New Haven Ceasefire Resolution Toolkit
Toolkit Links & Table of Contents
Summary of Action Needed: All the actions we need you to take for this Summary
resolution to be successful.
New Haven Resolution Overview: Understand the goals of the campaign Overview
for a ceasefire resolution
New Haven Board of Alders Contact Information: Phone numbers and Alders Contact
emails to each alder Information
Call/Email Scripts: Suggested scripts to use when calling and emailing Alders Call Scripts
Alders Email Script
Community Member
Email Script
Proposed Resolution: Text of the resolution that we aim to bring forward Proposed Resolution
Summary of Action Needed
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We are asking you to take these simple steps:
1. Call the president of the Board of Alders, Tyisha Walker-Myers (Ward 23) and ask
to put the resolution on the agenda of the December 4 Board of Alders meeting
a. This is the first step for the resolution to be considered
2. Call your Alder and ask them to commit to supporting the ceasefire resolution and call
on Alder Walker-Myers to put the resolution on the agenda, using this call script:
a. You can find your Alder based on your address using this map
b. Once you find out who’s your Alder, you can find their number and email below
c. PLEASE DO NOT CALL OR EMAIL ALDERS MARKED DO NOT CALL. If your
Alder is marked “DO NOT CALL”, we encourage you to call another Alder!
3. Email Alder Walker-Myers and your Alder using our email script. THE LINK TO
DOWNLOAD THE RESOLUTION TO SEND IS HERE. Please use your personal email -
if you are a student, do not use your university email.
4. For Follow-Up Calls (if you are calling more than once)
a. Remind them that you have called previously
b. Repeat points and ask for any updates on their position
5. If you have a contact in a community organization, email community leaders (e.g., faith
leaders, union leaders, organizers, etc.) and ask them to support the resolution & share
this Toolkit with their networks, using this email script
ALSO PLEASE:
1. Text your friends using this script:
a. Hey, urgent action is needed to get the New Haven Board of Alders to vote YES
on a proposed ceasefire resolution. Palestinians are asking for us to put pressure
on our elected officials to call for a ceasefire. Use this toolkit to make calls to your
Alder: https://tinyurl.com/NHV-Ceasefire We are also having a phonebank on
November 28 from 5-7 PM at 928 Chapel Street, would love to see you there.
2. Show up to the next Board of Alders meeting on Monday, December 4 at 7 PM at
Bartholomew Guida Board of Alders Chamber at 165 Church Street, New Haven on the
2nd Floor
a. RSVP here so we know how many people we can count on & share updates and
instructions!
New Haven Resolution Overview
Context Why does this action matter?
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Despite the recently announced 4 days truce, there is no guarantee that Israel will not
restart its genocidal attack against Palestinians in Gaza. In fact, they have announced
their intention to do so, and have already broken the truce with aggressions in Gaza and
the West Bank.
Federal representatives have proven largely unwilling to build any consensus around a
ceasefire resolution, let alone make any public statements condemning Israel’s horrific
actions in Palestine.
Only about 20 members of Congress have backed a resolution to call for an immediate
ceasefire, but otherwise, any speech or action in solidarity has been slow, non-existent,
or shut down.
There is hope in building local consensus and advocating for our city representatives to
speak out about the genocide unfolding in Gaza. Municipalities passing local
ceasefire resolutions can be used to put pressure on CT’s congressional
representatives to support a ceasefire.
The more cities speak out, the more pressure is put on other cities, both in CT and
outside of CT, to follow. Our campaign, in fact, follows similar resolutions from other parts
of the county:
● Southern California city passes resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza
● Richmond City Council passes resolution supporting Palestinians in Gaza
● Providence City Council passes resolution calling for cease-fire in Gaza
● Carrboro city council passes ceasefire resolution
● Detroit City Council passes resolution supporting ceasefire in Gaza
● Akron City Council OKs resolution calling for ceasefire in Gaza
What can I do We are asking you to take these simple steps:
to support the 6. Call the president of the Board of Alders, Tyisha Walker-Myers (Ward 23) and
New Haven ask to put the resolution on the agenda of the December 4 Board of Alders
resolution? meeting
a. This is the first step for the resolution to be considered
7. Call your Alder and ask them to commit to supporting the ceasefire resolution and
call on Alder Walker-Myers to put the resolution on the agenda, using this call
script:
a. You can find your Alder based on your address using this map
b. Once you find out who’s your Alder, you can find their number and email
below
c. PLEASE DO NOT CALL OR EMAIL ALDERS MARKED DO NOT CALL. If
your Alder is marked “DO NOT CALL”, we encourage you to call another
Alder!
