current events

starting somewhere:

1. Decolonize Palestine is one of the most popular starting point suggestions, and for a reason: it provides a coherent and consisent narrative of the situation, as well as resources and citations to follow after the basics are cleared.

2. Ways You Can Support Palestinians is a website with tangible action suggestions and further reading.

3. All Out for Palestine – Digital Action Toolkit by the Palestinian Feminist Collective (PFC) is an incredible collection of resources, including educational materials, calls for action, and protest safety.

4. One Hour of Action is a daily updated list of things to do, read, and research

5. there are free e-books about Palestine available through Haymarket Books, open access titles available through University of California Press, Open Book Publishers, Open Access (OAPEN)

reading

1. Teaching About the Violence in Palestine and Israel by Zinn Education Project is a through list of resources primarily for teachers and educators, but i found it incredibly useful for myself, a post-secondary person.

2. Palestine 101 by The Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU)

3. Resources for a Free Palestine Google Doc by we here, "a safe and supportive community for people who identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color in library and information science professions."

4. Propelling Grief Into Action: A Guide to Having Conversations With Our Jewish Loved Ones Towards a Free Palestine is an extensive resource with glossary, information, and myth debunking, but more importantly - care and desire for change

5. Critical Media Literacy Rooted in Ethnic Studies Curriculum Toolkit by the Coalition for Liberated Ethnic Studies (CLES) & The Liberated Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Consortium (LESMCC) applies critical media literacy skills to coverage and conversations of Palestine, provides guidelines and questions to apply these skills yourself, and offers more resources

6. the past didn't go anywhere: making resistance to antisemitism part of all of our movements zine by April Rosenblum specifically addresses the ways to stand in solidarity with Palestine without contributing into pre-existing antisemitic, islamophobic, and racist pitfalls

7. How to support the Palestinian cause when feeling overwhelmed by Rania Awaad

8. Palestine Zine and Reading List by Cyclista Zine

9. Mistranslating the movement: Language is being weaponized to malign the Palestinian liberation movement and justify an ongoing genocide. by Respond Crisis Translation

10. From the Galilee to Gaza: A Voice from Palestine zine by CrimethInc, available as an article and printable zine

solidarity

1. A Liberatory Demand from Queers in Palestine and A JOINT STATEMENT CONDEMNING THE AGGRESSION AGAINST GAZA BY LGBTIQ+ ORGANIZATIONS, ACTIVISTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE WEST ASIA AND NORTH AFRICA REGION

2. 1,400+ Queer Individuals and Organisations Sign an International Statement of Solidarity with Palestine, Queer Organizations Call for Ceasefire Sign-On, and Queer Solidarity with Palestine: Resource Guide Google Doc

3. Black Solidarity with Gaza - #CeasefireNow by Black for Palestine

4. Solidarity with Palestine - A Radical Black Feminist Mandate: A Reading List by Black Women Radicals

5. PRESS STATEMENT: Africans support Palestinian resistance and condemn Israeli attacks by Africa 4 Palestine

6. Let Gaza Change You by Uahikea Maile at INDIGENOUS SOLIDARITY WITH PALESTINE

7. Our Queer and Jewish Grief Must Fuel Our Fight to Let Gaza Live by Rabbi Elliot Kukla

8. An Open Letter From 750 North American Rabbis and Cantors Responding to the Crisis in Israel and Gaza by T'ruah

9. Vent Diagrams: Holding Contradicting Truths about Israel-Palestine by Jews For Racial & Economic Justice (JFREJ)

10. Resources for Palestine by The Asian American Advocacy Fund

11. Collective Statement on Solidarity with the Palestinian People by New Bloom Magazine, "a leftist pro-Taiwan independence organization"

12. Asian American anti-colonial rage of the 1960s, solidarity with Palestine, & decolonial futures by Bianca Mabute-Louie

13. New Naratif for Palestine: A List of Resources by New Naratif, "a living document curating information on the issue and its relevance for Southeast Asia."

14. HEARD Solidarity Statement by HEARD, "deaf and disabled people who support deaf/disabled incarcerated people".

15. Why Palestinian Liberation Is Disability Justice by Alice Wong at Disability Visibility

16. Letter: Reproductive Justice Includes Palestinian Liberation by ARC Southeast

art

1. #ReadPalestinianSpecFic Reading List by Sonia Sulaiman

2. Poems From Palestine at the Baffler, "A series of poems from Palestine, curated by the poet and translators Fady Joudah and Lena Tuffaha."

3. The Palestine Poster Project Archives

4. Palestine Forever Spotify Playlist by Disco Arab

5. Palestine Film Institute

6. Learning Palestine - Until Liberation LP1 by Radio Alhara, "12 hours of lectures, interviews, book presentation, talks, storytelling, music, songs, poetry and chants"

7. Queer as in Free Palestine: Palestinian and Anti-Zionist Jewish Writers, Scholars, and Resources by Lambda Literary

8. The Gaza Mono-Logues by ASHTAR Theatre

9. Palestine Festival of Literature

10. Tatreez and Tea, "a Palestinian-led educational arts initiative focused on the preservation, documentation and research of textiles in the South West Asia & North Africa (SWANA) region."

11. Palestine Collection by Barjeel Art Foundation, "an independent, UAE-based initiative established to manage, preserve and exhibit an extensive collection of Modern and Contemporary Arab Art."

