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Palestine & Anti-Blackness: A Conversation, part 2

Black and Palestinian Identity and Solidarity

Here is part 2 of my discussion with Majd on Palestine and Anti-Blackness. I’m so happy with the response to part 1 that went out last week, and I know that you will love part 2 as well.

While this episode marks the end of our month-long focus on Palestinian liberation and Black liberation, it does not end the work that we must do together to get free. And so, along with this beautiful conversation with my friend, I want to leave you with some things to consider as we work to maintain and grow the solidarity that we are going to need in the months to come.

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In light of the recent ceasefire, it can be hard to maintain focus on Palestine and Palestinian liberation, especially with the Trump administration’s rapid-fire attacks on so many marginalized communities in the US.

It is important for all of us to remember that this sort of widespread political violence is by design. It is designed to overwhelm us, and to make us all feel individually targeted, in order to keep us from coming together over any single issue.

It is important that we remember that like Black Americans, Palestinians are fighting for more than just survival, they are fighting for liberation. The genocide in Palestine did not start on October 7, 2023, and it did not end with this ceasefire - even as we recognize that the rate of killing has dropped and how important that is to Palestinian existence and resistance. Even now, in the days after the ceasefire went into effect, Palestinians are being murdered by Israeli forces and their land is being illegally seized by Israel, and that murder and theft is still being funded by the U.S. government.

Further, the Trump administration has been targeting Palestinian-Americans and those who have supported Palestinian liberation in ways that threaten all of us who wish to stand up to oppression, exploitation, and state violence.

So it is vital that we stay connected and deepen our connections, that we stay informed about what is happening in Palestine, that we continue to be aware and talk about how Palestinian and Black liberation or connected and the threats all of our liberation, and that we continue to push for justice for all oppressed peoples. Be sure to check out the episode notes on Palestine & Black Liberation for more resources.

Let’s make this the year that we show up at everybody’s protests, that we boycott the companies and organizations that harm any of us as if they harm all of us, that we refuse to vote anyone into office who tries to sacrifice some of us with the promise of benefit for others. Let’s let this administration and all of those to come know that we will not be divided, that we will not be played against each other.

Let’s make sure that they know that we are building for a liberated future together.

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