From palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com Mon Jul 15 14:49:22 2013 From: palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com (palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com) Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 14:49:22 -0700 Subject: National Day of Action 7-16-13 on divestment from Israel's occupation; Take Action to boycott SodaStream; & more Message-ID: Take Action to support Palestinian rights! ? Join the National Day of Action, Tuesday July 16, 2013: asking TIAA CREF to divest from Israel's occupation of Palestine and stores to Boycott SodaStream. Pension fund giant TIAA CREF has quietly but totally divested from SodaStream which is made in an illegal Israeli settlement on stolen Palestinian land in violation of international law. Last year they dropped Caterpillar from their Social Choice fund. These are good steps, but they need to do more! July 16 is their annual meeting at which they refused to allow a shareholder resolution on divestment from Israel?s occupation of Palestine. 11am: Meet at the mall entrance of Macy's Women's store, 414 K St. in downtown Mall. We will deliver a letter asking Macy?s to stop selling SodaStream & then walk to CalSTRS in West Sacramento, see below. FMI: 916-769-1641. 12noon: Assemble at CalSTRS entrance, 100 Waterfront Place, West Sacramento. We will deliver a letter asking CalSTRS to divest from Israel?s occupation of Palestine. FMI: 916-769-1641. 4:30pm-6pm: Boycott SodaStream bannering at 16th & J Streets, downtown Sacramento. Sign the TIAA CREF petition. Sign the boycott SodaStream petition: www.change.org/petitions/tell-stores-don-t-buy-or-sell-sodastream-3#share FMI: sacramento at jewishvoiceforpeace.org ? Saturday, July 20, 2013: Boycott SodaStream Bannering & Leafleting, 10:30am-12:30pm: Target 6504 4th Ave, Sacramento (just south of 65th St exit off Highway 50) ? Tell Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel that selling SodaStream is unethical: gregg.steinhafel at target.com; 800-440-0680; www. target.com. ? Fill out a store comment card when you are in Target and talk to store managers. FMI: sacramentobds at gmail.com ? Take Action: Protect Student?s right to criticize Israeli occupation and apartheid. Contact State Senators Darrell Steinberg and Lois Wolk and Assemblymember Roger Dickinson and ask them to withdraw their signatures from a May 31 letter to UC Regents condemning student-led efforts calling for divestment from companies that support Israel?s violations of human rights and international law. Click for more information. This letter supports stifling academic debate and curtailing students right to free speech and to raise issues such as this that address critical human rights issues. This interfering approach by the Legislators is unwarranted. Furthermore, the letter?s allegations that these efforts have a ?divisive impact? on campuses is simply an attempt to protect Israel from legitimate criticism about its well-documented human rights abuses, illegal settlements; land theft; discriminatory apartheid laws and other violations of international law. Organizations, unions and individuals in the United States and around the work are calling for boycott and divestment from Israel?s occupation and apartheid as a means to pressure Israel to stop violating human rights and obey international law. This is an effective, non-violent strategy that was successful in ending apartheid in South Africa. Senator Darrell Steinberg: (916) 651-4006; senator.steinberg at senate.ca.gov; http://sd06.senate.ca.gov/contact Senator Lois Wolk senator.wolk; (916) 651-4003; senator.wolk at senate.ca.gov; http://sd03.senate.ca.gov/content/contact-me Assemblymember Roger Dickinson: (916) 319-2007; assemblymember.dickinson at assembly.ca.gov; https://lcmspubcontact.lc.ca.gov/PublicLCMS/ContactPopup.php?district=AD07 & Contact these local representatives and urge them NOT to sign the letter: Assemblymember Ken Cooley: (916) 319-2008; assemblymember.cooley at assembly.ca.gov; http://asmdc.org/members/a08/ Assemblymember Richard Pan: (916) 319-2009; assemblymember.pan at assembly.ca.gov; https://lcmspubcontact.lc.ca.gov/PublicLCMS/ContactPopup.php?district=AD09 & Assemblymember Mariko Yamada: (916) 319-2004; assemblymember.yamada at assembly.ca.gov; https://lcmspubcontact.lc.ca.gov/PublicLCMS/ContactPopup.php?district=AD04 & -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com Wed Jul 31 12:32:09 2013 From: palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com (palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com) Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 12:32:09 -0700 Subject: Protest eviction of indigenous Bedouin Aug 1 & other actions & upcoming debka performance Message-ID: ?Protest Thursday, August 1, 2013, 12noon: Stop Israel?s proposed eviction of 40,000+ indigenous Bedouin Sidewalk on west side of State Capitol, 10th & L, Sacramento; FMI: dlmandel at pacbell.net The Israeli Knesset approved the first reading of the infamous Prawer Plan ? an unabashed land grab that would remove 40,000-plus Bedouin people from their ancestral homeland. This massive violation of human rights just got a big step closer to reality. This Thursday, August 1st, activists around the world have called for a "Day of Anger" to show opposition to the Prawer Plan. It was inexcusable and criminal when European settlers in North America and forced indigenous people from their lands and livelihoods and concentrated them on reservations. Though the effects of those crimes remain, in the 21st century, we know