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DESCRIPTION: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!\n\nZoom\nhttps://afsc.org/events/action-hour-palestine\n\n=================================================================\n\nCALL 
 TO ACTION\n1) Protect Ethnic Studies in California Schools\n 
 https://win.newmode.net/cairca/protectethnicstudiesincaliforniaschools\n\n2) 
 Tell Cisco: Stop Silencing Pro-Palestine 
 Voices!\nhttps://www.codepink.org/cisco\n\n3) Write to TIME magazine: Stop 
 whitewashing the ADL’s authoritarianism.\nhttp://jvp.org/emailtime\n\n4) 
 Sign the petition telling Zurich Insurance: Cut ties with Maersk! Cut ties 
 with genocide!\nhttps://www.codepink.org/zurich\n\n5) Tell Universities: 
 Protect Student Rights, Reject Trump's 
 Order\nhttp://uscpr.org/protectstudents \n\n6) Take Action: Tell university 
 administrators and presidents to protect students, not punish 
 them.\nhttps://actionnetwork.org/letters/urgent-stop-the-growing-crackdown-on-students-protesting-genocide/\n\n7) 
 Contact the White House, your Senators and Representative and urge them 
 to:\n\n✅ [FOR SENATORS] Cosponsor & vote YES on S.898, a bill to restore 
 funding for UNRWA\n✅ [FOR REPRESENTATIVE] Cosponsor & vote YES on 
 H.J.Res.68-71 & 83-86 to block weapons shipments to Israel\n✅ [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\n✅ Push for 
 a permanent ceasefire, ending the blockade on Gaza and unobstructed 
 humanitarian aid access to Gaza & the West Bank\n✅ Support an immediate 
 arms embargo on all military aid to Israel\n✅ Support the safety of the 
 activists in the United States who speak out for peace and 
 justice\n\n\nWhite House Comment Line\nOpen Tuesday & Thursday 11am-3pm 
 EST\nComment Line (202) 456-1111  \nSwitchboard (202) 456-1414\nEmail 
 Contact Page: https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/\n\nSenator Alex 
 Padilla\n(202) 224-3553 DC office\nSenator 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\nEmail Contact Page: 
 https://www.padilla.senate.gov/contact/contact-form/\n\nSenator Adam 
 Schiff\n(202) 224-3841 DC office\nEmail: 
 Schiff_California@schiff.senate.gov\nWebsite:  
 https://www.schiff.senate.gov/\n\nCongressional Switchboard\n(202) 
 224-3121\nContact your Representative: 
 https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative\n\n==================================================================\n\nFOR 
 LOCAL ACTIONS (growing list gathered by USCPR): 
 \nhttps://uscpr.org/pro-palestine-protests/\n\n==================================================================\n\nBOYCOTT\n\nBDS 
 calls for Boycott of Microsoft Game Pass, Minecraft, Candy Crush, Call of 
 Duty, new Xbox 
 Consoles\nhttps://www.dropsitenews.com/p/bds-calls-for-boycott-of-microsoft\n\nBoycott 
 Captain America: Brave New World and Snow 
 White!\nhttps://actionnetwork.org/petitions/e8ede1e3adbb1594506b2558ae0ab689a92fcdee/\n\nNo 
 Appetite for Apartheid 
 https://na4a.org/\n\n==================================================================\n\nDIVESTMENT\n\nLearn 
 about municipal strategies from the BNC - “Your city can join the BDS 
 Movement” 
 \nhttps://bdsmovement.net/Your-City-Can-Join-The-BDS-Movement\n\nAre There 
 Human Rights Violations Hidden in Your 
 Investments?\nhttps://investigate.info/\n\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2025/04/27/18875973.php
SUMMARY:Virtual Action Hour for Palestine
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