Media Complicity in Genocide

Shades of Anger, April 6, 2024

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Rebecca Steckle
April 06, 2024

April 6, 2024

Good morning! Always remember: YOU can take action to help liberate Palestine. Here are our recommendations for today.

LEARN. Watch this interview from Al Jazeera with Mohammed El-Kurd on the media’s complicity in the genocide here. In a move to further control the public narrative, on April 1, 2024, the Israeli parliament passed a law giving the government the authority to shut down foreign networks if they believe them to be a harm to Israel’s security. Because of this new law, Al Jazeera will most likely be kicked out of Israel.

Image description: Mohammed El-Kurd, a man with a dark beard and short, dark hair and brown eyes, is sitting with a brick wall, lamp and potted tree in the background. The text reads, "Al Jazeera, The Listening Post, Palestine 'Death Over Indignity." The image is a screenshot from a video on Youtube.

Image credit: Al Jazeera English

NOTICE. What do you feel when you hear Mohammed El-Kurd call out the complicity of the media and the dehuminisation of Palestinians? Do you agree? If not, why not?

ACT. Email one news outlet in your region and tell them to end their complicity in the genocide in Palestine. Based on what you learned from this video, or from your own perspective as a citizen of the world, give specific examples of what the media needs to do to be responsible instead of complicit.

SHARE. Right now, forward this email to one person and have a conversation with them about Mohammed El-Kurd’s interview.

ASK. What do you know now that you didn’t know before watching the interview with Mohammed El-Kurd? Reply to this email to let us know.

Liberation for Palestine,

Rebecca Steckle on behalf of the Shades of Anger collective

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: On the left, an off-white background with green squiggles in two corners. The text reads,"Shades of Anger, 'Palestinians do not know the word impossible' - Fatima Bernawi, So why should we?" On the right, a picture of several people standing outside, in front of a city wall, with a sign above that reads, "Amplify Your Voice."

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