Special: Solidarity from Turtle Island to Palestine (p. 1 of 3)

Challenging Colonialism

This three part series was inspired by the outpouring of solidarity statements and gatherings by Indigenous Californian communities. As a podcast focused on illuminating ongoing colonialism and genocide, we recognize that it is crucial to address the genocide happening right now in occupied Palestine and to stand in solidarity. Our podcast is dedicated to amplifying the voices of Indigenous communities who are frequently left out of official discourse. As such, it is important to amplify the voices of Palestinians right now, as the mainstream media fails to do so. This 3 part series is intended to amplify the voices of Palestinians and Indigenous Californians as they identify parallels between experiences of settler colonialism in both Palestine and California. We are grateful for the time and knowledge shared by our interviewees, and hope that this series can contribute to greater understanding, solidarity, and activism in the movement towards a free Palestine.

Audio editing: Daniel Stonebloom

Interviews: Martin Rizzo-Martinez

Music: G. Gonzales

Sounds recorded at Alcatraz Sunrise Ceremony, Nov 2023, by Lloyd Molina IV

Interviewees:

Dr. Lila Sharif

Corrina Gould

Dr. Stephanie Lumsden

Dr. Mark Minch-de Leon

Morning Star Gali

Dr. Nour Joudah

Rana Sharif

Dr. Brittani Orona

Dr. Randa May Wahbe

Dr. Vanessa Esquivido

Dr. Jennifer Mogannam

Links:

CISSA’s Statement on Palestine

Red Nation: Indigenous Solidarity with Palestine

Indigenous Solidarity with Palestine Letter (to sign)

Palestinian olive farmers hold tight to their roots amid surge in settler attacks, by Vidal

The Destruction of Palestine Is the Destruction of the Earth, Malm

“Ethnic cleansing and the formation of settler colonial geographies,” Gordon & Ram

Vanishing Palestine, Lila Sharif

Savory Politics: Land, Memory, and the Ecological Occupation of Palestine, Sharif

From the US to Palestine: Indigenous resistance to transnational settler colonialism, Koutteineh

Settler Moves to Indigeneity: From Canada to Israel, Scribe

False Messiahs: How Zionism’s dreams of liberation became entangled with colonialism, Rubin