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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>►</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <b>Contact <a href="https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-me#form_771f98e4-236a-4cab-b9c2-5a4e7e993948">Senator Feinstein</a> and<a href="https://www.boxer.senate.gov/contact/shareyourviews.html"> Boxer</a> today</b> to oppose all <a href="http://org.salsalabs.com/o/641/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=17813">anti-BDS bills</a> and fast track legislation. BDS, the <a href="http://www.bdsmovement.net/">Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions global movement</a> to pressure Israel to end its egregious human rights and international law violations, is succeeding, so the Israel lobby has stepped up its attacks against it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>► <b><span style='color:black;background:white'>Contact your<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><a href="http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/"><span style='background:white'>Congressmember</span></a><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='color:black;background:white'> </span></span><span style='color:black;background:white'>and President Obama</span></b><span style='color:black;background:white'> tell them to contact the U.S. State Department and the Israeli consulate to halt the<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><a href="http://www.btselem.org/press_releases/20150510_civil_administration_mapping_susiya"><span style='background:white'>planned destruction of the Palestinian village of Khirbet Susiya</span></a><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='color:black;background:white'> </span></span><span style='color:black;background:white'>. All members of Congress can be reached at 202-224-3121; White House 202-456-1111. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>► <b>Protest the Israel lobby’s </b><span style='color:black;background:white'>“<a href="http://jewishsac.org/jewishheritagefestival">celebrate Israel</a>”<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><b> event this coming Sunday, May 17, <span style='color:black;background:white'>12:30pm. </span></b><span style='color:black;background:white'>There’s nothing to celebrate until the Israeli government ends its apartheid, occupation and other violations of international law and human rights. Special guest: a transformed Netanyahu! <br>Raley Field, 5th St & Ballpark, West Sacramento. FMI: <a href="mailto:SacramentoBDS@gmail.com">SacramentoBDS@gmail.com</a> <br>Parking: Plan to arrive early – there is free parking for those attending the event, probably near the 5<sup>th</sup> & Ballpark entrance. You may also be able to find on street parking in West Sacramento, but probably will need to walk a bit to Raley Field. You can also park in downtown Sacramento for free and walk across the Tower Bridge.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>► Ask your <a href="http://portal.cityofsacramento.org/mayor-council">Sacramento City Council</a> </span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>member why the Sacramento Police Chief attended training in Israel – training that is now <a href="http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/rania-khalek/israeli-trained-police-invade-baltimore-crackdown-black-lives-matter">implicated in police brutality in Baltimore</a>, and ask them to look into the <a href="http://mondoweiss.net/2015/05/baltimore-confronting-unchallenged?utm_source=Mondoweiss+List&utm_campaign=ff9f72318a-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b86bace129-ff9f72318a-398537753">racism practiced in Ashkelon</a> – an Israeli city that is a sister city of both Baltimore and Sacramento. <br><span style='color:black;background:white'><br></span><b>► </b></span><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>Sign new petitions for Palestine at: <a href="http://www.sacbds.org/petitions">www.sacbds.org/petitions</a></span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>► </span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>Support Palestinian rights: <a href="http://www.sacbds.org/products">don't buy products</a> from or <a href="http://www.wedivest.org/">invest in companies</a> that support Israel’s occupation & apartheid</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'> <br><br><br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>