Art Workers for Palestine Scotland

Shades of Anger, August 21, 2024

Author

Kay Coughlin
August 21, 2024

August 21, 2024

Good morning. Remember that every day is a good day to encourage a Palestinian liberation mindset.

LEARN. Take a few minutes to review and be inspired by this “Art Workers for Palestine Scotland” account on Instagram.

Description: A colored pencil illustration of a hummingbird. The text that overlays the bird reads, “Scottish Culture Stands United; We endorse the call from PACBI, the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel.”

Image description: a screenshot of artwork from the Art Workers for Palestine Scotland account on Instagram. Further details embedded in image.

NOTICE. No corner of the world can afford to ignore the genocide being inflicted on Palestine. In what ways does it inspire you to learn that art workers feel so connected to the persecuted Palestinians that they would join together in solidarity?

ACT. If you are a member of a union, guild, club or group of any size, do you know if that organization has publicly stated its support for Palestine and Palestinians everywhere? If not, contact another member today to see if they will join you in talking to others in the group about Palestine. Together, discuss some next steps you can take as an organization to support Palestine.

BONUS ACT. Consider having your organization sign the Apartheid-Free Pledge, here.

Image description: a copy of the Apartheid-Free logo, featuring a gray fence being forced apart by poppy plants.

SHARE. Forward this to at least three friends or colleagues who will team up with you to support each other while you ask organization(s) you are affiliated with to support Palestine.

ASK. If you need help strategizing how to approach an organization to talk about supporting Palestine, please reply to this email (or, if you are reading this online, leave a comment below) to let us know.* We’ll help you find the resources you need.

In solidarity for Palestinian liberation,

Kay Coughlin, on behalf of the Shades of Anger collective

*You can also continue the conversation with us in the Speaking Up Network, a private social media platform co-created by Animah Kosai, one of the leaders of Shades of Anger.

Shades of Anger was created by a global collective of women to raise awareness and inspire action to free Palestine. We chose the name of our collective to honor the poem, “Shades of Anger,” by Palestinian-Canadian poet Rafeef Ziadah. We also believe in liberation for Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, and all places where systems of oppression are causing immense suffering and crushing the life out humans. We are led by women of the Global Majority/BIPOC. Shades of Anger is for everyone who wants to act for liberation and you can learn more about it here.

Alt text: On the top half is a grey background with black text that reads "Shades of Anger 'Palestinians do not know the word impossible' - Fatima Bernawi, So why should we?" On the bottom half are three photos. The first is a photo of an adult with short greyy hair holding the hand of a young child, who is holding up a Palestinian flag high in their other hand, while standing on a hill overlooking a field of people and cars. The second is a black and white photo of a person with a long ponytail, holding a kuffiyeh and chanting at a protest. The last is a person wearing a kuffiyeh around their head, and a black and red dress, looking at the camera while holding up a Palestinian flag and a peace sign.

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