Palestine Solidarity Statement

Free Palestine in red and white over an olive tree

We are called—as land stewards, food justice warriors, power builders, activists, advocates, and future ancestors —to be in solidarity with the people of Palestine in their fight for sovereignty. Our communities know the battles of colonization, occupation, and imperial terror intimately, and our history compels us to act. We are witnessing the events in Gaza with a heavy heart, filled with sorrow, anger, and overwhelm. Today, we add our voices to the call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the end of US-backed Israeli occupation and dispossession in Palestine, which has resulted in systematic human rights violations against Palestinians for over half a century.

We stand together, with many of our food movement communities, in denouncing Islamophobia, casteism, anti-semitism, apartheid, and dehumanization. Here are some of the actions and resources we wish to emphasize at this moment:

Call or write your reps to demand a ceasefire.
Divest from and Boycott companies that assist in the perpetuation of genocide.
Invest your time and energy in deepening your understanding of Palestine and lifting collective solutions that promote justice, liberation, and continued solidarity.

Six Films for Palestine: Solidarity Screening + Fundraiser (Online)
Palestinian films on Netflix
Free e-books from Verso
More action items and resources from the Slow Factory

Create supportive and healing environments for one another in understanding how sovereignty, and policing struggles all over the world are connected:
- Defend the Atlanta Forest Events Calendar
- Public comments on the Dakota Access Pipeline are open now until November 13
- Angela Davis on Black liberation and Palestinian solidarity
- How is Black Lives Matter changing the US conversation on Palestine?
- How to survive the end of the world podcast
- FSNYC Student Project by Monie Seto on Food Apartheid in Palestine: Attacks on Palestinian Food Sovereignty
  
  Deep in our hearts, we carry the weight of profound grief for all the lives lost to US-backed imperialism in Palestine and globally. Our commitment remains unwavering in the fight for the liberation, freedom, and sovereignty of all oppressed people through these troubling moments. We profoundly believe all forms of oppression are interlocking, and our liberation is bound together.