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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><font face="Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt">Welcome to the list serve</span></font></span><font><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt"> of the <u></u>Sacramento Regional Coalition for Palestinian Rights<u></u>.<span> </span>The purpose and mission of the Coalition and a list of its current members are at the bottom of this email.<span> </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> </span><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt">Please share this information with others who are interested.<span> </span>To subscribe, unsubscribe, or for more information, email: <a href="mailto:SacReg4PalestinianRights@gmail.com" target="_blank">SacReg4PalestinianRights@gmail.com</a>.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-WEIGHT:bold">The Annual AIPAC (<u></u><u></u>Israel<u></u><u></u> Lobby) Membership Event is this Sunday, Dec 2</span></font></b><font color="black"><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt">, please <span>attend</span> the demonstration, 10am, Woodlake Hotel, 500 Leisure Lane (see below).<span> </span><br>
If you have not already done so, please contact your local <span>electeds</span> and ask them not to attend: <span> </span><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span><b><font face="Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-WEIGHT:bold">Assemblymember</span></font></b></span><b><font><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-WEIGHT:bold"> Roger Dickinson’s office says he will be attending.<u></u><u></u></span></font></b></p>
<p style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt"><span> </span><a href="tel:%28916%29%20319%E2%80%932009" target="_blank" value="+19163192009">(916) 319–2009</a>; Fax: (916) 319 – 2109; <a href="mailto:roger.dickinson@asm.ca.gov" target="_blank">roger.dickinson@asm.ca.gov</a><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt">Assemblymember</span></font></span><font color="black"><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt"> Ken Cooley (newly elected): </span></font><font><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt"><a href="mailto:ken@kencooley.com" target="_blank">ken@kencooley.com</a></span></font><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="1" face="Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE:8pt"><br></span></font><span><font color="black"><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt">Assemblymember</span></font></span><font color="black"><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt"> Richard Pan’s office says he is not going (he went last year, but we can thank him for not going this year): <br>
<a href="tel:%28916%29%20319-2005" target="_blank" value="+19163192005">(916) 319-2005</a>; Fax: <a href="tel:%28916%29%20319-2105" target="_blank" value="+19163192105">(916) 319-2105</a>; <a href="mailto:Assemblymember.Pan@assembly.ca.gov" target="_blank">Assemblymember.Pan@assembly.ca.gov</a><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><font size="1" face="Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE:8pt"><br></span></font><font><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt">Representative Ami <span>Bera</span> (newly elected): <font color="black"><span><a href="tel:877-750-2372" target="_blank" value="+18777502372">877-750-2372</a></span></font></span></font><font color="black"><span style="FONT-SIZE:10pt"><br>
</span></font><font color="black" size="1"><span style="FONT-SIZE:8pt"><br></span></font><font color="black"><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt">For other <u></u><u></u>Sacramento<u></u><u></u> <span>electeds</span>, see: <span> </span><a href="http://sacbds.org/elected-officials/" target="_blank">http://sacbds.org/elected-officials/</a></span></font><font color="black"><span style="FONT-SIZE:10pt"><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-WEIGHT:bold">Sunday, Dec 2<span>, 2012, 10am <u></u><u></u></span></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font color="red" size="4" face="Arial"><span style="COLOR:red;FONT-SIZE:14pt;FONT-WEIGHT:bold">Protest the <u></u><u></u>Israel<u></u><u></u> lobby's support for occupation, apartheid & war at the Annual AIPAC Membership Event.</span></font></b><font><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt"><br>
<span>Woodlake Hotel (formerly the Radisson) 500 Leisure <span>Ln</span>, <u></u><u></u>Sacramento<u></u><u></u>.</span> Peace mom <u></u>Cindy Sheehan<u></u> will speak.<span> </span>This demonstration will be held rain or shine; bring your umbrella if it is raining.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt">FMI: <a href="mailto:SacReg4PalestineRights@gmail.com" target="_blank">SacReg4PalestineRights@gmail.com</a><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font color="green" face="Arial"><span style="COLOR:green;FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-WEIGHT:bold">Saturday, Dec 8<span>, 2012</span></span></font></b><font><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt">, 11am - 1pm, Leafleting & <span>bannering</span> to boycott <a href="http://www.stopsodastream.org/" target="_blank">SodaStream</a>, made in an illegal Israeli settlement on stolen Palestinian land. <span>Location TBA.