Category: resistance

Language

~ Jeff Kisling

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. First Amendment to the US Constitution

Visualizing Peace

~ Jeff Kisling

Yesterday I took photos at the University of Wisconsin related to the disappearing of Mahmoud Khalil. That word was also used during the gathering. For a long time, no one know where he had been taken. To disappear is the opposite of visualize. Which is utterly symbolic of authoritarianism, which is obviously on the rise here. Authoritarian efforts must stamp out dissent, and this has been the focus of the current administration.

‘No Other Land’ devastation continues

~ Jeff Kisling

NOW, 2 days after No Other Land was nominated for an Oscar, settlers are invading my community, Masafer Yatta, burning and breaking homes. I'm honored for the nom but we're being erased while Trump lifted US settler sanctions. Do people in Hollywood care? Please don't be silent. Basel Adra #SaveMasaferYatta“

Neither of them had to die

~ Jeff Kisling

It’s that the simultaneous denial and perpetuation of colonial propaganda reveals the circles of our moral obligation. To ensure life and safety for ourselves we’re expected to condone state violence as docile subjects. Outside the circle, the spectacle of state violence is delivered for the world to see.

Indigenous Land Defenders

~ Jeff Kisling ~ 1 Comment

I spent a lot of time live blogging the struggles of the Wet'suwet'en peoples trying to stop the construction of the Coastal GasLink (CGL) pipeline through their beautiful lands in British Columbia. The pipeline was eventually completed despite the sustained resistance in the face of violent attacks by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).