In this episode, we amplify the rich and powerful tradition of Blackfulla Palestinian solidarity in this place. We contextualise the understandings of settler colonialism, racial violence and genocide that are shaping the struggle for Palestinian liberation in relation to the history of this country, drawing clear connections between the struggle against colonisation on this continent and the fight for Palestinian liberation and land.
To start this episode, you’ll hear Dr. Jamal Nabulsi reflecting on the power of movements that understand Indigenous sovereignty as the primary frame of reference for struggle, and the political possibilities that have emerged from Blackfulla Palestinian solidarity in this present moment. Then, we dig back into the Justice for Palestine Magandjin archive to share a recording of the Blackfulla Palestinian Solidarity dinner hosted by Justice for Palestine Magandjin & the Institute for Collaborate Race Research in March 2023.
Like other episodes, this podcast includes descriptions of state-sanctioned colonial violence, racism, settler colonisation, discrimination, and dispossession. If anything you hear in this episode triggers feelings that you need help processing, we encourage you to reach out to friends and family, or contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 for confidential, free, 24/7 counselling support.
We also encourage everyone who is getting involved in the struggle for justice for Palestine to also recognise the intimate connections between settler colonialism and racial violence in Palestine and the continuing violence of occupation on this continent. The rich and powerful tradition of Blackfulla Palestinian solidarity that you hear described in this episode can also be followed here and here. Later in this podcast series you’ll also hear recordings from the Blackfulla Palestinian Solidarity Symposium, hosted in Magandjin in late 2024.
We also encourage listeners to get involved with and support campaigns against settler colonial violence on this continent, including the work of the Black People’s Union, Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance, Stop Blak Deaths in Custody, Treaty Before Voice, the Brisbane Aboriginal Sovereign Embassy, and independent Black media sites like Amy McQuire’s incredible substack, Black Justice Journalism.
Our solidarity is with all Indigenous peoples’ globally struggling against injustice, extraction, occupation, and oppression.
If you have any questions, or want to follow up on anything you heard in this episode, please get in touch with us via our substack.
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