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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 an arms embargo on Israel and humanitarian 
 access for Gaza. Our elected officials need to keep hearing from 
 us!\n\n================================================================\n\nCALL 
 TO ACTION\n\n1) Tell Congress: No War on Iran,  Support the Block the Bombs 
 Act, No ICE in our 
 Communities\nhttps://www.notmytaxdollars.org/take-action\n\n2) Tell 
 Congress to Recognize the Genocide of the Palestinian people in Gaza 
 \nhttps://punishgenocide.org\n\n3) Sign petition: Killer Cargo Out of OAK 
 Now!\nhttps://actionnetwork.org/petitions/oakland-stands-against-genocide-no-killer-cargo-out-of-oak-now-3\n\n4) 
 Tell Google to stop posting Israeli propaganda 
 lies\nhttps://bad-ads.replit.app/\n\n5) Email Congress: Free Dr. Hussam Abu 
 Safiya 
 \nhttps://actionnetwork.org/letters/free-palestinian-political-prisoners\n\n6) 
 Sign petition to demand local institutions drop Chevron as a corporate 
 sponsor\nhttps://actionnetwork.org/letters/dropchevron\n\n7) Sign petition 
 to End Military Support to Israel: 
 \nhttps://sign.moveon.org/petitions/trigger-a-leahy-law-review-of-the-israeli-military-now\n\n8) 
 Tell Microsoft: No AI for 
 War\nhttps://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-microsoft-no-ai-for-war/\n\n9) 
 Contact the White House, your Senators and Representative and urge them 
 to:\n\n✅ [FOR REPRESENTATIVE] Cosponsor H.R. 3565, the Block the Bombs 
 Act\n✅ [FOR REPRESENTATIVE] Cosponsor H.Res. 876, the Genocide 
 Resolution\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 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 Friday 7am-12pm PST\nComment Line (202) 
 456-1111\nSwitchboard (202) 456-1414\nWhite House Email 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 
 OTHER 
 ACTIONS:\n\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\nDon't Buy Into 
 Occupation\nhttps://dontbuyintooccupation.org/reports/dont-buy-into-occupation-report-2024/\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2026/04/03/18885389.php
SUMMARY:Virtual Action Hour for Palestine
LOCATION:Zoom\nhttps://afsc.org/events/action-hour-palestine
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2026/04/03/18885389.php
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