Free virtual screening of the documentary film "Al-Nakba: The Palestinian catastrophe"

The film screening will be followed by discussion with audience.

"The Nakba did not begin in 1948. Its origins lie over two centuries ago…."

So begins this four-part series on the nakba, meaning the catastrophe.

This sweeping history starts back in 1799 with Napoleon's attempted advance into Palestine to check British expansion and his appeal to the Jews of the world to reclaim their land in league with France. The narrative moves through the 19th century and into the 20th century with the British Mandate in Palestine and comes right up to date in the 21st century and the ongoing nakba on the ground.

================================================================

CALL TO ACTION

1) Tell Congress: No War on Iran, Support the Block the Bombs Act, No ICE in our Communities
https://www.notmytaxdollars.org/take-action

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

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) Email Congress: Free Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/free-palestinian-political-prisoners

6) Sign petition to demand local institutions drop Chevron as a corporate sponsor
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/dropchevron

7) Sign petition to End Military Support to Israel:
https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/trigger-a-leahy-law-review-of-the-israeli-military-now

8) Tell Microsoft: No AI for War
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-microsoft-no-ai-for-war/

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

✅ [FOR REPRESENTATIVE] Cosponsor H.R. 3565, the Block the Bombs Act
✅ [FOR REPRESENTATIVE] Cosponsor H.Res. 876, the Genocide Resolution
✅ [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

==================================================================

FOR OTHER ACTIONS:

https://uscpr.org/pro-palestine-protests/

==================================================================

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/

==================================================================

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/