Protest eviction of indigenous Bedouin Aug 1 & other actions & upcoming debka performance

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►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 <http://www.house.gov/> ; www.senate.gov <http://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:  <mailto:Gregg.Steinhafel at target.com> 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 <http://www.stopsodastream.org/> ; www.sodastreamboycott.org <http://www.sodastreamboycott.org/> ; www.sacbds.org <http://www.sacbds.org/> 
 
► Get your tickets now:  Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, 7pm, Room for Hope: A <http://www.sacramentobethlehem.org/Events_36PU.html>  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.
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