8. Email Alder Walker-Myers and your Alder using our email script
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9. Once you have a received a affirmative or a negative response to the sent
resolution, please log it in the spreadsheet here so we can take the Alder off our
call list.
10. For Follow-Up Calls (if you are calling more than once)
a. Remind them that you have called previously
b. Repeat points and ask for any updates on their position
11. If you have a contact in a community organization, email community leaders (e.g.,
faith leaders, union leaders, organizers, etc.) and ask them to support the
resolution & share this Toolkit with their networks, using this email script
Additional 3. Text your friends using this script:
Calls to Action a. Hey, urgent action is needed to get the New Haven Board of Alders to vote
YES on a proposed ceasefire resolution. Palestinians are asking for us to
put pressure on our elected officials to call for a ceasefire. Use this toolkit
to make calls to your Alder: https://tinyurl.com/NHV-Ceasefire We are also
having a phonebank on November 28 from 5-7 PM at 928 Chapel Street,
would love to see you there.
4. Show up to the next Board of Alders meeting on Monday, December 4 at 7 PM at
Bartholomew Guida Board of Alders Chamber at 165 Church Street, New Haven
on the 2nd Floor
a. RSVP here so we know how many people we can count on & share
updates and instructions!
New Haven Board of Alders
Who are the The Board of Alders is the legislative body for the City of New Haven. All Alderpersons are
Alders? members of the municipal council elected by voters. Essentially, if we want to pass a city
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resolution, we need the buy-in of the Alders.
Who is my You can find your Ward number and your Alder here.
Alder?
Alders contact information
● IF THE COLUMN ‘DO NOT CALL’ is noted ‘DO NOT CALL’ please do not contact this
Alder.
● IF the incoming Alder is highlighted in YELLOW - please contact this Alder instead, as
we now expect this vote to take place after the new electeds join.
● IF YOU RECEIVE A CLEAR RESPONSE FROM AN ALDER AFTER sending the
resolution document that they either will or will not support the resolution, please note
HERE it in the Supporting Notes column (multiple entries can be made, if multiple
responses were received - just add on in the cell) and mark the Alder DO NOT CALL.
Please do so using the comment function.
● If your Alder is marked DO NOT CALL, we encourage you to please contact another
alder to help our efforts!
DO NOT
Ward Alder Incoming? On Board? Phone CALL?
Alex Guzhnay
1-D [email protected] W1- Kiana Flores UNKNOWN 475-209-0961
W2- Frank E. Douglass, Jr.
Frank E. Douglass, Jr. [email protected]
2-D [email protected] 203-535-8979 UNKNOWN 203-535-8979
W3- Ron Hurt
Ron Hurt [email protected]
3-D [email protected] 203-675-5467 UNKNOWN 203-675-5467
W4- Evelyn Rodriguez
Evelyn Rodriguez [email protected]
4-D [email protected] 203-494-1462 UNKNOWN 203-494-1462
W5- Kampton Singh
Kampton Singh [email protected]
5-D [email protected] 203-627-0861 UNKNOWN 203-627-0861
W6- Carmen Rodriguez
Carmen Rodriguez [email protected]
6-D [email protected] 203-675-0330 UNKNOWN 203-675-0330
7-D Eli Sabin W7- Eli Sabin UNKNOWN 203-980-0335
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[email protected]
[email protected] 203-980-0335
W8- Ellen Cupo
Ellen Cupo [email protected]
8-D [email protected] 203-584-7071 YES 203-584-7071 DO NOT CALL
W9- Caroline Tanabee Smith
Claudia Herrera caroline.tanbee.smith@gmail
9-D [email protected] .com YES 203-285-7757 DO NOT CALL
W10- Anna M. Festa
Anna M. Festa [email protected]
10-D [email protected] 203-776-8602 UNKNOWN 203-776-8602
W11- Renee Haywood
Renee Haywood [email protected]
11-D [email protected] 203-887-7070 UNKNOWN 203-887-7070
