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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>With U.S. cheerleading and money</span></b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>, Israel has now killed over 1850 people in its intensive bombing of Gaza. At least 75% are civilians and over 400 are children. Horrifically, ALL of our <em><b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#545454'>Congressional electeds (Boxer, Feinstein, Matsui, Bera, and Garamendi) voted for at least two resolutions supporting Israel’s genocide AND voted to give Israel more money for weapons — completely ignoring Israel’s war crimes in Gaza.</span></b></em><span class=apple-converted-space><b><i><span style='color:#545454'> </span></i></b></span><em><b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#545454'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></em></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><em><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#545454'>Please call, email or fax them and express your disgust with their recent votes. Congress is now on a 5 week recess, so call the local offices (numbers at bottom of page) – you can also request a meeting. Consider telling them that you won’t be donating to their campaigns until they STOP supporting the U.S. political cover and money that enables Israel to commit war crimes and other human rights and international law violations with impunity.<o:p></o:p></span></em></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white'><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#C00000'>●</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#C00000'> August 9 has been called as an </span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#C00000'><a href="http://www.bdsmovement.net/2014/gaza-calling-all-out-on-saturday-9-august-day-of-rage-12423"><span style='color:#C00000;text-decoration:none'>International Day of Rage. </span></a></span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#C00000;font-weight:normal'>Thus far, three local events have been planned, please participate in one or more:</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#C00000'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in;background:white'><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#C00000'>Friday, Aug 8, 7:30pm, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/340539939428625/?notif_t=plan_user_joined"><span style='color:#C00000;text-decoration:none'>Candlelight vigil </span></a></span></strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#C00000'>for all those who have lost their lives during the assault on Palestinians in Gaza. As of today, over 1860 Palestinian civilians have been killed more than 450 are children, with thousands more seriously wounded and hundreds of thousands displaced. 16th & J, Sacramento. FMI:<a href="mailto:sunscallopart@gmail.com"><span style='color:#C00000;text-decoration:none'>sunscallopart@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in;background:white;orphans: auto;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#C00000'>Saturday, Aug. 9, 11am-1pm Boycott SodaStream AND Israeli Occupation, Apartheid & Genocide</span></strong><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#C00000'> </span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#C00000'>bannering & leafleting, 11am-1pm, near North Natomas Target (3601 N. Freeway Blvd.), corner of Promenade Circle & N Freeway Blvd. Sacramento. FMI:<a href="mailto:SacramentoBDS@gmail.com"><span style='color:#C00000;text-decoration:none'>SacramentoBDS@gmail.com</span></a>. Day of: 916-220-7178<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in;background:white;orphans: auto;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#C00000'> <strong><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Saturday, Aug 9</span></strong>, 6:30 – 8pm, End the siege and blockades that are killing the people of Gaza vigil & leafleting. Sacramento Veterans for Peace 2nd Saturday: No New Wars, No Killer Drones! 20th & J, Sacramento. All welcome, FMI: 916-456-4595</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#545454'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white'><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#545454'>●</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#545454'> Donate to emergency relief for Gaza through UNRWA: </span></strong><em><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#545454'> <a href="https://unrwausa.org/sacramento/gazaemergency"><span style='color:#006A80;text-decoration:none'>Click to donate online</span></a>.</span></b></em><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#545454'> Checks can be written to American Friends of UNRWA and mail to SAPA, 909 12th St. #118, Sacramento, CA. 95814 – put “Gaza Fund” in the memo line.</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white'> </span><em><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white'>As the largest humanitarian organization in Gaza, UNRWA will do everything possible to support and protect these desperate and traumatized refugees. 100% of donations to UNRWA’s Gaza Emergency Program go directly to Gaza.</span></em><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white'><br><br></span></i><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#545454'>●</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#545454'> The Sacramento Regional Coalition for Palestinian Rights is now on </span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#545454'><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sacramento-Regional-Coalition-for-Palestinian-Rights/714098718655522?ref=hl"><span style='font-weight:normal'>Facebook</span></a> – please visit & “like” it. </span></strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#545454'><a href="https://sacbds.