The events of October 7 have reminded us that resistance to settler colonialism is ever-present. The only way forward is decolonization, and that requires us to foreground a political solution. Source Views: 0
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‘Operation Al Aqsa Flood’ was an act of decolonization
Decolonizing movements decimate the physical and ideological barriers standing in the way of the new world the oppressed know is on the horizon. After the ‘Al Aqsa Flood,’ Palestinians know more than ever that they will reach this world too. Source Views: 0
US Government Plots To Break Up Russia In Name Of ‘Decolonization’
A US government body held a Congressional briefing plotting ways to break up Russia as a country, in the name of supposed “decolonization.” The participants urged the United States to give more support to separatist movements inside Russia and in the diaspora. They proposed the independence of numerous republics in the Russian Federation, including Chechnya, […]
The decolonization of Palestine demands dismantling patriarchal prejudice
By the time I am writing this piece the long-running debate flooding social media over the film Huda’s Salon has finally just cooled down. The tense 90-minute thriller from the Palestinian director Hany Abu Asad discusses how the Israeli secret service (Shabak) recruits Palestinian women. It takes place in Bethlehem where Reem (Maisa Abd Elhadi), a […]
Latin America, the 1947 UN Partition Plan, and decolonization
On July 7 1937, the Peel Commission presented its report to the League of Nations, where it made the case for partitioning Palestine. “The National Home is bent on forcing the pace of its development, not only because of the desire of the Jews to escape from Europe, but because of anxiety as to the […]
Decolonization : Survival : Water : Life
During the summer of 2016, thousands of people representing dozens of nations converged on the Standing Rock Sioux reservation in the American state currently known as South Dakota. They arrived to prevent the destruction of land and water by a foreign oil company. Energy Transfer Partners of Dallas, a regular in the Fortune 500, was […]
Decolonization Or Extinction – Indigenous People’s Day 2021
Above photo: Join the Red Nation as we celebrate victories towards collective liberation and continued organizing against extractive industries, greedy capitalists, and settler colonization. In 2015, The Red Nation and a coalition of Native and non-Native organizations led a successful campaign to rename the second Monday of October Indigenous Peoples’ Day (IPD) in Albuquerque, New […]
200+ Israeli Jews call for external intervention to stop Israeli aggression, work towards decolonization
Editor’s Note: The following is an English translation of an open letter to the international community from Israeli Jews. Mondoweiss occasionally publishes press releases and statements from organizations in an effort to draw attention to overlooked issues. We, Jewish Israelis, oppose the actions of the Israeli government and hereby declare our commitment to act against them. […]
Tearing Down Monuments Of Oppression Is First Step To Decolonization
Hundreds of activists from various groups crowded into the American Museum of Natural History in New York City this past Columbus Day to take part in activist group Decolonize This Place‘s unofficial tour of the museum. As the activists stopped at each of the sections of the museum displaying the culture and history of various non-European […]