Stop the War on Lebanon and Gaza: Call for Peace Vigil 7/25/06, 4-6 pm, 16th & J

Action Alert: From Ellen Schwartz, WILPF 
 
Dear WILPF Members and Friends:

Stop the War on Lebanon and Gaza & Send Emergency Aid

Come to protest 7-25-06, organized by Sacramento Area Peace Action:
Tuesday, Jul 25, 4 - 6pm, Stop the War on Lebanon and Gaza: Call for Peace
Vigil, 16th & J, Sac, 916-448-7157.

You can help send emergency aid to Gaza and Lebanon through the Middle East
Children's Alliance, go to http://www.meca.org, or send a check: to MECA, 901
Parker St, Berkeley, CA 94710. Write Gaza or Lebanon in the memo.

Shamefully Matsui, Thompson, and other local representatives voted on
7-20-06 for HR 921 which supports Israel's brutal attacks on Lebanon and
Gaza.  A similar resolution, SR 534, passed in the Senate on 7-19-06. Call
your representative and express your outrage at the passage of these
resolutions. Demand instead that the U.S. support an immediate ceasefire.
Congress Switchboard 202-224-3121.

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Here is an excerpt from the International WILPF statement on the Israeli
assault on Lebanon:

The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom deplores the
escalation of violence in Lebanon, the Occupied Palestinian Territories,
especially Gaza, and in Israel.

We condemn the targeting of civilians and destruction of civilian
infrastructure by all parties and, in particular, the excessive
disproportionate military retaliation by Israel as violations of
international law. The widespread bombing in Gaza and Lebanon; the air, sea
and land blockade of Lebanon; the destruction of electricity and water
supplies in Gaza; and the missile attacks on Israeli cities make the
possibility for solutions more difficult as hostilities spiral out of
control. We denounce the use of force. There is no military solution to the
problems in the region.

We recognize that the current dangerous and volatile situation is the direct
result of Israel's continued occupation of Palestinian lands and its
relentless destruction of Palestinian infrastructure, particularly in Gaza
where a humanitarian crisis is growing among the 1.4 million inhabitants.

Therefore, we call upon the United States to join the rest of the
international community in denouncing Israel's escalation of this conflict.

We call for an immediate ceasefire and halt to the retaliatory bombing,
killing and destruction. We appeal to all parties to return to the political
process and earnestly negotiate permanent solutions.  ....  (Complete
statement can be seen at: http://www.wilpf.int.ch/statements/ME17_07_06.htm
 
Ellen Schwartz,
Sacramento Branch
Women's International League for Peace & Freedom
916-369-5510

Additional calendar items from http://www.sacpeace.org :
JULY, 2006

Tuesday, Jul 25, 7pm, Fourth Tuesday Peace & Justice Films. The Iron Wall,
exposes Israel's colonization policy and follows the timeline, size,
population of the "settlements," and their impact on the peace process. This
film also touches on the latest project to make the settlements a permanent
fact on the ground; the annexation Wall that Israel is building in the West
Bank, and its impact on the Palestinian people. 909 12th St, Sac
916-448-7157

Wednesday, Jul 26, 4 - 6pm, Anti-War vigil 15th & L, Sac, 916-446-5261

Thursday, Jul 27, 7pm, Premiere Global Warming documentary followed by a
conference call with other viewers across the state, 909 12th St, Sac,
hosted by SAPA|||||s Peace and Sustainability Committee, 916-448-7157.

Friday, Jul 28, 7pm, Political Satirist Dave Lippman and
Folksinger/songwriter/troublemaker Ann Feeney perform in a benefit for
Women's International League for Peace & Freedom, Sac Friends, 890 57th St.,
Sliding Scale: $13-$20. 916-739-0860, conjoin [at] macnexus.org.

