SDG4P San Diego Grassroots 4 Palestine Coalition for Justice

Mission Statement

We are a collective movement committed to the full liberation of Palestine, grounded in intersectional, sustainable and people-powered action. Through education, direct action and strategic organizing, we work in solidarity with local and global communities to dismantle systems of oppression and demand justice. Our fight is uncompromising; Rooted in collective care, shared resistance and visionary liberation.

Our Objectives

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    Organize & Mobilize: We lead protests, boycotts and sustained campaigns to confront and dismantle systems of genocide, apartheid, occupation and ethnic cleansing. Our political and economic pressure aims to spark lasting structural change and keep our movement strong, nimble and prepared for the long haul.
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    Educate & Recruit: We empower our communities through accessible education, open dialogue and clear calls to action. We make organizing approachable, breaking down barriers so that people at all levels can grow into principled, anti-Zionist movement builders rooted in decolonization.
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    Build & Sustain Solidarity: We build deep, accountable relationships with movements for immigrant rights, Black liberation, Indigenous sovereignty, LGBTQ+ justice, housing justice, disability rights, climate justice and more. We recognize that our struggles are interconnected. We show up with reciprocity, mutual care and shared defense.
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    Strategize & Innovate: We combine historical analysis with modern tactics: from digital tools to political lobbying to grassroots security. We are not static; we adapt and evolve to face the challenges of now, using strategy to outlast and out-organize oppressive forces.
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    Ensure Safety & Security: We prioritize the physical, emotional, legal and digital safety of our people. Through security protocols, legal defense networks and cybersecurity training, we build a resilient infrastructure to protect our organizers and our work.

Coalition Guidelines

What We Expect, What We Will Not Tolerate

We are a human movement, rooted in community. That means we hold space for imperfection, conflict and growth—but we also uphold boundaries to protect our people and our purpose. We follow a restorative justice approach, but we do not allow harm to go unchecked.

The following behaviors are not acceptable within this coalition:

  • Escalating non-escalatory actions and compromising safety or strategic clarity.
  • Co-opting actions, language, or spaces for personal branding or social capital.
  • Using the movement for personal gain, ego-driven behavior, or placing individual interests above collective liberation.
  • Failing to follow through on committed roles—especially when serving as a lead organizer. Accountability to the group is essential.
  • All forms of racism, bigotry, or discrimination, including anti-Blackness, Islamophobia, transphobia, or ableism.
  • Antisemitism in any form.

We distinguish firmly between anti-Zionism and antisemitism. Critique of Zionist ideology and the state of Israel is not hate toward Jewish people—and we expect all coalition members to understand and uphold this distinction.

This is a space where we hold each other with both grace and responsibility. Conflict will arise—but how we move through it defines us. We resolve harm with intention, seek repair when possible and remain committed to a liberated future for all oppressed people.

Our Demands

  • 1. CALL FOR A PERMANENT CEASEFIRE & DIVEST FROM GENOCIDE: The San Diego City Council must publicly introduce and pass a resolution calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. This resolution must also include a commitment to investigate and begin a divestment process from all corporations profiting from the occupation of Palestine—particularly Zionist entities and weapons manufacturers involved in war crimes and ethnic cleansing.
  • 2. STOP THE GENOCIDE NOW: The systematic destruction of Gaza and mass killing of Palestinians—over 300,000 lives lost so far—must end immediately. San Diego must take a public stand against this violence.
  • 3. LIFT THE BLOCKADE: Demand an immediate and unconditional end to the 18-year siege on Gaza, which has deprived over 2 million Palestinians of access to clean water, food, electricity, medical care and basic human dignity.
  • END U.S. FUNDING OF APARTHEID: Demand a halt to all U.S. military aid to the Israeli regime—including the $4 billion in annual taxpayer dollars funding the continued colonization and killing of Palestinians.
  • FREE ALL PALESTINIAN POLITICAL PRISONERS: Call for the release of all Palestinian prisoners—including thousands of men, women and children being held without trial in Israeli prisons. End complicity in these unjust detentions.
  • DEFEND THE RIGHT TO RETURN: Affirm the right of every Palestinian refugee to return to their rightful homes in historic Palestine—including those displaced from their land in 1948 and after. This is a core demand for justice and peace.
  • END THE OCCUPATION OF HISTORIC PALESTINE: San Diego must take a moral stance: call for an end to the illegal military occupation, apartheid system and Zionist settler-colonial project in all of Palestine—from the river to the sea.