I wrote about conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) against men and boys in Gaza, an important issue that's long been neglected.
Thank you
@thenation
for letting me write about it
@WrittenByHanna
One of my favs ❤️ Nan has also used the proceeds from sales of her prints to raise bail and commissary funds for queer and trans incarcerated people. A queen indeed 👑
Every tenant of reproductive justice is violated in Gaza & the occupied territories of Palestine. It is a reproductive justice issue. A feminist issue. A carceral issue. An environmental justice issue, and so much more.
Yes, and the 1975 federal program was started bc of it/in response to it. By the end of 1969, FBI sent a memo to Hoover saying that they’re threatened by it bc it was the best program BPP implemented. NYC’s free lunch victory was also modeled after it as well
I’ll also add one of my favorites from him. I remember reading this years ago & loved it so much that i printed it out and carried it with me everywhere for years. I only shared it w/ one person whom I loved deeply. And yes, timing was not on our side, but love was there
George Clooney says that no film is “worth” working with a “miserable fuck like David O. Russell.”
“The older you get, time allotment is very different," he said of selecting projects now.
The torture that many Palestinian men and boys have endured is hard to capture in words. What often gets missed in the discourse is the sexual nature of these crimes including the stripping, beatings on the genitals, forced to watch sexual assault, etc—they’re connected harms
A
@CNN
investigation reports that Palestinians captured by the Israeli military were abused and tortured: amputations due to injuries sustained from handcuffing; placed in stress positions, blindfolded, made to wear diapers and fed through straws.
AND destroying the medical equipments and vandalizing the clinics. That along with Reagan’s cuts led to their clinics closing. Today, there’s one last remaining BP medical clinic and it’s in Seattle
20 years later & Soldier is still 🔥
The fashion, the variety of furs, the Dobermans, lil Wayne feature, every one of destiny’s children had a fire verse, the dancing…please it’s a masterpiece
My new
@lithub
column "As Journalists Are Murdered in Gaza Their Counterparts Lose Jobs in America" is up. I go in on the death of journalists abroad, the end of reporting jobs at home & the NYT debacle + I wonder who is left to afflict the comfortable
Morocco waved the Palestinian flag almost at every game during the World Cup; yet, FIFA hasn’t acknowledged the mass killing of Palestinians at all. Has not even acknowledged or remembered Palestinian football players who were killed by the IOF
“Histories of conquest, colonialism, and slavery structure everything around us, including the decision to use a camera. The photographer can capture the wonders of the world by using this tool for artistic expression or as a weapon...”
Calling health insurance companies is one of the worst experiences. I remember being introduced to this hell when I was 12 calling insurance companies on behalf of my non-English speaking parents. Heck, I still deal with them today for them and for myself sometimes.
“'Our message is simple,' a representative for the Department of Health and Human Services said. 'If you are being turned away for no coverage, please call your insurance for details about in-network coverage to receive the updated COVID-19 vaccine.'”
“Liberal attitudes malign protesters because the appearance of anything resembling a demand is a position they've forsaken in the name of party politics.”
via
@prismreports
Israeli occupation forces massacred nearly a hundred innocent civilians who took refuge in Rafah, thinking it was safe. This is genocide!
#RafahUnderAttack
#RafahMassacre
“The realities of publicized police killings, genocide, and war have made this more than apparent in several ways. What we see, and how regularly we see it, determines to a large extent what types of violence and victimization get normalized”
A great day to remind everyone that abolition is very much a plausible and valid solution. Just imagine how our communities would thrive if we invested in their wellness instead of their harm.
More people were killed by U.S. law enforcement in 2023 than any other year in the past decade — and it's increasingly happening in small towns and rural areas.
Im in shambles. This is truly such a moving act of solidarity. It also makes me so so angry to think just how this country degrades and strips away the humanity of incarcerated people. Majority of incarcerated folks are paid 25 cents/hour or less.
An incarcerated brother I am in correspondence with donated $17.74 for relief efforts in Gaza. This donation is the sum of 136 hours of his labor in the prison working as a porter/janitor. May his sincere donation be multiplied by the Creator.
#Gaza
#ceasefirenow
This truly brought me to tears. Seeing faculty at CU and NYU walk out and support their students is a beautiful act of solidarity. I said it this morning, but I’ll say it again, it so so important for faculty to support our students as they protest & demand universities to divest
A reminder that CRSV against men and boys in Palestine did not start on Oct 7. The reports and data included here date back several years ago and includes Gaza as well as the West Bank
I wrote about conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) against men and boys in Gaza, an important issue that's long been neglected.
Thank you
@thenation
for letting me write about it
Thinking about the courage of Palestinian revolutionaries Aisha Odeh and Rasmea Odeh when they recounted the horrors they experienced by the IOF while incarcerated in the 60s. Holding survivors close to heart today and forever
COVID cases are up, surging at the same rate as 2 yrs ago. This country continues to declare the pandemic is over—a very misinformed decision that is costing people’s lives. They’re having people go back to work after 1 day isolation bc this country only knows how to exploit
I have so much rage. Been crying all night. And just want to let out unending screams bc none of this is fucking normal. 7 months of seeing horrific images and not being able to do anything. Permanent ceasefire now. Land back.
