Tuesday, October 17, 11:00 AM EDT
As Gaza faces catastrophe, it is important that we reapply ourselves to activism for Palestine. Please join us in taking this action, below. Also, please see the links at the end of this newsletter for donating medical aid to Gaza.
Kumi Action - To respond to the quickly unraveling situation in Gaza, we would like you to focus your attention on the EU, thanking Josep Borrell for standing up for Palestine and pressuring the European Commission to ensure that international law is followed in Gaza. Please personalize your emails using the talking points below:
Action one:
Thank the EU Foreign Affairs Chief Josep Borrell for one or multiple points below: cab-borrell-fontelles-contact@ec.europa.eu
Openly saying Israel's siege of Gaza is illegal
insisting that European aid to Palestine will keep flowing.
Openly saying that some of the actions of Israel counter international humanitarian law
For his invitation to both Israeli and Palestinian FMs to meet
Action two:
Write an email to Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission. Email her at: cab-von-der-leyen-contact@ec.europa.eu and ec.president.vdl@ec.europa.eu
Please copy the emails below:
Assistant to the President - Adrianna Gorska-Stukow - adrianna.gorska-stukow@ec.europa.eu
Assistant to the President - Alisa James - alisa.james@ec.europa.eu
Policy coordinator: External Relations - Martina Lodrant - martina.lodrant@ec.europa.eu
Diplomatic adviser: Fernando Andresen Guimaraes fernando.andresen-guimaraes@ec.europa.eu
Jens-Alexander Flosdorff: jens-alexander.flosdorff@ec.europa.eu
Please express your anger on the following:
Not explicitly calling on Israel to respect international law in its war on Gaza
Their double standards when it comes to supporting Ukraine against Russia but not doing the same for Gaza against Israel.
Include a link to the Kumi Now website along with the hashtags #KumiNow and #Kumi42.
Join us on Tuesday for our next gathering:
To register: Week 42: Profiting from Occupation Online Gathering 2023 – KUMI NOW
Background info: Week 42: Profiting from Occupation – KUMI NOW
See the full Kumi Now email for more additional resources Kumi Now - Week 42: Profiting from Occupation (sendibm1.com)