On Tuesday, the Antioch City Council will discuss and possibly direct staff on a ceasefire resolution for the Israel-Hamas War. This will come during a special meeting.
No other information was provided in the agenda and no supporting documents or background was provided in the agenda.
1. DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION ON A CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION FOR THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR (PROPOSED BY COUNCILMEMBER TORRES-WALKER)
Recommended Action: It is recommended that the City Council discuss, receive public comments, and provide direction to staff on a proposed ceasefire resolution for the Israel-Hamas war
Back on October 26, without specifically naming Gaza and Israel, Antioch City Councilmember Tamisha Torres-Walker called for a ceasefire and urged leaders to condemn all terrorist actions on both sides.
āPassive leadership is confusing, and it lacks pointedness. We should be reflecting what the world is going through right now and condemn all terrorist actions on both sides of the issue facing the Muslim and the Jewish community. We should all be calling for a ceasefire on all sides. We should be condemning colonialism in all its forms. In this moment we should be finding ways locally to be bringing together the Muslim and Jewish community and the discussion on how we build unity at the basic level. Free Palestine until its backwards, condemn terrorist actions on all sides and ceasefire.ā
Her comments came during council communications but no future agenda item request were issued that night.
Torres-Walkerās comments also come as the the Ā Richmond City Council Passes Resolution to Support Palestinians in Gaza. That meeting was 7-hours and had more than 200 public comments. The Richmond City Council ultimately voted 5-1 to approve a resolution affirming Richmondās Support and Solidarity with the Palestinian People of Gaza.
Barbanica has Scheduling Conflict
Councilmember Mike Barbanica has a scheduling conflict Tuesday. Barbanica expalined he informed Mayor Hernandez-Thorpe over a week ago when he called he had a scheduling conflict for Tuesday, March 19. He will not be in attendance.
Ogorchock Not Available to Attend Meeting
In speaking with Councilman Lori Ogorchock, she stated she had no previous knowledge of the meeting nor if she was available, but was notified by text message by the acting city manager on Saturday there would be a meeting. She said due to a previous schedule engagement, she is unavailable to attend.
Antioch City Council ā Special Meeting
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
6:00 pm
200 H Street Antioch, CA
Agenda – click here
Related
- Feb 24 , 2023 – Letter: El Cerrito Residents Demand Ceasefire in Gaza
- Dec 13, 2023 –Ā Brentwood Moves Forward with Proclamation to Support Peace and Condemn Islamophobia
- Dec 12, 2024 –Ā CAIR-SFBA Urges Bay Area Residents to Advocate for Ceasefire Resolution
- Dec 5, 2023 –Ā Assembly Republicans to Introduce Resolution Condemning Hamas
- Nov 15, 2023 –Ā Brentwood to Work on Resolution Calling for a Ceasefire and Peace
- Nov 7, 2023 –Ā Two Resign from Richmond Board Over Pro-Palestinian Resolution
- Oct 26, 2023 –Ā Antioch: Tamisha Torres-Walker Calls for Ceasefire in Middle East
- Oct 25, 2023 –Ā Richmond City Council Passes Resolution to Support Palestinians in Gaza
8 comments
Antioch needs to discuss a ceasefire in Antioch!! Lol
Stay in your lane city council. You cant manage your own city.
Barbanica told Lamar he will not be there but the meeting is scheduled anyway. Kwame only sends Lori a text message about this meeting? Antioch is a mess. November cannot come fast enough. Focusing on the middle east when Antioch is a war zone and shootings are nightly. Stolen vehicles are on record pace and no one wants to work for the city.
Ceasefire halfway across the world but do nothing to stop crime and shootings in their own city? What idiots!
This is just bizarre. How about a ceasefire in the streets of Antioch?! When will they be calling for that? When will special meetings be held to discuss that? Am I in the Twilight Zone??
Holy Shit!!! š¤£š¤£š¤£š¤£ . These incompetent losers never cease to amaze.
Unbelievable! So lame! Canāt manage a cease fire or anything else in Antioch. Vote these get nothing done clowns out.
Antioch City Council has NO business wasting their time and energy on something that has nothing to do with the city. At best, this is a feel good measure.
Instead, spend your time on Antioch that you have neglected. Full Stop!
A “special meeting” for this? This council just never learns from its mistakes.
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