A comprehensive investigative profile documenting the activities, affiliations, funding networks, and public statements of the Education Director of The People's Forum — a Singham-funded socialist organizing hub in Manhattan.
Download Layan's PDFAcademic formation and political training
Graduate of Columbia University with academic focus on political theory, anti-colonial studies, and international social movements. Columbia was also the site of the 2024 Gaza Solidarity Encampment where Fuleihan appeared on the front lines alongside NYPD.
Based in New York City. Uses her Palestinian heritage as a central pillar of her organizing identity — framing all activism through an anti-imperialist, pro-Palestine lens that connects U.S. domestic issues to global geopolitics.
Organizational positions and institutional affiliations
Leads political education programs and activist training at The People's Forum, Manhattan's Singham-funded socialist hub. Programming is focused on anti-imperialist theory and pro-Palestine organizing.
Wrote the introduction to The Revolution of 1936–1939 in Palestine by Ghassan Kanafani, published by 1804 Books — The People's Forum's own socialist and anti-imperialist publishing arm.
Wrote the preface to this 1804 Books title, which describes Israel as "a watchdog for US interests" and frames October 7, 2023 as a chapter in the ongoing Palestinian resistance movement.
Speaker at the 2024 conference drawing 3,000+ attendees. Speakers praised Hamas by name. A keynote was delivered by Sana Daqqa, widow of convicted PFLP terrorist Walid Daqqa. Attendees chanted "from the river to the sea" and called October 7 a "breakthrough."
Per the 990 filed February 11, 2026 — the most recent filing — Fuleihan is listed as Director and Treasurer of United Community Fund, a 501(c)(4) political nonprofit embedded inside Neville Roy Singham's CCP-linked dark money network.
Core organizer of the Shut It Down for Palestine Coalition. Appeared on the Socialist Program with Brian Becker podcast. Issued statements calling on activists to "disrupt genocide profiteers" targeting weapons manufacturers, banks, and tech companies.
Documented appearances at organized demonstrations
Flew to Seoul to attend the International People's Response to APEC, organized by the International Strategy Center, the International Peoples' Assembly, and the Tricontinental Institute for Social Research — a node inside the Singham network. Spoke on building "social alternatives to Trump" and the importance of political education and culture.
Addressed a pro-Palestine rally on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., speaking in front of the U.S. Capitol at an event themed "Let Gaza Live."
Seen in a black shirt and red keffiyeh, standing face-to-face with a member of the NYPD, arguing directly with law enforcement. The live stream from the Columbia encampment was rolling camera by Breakthrough News — the Singham-funded media operation that shares an address with The People's Forum. Fuleihan was credited in the resulting documentary The Encampments, produced by Breakthrough and distributed on Apple TV+.
Appeared speaking alongside Mahmoud Khalil — an activist known for helping organize disruptive anti-Israel campus demonstrations and who was later invited to dinner with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Joined members of the ANSWER Coalition, Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL), and The People's Forum in a pro-Palestine demonstration in Midtown Manhattan in response to the Gaza war.
Marched in a pro-Palestine street protest in Midtown Manhattan, flooding the streets with Palestinian flags and chants — one day after the Hamas October 7 attacks.
Professional organizer with on-the-ground leadership. Promotes "intifada" chants, BDS, and disruptions including traffic blocks and encampments. Core mission: orchestrate socialist activism via The People's Forum, Shut It Down for Palestine, 1804 Books, and related pro-Palestinian organizations. Leverages $20M+ Singham funding for "political education" while advancing BDS and anti-U.S. foreign policy agendas.
Documented appearances at Singham-network international conferences
Appeared at the International Solidarity with Palestine Conference organized by Instituto Simón Bolívar in Caracas, Venezuela. Gave an interview calling for global mobilization behind the Palestinian cause and framing the movement as part of a broader international struggle against what she describes as "imperialism."
Flew to Seoul to attend a parallel counter-conference organized by the International Strategy Center, the International Peoples' Assembly, and the Tricontinental Institute for Social Research. Fuleihan spoke on the panel emphasizing the need to build social alternatives to Trump and the importance of political education and culture. The Tricontinental Institute is itself a node inside the Singham network — the same dark money web that funds The People's Forum.
Both venues — Venezuela and Seoul — are nodes inside the Singham network. The same dark money web that funds The People's Forum. The same network whose books Fuleihan controls as Treasurer of the United Community Fund. Her international travel traces a direct line through Singham-linked organizations operating across three continents.
Documented arrests at organized demonstrations
Arrested at a Shut It Down for Palestine march in Washington Heights alongside Claudia De La Cruz, Manolo De Los Santos, and David Chung. Arrested reportedly for use of amplified sound devices.
Arrested again, listed among several pro-Palestinian protest organizers arrested during demonstrations tied to the Gaza war protests in New York, alongside figures from groups including Party for Socialism and Liberation and American Muslims for Palestine.
How money flows into The People's Forum and to Fuleihan
$3,750,000+ to The People's Forum. Associated with George Soros' Open Society Foundations network.
A fiscal sponsor organization supporting over 140 left-wing organizations, taking 7–8% commission. Originated from the Nicaragua Network. Funded by Open Society Foundations and Tides Foundation. Politically aligned with Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba, and has published material echoing North Korean state propaganda.
Fuleihan serves as both Director and Treasurer of UCF — a 501(c)(4) embedded inside Singham's CCP-linked dark money network. This gives her direct control over financial flows within the same network that funds her salary.
Subject of a major New York Times investigation tracking hundreds of millions of dollars through nonprofits — several with UPS store mailboxes as addresses. Married to Jodie Evans of Code Pink.
Despite The People's Forum's "nonprofit" status, Fuleihan's $78,649 salary and events are bankrolled by Neville Roy Singham and Alliance for Global Justice donations. The Justice and Education Fund received $50K from Tides (2022). This raises red flags for foreign influence given Singham's CCP connections per NYT and Washington Examiner reporting. Pattern fits a paid agitator coordinating protests for geopolitical agendas.
IRS Form 990 filings from Nonprofit Explorer
| Name | Title | Year | Compensation | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Layan Fuleihan | Education Director | 2024 | $70,000 | $8,649 | $78,649 |
| Layan Fuleihan | Education Director | 2022 | — | — | $76,136 |
IRS filings show Layan Fuleihan earned about $76,136 in 2022 and $78,649 in 2024 as Education Director at The People's Forum — bringing her reported compensation to roughly $155,000 as a full-time activist educator inside the Singham-funded socialist hub. On top of her salary, she serves as Director and Treasurer of the United Community Fund, a Singham-network 501(c)(4), giving her additional financial control within the same dark money pipeline that pays her.
Publicly documented social media accounts
I confronted Layan at a protest and asked her if I got anything wrong and she declined to answer. — Nate Friedman
Social Media Activity
Documented posts on October 7, 2023 and aftermath
Long live the Palestinian resistance!!
On the morning of the deadliest attack on Jewish people since the Holocaust, Fuleihan posted a photo of crowds cheering a captured Israeli military vehicle with the caption "Long live the Palestinian resistance!!" — posted while the Hamas attack was still underway.
Reposted video of Hamas bulldozing through the Israeli border fence on the day of the attack.
Reposted a clip of Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah praising the surge of pro-Palestine sentiment among young Americans, calling it a "huge" factor in the coming struggle.