We must communicate as loudly as possible, with both our words and actions, that we will not allow our city to be complicit in arming a genocide.
The genocide in Gaza is being committed in our name as Jews. Thus have a duty to organize as Jews against the Jewish Zionist institutions aiding and perpetuating the annihilation of the Palestinian people.
The outsized fascination of the American political class with university campuses is indicative of a wider denigration of intellectual life and academic freedom in this country, which has come under assault.
Nancy Mansour on the horror unfolding in Palestine and the need for international solidarity: “I ask every human being on this earth to think about Palestinians, their continued struggle for freedom and to do whatever in their power to support them.”
The liberation of Palestine transcends geographical boundaries and has become synonymous with the liberation of the U.S. South, where activists are fighting a shared struggle for freedom and justice in the face of overwhelming odds.
Chicago continues to witness almost daily protests in solidarity with Palestine. This week, activists continued efforts to pressure Sen. Tammy Duckworth and a massive rally took over one of the city’s major thoroughfares.
As healthcare workers, we must look at root causes and attempt to treat those. The symptom we are witnessing today is brutal violence, and the diagnosis is colonization. The treatment must be de-colonization and a Free Palestine.
“Staying quiet in this moment would be a stain upon our souls and would deepen our complicity,” says Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church.
It might seem like the greatest test of your life right now but I want you to know that I have never been more inspired and humbled than by what I have seen. Thank you for being a moral compass for us all.
The Inter-University Coalition on Palestine is mobilizing students and workers at hundreds of universities worldwide who refuse to accept the rules of the colonial university. We demand a Free Palestine. This is the horizon of our collective freedom.