Weekly Action for Peace: Block U.S. Weapons, Free Palestinian Prisoners, and Defend Aid, Rights, and Free Speech

In this week’s Action for Peace, we focus on efforts to:

πŸ’£ Block U.S. weapons fueling genocide in Gaza
βš–οΈ Demand access to aid, justice, and accountability
πŸ”“ Free Palestinian prisoners and end arbitrary detention
🏚️ Protect Umm Al-Kheir from demolition
πŸ“£ Tell California to protect free speech
πŸ“š Learn how state violence and tech converge across borders


Take Action

πŸ’£ BLOCK THE BOMBS: STOP U.S. ARMS TO ISRAEL 
Tell Congress to support the Block the Bombs Act and stop arming a government committing genocide.
πŸ‘‰ Email your representatives now

πŸ•ŠοΈ DEMAND JUSTICE AND AID ACCESS FOR GAZA
Join Amnesty International in urging U.S. leaders to:

  • Enforce a full ceasefire
  • Allow aid and human rights monitors into Gaza
  • Suspend all arms sales to Israel
  • Release all Palestinians in arbitrary detention

πŸ‘‰ Send a letter to Congress & President Trump

πŸŽ“ FREE LEQAA
Leqaa, a Palestinian student and advocate, has been arbitrarily detained by ICE for her activism. Join the campaign to demand her immediate release.
πŸ‘‰ Take action here

🏚️ DEFEND UMM AL-KHEIR
Israel has issued demolition orders for 13 structures in the West Bank village of Umm Al-Kheir.
πŸ‘‰ Tell Congress to stop the demolition


Take Action – California

πŸ›‘ UPHOLD THE VETO OF SB 771
SB 771 would penalize political speech critical of Israel. Governor Newsom vetoed it β€” now the State Senate may try to overturn his decision.
πŸ‘‰ Tell your senator: Protect free speech, uphold the veto


Explore & Learn More

πŸ” The Logic of Genocide β€” 972 Magazine
How liberal Zionist narratives rationalized and enabled the mass killing of Palestinians in Gaza.
πŸ‘‰ Read the article

πŸš” The Israel–ICE Connection (via JVP Instagram)
Explore how U.S. and Israeli police forces are linked through shared surveillance tech, military training, and repression of marginalized communities.
πŸ‘‰ View the post

πŸ› οΈ Project Nimbus: Big Tech’s Role in Occupation
Google and Amazon are profiting from Israel’s apartheid regime through their massive cloud computing contract, Project Nimbus.
πŸ‘‰ Inside the deal

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