BRAND NEW resource: "Bystanders No More" - how to help people speak up about Palestine

June 29, 2024

Good morning. Remember, you are not alone - countless communities are out there, working for liberation for Palestine!

LEARN. Spend some time getting familiar with this amazing new project called “Bystanders No More.” Earlier this week, the volunteers behind this resource released the data from the survey they conducted to find out why individuals had not taken a public stance for human rights for Palestinians.

NOTICE. In what ways can the Bystanders No More data and resources help you advocate for Palestine and help convert bystanders into action-takers? What emotions do you feel about this new resource and the data shared? Do you feel relieved, validated, excited, angry, outraged, or something else?

ACT. Forward this email (or the link to read online, see button below) to all of the pro-Palestine/anti-genocide groups you know of. ALL of them. Every community is struggling to convert bystanders into action-takers, so every community needs to know that this resource is available. And every day that the genocide continues is one more day that Palestinians will continue to be murdered by the Israeli government, and by association, all governments who are funding the genocide or who are complicit in any way.

SHARE. See “Act,” above, for today’s call to action. Who else do you know who needs to see this information?

ASK. What’s your biggest takeaway from the Bystanders No More data? Please reply to this email (or, if you are reading this online, leave a comment below) to let us know.*

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 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.