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Shades of Anger, June 14, 2024 post
Rebecca Steckle
June 14, 2024
June 14, 2024
Good morning. You can take action today, for liberation and for justice around the world.
LEARN. Watch this video below to consider how anti-Blackness shows up in our failure to address what’s happening in DRC, Sudan, Tigray, Haiti… And let’s use the advocacy muscles we’ve been activating because of Palestine to liberate everybody from systems of harm and oppression!
 | Video description: A Black, femme presenting person sits with a towel wrapped around their head. They are wearing a yellow T-shirt and sitting with their head resting against their hand. The video switches to a video of someone, who we see glimpses of - a Black person with curly, medium length dark brown hair and wearing a colourful (potentially) kitenge shirt- riding down a road in DRC. In the background are children, families, and many tents housing displaced folks. The roads are destroyed in some areas and captions come across the screen detailing the realities of the gen/ide in the DRC. |
NOTICE. What feelings emerge after watching this? Do you feel any defensiveness when hearing about anti-Blackness or hesitancy to speak up about any of these genocides?
ACT. Take one (or more) of the 3 actions provided by Friends of the Congo, here, including signing a letter (if you’re not in the US you can use the language to send a letter to your representatives), sign up to support the movement, and/or donating.
SHARE. Right now, send this email to 3 people and invite them to also pick one (or more) actions.
ASK. What ways do you notice how anti-Black racism shows up in your life? What tools do you need to be able to take action for these (and other) genocides? 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
*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.
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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