Saturday, December 3rd. All proceeds from the sale will go towards supporting Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, where the need remains dire.
Details:
When: Saturday, December 3, 2022 @ 12 PM - 5 PM
Where: The First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Ann Arbor, 4001 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd, Ann Arbor, MI, 48103
We hope you can join us. Feel free to pass this invitation to your friends.
NOTE: for your protection and that of the others, please wear a mask.
Thank you.
Dear Friends, The PAS Embroidery Sale is back on track. Please join us on Sunday, November 21st @ 3 PM - 7 PM, at the Church of the Incarnation. We are grateful to Rev. Joe Summers and the congregation for providing the space to hold our annual event. All funds raised go to support Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. We hope to see you there. Date: Sunday, November 21, 2021; Time: 3 PM - 7 PM; Location: The Church of the Incarnation. 3257 Lohr Rd., Ann Arbor, MI, 48108. Please Wear a Mask.
Medical Relief Fund For Gaza
Our fellow humans, especially in Gaza, need our help right now. Once again, we watch in horror the Israeli atrocities committed against the Palestinian people, especially in Gaza. Images of multi-story buildings collapsing to rubble burying its residents haunt all of us. This is coupled with attacks on worshipers in Jerusalem at the al-Aqsa Mosque.
As of today (5/16/2021), more than 200 people have been killed, including 58 children and 34 women, and close to 1500 wounded. There is no end in sight to this latest horror as Israel has made it clear it has no intention to stop its bombing campaign anytime soon. Hospitals are trying to cope with the flood of wounded at a time when they were already struggling to deal with the COVID pandemic.
The people in Gaza need our help more than ever, so please give generously to help them. All proceeds will go directly to the Palestine Red Crescent in Gaza.
NOTE: Donations are tax deductible in the US to the fullest extent provided by law.
To donate online, just click on the red donate button above.
Or send your check to:
PALESTINE AID SOCIETY OF AMERICA
2075 W STADIUM BLVD # 2221
ANN ARBOR, MI 48106
U.S.A.
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The Center for Youth Economic Empowerment envisages a Palestine where young people have the skills needed for economic success, as well as access to broad and durable networks of businesses, entrepreneurs, and decision makers. We believe that providing students with these opportunities will contribute to increasing freedom and equality in Palestinian society.
Union of Health Care Committees (UHCC) was founded in 1985 by a collection of leaders and professionals from the Gaza Strip and West Bank to provide high-quality healthcare services to Palestinians, especially marginalized and poor Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip.
The society seeks to enhance the role and position of women within the family and the Palestinian community by enabling them in the fields of education, culture, business, law, and healthcare. It also promotes the creative energy of children.
RIWAQ preserves collective Palestinian memory through projects that document and restore architectural heritage sites across the West Bank and Gaza. Harnessing the energy and skills of students, architects, archaeologists, and historians, RIWAQ completed the Registry of Historic Buildings, a thirteen-year project (1994-2007) resulting in the publication of three volumes that detailed histories, maps, and photos of approximately 420 villages in sixteen districts across the West Bank and Gaza.
Assirk Assaghir provides circus workshops for children and teenagers from the Nablus area, including surrounding villages and refugee camps, in acrobatics, stilts, unicycle, clowning, juggling, dance, trapeze and tissue, as well as occasional workshops in music and acting.
Nablus Performing Art School is made up of a team of motivated trainers and enthusiastic students from the Nablus area, including surrounding villages and refugee camps. Many of the trainers have been with the school since its establishment in 2004 and have worked tirelessly as volunteers to keep their dream alive.