TAKE ACTION TO FREE PALESTINE

Here is a landing page with local resources, petitions, etc.

Please note that as with everything, we are not experts (on this subject or on any, really). Impacted friends and members of our community have called us in to mobilize this platform to uplift the ongoing genocide as well as the years-long struggle in Gaza that began way before 2023. We are wildly grateful to be called in, to have the opportunity to listen, learn, connect, and grow through hard times, and to utilize our platform in alignment with our goals towards liberation for all. We are immensely grateful for our Palestinian & Muslim friends, our anti-Zionist Jewish friends who teach us that this movement is NOT anti-Semitic, our Black and Brown friends, our disabled friends, and to all marginalized working class creatives in the Hudson Valley who understand that both our struggles and our freedoms are intertwined. Thank you to everyone engaging with this moment. It matters.


ACTION LINKS


ONGOING GATHERINGS

Looking to connect with others? Consider attending an action or gathering.

In an effort to prioritize and model intersectional values, we are doing our very best to include as much information around accessibility as possible. If there is anything missing or anything that could be more clearly described, we would be so grateful for your feedback.

We also want to lovingly ask folks to please mask up at any actions you attend. This is an action item given to us by groups such as Within Our Lifetime and by countless marginalized organizers worldwide. Masks or face coverings help sustain the movement by preventing surveillance and doxing as well as reducing the spread of airborne illnesses. We can't show up when we are sick or unsafe, so do your part to keep you and your neighbors as well as possible. If you need a FREE mask, please ask us and we will get one to you if you are within the Hudson Valley region!

SATURDAYS | 12:30 - 1:30PM | NEW PALTZ
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Join New Paltz Women in Black for a weekly gathering. This is primarily a group of older, white allies who have gathered weekly for many years, centering different causes.

Elting Library, 93 Main St, New Paltz, NY
​Fully outdoors. Please bring signs. There will be some available. ​No chanting. Primarily quiet aside from street traffic and horn honking. Sometimes there are counter protesters across the street, but they are easy to ignore and it is advised to do so.

Takes place on a thinner sidewalk by a busy intersection. There is a bench, a rock wall, and a raised grassy area to sit. There is metered street parking nearby, and also free street parking a bit farther away (past the library on Church Street). There is a public restroom at the library and some in local businesses (if you have more info on this piece, please let us know).

For updates, you can join the mailing list by emailing N[email protected]  
Transparency: a community member of color let us know that they have felt silenced by this group in years past & that BIPOC were not leaders. This is a space led by cis, white, elders. We are actively working with this person on how to move forward, but they have not expressed that we stop mentioning this gathering space. This space is also ideal according to 2 disabled community members, as it does not include chanting or marching & is large enough for attendees to show up however they'd like to.
SUNDAYS | 12:00 - 1:30PM | MIDDLETOWN


Be in community every Sunday for a group gathering and let passersby know that Orange County is out here! 

We will gather on Route 211 in Middletown (Wallkill) NY. You can park at 450 NY-211, Middletown NY, 10940. Parking is free and there are plenty of spaces.

Please review and amplify the accessibility and safety guide below. 

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For updates, follow Rally Middletown on Instagram here or Facebook here. 
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Free parking alongside 211 and Grove Street (Adjacent to the park). For directions, use 21-41 Grove Street, Middletown, NY.

Rain or shine. The location we are gathering at is partially shaded, so consider wearing a hat, sleeves, and sunscreen, if necessary.

Please bring signs and instruments. There will be group chanting with megaphones if folks feel called. Signs encouraging honking preferred!

This is a fully outdoor event. Face masks are not required, but are strongly recommended and are available for free on site (thanks to The People’s PPE) for safety and privacy. The area is flat and grassy and there is a sidewalk as well.

City of Middletown buses do NOT run on Sundays. If transportation is a barrier to you, please reach out or comment to coordinate carpooling.

No bathrooms on site. There are some in nearby businesses such as Panera and Starbucks (yuck).

There plenty of free resources (sunscreen, water, snacks, flags, signs, tambourines, bug spray, sunbrellas, etc.). Feel free to take advantage of these when you come!
SUNDAYS | 12:00 - 1:30PM | WOODSTOCK


Be in community every Sunday for a group gathering and let passersby know that we are still here! This gathering is stewarded by longtime organizers dedicated to raising awareness around Palestine.

Woodstock Town Green (6 Tinker Street, Woodstock NY 12498)

A stone "park" by a busy pedestrian sidewalk. There are many cars driving by as it is the main road in the town. The gathering area is made of flat stone and sidewalk. There are stone benches and wooden benches to sit on. There is limited shade so consider bringing a hat or sunbrella and water.

We don't have any info on restrooms (if you have any info on this piece, please send).

Please also note that there is typically a Zionist contingent who meets nearby. There is typically not confrontation, but they are present.

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SUNDAYS | 1:00 - 3:00PM | NANUET


Join Rockland For Ceasefire every Sunday for a group gathering. Build community and let passersby know that we are still here! This is a diverse group being led by impacted community members in Rockland County.

At the North West corner of Route 59 & Middletown Road in Nanuet, NY
(For GPS, you can enter Shake Shack, 4 W Route 59, Nanuet, NY 10954. This is also where you can park. Image below of where to gather.)

​Fully outdoors, rain or shine.
Please bring signs. There will be some available.
Group chanting with megaphones.

