Resources on Palestine and Disability
As the genocide continues in Gaza and beyond, SDA continues to stand in support of Palestinians and call for an immediate end to the violence Israel is inflicting on Palestinian people and their land. Below are some resources on disability and Palestine and opportunities to support.
Articles:
Crip Call To Action: Why disabled people living in the US need to be calling for a long lasting ceasefire in Israel-Palestine – Allie Cannington
Why Palestinian Liberation Is Disability Justice – Alice Wong
Pandemic Apathy Allows Genocide – ShiShi Rose
Healing a 75 year open wound: A call for lasting peace from the river to the sea – Marina Khaled Salman
Palestine Is Disabled – Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Transnational Feminist Disability Statement in Solidarity with Palestine
disability justice for palestine video – Sins Invalid (2015)
On the ground in Gaza are the Gaza Sunbirds, a para-cycling group doing mutual aid work
For folks who may not be able to be in the streets, Jewish Voice for Peace is looking for more text-banking volunteers. It's a great way to plug in from bed!
Support Crips for eSims: We want to get money and resources directly to Palestinians in Gaza, however, as many people know, the blockade has made it almost impossible to get cash and resources into Gaza. One way that is possible is getting people eSims. Contribute here.
@AccessPalestine is an Instagram account that translates content about Palestine into different sign languages.
Palestine Solidarity Announcements: As a mass movement works tirelessly to end the genocide in Gaza, CPE, Arab Resource & Organizing Center, Bay Resistance and the Anti-Police Terror Project are hosting weekly “PSAs” – Palestine Solidarity Announcements. These calls are a space to provide weekly updates on what’s happening in Palestine, the most recent calls to action, and ways organizers, activists and other community members can join the ongoing solidarity work for Palestine in the Bay Area and beyond.
If you know of other resources or action opportunities to share, please let us know!