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PEACE CENTER ACTIVIST ALERT
July 27th, 2026
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TUESDAY, JULY 28th, 6 PM and 7 - 8:30 PM
KEHILLA COMMUNITY SYNAGOGUE - in person
1300 GRAND AVE. PIEDMONT
or ZOOM - virtual
BAY AREA MEMORIAL FOR AWDAH HATHALEEN
The evening will begin with an opportunity to visit a Mourning Tent from 6 to 7pm, followed by a community program from 7 to 8:30pm.
Hathaleen, a Palestinian teacher, community leader and activist from Umm al-Khair in Masafer Yatta (South Hebron Hills), in the occupied West Bank, was fatally shot on July 28, 2025 as he filmed an excavator destroying trees in his village. The footage taken from his camera shows an Israeli settler firing the shots that killed him.
Hathaleen was widely known for documenting life under occupation and advocating peacefully against settler violence. He served as a consultant on the Academy Award-winning documentary "No Other Land", which chronicles the struggles of Palestinian communities in Masafer Yatta. He also volunteered with the Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem and contributed to +972 Magazine.
This gathering is part of a worldwide movement honoring Hathaleen's life and carrying forward his commitment to justice, human dignity and peace. Participants will have an opportunity to mourn his loss, learn about his work, and reflect on the importance of building solidarity together.
The Bay Area gathering has special local significance. Just one month before his death, Hathaleen and his cousin, Eid Suleiman Hathaleen, had been scheduled to participate in an interfaith speaking tour across the United States, including several appearances in the Bay Area. After arriving at San Francisco International Airport, however, they were denied entry and deported by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, preventing them from sharing their experiences directly with local audiences.
The event is free and open to the public
Organized by friends of Awdah Hathaleen and Umm al-Khair.
Please RSVP (for in person) or register (for virtual Zoom link)
https://tinyurl.com/awdah-bayarea
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 29th, 4 PM PT
BLOCK THE BOMBS and STOP THE DEADLY MERGER PHONE BANKING PROJECT
organized by:
ADALAH JUSTICE PROJECT and USCPR ACTION
We'll be calling supporters of Palestinian rights and connecting them with their senators ahead of critical votes on the NDAA. These votes could permanently merge the US and Israeli militaries and approve a ridiculous $1.5 TRILLION total Pentagon budget.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 15th, 3 - 5 PM
PLYMOUTH UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
424 MONTE VISTA AVE. OAKLAND
NorCal Friends of Sabeel
hosts
HUWAIDA ARRAF
Genocide is unfolding on our dime:
Time to end our complicity.
SAVE THE DATE!
more info coming soon!
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 15th, 5:30 PM
1427 BROADWAY, OAKLAND
AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY FILM PRESENTATION
East Bay Democratic Socialists and Huey P. Newton Foundation
present
CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS - seating is limited
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26th,
6:30 PM
ZOOM STATEWIDE MEETING
(LAST WEDNESDAY EACH MONTH)
Who votes, who doesn't,
and what to do about it.
With fewer than four months until the midterms there's a lot to do to protect voting rights. And you have probably wondered: why don't people vote? We hear remarks that our votes don't matter, but since 2018 in California alone ten elections were won by ten votes or fewer. The news is full of stories - from the right and the left - about voter suppression, but California has high voter registration rates.
RSVP now
Forward together, California Poor People's Campaign
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ARE YOU TAKING ACTION THIS WEEK?
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VOTE NO ON VOTER RESTRICTIONS!
Sign the petition: BLOCK the SAVE America Act
The U.S. House passed the SAVE America Act, an extreme “show your papers” voter suppression bill fueled by far-right propaganda and anti-immigrant conspiracy theories.1
Trump is trying to force through national voter ID at the polls. He’s demanding proof of citizenship to register to vote. The SAVE America Act will stop millions from casting ballots in the midterms.2 Our Senators must oppose Trump’s attempt to shred our constitutional right to vote.
Sign the petition: Block the SAVE America Act
Under Trump’s restrictive bill, people can’t register to vote or update their registrations without a passport or original birth certificate — documents that 21 million people don’t have ready access to. Tens of millions of women who’ve changed their last names after marriage and may not have a passport or birth certificate with their current last name would face additional burdens. And every single voter would need to show a government-issued photo ID with an up-to-date address and current name before casting a ballot.3
The SAVE America Act is yet another Trump attempt to interfere in our free and fair elections. There is no mass “noncitizen” voting that justifies any of this. The 2020 election was not stolen. But Trump, Stephen Miller, and Pam Bondi are counting on enough Republicans and MAGA loyalists to get behind these myths so they can rig the midterms. Steve Bannon even wants to send ICE to “surround the polls” come November.4
The Senate must reject the worst voter suppression bill in modern history.
Reject the SAVE America Act now!
