CR discusses the war on Gaza and shares analysis, strategies and resources to stop it with our movement partners.
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Dear Friends of Critical Resistance,
Prison industrial complex (PIC) abolitionists have always understood the work to dismantle the PIC to be connected to global movements against war, militarism, and colonialism ([link removed]) . In the past few weeks, we’ve seen mass mobilization for solidarity with the Palestinian people as they face one of the deadliest assaults by the Israeli military in history.
Join us next week on Wednesday, November 1 for a critical discussion on the ongoing war on Palestine ([link removed]) .
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Critical Resistance’s Campaigns Director, Mohamed Shehk, will be joined by Dr. Angela Y Davis, Lara Kiswani (Executive Director of the Arab Resource and Organizing Center ([link removed]) ), Stefanie Fox (Executive Director of Jewish Voice for Peace ([link removed]) ), and Nadine Naber (INCITE! Women of Color against Violence - National ([link removed]) ) to help us understand the situation on the ground in Palestine.
Hosted by Haymarket Books ([link removed]) , together we will also consider how our organizations and people everywhere can mount effective resistance to the genocidal war against Palestinians, and how we can use abolitionist strategies such as dismantle-change-build ([link removed]) , divest/invest & “defund,” and “shrink and starve” to do so.
In the last few weeks alone, the apartheid-state of Israel has killed over 6,000 Palestinians in Gaza, wounded nearly 18,000 while the conditions in the 16-year-long blockade continue to worsen for over 2 million Palestinians as the healthcare system in Gaza has completely collapsed. In only two weeks, I ([link removed]) srael has doubled the number of imprisoned Palestinians ([link removed]) , as the war has claimed 10,000 prisoners of war (POWs) by the Israeli Prison Services (IPS). Meanwhile, the US government has been giving $3.8 billion in military aid per year to Israel ([link removed]) unconditionally, which has funded over 6,000 Israeli bombs dropped on Palestinians in only six days
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As abolitionists, we know our praxis requires that we both sharpen our analysis while contributing materially to those struggling in Gaza. Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) ([link removed]) is on the ground distributing humanitarian aid and relief to those in need in Gaza. This event will also be a fundraiser for MECA. Donate before, during or after the event here. ([link removed])
All abolitionists--and anyone who wants to live in a world without walls and war-- must strongly mobilize right now to stop this genocide. Join us.
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See you on November 1!
In struggle,
-Critical Resistance
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Resisting War Propaganda: Resources for Interrupting Media Complicit in Israel's Genocide of Palestinians
Last week, as western media's complicity in genocide and the "fog of war" became more deadly, CR put together a list of reliable resources to get news updates, analysis and educational resources to better understand the context of Israel's war within a multi-generational settler-colonial project. Check out the post & resources here. ([link removed])
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New Prisoner Mail Program: Join CR Los Angeles (CRLA) in launching its newest prisoner solidarity project!
CRLA has joined CR New York and Oakland in building out CR's chapter mail programs. Starting this month, CRLA began hosting virtual volunteer nights ([link removed]) , where people come together online and support CRLA correspond with imprisoned people in jails, detention centers, and prisons.
Join CRLA on most third Wednesdays on zoom!
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Mural by Leslie “Dime” Lopez at 4400 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA, 2019.
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