From palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com Mon Aug 10 18:31:34 2020 From: palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com (palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com) Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2020 18:31:34 -0700 Subject: Please take action right now to include Arab Americans in Ethnic Studies curriculum Message-ID: The California's Department of Education (CDE) is meeting this Thursday, August 13, 2020 to put the finishing touches on an Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum which would bring Ethnic Studies education to public high schools throughout the state. Early versions of this curriculum included Arab American and Pacific Islanders - these two groups have now been removed. Please tell the Dept. of Education to keep Arab-Americans, including Palestinian-Americans, and Pacific-Islanders in the Ethnic Studies Curriculum: 1) Sign petition. 2) Before tomorrow, August 11 at noon, please submit a comment. Click for details . Here are the addresses you can cut and paste into a message: ethnicstudies at cde.ca.gov, superintendent at cde.ca.gov, ldh at stanford.edu, info at araborganizing.org 3) Make a public comment at the Dept of Education meeting . Phone number: 712-432-0075, Access code: 651905#. See details at the bottom of this message. 4) For more information, visit: https://savearabamericanstudies.org/ or ebrotsky at gmail.com Additional information For the past year, a CA Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum (ESMC) was being developed by scholars, and practitioners in the field. Since then, CDE released their proposed revisions to the curriculum and it is devoid of the foundational values and pedagogy of Ethnic Studies. Furthermore, Arab American and Pacific Islander content has been removed! This is not acceptable. These are the last few days before Thursday's meeting, and we need your help!! Below we've attached a calendar of events and ways that you can join the movement to save Ethnic Studies. We are demanding: 1. Reconvene the original committee of writers and experts to revise the original Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum (ESMC). Ethnic Studies scholars and teachers are the experts on Ethnic Studies curriculum and pedagogy. Arab American scholars and teachers are the experts on Arab American curriculum and pedagogy. 2. Pass an ESMC that includes Pacific Islander and Arab American studies course outlines and includes Palestine in Arab American studies. 3. Maintain the Ethnic Studies framework-with disciplinary knowledge, language, and pedagogy. Don't dilute it or convert it to a different field (i.e., multicultural studies, diversity studies, or area studies). 4. Work within clear cut structures for accountability, transparency, and consensus-building. Center those structures on Ethnic Studies practitioners of communities of color and Native peoples throughout the entire model curriculum process, up to ratification. We need your help to submit public comments prior to Thursday's meeting, and give public comments during the meeting! The final day to provide public comment before Thursday's meeting is August 11th at noon. Click HERE to learn how to send public comments and to view talking points. Calendar of Events: August 11th 12noon, comments due (see above.) August 11th at 5pm - Webinar with Ethnic Studies Faculty - "Arab American Studies, Palestine, and the Fight for Ethnic Studies" Join our webinar to hear from Ethnic Studies scholars on the legacy of solidarity with the Palestinian struggle and its importance of social justice pedogogy to Ethnic Studies! August 13th at 10am-5pm - CDE/IQC Meeting Join us for the IQC meeting and make live comments! Important Instructions Below: * CDE Public comment allows for 1 minute per person (if speaking in English). * CDE will not provide interpretation. If you or someone you know needs interpretation please let us know ASAP. An additional minute will be provided for that... * Use our talking points to help guide your comments. IQC MEETING LOGISTICS for August 13th THE LIVE IQC MEETING WEBCAST CAN BE VIEWED AT: * Live Webcast PUBLIC COMMENT GUIDELINES Public comment may be provided via email or phone, as specified below. Email The public is highly encouraged to submit written comment to the IQC Commissioners in advance for their prior consideration. In order to help ensure that Commissioners have sufficient time to review comments prior to the meeting, please submit your comment by noon on Tuesday, August 11, 2020. Comments on Item 2 History-Social Science Subject Matter Committee (SMC) should be submitted to the Ethnic Studies mailbox at ethnicstudies at cde.ca.gov. Comments on items not on the agenda should be submitted to the IQC mailbox at: iqc at cde.ca.gov. Join the IQC electronic mailing list to receive information and updates from the Commission. While not required, we ask that you include the following information in the body of the email: * Commenter's first and last name * Organization affiliation * Agenda item number or general public comment Public comments Public comment may also be provided during the meeting by dialing the phone number and following a prompt to provide a participant access code. The operator will notify callers when it is their turn to provide public comment. Public comment will be limited to one minute. If possible, we recommend members of the public dialing in for public comment view the live-stream of the meeting for a better understanding of the meeting's status. The number and access code is below and will also be announced at the start of public comment for each item. * Prior to making public comment, speakers who are watching the meeting via live webcast should make sure the volume on their computer is muted to avoid an echoing or feedback sounds during the call. * Each speaker will be allotted one minute of public comment for each agenda item. * Please use the phone number and access code provided below: * Phone number: 712-432-0075 * Access code: 651905# * Speakers may only give comment for themselves and not provide comment on behalf of another individual or group. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com Sun Aug 30 18:00:16 2020 From: palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com (palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com) Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2020 18:00:16 -0700 Subject: Actions & Events for Palestinian Rights Message-ID: ACT NOW ?Tell Congress to support a new bill to prevent Israel?s illegal annexing of Palestinian land, HR 8050. Click to send a message to your representative through: Jewish Voice for Peace, and/or Friends of Sabeel: A Christian Voice for Palestine and/or American Muslims for Palestine. See below for more actions on HR 8050. ?Sign Petition to tell General Mills to get out of illegal Israeli settlements. EVENTS ? Saturday, September 12, 2020, 7am - 12:15pm, Gaza Walk Run . Click to register for the Sac4Palestine team. FMI: SacReg4PalestinianRights at gmail.com, 415 235-3766. ? September 14 to 18, 2020: Virtual Palestine Advocacy Days. Click for more info and to register . MORE ACTIONS & INFO on HR 8050 Contact your Representative directly and tell them to co-sponsor both HR 8050 to stop annexation and HR 2407 to protect Palestinian children. (See sample wording below.) * Call 202-224-3121 to speak to any member of Congress * Click to email: Matsui, Bera, Garamendi, other reps * Send a fax: Matsui (202) 225-0566, Bera (202) 226-1298, Garamendi (202) 225-5914 * Tweet: @DorisMatsui @RepBera @RepGaramendi More info on HR 8050 If passed, HR 8050 will prohibit the United States government from recognizing Israeli claims of sovereignty over any part of the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and prohibit U.S. military funding to Israel being used for further annexation of Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank. Click for more info. Please share by sending this link. Sample wording Dear ___ As your constituent, I urge you to take a stand for international law and human rights by: 1) Co-sponsoring HR 8050 To prohibit United States Government recognition of the Israeli Government?s claim of sovereignty over the occupied West Bank, and for other purposes. This is consistent with your signing the June 25 letter opposing Israel?s proposed annexation of Palestinian lands. 2) Co-sponsoring HR 2407, the Promoting Human Rights for Palestinian Children Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act, a bill prohibiting U.S. taxpayer funding for the military detention of children by any country, including Israel. Sincerely, -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: