Understanding Sumud: Freedom Camp
صمود : مخيم الحريه | Sumud: Freedom Camp | צֻמוּד: מחנה חירות
Sumud: Freedom Camp is “a diverse community whose sacred values compel us to join in shared nonviolent resistance to discrimination, inequality, and occupation and build a future in which the civil and human rights of all people are recognized unequivocally.” They are a coalition made up of All That’s Left: Anti Occupation Collective, The Center for Jewish Nonviolence, Combatants for Peace, and Holy Land Trust.
This camp is an effort by these coalition members to join together as Palestinians, Israelis, Jewish and international activists against the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories. Specifically, the coalition’s activities within the camp focus on engaging in shared resistance, civil disobedience, and nonviolent community action.
You can learn more about the camp’s values, goals, and purpose by reading the articles published by The Washington Post, The Jerusalem Post, Haaretz, or Al Jazeera.
To get a better idea of participants’ perspectives on Sumud: Freedom Camp, check out #WeAreSumud on Twitter, the Voices of Sumud, or these blog posts and articles:
Carly Rosenthal, “Not Your Average Summer Camp: Sumud Freedom Camp”
Sophie Schor, “We Are Sumud”
Ella Israeli, “Occupation is Not My Judaism”
Moriah Ella Maison, “Confronting the Occupation with my father”
Jordi Silverstein, “Report from the ground: Sumud Freedom Camp”
Rabbi David J. Cooper, “Why I helped build a ‘freedom camp’ in the West Bank”
