RESOURCES
Resources for Palestine:
Politicians, Local Media, Independent Media, Aid Agencies
Politicians, Local Media, Independent Media, Aid Agencies
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Politicians
Congressman Douglas LaMalfa \https://lamalfa.house.gov/contact 408 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-3076 Chico District Office 120 Independence Circle Suite B Chico, CA 95973 Phone: (530) 343-1000 Senator Adam Schiff Hart Senate Office Building #112 Washington, DC 20510 Phone:(202) 224-3841 Senator Alex Padilla https://www.padilla.senate.gov/contact/contact-form/ 112 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-3553 (202) 224-2200 The White House Comments: 202-456-1111 E-mail contact: https://www.whitehouse.gov/get-involved/write-or-call/ Secretary of State Antony Blinken https://register.state.gov/contactus/contactusform Benjamin Netanyahu https://www.netanyahu.org.il/en/ Israeli Government Support Center [email protected] |
Media Contacts
KZFR Community Calendar [email protected] ER News bureau [email protected] ER letters (250 words) [email protected] Weekend Editor Evan Tuchinsky [email protected] Editor Mike Wolcott [email protected] Chico News and Review (online form) https://chico.newsreview.com/letter-to-the-editor/ KCHO [email protected] NY Times [email protected] (150-200 words) Washington Post [email protected] LA Times (online form) https://www.latimes.com/opinion/submit-letter-to-the-editor San Francisco Chronicle (online form) https://www.sfchronicle.com/submit-your-opinion/ Sacramento Bee (online form) https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/submit-letter/ Support Agencies Doctors without Borders https://doctorswithoutborders.org/ International Committee of the Red Cross https://www.icrc.org/ UN Save the Children Foundation https://www.unicefusa.org/ Palestine Children's Relief Fund www.pcrf.net Save the Children https://www.savethechildren.org See also NPR’s report: https://www.npr.org/2023/10/13/1205235922/help-israel-gaza-humanitarian-organizations |
Gaza Grassroots Organizing Toolkit
from Peace Action
from Peace Action
In September and beyond Block the Bombs National Days of Action including:
-demonstrations or advocacy visits at congressional offices, which can include bird-dogging your representatives, and here is a recording of our recent training on this tactic, with passcode: 6$eb@rs8
-online webinars or in-person teach-ins on the need to Block the Bombs to Israel (as embodied in HR 3565) perhaps on college campuses in conjunction with student groups;
-demonstrations at weapons contractors, companies, and banks profiting from war and genocide;
-support for other priority legislation, such as Joint Resolutions of Disapproval;
-coalition letters to Members of Congress asking for cosponsors of HR 3565;
-challenges to incumbents and candidates for Congress in the midterms to pledge to Block the Bombs to Israel (for organizations that can legally engage in such activity);
-incorporate already existing weekly or monthly local protests;
Section One - Legislative/Policy/Electoral Tools
A top legislative priority is H.R. 3565, the Block the Bombs bill in the House of Representatives, and here is the Block the Bombs to Israel Action page initiated by the Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU) and sponsored by eleven organizations.
Peace Action’s Policy Briefing papers on Gaza and Iran, designed for use in advocacy meetings with Members of Congress
US Campaign for Palestinian Rights Stop the Gaza Genocide toolkit, and a highlight, among many resources, is their Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions page.
American Friends Service Committee’s Action Hour Resource Page, which includes a Bird-Dogging Guide you can download
A New Policy’s congressional legislative tracker
MPower Change Digital Action page
Jewish Voice for Peace Digital Action page
Track AIPAC - find out if your representatives or senators are supported by AIPAC and other PACs
Reject AIPAC coalition of organizations encouraging candidates to reject AIPAC contributions, and supporting progressive candidates for Congress
Section Two - Media/Messaging Guidance/Social Media
Rethink Media's updated messaging guide on Gaza and the weaponization of humanitarian aid.
Letters to the editor guidance from New Hampshire Peace Action
Rethink Media's messaging guidance on Iran
National Iranian American Council (NIAC) No War on Iran social media toolkit which includes signs you can download and print for public protests, such as the Good Trouble Day of Action July 17 mentioned above.
Stop Starving Gaza media/social media/advocacy resources from US Campaign for Palestinian Rights
Briefly annotated links
Books, articles, films, and more recommended by our members.
Dismantling Racism and Militarism in U.S. Foreign Policy" discussion paper and guide can be downloaded from www.fcnl.org/DRM.
The Cooperative Culture Handbook: A Social Change Manual to Dismantle Toxic Culture and Build Connection by Yana Ludwig and Karen Gimnig. To order go to: https://www.ic.org/cooperative-culture/
The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGee.
Penguin, 2021.
"War Poisons Everybody": Remembering legendary historian Howard Zinn on His 100th Birthday. This aired on "Democracy Now!" on 8/24 (when he would have turned 100 had he not died in 2010 at age 87), with several interviews with him over the years.
https://www.democracynow.org/2022/8/24/remembering_howard_zinn_on_100th_birthday
More resources to come. If you have suggestions, please send an email to [email protected]