new posts on DAM blog
this time there are two pretty great and thoughtful posts from Eddie and from Stephen. then there are two photo posts. check it out!
http://againstmilitarism.wordpress.com/
From Eddie's post:
At the surface level, many times upon first meeting me people in the West Bank told me they had perceived me to be Arab. We’d smile, I say thank you, and then when asked my family’s origin I would reply, “Mexican.” After that, I would even start to get introduced as “Doesn’t he look Arab?” or “This is Eddie from the other village over…” jokingly in Arabic.
On the flip-side, is what treatment comes from being a person of color by the colonizers
From Stephen's post:
If it’s Sunday night chances are Susan Laurenco is having a hard time getting to sleep. She’s a volunteer for Machsom Watch who has been monitoring checkpoints in the West Bank nearly every weekend for 5 years. Members of Machsom (Hebrew for “barrier”) sign up for shifts to witness and document the struggles Palestinians face every day. The work has an emotional weight that can induce insomnia.
http://againstmilitarism.wordpress.com/
From Eddie's post:
At the surface level, many times upon first meeting me people in the West Bank told me they had perceived me to be Arab. We’d smile, I say thank you, and then when asked my family’s origin I would reply, “Mexican.” After that, I would even start to get introduced as “Doesn’t he look Arab?” or “This is Eddie from the other village over…” jokingly in Arabic.
On the flip-side, is what treatment comes from being a person of color by the colonizers
From Stephen's post:
If it’s Sunday night chances are Susan Laurenco is having a hard time getting to sleep. She’s a volunteer for Machsom Watch who has been monitoring checkpoints in the West Bank nearly every weekend for 5 years. Members of Machsom (Hebrew for “barrier”) sign up for shifts to witness and document the struggles Palestinians face every day. The work has an emotional weight that can induce insomnia.