Joint Struggle for Palestinian Liberation & an End to Genocide

No one is free until we are all free! We call upon Asian American and Pacific Islander communities and diasporas to join us for community-led political education, centering AAPI perspectives for Palestinian liberation.

As Asian American & Pacific Islanders who have experienced racialized, state-sanctioned violence, we believe our struggles are deeply connected to Palestinian liberation. Join us online on Thursday, November 16th at 5:30pm PST for a program that includes a mini teach-in about the history of colonialism, occupation, antimilitarism, and joint struggle efforts in Asia and in the Pacific; speaker reflections from community organizers and thought leaders; and a call to action to pressure our congressional representatives to #CeaseFireNow.

In addition to the need for joint struggle and solidarity as we mobilize in our calls for a #CeaseFireNow and an end to the occupation, we're hearing and feeling the need from our communities to ground in political education. We start this series with hearing from Asian American voices (South, East, Southeast, and West Asian) and Pacific Islanders about how their own histories of occupation, genocide, war, colonization, and resistance shape their own commitment to solidarity with Palestine.

We welcome any organizations and community members who are wanting to learn and/or invite their family members, youth, elders, friends, and colleagues to a space where community stories and joint struggle education can be made more accessible. This is an anti-Zionist learning and solidarity space where participants are invited to listen, reflect, and show up for Palestinian liberation in community.

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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 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/