SUPPORT DIVESTMENT FROM GENOCIDE AT STATE HEARING!

Wed Jul 16th 12pm rally outside MA statehouse; 1-5pm testify at committee hearing in Rm A-2. Join JVP Boston in demanding that our state legislators support H.2984 An Act Relative to Pension Divestment from Companies Providing Military Equipment to the State of Israel.

note: it’s too late to sign up to testify, but not to join the rally or to send an email to the committee and your state legislators. Find more information on how to do so here: Can’t Testify on July 16? Submit written testimony instead!

You can submit written testimony anytime before July 30 at 5pm, via email to Seda.Korroch@mahouse.gov and Donna.LoConte@masenate.gov.

Find your state legislators here: Find My Legislator

Please also send a copy of your testimony to jvpboston@gmail.com.

Talking points are available to help you prepare your testimony, at https://bit.ly/israelbill-talkingpoints

More info about MA’s current investments in genocide - As of 2024, Massachusetts has approximately $2.1 billion invested in entities with ties to weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), including nuclear weapons producers RTX Corporations (Raytheon), Northrop Grumman Corp, Lockheed Martin Corp, Boeing, and more. These manufacturers sell their weapons to the government of Israel, which uses these weapons to enact genocide and other war crimes on Palestinians.

Instead of funding destruction and killing, our state funds should be invested in feeding, housing, educating, and healing our communities. We hope you can join us at the hearing, to tell them that Massachusetts should invest in life, not genocide!

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