The act of fasting converts the one's own body into evidence of the suffering in Gaza and the complicity of institutions or governments that sustain it. #FastForGaza
Category: Solidarity camps
Kent State Massacre
I was a Senior at Scattergood Friends Quaker boarding school when the Kent State massacre happened, May 4, 1970. I took this photo on October 15, 1969, when the entire student body walked from the school twelve miles to the University of Iowa.
Pro-Palestinian solidarity Spring 2025
"Once I started to learn, in conjunction with the videos that were coming out of Palestine, something happened in me. There was an awakening and a remembering of what actually matters in this world." Macklemore
Efforts to call attention to Gaza
It was for myself. Almost an act of desperation. Just not knowing what else to do. So the idea was how could this number be visualized? Behn Samareh
Vision reflections
It's scary to talk about spiritual visions. Who has visions these days? But this isn't the first vision I've had in my life.
Quaker Tent Solidarity
This vision of the tent is about the Palestinian children and their families who are forced to live in makeshift tents because their homes have been destroyed by Israeli bombardment, or demolished by Israeli bulldozers. The United States continues to be deeply complicit in the genocide because of military aid and weapons sent to Israel.
BREAKING: DHS enters Columbia dorms
Columbia University has long been the laboratory testing government repression against the pro-Palestinian movement. The most recent was the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil. Yesterday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents entered non-public areas at Columbia to search two student rooms.
Protest Rights at Stake
Today, a civil trial against Greenpeace begins. As the article says, “protest rights are at stake as pipeline company brings Greenpeace to trial.”
A Message for the Bowdoin Encampment from Birzeit University in the West Bank
Greetings Everyone. This is a short note from Birzeit University, here in occupied Palestine to your wonderful and beautiful encampment. We woke up this morning to find the news of your encampment and we've been following the news of the solidarity referendum at Bowdoin and the Students for Justice in Palestine.
Bowdoin student solidarity camp
The first student pro-Palestinian solidarity encampment under the Trump administration has begun in the past few days. I've been wondering when these solidarity encampments would appear again. In many ways the Trump administration has resulted in such actions carrying significantly greater risks.