Gerald M. Antunes W12- Theresa L. Morant
12-D [email protected] NEED CONTACT UNKNOWN 203-772-1988
W13- Rosa Santana
Rosa Santana [email protected]
13-D [email protected] 203-469-5700 UNKNOWN 203-469-5700
W14- Sarah Miller
Sarah Miller [email protected]
14-D [email protected] 203-675-9516 UNKNOWN 203-675-9516
Ernie G. Santiago W15- Frank Redente
15-D [email protected] NEED CONTACT UNKNOWN 203-887-9410
W16- José Crespo
José Crespo [email protected]
16-D [email protected] 203-668-4613 UNKNOWN 203-668-4613
W17- Sal Punzo
Sal Punzo [email protected]
17-D [email protected] 203-824-3363 UNKNOWN 203-824-3363
W18- Salvatore E. DeCola
Salvatore E. DeCola [email protected]
18-D [email protected] 203-641-1857 UNKNOWN 203-641-1857
W19- Kimberly R. Edwards
Kimberly R. Edwards [email protected]
19-D [email protected] 203-668-7895 UNKNOWN 203-668-7895
W20- Brittiany Niblack
Devin Avshalom-Smith [email protected]
20-D [email protected] 860-778-0051 UNKNOWN 860-778-0051
W21- Troy Streater
Troy Streater [email protected]
21-D [email protected] 203-494-3642 UNKNOWN 203-494-3642
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W22- Jeanette L. Morrison
Jeanette L. Morrison [email protected]
22-D [email protected] 203-687-3120 UNKNOWN 203-687-3120
W23- Tyisha Walker-Myers
Tyisha Walker-Myers [email protected]
23-D [email protected] 203-901-3436 UNKNOWN 203-901-3436
W24- Evette Hamilton
Evette Hamilton [email protected]
24-D [email protected] 203-675-2418 YES 203-675-2418 DO NOT CALL
W25- Adam J. Marchand
Adam J. Marchand [email protected]
25-D [email protected] 203-843-8102 UNKNOWN 203-843-8102
W26- Amy D. Marx
Amy D. Marx [email protected]
26-D [email protected] 203-676-9034 NO 203-676-9034
W27- Richard Furlow
Richard Furlow [email protected]
27-D [email protected] 203-507-5796 UNKNOWN 203-507-5796
W28- Thomas R. Ficklin, Jr
Thomas R. Ficklin, Jr [email protected]
28-D [email protected] 203-668-4511 UNKNOWN 203-668-4511
W29- Brian Wingate
Brian Wingate [email protected]
29-D [email protected] 203-401-9457 UNKNOWN 203-401-9457
W30- Honda Smith
Honda Smith [email protected]
30-D [email protected] 203-802-0122 YES 203-802-0122 DO NOT CALL
Call scripts
Instructions for phonebanking:
1. Call Board of Alder President Tyisha Walker-Myers using Call Script #1 below and ask to put the resolution on
the agenda of the December 4 Board of Alders meeting. We need this to happen for the resolution to be
considered!
2. Call your own Alder using Call Script #2 below and ask them to commit to supporting the ceasefire resolution
and call on Alder Walker-Myers to put the resolution on the agenda.
a. Repeat with additional Alders!
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3. If supportive or mixed, follow up by emailing the office a copy of the resolution, which can be found in the
phonebanking folder.
Call script #1: Board of Alder President Tyisha Walker-Myers
Hi President Walker-Myers,
My name is XXXX, and I am a resident of New Haven [if you live in Ward 23, you can add that you live in her
Ward]. I am calling to ask that the New Haven Alders take immediate local action to call for a ceasefire to end
the horrific violence in Palestine.
I am hoping that you will put on the agenda for the next Board of Alders meeting on Monday, December 4 a
resolution that demands a ceasefire in Palestine, and then assign it to a committee so that it can move
forward.
[ADD ANY PERSONAL STAKE -- WHY DO YOU SUPPORT THIS?]
New Haven would be joining cities across the country - including Detroit, Michigan; Akron, Ohio, Providence,
Rhode Island, Carrboro, North Carolina, and cities in California - who have already taken historic action by
passing similar resolutions. New Haven alders can play a critical role in building a locally-led consensus that
the horrific violence in Palestine must stop, immediately.