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/your-calls-actions-are-needed-now-to-end-israel_s-siege-and-blockade-that-is-killing-the-people-of-gaza.pdf"><span style='color:#006A80;text-decoration:none'><br></span></a><br></span><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#545454'>●</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#545454'> <a href="http://www.sacbds.org/petitions"><span style='color:#006A80;text-decoration:none'>Sign and forward petitions for Palestine</span></a> -</span></strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#545454'> new petitions are added regularly, including these:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in;line-height:110%;background:white;orphans: auto;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:110%;color:#545454'>►</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#545454'> Sign the petition</span></strong><span class=apple-converted-space><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#545454'> </span></b></span><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#545454'><a href="http://act.rootsaction.org/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=10159&tag=CGP20140806&track=CGP20140806"><span style='color:#006A80;text-decoration:none'>telling Congress: Shame on You</span></a></span></strong><span class=apple-converted-space><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#545454'> </span></b></span><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#545454'>for supporting Israel’s genocide on Gaza.</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#545454'><br></span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:110%;color:#545454'>►</span><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#545454'> <a href="http://org.salsalabs.com/o/641/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=16168"><span style='color:#A8001C;text-decoration:none'> Ask your Senators and Congressional representatives to watch the briefing on Israel’s violence against Palestinian civilians</span></a>.</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#545454'><br></span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:110%;color:#E36C0A'>►</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#E36C0A'> </span></span><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#E36C0A'>Sign the petition</span></strong><span class=apple-converted-space><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#E36C0A'> </span></b></span><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#E36C0A'><a href="http://org.salsalabs.com/o/641/p/salsa/web/thank_you_page/public/thankYou.sjs?thank_you_page_KEY=4468"><span style='color:#E36C0A;text-decoration:none'>demanding the reinstatement of Palestinian-American Professor Dr. Steven Salaita</span></a></span></strong><span class=apple-converted-space><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#E36C0A'> </span></b></span><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#E36C0A'>fired from</span></strong><span class=apple-converted-space><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#E36C0A'> </span></b></span><em><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#E36C0A'>University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,</span></b></em><span class=apple-converted-space><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#E36C0A'> </span></i></b></span><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#E36C0A'>for his public criticism of the U.S.-sponsored Israeli massacres in Gaza. </span></strong><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#E36C0A'><br></span></b><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:110%;color:#E36C0A'>►</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#E36C0A'>Also sign the</span></strong><span class=apple-converted-space><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#E36C0A'> </span></b></span><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#E36C0A'><a href="http://www.change.org/petitions/phyllis-m-wise-we-demand-corrective-action-on-the-scandalous-firing-of-palestinian-american-professor-dr-steven-salaita?share_id=WsfDPTwVLK&utm_campaign=friend_inviter_chat&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=share_petition&utm_term=permissions_dialog_true"><span style='color:#E36C0A;text-decoration:none'>petition to the Chancellor</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='color:#E36C0A;text-decoration:none'> </span></span></a>of the</span></strong><span class=apple-converted-space><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#E36C0A'> </span></b></span><strong><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#E36C0A'>University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign regarding Prof. Salaita</span></i></strong><em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#E36C0A'>.</span></em><span class=apple-converted-space><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#545454'> <br></span></i></span><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:110%;color:#0033CC'>►</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#0033CC'><a href="http://org.salsalabs.com/o/301/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=16188"><span style='color:#0033CC;text-decoration:none'>Tell Jewish Institutional Leaders: Say No to Israel’s Attack</span><span style='color:#0033CC;text-decoration:none'><br></span></a></span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:110%;color:#545454'>►</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#545454'> Sign petition:</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#545454'> <a href="http://codepink.salsalabs.com/o/424/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=7222"><span style='color:#006A80;text-decoration:none'>USA: Stop sending weapons to Israel!</span></a></span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#545454'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>