Category: Settler Colonialism

A Statement on Palestine

Refugees, Palestine, Settler Colonialism, Gaza, state violence, ethnic cleansing, justice, Palestinian Feminist Collective

A Statement on Palestine

May 18, 2021

By Lila Sharif

What follows is a love letter written by the Palestinian Feminist Collective. The Palestinian Feminist Collective (PFC) is a US-based body of Palestinian and Arab women and feminists committed to Palestinian social and political liberation through a praxis guided by anti-colonial work and life-affirming decolonization for Palestinians in the homeland and the diaspora. By sharing this Love Letter, we invite our readers to help envision a world built on love and freedom—one in which freedom is guided by unconditional acts of loving without shame and without apology. We are guided by a deep love and respect for the people and lands of Palestine and we weep alongside them while working and envisioning a better present and future for Palestinians.


 

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Feminist solidarity with Gaza must challenge Western representations of #Arabmen

Activism, Palestine, Gender, Settler Colonialism

Feminist solidarity with Gaza must challenge Western representations of #Arabmen

February 11, 2021

By Morgen A. Chalmiers

Thursday November 14, 2019: Sitting on my balcony looking out over the city of Amman, I sip my coffee and begin what has become an integral part of this morning ritual in every corner of the globe. I scroll through my various social media accounts, glancing over the most recent developments in Trump’s impeachment inquiry and the usual posts by friends. This morning, though, there are new posts, denouncing the latest round of Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, which began just two days ago on Tuesday, November 12, 2019…

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