March 2024

On March 2, millions across the world are expected to march for Gaza. The Israeli government is planning to have a full-scale invasion of Rafah on March 9, one day before the start of Ramadan.

On February 20, the US vetoed for the third time a resolution in the Security Council for an immediate, humanitarian cease-fire put forth by Algeria. The UK is still abstaining. A full-scale Israeli invasion of Rafah would be a disastrous escalation of the US-backed genocide with more than 1.3 displaced Palestinians from other parts of Gaza now trying to shelter in Rafah that has little drinkable water, destroyed sewer systems and raw sewage in the streets, starvation, the spread of life-threatening diseases and hospitals destroyed with others on the brink of collapse.

This call to action is to:

• Stop the genocide
• Call for a permanent ceasefire now
• Demand no more weapons be sent to Israel
• Ask for food, water and medicine
• Restore US Funding of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) 

Now is the time to act! WILPF US members and branches – please join with people across the US and around the world who are going into the streets in cities and towns as part of this global day of protest and action on March 2.  Organize and make plans now – March 2nd is just a few days away!

You can find US actions and register your local action hereas well as toolkits and graphics to download.