ISM NorCal is sharing the following community action alert about the Mayor of Berkeley’s trip to apartheid Israel. We encourage supporters to sign the petition, send an email and join tonight (May 24)’s city council meeting, either in person or online!
Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin is just now returning from a propaganda junket to Israel.
Jesse’s trip came three days after the Israeli assassination of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh, and coincided with the eviction of 1000 families from the West Bank, the approval of 4000 more illegal housing units in the West Bank, and the 74th anniversary of the Nakba.
Meanwhile, Berkeley‘s Mayor and other politicians were seen in Instagram photos and videos wining, dining, and dancing in the streets of Israeli cities.
Please let Mayor Arreguin know this is a betrayal of Berkeley progressive values.
Here are 3 actions concerned people can take right now:
1. Sign and circulate the petition:
Send this link to three of your neighbors, friends or family who live in Berkeley. If you belong to a community or neighborhood group based in Berkeley, please share the petition with them; explain why you think it is important!
Use the following Social Media Toolkit to post the petition & graphics on your Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram):
https://docs.google.com/
2. Send a personal email to Mayor Arreguin and cc The City Council
If you have time, emails are a very effective way to communicate your outrage at the Mayor going on this trip. It doesn’t have to be a long email. You can pull talking points from the petition statement.
Send the email to: mayor@cityofberkeley.info and copy it to: council@cityofberkeley.info
3. Attend Tuesday’s Berkeley City Council Meeting (24 May)
Join together with other outraged residents of Berkeley at the upcoming Berkeley City Council Meeting to demand that Jesse denounce Israel’s murder
of Palestinian American Journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh and apologize to Palestinian residents for his disregard for their rights and dignity.
* Tuesday, May 24 @ Berkeley Unified School District: 1231 Addison Street, Berkeley *
5:30pm: Press Conference at 1231 Addison Street, Berkeley
6pm: City Council meeting – come early to add your name to public comment list
OR JOIN VIRTUALLY https://us02web.zoom.us/j/