Today: Tell Senate to say no to more weapons for Israel. New: Press Conference 8-27

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► URGENT: TODAY Tell our U.S. Senators to oppose Biden's latest shipments of weapons to Israel and support a full arms embargo on the Israeli government. Call Senator Padilla 202-224-3553,  <https://www.padilla.senate.gov/> click to email.  Call Senator Butler 202.224.3841,  <https://www.butler.senate.gov/> click to email. Click to send  <https://act.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/a/tell-your-senators-stop-arming-israel> alert message.

► Ask your organization to sign onto the  <https://sac4palestine.org/open-letter-to-rep-matsui/> Open letter to Rep. Matsui by emailing  <mailto:SacReg4PalestinianRights at gmail.com> SacReg4PalestinianRights at gmail.com. Individuals and groups are encouraged to send the letter to Matsui,  <https://sac4palestine.org/matsui/> click for details.

SACRAMENTO AREA EVENTS FOR PALESTINIAN RIGHTS

● Sat. Aug. 24, 2024, 9:30am-1pm.  <https://sac4palestine.org/canvas-for-dr-flo-cofer-aug-24-2024/> Canvass for Sacramento mayoral candidate Flo Cofer, who has called for a ceasefire in Gaza. Sierra II Park (4th Ave. & 25th St., Sacramento) FMI: 916-346-8352.

● Tuesday, August 27, 2024 10am: <https://sac4palestine.org/matsui-press-conference-8-27-24/>  Join Sacramento Asians for Palestine at a Press Conference, Federal Building, 501 I St, Sacramento. Rep. Matsui has been invited to address the dire crisis in Gaza and what the U.S. needs to do to stop enabling this genocide. FMI 916-877-5558.

● Tues. Aug. 27, 2024 , 4:30 - 5:30pm. Vigil for Palestine: 10 Months of Genocide; Congressman Mike Thompson's Office, 622 Main St, Woodland. FMI:  <mailto:yolo4palestinianjustice at gmail.com> yolo4palestinianjustice at gmail.com

● Sat. Aug. 31 - Mon. Sept. 2, 2024, 10am - 6pm, Palestinian Solidarity Artwork at  <https://chalkitup.org/festival/> Chalk it Up, Fremont Park, 1515 Q, Sacramento.  

● Sat. Sept. 7th, 5pm to 9pm,  <https://sac4palestine.org/keffiyeh-drag-benefit-for-gaza/> Drag Benefit for Gaza, 4311 Attawa Ave. Ste. 103, Sac.

● Nov. 14-16, 2024.  <https://www.csus.edu/college/social-sciences-interdisciplinary-studies/genocide-conference/> International Conference on Genocide.  <https://www.csus.edu/> CSUS, Sacramento.

● Online events, visit  <http://instagram.com/p/C6F59nbNHQ4> @sac4palestine on Instagram. San Francisco Bay Area events, go to:  <https://www.araborganizing.org/events/> AROC Arab Resource & Organizing Center

MORE ACTIONS

► During this Congressional recess, contact Matsui at her Sacramento office (501 I St), 916-498-5600 and  <https://matsuiforms.house.gov/contact/> email to tell her that she must: 1) demand the U.S. stop sending weapons to Israel and 2) hold a Town Hall on the genocide in Gaza to hear from her constituents.  <https://sac4palestine.org/matsui/> Click for more info.

► Tell Congress to restore funding for the Palestine relief organization UNWRA.  <https://unrwausa.salsalabs.org/unrwafundingemergencyrestorationactof2024/> Click here.

►  <https://sac4palestine.org/take-action-for-gaza-now/> Tell Congress & Biden to stop arming Israel and end the genocide now! 

► Boycott companies that support Israel's human rights abuses.  <https://sac4palestine.org/boycott-divestment-sanctions-bds/> Click for more info

 

 

 

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