Tomorrow, Tuesday, Aug. 19, at noon, a coalition of civil rights organizations and advocates will hold a press conference at the Cactus Garden in Sacramento (N Street & 15th Street), followed by a rally at the same location and visits to lawmakers’ offices. The coalition will reaffirm its concerns with AB 715—a dangerous pro-Israel public education bill designed to suppress and censor education about Palestine and Palestinians and shield Israel and the political ideology of Zionism from scrutiny, threatening academic freedom, critical reasoning and thinking, and historical fact across California schools.
WHAT: Press conference opposing AB 715, followed by rally and visits to lawmakers’ offices
WHO:
- Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC) — Mohamed Shehk, Organizing Director
- California Faculty Association (CFA) — Margarita Berta-Ávila, President
- Council on American-Islamic Relations, California (CAIR-CA) — Oussama Mokeddem, Legislative & Government Affairs Director
- Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) Bay Area — Seth Morrison, Co-Lead Legislative Team & JVP Action National Boardmember
- Student Speaker — Gary Daniels, Pan African Studies M.A. candidate, California State University, Los Angeles
WHEN: Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025
- Press Conference: Noon
- Rally: Immediately following
- Visits to Lawmakers’ Offices: Following the rally
WHERE: Cactus Garden, corner of N Street & 15th Street, Sacramento
LIVESTREAM: Instagram via @arocaction and @aroc_bayarea
CAIR-CA is a chapter of CAIR, America’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, protect civil rights, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.
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CONTACTS: CAIR Greater Los Angeles Area Communications Manager Enjy El-Kadi, 714.851.4851, eelkadi@cair.com; CAIR Sacramento Valley/Central California Communications Contact Tasneem Manjra, 916.441.6269, tmanjra@cair.com; CAIR San Diego Executive Director Tazheen Nizam, 760.201.7626, tnizam@cair.com; CAIR San Francisco Bay Area Communications Manager Lorrie Adam, 408.498.5779, ladam@cair.com