Hayward: Rally & Vigil for Palestine

‼️This Friday, 11/17 the world will Shut it Down for Palestine once again.‼️

As the momentum continues to build, the Free Palestine movement has broader support than ever before. So, we urge you to educate yourselves and others, raise awareness, and show community, solidarity, and a united front in advocating for our Palestinian community in their path towards liberation.

While we may have the privilege to turn a blind eye to the horrific acts of the Israeli government towards the native Palestinian people by turning off the news or closing our social media apps; these innocent men, women, and children can not close their eyes and pretend this is not happening to them every single second of their lives.

So, if you are located in Hayward, East Bay, or even the general Bay Area please join us for our second Shut it Down for Palestine Action, which will be a Rally and Vigil in solidarity with Palestine, outside of Hayward City Hall this Friday, 11/7 at 5PM.

Any help spreading the word, reposting our content/stories, engaging with our Instagram page, donating snacks/water, setting up roadblocks, helping us gather sponsors, and/or joining us on our call to action is greatly appreciated! So please, join our action, find one near you, or plan and register your own at shutitdown4palestine.org today!

Again, NOW is the time for our mobilizations to grow in size, frequency, and focus; building a social, political, AND economic climate that makes Israel's business of genocide unsustainable.

📢 No business as usual until Palestine is free! 📢 Viva Palestina!

#ShutItDownForPalestine


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CALL TO ACTION

Contact the White House, your Senators and Representative to:
1) Ask for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Ask your Representative to cosponsor H.Res. 786.
2) Prioritize the immediate delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza
3) End US taxpayer dollars and weapons to Israel

White House Comment Line
Open Tuesday-Thursday 11am-3pm EST
(202) 456-1111 or (202) 456-1414
Email Contact Page: https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/

You can use this CALL SCRIPT to contact your Senators and Representative: https://act.uscpr.org/a/callforgaza

Senator Alex Padilla
(202) 224-3553 DC office
If voicemail box is full, try Senator Padilla's other office locations: (415) 981-9369 San Francisco office; (916) 448-2787 Sacramento office, (559) 497-5109 Fresno office; (310) 231-4494 LA office; (619) 239-3884 San Diego office
Email Contact Page: https://www.padilla.senate.gov/contact/contact-form/

Senator Laphonza Butler
(202) 224-3841
If voicemail box is full, try Senator Butler's other office locations: (415) 393-0707 San Francisco office; (310) 914-7300 LA office; (619) 231-9712 San Diego office; (559) 485-7430 Fresno office
https://www.butler.senate.gov/

Congressional Switchboard
(202) 224-3121
Contact your congressperson: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

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EMAIL Congress:

https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-congress-ceasefire-now?source=MC_ceasefire

https://act.uscpr.org/a/%20stop-funding-israels-massacres
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ceasefiretoday.com for ACTION TOOLKIT

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US Campaign for Palestinian Rights' ACTION TOOLKIT: http://bit.ly/StopGazaGenocide

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SIGN this petition: https://chng.it/yvbVjNyF8y

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LEARN more about Palestine at:
- GazaIsPalestine.com
- PalestineRemembered.com
- US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR)
- Adalah Justice Project
- BDS Movement
- We Are Not Numbers
- teachpalestine.org
- decolonizepalestine.com
- https://visualizingpalestine.org/?blm_aid=247605126#visuals

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READ the following books:
1) Palestine: A Four Thousand Year History by Nur Masalha
2) Palestine...it is something colonial by Dr. Hatem Bazian
3) Free Ebooks: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/495-free-ebooks-for-a-free-palestine
4) Free Resources & Further Reading: https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/news/solidarity-with-palestine-free-resources-and-further-reading
5) The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017 - Rashid Khalid

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WATCH the following:
1) "1948: Creation & Catastrophe" at https://www.1948movie.com/
2) "The Price of Oslo"
Episode 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ism-ctaSbw0
Episode 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgFWEVQTeHM
3) "Gaza Fights for Freedom" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnZSaKYmP2s
4) ~16 minute YouTube video of how Palestinians were expelled from their homes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGVgjS98OsU
5) ~9 minute YouTube video of Nakba Timeline Map https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnLsVA0RYoQ

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BOYCOTT:
McDonalds, Domino's Pizza, Papa John's Pizza, Pizza Hut, Burger King, Starbucks
HP, Google, Amazon, Expedia, Airbnb, Booking.com, RE/MAX, Chevron, Volvo
PUMA, Sabra, SodaStream, ZARA, AHAVA, Disney

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Find a PROTEST:
https://samidoun.net/2023/10/calendar-of-resistance-for-palestine-events-and-actions-around-the-world/