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To: City Council
Cc: Mary Gourley; Sandra Maurer; Jill McLewis; Neysa Hinton; Stephen Zollman; Diana Rich Subject: Jewish leader for Ceasefire Resolution
Date: Saturday, February 17, 2024 9:29:58 PM
Hello City Council, my name is Miranda Viorst and I'm overjoyed to call Sebastopol my home for the last two and a half years. I'm a devoted community member, working as a mental health clinician at TLC Child and Family Services.
I'm also a Jewish leader, and it's clear to me that it's essential to keep Item 4, the Ceasefire Resolution, on the consent calendar.
I hereby call for a permanent ceasefire to end the killing of all innocent civilians in Gaza, and for us to do everything in our power for that to occur. If you represent me and my Judaism, you represent this.
So called Peacetown should join over 50 municipalities nationwide in calling for an end to the siege on Gaza. 65% of the 28,000 civilians killed in Gaza are women and children. All of the 2.4 million residents in Gaza are facing starvation, sickness, and death. The proposed resolution is balanced. It calls for an end to all killing! Peace and dignity for all is a balanced resolution.
Listen to your Sebastopol constituents and West County residents. Don't let outside agitators strong-arm the City Council into rejecting the Ceasefire Resolution.
Thank you for your time and I look forward to seeing you, albeit virtually, at the meeting on Feb 20th.
Warmly,
Mira Viorst, APCC #14637