Eight actions you can take now

As Israel’s deadly attacks and blockade of critical aid continue, we urge you to take action now to stop the genocide. Below are MECA’s list of things you can do today, tomorrow, and as long as we need to:

1. Join a local, regional, or national protest. Check with a Palestine solidarity group near you or this list on the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights website. If you are in the Bay Area, check AROC’s list of local events.
2. Call for a ceasefire and humanitarian access for Gaza now! Contact your US Congresspeople and Senators.
3. Boycott companies profiting from genocide. See the list of businesses and more on the BDS website. 
4. Educate yourself and others with basic info, recent analysis, or infographics at Visualizing Palestine. Look for books, articles, videos, and podcasts. If you are a K-12 teacher, check out MECA’s Teach Palestine Project.
5. Support MECA’s emergency aid work in Gaza by making a donation or setting up your own online fundraising page.
6. Put a sign in the window of your home or business. Purchase “Ceasefire” by Eric Drooker, request a free “We Stand with Palestine” by emailing MECA@MECAforPeace.org, or download “NO GENOCIDE IN GAZA” by Ernesto Yerena, and search for others online. Signs are available from the Madison-Rafah Marketplace.
7. Attend your local city council or schoolboard meetings that are discussing or voting on ceasefire resolutions, teaching about Palestine, false accusations of antisemitism, or other matters about the genocide in Gaza.
8. DON’T GIVE UP! Every action we take brings a permanent ceasefire closer and builds the movement for justice in Palestine! 

Please act now. Take one or all of these actions today. And, please, don’t stop.

In solidarity,
All of us at MECA