Agenda Item #11.1 Nuzi Alavi Received 02 22 2024.pdf1
Beth Minor
From:Nuzialavi <nuzialavi@yahoo.com>
Sent:Thursday, February 22, 2024 2:05 AM
To:All Council Members
Subject:EXTERNAL - Ceasefire approval item #11.1
Hello Gilroy city council members
I am writing to express my deep concern of the devastating humanitarian crisis that is unfolding in Gaza, how it is
profoundly impacting our Gilroy and south county community, and urging you to pass the ceasefire resolution to take a
stand for peace and humanity.
Ceasefire will save lives in thousands, not just by bombs, but with food availability for the besieged people of Gaza.
South county has many different ethnicities, most of whom support a ceasefire. Many have lost family members in the
bombing of Gaza.
With a ceasefire, there will be end to the hostilities, which will help communities here curtail Islamophobia,
antisemitism, divisiveness and hate
The city council represents the local community, and thus it is responsible to support it’s concerns. A resolution for a
ceasefire will demonstrate your true representation of the community
During the previous city council meeting on February 5, Gilroy residents shared how our local Gilroy community is being
impacted by the continued violence in Gaza. .
This ceasefire resolution is a unifying act to bring our community together as one. Gilroy previously passed
proclamations and resolutions supporting Ukraine and standing against hate, and they did not lead to increased hate or
division, they united the Gilroy community to support each other.
Diverse communities across the Bay Area, including Hollister, Santa Clara, Richmond, and Oakland have come together
to pass resolutions in support of peace and the protecting of all lives in Gaza. These are communities with families,
students, and concerned citizens who have experienced personal losses in Palestine, just as here in Gilroy.
The call for a ceasefire is deeply local and relevant to us as community members who advocate for justice and equality,
and I believe that the Gilroy city council needs to promote and champion the values of the people they serve and
represent.
I urge the city of Gilroy to stand united alongside a majority of Americans in calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, to
advocate for sustainable peace in Palestine and Israel, for an immediate end to the killings of all innocent civilians and
the release of all Palestinian and Israeli hostages.
UNICEF says 1,000 Palestinian children have had limbs amputated without anesthesia due to the lack of basic medical
resources. On average, more than 10 children per day have lost one or both of their legs in Gaza in the past 4 month
time period (UN). According to the UN, women and children are the main victims in Gaza, with 2 mothers losing their lives
every hour. There are currently over 66,000 children orphaned in the past 4 months in Gaza. 85% of the 2.2M population
in Gaza has been made homeless, 1,870,000 people who are living in frigid temperatures with no shelter, no food, no
water and no electricity (World Health Organization & UN). 90% of civilians in Gaza have regularly gone a full day without
food and are facing death by disease, injury, and starvation, that's 1,980,000 peo
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