We have to act now, or else risk the loss of thousands of more lives.
Call script #2: Other Alders
Hi XXX,
My name is XXXX, and I am a resident of New Haven [if you are calling your own Alder, you can add that you
live in their Ward]. I am calling to ask that the New Haven Alders take immediate local action to call for a
ceasefire to end the horrific violence in Palestine.
I am hoping that you will encourage President Walker-Myers to put on the agenda for the Board of Alders
meeting on Monday, December 4 a resolution that demands a ceasefire in Palestine. I also hope that you will
support this resolution as it moves forward in the process.
[ADD ANY PERSONAL STAKE -- WHY DO YOU SUPPORT THIS?]
If this happens, New Haven would be joining cities across the country - including Detroit, Michigan; Akron,
Ohio, Providence, Rhode Island, Carrboro, North Carolina, and cities in California - who have already taken
historic action by passing similar resolutions. New Haven alders can play a critical role in building a locally-led
consensus that the horrific violence in Palestine must stop, immediately.
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We have to act now, or else risk the loss of thousands of more lives.
Email script [Alders]
Dear Alder [ ],
My name is [ ], and I am a resident of New Haven [insert your own Ward if you are emailing your own alder].
I am writing to ask for your support in passing a New Haven Board of Alders (BOA) resolution on Palestine. I
am attaching the resolution for your review, which demands a ceasefire in Palestine to end the violence that
has claimed the lives of over 20,000 Palestinians, including over 6,100 children.
New Haven would join major cities across the nation, including Detroit, Richmond, Providence, Akron, and
Carborro, which have passed resolutions in the past month. Hundreds of New Haveners have taken to the
streets, university campuses, digital platforms, and more to protest the siege on Palestine. Recent polling has
shown that nearly 70% of Americans support a ceasefire. New Haven Alders can play a critical role in
building a locally led consensus that the horrific violence in Palestine must stop, immediately.
[ADD ANY PERSONAL STAKE -- WHY DO YOU SUPPORT THIS?]
This resolution would follow critical work the New Haven BOA already has pushed forward in demanding that
the U.S. acts justly in its foreign policy decisions - including the 2022 resolution to end the embargo on Cuba
and 2019 resolution to end all war with Iran. I feel fortunate to have a BOA that speaks for its residents on
behalf of global issues that undoubtedly impact the lives of everyday New Haven residents. I hope the BOA
will do the same as it relates to the current bombardment of Palestine.
We have to act now, or else risk the loss of thousands of more lives.
Best,
[ ]
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Email script [Community Leaders]
Dear [ ],
My name is [ ], and I am a resident of New Haven. I am writing to ask if you and your organization may be
interested in joining a coalition of New Haven residents in advocating that the New Haven Board of Alders
(BOA) passes a resolution on Palestine. I am attaching the resolution for your review, which demands a
ceasefire in Palestine to end the violence that has claimed the lives of over 20,000 Palestinians, including
over 6,100 children.
New Haven would join major cities across the nation, including Detroit, Richmond, Providence, Akron, and
Carborro, which have passed resolutions in the past month. Hundreds of New Haveners have taken to the
streets, university campuses, digital platforms, and more to protest the siege on Palestine. Recent polling has
shown that nearly 70% of Americans support a ceasefire. We believe the New Haven Alders can play a
critical role in building a locally led consensus that the horrific violence in Palestine must stop, immediately.
Given the work [XXX ORGANIZATION] has pushed forward in [XXXXXXX], we would love to work with you
and your organization members in pushing forward this effort. I am happy to discuss with you further what
that might look like - at a minimum, we are hoping for email, phonebank, and individual outreach support in
pushing our Alders to consider this resolution.
Please let me know your thoughts, and I really hope we can work together on this!
Best,
[ ]
Proposed resolution draft
THE LINK TO DOWNLOAD THE RESOLUTION TO SEND IS HERE.
