April 2, 7:30 PM EDT - Zoom
Training Session for Peace Action’s Ceasefire Now Advocacy Days April 7 - 11
Join us for our hybrid (online and on Capitol Hill in Washington) CeaseFire Now Advocacy Days, April 7 - 11, with online training sessions the week before. We'll bring our demands to Congress for an enduring ceasefire, cut-off of US weapons to Israel, restoring UNRWA funding, supporting rebuilding and justice for Palestinians, and stopping the spread of a wider regional war.
Register for the Advocacy Days here.
Register for our first training session on April 2 here.
Register for our second training session on April 3 here.
Please just sign up for one training session. It's not a two day training, it's the same session repeated to allow for more participation. Both will be recorded as well.
Here is the link to the recording of our CeaseFire Now Grassroots Network meeting from February Passcode Required - Zoom / Passcode: $lA57$Sa
Resources for your consideration (thank you to Odeliya Matter of FCNL for compiling):
The UNRWA Funding Emergency Restoration Acts (previously H.R. 9649 & S.5388):
Lead offices are now collecting org sign-ons via this form by COB TODAY! For any questions, reach out to staffers at lead offices: brooke_grams@welch.senate.gov, Diego.Sanchez@mail.house.gov (Jayapal), andrea.martin@mail.house.gov (Carson),diala.qasem@mail.house.gov (Carson), and kate.durkin@mail.house.gov (Schakowsky)
UNRWA USA is leading an org sign-on letter in support of the bills. Sign on here by Feb. 27 at 9am
Please contact Alex at Alexandria@unrwausa.org if your org is interested in participating in reading a collaborative video script uplifting the bills
FCNL’s action alert on UNRWA (available at FCNL.org/UNRWA too) and leave-behind on the UNRWA Funding Emergency Restoration Acts
Updated Senate target list includes: Murphy, Carper, Warnock, Schatz, Durbin, Duckworth, King, Warren, Markey, Smith, Shaheen, Booker, Lujan, Heinrich, Casey, Reed, Whitehouse, Kaine, Murray, Baldwin, Coons, Ossoff
Weapons sales:
Trump formally notified Congress of weapons sales to Israel worth over $7 billion, bypassing Rep. Meeks hold on the weapons
Main sales occurring under the latest Trump announcement are munitions, guidance kits, fuzes, and munition support, and AGM-114 Hellfire Missiles
IMEU Policy memo on JRDs to block Trump’s $7.4 billion in weapons to Israel