5LL #269 - Queerness, Skateboarding, DC, Speech, Trauma

A Liberatory Demand from Queers in Palestine
Queers in Palestine, Pinko
We refuse the instrumentalization of our queerness, our bodies, and the violence we face as queer people to demonize and dehumanize our communities, especially in service of imperial and genocidal acts.
On Skateboarding, Solidarity, and Palestine
Maen Hammad, Skate Jawn
Skateboarding is a political act, is it not?
Flooding the Heart of Empire
Rayan El Amine, Tracy Rosenthal, Dylan Saba, Hussein Omar, Arielle Isack, Voulette Mansour, Yasmina Price and Sarah Aziza, The Baffler
The largest of last weekend’s marches, organized by a diverse coalition—including the Palestinian Youth Movement, ANSWER Coalition, American Muslim Alliance, The People’s Forum, and National Students for Justice in Palestine—was held in Washington, D.C.
Inside the Israeli Crackdown on Speech
Masha Gessen, The New Yorker
Since the October 7th attack, Palestinians and peace activists in Israel have increasingly been targeted by employers, universities, government authorities, and right-wing mobs.
This War Is Causing Mass Trauma. How We Respond Matters.
Alex Colston, The Nation
Too often, trauma has been used to justify more trauma. It is time to break that cycle.
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