NEW HAVEN PALESTINE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the City of New Haven advocates for the safety, dignity, freedom, and equality of all people, regardless of
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race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion; and
WHEREAS, all human life is precious, and the New Haven Board of Alders calls upon its elected officials and residents
to protect the lives of civilians and stand against indiscriminate and unlawful violence; and
WHEREAS, as of November 27th, approximately twelve hundred Israelis, and more than twenty thousand Palestinians
in Gaza – of whom more than eight thousand are children – have been killed since October 7th; and
WHEREAS, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has described the situation in Gaza as a “crisis in
humanity”, finding that “[g]round operations by the Israel Defense Forces and continued bombardment are hitting
civilians, hospitals, refugee camps, mosques, churches and UN facilities — including shelters” leading to the
“unparalleled and unprecedented” killing of Palestinian civilians, and United Nations human rights experts and legal
scholars have raised the alarm about the risk of genocide in Gaza; and
WHEREAS, approximately 1.7 million Palestinians in Gaza have been displaced, and 2.2 million require urgent
humanitarian assistance; and
WHEREAS, Israel is denying Palestinians in Gaza access to vital services such as electricity, clean water, food, and
medical care and treatment; and
WHEREAS, approximately 1.8 million dollars in federal tax money collected from New Haven residents goes to the
Israeli military; and
WHEREAS, on October 26th, the United Nations General Assembly, in a near unanimous vote, called for an immediate
and sustained humanitarian ceasefire; and
WHEREAS, international organizations including the World Health Organization and the International Labour
Organization, and major human rights groups such as Amnesty International and the International Rescue Committee
have called for an immediate and sustained humanitarian ceasefire; and
WHEREAS, the City of New Haven, as a United Nations Peace Messenger City, has pledged to contribute effectively
and in close collaboration with the United Nations to the building of peace worldwide; and
WHEREAS, the New Haven Board of Alders recognizes that the current crisis takes place within a long history and
affirms that, for a pathway to lasting peace and justice to be developed, the root causes of the crisis need to be addressed;
and
WHEREAS, the New Haven Board of Alders condemns the recent rise in anti-Palestinian, anti-Arab, anti-Semitic,
Islamophobic, and other racist attacks in our city and across the nation, including: the murder of six-year-old Wadea Al-
Fayoume in Plainfield, Illinois; the shooting of three Palestinian students, one a Connecticut resident, Hisham Awartani,
Kinnan Abdalhamid, and Tahseen Ahmed in Burlington, Vermont; and the doxxing of elected officials, professors,
students, journalists, and others speaking truth to power; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the New Haven Board of Alders supports U.S. Congress House
Resolution 786 and joins other U.S. city councils in calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire, the release of all
hostages including Palestinians arbitrarily detained by Israel, the unrestricted entry of humanitarian assistance into Gaza,
the restoration of electricity, water, food, and medical supplies to Gaza, an end to the siege and blockade of Gaza, and
respect for international law by all parties; and
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the New Haven Board of Alders affirms its commitment to combat anti-Palestinian
and anti-Arab racism, anti-semitism, and Islamophobia in all its forms, and to ensure the dignity and safety of all its
residents; and
FINALLY, BE IT RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to the offices of: New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker;
Connecticut State Representatives Particia Dillon, Toni Edmonds Walker, Robyn Porter, Juan Candelaria, Roland
Lemar, Al Paolillo Jr., and Treneé McGee; Connecticut State Senators Gary Holder-Winfield and Martin Looney;
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont; U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro; U.S. Senators Chris Murphy and Richard
Blumenthal; U.S. President Joe Biden; U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris; U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken; and
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.
Endorsing organizations (to be updated):
City of New Haven Peace Commission
Greater New Haven Peace Council
Jewish Voice for Peace New Haven
Social Justice Committee of First Unitarian Universalist Society of New Haven
Colectivo Semilla/Semilla Collective
New Era Young Lords
New Haven People's Center
East Rock House
Unidad Latina en Acción (ULA)
National Lawyers Guild (Yale Law School Chapter)
The Narrative Project
Middle East Crisis Committee
New Haven Leon Sister City Project
New Haven Climate Movement
Sunrise New Haven
New Haven Socialist Alternative
New Haven Healthcare Workers for Palestine
Nasty Women Connecticut
Citywide Youth Coalition
Mending Minyan
Asian American Student Alliance
Abolition Transmission
New Haven Peoples Center
Owls for Justice in Palestine
Student Defense Collective
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