Call in Day/Week: August 19 for Palestine: boycott, children, right to visit

[palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com]

On Monday, August 19, 2019 please call your representative, Matsui, Bera,
Garamendi or other and tell them:

1. Co-sponsor
<https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/496> House
Resolution. 496 "that all Americans have the right to participate in
boycotts in pursuit of civil and human rights at home and abroad as
protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution." Reps. Ilhan Omar,
Rashida Tlaib and John Lewis have introduced
<https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/496/text?q=%7
B%22search%22%3A%5B%22H.Res.+496%22%5D%7D&r=1> H. Res. 496, which affirms
our right to boycott. H. Res 496 counters attempts to silence those who
criticize Israel's human rights abuses and support a boycott of those that
profit from these abuses.
<https://www.codepink.org/omg_did_you_hear_what_ilhan_omar_just_did> Click
for more info

2. Co-sponsor
<https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2407> H.R. 2407,
the "Promoting Human Rights for Palestinian Children Living Under Israeli
Military Occupation Act."
<https://nwttac.dci-palestine.org/tell_your_lawmaker_to_support_hr2407>
Click for more info.

3. Issue a statement objecting to
<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/15/israel-netanyahu-ilhan-omar-r
ashida-tlaib-visit> Israel's refusal to allow Reps. Illan Omar and Rashida
Tlaib to visit Palestine & Israel. More info:
<https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/michael-f-brown/democrats-watch-their-
words-israel-bars-congresswomen> Electronic Intifada,
<https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190816-israel-wont-silence-tlaib-omar-b
y-banning-them-from-entry/> Middle East Monitor,
<https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2019/08/15/reps-rashida-tlaib-and-ilh
an-omar-banned-israel> Common Dreams.

If you cannot call on August 19, call as soon as you can during the week of
Aug 19-23.

Contacting Congress:
House Speaker   <https://www.speaker.gov/contact/> Nancy Pelosi
202-225-0100,  <https://www.speaker.gov/contact/> Click to mail
Rep.  <https://matsui.house.gov/contact/> Doris Matsui  DC:  202 225-7163,
Sacramento: 916-498-5600,  <https://matsui.house.gov/contact/> Click to
email 
Rep.  <https://bera.house.gov/contact> Ami Bera  DC: 202-225-5716,
Sacramento County: 916-635-0505,
<https://bera.house.gov/connect-with-me/email-ami> Click to email 
Rep.  <https://garamendi.house.gov/contact> John Garamendi DC: 202 225-1880,
Davis: 530-753-5301,  <https://garamendi.house.gov/contact> Click to email
All other  <http://representatives/> Representatives and Senators:
202-224-3121,  <http://www.house.gov/> www.house.gov,
<http://www.senate.gov/> www.Senate.gov.
 <https://sac4palestine.org/contact-elected-officials/> More contact
information.

 

Upcoming events:

Wednesday, Aug 21, 2019, 6:30pm, Film:
<https://www.ucc.org/news_video_resource_on_plight_of_palestinian_children_p
rompted_by_general_synod_resolution_3_great_loves_12262018> How Are The
Children? A United Church of Christ documentary about Israeli military
detention of children, followed by discussion. Unitarian Universalist, 2425
Sierra Blvd, Sacramento. FMI: unionhackett at comcast.net

 

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