Actions this weekend, end the blockade, new petitions

[palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com]

With U.S. cheerleading and money, Israel has now killed over 1850 people in its intensive bombing of Gaza.  At least 75% are civilians and over 400 are children.  Horrifically, ALL of our Congressional electeds (Boxer, Feinstein, Matsui, Bera, and Garamendi) voted for at least two resolutions supporting Israel’s genocide AND voted to give Israel more money for weapons — completely ignoring Israel’s war crimes in Gaza.  

Please call, email or fax them and express your disgust with their recent votes.   Congress is now on a 5 week recess, so call the local offices (numbers at bottom of page) – you can also request a meeting. Consider telling them that you won’t be donating to their campaigns until they STOP supporting the U.S. political cover and money that enables Israel to commit war crimes and other human rights and international law violations with impunity.

● August 9 has been called as an  <http://www.bdsmovement.net/2014/gaza-calling-all-out-on-saturday-9-august-day-of-rage-12423> International Day of Rage. Thus far, three local events have been planned, please participate in one or more:

Friday, Aug 8, 7:30pm,  <https://www.facebook.com/events/340539939428625/?notif_t=plan_user_joined> Candlelight vigil for all those who have lost their lives during the assault on Palestinians in Gaza. As of today, over 1860 Palestinian civilians have been killed more than 450 are children, with thousands more seriously wounded and hundreds of thousands displaced. 16th & J, Sacramento. FMI: <mailto:sunscallopart at gmail.com> sunscallopart at gmail.com

Saturday, Aug. 9, 11am-1pm  Boycott SodaStream AND Israeli Occupation, Apartheid & Genocide bannering & leafleting, 11am-1pm, near North Natomas Target (3601 N. Freeway Blvd.), corner of Promenade Circle & N Freeway Blvd. Sacramento. FMI: <mailto:SacramentoBDS at gmail.com> SacramentoBDS at gmail.com. Day of: 916-220-7178

 Saturday, Aug 9, 6:30 – 8pm, End the siege and blockades that are killing the people of Gaza vigil & leafleting.  Sacramento Veterans for Peace 2nd Saturday:  No New Wars, No Killer Drones! 20th & J, Sacramento. All welcome, FMI: 916-456-4595.

● Donate to emergency relief for Gaza through UNRWA:   <https://unrwausa.org/sacramento/gazaemergency> Click to donate online.  Checks can be written to American Friends of UNRWA and mail to SAPA, 909 12th St. #118, Sacramento, CA. 95814 – put “Gaza Fund” in the memo line. As the largest humanitarian organization in Gaza, UNRWA will do everything possible to support and protect these desperate and traumatized refugees. 100% of donations to UNRWA’s Gaza Emergency Program go directly to Gaza.

● The Sacramento Regional Coalition for Palestinian Rights is now on  <https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sacramento-Regional-Coalition-for-Palestinian-Rights/714098718655522?ref=hl> Facebook – please visit & “like” it.   <https://sacbds.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/your-calls-actions-are-needed-now-to-end-israel_s-siege-and-blockade-that-is-killing-the-people-of-gaza.pdf> 

●  <http://www.sacbds.org/petitions> Sign and forward petitions for Palestine -  new petitions are added regularly, including these:

► Sign the petition  <http://act.rootsaction.org/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=10159&tag=CGP20140806&track=CGP20140806> telling Congress: Shame on You for supporting Israel’s genocide on Gaza.
►  <http://org.salsalabs.com/o/641/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=16168>  Ask your Senators and Congressional representatives to watch the briefing on Israel’s violence against Palestinian civilians.
► Sign the petition  <http://org.salsalabs.com/o/641/p/salsa/web/thank_you_page/public/thankYou.sjs?thank_you_page_KEY=4468> demanding the reinstatement of Palestinian-American Professor Dr. Steven Salaita fired from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, for his public criticism of the U.S.-sponsored Israeli massacres in Gaza. 
►Also sign the  <http://www.change.org/petitions/phyllis-m-wise-we-demand-corrective-action-on-the-scandalous-firing-of-palestinian-american-professor-dr-steven-salaita?share_id=WsfDPTwVLK&utm_campaign=friend_inviter_chat&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=share_petition&utm_term=permissions_dialog_true> petition to the Chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign regarding Prof. Salaita. 
► <http://org.salsalabs.com/o/301/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=16188> Tell Jewish Institutional Leaders: Say No to Israel’s Attack
►  Sign petition:  <http://codepink.salsalabs.com/o/424/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=7222> USA: Stop sending weapons to Israel!

 

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