Online Activism

Elected Officials and the Media

The most powerful tool we've found for online activism is Capitol Advantage's Legislative Action Center. With it you can:

• Easily look up elected officials and media organizations, both locally and nationally
• Send a single e-mail message to multiple recipients whom you select
• Write your own message or use a prepared message
• See how your representatives voted on Middle East-related legislation

The service is made available by two Arab-American organizations, which offer slightly different action alerts. Here are the versions offered by the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee and the Arab American Institute. Or plug in your zip code below to go directly to info about your representatives.

Petitions and Campaigns

Add your voice to these initiatives:

• Amnesty International - Crisis Response: Israel/Occupied Territories (numerous action alerts)
• Campaign to Free Marwan Barghouthi - Petition to Free Marwan Barghouthi
• Council for the National Interest - Declaration to Rescue Mideast Policy
• Courage to Refuse - Civil Support List for Reserve Officers and Soldiers Who Refuse to Serve in the Occupied Territories (click on "Support Us!" link to get to petition)
• Faculty for Israeli-Palestinian Peace - Appeal to the Israeli Government to Respect Academic Freedom in Palestinian Universities (faculty only)
• International Committee for the Defense of Azmi Bishara - Appeal in Defense of Arab Member of Knesset Azmi Bishara
• Jewish Voice for Peace - Petition to Suspend U.S. Aid to Israel (open to non-Jews)
• Stop U.S. Aid to Israel - Petition to Stop U.S. Aid to Israel
• Ta'ayush - Arab-Jewish Partnership - Petition to Support the Palestinian Right to Education