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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\n\n1) Email Congress: Let Aid In, Stop Forced 
 Famine\nhttps://bit.ly/letaidin\n\n2) Tell Congress: Free Them 
 All\nhttps://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-congress-free-mahmoud-khalil/\n\n3) 
 Protect Ethnic Studies in California 
 Schools\nhttps://win.newmode.net/cairca/protectethnicstudiesincaliforniaschools\n\n4) 
 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✅ Publicly 
 call for the immediate opening of ALL border crossings for unrestricted 
 humanitarian aid entry into Gaza\n✅ Publicly call for an immediate, 
 unconditional, and permanent cease-fire and the complete withdrawal of the 
 Israeli military from Gaza.\n✅ The immediate end to the siege and the 
 occupation of Gaza.\n✅ Support an immediate arms embargo to suspend 
 military funding and weapons to Israel\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 [at] 
 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 
 Movement: 
 https://bdsmovement.net/Act-Now-Against-These-Companies-Profiting-From-Genocide\n\nBoycat 
 App: https://www.boycat.io/\n\nNo Appetite for Apartheid 
 https://na4a.org/\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\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/2025/05/05/18876177.php
SUMMARY:Virtual Action Hour for Palestine
LOCATION:Online
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2025/05/05/18876177.php
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