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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) Call Congress: Stop Starving Gaza & Block the 
 Bombs\nhttps://actionnetwork.org/call_campaigns/call-congress-stop-starving-gaza-and-block-the-bombs/\n\n2) 
 Flood the Media 
 Newsrooms\nhttps://writersagainstthewarongaza.com/action\n\n3) Email 
 newsrooms: End the media blackout on 
 Palestine\nhttps://uscpract.org/mediaemail\n\n4) Tell Microsoft: Stop 
 storing data for use in the AI-powered genocide of 
 Palestinians\nhttps://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-microsoft-to-stop-partnering-with-israels-genocide\n\n5) 
 Sign petition: Let Gaza's Injured Children Heal — Reinstate U​.​S. 
 Medical Visas 
 Now\nhttps://www.change.org/p/let-gaza-s-injured-children-heal-reinstate-u-s-medical-visas-now\n\n6) 
 Add you name to the open letter: No more statements of condemnation. 
 Sanction Israel 
 NOW.\nhttps://action.eko.org/a/gaza-invasion-open-letter?rd=1&t=29\n\n7) 
 Email the UN Security Council: Protect Journalists in Gaza 
 Now\nhttps://actionnetwork.org/forms/tell-the-un-security-council-protect-journalists-in-gaza-now\n\n8) 
 Sign to tell Congress to defund the GHF & restore a UN-led humanitarian 
 response in Gaza\nhttps://act.winwithoutwar.org/act/defund-GHF\n\n9) Let 
 Aid into Gaza through Egypt 
 email\nhttp://actionnetwork.org/letters/let-aid-into-gaza-through-egypt\n\n10) 
 Let Aid into Gaza through Jordan 
 email\nhttps://actionnetwork.org/letters/let-aid-into-gaza\n\n11) Sign 
 petition: LinkedIn: Stop Platforming War 
 Profiteers!\nhttps://www.codepink.org/linkedin\n\n12) Tell Leonardo 
 DiCaprio to Stop Supporting 
 Israel\nhttps://rootsaction.org/dicaprio-stop-supporting-israel\n\n13) 
 Contact the White House, your Senators and Representative and urge them 
 to:\n\n✅ [FOR REPRESENTATIVE] Support & Cosponsor H.R.3565, the Block the 
 Bombs Act\n✅ [FOR SENATORS] Introduce & advance a Senate companion bill 
 to the Block the Bombs Act (H.R.3565)\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✅ Publicly call for 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 
 Monday thru Thursday 10am-3pm EST\nComment Line (202) 456-1111\nSwitchboard 
 (202) 456-1414\nEmail Contact Page: 
 https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/\n\nSCRIPT for White House: 
 \nhttps://act.mpowerchange.org/sign/call_the_white_house/\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\nBoycott 
 TEVA Pharmaceuticals https://boycottteva.org/\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\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/2025/08/31/18879466.php
SUMMARY:Virtual Action Hour for Palestine
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URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2025/08/31/18879466.php
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