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TIAA-CREF is divesting from CAT Chip in $18, $36 or more to help us bring Young, Jewish and Proud to the Presbyterian General Assembly. Dear Stan,  Something amazing happened yesterday. We learned that retirement giant TIAA-CREF has dropped all 73 million dollars in Caterpillar stocks from their socially responsible investment fund. This is a watershed victory: we've been campaigning for this change because Caterpillar bulldozers have been used to destroy thousands of Palestinian homes and orchards. But we can’t stop here. The movement to pressure Israel to be accountable to international law is now on the verge of a historic breakthrough at the Presbyterian General Assembly in Pittsburgh next week. Can you chip in $18 or $36 or more to help us get our delegation there? The Presbyterian Church (USA), one of the largest Protestant denominations in the US, will be meeting to decide whether to divest from Caterpillar and a few other companies profiting from the Israeli occupation. This is by far the most contested divestment vote in the US, and our pro-occupation opponents will be out in full force. There is a very good chance we’ll win, but we’re not taking any chances.We need your help to send a large delegation of Jewish activists—including myself, Rabbi Alissa Wise, and many of our Young, Jewish and Proud leaders— to Pittsburgh. We don’t have the hundreds of thousands of dollars for paid ads or celebrity speakers that our opponents have—but we do have committed, knowledgeable and dedicated Jews who can walk the aisles side by side with our Palestinian allies and tell Presbyterian voters face to face to go with their conscience and vote on behalf of justice for all people.  Please help us get our people there. We’ll be giving regular reports on Twitter and Facebook. Sydney Levy Director of Advocacy Jewish Voice for Peace

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