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DESCRIPTION:This Saturday, July 19th, from 10 am to 12 pm, we will meet at Jaffa Coffee 
 Roasters, located at 1701 University Ave in Berkeley, to continue raising 
 our voices in support of the Palestinian people against the ongoing 
 genocide.\n\nWe will call on members of Congress to dismantle the Gaza 
 Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), whose U.S. contractors are implicated in the 
 killing of 875 Palestinians as they sought humanitarian aid. Israeli troops 
 and GHF personnel have been accused of firing on civilians, using tear gas, 
 stun grenades, and live ammunition at aid distribution sites. Instead of 
 funding a program complicit in these crimes, we will urge Congress to 
 restore funding to UNRWA, the primary humanitarian agency serving 
 Palestinians. We will continue to demand our elected officials comply with 
 U.S. and international law by ending support for Israel’s ongoing 
 genocide and ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people.  Additionally, we 
 will write to the Hague Group, a coalition of countries committed to 
 ensuring justice for the Palestinian people, asking them to establish an 
 international protective force to be deployed urgently to Palestine to stop 
 the genocide, ensure unhindered humanitarian aid, and guarantee the right 
 to self-determination for the Palestinian people.  We will also write to 
 the Egyptian Embassy to demand the immediate opening of the Rafah border 
 crossing, to allow unimpeded humanitarian aid into Gaza. \n\nScripts, 
 addresses, stamps, and postcards will be provided.\n\n*** We’ve been 
 hosting this pop-up almost every weekend since December 2023, and we’re 
 grateful for the ongoing support. To help cover costs, we’re kindly 
 asking for donations to purchase stamps and postcards. Alternatively, feel 
 free to bring your own stamps and postcards to contribute.\n\nWe must not 
 yield in our commitment to a liberated Palestine. Write postcards with us; 
 call Congress from home; join local actions; sign petitions; contribute to 
 mutual aid groups; support NGOs on the ground; boycott Israel’s products 
 and those of companies profiting from the oppression of Palestinians (use 
 apps like Boycat and NoThanks, as well as the AFSC website Disoccupied.com, 
 to guide your ethical consumer choices). We’re in this together for the 
 long haul to end Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian 
 Territories.\n\nOther actions:\n\n-- Hold U.S. Officials Accountable with 
 TAG\nJoin Taxpayers Against Genocide (TAG) in holding Biden,  Trump, and 
 other U.S. officials accountable for complicity in genocide by submitting 
 their actions to the United Nations.  All U.S. federal taxpayers are 
 encouraged to sign on and show nationwide support for this international 
 effort.\nhttps://www.taxpayersagainstgenocide.org/join\n\n-- Urge Support 
 for Humanitarian Aid to Gaza – Senate Resolution 224\nTell your senators 
 to support S. Res. 224, introduced by Senator Peter Welch, calling for the 
 immediate delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza. 
 https://anewpolicy.org/urge-your-representatives-to-support-immediate-delivery-of-humanitarian-aid-to-gaza/\n\n-- 
 Demand Support for Ending the Aid Blockade – Jayapal’s House 
 Resolution\nSign the petition urging your representative to back Rep. 
 Pramila Jayapal’s resolution to end the Israeli blockade on humanitarian 
 aid to 
 Gaza.\nhttps://act.demandprogress.org/sign/israel-gaza-aid-resolution/\n\n-- 
 Block the Bombs – Support H.R. 3565\nCall on your member of Congress to 
 support the Block the Bombs Act (H.R. 3565), introduced by Rep. Delia 
 Ramirez, to stop U.S. weapons transfers to 
 Israel.\nhttps://actionnetwork.org/letters/block-the-bombs-act\n\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2025/07/17/18878030.php
SUMMARY:Ceasefire Postcards at Jaffa Coffee Roaster
LOCATION:1701 University Ave, Berkeley
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2025/07/17/18878030.php
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