Turn solidarity
into pressure.
Ask Treasurer John Thurston for no new Israel Bonds, no renewals, and no reinvestment.
Copy the message
A short letter asking the Treasurer for no new Israel Bonds, no renewals and no reinvestment. Adapt it in your own words.
Call or write to the Treasury
Ask the main office to pass your message to Treasurer Thurston, and ask for a written reply.
Tell the campaign
Send us what you said and any reply, so we can follow up together.
Next Treasury maturity:November 1, 2026 · $10 millionOctober 1, 2026 · $10 million · date passedSee the record
Tell the Treasurer: no more Israel Bonds.
Adapt this message for a letter, email, or call. Ask for a written reply.
Suggested message
Treasurer Thurston, Palestinian lives and freedom must matter in Arkansas’s investment decisions.
Publicly commit the Treasury to no new Israel Bonds purchases, renewals, or reinvestment. Bring the principal home as existing bonds mature and keep it out of Israel Bonds.
Set out the steps, including any State Board of Finance action needed, and a timetable for ending these investments. Please respond in writing.
Ask the main office to direct your request to Treasurer Thurston and the investment staff. The Treasury homepage also lists the main office’s contact information.
A short call script
Hello, I’m calling to ask Treasurer Thurston to commit to no new Israel Bonds, no renewals, and no reinvestment. Please tell me how to request a written response.
Why address the Treasurer?
The Treasurer manages state investments. The State Board of Finance establishes the Treasury’s investment policies. Ask Thurston to explain how he will carry out the commitment and pursue any necessary Board action.
Make the next contact together.
Keep your message and any reply. Invite two people to make the same demand, choose a date to compare responses, and follow up if the office has not answered. A clear public commitment is the next result to seek.
Bring people together
around the demand.
Organize together
One conversation.
A shared next step.
Set aside ten minutes with friends or your group. Read Marwa’s account and the Palestinian call for divestment on The issue page, then discuss:
- Why does Palestinian freedom call on us to act here?
- Will we ask Treasurer Thurston together for no new purchases, no renewals, and no reinvestment?
- Who will make contact, who will follow up, and when will we compare the responses?
Leave with one agreed action, someone to carry it forward, and a date to meet again.
Read the issue togetherOrganizing with public workers or teachers?
The demand also applies to Arkansas’s retirement systems. APERS and ATRS have separate trustees, investment policies, and legal restrictions. Read the relevant brief before approaching the system: APERS or ATRS. Ask for the decision process, the applicable constraints, and a written explanation of the steps officials can take. The Treasurer request above concerns Treasury investments.
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