Meeting Time: February 14, 2024 at 4:00pm PST
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O.-1 24-0235 Public Comment On All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject Matter Jurisdiction of the District - February 14, 2024.

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    John Vidanes 7 months ago

    Hello my name is John Rowie I am 14 years old and I am in 8th grade. I'm a student in OUSD. I believe in a free Palestine because what I see in Palestine is war. Kids at my school want to see a permanent ceasefire because they want to stop the war. As a student in Oakland it impacts daily life because Americans are helping Israel have more guns and tools to kill more people in palestine. Please vote yes on permanent ceasefire.

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    Saul Rubio 7 months ago

    Hello my name is Saul. I am 14 years old and I am in 8th grade. I am a student in OUSD. I believe we should free Palestine because there's so
    much violence. In Palestine/In the world people are getting affected by what is happening. Kids at my school want to see Palestine being free because we don't like violence.
    This issue impacts so many people and we all are sad about what is happening to people. When it comes to
    solidarity it is important to show that leaders are helping people out. I am Latino and 14 and I go to Urban Promise Academy and it is affecting a lot of people in oakland.
    I hope you as adults, parents, and educators can help and make a permanent ceasefire to help out. Please vote yes on a permanent ceasefire resolution.

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    cristofer reyes 7 months ago

    Hello, my name is cristofer. I am 13 years old and I'm in 8th grade.
    I live in District 7 represented by Director Thompson. I see bombing and israel destroying buildings. I believe that the U.S. should help Palestine because I don’t think it’s fair that Palestine should be getting bombed. Kids at my school want a ceasefire because why should Palestine be getting bombed? This issue impacts Oakland because Oakland should try to help Palestine. As a student in Oakland, this impacts my daily life by wondering how kids aren't afraid. I am wondering why the U.S hasn't taken action against isreal. I hope u as adults undersatand why this isn't okay.please vote yes on ceasfire.

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    edgar siquinajay 7 months ago

    Hello my name is Edgar. I am 14 years old. And I am an ousd student. In Palestine people are getting bomb families, bloodlines are getting destroyed. I know that kids are dying, kids could become ousd students. Kids in my school want to see a permanent ceasefire because we don't wanna see more bloodlined getting destroyed. We don't want to see kids dying because of starvation or by bombs. When it come to solidarity students at my school stand for a ceasefire because we wanna stand up and support palestine I am Guatemalan
    I hope you as an adults,parents,and educators can help in a ceasefire resolution because we don't wanna see more families getting destroyed Please vote yes on a permanent ceasefire resolution.

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    kevin to 7 months ago

    Hello, my name is Kevin To. I am 14 years old and I’m in the 8th grade. I am a student in OUSD. I believe in a free Palestine because there is a lot of unnecessary violence and oppression between Israel and Palestine.
    This issue impacts everybody in Palestine and Israel as both groups of people are dying and there is a lot of footage of this conflict and there are many people disturbed by it. We should be showing solidarity for the people of Palestine and Israel because they are all being heavily affected by this conflict.
    I identify as a Vietnamese-American and some of my relatives have gone through the Vietnam war, though this doesn’t affect my view of the Palestine-Israel conflict. I hope you as adults, parents and educators can at the very least consider voting for a permanent ceasefire in Palestine.

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    Richard Martin 7 months ago

    Hello, my name is Richard. I am 14 years old and I am in 8th grade in OUSD. I believe Palestine should get supported because imagine we were in their shoes how would we feel? What would we want? This issue impacts the people of the United states and the people of Israel. Many people think we support our country's actions towards Palestine but we do not. This also impacts Israelis. There is much hatred towards them just because Israel is attacking Palestine. When it comes to solidarity it’s our job as people to help one another. If your home was bombed right now how would you want people to support you? This issue affects us because if we don't get a permanent ceasefire then many people will die every day. I hope you, as adults, parents and educators, can see in my point of view and encourage other people to vote yes on a permanent ceasefire resolution. Thank you for your time.

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    said vaca 7 months ago

    Hello, my name is Said. I am 13 years old and I am in 8th grade. I live in District 5 represented by Director Lerma. I believe in stopping the war between Israel and Palestine because I don't believe in killing. On the news I see that both Palestinians and people from Israel are both getting killed but mostly palestinians. Kids at my school want a ceasefire between Israel and Palestine because they don't want any more bombing nor killing in palestine. I don't think this impacts my life here in Oakland because it has nothing to do with me nor my family . As a student in Oakland, I feel like this doesn't really impact my daily life because I'm not really involved in it. I am a student from Urban Promise Academy and I'm a mexican american and i feel like it's not affecting me but I feel bad for the innocent people who are dying. I hope you as adults, parents and educators, can vote on a permanent ceasefire. I vote yes on a permanent ceasefire.

