Virtual screening of the film "SUMUD: A Doctor's Report on Genocide and Survival"

The screening will be followed by a discussion with film director Janice Haaken (The Palestine Exception) and Dr. Travis Meleen.

Sumud (Arabic: صمود) meaning steadfastness or steadfast perseverance. As increasing numbers of journalists in Gaza are killed by Israeli forces, Gazan health care workers and international medical volunteers serve as vital reporters bearing witness to the ongoing genocide. The film follows an American anesthesiologist volunteering in Gaza, with commentary from an Egyptian-Canadian journalist and writer reporting on the genocide.

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CALL TO ACTION

1) Tell Congress to Recognize the Genocide of the Palestinian people in Gaza
https://punishgenocide.org

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

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

5) Sign petition to Boycott Reebok
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/boycott-reebok

6) Sign letter to free Leqaa Kordia, the only known remaining student campus protester still detained by ICE
https://act.amnestyusa.org/page/180607/action/1

7) Sign AIPAC Out petition
https://aipacoutofuspolitics.com/#sign-the-petition

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

✅ [FOR REPRESENTATIVE] Cosponsor H.Res. 876, the Genocide Resolution
✅ [FOR REPRESENTATIVE] 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 Comment Line
Open Monday thru Friday 7am-12pm PST
Comment Line (202) 456-1111
Switchboard (202) 456-1414
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/

Don't Buy Into Occupation
https://dontbuyintooccupation.org/reports/dont-buy-into-occupation-report-2024/