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

Thu Nov 29 16:02:29 PST 2012

I received four of these.  please remove me from all of your lists.   
thanks, emily.wright at sbcglobal.net  ( I think the settings are wrong  
on reply or reply all" i just hit reply, not reply all.
On Nov 29, 2012, at 3:55 PM, The list serve provides alerts and  
action notices related to Palestinian rights in the Sacramento area.  
wrote:

> I received two of these. Please remove me from
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> both mailing lists. Thank you.
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> jprigoff12 at comcast.net
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> On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 3:37 PM, The list serve provides alerts and  
> action notices related to Palestinian rights in the Sacramento  
> area. <palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com> wrote:
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> 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.
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> 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:
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> Assemblymember Roger Dickinson’s office says he will be attending.
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>  (916) 319–2009; Fax: (916) 319 – 2109; roger.dickinson at asm.ca.gov
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> Assemblymember Ken Cooley (newly elected): ken at kencooley.com
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> 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
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> Representative Ami Bera (newly elected): 877-750-2372
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> For other Sacramento electeds, see:  http://sacbds.org/elected- 
> officials/
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> Sunday, Dec 2, 2012, 10am
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> 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.
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> FMI: SacReg4PalestineRights at gmail.com
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> Saturday, Dec 8, 2012, 11am - 1pm, Leafleting & bannering to  
> boycott SodaStream, made in an illegal Israeli settlement on stolen  
> Palestinian land. Location TBA. FMI: SacramentoBDS at gmail.com;  
> www.sacbds.org
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> Saturday, Dec 15, 2012, 11am - 1pm, Leafleting & bannering to  
> boycott SodaStream, made in an illegal Israeli settlement on stolen  
> Palestinian land. Location TBA. FMI: SacramentoBDS at gmail.com;  
> www.sacbds.org
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>
> Save the dates:  Jan. 4, 5 & 6, 2013 for film 5 Broken Cameras. 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
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> 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.
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>
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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:
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> 1. Ending its occupation and colonization of all Arab lands and  
> dismantling the Wall;
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> 2. Recognizing the fundamental rights of the Arab-Palestinian  
> citizens of Israel to full equality; and
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> 3. Respecting, protecting and promoting the rights of Palestinian  
> refugees to return to their homes and properties as stipulated in  
> UN resolution 194.
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> The following organizations are members of the Sacramento Regional  
> Coalition for Palestinian Rights;
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> 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.
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> FMI about the Coalition including contact information for member  
> organizations, email the Coalition:   
> SacReg4PalestinianRights at gmail.com
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