When Flour is Gold

Shades of Anger, November 25, 2024

Author

Rebecca Steckle
November 25, 2024

November 25, 2024

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

LEARN. Watch this short video from Translating Palestine (or watch it here if you don’t have Instagram). Spoiler alert: a bag of flour in Gaza now costs anywhere from $100 to $300 USD.

A screenshot of the video where a Brown man with black glasses, a black shirt and blue vest is speaking to the camera in front of makeshift tents. The captions read “A bag of flour here now costs…”

NOTICE. What do you feel when you hear this outrageously unbelievable fact? Are you surprised? Resigned? Furious? Apathetic?

ACT. As the holidays are coming closer for many people, there might be complicated feelings. Solidarity for Our Struggles (a collective including myself, Rebecca) is hosting three virtual baking classes to raise funds for baby formula for little ones in Gaza. Learn more here (classes are December 3, 7, and 11), including to get a discount code for attending multiple classes. Ps. Kids under 16 are free!!

SHARE. Forward this to five people to invite them to one or more of these baking classes.

ASK. What other kinds of actions do you want to take but need more information about to start? 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

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*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.

Alt text: On the top half is a grey background with black text that reads "Shades of Anger 'Palestinians do not know the word impossible' - Fatima Bernawi, So why should we?" On the bottom half are three photos. The first is a photo of an adult with short greyy hair holding the hand of a young child, who is holding up a Palestinian flag high in their other hand, while standing on a hill overlooking a field of people and cars. The second is a black and white photo of a person with a long ponytail, holding a kuffiyeh and chanting at a protest. The last is a person wearing a kuffiyeh around their head, and a black and red dress, looking at the camera while holding up a Palestinian flag and a peace sign.

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