<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document>
<meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11">
<meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 11">
<link rel=File-List href="cid:filelist.xml@01CDCE47.7A2FB840">
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="country-region"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="City"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="place"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="PersonName"/>
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:DoNotRelyOnCSS/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:DontDisplayPageBoundaries/>
<w:DisplayBackgroundShape/>
<w:SpellingState>Clean</w:SpellingState>
<w:GrammarState>Clean</w:GrammarState>
<w:DocumentKind>DocumentEmail</w:DocumentKind>
<w:EnvelopeVis/>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>6 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>
<w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>2</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>2</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:SnapToGridInCell/>
<w:WrapTextWithPunct/>
<w:UseAsianBreakRules/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
</w:Compatibility>
<w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel>
</w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="156">
</w:LatentStyles>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]>
<style>
st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) }
</style>
<![endif]-->
<style>
<!--
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{mso-style-parent:"";
margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;
text-underline:single;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;
text-underline:single;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-ansi-font-size:11.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;
mso-ascii-font-family:Arial;
mso-hansi-font-family:Arial;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext;
font-weight:normal;
font-style:normal;
text-decoration:none;
text-underline:none;
text-decoration:none;
text-line-through:none;}
span.SpellE
{mso-style-name:"";
mso-spl-e:yes;}
span.GramE
{mso-style-name:"";
mso-gram-e:yes;}
@page Section1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;
mso-header-margin:.5in;
mso-footer-margin:.5in;
mso-paper-source:0;}
div.Section1
{page:Section1;}
-->
</style>
<!--[if gte mso 10]>
<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin:0in;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ansi-language:#0400;
mso-fareast-language:#0400;
mso-bidi-language:#0400;}
</style>
<![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='tab-interval:.5in'>
<div class=Section1>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Welcome to the list serve</span></font></span><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'> of the <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Sacramento Regional Coalition for Palestinian Rights</st1:PersonName>.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The purpose and mission of the Coalition
and a list of its current members are at the bottom of this email.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><br>
We will send you periodic updates of local events, actions and alerts related
to ending violations of Palestinians’ rights under international law, including
ending human rights abuses, occupation, colonization, and apartheid.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Please share this information with others who are
interested.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>To subscribe, unsubscribe,
or for more information, email: <a
href="mailto:SacReg4PalestinianRights@gmail.com">SacReg4PalestinianRights@gmail.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>The Annual AIPAC (<st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Israel</st1:place></st1:country-region> Lobby)
Membership Event is this Sunday, Dec 2</span></font></b><font size=2
color=black><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
color:black'>, please <span class=GramE>attend</span> the demonstration, 10am, Woodlake
Hotel, 500 Leisure Lane (see below).<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span><br>
If you have not already done so, please contact your local <span class=SpellE>electeds</span>
and ask them not to attend: <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></font></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;tab-stops:261.0pt'><span
class=SpellE><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'>Assemblymember</span></font></b></span><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'> Roger Dickinson’s office
says he will be attending.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>(916) 319–2009; Fax: (916) 319 –
2109; <a href="mailto:roger.dickinson@asm.ca.gov">roger.dickinson@asm.ca.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;tab-stops:261.0pt'><font size=1
face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span class=SpellE><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Assemblymember</span></font></span><font size=2 color=black><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black'> Ken Cooley
(newly elected): </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><a
href="mailto:ken@kencooley.com">ken@kencooley.com</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=1 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black'><br>
</span></font><span class=SpellE><font size=2 color=black><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black'>Assemblymember</span></font></span><font
size=2 color=black><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
color:black'> Richard Pan’s office says he is not going (he went last
year, but we can thank him for not going this year): <br>
(916) 319-2005; Fax: (916) 319-2105; <a
href="mailto:Assemblymember.Pan@assembly.ca.gov">Assemblymember.Pan@assembly.ca.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=1 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><br>
</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial'>Representative Ami <span class=SpellE>Bera</span> (newly elected): <font
color=black><span style='color:black'>877-750-2372</span></font></span></font><font
size=2 color=black><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
color:black'><br>
</span></font><font size=1 color=black><span style='font-size:8.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial;color:black'><br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=black><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black'>For other <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Sacramento</st1:City></st1:place> <span class=SpellE>electeds</span>,
see: <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><a
href="http://sacbds.org/elected-officials/">http://sacbds.org/elected-officials/</a></span></font><font
size=2 color=black><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Sunday, Dec 2<span style='color:000000'>, 2012,
10am <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=4
color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
color:red;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Protest the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Israel</st1:country-region></st1:place>
lobby's support for occupation, apartheid & war at the Annual AIPAC Membership
Event.</span></font></b><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial'><br>