better, right? Well, apparently the concept hasn't yet been absorbed for the Israeli government, which is about to finalize a law that would do essentially the same to at least 40,000 Palestinian Bedouin in the south of the country. Many of the affected people were forced once before, after the creation of the state, to move to where they are now; and most of them have lived ever since in so-called "unrecognized" villages, deprived of electricity, water, roads and other basic services. Also please sign these petitions: - http://org.salsalabs.com/o/301/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=13809 - http://www.change.org/petitions/end-the-destruction-of-bedouin-villages-in-israel And Contact your Congressional Representative and ask them to voice objection to Israel?s ongoing home demolitions and planned massive eviction of the Bedouin people. Call: 202-224-3121; email through websites: www.house.gov ; www.senate.gov More information: https://jewishvoiceforpeace.org/campaigns/the-prawer-plan-act-now ?Tuesday, August 13, 2013, 4:30-6pm: Bannering at 16th & J Vigil: Oppose U.S. Aid to Israel & Boycott SodaStream (made in an illegal Israeli settlement on stolen Palestninan land). ?Support international SodaStream Boycott: - When you see SodaStream for sale in a store, talk to the manager and fill out a comment card -- ask the store to stop selling SodaStream. - Tell Target CEO: Gregg.Steinhafel at target.com (800-440-0680; target.com) that: There is nothing green or ethical about SodaStream! - 2nd, 3rd & 4th Saturdays: Join Sacramento BDS in bannering and leafleting at local stores that carry SodaStream. For locations, email sacramentobds at gmail.com - Sign the petiton and ask others to sign: www.change.org/petitions/tell-stores-don-t-buy-or-sell-sodastream-3#share - More info: www.stopsodastream.org ; www.sodastreamboycott.org ; www.sacbds.org ? Get your tickets now: Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, 7pm, Room for Hope: A Celebration of Palestinian Dance. Performance by youth dance troupe from Bethlehem, Palestine. The Guild Theater, 2828 35th St., Sacramento. Tix & info: SacramentoBethlehem at yahoo.com. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com Wed Jul 31 15:37:44 2013 From: palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com (palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com) Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 15:37:44 -0700 Subject: correction: Aug 1 demo is at 10th & Capitol Message-ID: <1FAB2C7A488844EEA078CE51FE500D56@your4dacd0ea75> ?Protest Thursday, August 1, 2013, 12noon: Stop Israel?s proposed eviction of 40,000+ indigenous Bedouin Sidewalk on west side of State Capitol, 10th & Capitol Mall, Sacramento; FMI: dlmandel at pacbell.net The Israeli Knesset approved the first reading of the infamous Prawer Plan ? an unabashed land grab that would remove 40,000-plus Bedouin people from their ancestral homeland. This massive violation of human rights just got a big step closer to reality. This Thursday, August 1st, activists around the world have called for a "Day of Anger" to show opposition to the Prawer Plan. It was inexcusable and criminal when European settlers in North America and forced indigenous people from their lands and livelihoods and concentrated them on reservations. Though the effects of those crimes remain, in the 21st century, we know better, right? Well, apparently the concept hasn't yet been absorbed for the Israeli government, which is about to finalize a law that would do essentially the same to at least 40,000 Palestinian Bedouin in the south of the country. Many of the affected people were forced once before, after the creation of the state, to move to where they are now; and most of them have lived ever since in so-called "unrecognized" villages, deprived of electricity, water, roads and other basic services. Also please sign these petitions: - http://org.salsalabs.com/o/301/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=13809 - http://www.change.org/petitions/end-the-destruction-of-bedouin-villages-in-israel And Contact your Congressional Representative and ask them to voice objection to Israel?s ongoing home demolitions and planned massive eviction of the Bedouin people. Call: 202-224-3121; email through websites: www.house.gov ; www.senate.gov More information: https://jewishvoiceforpeace.org/campaigns/the-prawer-plan-act-now ?Tuesday, August 13, 2013, 4:30-6pm: Bannering at 16th & J Vigil: Oppose U.S. Aid to Israel & Boycott SodaStream (made in an illegal Israeli settlement on stolen Palestninan land). ?Support international SodaStream Boycott: - When you see SodaStream for sale in a store, talk to the manager and fill out a comment card -- ask the store to stop selling SodaStream. - Tell Target CEO: Gregg.Steinhafel at target.com (800-440-0680; target.com) that: There is nothing green or ethical about SodaStream! - 2nd, 3rd & 4th Saturdays: Join Sacramento BDS in bannering and leafleting at local stores that carry SodaStream. For locations, email sacramentobds at gmail.com - Sign the petiton and ask others to sign: www.change.org/petitions/tell-stores-don-t-buy-or-sell-sodastream-3#share - More info: www.stopsodastream.org ; www.sodastreamboycott.org ; www.sacbds.org ? Get your tickets now: Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, 7pm, Room for Hope: A Celebration of Palestinian Dance. Performance by youth dance troupe from Bethlehem, Palestine. The Guild Theater, 2828 35th St., Sacramento. Tix & info: SacramentoBethlehem at yahoo.com. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: