“In a situation of injustice and oppression, there can be no neutrality! You have to take sides, you have to say, ‘Am I on the side of justice or am I on the side of injustice?!’”

– Archbishop Desmond Tutu

STOP THE GENOCIDE
IN GAZA!

"For me, to stand with Palestinians and people across the world, demanding a permanent ceasefire and an end to the ethnic-cleansing and genocide of Palestinians—as well as a decolonial political solution including the right of return for Palestinians—is to take a stand for justice, dignity, and freedom.

For those of you who have not yet taken a stand and/or found ways to be active in contributing toward ending the Genocide in Gaza, the atrocities being committed in the Occupied West Bank, Occupied East Jerusalem, and the settler-colonial realities across historic Palestine—I implore you to do so in whatever ways you can. It can be overwhelming and sometimes hard to grasp and navigate the ways in which we can make a difference in such dire circumstances. But there are so many ways to be active: informing ourselves/self-educating, sharing with family, friends and colleagues, writing elected officials, joining global collective actions such as the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS), joining associations and organizations for just peace and change, signing petitions, open letters, rallying, protesting, picketing, fundraising for needed medical and nutritional aid, and the list goes on. 

We do not need to consider ourselves activists to be a part of change on this planet—all people can attune to our conscience and shared humanity, take action and be a part of change. As Archbishop Desmond Tutu reminds us, neutrality in the face of oppression and injustice is complicity. This is an uncomfortable truth for many. In my experience, attuning to our conscience and the right to dignity and freedom for all people/s does not involve neutrality. Most often, it is both unavoidable and necessary to take a side when standing together for change. The present course of genocide, ecocide and omnicide on this planet requires taking a side and taking a stand—for the sake of all human and more-than-human kin and the living Earth."—excerpt from new essay,"Taking a Side and Taking a Stand on the Genocide in Gaza," by Fabiola Nabil Naguib, posted May 19, 2024.