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To tend to trauma, we must study history & experiences from the oppressed. If not, we uphold oppression and perpetuate trauma.
On 5/15 Nakba (Catastrophe) Day, we study the ongoing timeline of the occupation of Palestine from 1948 until today.
This video from IMEU offers a concise overview.
“In 1948, armed militias, which would later become the Israeli military, massacred thousands of Palestinians, forcing more than 75% of Palestinians to flee their homes in order to establish Israel on top of stolen Palestinian land.”
See also Slow Factory’s timeline of the mass expulsion & genocide of Palestine here.
“The Nakba never ended”
We uplift these Palestinian families that we’ve been in community with, amplifying their stories and requests for support. We continue to be in touch with them, wishing them safety, committing to stay by their side.
Please go to their profiles, learn about them, send them encouragement, and donate if you have the means.
“Because love is an act of courage, not of fear, love is a commitment to others. No matter where the oppressed are found, the act of love is commitment to their cause – the cause of liberation.” ― Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Resources for Student Activists & Impacted Communities
- See our list of Support & Resources for Student Activists for a Free Palestine here.
- Mental Health Liberation offers peer & mentor support in our Liberatory Student Support Circle. Click here to learn more and support.
- The BIPOC Therapy Fund‘s most recent application cycle completed on 5/8.
We need to reach our goal of $48,000 to open our next BIPOC Therapy Fund cycle. This covers 12 free therapy sessions for 30 impacted applicants.
Click here to support and donate you have already support the families above, and have extra to give.
Fundraising and amplifying are also powerful ways to support. See ways here.
In love & solidarity for collective liberation.
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To tend to trauma, we must study history & experiences from the oppressed.
If not, we uphold oppression and perpetuate trauma.
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