</span> FMI: <a href="mailto:SacramentoBDS@gmail.com" target="_blank">SacramentoBDS@gmail.com</a>; <a href="http://www.sacbds.org/" target="_blank">www.sacbds.org</a><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font color="green" face="Arial"><span style="COLOR:green;FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-WEIGHT:bold">Saturday, Dec 15<span>, 2012, 11am - 1pm</span></span></font></b><font><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt">, Leafleting & <span>bannering</span> to boycott <a href="http://www.stopsodastream.org/" target="_blank">SodaStream</a>, made in an illegal Israeli settlement on stolen Palestinian land. <span>Location TBA.</span> FMI: <a href="mailto:SacramentoBDS@gmail.com" target="_blank">SacramentoBDS@gmail.com</a>; <a href="http://www.sacbds.org/" target="_blank">www.sacbds.org</a><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font color="#ff6600" face="Arial"><span style="COLOR:#ff6600;FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-WEIGHT:bold">Save the dates:<span> </span>Jan. 4, 5 & 6, 2013</span></font></b><font><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt"> for film <a href="http://www.kinolorber.com/5brokencameras" target="_blank">5 Broken Cameras</a>.</span> A prize-winner at Sundance and <u></u><u></u>Amsterdam<u></u><u></u>’s famed documentary <span>festival,</span> it takes an international tragedy and reframes it in light of its impact on one family’s life. <span>Iyad</span> <span>Burnat</span>, a non-violence resistance leader from <u></u>Palestine<u></u>'s <u></u>West Bank<u></u>, will speak after the film. Times & Location TBA. FMI: <a href="mailto:sacramento@jewishvoiceforpeace.org" target="_blank">sacramento@jewishvoiceforpeace.org</a><u></u><u></u></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt">Purpose and <u></u><u></u>Mission<u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt">The <u></u>Sacramento Regional Coalition for Palestinian Rights<u></u> (the Coalition) comprises organizations and individuals who advocate for human rights, civil rights, equality, and dignity of the Palestinian people living in occupied <u></u>Palestine<u></u>, <u></u>Israel<u></u>, the <u></u><u></u>United States<u></u><u></u>, and elsewhere in the diaspora. The Coalition calls for full implementation of international law regarding and respect for the rights and dignity of <u></u><u></u>Palestine<u></u><u></u> and the Palestinian people. <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><font face="Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt">Recognizing that Palestinians in <u></u>Gaza<u></u>, the West Bank, and <u></u>Israel<u></u> are under assault by the Israeli government, armed settlers, and others, the Coalition advocates for immediate changes in <u></u>U.S.<u></u> policy toward <u></u>Palestine<u></u> and <u></u><u></u>Israel<u></u><u></u>.</span></font></span><font><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt"> 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. <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt">Recognizing that <u></u><u></u>U.S.<u></u><u></u> 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.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt">The Coalition engages only in nonviolent strategies, including efforts in response to the international campaign for boycott, divestment, and sanctions (<a href="http://www.bdsmovement.net/" target="_blank">www.bdsmovement.net</a>) that calls for <u></u><u></u>Israel<u></u><u></u> 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: <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt">1. Ending its occupation and colonization of all Arab lands and dismantling the Wall;<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt">2. Recognizing the fundamental rights of the Arab-Palestinian citizens of <u></u><u></u>Israel<u></u><u></u> to full equality; and<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt">3. Respecting, protecting and promoting the rights of Palestinian refugees to return to their homes and properties as stipulated in UN resolution 194.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt">The following organizations are members of the <u></u>Sacramento Regional Coalition for Palestinian Rights<u></u>;<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt">American Muslims for Palestine, Chico Palestine Action Working Group, Davis Committee for Palestinian Rights, <u></u>Friends of Sabeel Sacramento Region<u></u>, Jewish Voice for Peace, Palestinian American Congress, Palestine-Israel Working Group of Nevada County, Sacramento Area Peace Action (<a href="http://www.sacpeace.org/" target="_blank">www.sacpeace.org</a>), Sacramento BDS, Sacramento County Green Party, Talking Drum, Veterans for Peace, Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt">FMI about the Coalition including contact information for member organizations, email the Coalition:<span> </span><a href="mailto:SacReg4PalestinianRights@gmail.com" target="_blank">SacReg4PalestinianRights@gmail.com</a></span></font><font color="black"><span style="FONT-SIZE:10pt"><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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