<span class=GramE>Woodlake Hotel (formerly the Radisson) 500 Leisure <span
class=SpellE>Ln</span>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Sacramento</st1:City></st1:place>.</span>
Peace mom <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Cindy Sheehan</st1:PersonName> will speak.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>This demonstration will be held rain or
shine; bring your umbrella if it is raining.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>FMI: <a
href="mailto:SacReg4PalestineRights@gmail.com">SacReg4PalestineRights@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2
color=green face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
color:green;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Saturday, Dec 8<span
style='color:000000'>, 2012</span></font></b><font size=2><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>, 11am - 1pm, Leafleting
& <span class=SpellE>bannering</span> to boycott <a
href="http://www.StopSodaStream.org">SodaStream</a>, made in an illegal Israeli
settlement on stolen Palestinian land. <span class=GramE>Location TBA.</span>
FMI: <a href="mailto:SacramentoBDS@gmail.com">SacramentoBDS@gmail.com</a>; <a
href="http://www.sacbds.org/">www.sacbds.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2
color=green face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
color:green;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Saturday, Dec 15<span
style='color:000000'>, 2012, 11am - 1pm</span></font></b><font size=2><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>, Leafleting & <span
class=SpellE>bannering</span> to boycott <a href="http://www.StopSodaStream.org">SodaStream</a>,
made in an illegal Israeli settlement on stolen Palestinian land. <span
class=GramE>Location TBA.</span> FMI: <a href="mailto:SacramentoBDS@gmail.com">SacramentoBDS@gmail.com</a>;
<a href="http://www.sacbds.org/">www.sacbds.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2
color="#ff6600" face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial;color:#FF6600;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Save the
dates:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Jan. 4, 5 & 6, 2013</span></font></b><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'> for film <a
href="http://www.kinolorber.com/5brokencameras">5 Broken Cameras</a>.</span> A
prize-winner at Sundance and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Amsterdam</st1:City></st1:place>’s
famed documentary <span class=GramE>festival,</span> it takes an international
tragedy and reframes it in light of its impact on one family’s life. <span
class=SpellE>Iyad</span> <span class=SpellE>Burnat</span>, a non-violence
resistance leader from <st1:City w:st="on">Palestine</st1:City>'s <st1:place
w:st="on">West Bank</st1:place>, will speak after the film. Times & Location
TBA. FMI: <a href="mailto:sacramento@jewishvoiceforpeace.org">sacramento@jewishvoiceforpeace.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Purpose
and <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Mission</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Sacramento Regional Coalition for Palestinian Rights</st1:PersonName>
(the Coalition) comprises organizations and individuals who advocate for human
rights, civil rights, equality, and dignity of the Palestinian people living in
occupied <st1:City w:st="on">Palestine</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Israel</st1:country-region>,
the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region></st1:place>,
and elsewhere in the diaspora. The Coalition calls for full implementation of
international law regarding and respect for the rights and dignity of <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Palestine</st1:City></st1:place> and the
Palestinian people. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>Recognizing that Palestinians in <st1:City w:st="on">Gaza</st1:City>,
the West Bank, and <st1:country-region w:st="on">Israel</st1:country-region>
are under assault by the Israeli government, armed settlers, and others, the
Coalition advocates for immediate changes in <st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region>
policy toward <st1:City w:st="on">Palestine</st1:City> and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Israel</st1:country-region></st1:place>.</span></font></span><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> These changes include a halt to all U.S.
military aid and other aid to Israel that enables or promotes: violations of
human rights; the continued oppression of the Palestinian people, their
culture, and identity; and Israeli policies of apartheid, which are a crime
under the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the
Crime of Apartheid, ratified by United Nations General Assembly. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Recognizing
that <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region></st1:place>
advocates for Palestinian rights are under assault by anti-Palestinian
organizations and other entities, we also dedicate ourselves to support the rights
of all to challenge U.S. & Israeli policies.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
background:fuchsia;mso-highlight:fuchsia'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The
Coalition engages only in nonviolent strategies, including efforts in response
to the international campaign for boycott, divestment, and sanctions
(www.bdsmovement.net) that calls for <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Israel</st1:country-region></st1:place> to meet its obligation to
recognize the Palestinian people’s inalienable right to
self-determination and fully complies with the precepts of international law
by: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>1. Ending its occupation and colonization of all Arab
lands and dismantling the Wall;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>2. Recognizing the fundamental rights of the
Arab-Palestinian citizens of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Israel</st1:country-region></st1:place>
to full equality; and<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>3. Respecting, protecting and promoting the rights of
Palestinian refugees to return to their homes and properties as stipulated in
UN resolution 194.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black'>The following organizations are
members of the <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Sacramento Regional Coalition for
Palestinian Rights</st1:PersonName>;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black'>American Muslims for Palestine,
Chico Palestine Action Working Group, Davis Committee for Palestinian Rights, <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Friends of Sabeel Sacramento Region</st1:PersonName>, Jewish Voice for
Peace, Palestinian American Congress, Palestine-Israel Working Group of Nevada
County, Sacramento Area Peace Action (www.sacpeace.org), Sacramento BDS,
Sacramento County Green Party, Talking Drum, Veterans for Peace, Women’s
International League for Peace & Freedom.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black'>FMI about the Coalition
including contact information for member organizations, email the Coalition:<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><a
href="mailto:SacReg4PalestinianRights@gmail.com">SacReg4PalestinianRights@gmail.com</a></span></font><font
size=2 color=black><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>