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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p style='margin:0in;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Our local Congress representatives, including Doris Matsui and Ami Bera, remain complicit with the genocide in Gaza by refusing to call for a permanent ceasefire and an end to the U.S. political backing, weapons, and money that enable Israel to continue these war crimes against the people of Gaza, including now <a href="https://www.btselem.org/gaza_strip/20240108_israel_is_starving_gaza">starving them</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333'>In addition to <a href="https://sac4palestine.org/call-congress-now-ceasefire-now/">contacting Congress daily</a>, protesting, and educating others, we can also challenge Congress by supporting candidates, like <a href="https://www.mandel4congress.org/">David Mandel</a> who <u>are</u> calling for a permanent ceasefire and an end to U.S. support for this genocidal ethnic cleansing.  <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Mandel is challenging incumbent Doris Matsui. Check out his <a href="https://www.mandel4congress.org/">website</a> to learn more and for opportunities to <a href="https://show.forms.app/davidmandel/volunteer">volunteer</a> as well as <a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/david-mandel-for-congress-2024-1">contribute</a>. <br><br></span><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=has-medium-font-size style='margin:0in;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>●</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'> This Friday, Jan. 12, 4-6pm. </span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:red;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><a href="https://sac4palestine.org/meet-greet-with-david-mandel/"><span style='color:red'>Meet Congressional Candidate David Mandel</span></a> </span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>at A Seat at the Table, 9257 Laguna Springs #130, Elk, Grove. FMI: </span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><a href="mailto:info@aseatatthetablebooks.org"><span style='color:black'>info@aseatatthetablebooks.org</span></a></span></strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=has-medium-font-size style='margin:0in;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;outline: 0px;font-size:var(--wp--preset--font-size--medium) !important;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p class=has-medium-font-size style='margin:0in;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>●</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'> This Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, 1-4pm. Join the </span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:red;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><a href="https://sac4palestine.org/january-3-2024-solidary-rally-with-national-march-on-washington/"><span style='color:red'>Rally & march in solidarity with National Palestinian Rights March on Wash. D. C.</span></a></span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'> FMI: sacreg4palestinianrights@gmail.com.</span></strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=has-medium-font-size style='margin:0in;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;outline: 0px;font-size:var(--wp--preset--font-size--medium) !important;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p class=has-medium-font-size style='margin:0in;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>●</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'> This Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, 8am. </span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:red;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><a href="https://sac4palestine.org/palestine-continent-mlk-march/"><span style='color:red'>Palestine Rights Contingent in MLK March</span></a></span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>. Meet 8am at Sac City College, 3835 Freeport Blvd, Sacramento. March starts at 8:30am.</span></strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=has-medium-font-size style='margin:0in;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;outline: 0px;font-size:var(--wp--preset--font-size--medium) !important;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p class=has-medium-font-size style='margin:0in;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>For more events and actions, visit <a href="http://www.Sac4Palestine.org"><span style='font-weight:normal'>www.Sac4Palestine.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=has-medium-font-size style='margin:0in;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p class=has-medium-font-size style='margin:0in;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:red;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Be your own billboard, wear a</span></strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:red'> </span><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#2A5039;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2A5039;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><a href="https://sac4palestine.org/palestinian-rights-t-shirts/"><span style='color:#2A5039;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2A5039;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>Got Human Rights</span><span style='color:#2A5039;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2A5039;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>,</span><span style='color:#2A5039;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2A5039;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'> Palestinian don’t t-shirt</span></a></span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#E46C0A;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#E46C0A;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=has-medium-font-size style='margin:0in;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#E46C0A;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#E46C0A;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p class=has-medium-font-size style='margin:0in;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;font-weight:normal'>To subscribe or unsubscribe, email SacReg4PalestiniansRights@gmail.com<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=has-medium-font-size style='margin:0in;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><strong><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Ve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