“If I must die,
you must live
to tell my story
to sell my things
to buy a piece of cloth
and some strings,
(make it white with a long tail)
so that a child, somewhere in Gaza
while looking heaven in the eye
awaiting his dad who left in a blaze—
and bid no one farewell
not even to his flesh
not even to himself—
sees the kite, my kite you made, flying up above
and thinks for a moment an angel is there
bringing back love
If I must die
let it bring hope
let it be a tale”
― Refaat Alareer
October 7 2023 - the chains around Gaza break free
Following indiscriminate bombings from Israel in Gaza killing scores of men, women, and children, six year old Palestinian Wadea Al-Fayoume was murdered in his home in Chicago and his mother was severely wounded by their landlord. It was concluded as a hate crime because of his identity as a Palestinian. Even outside Palestine, Palestinians faced hate and violence against them. - Washington Square Park, 10/17/2023
Vigil for the over 500 victims of Al-Ahli hospital explosion, a hospital bombed by Israel in the Gaza strip. - Washington Square Park, 10/17/2023
WOL Flood Queens for Gaza - 10/18/2023
PYM noise demonstration outside State Department Building - 11/1/2023
American Museum of Natural History - 11/25/2023
Midtown Manhattan - 12/1/2023
On April 17th 2024, the Columbia chapter for SJP started the Columbia encampment. Many more encampments would follow around the world
Washington Square Park - 5/3/2024
Union Square to Bryant Park - 5/7/2024
Madison Square Park - 5/27/2024
NYPD brutality as protestors peacefully marched
Brooklyn Museum - 5/31/2024
Red line protest in DC - 6/8/2024
Union Square to Wall st - 6/10/2024
Bronx - 6/22/2024
Herald Square - 6/28/2024
Independence Day, 2024
Netanyahu visits Congress - 7/24/2024
Times Square - 7/31/2024
Downtown Brooklyn - 8/3/2024
Harlem - 8/14/2024
National March for Palestine, Manhattan - 9/2/2024
Brooklyn Museum to Wall St for Jordan Neely - 9/20/2024
Netanyahu visits the UN - 9/26/2024
NYPD brutality assaulted protestors. Abdullah Akl suffered a broken arm due to police attacking and arresting him as he lead the protest that night. Others were seen bleeding or put in chokeholds.
One year since Al-Aqsa flood. WOL floods NYC - 10/7/2024
Vigil for our Martyrs in Downtown Brooklyn - 10/14/2024
Election day protest in midtown Manhattan. Later that night, Trump won the 2024 election. The genocide ultimately made the democrats lose the election.
Vigil for healthcare workers in Grand Army Plaza - 11/16/2024
Yoav Gallant visits NYC - 12/7/2024
NYU Tisch Hospital - 1/6/2025
Midtown Manhattan - 1/18/2025
A ceasefire came into effect on January 19th, 2025. After committing a genocide killing more than 200,000 people, people slowly returned to their homes, only to find their neighborhoods in rubble, but the will and determination to rebuild their homes is strong. After more than a year of bloodshed, Israel accomplished none of its goals.
The movement here in the belly of the beast shows that no matter how many of us you take out, you can’t destroy the hope and resilience of the collective people.
Thank you to WOL, Healthcare Workers for Palestine, and PYM for helping bring the fight here.
Please consider donating to verified charities to help with rebuilding efforts.
The struggle for liberation continues and I will be there to document it till we are all free, إن شاء اللّه
