Virtual Action Hour for Palestine

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!

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CALL TO ACTION

1) Sign the petition urging President Petro to introduce the resolution to the General Assembly
https://lifelineforpalestine.com/petition-1

2)Tell Congress: Support the Block the Bombs Act
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/block-the-bombs-act

3) Sign petition: Killer Cargo Out of OAK Now!
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/oakland-stands-against-genocide-no-killer-cargo-out-of-oak-now-3?source=direct_link&;

4) Email Reebok: Drop Your Sponsorship of Apartheid Football
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/reebok-drop-your-sponsorship-of-apartheid-football?source=mc_Reebok_2025_10_03

5) Tell Google to stop posting Israeli propaganda lies
https://bad-ads.replit.app/

6) Sign Change.org petition for University of Houston Hunger Strikers
https://www.change.org/p/stand-with-uh-hunger-strikers

7) Sign the petition telling the AFL-CIO to support a weapons embargo on Israel
https://bit.ly/DisarmGenocide

8) Contact the White House, your Senators and Representative and urge them to:

✅ [FOR REPRESENTATIVE] Support & Cosponsor H.R.3565, the Block the Bombs Act
✅ [FOR SENATORS] Introduce & advance a Senate companion bill to the Block the Bombs Act (H.R.3565)
✅ Publicly call for the immediate opening of ALL border crossings for unrestricted humanitarian aid entry into Gaza
✅ Publicly call for the immediate end to the siege and the occupation of Gaza
✅ Support an immediate arms embargo to suspend military funding and weapons to Israel


White House Email Contact Page: https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/

Senator Alex Padilla
(202) 224-3553 DC office
Senator 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
Email Contact Page: https://www.padilla.senate.gov/contact/contact-form/

Senator Adam Schiff
(202) 224-3841 DC office
Email: Schiff_California [at] schiff.senate.gov
Website: https://www.schiff.senate.gov/

Congressional Switchboard
(202) 224-3121
Contact your Representative: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

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FOR OTHER ACTIONS:
https://uscpr.org/pro-palestine-protests/

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BOYCOTT

Boycott TEVA Pharmaceuticals https://boycottteva.org/

BDS Movement: https://bdsmovement.net/Act-Now-Against-These-Companies-Profiting-From-Genocide

Boycat App: https://www.boycat.io/

No Appetite for Apartheid https://na4a.org/

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DIVESTMENT

Learn about municipal strategies from the BNC - “Your city can join the BDS Movement”
https://bdsmovement.net/Your-City-Can-Join-The-BDS-Movement

Are There Human Rights Violations Hidden in Your Investments?
https://investigate.info/