Their resistance and resilience is the joy. It will never break. They deserve everything good in this world. May Allah bless them, protect them, and may they live and play and dance in a free Falasteen within our lifetime ✨🤲🏽
This genocide has been the deadliest for Palestinian journalists. They have been targeted by the IOF even prior to Oct 7th and not only in Gaza but also in the West Bank
Changing how prisons look won’t make them “humane” spaces. They’re places that no matter their architectural design, inflict & reinforce harm. This money should go to community reinvestment, supporting coalitions, mental health services, etc
I’m so angry. I’ve been crying nonstop all week. I hate all of this. How are we letting all of this continue?! What kind of brutality is this? I will never forgive nor forget any of it. Shame shame shame. Anyone letting this genocide continue can go to hell
Could any picture sum up our new men’s rights movement better? The smirk of a male who’s knows he’s protected by a misogynist sporting establishment enjoying the distress of a woman he’s just punched in the head, and whose life’s ambition he’s just shattered.
#Paris2024
Wrote and op-Ed with my friend and colleague Dr. Thomas Oden about the harmful consequences we may see w/ the premature declaration that “COVID is over”
I washed my hair this morning and shed tear bc that silk press lasted 72 hrs. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE my curls. But I looked TF GOODT w/ that hair hunyyy. I was getting on people’s nerves lol
Involuntary stripping is also sexual violence & a common genocidal tactic. Erasing the reality that men & boys are also victims of sexual violence esp in context of war, is an injustice & it does very little to our understanding of what & who sexual violence entails
This is one of the most dystopic scenes I've seen during this genocide. Gazan men rounded up, bound, almost fully naked, forced to chant in condemnation of Hamas. One man, in desperate attempt to save himself, starts speaking out against Hamas.
The world must stop these horrors!
Jonathan Majors and Meagan Good arrive at the Hollywood Unlocked Impact Awards where the embattled actor will receive a Perseverance Award at the Beverly Hilton
That is why we must repeal the Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy. Medicaid coverage is interrupted or terminated when people are incarcerated or even when awaiting trial. This allows prisons to not have official medical guidelines per CMS and forces folks to pay a copay
“Workers get two cents an hour. If injured, their copay costs $3 — 150 overworked hours. If they pass out on the field, the copay is $6.”
How is this not both modern-day slavery and an 8th amendment violation?
Well, here we are. After 28 years together and 21 years of marriage, we have decided to file for divorce.
This decision came after a lot of thought and care, and as hard as divorce is, we are approaching this with a positive outlook because we know it’s what’s best for us.
We
Everything was great last night except Dr. Dre being there. He’s an abuser and having an abuser while calling another man an abuser is corny and fucked up
I first learned about Ms. Haslip through my work with Dean Terry McGovern. Ms Haslip brought so much attention to the disparities in HIV/AIDS treatment esp among incarcerated women & LGBTQ+
“Women don’t get aids, they just die from it.”
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
#NWGHAAD
is a day to recognize the life saving contributions of Katrina Haslip, a mother of the HIV activism movement.1/X
We’re so back 🥀
Every month I try to go either to a ballet, opera, or orchestra. Been doing since more religiously since I moved to NYC. But it’s been a while since I attended the opera in Detroit. Maybe next time I’m there…
i think a lot of the photos and videos we’ve consumed for the last 200+ days of Palestinian mothers and their children.
My heart is so heavy esp today. I can’t even imagine the pain and grief
Proud of me this year. Despite being a rollercoaster year, I stayed disciplined. I’ve been doing Pilates for years, but this year I also incorporated some weights.
Now cmon Kamala, don’t skip Texas v. Johnson case like that. Weird to state that burning the flag and protesting a war criminal is antisemitism. Like…where’s the logic ma’am. These statements won’t get you the votes you need
I love this. A bit related, it is also the anniversary of Malcolm X’s assassination. In 2014, I was having lunch with a mentor & we were talking about how books changed Malcolm’s life while he was incarcerated. It prompted us to start the Detroit Prison Edu Project 1/2
Exciting news!
#JSTOR
is now free in 1,000 correctional facilities worldwide, benefiting over 500,000 incarcerated individuals, demonstrating JSTOR's commitment to inclusive
#education
.
Learn more about the
#JSTORAccessInPrison
program:
"They said: say your last words, we will execute you. We will shoot you. They pulled the triggers, and then an officer came and said: no, we will interrogate them."
An elderly man narrates how Israeli soldiers tortured him along with other elderlies after kidnapping them from
Got to see the incredible work of Che Lovelace and meet one of my favorites, Theee Nicola Vassell ✨ Go check it out the exhibit in Chelsea at Nicola Vassell Gallery NYC
Wow. Amanda Gorman “tomorrow is not written by our odds but by the audacity of our hope.”
“The American dream is no dream at all but a dare to dream together.”
God, she’s magnificent.
#DNC2024