Sources:
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The Associated Press, "House GOP pushes strict proof-of-citizenship requirement for voters ahead of midterm elections," February 11, 2026.
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Democracy Docket, "New version of GOP suppression bill would impose nationwide proof of citizenship, photo ID requirements," February 7, 2026.
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ACLU Press Release, "ACLU Condemns House Passage of SAVE America Act as Dangerous Assault on Democracy," February 11, 2026.
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Democracy Docket, "White House ‘can’t guarantee’ ICE won’t be at polls," February 5, 2026.
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| | ONGOING WEEKLY LOCAL PROTESTS | | |
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TUESDAY EVENINGS
Intersection of Mt. Diablo Blvd. and Moraga Road
LAFAYETTE
5:00 - 6:00 PM
A PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION FOR COMMUNITY BUILDING - THE WORK CONTINUES!
ADDING A WEEKLY FOOD DRIVE TO THE MIX!
Meet Local Activists, Bring your own signs or make one when you arrive.
AND A MESSAGE FROM THE ORGANIZERS OF THIS WEEKLY EVENT:
We are concerned with safety and have a monitor at each corner wearing an orange vest. They will help keep the crosswalks and sidewalks clear for pedestrians. If you have any questions or concerns, please let one of them or Gordon Lake, our main event organizer, know.
Our mission statement and some norms for our group: .
Mission:
We are meeting to collectively defend democracy and support and protect the institutions which are vital to the wellbeing of all of us, and which are now under attack. Our goals are to meet every week to express our values and ideas, to promote solidarity and mutual support within our protest community, and to encourage other like-minded citizens to join us.
Norms:
We are non-violent in word and deed. We will follow all laws and act in ways that ensure personal safety. We will not block crosswalks or walkways.
We will not respond to those in cars or on the street who express different views. We will contact monitors in orange vests if we have questions or concerns.
LAMORINDA PEACE & JUSTICE GROUP
NEED INFORMATION ON FOOD DONATIONS?
Food collected at this protest will go to the
NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR FOOD PANTRY
CLICK HERE FOR SUGGESTIONS
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WE THE PEOPLE PROTESTS
taking place on various days
WALNUT CREEK, LAFAYETTE,
MARTINEZ and OAKLAND!
CHECK THE SCHEDULE HERE
Organized by Indivisible ReSisters Contra Costa!
Join us for a rousing honk and wave visibility action.
Bring your signs and raise your voice for democracy and to protect our rights!
This is a nonviolent event. Stay within your rights, don’t break laws, stay safe, stay peaceful, and avoid any risk you don’t feel comfortable with. Don’t obstruct traffic, impede pedestrians, or commit any acts of property damage.
If counter-protestors appear, do your best to ignore them. When people shout from cars, just remember that we are standing for their rights, too. They just don't know it.
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| | ADDITIONAL ONLINE SOURCES FOR ACTIONS and INFORMATION ON PALESTINE/GAZA and other MILITARY ACTIONS WORLDWIDE | | |
ACTIONS TO TAKE!
Continue contacting Congress to
demand they pass these resolutions:
Block the Bombs – Support H.R. 3565
Call on your member of Congress to support the
Block the Bombs Act (H.R. 3565), introduced by
Rep. Delia Ramirez, to stop U.S. weapons transfers to Israel.
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/block-the-bombs-act
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RECENTLY RELEASED!
2026 edition of Mapping Militarism
24 interactive maps to highlight
the state of war and peace on our planet.
Each map allows the viewer to spin the globe,
zoom in and out, scroll the timeline back through the years,
or switch from map view to list view.
TRY IT HERE!
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World BEYOND War has
a DIVESTMENT campaign!
About the Campaign
Grassroots-led war divestment campaigns are springing up all over the world, from students organizing to divest university endowments, to municipalities and states coming together to divest public pension funds. Divestment means organizing to remove public and private assets from weapons manufacturers, military contractors, and war profiteers.
Public pension and retirement funds especially are often invested, directly and indirectly, in weapons companies. Teachers and other public servants whose interests lie with promoting human needs have their retirement security tied up with maintaining or enlarging the war industry. Every dollar currently invested in weapons and war is a dollar that could be better spent on job creation, education, housing, healthcare, food security, and so much more.
War profiteering is largely normalized today. We’re working to stigmatize the war machine. World BEYOND War assists divestment campaigns led by our chapters, affiliates, other coalitions, and individuals around the world.
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN HERE
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This website provides comprehensive information including events & campaigns
CHECK HERE FOR LINKS TO REACH OUT TO YOUR REPRESENTATIVES!
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Includes a frequently updated
calendar of local events
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Peace work in the Quaker tradition
American Friends Service Committee
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BOYCOTT
DIVESTMENT and SANCTIONS!
CHECK OUT THIS HANDY APP!
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Peace is Possible!
Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center
at Creekside Commons
1035 Carol Lane
Lafayette, CA 94549
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