Free virtual screening of the documentary film "Forbidden Pilgrimage"

The film screening will be followed by a discussion with the film director Ahmad Damen.

Since the early centuries of Christianity, pilgrims have journeyed to the Holy Land to visit sites connected to the ministry of Jesus. Today, Israel promotes its control of these sacred areas as a divine blessing for Christians worldwide. However, the biblical routes cherished by various religious sects are increasingly being abandoned. Pilgrims from around the globe are often misled by the Israeli Ministry of Tourism and related agencies. Meanwhile, native Palestinian Christians face a new era of persecution. Beyond daily harassment, vandalism, and even the killing of pastors by Israeli gangs, they are further oppressed by the separation wall and checkpoints that fragment their country and restrict their freedom. Many see this as an effort by the Israeli government to depopulate the Holy Land of its indigenous inhabitants.

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CALL TO ACTION

Contact the White House, your Senators and Representative and urge them to:
1) Enforce a total arms embargo on Israel to stop US weapons & funding to Israel immediately
2) Publicly call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza
3) Reinstate humanitarian funding to UNRWA and allow all aid to enter Gaza
4) End the siege on Gaza

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/

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 Representative: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

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US Campaign for Palestinian Rights' ACTION TOOLKIT for CALL scripts and EMAIL scripts: http://bit.ly/StopGazaGenocide

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LEARN more about Palestine at:

- https://palestineremembered.com/
- https://gazaunlocked.org/
- https://wearenotnumbers.org/
- https://teachpalestine.org/
- https://decolonizepalestine.com/
- https://nwttac.dci-palestine.org/
- https://www.dci-palestine.org/
- 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
https://www.ebooks.com/en-us/book/210337663/palestine/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 by Rashid Khalidi
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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, Intel, Amazon, Expedia, Airbnb, Booking.com, RE/MAX, Chevron, Volvo
PUMA, Sabra, SodaStream, ZARA, AHAVA, Marvel, Disney

No Thanks App: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/no-thanks-app/id6476206516

Boycat App: https://www.boycat.io/

BDS Movement: https://bdsmovement.net/Act-Now-Against-These-Companies-Profiting-From-Genocide

https://www.thereisalist.org/boycotts

https://disoccupied.com/

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DIVEST:

ARE THERE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS HIDDEN IN YOUR INVESTMENTS?: https://investigate.info/