Austin For Palestine Coalition (AFPC) is a coalition of various Austin based advocacy groups and organizations made up of Austinites who are demanding Austin support a permanent ceasefire in Palestine and dignity for all Palestinians.
The Austin For Palestine Coalition began to form on October 23rd, 2023 and was formalized as a Coalition on November 22nd, 2023, in response to the bombardment of the Gaza Strip by Israel starting on October 7th, 2023, in what the mainstream English-language media media wrongfully refers to as the “Israel-Hamas” war but whose victims are mostly Palestinian civilians and children.
The purpose of this coalition is to unite organizations – both those fighting for Palestine as their main mandate, and those organizations with a different focus who are still supporters and allies of the Palestinian struggle. The Palestinian struggle is aligned with those people of the global majority who are struggling against imperialism everywhere. The Austin for Palestine Coalition includes both religious and secular groups, Muslims, Jews, Christians, and more. The coalition stands against racist ideologies like Zionism AND anti-Semitism.
The Austin For Palestine Coalition’s mission is to:
1) Advocate for an immediate and permanent ceasefire which ends Israeli hostilities in all of occupied Palestine;
2) Pressure corporations and politicians who support Israeli Occupation of Palestine (monetarily or politically) to withdraw their support;
3) Use a variety of strategies and tactics such as email/phone banking, City Hall appearances, rallies, protests, and marches to achieve these goals; and
4) Create a common network for sharing, promoting, and endorsing upcoming actions for Palestine. Organizations co-signing this letter agree to this common vision for Palestinian solidarity in action.
Part of our endeavors are pushing for the Austin City Council to include a resolution by the Austin Human Rights Commission in the next council meeting to demand a Ceasefire in Palestine as well as to address rising islamophobia and antisemitism.
Organizations:
- 3rd Culture Collective, 11/22/2023
- Ahlul Bayt Students Association – UT, 11/26/2023
- Austin With Palestine (AWP)
- Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) – Austin
- Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) – Austin
- Friends of India – Austin, 11/26/2023
- Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), 11/26/2023
- Islamic Center of Hays County (ICHC), 12/3/2023
- Islamic Center of Lake Travis (ICLT), 12/3/2023
- The Interfaith Community for Palestinian Rights (ICPR), 1/12/2024
- Islamic Center of Round Rock (ICRR), 12/3/2023
- Islamic Ahlul Bayt Association, 11/25/2023
- Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) – Austin
- NAMCC Masjid, 12/3/2023
- Nueces Mosque, 12/3/2023
- Palestine Solidarity Committee (PSC) – Austin
- Palestinian Assembly for Liberation (PAL), 11/22/2023
- Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) – Central TX, 4/29/2024
- Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL), 11/22/2023
- Resistencia Books, 11/25/2023
- Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), 4/14/2024
- WiseUp TX, 12/15/2023
- Yameen, 12/4/2023
Other signatories to be added soon! Email us at austinforpalestine@gmail.com if your organization wants to be a signatory!
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