[PalestinianRightsSacRegion] AIPAC demo this Sunday 12-2-12, new listserve & other local Palestine rights events

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Subject: [PalestinianRightsSacRegion] AIPAC demo this Sunday 12-2-12,new
listserve & other local Palestine rights events

Welcome to the list serve of the Sacramento Regional Coalition for
Palestinian Rights.  The purpose and mission of the Coalition and a list
of its current members are at the bottom of this email.  
We will send you periodic updates of local events, actions and alerts
related to ending violations of Palestinians' rights under international
law, including ending human rights abuses, occupation, colonization, and
apartheid.  

Please share this information with others who are interested.  To
subscribe, unsubscribe, or for more information, email:
SacReg4PalestinianRights at gmail.com.

The Annual AIPAC (Israel Lobby) Membership Event is this Sunday, Dec 2,
please attend the demonstration, 10am, Woodlake Hotel, 500 Leisure Lane
(see below).  
If you have not already done so, please contact your local electeds and
ask them not to attend:  

Assemblymember Roger Dickinson's office says he will be attending.

(916) 319-2009; Fax: (916) 319 - 2109; roger.dickinson at asm.ca.gov

Assemblymember Ken Cooley (newly elected): ken at kencooley.com

Assemblymember Richard Pan's office says he is not going (he went last
year, but we can thank him for not going this year): 
(916) 319-2005; Fax: (916) 319-2105; Assemblymember.Pan at assembly.ca.gov

Representative Ami Bera (newly elected): 877-750-2372

For other Sacramento electeds, see:
http://sacbds.org/elected-officials/

Sunday, Dec 2, 2012, 10am 

Protest the Israel lobby's support for occupation, apartheid & war at
the Annual AIPAC Membership Event.
Woodlake Hotel (formerly the Radisson) 500 Leisure Ln, Sacramento. Peace
mom Cindy Sheehan will speak.  This demonstration will be held rain or
shine; bring your umbrella if it is raining.

FMI: SacReg4PalestineRights at gmail.com

Saturday, Dec 8, 2012, 11am - 1pm, Leafleting & bannering to boycott
SodaStream <http://www.StopSodaStream.org> , made in an illegal Israeli
settlement on stolen Palestinian land. Location TBA. FMI:
SacramentoBDS at gmail.com; www.sacbds.org <http://www.sacbds.org/> 

Saturday, Dec 15, 2012, 11am - 1pm, Leafleting & bannering to boycott
SodaStream <http://www.StopSodaStream.org> , made in an illegal Israeli
settlement on stolen Palestinian land. Location TBA. FMI:
SacramentoBDS at gmail.com; www.sacbds.org <http://www.sacbds.org/> 

Save the dates:  Jan. 4, 5 & 6, 2013 for film 5 Broken Cameras
<http://www.kinolorber.com/5brokencameras> . A prize-winner at Sundance
and Amsterdam's famed documentary festival, it takes an international
tragedy and reframes it in light of its impact on one family's life.
Iyad Burnat, a non-violence resistance leader from Palestine's West
Bank, will speak after the film. Times & Location TBA. FMI:
sacramento at jewishvoiceforpeace.org

Purpose and Mission

The Sacramento Regional Coalition for Palestinian Rights (the Coalition)
comprises organizations and individuals who advocate for human rights,
civil rights, equality, and dignity of the Palestinian people living in
occupied Palestine, Israel, the United States, and elsewhere in the
diaspora. The Coalition calls for full implementation of international
law regarding and respect for the rights and dignity of Palestine and
the Palestinian people. 

Recognizing that Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel are
under assault by the Israeli government, armed settlers, and others, the
Coalition advocates for immediate changes in U.S. policy toward
Palestine and Israel. These changes include a halt to all U.S. military
aid and other aid to Israel that enables or promotes: violations of
human rights; the continued oppression of the Palestinian people, their
culture, and identity; and Israeli policies of apartheid, which are a
crime under the International Convention on the Suppression and
Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid, ratified by United Nations General
Assembly. 

Recognizing that U.S. advocates for Palestinian rights are under assault
by anti-Palestinian organizations and other entities, we also dedicate
ourselves to support the rights of all to challenge U.S. & Israeli
policies.

The Coalition engages only in nonviolent strategies, including efforts
in response to the international campaign for boycott, divestment, and
sanctions (www.bdsmovement.net) that calls for Israel to meet its
obligation to recognize the Palestinian people's inalienable right to
self-determination and fully complies with the precepts of international
law by: 

1. Ending its occupation and colonization of all Arab lands and
dismantling the Wall;

2. Recognizing the fundamental rights of the Arab-Palestinian citizens
of Israel to full equality; and

3. Respecting, protecting and promoting the rights of Palestinian
refugees to return to their homes and properties as stipulated in UN
resolution 194.

The following organizations are members of the Sacramento Regional
Coalition for Palestinian Rights;

American Muslims for Palestine, Chico Palestine Action Working Group,
Davis Committee for Palestinian Rights, Friends of Sabeel Sacramento
Region, Jewish Voice for Peace, Palestinian American Congress,
Palestine-Israel Working Group of Nevada County, Sacramento Area Peace
Action (www.sacpeace.org), Sacramento BDS, Sacramento County Green
Party, Talking Drum, Veterans for Peace, Women's International League
for Peace & Freedom.

FMI about the Coalition including contact information for member
organizations, email the Coalition:  SacReg4PalestinianRights at gmail.com

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