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Posted on August 10, 2012

We call on our friends, as individuals and as organizations, to mark the week of the Corrie trial verdict with the following actions in support of all whose rights have been violated by the Israeli Government:  

(See the full Call to Action for history and goals leading up to this call. Click here for Palestine/Israel, US, and International specific information.) 

Call to Action: Mark the Verdict in the Corrie Civil Case in Israel – August 28th! Register Your Action Poster of Rachel Participate in the Conference Call
Sign Petition Sign the Petition tumblr RCF Tumblr blog Home Demolition Posters
TIAA-CREF List of TIAA-CREF Offices TIAA-CREF Sample TIAA-CREF Letter List of Israeli Consulates
We Divest TIAA-CREF Info We Divest TIAA-CREF Info

For those in Palestine/Israel:
We are inspired by the incredible work Israeli and Palestinian activists do to challenge home demolitions and confiscations. We encourage any actions organized the week of the verdict to include Rachel’s memory and spirit. You can include Rachel’s image by printing this poster of her in front of a bulldozer in Rafah, Gaza Strip. Register your planned action here so we can post it to our website. Send photos or videos of your action to [email protected]. For information about further actions planned, contact Jen at [email protected]

For those in the U.S.:
We in the U.S. can impact home demolitions by removing support from companies that profit from Israel’s occupation and home demolition policies. The We Divest campaign to pressure investment firm TIAA-CREF to divest from such companies is a promising effort to end U.S. complicity in the occupation. Caterpillar Inc. is one of these companies. It profits from destruction wreaked upon Palestinian families, farms, and their economy using CAT equipment. Rachel was killed beneath a Caterpillar D9 weaponized bulldozer as she tried to protect the home of a Palestinian family. While TIAA-CREF recently removed CAT in its Social Choice accounts, it still holds over a billion dollars of CAT stock.

Please take the following actions:

  1. From Sunday, August 26th until Sunday, September 2nd, deliver a letter to TIAA-CREF offices, and remember Rachel as you do. Combine this with a larger event, or designate a few people to deliver the letter. Register your planned action here so we can post it on our website. Download a copy of our sample TIAA-Cref letter and we will e-mail you a poster of a Palestinian family impacted by demolitions using CAT equipment. Our goal is to deliver letters to half of the 60 TIAA-CREF offices. Can you help us exceed our goal? With photos and videos from your actions we will launch a nationwide social media campaign with images that show the level of support for TIAA-CREF divestment.
  2. Print this image of Rachel. Photograph yourself with it, and post it on our new Tumblr blog. Deliver the photo to the nearest Israeli Consulate demanding accountability and an end to home demolitions. We will gather images worldwide and also send them to the U.S. Department of State.
  3. Take part in a live conference call with the Corrie family, Wednesday, August 29th, 6:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time/ 9:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. To participate in the call, RSVP to [email protected].  Host a house party or community gathering for those who want to join the call.
  4. Sign this petition in support of the campaign to pressure TIAA-CREF to divest.

For those in other parts of the world:
We encourage you to use your creativity to take a stand against home demolitions. Register your planned action here so we can post it on our website. Please send photos and videos of your action to [email protected].

We invite all our friends and allies to share reflections on Rachel’s stand on twitter with the hashtag #RememberRachel.

Together, we can seize the moment. We can tell Rachel’s story. Most of all, we can cry out with Rachel’s message of equality and human rights and for her call to end home demolitions and the Israeli occupation!

Filed Under: Call to Action Tagged With: BDS, Call to Action, Caterpillar, Craig and Cindy Corrie, Gaza, home demolitions, Rachel Corrie, RememberRachel, TIAA-CREF, Trial Verdict, We Divest

Letter to be Delivered to TIAA-CREF

Posted on August 10, 2012

TIAA-CREF: Honor the life of Rachel Corrie. Divest from the occupation!

Deliver or mail a message to a nearby TIAA-CREF location.  Don’t forget to register your action on our website!

Read the full Call to Action here.

 

Dear Sir or Madam:

We are TIAA-CREF participants, investors, and supporters who are hugely appreciative of the recent decision to remove Caterpillar Inc. from TIAA-CREF’s Socially Responsible Investment Fund.  However, we remain deeply concerned that in total holdings TIAA-CREF continues to invest heavily in Caterpillar Inc. and in other key companies that profit from Israel’s occupation of the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem.  Some of these companies provide weapons and covert surveillance supplies that maintain the occupation by force.  Others take or exploit Palestinian resources, including scarce water and even the land itself.  All are profiting from Israel’s violations of international law and international human rights standards.

In 2003 in Gaza, peace activist Rachel Corrie was crushed to death under a weaponized Caterpillar D9 bulldozer operated by the Israeli military, as she attempted to protect a Palestinian family’s home from illegal demolition.  For years, Rachel’s family has sought justice through diplomatic means.  The U.S. Government has consistently stated that the Israeli investigation of the matter is inadequate.  In 2005 the Corrie family filed a civil lawsuit in Israel in which they charge the Israel Ministry of Defense and State with violating Rachel’s constitutional rights to life and dignity (rights anchored in international humanitarian and human rights law and in Israel’s Basic Law).  After a nearly 7 ½ year process, the verdict in this case will finally be announced on August 28th and marks a significant moment in the movement for Palestinian human rights of which Rachel was a part.

