October 31 Update

We continue to stand in solidarity with those martyred in occupied Palestine. At the same time, we remain horrified as the Western world continues to sidestep the issue of a ceasefire, and stunned that the Palestinian people continue to receive little humanitarian support. We also want to take a moment to honor Dr. Talat Khan, murdered in front of her house in Texas, and those who have been killed at the Jabalia refugee camp. There are sometimes no words to describe the horrors we are witnessing.

There is, however, an invigorating energy to be found in the solidarity for Palestine worldwide and among our community. Below are some updates from around the country–as always, please reach out if you are planning or have planned a similar event.

The only asks we have this week are to:

• Keep us posted of events ahead of time–we can assist with press releases and toolkits and support via our network

• Continue petitioning your elected officials–we are working on a national strategy to push our elected officials to sign the ceasefire bill

• Attend the National March for Palestine listed below, as part of the health workers contingent.

• Sign this petition linked here to support Dr. Zaki Masoud, an NYU-Winthrop resident who is being unfairly targeted by his institution

East Coast/Nationwide:

• Join the National March for Palestine on Saturday November 4th at 2PM in Freedom Plaza in Washington D.C. There are buses leaving from multiple locations listed here. If folks would like to go with other HCWs from their region please reach out!

Boston:

• Planned a successful die-in and demanded that Senator Markey and Senator Warren sign the Ceasefire Bill now!

• Jewish Voice for Peace is hosting a multifaith mass action on November 4, at 4PM in the Boston Common

Chicago

• Healthcare worker Vigil and Protest March successfully on 10/28

• Organizing Education Session / Teach-In, where donations will be collected

• Working on writing two op-ed pieces

• Die-in planning in the works

• Continuing pressure on representatives and institutions

New Haven

• Yale School of Nursing and Yale School of Medicine have demanded their institution support the Palestinian people

• New Haven HCW 4 Palestine co-hosted a successful vigil on 10/30

• Multiple actions scheduled for the next 2 weeks. Send us an email to get involved! ysnstudents4palestine@gmail.com

Seattle

• HCW Vigil on 11/3 at 6:30 PM at Harborview Park, flyer here

Minnesota:

• CAIR Twin Cities is working on a statement for healthcare institutions

San Francisco

• UCSF students successfully planned two successful walkouts with > 400 people attending; they are asking for other institutions to do the same and have linked a toolkit on planning a healthcare-specific walkout here and a general academic walkout here

• We are holding a press conference at Parnassus on October 31st at noon and another walkout at San Francisco General Hospital on November 3rd at noon

Philadelphia

• HCW Vigil on November 1 at 5:30 PM in Edward Kane Park

New York City

• People’s Forum and HCW4Palestine-NY are hosting Do No Harm: Healthcare Under Siege and Apartheid teach-in Thursday Nov 2nd 6pm, see here for more info and to RSVP (in person and virtual options)

• HCW4Palestine-NY and LeftVoice are hosting a vigil and rally, Friday, Nov 3rd at 6PM at City Hall Park

• If you are in New York and not already connected, reply here with your name, institution/role and we’ll link you in!

Albany

• Held a safe space dinner for HCW to hold space for each other

North Carolina / Research Triangle

• Petitioning their elected officials, Rep. Valerie Foushee, to sign the ceasefire bill

Thank you all for reading this week’s blast and we stand in solidarity with everyone in this network and with those in Palestine. We will see a free Palestine! The incredible artwork at the top of this page was made by a member in our network, Leahjo, their handle is @leahj0.