Hi all,

Many of us are feeling the grief, rage, disappointment and frustration as we approach six months without a permanent ceasefire and the intensification of Israel’s genocide against Palestinians. We are more committed than ever in our organizing for a ceasefire, ending military funding to Israel, and a free Palestine.

Our Petition, which now has over 5,300 signatures, has been delivered to major humanitarian and development agencies including USAID, ECHO, DFAT Australia and Global Affairs Canada. It has also been delivered to all members of the United States congress and to a member of European Parliament. 

Here are some key events, actions, and ways to get involved over the next couple of weeks:

• Palestinian Child’s Day is Tomorrow, Friday April 5th. Join GD4P and Defense for Children International Palestine at 3 p.m. Palestine / 2 p.m. UK / 9 a.m. Washington DC in conversation with youth on “resisting adultification and dreaming of safe futures.” Register here: http://bit.ly/palestinechildsday
  
  
• Honoring Aid Workers Killed by Israel in Gaza. We are collecting information to honor workers by sharing their name, image and story publicly on social media and on a website. If you know an aid or development worker who has been killed in Gaza, please consider sharing their story in  this form (bit.ly/HonorAidDevWorkers).  Please also share with friends and colleagues who may know someone. 
  
  
• 6 month update. On April 11th we are holding a network wide strategy call. Join our community and help us strategize on next steps. Learn how here: https://bit.ly/globaldev4Pal_Welcome
  
  
• Other campaigns. Learn more about our other campaigns - contacting your employer to demand organizational support for ceasefire, contacting development agencies, sharing stories, etc - on our website: https://bit.ly/GlobalDev4Pal

If you are interested in getting more involved, please join us our community, and follow-us on social media to stay updated and help us spread the word: Instagram and Twitter. Thank you for your solidarity - and don’t hesitate to reach out to us on the signal channel or at globaldev4palestine@gmail.com if you have any questions or need support.

The news this week has been devastating. For anyone feeling hopeless, we wanted to send a reminder that the work of change includes resisting dehumanization of our Palestinian colleagues, centering Palestinian voices, and voicing and documenting dissent – these are are actions we can all take. We will keep organizing - #FreePalestine #CeasefireNow

Global Development 4 Palestine Planning crew