Free virtual screening of the documentary film "Sands of Sorrow"

Zoom
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tihPGLxmQhC-0xdiEt-KDg#/registration

The screening of the film will be followed by discussions with the audience.

After returning from a trip to the Middle East in 1950, Dorothy Thompson, a civil rights advocate and journalist, introduces this film and emphasizes the need for providing immediate relief to suffering Palestinian refugees to avoid starvation and “ugly political consequences.” The film was produced by a charitable organization called the Council for Relief of Palestinian Arab Refugees. It is believed to be the first documentary film to highlight the plight of Palestinians in the aftermath of the 1948 Nakba. It was mainly intended to encourage Americans to donate for the relief effort. Black and white film, directed by Theodore A. Morde and narrated by John S. Martin. Runtime is 28 minutes.

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CALL TO ACTION

1) Email your Senators: Let them hear from you on their votes to block bombs to Israel.
https://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/resource/email-your-senators-let-them-hear-from-you-on-their-votes-to-block-bombs-to-israel/

2) Tell the IAEP to condemn the massacre of first responders in Gaza!
https://www.codepink.org/iaep

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

4) Add your name to urge Bad Bunny to drop GlobalX and stand with immigrant communities.
https://www.codepink.org/bad_bunny

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

6) 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/