FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
\nNov. 29\, 2023
\nMEDIA CONTACT:
\nMelissa Garriga | melissa@codepin k.org
\nCynthia Papermaster\, CODEPINK organizer | codepinksfbay@gma il.com
\nCODEPINK to Rally Outside Rep. Pelosi’s Home For an Immediate Ceasefire and an End to U.S. Support for Netanyahu’s Actions in Gaza
\nSAN FRANCISCO\, CA – The Bay Area chapter of CODEPINK will hold a rally on Sunday morning at the residence of Representative Nancy Pelosi. The demonstratio n aims to urge both Pelosi and President Biden to support an immediate per manent ceasefire\, to cease financial backing for Prime Minister Netanyahu ’s military campaign in Gaza\, and put an end to settler violence and Isra eli military incursions in the West Bank.
\nAs the call for a ceasef ire gains momentum\, with 48 members of Congress already expressing their support\, it is crucial for Representative Pelosi\, a California leader an d former Speaker of the House\, to heed the voices of her constituents and stand in solidarity with her colleagues advocating for peace.
\nDate: Sunday\, Decem ber 3\, 2023
\nTime: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
\nThe rally will feature compelling visuals\, including a symbolic die -in\, picket line\, banners\, singing\, children’s activities. Pelosi’s Sa n Francisco constituents will speak\, a rare opportunity given Pelosi’s in accessibility (Pelosi’s office is closed to the public\; no one answers th e phone).
\nEvent organizer Cynthia Papermaster said they are asking Representative Pelosi to “stand with the majority of Americans and public ly call for a full and lasting ceasefire. Polls show that 66% of Americans (and 80% of Democrats!) support a ceasefire in Gaza. And it’s hard to ign ore the estimated 50\,000 people who marched in San Francisco calling for an immediate ceasefire on November 4th.”
\n“U.S. financing of the Ne tanyahu right-wing government’s destruction of Gaza means that the blood o f thousands of innocent children is on our hands. The U.S. is the biggest funder of Israel’s military\, providing it with $3.8 billion every year. Our government must not be complicit in genocide and other war crimes. Con gress enabling huge profits for the U.S. war industry is wrong. There is n o military solution to this conflict. The U.S. should support diplomacy\, not revenge\,” she continued.
\nPapermaster also wants the public an d members of the press to understand that\, “opposition to the Netanyahu r egime’s Gaza siege is not anti-semitism or support for Hamas.” On the cont rary\, true Jewish values do not condone killing innocent civilians.
\nFor additional information about the event\, please contact Cynthia Pap ermaster at codepinksfbay@gmail.com.
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