Virtual Action Hour for Palestine

Join American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) staff every Friday to hear updates on what's happening in Gaza. Then, take action with us as we contact Congress and call for a permanent cease-fire, arms embargo on Israel, and humanitarian access for Gaza. Our elected officials need to keep hearing from us!

Zoom
https://afsc.org/events/action-hour-palestine

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CALL TO ACTION

1) Tell the AAMC: Speak up! Call for the release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya!
https://codepink.org/aamc

2) Tell Universities: Protect Student Rights, Reject Trump's Order
http://uscpr.org/protectstudents

3) Sign the petition to demand Mahmoud Khalil's release
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/demand-the-immediate-release-of-columbia-student-pro-palestine-advocate-mahmoud-khalil-from-dhs-detention?clear_id=true

4) Contact the White House, your Senators and Representative and urge them to:

✅ [FOR SENATORS] Cosponsor & vote YES on S.898, a bill to restore funding for UNRWA
✅ [FOR REPRESENTATIVE] Cosponsor & vote YES on H.J.Res.68-71 to block weapons shipments to Israel
✅ [FOR REPRESENTATIVE] Cosponsor & vote YES on H.R.2411, a bill to restore funding for UNRWA. See whether your Representative has already co-sponsored H.R.2411 at: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2411
✅ Push for a permanent ceasefire, ending the blockade on Gaza and unobstructed humanitarian aid access to Gaza & the West Bank
✅ Support an immediate arms embargo on all military aid to Israel
✅ Support the safety of the activists in the United States who speak out for peace and justice


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

Senator Alex Padilla
(202) 224-3553 DC office
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 Adam Schiff
(202) 224-3841 DC office
Email: Schiff_California [at] schiff.senate.gov
Website: https://www.schiff.senate.gov/

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

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FOR LOCAL ACTIONS (growing list gathered by USCPR):
https://uscpr.org/pro-palestine-protests/


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BOYCOTT

BDS calls for Boycott of Microsoft Game Pass, Minecraft, Candy Crush, Call of Duty, new Xbox Consoles
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/bds-calls-for-boycott-of-microsoft

Boycott Captain America: Brave New World and Snow White!
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/e8ede1e3adbb1594506b2558ae0ab689a92fcdee/

No Appetite for Apartheid https://na4a.org/

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DIVESTMENT

Learn about municipal strategies from the BNC - “Your city can join the BDS Movement”
https://bdsmovement.net/Your-City-Can-Join-The-BDS-Movement

Are There Human Rights Violations Hidden in Your Investments?
https://investigate.info/