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Subject:05/14/24 call to ceasefire
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Good evening,
My name is jasmine plasencia
and I am a constituent and voter in your District, reaching out regarding my concern regarding the unfolding crisis in
Gaza.
As a resident of SLO, I am reaching out to urge the SLO city council to call for a ceasefire, and that they call on Israel to
allow humanitarian assistance into Gaza. They must oppose sending more weapons to the Israeli military as it carries out
mass atrocities against Palestinians in Gaza. The only way forward is addressing the root causes of violence: Israeli
military occupation and apartheid, and ending U.S. complicity in this oppression. Civilians and children are being
bombed in Gaza indiscriminately by one of the largest powers in the Middle East, and my country is supporting it. As
myself and other's American tax dollars are paying for it, our voices should be listened to and respected.
America was founded on the tenets of liberation and freedom. Our violent uprising against British rule to declare
ourselves independent is taught to schoolchildren as the pinnacle of the human strife for autonomy. Palestinian and
Israelis alike should be allowed the individual autonomy Americans value.
Thank you for your time.
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