Aida AmirulJuly 4, 1776: When the USA rebranded genocidal settler colonial occupation as ‘independence’.As a foreign national not raised in this country, my perception of the USA’s ‘founding’ was mostly based on what was represented in pop…Jul 18Jul 18
Aida AmirulPride and Palestine: The fallacy of reciprocated solidarity.When discussing Palestinian solidarity in Western left-ish spaces, bad faith ‘gotcha’ arguments -that rely on simplified and isolated…Jun 2Jun 2
Aida AmirulThe conservation movement’s ties to the Israeli military you probably didn’t know about.In my efforts to holistically understand the settler colonial project in Occupied Palestine and its deeply sinister links to policing and…May 21May 21
Aida AmirulConfronting passive ‘allies’ in Palestinian solidarityRelational organizing for Palestine.May 16May 16
Aida AmirulEmulating whiteness got me far, but was it worth it?On white assimilation as a first-generation foreign student and worker in America.May 162May 162
Aida AmirulHow to debate complaints about disruptive Palestine protests.Today on April 15, in several major U.S. cities including Chicago, the Bay Area, and my home base here in Seattle, pro-Palestine groups…May 161May 161
Aida AmirulWe need to start centering Congo in the climate conversation.As someone immersed in the climate space — at work, and on my personal media feed — I am more or less aware of the environmental injustice…May 16May 16
