From palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com Sun Apr 25 16:50:28 2021 From: palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com (palestinianrightssacregion at list.omsoft.com) Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2021 16:50:28 -0700 Subject: Events & Actions for Palestinian Rights Message-ID: Upcoming Events ? Monday, April 26, 2021, 8:30am PDT A Conversation With Dr. Hanan Ashrawi about the Upcoming Palestinian Elections. Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, a Palestinian leader, legislator, activist, and scholar, will discuss her thoughts about the upcoming Palestinian elections. This event will be moderated by Said Arikat. Click here for livestream link. ? Thursday, April 29, 2021, 8pm (Local Event) >From Sacramento to Palestine, the current struggle both here and in Palestine against the occupation of indigenous lands to create wealth and comfort for occupying forces, and the cruel imprisonment resulting in the brave hunger strikes by those behind prison walls. More details forthcoming. FMI: (916) 572-9680, sac at ANSWERcoalition.org Take Action ? Tell your representative to co-sponsor HR 2590 , the "Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act," or the Palestinian Children and Families Act. Introduced earlier this month by Rep. Betty McCollum, this bill seeks to promote justice, equality and human rights for Palestinian children and families by prohibiting Israeli authorities from using U.S. taxpayer funds to detain and torture Palestinian children, demolish and seize Palestinian homes, and further annex Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank. Click to sign the petition. Also send your own message to Matsui, Garamendi, Bera or your representative asking them to co-sponsor this important bill. ? Sign the Petition to the ICC Office of the Prosecutor to Investigate War Crimes by Israeli Military ? Sign Petition to Stop Israel's forced displacement of Palestinians from East Jerusalem! New Democratic Club for Palestine Seeks More Members The Sacramento Democrats for Justice in Palestine (SDJP) club, a newly formed entity affiliated with the Democratic Party of Sacramento County, is looking to recruit more members. While the club charges a $12 membership fee, it will gladly waive this fee for anyone that asks. This club, along with others in California and across the country, can play a role in ensuring the party continues to move toward supporting justice for Palestine, but that only happens if we increase our membership in clubs like SDJP. To join, please click on the membership tab on the website and complete the form . This link will take you to our website so you may read more about why we formed our club, the club's policies, and its bylaws. If you have any questions, please email Chris Yatooma at cyatooma7 at yahoo.com For comments, questions, to subscribe or unsubscribe, please email SacReg4PalestinianRights at gmail.com. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: