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URGENT CALL FOR ACTION: End the Assault on Gaza
August 4, 2014 @ 3:33 pm
August 4, 2014:
We are grieving with the knowledge that another UNRWA school was bombed this weekend and with it 10 people were killed. This school is in our sister city, Rafah, where a close friend has been working with us & Rebuilding Alliance to fundraise and distribute essential sanitary supplies to the displaced families there. He survived and our fundraiser is still going strong, consider donating today.
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August 1, 2014:
Join us and the Fellowship of Reconciliation this afternoon from 4:30-6pm for the Peace Vigil at Percival Landing. We have signs and will be showing our support for Gaza.
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Urgent update from International Solidarity Movement (reported 10:52 am 7/25/2014):
At 19:00 Beit Hanoun Hospital was hit by an Israeli tank shell. Inside the hospital are 61 medical staff, civilians, three patients and two ISM volunteers, Charlie Andreasson and Fred Ekblad, both from Sweden, who are all trapped inside. Israeli soldiers are close to the hospital. Gunfire can be heard in the area. A thick smoke is rolling into the hospital. We need you to call your own representatives to demand that they fulfill their obligation to insure that Israel adheres to international law and immediately cease to target medical staff and facilities. To read in more detail, visit the ISM website. For local events and how to get involved, see below this update.
Right now please call the State Department, White House, your Senator and Representatives: State Department: 202-647-4000 Fax: (202) 647-3344 Tweet: @StateDept
Israel Foreign Service Desk Israel Foreign Service Desk: 202-647-3672
Congress: 202-224-3121; www.house.gov; www.senate.gov
As we all extend our efforts to bring a ceasefire and end to violence, an end to the siege of Gaza, and an end to Occupation, please support the work of the Rachel Corrie Foundation with your tax deductible contribution today! Donate here for RCF Gaza Projects and for General Support for RCF education, outreach, and advocacy. Thank you!
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Here is the OCHA (Office of Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) update for Thursday — why we need to continue to act and be visible.
- An UNRWA school in Beit Hanoun sheltering IDPs was struck by several projectiles today. According to initial information, at least 16 Palestinians have been killed and 200 injured.
- These fatalities are in addition to 92 Palestinians, including 17 children and 8 women, reported to have been killed or their bodies recovered in the last 24 hours.
- Mass displacement continues: approximately 149,000 IDPs are now seeking shelter in 84 UNRWA schools and additional tens of thousands sheltering in Ministry of Education-run schools and with relatives and friends.
- Latest developments: The Gaza Power Plant was shelled for the third time tonight, causing shut-down of the plant.
- 789 Palestinians killed, including at least 578 civilians, of whom 185 are children and 93 are women.
- 37 Israelis killed, including two civilians and 35 soldiers.
- 42 Gaza families have lost at least three or more members in the same incident, totaling 253 fatalities.
- 44% Of Gaza within a three kilometer wide strip declared as a ‘No-go zone’
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URGENT CALL FOR A NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION THURSDAY, JULY 24
END THE ASSAULT ON GAZA AND LIFT THE BLOCKADE
- Visit your local Congressional office and invite the media to join you in asking questions of your elected officials/staff; you might also consider a call-in, preferably in a public place, to your representatives, the White House and State Department.
- Hold a rally or vigil in a visible public space, and invite local news media. Commemorate the dead by The Names of the Dead
- Visit the offices of a corporation profiteering from and/or complicit in Israel’s war and occupation; bring them a letter explaining why you are there.
- Go to the office of your mainstream media and demand balanced coverage; organize a letter writing campaign with examples of bad/misleading coverage.
- Be in a public place asking people to sign a petition, either your own or one from another organization.
- Organize acts of civil disobedience to reflect the urgency of the situation and attract media attention.
- Use social media to target U.S. politicians, the Israeli ambassador to the U.S., and the mainstream media.
As you act Thursday, think how you can begin or expand a campaign in your community’s institutions to boycott and/or divest from corporations profiting from and/or complicit in Israel’s war and occupation. Consider boycotting Sabra and Sodastream products. Many US corporations are directly involved in the recent conflict, including Caterpillar, Boeing, HP, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, GE, and Raytheon. Please check to determine if your school, church, work place, and other community institutions may be invested in them.
Have your organization endorse the National Day of Action here: http://tinyurl.com/mrwr2gc
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