Takes place on a wide sidewalk by a busy intersection. There is a parking lot and a large patch of grass right by the sidewalk. Public restrooms in local businesses nearby.

For updates or to get involved, email Lillian of Rockland for Ceasefire here.
TUESDAYS | 5:30 - 6:30PM | YONKERS


Join Westchester for Palestine every Tuesday for a group gathering outside City Hall. This call is for all of Westchester’s community members to stand up and demand the Yonkers City Council to hear us and welcome an open discussion of a ceasefire resolution, and ultimately passing it.

Yonkers City Hall (1 Nepperhan Avenue, Yonkers NY).
Fully outdoors on a wide sidewalk.
One hour long starting at 5:30PM (image will be edited ASAP).
​Metered street parking (if folks have ant intel around free parking, please send!).


For updates or to get involved, contact Westchester for Palestine
***NO MORE NEWBURGH, BEACON, or POUGHKEEPSIE

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Please be advised that these gatherings are no longer being stewarded, as Newburgh and Beacon have passed their Ceasefire Resolutions and Poughkeepsie passed this garbage resolution to stop us from showing up. Community members are welcomed to gather autonomously! We remind anyone doing so to please utilize safety practices such as not showing up alone, having 3+ folks to attend with, and reviewing your rights as protestors beforehand. If we can be of any help, reach out any time

WEEKLY BOYCOTTS & MONTHLY STRIKES


Not sure how to strike? Or feeling like you can't afford to miss work or school? Check out these sustainable strike practices and alternative ways to participate via Elæ Moss


​We hold so much power when we move together! Learn the differences between boycotting and striking with this helpful guide from Watermelon Movement.


RESOURCES

A very small and ever growing list of local sources for updates and resources that centers intersectional struggle for those looking to learn, suggested to us by impacted community members. If there are aligned things you believe we should add, please contact us.


A Visual History of Black-Palestinian Solidarity: Middle East Eye, 2021

Angela Davis: Palestine is a moral litmus test for the world: Al Jazeera English, 2023

Bard SJP
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Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement

Decolonize Palestine

Freedom is a constant struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the foundations of a movement: Angela Davis, 2016

Free Palestine, Wear a Mask zine

JVP Hudson Valley

​Know Your Rights: Protestors' Rights: ACLU

New Paltz Students For Palestine
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Open Letter to the Born Again: James Baldwin, 1979

The Palestine Academy

Palestinian Feminist Collective

PaliPaltz

Poughkeepsie 4 Palestine

Vassar Alumni 4 Palestine

Vassar SJP

Qader Voice


PHONE CALLS & LETTER WRITING

A growing list of who to contact and how. Set an alarm once a week or once a day to make 1 call. Everything helps! Demanding a ceasefire is the bare minimum we can do from these folks who are supposed to represent us and who benefit monetarily from us electing them. NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE. We don't believe that the current western system will get us free and operating within it is not the way forward, but it is one way for folks with more privilege can disrupt the status quo.

We also like the 5Calls app, which reminds you when to call, gives you the numbers directly, and even provides a call script to use. Click here for more info or to download the 5Calls app.

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​Congressperson Jamaal Bowman: District 16 (Westchester county) 

Westchester District Office: 6 Gramatan Avenue, Suite 205, Mt. Vernon, NY  10550
(914) 371-9220

White Plains District Office: 222 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 312, White Plains, NY 10605
(914) 323-5550

​Click here to email him



Congressperson Mike Lawler: District 17 (Rockland, Westchester, Putnam & Dutchess counties)

Pearl River Office: One Blue Hill Plaza, Third Floor, P.O. Box 1645, Pearl River, NY 10965
(845) 201-2060

Carmel Office: 60 McAlpin Ave, Mahopac, NY 10541
(845) 743-7130

Click here to email him



Congressperson Pat Ryan: District 18 (Dutchess, Orange, & Ulster counties)

Poughkeepsie District Office (by appointment only): 12 Raymond Avenue, Suite 105, Poughkeespie, NY 12603
(845) 443-2930

Newburgh District Office: 605 Broadway, Newburgh, NY  12550
(845) 443-2930

Kingston District Office (by appointment only): 307 Wall Street, Suite #6, Kingston, NY  12401
(845) 443-2930

Click here to email him



Congressperson Marcus Molinaro: District 19 (Ulster, Sullivan, Columbia, Greene & Delaware counties)

Greene County Office: 49 Gilfeather Park Road, Unit 1, Leeds, NY  12451
Mailing address: P.O. Box 615, Leeds, NY  12451
(518) 625-2100

Sullivan County Office (by appointment only): 59 North Main Street, Liberty, NY  12754

Delaware County Office (by appointment only): 661 West Main Street, Hancock, NY  13783

Click here to email him



Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
(202) 224-4451



Senator Chuck Schumer
(914) 734-1532 (Peekskill office)



SAMPLE CALL SCRIPT

Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a constituent from [TOWN].

WHEN CALLING HOUSE: I'm calling to urge [REPRESENTATIVE NAME] to support H.Res.786 which calls for an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Israel and Palestine. Enough innocent lives have already been lost.

WHEN CALLING SENATE: I'm calling to urge [SENATOR NAME] support an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Israel and Palestine. Enough innocent lives have already been lost.

Thank you for your time and consideration.
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IF LEAVING VOICEMAIL: Please leave your full street address to ensure your call is tallied.
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