Just as the Corrie family seeks justice, so do the thousands of Palestinians whose homes, schools, and orchards have been demolished with Caterpillar equipment sold to and used by the Israel Defense Forces. The D9R bulldozer, an armored variation of the D9 track-type tractor manufactured by Caterpillar Inc. and used in the operation that killed Rachel Corrie, is one piece of CAT equipment used to support the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem and to destroy the homes and  appropriate land from the Bedouin population of Israel.  Caterpillar Inc. is a major supplier of military engineering equipment through its Governmental and Defense Products division.

As the verdict in Corrie vs Israel draws near, we call on TIAA-CREF to do the following:

  • Honor the memory of Rachel Corrie and support the quest for justice for the destruction wreaked upon the Palestinian people, by divesting completely from Caterpillar Inc.
  • Divest from companies that directly profit from or contribute to the Israeli occupation of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
  • Divest from all companies that provide products or services that contribute to the construction and maintenance of Israeli settlements and/or the Separation Wall, both of which are illegal under international law.
  • Divest from all companies that provide products or services that contribute to or enable violent acts that target civilians.
  • Establish investment criteria to exclude any such companies in the future.

For almost 100 years, TIAA-CREF has striven to provide financial services for the greater good, helping those in academic, medical, cultural, and research fields to plan for and live in retirement.  Please take the moral steps needed to ensure that TIAA-CREF is not party to the continuing illegal and immoral 45-year Israeli occupation of  Palestinian land and that all TIAA-CREF participants can invest the fruits of their labor and enjoy their retirements in good conscience.

Sincerely,

(Name of individual or organization)

Companies that profit from the illegal Israeli occupation:

CATERPILLAR INC. profits from the destruction of Palestinian homes and the uprooting of Palestinian orchards by supplying the armor-plated and weaponized bulldozers and other equipment used for such demolition work.

VEOLIA profits from the construction and expansion of illegal Jewish-only settlements by operating a landfill in the West Bank, by exploiting Palestinian natural resources to serve the settlements, and by contracting for the future operation of an illegal light rail system connecting these settlements with Jerusalem.

NORTHROP GRUMMAN profits from the production of parts for Apache helicopters and F-16 aircraft, used by Israel against civilians in Gaza during Israel’s 2008-09 assault.

ELBIT profits from confiscation of Palestinian land by providing surveillance equipment that is mounted on the Separation Wall, which was declared unlawful by the International Court of Justice.

MOTOROLA profits from Israel’s control of the Palestinian population by providing surveillance systems around Israeli settlements, checkpoints, and military camps in the West Bank, and communication systems to the Israeli army and West Bank settlers.”

Filed Under: News and Updates Tagged With: BDS, Caterpillar, Rachel Corrie, TIAA-CREF, We Divest

Register Your Action

Posted on August 8, 2012

UPDATE: Action registration has closed. Thank you everyone who took the time to notify us about your activities!

» Look at images from the events…

Register your Planned Actions here!  We will post them on our Remember Rachel Corrie – End Demolitions and Bring Justice Action Map. (We only list your location, organization, and organization e-mail publicly.)

For your actions:

  • When you register, we will send by email a printable poster of a Palestinian family affected by demolitions in which Caterpillar equipment was used.
  • Download this poster of Rachel in Rafah, Gaza, in front of a Caterpillar D9 bulldozer.

Please send photos and video from your action to [email protected]. We will launch a social media campaign from actions worldwide to illustrate the level of support for TIAA-CREF to divest from Caterpillar and other corporations profiting from the occupation, for an end to home demolitions and land confiscation, and for accountability for nonviolent activists harmed by the Israeli military.

Filed Under: Call to Action Tagged With: Caterpillar, Rachel Corrie, TIAA-CREF, We Divest

Verdict in Corrie Lawsuit Postponed

Posted on April 9, 2012

MEDIA ADVISORY – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – APRIL 9, 2012

(Olympia, WA USA – April 9, 2012) – The announcement of a verdict in the civil lawsuit against the State of Israel for the killing of peace activist Rachel Corrie, which was scheduled for late April, has been postponed due to delays in the filing of closing arguments. A new verdict date has not yet been scheduled by the court, but is likely to be months away. […]

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Filed Under: News and Updates, Trial, Trial Press Releases Tagged With: civil trial, Corrie family, Corrie lawsuit, Craig and Cindy Corrie, Haifa, Hussein Abu Hussein, Israel, Judge Oded Gershon, lawsuit, press release, Rachel Corrie, Sarah Corrie Simpson, trial, verdict

Corrie Family and Legal Team to Hold Press Conference Monday, July 11, 2011 at American Colony Hotel, Jerusalem

Posted on July 10, 2011

(Haifa, Israel – July 10, 2011)– Craig and Cindy Corrie, the parents of peace activist Rachel Corrie, will hold a press conference tomorrow, Monday, July 11, at 11:00 at the American Colony Hotel in Jerusalem to discuss the conclusion of testimonies in their civil case against the State of Israel for their daughter’s killing, as well as next steps in their efforts to seek accountability. They will be joined by Rachel’s sister, Sarah Corrie Simpson, and Attorney Hussein Abu Hussein. […]

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Filed Under: News and Updates, Trial, Trial Press Releases Tagged With: civil lawsuit, civil trial, Corrie family, Corrie lawsuit, corrie trial, Craig and Cindy Corrie, Haifa, Hussein Abu Hussein, Israel, Jerusalem, Judge Oded Gershon, lawsuit, press conference, press release, Rachel Corrie, trial

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