Ways You Can Be There for Palestinians
(with links to action opportunities & resources)
Communicate with Decision-Makers
Email and Sign Petitions to Decision-Makers and Complicit Entities
Call your Senators & Congressperson (frequently until the genocide ends!)
Call the White House: Comment lines 202-456-1111 and 202-456-6213
Join a WhatsApp Calling Group for reminders, best practices, and call tallies
Comment on the social media of your US Senators, Congressperson, & the White House (learn who they are if unsure)
Print & Collect Postcards - print these printer-friendly postcards, and have friends, family, & supporters fill them out for you to mail, drop off, or deliver
Schedule meetings with your federal-level elected officials or their aides (learn who they are if unsure). These guides by CAIR and Justice For All may help!
Promote state or local Ceasefire Resolutions
Thank your elected official(s) who support a Ceasefire - thank publicly and privately
Tell candidates asking for donations that you won't consider supporting them 'til they support a ceasefire
See the relevant resources in USCPR's toolkit and Justice for All's Advocacy Guide!
Show Up
Find & Help Local Orgs organizing for Palestine (via google, local protest media coverage, IG, pro-Palestine friends)
Find a Protest near your via GazaIsPalestine, USCPR, or ProtectPalestine
Find a Local Shutdown Action
Make or Print Protest Signs: For printable signs, see sign/flier collections 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
See the resources in USCPR's toolkit!
Speak Out
Post
Share
Like & Comment on pro-Palestine posts & posts that show what's happening in Palestine to help beat content suppression and algorithms
Wear a Symbol of Solidarity
Encourage / Invite Others to Participate
Have Conversations - these guides by AFSC and JVP may help, as may this extensive guide by Advocacy for Palestine!
Post Fliers
Chalk Public Sidewalks
Drop Banners
Volunteer
Find a local org that's involved with Palestine advocacy to volunteer with! To find them, try:
googling
looking for the names of orgs involved in protests covered in local news
exploring social media
asking friends who are likely to care
Make protest signs / art to donate to local protests / advocacy groups
Help out / free up a pro-Palestine friend to enable them to participate
Donate & Fundraise
Donate to a humanitarian aid organization:
Donate to an advocacy organization:
US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR)
Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP)
Americans for Justice in Palestine (AJP)
or others
Organize a fundraiser
Table at your congregation to fundraise
Reach out to an org you like to ask how you can help fundraise for them
Donate Protest Supplies to local orgs!
Support Just Journalists!
Use Economic Leverage
BOYCOTT:
BDS Boycott List - Top Brands to Boycott
disoccupied.com - brand/company search tool, rating of complicity, AND better alternatives!
Use the No Thanks app, which has search AND barcode scan features. Get from Google Play (or ask the App Store to include it!)
Post on complicit companies' social media why you're boycotting
Cancel complicit subscriptions & comment why
Tell candidates asking for donations that you won't consider supporting them 'til they support a ceasefire
Participate in Global Strike days
Organize More Support
Organize a Rally
Organize a Vigil
Organize a Meeting with a Decision-Maker / Elected Official
Organize a Teach-In
Organize an In-Person Power Hour (or Power Evening)
Organize a Virtual Power Hour
Organize a Fundraiser
Organize a Watch Party
Organize a Social Media Group
Have Conversations - these guides by AFSC and JVP may help!
See the relevant resources in USCPR's toolkit!
Submit More Ways to Support Palestinians!