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Residents urge Arcata City Council to endorse Gaza sister city, press CalPERS divestment and call for ceasefire
Summary
More than a dozen speakers used Arcata's public-comment period to urge council support for creating a sister-city relationship with Gaza City, press for a council letter asking CalPERS to divest from weapons manufacturers and to pass stronger ceasefire or humanitarian resolutions; the council took no formal action during the meeting.
A lengthy public-comment period at Wednesday's Arcata City Council meeting brought multiple residents and community groups urging the council to adopt a sister-city relationship with Gaza City, press the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) to divest from companies supplying weapons used in Gaza, and to pass stronger local resolutions calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire.
Speakers representing local civic groups, religious organizations, university students and residents described humanitarian conditions in Gaza and urged Arcata elected officials to take public positions and policy steps. Calls to…
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