AUGUST 2006

Tuesday, Aug 1, 4 - 6pm, Call for Peace Vigil,16th & J, Sac, 916-448-7157

Tuesday, Aug 1, 6:30pm, Board of Directors meets, 909 12th St., Sac. Members
welcome. 916-448-7157

Wednesday, Aug 2, 4 - 6pm, Anti-War vigil 15th & L, Sac, 916-446-5261

Friday, Aug 4, 8 - 11pm, Dance for a Change: Exhibition & lessons; talk by
Bill Durston on Country of Immigrants. Suggested donation $10. 916-622-8683

Sunday, Aug 6, 3:30pm, August Peace Event, Secretary of State Auditorium,
1500 O St., Sacramento. Program 4-6pm features the Rev. S. Asahi, Taiko Dan
drummers. Donations (sliding scale). Info: 916-685-1130.

Monday, Aug 7, Update on Crisis in the Middle East. What|||||s behind the
assault on Lebanon and Gaza. Location & time TBA. Sacramento. 916-448-7157;
sypeaceact [at] jps.net

Monday, Aug 7, 7pm, Veterans for Peace meeting, Newman Center, 5900 Newman
Ct, Sac, 916-505-4869, maing [at] pacbell.net

Tuesday, Aug 8, 4 - 6pm, Call for Peace Vigil,16th & J, Sac, 916-448-7157

Wednesday, Aug 9, 4 - 6pm, Anti-War vigil 15th & L, Sac, 916-446-5261

Wednesday, Aug 9, 6 - 8pm, Sacramento 911 Truth: Questioning the War on
Terror. 1401 G St, Sac, sac911truth [at] gmail.com; 916-372-8433

Saturday, Aug 12, 11a - 1p, Continuing seminar on foreign policy and nuclear
weapons, Hart Center, 915 27th St., Sac. Info: 916-482-4627

Saturday, Aug 12, 11am, Protest the U.S.-Israeli War on Palestine & Lebanon,
Civic Center, 9th & Grove, San Francisco. Carpooling from Sacto/Davis:
530-756-5548; info [at] arab-american.net

Tuesday, Aug 15, 4 - 6pm, Call for Peace Vigil,16th & J, Sac, 916-448-7157

Tuesday, Aug 15, 6:30pm, Palestine Task Force, 909 12th St, Sac 916-448-7157


Wednesday, Aug 16, 4 - 6pm, Anti-War vigil 15th & L, Sac, 916-446-5261

Wednesday, Aug 16, 7:15pm, CAAC Goes to the Movies. 1640 9th Ave. Sac.
916-446-3304.

Monday, Aug 21, 12 - 1pm, Action Against the Death Penalty, North Steps,
State Capitol, 11th & L, Sac. 916-447-7754; stellalevy [at] sbcglobal.net

Monday, Aug 21, 6 - 8pm, Peace & Sustainability Committee meets, 909 12th
St, Sac. 916-736-1678

Tuesday, Aug 22, 4 - 6pm, Call for Peace Vigil,16th & J, Sac, 916-448-7157

Tuesday, Aug 22, 7pm, Fourth Tuesday Peace & Justice Films: Why We Fight
launches an inquiry into the workings of the military industrial complex and
the rise of the American empire., 909 12th St., Sac, 916-448-7157.

Wednesday, Aug 23, 4 - 6pm, Anti-War vigil 15th & L, Sac, 916-446-5261

Friday, Aug 25, Walking With Gandhi Workshop. See Aug 27.

Saturday, Aug 26, Walking With Gandhi Workshop. See Aug 27.

Saturday, Aug 26, 11a - 1p, Continuing seminar on foreign policy and nuclear
weapons, Hart Center, 915 27th St., Sac. Info: 916-482-4627

Sunday, Aug 27, Walking With Gandhi: A workshop focused the Gandhian
approach to nonviolence. Sierra Friends, 13075 Woolman Ln, Nevada City,
530-273-3183, ext 11.

Tuesday, Aug 29, 4 - 6pm, Call for Peace Vigil,16th & J, Sac, 916-448-7157

Wednesday, Aug 30, 4 - 6pm, Anti-War vigil 15th & L, Sac, 916-446-5261

website: http://www.sacpeace.org
email: mailto:sypeaceact [at] jps.net