In Solidarity for Collective Liberation
June 2, 2024
“Without Community There is No Liberation” – Audre Lorde
July 20, 2024
When words are spoken directly from the mouths of children, there are few, if any other words that can compare. Recent reports provide proof of the truths these children from G@za have expressed for over nine months now. Tens of thousands of these children and their families have been killed and yet this violence is sanctioned by those in positions of power and continues without reprieve. Yesterday, another massacre at al-Mawasi, in Khan Younis – a humanitarian zone, designated to shelter displaced people – left children under rubble once again. Images that would be considered too graphic for children to see are being enacted upon them and these images will never leave our minds or our hearts.
A million kites, is described as a “little-big book” by the curator, Leila Boukarim. This collection was gathered and translated by this wonderful human, alongside Asaf Luzon @iaitms who has contributed the compassionate artwork. ALL profits from this book are being donated to causes supporting the people of G@za. If you can do one thing, please purchase this book.
A post from Leila holds a mirror to the broader world we live in. At a recent art studios event, when doors open to the public for 48 hours, Leila shares the discomfort of visitors walking by their display of A Million Kites. It truly struck me at my core – I felt the grief and deep disappointment – as a moment to reflect on, as a moment to remember that this is very much a reality and not taking place in some concocted dystopian future, and yet many people are moving along, without consciously interacting with the display. A sample of the population, their inner thoughts and the individualism we know exists ‘out there’ was also displayed through those 48 hours. It is shared, I am sure by many more who are still grappling with their interpretation of the truth.
The truth. They say it comes straight “out of the mouths of babes.” Buy this book. Read these poems, please.
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