[Peace-discuss] help with Gaza/Davis this morning: let your fingers do the walking!

Thu Jul 24 18:45:44 EDT 2014

* A great time was had by all.  Robert, Bridget, Karen, David Green, Anke,
Carl, and David Johnson -- what a great team.
* Great job Robert!!!!!! Great petition, great organizing, great
statements, ...
* 7 people were plenty to fill the ear of Kyle, the intern.
* Thanks to Stuart and Ricky who could not be there at the last minute but
sent really great vibes and messages.
* All in all, I think we were quite articulate and convincing.

Robert took pictures outside. Stuart's camera and Anke took pictures
inside.

And the message from Stuart: Congress might be voting very soon on
expanding the military in Iraq.

On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 10:51 AM, Robert Naiman via Peace-discuss <
peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net> wrote:

> me and Stuart and Karen and David and Anke and Bridget and Ricky are going
> to visit Rodney Davis' office in Champaign at noon. They are expecting us.
>
> Suppose that you can't come or you just don't wanna. Can you still help?
>
> Let your fingers do the walking! Call Davis' office in Champaign between
> now and noon at
> 217-403-4690.
>
> Say: "I'm [name] and I'm calling from [your town]. I'm calling to urge
> that Rep. Davis act to help end the war and lift the economic blockade on
> Gaza."
>
> Or say whatever ya want. Bottom line: you care what's happening to people
> in Gaza.
>
> So, when the seven of us - or however many we are - arrive at the office
> at noon, the staff have a context:
>
> "People in Champaign-Urbana care about this."
>
> Thanks for taking action!
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Robert Naiman <naiman at justforeignpolicy.org>
> Date: Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 5:27 PM
> Subject: Thursday noon, we're going to visit Rodney Davis about Gaza
> To: Peace-discuss List <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>
>
>
> Thursday noon - tomorrow if you're reading this Wednesday - me and Stuart
> and Karen and David and Anke are going to go visit Rodney Davis' office in
> Champaign on 2004 Fox Drive to talk about Gaza.
>
> If you're on Facebook, you can sign up to come here:
>
> https://www.facebook.com/events/1457132167887461/
>
> If you're not on Facebook, you can just reply to this email. Or you can
> just show up.
>
> Even if you can't come, you can sign the petition that we're going to
> deliver, calling on Rodney Davis to support all efforts to end the violence
> and lift the economic blockade:
>
> http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/gaza-end-war-end-blockade
>
> If you want to see all the petition deliveries to Congress that are set up
> around the country tomorrow as part of the day of action on Gaza, you can
> see them here:
>
> National Day of Action for Gaza Congressional Office Visit Events
> http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/day-of-action-gaza
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Just Foreign Policy <info at justforeignpolicy.org>
> Date: Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 5:13 PM
> Subject: Thursday: National Day of Action on Gaza; An Urgent Appeal
> To: naiman.uiuc at gmail.com
>
>
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>
> Dear Robert,
>
> *Find a petition delivery near you or start a delivery at your local
> congressional office.*
>  Take Action
> <http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=IVtLIGYuf5agt2R6wzjp8gg8l3VeJv8c>
>
> Thursday is a National Day of Action on Gaza. Events are being organized
> across the US to pressure our elected officials to stop the violence and
> end the siege in Gaza.
>
> *Just Foreign Policy is asking supporters to deliver petition signatures
> to their local congressional offices.* Abir Elzowidi's powerful appeal,
> along with a link to the petition, is forwarded below. *If you haven't
> signed yet, please do.*
>
> *To check whether there is a petition delivery planned near you, and to
> RSVP to join, go here:*
>
> *http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/day-of-action-gaza
> <http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=r9JPaLHw0%2BXx46h8d0arqAg8l3VeJv8c>*
>
> If there is no petition delivery planned in your area, *you can sign up
> to do the delivery yourself by filling out the following form.* We will
> send you a PDF of the petition with instructions on printing and delivering
> it later today.
>
> *http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/gaza-petition-delivery*
> <http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=W1khLI3fzlRp%2Bsq%2FCGPqjQg8l3VeJv8c>
>
> Thank you for all you do to end the violence in Gaza,
>
> Megan Iorio
> Just Foreign Policy
>
> ***
>
> Dear Robert,
>
> *Help me stop the violence in Gaza and end the blockade by signing my
> petition at MoveOn.*
>  Take Action
> <http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=UASuPWjIwdo92f5HtofhQAg8l3VeJv8c>
>
> My name is Abir Elzowidi. I work in Los Angeles for a small NGO called
> “Oasis of Peace” promoting peaceful co-existence between Israelis and
> Palestinians, Christians, Muslims and Jews.
>
> A few days ago, five members of my family—including two small
> children—were killed in my village of Beit Hanoun in Gaza. A few days
> before, several other family members were told to leave their homes and
> made to stand by and watch as members of the Israeli Defense Force bombed
> their homes. They are now homeless, including my 93 year-old grandmother.
> Now I am afraid for the safety of my mother, my sister, my brother and
> their children in Gaza City as they are bombing randomly all around them.
> They, like others in Gaza, have nowhere safe to go.
>
> I am grieving but I need your support. Together, we are not powerless. We
> can use our voices in this country to say enough is enough: stop the
> bombing, stop killing innocent children!
>
> *Thursday, July 24, will be a national day of action on Gaza.* Here are
> two things you can do to help stop the violence:
>
>    - *Sign my petition calling on the Obama Administration and Congress
>    to use all the tools at their disposal to end the violence and lift the
>    blockade of Gaza.*
>    *http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/gaza-end-war-end-blockade*
>    <http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=souvXyS2C30w9F8gmssTvQg8l3VeJv8c>
>    - *Sign up to deliver petition signatures to your Representative or
>    Senator’s local office. *We’ll help you every step of the way. Just
>    fill out our quick form to let us know you’re interested.
>    *http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/gaza-petition-delivery*
>    <http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=AK%2BB8PWujzCGWhhRfi72IAg8l3VeJv8c>
>
> As of Monday, July 21, at least 550 Palestinians have been killed and
> 3,350 wounded since the new round of violence started two weeks ago in
> Gaza. Twenty-seven Israelis, including 25 soldiers and two civilians, have
> been killed.
>
> The US, Israel and Egypt put together a ceasefire agreement last week, but
> what they proposed did not address a root cause of the violence: Israel’s
> seven year-old economic blockade of Gaza. We need to stop the killing now,
> but we also need to prevent more killing in the future. Lifting the siege
> is the only way to stop the killing long-term—and keep more people like me
> from losing family members in the future.
>
> *Please help me stop the killing in Gaza. Sign the petition telling the
> Obama Administration and Congress to stop the violence and lift the
> blockade of Gaza.*
>
> *http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/gaza-end-war-end-blockade*
> <http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=SFuTojzR%2FFcNZK3nX1YOcgg8l3VeJv8c>
>
> Thanks for all you do to help end the violence,
>
> Abir “Abby” Elzowidi
> Just Foreign Policy
>
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