(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/27/2023) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today invited community members to join a visual demonstration tomorrow Nov. 28 at 2 p.m. on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
CAIR and community partners plan to take part in a visual action intended to build on the demand for an immediate permanent ceasefire in the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza and urge members of congress to cosponsor House Resolution 786 Ceasefire Now and introduce it in the Senate. Activists plan to stand and hold letters spelling out the words “ceasefire now.”
WHAT: Ceasefire Now demonstration
WHERE: Capitol Hill, Washington D.C.
Participants will meet at 1:30 p.m. at CAIR National Headquarters, 453 New Jersey Ave SE, Washington, D.C. 20003
WHEN: Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2 p.m. ET
LIVESTREAM: https://www.facebook.com/CAIRNational
CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@cair.com; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, rmccaw@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Manager Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, iallison@cair.com
[NOTE: More than 100,000 Americans have used CAIR’s action alert to contact their members of Congress and call for an end to the violence and the renewal of U.S.-led efforts to end the occupation. SEE: Urge Your Members of Congress to Address Root Cause of Mideast Violence]
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