By Adrienne Fong
3 ACTION ALERTS
NO MORE ARMS TO ISRAEL
Community Vigil
Outside Office of Senator Butler
Tuesday, November 19
4:00pm – 6:00pm
1 Post St.
(At Market & Montgomery – Montgomery BART)
SF
Senate to vote on directly BLOCKING $20BILLION MORE WEAPONS from being sent to Israel!
Of
Senators Sanders, Merkley & Welch
Six Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRD)
Info for vigil on Facebook: NO MORE ARMS TO ISRAEL: COMMUNITY VIGIL | Facebook
On Wednesday, November 20th, for the first time, the Senate will vote on directly blocking weapons from being sent to Israel through Senators Sanders, Merkley and Welch six Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRD). All are invited to stand in community at the evening before this vote happens.
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CALL, CALL, CALL
Call your senators every day through Wednesday
Tell them to support all of the Six Joint Resolutions to Block $20Billion more weapons to Israel
Senator Butler:
202-224-3841 (DC)
415-393–0707 (SF)
Senator Padilla:
202-224-3553 (DC)
415-981- 9369 (SF)
Congressional Switchboard:
202-224-3121
Suggested script from Peace Action:
Hello, my name is ______________ and I am a constituent of the Senator. I am calling to ask the Senator to co-sponsor and vote in support of Senator Bernie Sanders’ six Joint Resolutions of Disapproval to block additional weapons packages to the Israeli government. These weapons are a violation of U.S. and international law. Additionally, providing $20 billion in more arms and warplanes only enables Israeli PM Netanyahu’s genocidal war against the Palestinians, and could lead to the war escalating throughout the entire region. The best and only way to stop this is to stop sending Israel more and more weapons. I urge the Senator to co-sponsor and vote in support of the six Joint Resolutions of Disapproval to enable a ceasefire, save innocent lives, and bring an end to this war.
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Email Congress: Block $20 billion in weapons to Israel!
Email Congress: Block $20 billion in weapons to Israel!
Petition from US Campaign For Palestinian Rights:
URGENT: We have a narrow window to block $20 billion in weapons to Israel.
This is the worst stage of the genocide yet. Israel is starving and slaughtering Palestinians en masse in northern Gaza, and burning alive Palestinians like 19-year-old Sha’ban al-Dalou at Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital. All with U.S. weapons and military funding.
The U.S. Senate will hold the first vote in history to directly block weapons to Israel. Senators Bernie Sanders, Peter Welch, and Jeff Merkley have introduced six Joint Resolutions of Disapproval to halt a $20 billion weapons deal approved by the Biden administration.
Each member of Congress will be forced to go on record with where they stand, with votes expected in mid-November. These resolutions require both chambers of Congress to pass and be signed by the president.
The U.S. must stop arming Israel now. Our tax dollars should fund care, not killing. Email your members of Congress now to demand they:
- Cosponsor and vote YES on all six Joint Resolutions of Disapproval to block the $20 billion weapons deal to Israel
- Support an IMMEDIATE arms embargo to halt all U.S. weapons to Israel and enforce U.S. law
- Cosponsor and vote YES on H.R. 9649 to restore funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for life-saving aid
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UPDATE ON PEOPLE’S ARMS EMBARGO
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE
UPDATE: Nov. 20, People’s Arms Embargo, Travis AFB
-Please check Indybay post for more details.
Need Assistance with gas $$? Thanks to some donations, we have limited travel funds, let us know if you need help.
-Fairfield PD notified us today that the off road/shoulder parking at the North and South gates will now be off limits.
We are unstoppable! Shuttle drivers and pick-up locations are being organized now.
Check this UPDATE DOC the nite before the action and the morning of Nov. 20 for updates!!
–CARPOOLING BULLETIN BOARD: Need a ride, or can offer rides? Post on our carpooling bulletin HERE.
–MAPS/DIRECTIONS: Though we will have shuttle cars and post shuttle pick-up locations posted the night before the action, as mentioned above, please get familiar with the layout of the base entrances from these maps, and remember to check the Update Doc “before you leave home.” We will have to be flexible, but will remain calm and committed to nonviolent resistance.
JAIL SUPPORT FORM: To help us with preparedness and safety, even if not risking arrest, we ask everyone coming to please fill this out this form either online, or bring a paper copy filled out the morning of Nov. 20, WORLD CHILDREN’S DAY.
(Least preferred option: we will have blank forms available the day of)
–IF YOU CAN: Please bring at least one simple (bloodied) shrouded baby/child per person.
“This is what genocide really looks like!”… (scroll down). “Do Not Be Complicit!” Your help is most appreciated for this.
BACKGROUND:
After over a year of US funded genocide in Palestine, and mass protests across the country, our government is STILL ignoring the will of the majority of Americans who say no to tax $$ and weapons to the Israeli Apartheid State: Congress is preparing to send $20 billion MORE in military aid to support the horrific slaughter in Gaza!
-We say: Please join THE PEOPLE’S ARMS EMBARGO. If the US won’t instate an arms embargo, we will!
-Will you join our new broad coalition to bring monthly nonviolent resistance to Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, CA, from where US weapons are sent to Israel…Support our campaign until the US stops funding Israeli genocide in Palestine.
–THE PEOPLE’S ARMS EMBARGO: Will your organization become a co-sponsor?
Contact: Toby4peace@sonic.net List of Co-sponsors and Endorsers
Hope to see you there!
Wynd, David and Toby,
People’s Arms Embargo Organizing Team