12. ArabLit & ArabLit Quarterly, "A magazine of Arabic literature in translation"

13. Biography of Naji al-Ali, cartoonist and creator of Handhala, at The Interactive Encyclopedia of the Palestine Question

14. Palestinian Food 101: Recipes to Get You Started by Reem Kassis

15. Palestinian collection at The Ramzi and Saeda Dalloul Art Foundation (DAF), "a Beirut-based visual arts institution dedicated to making modern and contemporary Arab art accessible to local and international audiences."

action

1. eSims for Gaza instructions, details, and contact info on the website, E-sims for Gaza Zine free download in multiple languages

2. Free Palestine Zine and DIY Local Palestine Zine by Black Zine Archive, free Palestine Zines by Pleasure Pie

3. PALESTINE SOLIDARITY FOR THE LONG TERM: FOR FRIENDS, ALLIES, AND COMRADES by the Rooted Solidarities Collective

4. Birds of Gaza campaign, dedicating bird crafts to martyred children of Palestine

5. Calendar of Resistance for Palestine! Events and actions around the world by Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network

6. #AltTextPalestine Toolkit by Sarah Blahovec

7. Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) call to action

8. Art Against Apartheid Toolkits free flyers and social media graphics, guides for action and Flyers for Falastin free flyers to print

9. PalSoc Gaza Teach In Resources

10. Palestinian Literature Readings on Public Transit Action resources by Librarians and Archivists with Palestine

11. Legal Resources for Activists Advocating for Palestine Across the U.S. by Palestine Legal

1. #SudanSyllabus "is curated by Razan Idris, who was advised by Kayla Wheeler, Rogaia Abusharaf, Marie Grace Brown, Hind Makki, and Ola Diab. [...] Sudan Syllabus seeks to provide English-language resources about Sudanese history to academics, journalists, and Sudanese diaspora interested in learning more about Sudan."

2. Keep Eyes on Sudan, "website [...] run by the Sudanese diaspora, amplifying the calls of the Sudanese people."

3. General Political Action Template for contacting your representatives by Nas Al Sudan

4. Q&A about Sudan’s conflict for the uninformed by Sudan War Monitor

5. Sudan Speaks by Teaching While Muslim, a collection of writing by the Sudanese diaspora

6. What Is Happening in Sudan? A Resource and Guide by Amaliah magazine

7. What you need to read & watch to understand what’s happening in Sudan today. by afikra, featuring Aida Abbashar and Kholood Khair.

8. Sudan Revolution Art, documentation of 2019 sit-in

9. New Sudanese Anti-War Songs You Should Listen To by 500 Words Magazine

10. Sudan Memory, "digitisation project dedicated to conserving and promoting Sudanese cultural and documentary heritage"

11. by Ola Diab

12. Sudan Tapes Archive, "an archival initiative that seeks to preserve Sudan’s sonic imprint through the digitization of Sudanese cassettes and media."

13. Sudanese American Physicians Association

14. Sudanese Literature Archive

15. Sudanese poets list at IA Poetry

16. Ayin Network, Sudan news

1. Humanitarian crisis worsening in eastern DRC - UN by Rédaction Africanews and AP with UNHCR

2. #35: What is happening in the DRC? 🇨🇩 by love & liberation daily

3. Escalating violence and mining expansion lead to massive displacement in Congo by Folly Kouevi

4. Democratic Republic of the Congo Stories, Authors & Illustrators list by Sscarlet’s Web Bookstore, "a Black Woman independently owned bookstore founded August 2020 in Brooklyn, NY."

5. Petition for Civian Protection by Darfur Women Action Group (DWAG)

6. Heal Africa "serves vulnerable people and communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo through a holistic approach to Healthcare, Education, community Action, and Leadership development in response to changing needs."

7. Friends of the Congo

8. Revive Congo

9. The History of Congo by CH Didier Gondola book at the Internet Archive

10. Yole!Africa, "an educational center that fosters social innovation through art."[Archived version]

1. Omna Tigray, "a nonprofit nonpartisan global organization in the US, Canada, Europe, and Australia with a purpose to effectively advocate for an end to the war, call for unrestricted humanitarian aid to the Tigrayan people, and promote the economic development of Tigray."

2. Free Tigray, "a cultural movement mobilizing to defend and protect the human rights of oppressed people in Tigray."

3. Tigray Resources List by Gabrielle Tesfaye

4. Tigray Action Committee

5. Health Professionals Network for Tigray

1. Support Ukraine Now (SUN)

2. napryamok, "site is created for everyone affected by the war, regardless of nationality or location."

3. Young People’s Poems Against Missiles by Maia Dimerli, Ilya Kaminsky, and Oleg Suslov at Evening Odessa

4. Fight for Right, "we are fighting for the rights of people with disabilities in Ukraine"

5. Transnational Journalism at GenderZED

6. Tracks you might have missed: a selection from SLUКH at Svidomi

7. Knowledge Base Resources by Insight-Ukraine

8. Queer(y)ing Museums Episode 4: Special Episode on Ukraine with Andrew Kushnir

9. ‘Flicking’ away Russia: Ukrainians de-Russify sign language by Alexander Khrebet at Kyiv Independent

1. Ethnic Armenians who fled Nagorno-Karabakh long for home, decry Azerbaijan by Jessie Williams at AlJazeera

2. Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict by the Center for Preventive Action

3. Artsakh Strong at the Armenian Relief Society

4. Call to Action for Artsakh by International Armenian Literary Alliance

5. Learn for Artsakh resources website

6. Yerazad, "an action coalition dedicated to Armenian liberation and building transnational solidarity. We center and uplift ALL Armenians, including those who are mixed race, LGBTQIA2S, and undocumented."

7. Kooyrigs, "community projects that serve women, children, and other marginalized groups in Artsakh, Armenia, and Lebanon".

1. The struggle for self-determination in West Papua (1969-present) by Jason MacLeod for the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict (ICNC)

2. Voice of Papua newsletter archive

3. The Conflict in West Papua: Forgotten or Ignored? by Robbie Sutton at the Red Line

4. Resources page by Free West Papua Campaign

5. Open Letter by International Academics for West Papua