Palestine x Disability Justice - a Syllabus

Shades of Anger, July 4, 2024 post

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Rebecca Steckle
July 04, 2024

July 4, 2024

Good morning. You can take action today, for the Palestinian people, for liberation, and for justice.

LEARN. Take a look at this new Palestine x Disability Justice Syllabus from Disability Visibility. Choose one article/post you have not seen yet and read through it.

Image description from @disability_visibility: Graphic with text in the center, Palestine X Disability Justice Syllabus. There is a border with a light blue background and illustrations of pieces of watermelon are sprinkled throughout

Graphic: @disability_visibility on Instagram. Alt text: embedded in image.

NOTICE. What do you feel after reading the article you chose? What surprised you?

ACT. Find a local disability organization who has been silent on the genocide in Palestine. Reach out to them, share this syllabus and ask them what action they will take to speak up and against the genocide of Palestinians.

SHARE. Right now, send this email to 3 people (maybe even in different cities/towns) and ask them to take the same action.

ASK. What other actions are you aware of at the intersections of Disabled / Palestinian liberation? 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 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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