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    Geraldy Sanchez 7 months ago

    Hello, my name is Geraldy Sanchez.

    I am 13 years old and I am in 8th grade. I am an OUSD student. I believe in freeing Palestine because the people that live in Palestine don’t deserve to be bombed. In Palestine I see that people are getting bombed and killed because of the war. Kids at my school want a ceasefire because we went out on a walk to support Palestine and the people that are getting harmed. When it comes to solidarity it is important to show it because it’s really nice to stand up for people or eachother. This issue affects us here in Oakland because our government is funding Palestine. I hope you adults, parents, and educators can help in the ceasefire resolution so all families can finally live in peace. Please vote yes on a permanent ceasefire resolution.

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    Athziry Barraza 7 months ago

    Hello,my name is Athziry. I am 13 years old and I am in 8th grade. I live in District 5, represented by Jorge Lerma. I believe in a free Palestine because I want Palestinians to be free.In Palestine there is a war going on and everything is getting destroyed. Kids at my school want a ceasefire because we have gone out of our way for a walk out to show support and we want all the violence to stop. As a student in Oakland this impacts me because the Us Government uses funding against Palestine. I am a student from UPA and I am Latina , This issue is affecting people in Oakland because there are ships sending bombs from our port and we want it to stop. I hope you as adults,parents,and educators, can agree on a Ceasefire to help. Please vote yes on a permanent ceasefire resolution .

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    Greysy Ramirez 7 months ago

    Hello, my name is Greysy. I am 13 years old and I am in 8th grade. I live in district 5, represented by Director Jorge Lerma. I believe in a free palestine because the people are getting killed without doing anything They should have freedom and they should be happy and not going through what's happening. People at my school want to see a permanent ceasefire we want it to stop and to stop killing innocent kids, adults, etc. This issue affects people that are in Gaza and all of the victims families. As a student in Oakland this impacts me because i feel bad for the innocent kids, adults, and for the ones who are killed and seeing how they are suffering to live. I hope you as adults, parents, and educators, can help to see a value in a ceasefire resolution coming from Oakland. Please vote YES on a PERMANENT CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION.

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    janely sanchez 7 months ago

    hello my name is Janely (I also go by sana) i am a 8th grader at urban promise academy in district 5. I have seen videos,documents about what's going on in Gaza. Seeing all those videos are so heartbreaking to me knowing that some kids are getting their life taken and their families blood what's more heartbreaking to me is knowing that Muslim and Arab students in my districines being completely gone.t are getting harassed and threatened such as name calling, knowing that they are scared. that people will come after them for speaking about what's going on in Gaza. It's sad knowing that this is affecting billions of futures.. knowing that they are scared. that people will come after them for speaking about what's going on in Gaza. we need a cease fire now. they never did anything but be accused of being terrorist we are all human and should have soldiraty .. its not only hurting us and them physically but mentally aswell
    thank you for your time

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    himelda jimenez 7 months ago

    Hello, my name is Himelda. I am 14 years old and i am in 8th grade. I am a OUSD student .I believe in cearefire because they are hurting innocent people and innocent little kids. . Kids at my school want to ceasefire because the have went out for a walk to show their support. As a student in Oakland this impacts my daily life because i see kids getting killed, starving, sleeping with fear, and losing their homes while i am alive, having food, sleeping without fear, and srill having my home. I am a young girl who doesn't want any kids getting hurt or killed because they deserve to live and become strong people. i hope you as adults, parents, and educators, can see and show your support to what is happening in Gaza. Please vote yes on a permanent ceasefire resolution.

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    Brandon Perez 7 months ago

    Hello, My name is Brandon. I am 13 years old and I am in the 8th grade. I live in District 7, represented by director Clifford Thompson. I believe in a free Palestine because people and youth should not endure the effects of war while being in the crossfire. In Palestine, people are starving, dying and losing their homes. Kids at My school want an end to this Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This issue impacts Israel and Palestinian youth and other family members. It is important to show solidarity because we are all human and should care for one another instead of causing and afflicting acts of violence towards each other. This worldwide issue affects people in Oakland by influencing racist hate towards kids or adults of Palestinian or Israeli ancestry. I hope we as humans can see the consequences of war between different countries and as adults, you can start showing solidarity by protesting and spreading the word of a free Palestine. Please vote yes on a permanent ceasefire resolution.

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    cristian buenrostrocruz 7 months ago

    Hello, my name is Cristian. I am 14 years old and I am in 8th grade. I live in District 5, represented by director Lerma. I believe in a ceasefire because they are killing millions of innocent people. Kids at my school want to permanently help Palestine. This issue impacts both us and palestine. This impacts my daily life because people in Palestine are getting bombed.It’s important to show solidarity because Palestine needs someone to help fight. I am someone who can help Palestine and this identifies me as a good person and someone who shows care. I hope you as adults,parents,and educators can help Palestine with their lives. By voting a ceasefire in oakland. Please vote yes on a permanent ceasefire resolution.

