“There Were No Guns in Palestine”

by Barbara Taft "There were no guns in Palestine."  During the bombardment of Gaza by Israel in October/November of 2023, those words came back to me.  I was sitting in the dining room of a small Palestinian home in East Jerusalem.  It was the summer of 1985.  My host, a…

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SJ City Council Should Not Ban Public Input via Zoom

Starting on February 6, 2024, the City of San José has limited verbal public comments to in-person only for all meetings of City legislative bodies, which include the City Council, Council Committees, City Decision-Making Bodies, City Boards, City Committees, City Commissions, Task Forces, City Other Advisory Entities subject to the…

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County Board of Education Passes Ceasefire Resolution

Press release from the SFBA Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR): The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today applauded the Santa Clara County Board of Education (SCCBOE) for its principled stand in passing a comprehensive Gaza ceasefire resolution.…

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Palestine v. Biden on Genocide in Federal Court, Oakland

On Friday, January 26, a hearing on a lawsuit “Defense for Children International – Palestine v. Biden” was held at the Federal Court in Oakland, CA.  This lawsuit was filed last November by The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), on behalf of the Palestinian Human Rights groups and individuals. Plaintiffs gave…

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Urgent: Pressure Our Reps to Call for a Ceasefire

Over two million Palestinians trapped in Gaza are living through genocide, as Israel bombs, starves, and displaces them. But of the four South Bay Congressional representatives, only Ro Khanna has joined the call for a ceasefire. We need to flood our representatives with calls, emails, and letters until they call…

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Sign the People’s Ceasefire Resolution!

The People's Ceasefire Resolution was drafted by a diverse multiracial/faith/generational coalition of community members of all backgrounds. Language was adapted from existing Resolutions passed around the U.S., including in Richmond, Cudahy, Oakland, Alameda County Democratic Central Committee Resolutions that were passed, as well as demands adapted from Bay Area Labor…

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