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The Intentional, Genocidal Decimation of Gaza's Healthcare System

Shades of Anger, May 13, 2024 post

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Rebecca Steckle
May 13, 2024

May 13, 2024

Good morning! Important reminder: we hold the power to speak up for and with Palestinian healthcare workers being targeted!

LEARN. Read this article from Qassam Muaddi and Tareq S Hajjaj at Mondoweiss, discussing the deliberate destruction of Gaza’s health system.

Dr. Bseiso was forced to amputate his niece’s leg at home.

“‘I decided to close my eyes and my heart, bite down on my pain, and do what could not be done.’ He performed the operation on their home’s dining table. On hand was a kitchen knife, a dish sponge, water, and soap.”

Muaddi & Hajjaj, quoting Dr. Bseiso, here
A black and white flyer from @flyers_for_falastin and @gina_n_k showing Dr. Adnan Al-Bursh sitting, wearing a hair cover, eye shield, mask, gown and gloves. His gown is splattered with blood. His eyes are closed and his hands are crossed on his lap.

A black and white flyer from @flyers_for_falastin and @gina_n_k showing Dr. Adnan Al-Bursh sitting, wearing a hair cover, eye shield, mask, gown and gloves. His gown is splattered with blood. His eyes are closed and his hands are crossed on his lap.

NOTICE. How did reading this feel? Were you surprised, angry, apathetic, skeptical while reading about the intentional destruction of Gaza’s healthcare system?

ACT. Write a letter/email to a local healthcare organization that has been silent. Ask them to speak up. If they are a children’s hospital, ask them about Gaza’s children. If they are a community health centre, ask them about Gaza’s entire displaced population. If you are financially resourced, you can donate to MedAid here.

SHARE. Right now, send this email to 3 people you know in the healthcare field and ask them to co-write a letter with you to their healthcare organization.

ASK. What else do you want to learn about Gaza’s healthcare system and medical professionals? Please reply to this email (or, if you are reading this online, leave a comment below) to let us know.*

In solidarity for liberation for Palestine,

Rebecca Steckle, on behalf of the Shades of Anger collective

P.S. Please join us for one of our free weekly community sessions. Register here.

*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 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.

Image description: An off-white background. In the centre of the image, in black text, the text reads, “Shades of Anger,” with a quote from Fatima Bernawi below that reads, “Palestinians do not know the meaning of the word impossible.” Below that, the text reads, “Why should we?” On the right is a photo with a sign that reads, “Amplify your voice”

Image: On the left side is an off-white background with text in black that reads, “Shades of Anger; ‘Palestinians do not know the word impossible’ - Fatima Bernawi; So why should we?” On the right is an image of people gathering by a wall under a sign that reads, “Amplify your voice”

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