Over the past 13+ months, we have collectively witnessed unprecedented and unfathomable levels of destruction of nearly all public and civic infrastructure, and carnage of far too many civilian lives, in Gaza, Palestine. Amidst these daily massacres of precious lives and land, we have also witnessed Palestinians in Gaza embody the spirit of these lines by Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish, “We have on this earth what makes life worth living.” In this daily resistance, Palestinians have become the impossible incarnate in our eyes.
However, ultimately, we are all kin, their blood bleeds like ours, and their tears blurs our vision and aches our insides alike. Our project, then, was born of a rather simple yearning, a yearning to build a bridge between our worlds and listen to our kin on the ground, in Gaza, in Palestine, in this unimaginable reality. With the hope that such bridges, ultimately, become unshakeable and invincible, leading us into the inevitability of a Free Palestine.
Dear reader, then, what you are holding in your hands is very special. These stories, these coming together of worlds, made possible solely due to the dedication and honest vulnerability of our Palestinian friends (artists), that we were graciously entrusted with. Their extraordinary talents welded into the love and passion of our team, spanning multiple time zones and continents, has produced this magical zine that you hold in your hands.
It is our profound privilege and luck to share this with you, and we hope you will cherish this as deeply and unapologetically as we do.
With Love and Liberation!
Collaborating organizations:
Healthcare Workers for Palestine Houston chapter, Texas, USA
Olives and Melons, Alaska, USA
Wa’ad collective, New York USA and West Bank, Palestine
Democratic Socialists of America Houston chapter, Texas, USA
Conflictorium, Gujarat, India
Writing Women
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