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    Lydia Phat 7 months ago

    .Hello, my school name is Lydia. I am 13 years old and I am in the 8th grade. I am an OUSD student. I believe in a free Palestine because the people are dying from bombings, starvation, and lack of medication. This issue impacts kids/staff at my school who identify as an Arab descent because they're getting harassed about the issue that is happening now. This is something that impacts my life in Oakland because kids and staff are getting harassed. When it comes to solidarity I feel like they would want people to speak up and if this were to happen to us we'd want people to speak up too. How this experience influenced my point of view on the issue because this is like a genocide in my eyes and my family has gone through something like this. I hope as adults, parents, and educators you can see the value in a ceasefire resolution coming from Oakland. Please vote yes on a permanent ceasefire resolution

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    Chuy Valle 7 months ago

    We demand that President Davis adhere himself to the bylaw of the OUSD board, and AGENDIZE THE CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION that a majority of the board supports. During his first month in office, President Davis has illegally silenced the ceasefire resolution, which a majority of the board wants to agendize (OUSD Bylaw 9322). Arab, Muslim and Palestinian students do not feel safe at school because of the ongoing genocide in Gaza, the silence in their schools, and the censorship around talking about Palestine. This is causing a significant drop in attendance from our Arab students. President Davis is responsible for representing OUSD students and following our democratic processes to address school district concerns. This resolution process has included countless meetings with board members and community members who are responding to the impact of this humanitarian crisis on our students. President Davis - Stop silencing community voices and agendize Resolution No. 2324-0159 for a vote.

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    Mariliza chales 7 months ago

    Hello, my name is mariliza. I am 13 years old and I am in 8th grade. I live in District 5, represented by Director Lerma. I believe in free Palestine because I've seen children who are traumatized and they shouldn't deserve to go through that. In Palestine I see people & children dying and being injured. Also I see people losing their homes & buildings getting destroyed by bombs. Kids at my school want to see a permanent ceasefire because they feel bad about the situation going on in Palestine and how people are dying. As a student in Oakland, This issue impacted my daily life because seeing children in Palestine are sad because they have lost their family. I’am a student at upa and it affects me because Israel, destroying schools and kids don't have enough education. I hope you as adults, parents, and education, can see the value in a ceasefire resolution coming from Oakland and should join protests to get people's attention. Please vote yes on a permanent ceasefire resolution.

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    Eduardo Calderon 7 months ago

    Hello, my name is Eduardo Calderon Rivas. I am 14 years old and I am in 8th grade. I live in District 5 represented by Director Jorge. I believe in a free Palestine because people shouldn’t get treated like that, it’s not fair they’re people just like us. Students at my school want to see a permanent ceasefire, everyone is literally getting hurt and that’s a bad thing there are kids and families over there sad. When it comes to solidarity, it’s important to be kind to people and show them the respect they deserve and if you show solidarity they will too. This issue affects us here in Oakland because it makes us feel worried because we don’t know how that feels and one day that could happen to us. I hope you as adults, parents, and educators, can see the value in a ceasefire resolution coming from Oakland they are getting hurt. Please vote yes on a Permanent ceasefire resolution imagine if it was you in the situation and how it would feel.

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    Mareli Ahilon 7 months ago

    Hello, my name is Mareli. I am 14 years old and I am in 8th grade. I live in district 5 represented by director Jorge Lerma. I believe in a Free Palestine because I feel it is not fair how other kids got a lot of their homes and resources taken away. Kids at my school want to see a permanent ceasefire because whatever is happening is not right. This issue impacts people worldwide because they can be afraid that this can happen to their country any day. When it comes to solidarity I think it is important to show it because by doing something small can cause a big change. I am a student from Urban Promise Academy.I hope you as adults, parents, and educators can use your voice as an act of solidarity for Palestine. Please vote yes for a permanent ceasefire.

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    Hilda Carrillo 7 months ago

    Hello my name is Hilda Carrillo. I am 14 years old and I am in 8th grade. I live in district 5 represented by Director Lerma. I believe in “Free Palestine" because many people are getting hurt, scared, and many places are getting bombed (hospitals), and shooted (schools). Kids at my school want to learn about Palestine since most find it interesting and want to learn more about what's happening instead of having to look it up or just hear small details about it. This issue impacts people in Palestine and people outside of Palestine since some have families, friends, and loved ones who are living that trauma. As a student in Oakland this impacts me and my teachers because we as students can’t learn about it nor can our teachers teach us since they might lose their job. Please vote Yes for permanent Ceasefire.