Events & Actions for Palestinian Rights

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► March 11-14, 2021: Palestinian American Community Center virtual conference 

► Stop destruction of Palestinian villages

► Tell the EU: No Israeli killer drones
► March 18, 2021, 6:30pm: Sacramento hosts: Ending U.S. militarism at home and abroad with Medea Benjamin

► Stop the Approval of Racist, Anti-Arab Ethnic Studies Curriculum
► No rights, No Aid
► March 25-30, 2021:   <https://arabfilm.eventive.org/welcome> Revolutionary Arab Women in the Arts

 

► March 11-14:  <https://www.paccusa.org/pacc-conference.html> Palestinian American Community Center virtual conference. Click to register <https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MTA2NDc2> .



► Stop destruction of Palestinian villages. Tell the UN Human Rights Council when it meets on March 18 to #SaveHumsa, a community in the Jordan Valley that has been demolished five times by the Israeli occupation forces. Sign petition <https://stopthewall.org/petition/unhrcsavehumsa/>  

 

►Tell the EU: No Israeli killer drones. Sign the petition <https://stopthewall.org/petition/nodrones/>  telling the EU to not buy surveillance drones from Israeli companies and to only used drones for civil purposes. 

 

►March 18, 6:30pm: Sacramento hosts: Ending U.S. militarism at home and abroad, Uniting for a Human Rights based Foreign Policy <https://fb.me/e/iSvd9zNEh> . Discussion with CodePink founder Medea Benjamin and Representative Doris Matsui (invited). Audience Q & A. Click to register. <https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYkcuqqqDojGdARobalkf1E2h20NuuwwCyn>  FMI: SacPeace at dcn.org <mailto:SacPeace at dcn.org> , 916-448-7157.

 

► Stop the Approval of Racist, Anti-Arab Curriculum. State Superintendent of Instruction Tony Thurmond and the CDE watered down Ethnic Studies principles and pedagogy,  included erroneous information about Ethnic Studies, deleted Arab American Studies from Asian American Studies and relegated it to an appendix, and erased Palestine from the curriculum.  <https://araborganizing.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=40bbc5d297cb5db1fd1a5ca21&id=e6d3970509&e=c825679d79> Send a letter to register your objections <https://araborganizing.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=40bbc5d297cb5db1fd1a5ca21&id=8d496ce26d&e=c825679d79>  here.

In addition, please write your Assembly and Senate Representatives. You can copy and paste the language below in your correspondences to them or write your own message.

 

Message:
I am writing to express my grave concerns about the 4th revision to the Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum just released by the CA Dept of Education. This version was shaped by predominantly white, rightwing interest groups and by non-Ethnic Studies scholars. 

This curriculum does not meet the mandate of Assembly Bill 2016. AB 2016 promised Californians an Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum developed by experts. The current draft is so deficient that the entire advisory committee and the designated writers of the original curriculum demanded that their names be removed from the document. 

We ask that you contact Superintendent Tony Thurmond and ask him to stop the implementation of this highly flawed and racist curriculum.  

Sincerely,

 

 <http://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/> Click to find your CA legislators. Copy and paste address of your CA Legislator:

Assemblymember Kevin McCarty <https://a07.asmdc.org/>   916-319-2007 assemblymemberMcCarty at assembly.ca.gov <mailto:assemblymemberMcCarty at assembly.ca.gov>  

Assemblymember Ken Cooley <https://a08.asmdc.org/> : (916) 319-2008; assemblymember.cooley at assembly.ca.gov <mailto:assemblymember.cooley at assembly.ca.gov> 

Assemblymember <https://a09.asmdc.org/>  Jim Cooper: (916) 319-2009; assemblymember.cooper at assembly.ca.gov <mailto:assemblymember.cooper at assembly.ca.gov> 

Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry: <https://a04.asmdc.org/>   (916) 319-2004 assemblymember.aguiar-curry at assembly.ca.gov <mailto:assemblymember.aguiar-curry at assembly.ca.gov> 

Assemblymember Kevin Kiley <https://ad06.asmrc.org/>  916-319.2006 Assemblymember.kiley at assembly.ca.gov <mailto:Assemblymember.kiley at assembly.ca.gov>  

 <http://sd06.senate.ca.gov/> Senator Richard Pan: (916) 651-4006;  <mailto:senator.pan at senate.ca.gov> senator.pan at senate.ca.gov 

Senator <http://sd03.senate.ca.gov/>  Bill Dodd: (916) 651-4003; senator.dodd at senate.ca.gov <mailto:senator.dodd at senate.ca.gov> 


► No rights, No Aid. Tell Congress: (1) Israel must give equal rights to Palestinians or lose U.S. aid; and (2) the U.S. must communicate with Palestinian civil society. Click to contact Senators <https://u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net/ss/c/P8Elou2Rvc0qoMPEUZrMXcOpy_XqN4R2ZGjoK-5zZnkkp6I6IlfgPESCSFN-crJ4F2pUU0WHbj-E9rsZgv-AYNPMuDFaaomsog_HvKfPg4Z1pI5tY96GueDWfCEtRLmWJ4jY8-dFvV0KZi1pcgFwEU2cikoWb2sXZlKuwwASdTaAabu6HsIOcDliusAWW-32WKZ761xfLasS1We6LVnYxyP-VJQ-kWEjuzjd0r6kBAwQX4Sbgn7q8Zg1jhmgqjJmtzi-qZtyExAKLP_XVX3t9gWtRF2s4nc5uqLeR2dQyG_Af1nEiwLZNgYzYjbylFrtu0Rjwaaue7LJHBP9xFATe3Os19UCIeVlDEF-NM-KhDc/39t/L03e38_VQ0618aRQOLllWA/h0/vH2GkeUTt_UruvkbHWsOfH5-gsofvdatG0t0IVHu0is>   Click to contact your Representative <https://u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net/ss/c/P8Elou2Rvc0qoMPEUZrMXcOpy_XqN4R2ZGjoK-5zZnkkp6I6IlfgPESCSFN-crJ4F2pUU0WHbj-E9rsZgv-AYNPMuDFaaomsog_HvKfPg4Z1pI5tY96GueDWfCEtRLmWTJVB4UgU_BD9CQkVyla3wIHNsybYFm4dUPIMclbHm4lMxT4IWiI3DJfgjTdGQ_nqNlOW2uQ8x-mxwA6K3OhLmT6kYsyC4zy6cibnou3fZPQqA4uqsX0xcB0Id5VkfTH6Y03SU0KaKFC-o7Wu0u3waH500rwyuhE4X_3nOP2W4sSyWuSLYgxQMBeFmdNX9foadYr2739F8iLm_CcLk_kwy0XB1ZfvM8Dz6UktSQLcjFc/39t/L03e38_VQ0618aRQOLllWA/h1/DOCDAXXMNeBsReXyKwoUUiJb3oE9i4TDuJ79MAcZ99E>  

 

►March 25-30, 2021:   <https://arabfilm.eventive.org/welcome> Revolutionary Arab Women in the Arts. In commemoration of International Women’s Day March 2021, this program celebrates generations of Arab Women who are revolutionary in the arts. Our program consists of film features, a poetry reading, photography, a theatrical performance, personal stories of empowerment, and audience discussions. Click for tickets <https://arabfilm.eventive.org/passes/buy> . FMI: dkhorsheed.6 at gmail.com <mailto:dkhorsheed.6 at gmail.com> 

 

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