
Posted: 12th October 2026
Dear GWUAN Friends and colleagues,
Tomorrow is the day! On Saturday, October 10, the People’s Tribunal on U.S. Government Complicity in Gaza will take place in Seattle, Washington, hosted by the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, US, Veterans for Peace, and the American Friends Service Committee.
Through testimony, evidence, and legal analysis, the Tribunal will examine the U.S. government’s role in Gaza and the urgent questions of complicity and accountability.
The tribunal livestream will be available on Youtube and Facebook live channels:
· WILPF US Youtube and -uhpjsxyclJ-0gLuR57mYAggAaACofcDsDXm1hbR6YxJxBgEIQ8Ii7z771aIhz2hEpq1tVuhuOVJKL2ocCl_SayL39BSs_96WBU8YtlvY7gjuTd1tHmMoiK8LoNvzY3Q==&c=fP5EnLS2YRfZ00q0qvUevXo2cYtnAYy1n5I4ofwzMm-4-qrNEbtZEw==&ch=1ab6irc_GKdDYw7hC9tooHm_37DZpB5-e-OKn3ox4RhrHBKVcfYypA==”>Youtube and Facebook
PROGRAM: All times are Pacific Time. Be sure to check the time where you live.
The program schedule will be updated regularly on our website (subject to last minute changes around witness availability and last minute program needs). Please check here: People’s Tribunal on U.S. Government Complicity in Gaza
REPRESENTATIVE VOICES AT THE TRIBUNAL
Organizers
· Linda Low, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom US, Tribunal Director and Emcee
· Michael McPhearson, Veterans For Peace, Tribunal Director and Emcee
· Bissan Barghouti, Palestinian Activist, Opening Remarks
Lead legal advisors
· King Downing, AFSC Director of Healing & Justice, Lead Tribunal Prosecutor
· Stephen Rosenbaum, Civil and Human Rights Legal Expert, Tribunal Advisor
Witnesses and jury members
You’ll be hearing expert and firsthand testimony from*:
· Experts on International Humanitarian Law, Genocide Convention, human rights law, and disability rights law.
· Individuals well versed in the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the US government.
· Testimony from a Palestinian family from Gaza, currently exiled in Oman.
· Activists and Seattle community members repressed by the state for exercising their right to freedom of speech.
· Former military witness with firsthand experience on the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza in 2025.
· And other voices.
· The People’s Tribunal Team
Bissan Barghouti | Tribunal Coordinator. Anjali Tallapragada | WILPF US, Field Organizer
Linda Low | WILPF US, Executive Director