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5 Actions in Solidarity with Palestinian Demands for Justice.
Building justice for all requires addressing the root causes of oppression and centering Palestinians and their demands for freedom. Solidarity can start with these actions:
Center Palestinian voices.
A lasting solution for all requires we try the most obvious approach—center Palestinians and their demands for freedom. As the oppressed group, Palestinians understand the issue best. If we continue to ignore the experience, wisdom, and resourcefulness they have to offer, we all lose. Any panel or discussion on Palestinian futures should feature Palestinians. Policy plans that impact Palestinian lives should involve Palestinians from the start. Palestinians should not only be at the table but taking the lead.
Start by supporting Palestinian calls for justice including the Freedom Is the Future demands, the Palestinian Christian Kairos call, and Palestinian Civil Society Call for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions on Israel until it ends its oppression of the Palestinian people.
Follow Palestinian analysts and organizations.
Review these notes from a roundtable* by Palestinian grassroots organizers and advocates and learn about what it means for Palestinians to claim their right to narrate and demand an end to US complicity in Palestinian oppression.
*Notes from Event on August 19, The Right to Narrate: No Justice Without Palestinian Voices- A people’s policy roundtable.
BUILD TOWARDS COLLECTIVE LIBERATION:
Make meaningful (non-appropriative) connections. The struggle for Palestinian freedom is part of the global fight against fascism, militarism, and white supremacy. For more, check out the curriculum Freedom Bound: Resisting Zionism & White Supremacy and FOSNA’s Counter CUFI direct actions against Christian Zionism.
INVEST IN COMMUNITY, DIVEST FROM HARM.
Demand policy change to hold Israel accountable. Israel has no incentive to stop oppressing Palestinians if the US government keeps footing the bill with our tax dollars. Take action here to tell Congress to divest from violence by ending the $3.8 billion in military funding to Israel each year, and instead invest in justice for our communities.
PLUG INTO LOCAL PALESTINE SOLIDARITY AND BOYCOTT CAMPAIGNS.
Support Palestinian-led calls to stop bankrolling the weapons and systems used to control and kill Palestinians. Get started here and plug into local groups.
AMPLIFY SOLIDARITY : SHARE THESE GRAPHICS.
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GET INVOLVED
Join us in building a pathway to justice by taking the power of the progressive movement to the halls of Congress.
When you endorse the Freedom Is the Future demands, you can join us in campaigning across the U.S. as we build on decades of struggle and act on our progressive values to advance these universal demands for justice. Through education, organizing, and advocacy, we will build our collective capacity to hold our elected representatives accountable to moving the U.S. from complicity in Israeli oppression to support for justice for the Palestinian people.