Alliance- Philippines (AJLPP)

February 25, 2009

In Solidarity with the Irvine 11: To Rebel is Justified!

Los Angeles—“ To rebel is justified.”

The Alliance-Philippines (AJLPP) protest and condemned the arrest and persecution of the Irvine 11.

Eleven student protestors from UC Irvine and UC Riverside peacefully stood up to voice their opposition of Israel’s occupation in Palestine and of the inhumane treatment of the Palestinian people during the speech of Michael Oren, Israeli ambassador to the United States.

Despite the peaceful proactive mass action, the 11 student protestors from UC Irvine were arrested and are now facing criminal charges and university disciplinary action, which may lead to their suspension or expulsion from UCI and UCR.

As the AJLPP and other Filipino-American organizations protests bloody wars and Israel’s in violent crimes against the people of Palestine. we raise our voice again to defend these California students

The AJLPP and its organizations stands in solidarity with the Irvine 11 in their just protest against the representative of the Zionist Israel. We demand that all charges be dropped against the Irvine 11 and that no university disciplinary action will be taken against them.

We will take all the necessary steps to broaden our solidarity efforts to exonerate these 11 brave students for doing what is right and what is just!

Be resolute and form, fear no sacrifice and always fight for right and just!

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