What the ‘controversy’ over Bob Vylan reveals about the British mediascape today
@shado.mag In response to events of the last couple of weeks in Gaza many have been rushing to denounce all violence against “innocent civilians” whether Israeli or Palestinian. But what does this language do and why is it biased? It paints a picture of a war between two sides but...
Asia Khatun & Image: Natasha Phang Lee
The past month has seen protests break out around the world in a show of solidarity as the people of Colombia and Palestine fight against the injustices and violence plaguing their countries – issues that have everything to do with Western imperialism. The introduction of a regressive tax reform bill...
Sara el-Solh & Image: Paola De La Cruz
Parallel violence and colonial subjugation in Guatemala and Palestine
@shado.mag shado x Makan on Disability Justice in Palestine, Part 2 🇵🇸 In our last video, we discussed how medical & charity models of disability reinforce Disabled people’s and Palestinians’ oppression. Today, we explore how Disabled people have promoted alternative ways of understanding disability, especially in the context of colonialism....
Everything you need to know about Zionism, the history of "Israel" and how to support the Palestinian movement
@shado.mag Why are we still waiting for the West to call a ceasefire in Palestine? Western countries each have their own specific reasons for supporting Israel but to summarise it comes down to two things – imperialism and profit. Historic Palestine is a fertile, resource-rich region and strategic corridor between...
@shado.mag On Palestine EP 9: Why is it unhelpful to present the causes of the genocide as a religious conflict? The so-called Israel-Palestine ‘conflict’ is often seen as a religious conflict between Muslim and Jews. In this episode Sara unpacks why it is both wrong and unhelpful to view and...
Svetlana Onye & Image: Heedayah Lockman
How the natural resources of Palestine and the Democratic Republic of the Congo expose a legacy of neocolonialism and the unjust environmental consequences of resource extraction.
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Amardeep Singh Dhillon & Image: Tinuke Fagborun
A call to direct action
We must historicise and contextualise the Palestinian prisoners struggle in order to understand the significance of the release of Palestinian prisoners and this watershed moment in the Palestinian liberation struggle.
Everything you need to know about settler colonialism, how it differs from colonialism, global examples and how communities are resisting it