Revolutionary Blueprints: The Question of Palestine is a Question of Pedagogy (RE-RELEASE)

How can we align our pedagogies with the Palestinian freedom struggle and other anti-colonial movements? How do we tune our minds and imaginations toward just futures–even and especially when facing retaliation for liberationist stances?

In light of the reinvigorated global struggle for a free Palestine, and as we witness the state of Israel’s ongoing genocidal violence against Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, we are re-releasing our January 2021 interview with poet, scholar, teacher, and organizer Dina Omar.

A list of resources for further learning + organizing:

–Palestine and Praxis Statement, referenced in the episode, written in 2021 and co-authored by Dina Omar.

–The Palestinian Feminist Collective, a collective of Palestinian/Arab feminists working toward Palestinian liberation. See their site for resources + action toolkits.

–Writers Against the War on Gaza, a coalition of culture workers organizing against the war and compiling resources for resistance.

-The Dig, a podcast of Jacobin, has published a number of illuminating episodes on the Palestine, Zionism and anti-Zionism, and the larger contexts around the current catastrophe.

–The Electronic Intifada is an independent news organization focusing primarily on Palestine.

–Wondrous Journeys in Strange Lands by Sonia Nimr, recommended by Dina Omar

about our guest

Dina Omar is a poet, scholar, teacher, and organizer. Dina received her PhD in Anthropology from Yale University and was one of the founders of the national network of Students for Justice in Palestine.

credits

Outro Music by Akrasis (Max Bowen, raps; Mark McKee, beats)

Audio editing by Aliyah Harris

Production by Lucia Hulsether and Tina Pippin