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Shades of Anger, July 23, 2024

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Rebecca Steckle
July 23, 2024

July 23, 2024

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

EDITOR’S NOTE: Join us for a special Shades of Anger session on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, 1 PM EDT (New York). Animah Kosai will lead an “explainer” discussion on the July 19, 2024, ICJ ruling that confirmed and specified the many ways the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories is illegal. Register here. We will not share a recording of this session, so you must attend live.

LEARN. Read this article, “IWMF Strips Palestinian War Journalist Maha Hussaini of ‘Courage in Journalism Award’ ” by Anna Rajagopal.

Image description: A dark red background with a yellow circle behind a photo of Maha Hussaini, who is wearing a hijab. White clippings from an article read: “Maha Hussaini. 2024 Courage. the IWMF. Journalism Awards. we have rescinded the Courage in Journalism Award.”

NOTICE. How do you feel when you hear about this lack of moral courage from the IMWF? How do you feel when you think about western media’s complicity in the genocide?

ACT. Search your local news sites to find out if they reported on this. If not, send this to a local news outlet, and ask them to write an article about Maha Hussaini and the genocide in Palestine.

SHARE. Forward this to at least three friends who read the news but may not see articles like this.

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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 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.

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