On May 27, 2025, Leah Grady and Conor Cauley, two organizers with the Jacksonville Palestine Solidarity Network (JPSN) and a third community member, Dragon Belloit, were brutalized and arrested after the Jacksonville City Council singled out Leah for removal for the simple act of clapping. While filming Leah’s arrest, Conor was grabbed by the neck by Officer Maykael Aliaga Ruiz and flipped over a row of benches. Dragon was arrested as well as simply a bystander.

Palestinian solidarity is not a crime! Join Seattle Against War to mobilize against political repression and demand:

1. State Attorney of Florida’s 4th Judicial Circuit, Melissa Nelson, drops ALL charges on Conor Cauley, Leah Grady, and Dragon Belloit.

2. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office fire Officers Maykel Aliaga-Ruiz and Donovan Davis.

3. The Jacksonville City Council and Mayor Deegan end to the political repression of the Palestinian movement here in Jacksonville and our broader community.

STEP 1: Make phone calls to these four targets by using the sample script below.

• (904) 255-2500 (Florida's Fourth Judicial Circuit State Attorney Melissa Nelson's Office - for all three)
• (904) 255-2500 (Kelli Lynn Shobe - Prosecutor assigned to CONOR's case)
• (904) 255-2764 (Jaclyn Rose Blair - Prosecutor assigned to LEAH's case)
• (904) 255-3086 (Robin Laniece Jones - Prosecutor assigned to DRAGON's case)

Script:

Hello, my name is [FIRST & LAST], and I am a resident of [CITY, STATE]. On May 27, 2025, three community members and organizers, Leah Grady, Conor Cauley, and Dragon Belloit, were arrested and brutalized during a city council meeting simply for speaking up against the genocide of Gaza. Everyone witnessed the viral video in which one member of the Jacksonville Palestine Solidarity Network, Conor, was violently grabbed by the neck and flipped over a row of benches. Not only does this assault represent the repression of the people’s voices by a corrupt city council, it is also yet another attack in the onslaught on the movement for Palestine. I am calling to urge that State Attorney Melissa Nelson drop all charges against the three activists. I demand that Sheriff T.K. Waters fire both of the arresting officers, Donovan Davis and Maykael Aliaga-Ruiz.

STEP 2: Send emails to the four targets using our pre-written email template by clicking on the 'Start Writing' button. Customization encouraged.

Thank you for speaking up against political repression!