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A RESOLUTION condemning the Israeli military assault on the people of Gaza, urging an immediate ceasefire, affirming opposition to islamophobia and antisemitism, and urging Congress to end all military funding to Israel.

WHEREAS the Palestinian people of Gaza are now facing an unimaginable human catastrophe as the Israeli military, the fourth-largest in the world, invades and imposes a brutal blockade on Gaza; and  WHEREAS, as of November 6, the Israeli military h...

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Statement Against Israeli War on Gaza

Friday, October 20, 2023 END THE WAR ON GAZA END US MILITARY FUNDING FOR ISRAEL’S WAR MACHINE SOLIDARITY AGAINST WAR AND TERROR END THE OCCUPATION AND BLOCKADE BUILD A POWERFUL, INTERNATIONAL, ANTI-WAR, ANTI-IMPERIALIST MOVEMENT The Palestinian people ...

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PRESS RELEASE: Sawant Calls for Independently-Elected Community Oversight Over Seattle Police & Firing of Daniel Auderer & Mike Solan After Horrific Comments About Death of Jaanhavi Kandula

September 15, 2023 “Auderer’s actions are far from an exception in police departments nationwide—under both Democrats & Republicans—which use excessive force with impunity, especially against the poor, those facing mental health challenges, women, ...

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PRESS RELEASE: Sawant Calls on Working People to Fight Modi-Aligned Right Wing & California Democratic Party’s Attempts to Undermine Proposed Caste Discrimination Ban

June 22, 2023 “In a demonstration of the U.S. imperialist “friend-shoring” agenda against the China-led bloc in the New Cold War, President Biden’s White House is currently hosting the reactionary Narendra Modi for an unprecedented “pomp-filled” state ...