by Rick Sterling and Toby Blomé; Apr 16, 2025, People's Arms EmbargoTravis AFB, Fairfield, CA At 7:30 a.m. on April 9, the heavy traffic flow into California’s Travis Air Force Base, the largest transport base in the country, came to a sudden stop. As they have done numerous times, the “People’s…
By Medea Benjamin and David Swanson, April 4, 2025 in War is a Crime We are passionate supporters of all but one of the items on the Hands Off agenda for the April 5 rallies. We couldn’t agree more that the corrupt U.S. government should stop destroying, privatizing, firing, and…
"Palestinians in Gaza cannot wait until after the U.S. election while bombs are dropping and burning their loved ones alive," said one campaigner. By Brett Wilkins Common Dreams August 18, 2024 On the eve of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, proponents of a U.S. arms embargo on Israel—which is…
by Joan Simon On July 21, 2024, we joined a fundraiser for HEAL Palestine in downtown Palo Alto. Activities included kid art activities, Henna, music, speakers, eating delicious food, and more!HEAL Palestine builds programs and projects in the areas of health, youth education, humanitarian aid, and leadership/mentorship programs, which will…
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu arrived in Washington DC on Monday. Shamefully, he is scheduled to speak to Congress on Wednesday. CALL CONGRESS! We cannot let up in our efforts to pressure our Congressional reps to boycott his speech or at least walk out! To connect to your representative, call the…
On July 9, 2024, about 50 people gathered outside Regional Medical Center (RMC) in East San Jose to rally against the decision of Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) to close RMC's trauma center, and its special heart attack and stroke programs on August 12, 2024. Regional Medical Center is the…
On May 24, 2024, Professor Sang Kil, a faculty member in the Justice Studies Department, received a letter from the university administration notifying her that she had been suspended from her job for “violating Article 17 of the collective bargaining agreement between California State University and California Faculty Association.” According…
In response to Israel's resumption of intense bombardment of Gaza, thousands of protestors rallied and marched in San Francisco on Saturday December 2. See the photos of the rally and listen to the speech by Zahra Billoo from the Council on American - Islamic Relations (CAIR) HERE.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/lythrn/53310257971/in/album-72177720312456288/ As part of International Day of Solidarity to support Palestinians in Gaza, tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters rallied Saturday (11/4) at San Francisco’s Civic Center Plaza and marched throughout downtown. The crowd stretched dozens of city blocks chanting in a sea of signs: “Cease fire now!” “Stop the…
On Sunday October 15, several thousand people gathered at Stevens Creek & Winchester and flooded into Santana Row to show support for Palestine and demand that Israel stop the genocidal attack on Gaza. View some powerful photos here.
