In this week’s Action for Peace, we focus on efforts to:
📰 Demand media accountability and truth on Palestine
✊ Free Palestinian political prisoners
🚫 Abolish abusive systems like ICE
⚖️ Protect human rights in Venezuela with congressional oversight
Take Action
📰 CALL ON THE NEW YORK TIMES TO RETRACT “SCREAMS WITHOUT WORDS”
The NYT article “Screams Without Words” misrepresented evidence and has been widely criticized for its editorial failures. JVP and allied organizations are calling for a full retraction and independent investigation into how this damaging story was published — a narrative that has been used to justify continued violence against Palestinians.
👉 Email and tweet at NYT editors
🔓 FREE DR. HUSSAM ABY SAFIYA, MARWAN BARGHOUTI, & ALL PALESTINIAN POLITICAL PRISONERS
Palestinian political prisoners are enduring arbitrary detention simply for their identities and activism.
👉 Tell Congress: Free all Palestinian political prisoners
Take Action – Abolish ICE
🚫 Tell Congress: Abolish ICE
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has a long history of rights abuses and enforcement that harms migrants at the border and beyond. Demand its abolition in favor of humane, rights‑respecting immigration policies.
👉 Take action here
Take Action — Venezuela & Human Rights Oversight
⚖️ URGE CONGRESS TO PROVIDE HUMAN RIGHTS OVERSIGHT ON VENEZUELA
Amnesty International is calling on lawmakers to ensure human rights protections and accountability regarding U.S. policy toward Venezuela.
👉 Send your message to Congress
🪖 SUPPORT WAR POWERS RESOLUTION TO PREVENT UNAUTHORIZED MILITARY ACTION AGAINST VENEZUELA
There are two active War Powers Resolutions — one in the House led by Rep. Ilhan Omar, and one in the Senate with Senators Tim Kaine, Adam Schiff, and Rand Paul. Both need immediate public pressure to force votes and assert congressional authority over war decisions.
👉 Tell Congress: Support war powers oversight
Explore & Learn More
📍 Israel Blocking Humanitarian Aid in Gaza
Aid groups have suspended operations due to obstruction of critical humanitarian supplies entering Gaza, worsening widespread suffering.
👉 Read the report
🎙️ Zeteo Interview: Standing Together Talks to Mehdi
Zeteo hosts a thoughtful conversation about collective activism and strategies for movement building.
👉 Listen here
