@shado.mag Did you know that the foundations of the ‘Israeli state’ were laid with Britain’s support, during British colonial control of Palestine? Today, we see Israel being sustained by imperial powers, especially the United States. But this imperial support of Israel started before the State of Israel was even created,...
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How Israeli Apartheid Week and the understanding of settler colonialism can reframe our resistance
Patriarchy, social restrictions and the violence of settler colonialism
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A call to direct action
@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....
@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 Colonisation disrupts Indigenous communities’ ability to live off their land and exercise real autonomy and sovereignty. And the key to freedom is complete land sovereignty. Israel has and continues to cause immense ecological damage to Palestinian land, as well as accelerating climate change globally. In this video, Sara explains...
@shado.mag Sara explains how Britain have been complicit in Israeli settler colonialism, apartheid, occupation and genocide over Palestine since WWI and how Britain still continue today Check out these resources which shine a light on Britain’s ongoing complicity in Israeli violence and campaign to end it: caat.org.uk (Campaign Against Arms...
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Elia J. Ayoub on human rights violations, settler colonialism and what’s next
@shado.mag shado x Makan on Disability Justice in Gaza. We often hear about the extremely high disability rates in Gaza, and how Israel pursues disablement as an intentional strategy in its aggressions on Gaza. But, how can the Palestinian experience here inform our understanding of disability justice, and how can...
@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...
With some embarrassment, I admit that I grew up reading and thoroughly enjoying The Adventures of Tintin comic book series. I inherited most of my well-thumbed copies from my uncle, who had similarly pored over them in his childhood. The rest I begged my parents for, every Christmas and birthday...