Dear Joseph,
In this week’s Action for Peace, we focus on efforts to:
🛑 Stop war with Iran and block further funding
💣 Oppose weapons transfers and expanding militarization
🧊 Resist ICE expansion in our communities
📚 Stay informed about the human impact of U.S. policy
Take Action
🛑 STOP WAR WITH IRAN - PASS A WARS POWER
RESOLUTION
Congress must act now to prevent further escalation, reassert its
constitutional authority, and reject billions in additional funding for an
expanding war.
👉 Sign: End the illegal war on Iran — Add your name to demand an
immediate halt to unauthorized military action
👉 Tell Congress: No troops in Iran, vote NO on the draft — Urge
lawmakers to block deployment of U.S. troops and oppose new war funding
👉 Take action: No war on Iran, no weapons for Israel, no ICE expansion
— Call for a broader shift away from militarization at home and abroad
👉 Call on Congress: Block emergency weapons shipments — Demand
lawmakers stop fast-tracked arms transfers that fuel further violence
💣 STOP WEAPONS TRANSFERS & REGIONAL ESCALATION
U.S. weapons and military support continue to drive violence and instability
across the region, deepening humanitarian crises. Demand an end to U.S.
complicity in widening regional conflict
👉 Tell Congress: End support for Israel’s invasion of Lebanon
🧊 STOP ICE EXPANSION IN OUR COMMUNITIES
From detention centers to airports, ICE is expanding its reach—threatening
immigrant communities and normalizing surveillance and enforcement.
Oppose the conversion of local spaces into sites of detention and push back
against the normalization of immigration enforcement in everyday travel
spaces
👉 Say NO to ICE detention centers
👉 Tell officials: Remove ICE agents from airports
Learn More
📰 Investigating U.S. Strikes in Iran
In-depth reporting investigates a U.S. missile strike on a girls’ school in Iran,
raising urgent questions about civilian harm, accountability, and the true cost
of escalation.
👉 Read more here
👉Additional reporting here
🌎 Expanding U.S. Military Threats Globally
Analysis explores how current policies could lead to expanded U.S. military
interventions beyond the Middle East, including in Latin America.
👉 Read here
🎬 Voices from the Holy Land — April 19 Salon
This panel examines how military technologies tested on Palestinians are
exported globally and integrated into policing and immigration systems, linking
struggles across borders.
👉 Register here
🏠 Settler Violence in the West Bank
Recent reporting documents a sharp rise in settler attacks and displacement,
situating this violence within broader patterns of military escalation and
control.
👉 Read more
UPCOMING EVENTS & PROGRAMS
🎓 Learn more about our Year-long Conversion and Jewish
Learning Programs starting in Ma
📖 Join us for a 4-week Liberation Theology Course taught by
Rabbi Cat Zavis
Kabbalat Shabbat with Immigrant Justice Committee (IN-PERSON in
Oakland)
Friday April 10, 6:15pm- doors open; 6:30 - service begins
📍In Person at First Unitarian Church of Oakland
👉 Register for Kabbalat Shabbat here
Collective Resilience: Mindfulness & Self-Compassion for Activists,
Led by Mar Munn (ONLINE)
April 15th, 12pm-1pm PT
📍Online
👉 Register for Collective Resilience here
Community-led anti-zionist covid-cautious Kabbalat Shabbat
service (IN-PERSON in Oakland)
Friday, April 17, 7:00pm PT
📍 In-person at First Unitarian Church of Oakland
👉 Register for service here
Shabbat Service & Torah Study w/ Rabbi Cat | Parsha Tazria-Metzora
(HYBRID)
Saturday April 18, 10am-1pm PT
📍 Online and In-person at First Unitarian Church of Oakland
👉 Register for Shabbat & Torah Study here
The Path to Ecological Justice Travels Through a Free Palestine with
Gopal Dayaneni (ONLINE)
Sunday, April 19, 11:30 am - 1:30pm PT
📍 Online
👉 Learn more and register here
Year-Long Jewish Learning & Conversion Program Info Session
(ONLINE)
Sunday, April 19, 2:00pm - 2:30pm PT
📍 Online
👉 Learn more and register here
📅 See all upcoming events on our event calendar here.�
