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International Soldarity / Palestine / Palestine Solidarity / Rallies and Vigils / SJPJC / War on Gaza

Stop Genocide Rally and March in Palo Alto

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…

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July 22, 2024
Call To Action / International Soldarity / Palestine / Rallies and Vigils / SJPJC / War on Gaza

War Criminal Netanyahu Arrives in US – Take Action!

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…

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July 22, 2024
Palestine / SJPJC / War on Gaza

‘The World Must Not Stay Silent!’ Fresh Israeli Bombings Amid Humanitarian Hellscape in Gaza

By Julia Connelly, Common Dreams... Residents of Gaza City's Shujayea neighborhood found themselves on Thursday among the main targets of new Israeli military operations, with thousands of people fleeing as they were "hunted by tanks and planes," as one Palestinian man told Reuters—even as Israel claimed the "intense" phase of…

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June 27, 2024
Palestine / Palestine Solidarity / SJPJC

‘No One Is Above the Law’—Oh Really, Mr. Biden?

By Ralph Nader After the jury came in with its verdict that Donald Trump was guilty of a scheme and coverup to illegally influence the 2016 election, the Biden campaign issued a statement saying that the judgment demonstrated that “no one is above the law,” not even a former President.…

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June 3, 2024
Palestine Solidarity / Rallies and Vigils / San Jose State / War on Gaza

Demand the Reinstatement of SJSU Prof Sang Kil

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…

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May 27, 2024
Palestine Solidarity / San Jose State / SJPJC

SJSU Must Divest & Call for a Ceasefire Now!

Photo: Nancy Tsou May 9, 2024 San Jose State students have rallied and carried out a one-day sit-in on campus to highlight their demands. Students' Demands: End the Silence: Release a public statement calling for an immediate end to the Gaza Genocide, condemning “Israel” for its war crimes, and calling…

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May 9, 2024
Palestine Solidarity / SJPJC / War on Gaza

Sign the San Jose People’s Petition for a Ceasefire!

Hundreds of San Jose residents spoke up at the December 5, 2023 meeting of the San Jose City Council to ask that a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Israel's bombardment of Gaza be put on the Council's agenda. The City Council took no action. They claimed that this matter…

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April 30, 2024
Palestine / Palestine Solidarity / SJPJC / War on Gaza

Gaza-Bound Flotilla Aims to End Inhumane Israeli Blockade

by Jessica CorbettCommon DreamsApril 5, 2024 As Israel continues to starve Palestinians to death in the Gaza Strip, an international coalition on Friday was preparing to set sail with humanitarian aid and human rights observers "to challenge the ongoing illegal Israeli blockade." Israel has limited the flow of people and…

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April 6, 2024
Palestine / Palestine Solidarity / War on Gaza

Genocide Prevention Group Issues ‘Urgent SOS Warning’ as Israel Takes Aim at Rafah

by Jake JohnsonCommon Dreams The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention, an organization named after the Polish lawyer who coined the term genocide, issued what it called an "urgent SOS warning" on Tuesday for Palestinians in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where more than half of the enclave's population is…

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April 2, 2024
International Soldarity / Labor / Palestine / Palestine Solidarity / SJPJC / War on Gaza

Unions representing 9 million workers are calling for a ceasefire

Statement by National Labor Network for a Ceasefire. We, members of the American labor movement, mourn the loss of life in Israel and Palestine. We express our solidarity with all workers and our common desire for peace in Palestine and Israel, and we call on President Joe Biden and Congress…

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March 28, 2024