Halloween Flyers For Your Neighbours

Shades of Anger, October 30, 2024

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Rebecca Steckle
October 30, 2024

October 30, 2024

Good morning. Remember that every day is a good day to take action in support of Palestinian liberation.

LEARN. Read this post from Abe Batshon (image below) about existing in a world where some people are celebrating Halloween and others are enduring genocide.

As I drive around my neighborhood, I see Halloween decorations—skeletons, fake dead bodies rising from the ground, and horror scenes on the end of the world. But all I can think about are the real bodies of Palestinians I see daily on my screen—decapitated, lifeless, killed by American weapons. The horrors we decorate our homes with are the very real nightmares that millions of my people live through every day

Screenshot from Abe Batshon’s instagram of a tweet with black background and white text. Alt text embedded.

NOTICE. Whether or not you live somewhere Halloween is celebrated, how does it feel to exist in a world where these two realities are occurring?

ACT. This is a two-part action. 1) If you are purchasing candy to give out on Halloween, choose Boycott safe candy. 2) Whether you are giving candy out or not, print this flyer and boycott card to give out to your neighbors who go trick or treating. If you want to edit the flyer to make it applicable to your community, you can request access to the Canva doc here. If you live in an area without trick or treating, share this instead!

SHARE. Forward his to five people and ask them to take the same action.

ASK. What other kinds of actions do you want to take but need more information about to start? 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,

Rebecca Steckle, on behalf of the Shades of Anger collective

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*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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