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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:110%'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:red;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white'>Call/write-in week March 9 – 13, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in;line-height:110%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white'>Tell Reps.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:purple;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white'><a href="https://matsui.house.gov/contact/"><span style='color:purple'>Matsui</span></a>,</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:purple;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white'><a href="https://bera.house.gov/contact"><span style='color:purple'>Bera</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white'>, </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:purple;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white'><a href="https://garamendi.house.gov/contact"><span style='color:purple'>Garamendi </span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white'>or <a href="https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative"><span style='color:purple'>your representative</span></a> that the Israeli military’s brutality against children, including its </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:purple;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white'><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/shoot-maim-how-israel-created-generation-crutches-gaza"><span style='color:purple'>barbaric and grotesque shootings</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white'> to deliberately maim Palestinian children (and adults) has to stop. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in;line-height:110%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white'>Ask them to co-sponsor </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:#7030A0;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white'><a href="https://nwttac.dci-palestine.org/"><span style='color:#7030A0'>HR 2407</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white'>, the “Promoting Human Rights for Palestinian Children Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act.” FMI & more actions: <a href="mailto:SacReg4PalestinianRights@gmail.com">SacReg4PalestinianRights@gmail.com</a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;line-height:110%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white'>■</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white'> Rep. Doris Matsui: Sacramento 916-498-5600. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white'>Wash DC: Phone: (202) 225-7163 Fax: (202) 225-0566. <a href="https://matsui.house.gov/contact/">Click to email</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;line-height:110%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white'>■</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white'> Rep. Ami Bera: </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white'>Sacramento: Phone: (916) 635-0505, Fax: (916) 635-0514. Wash DC: Phone: (202) 225-5716, Fax: (202) 226-1298. <a href="https://bera.house.gov/connect-with-me/email-ami">Click to email</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;line-height:110%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white'>■</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white'> Rep. John Garamendi: Davis:</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'> Phone: (530) 753-5301, Fax: (530) 753-5614. Wash DC: Phone: (202) 225-1880, Fax: (202) 225-5914. <a href="https://garamendi.house.gov/contact/email">Click to email</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;line-height:110%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white'>■ Other reps: Wash DC 202-224-3121 or <a href="https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative">click to email</a>.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:110%;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:#006600;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white'>More Actions to support HR 2407<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in;line-height:110%;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>►</span><span style='font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'> During the week of March 16-19, 2020, constituents will be visiting Rep. Matsui’s office to encourage her to co-sponsor HR 2407. For more details and how to participate, email <a href="mailto:SacReg4PalestinianRights@gmail.com">SacReg4PalestinianRights@gmail.com</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in;line-height:110%;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>►</span><span style='font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333'> <span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>In February 2020, the Sacramento Regional Coalition for Palestinian Rights sent a </span></span><span style='font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:#7030A0;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><a href="https://sac4palestine.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/letter-asking-matsui-bera-garamendi-to-co-sponsor-hr-2407.pdf" title="Letter asking Matsui, Bera, Garamendi to co-sponsor HR 2407"><span style='color:#7030A0'>letter</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>, signed by nearly two dozen organizations, to Reps. Matsui, Bera, and Garamendi asking them to co-sponsor HR 2407. More groups have signed on to the </span><span style='font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:#7030A0;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><a href="https://sac4palestine.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/letter-asking-matsui-bera-garamendi-to-co-sponsor-hr-2407.pdf" title="Letter asking Matsui, Bera, Garamendi to co-sponsor HR 2407"><span style='color:#7030A0'>letter</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'> since. To add your group’s signature, email SacReg4PalestinianRights@gmail.com</span><span style='font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in;line-height:110%;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>►</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:#085408;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'> Be a citizen co-sponsor of HR 2407: </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'> <a href="https://nwttac.dci-palestine.org/petition_citizen_cosponsor_hr2407"><span style='color:purple'>Click here</span><span style='color:#333333'>.</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:110%;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>More Actions:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in;line-height:110%;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>►</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:purple;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><a href="https://www.vtjp.org/icecream/petitionBJ.html"><span style='color:purple'>Sign petition to tell Ben and Jerry’s</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'> to stop selling their ice cream in Israel’s illegal settlements. <a href="https://www.vtjp.org/icecream/petitionBJ.html"><span style='color:purple'>Click here</span><span style='color:#333333'> </span></a>to send a comment from B & J’s website. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:purple;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><a href="https://www.vtjp.org/icecream/?utm_source=Campaign+Supporters&utm_campaign=1391735ed8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_02_24_01_49&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_53b9115be4-1391735ed8-98229713"><span style='color:purple'>Click here</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'> for more info.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in;line-height:110%;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>►</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:#333300;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Tell your Representative</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:purple;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><a href="https://matsui.house.gov/contact/"><span style='color:purple'>Matsui</span></a>,</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:purple;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><a href="https://bera.house.gov/contact"><span style='color:purple'>Bera</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>, </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:purple;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><a href="https://garamendi.house.gov/contact"><span style='color:purple'>Garamendi</span></a> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>or </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:purple;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><a href="https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative"><span style='color:purple'>other</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'> to: Co-sponsor </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:#7030A0;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/496"><span style='color:#7030A0'>H. Res. 496</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'> “that all Americans have the right to participate in boycotts in pursuit of civil and human rights at home and abroad as protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution.” Introduced by Reps. Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and John Lewis. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:#7030A0;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><a href="https://uscpr.org/right2boycott"><span style='color:#7030A0'>Click to have a message sent to your rep</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:110%'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:red;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white'>Upcoming events:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in;line-height:110%'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:blue;background:white'>Saturday, March 28</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>, 2020, 4pm, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/198622267900853/"><span style='color:blue'>Film: Advocate</span></a> about a Lea Tsemel, an Israeli Jew who defends Palestinian prisoners. Discussion follows showing. Free. Donations welcome. refreshments. First United Methodist Church, 2100 J St., Sacramento. FMI: sacramento@jvp.org;</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>For more events, see SacPeace.org.<br>To subscribe or unsubscribe, email SacRegCoalition4PalestinianRights@gmail.com<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>