Boycott and other actions, news!
Andrea Whitmore
Dear Friends of Peace,
It’s difficult to glean much from television news and even from print media regarding the Israeli assault on Gaza, so I’m offering a few links to alternative sources of information as well as possible actions:
Timeline of events, Institute for Middle East Understanding: imeu.net/news/article0023227.shtml
Timeline of events, The Daily Beast: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/11/15/bodies-for-ballots.html
How to contact the White House: Comments: 202-456-1111 or Switchboard: 202-456-1414 (The operators are not policy makers, only volunteers who note the comments and compile them. Comments should be short and polite, such as “Please ask the President to stop the assault on Gaza” or “Ask the President to insist on a ceasefire”)
White House email: http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/submit-questions-and-comments
Contact you Congressional representative even if your Rep seems a hopeless case: http://www.house.gov/contact/
Contact your two Senators: http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/general/one_item_and_teasers/contacting.htm
If you wish to demonstrate, do it on public property, do not block sidewalks or streets, do it peacefully, and choose a strategic location. Signs and posters should be thought provoking but not hateful.
Boycott products made in illegal Israeli settlements on Palestinian land. A list highlighting major consumer items is here: https://www.kairosresponse.org/Boycott_home_page.html
Join the November 23 Black Friday (and beyond) holiday boycott of SodaStream called by Friends of Sabeel--North America, Jewish Voice for Peace, and the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli occupation. Complete information at this link: http://tinyurl.com/a7mdnke
If you Tweet, now is the time. Also consider following some of these: Harry Fear, Abe Greenhouse, Code Pink….there are too many to list all but this is a start.
Keep up with events at www.mondoweiss.net, for up-to-date news and opinions!
Join us on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/groups/cjmenet/).
Thanks for all you do.
Andrea Whitmore