Activist Salma Abu Ayyash (sitting in for Sherif) covers the annual National Day of Mourning in Plymouth, Massachusetts during Thanksgiving. First, an excerpt of the Native American speakers that gathered and proclaimed their solidarity with the victimized Palestinians. Then, a poem written by a Palestinian, was put to song and dedicated to our brother in injustice, Leonard Peltier. Salma offers her translation.
Salma reviews some of the dark history of the genesis of the Israeli takeover and occupation of Palestine, along with its distorted treatment by today’s mainstream media and a brief discussion of the growth and significance of the ongoing BDS Campaign.
Finally, news of the most recent Israeli attacks and incursions on the Palestinian people and the implications for their survival.
This program was produced by This Week in Palestine for November 29, 2009.
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CKUT: Interview with Steven Salaita, “Contemporary Colonial Realities: Native America and Palestine”
Steven Salaita is a professor of English at Virginia Tech University and author of The Uncultured Wars: Arabs, Muslims and the Poverty of Liberal Thought. CKUT’s Stefan Christoff interviews Salaita who addresses the colonial history in North America and in Palestine, while also addressing the Obama administration in regards to the Middle East and global neo-liberal economic policies.
This program was produced for CKUT Radio for June 2, 2009.
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