"In today's emotions and thoughts, the mere articulation of the heavy pain and trauma sounds irrelevant to share as we are rendered isolated, expendable, and unrelated to other human beings. For some, we are an obstacle to the unfolding of destiny; for others, we are a perfect example of resistance and resilience, but the reality is that we are human beings with dreams that might transcend the world's love of hope and serenity.
To know that your family might die from starvation is to see the end of life become a normal circumstance that fails our consciousness and our very humanity. To center life is to center fauna and flora; to center life is to center plants and animals; to center life is to be aligned with our premise as homo sapiens."
-Dr. Nijim
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This universal moral code is tragically unmet in the reality faced by the Palestinian people. For decades, they have endured Israeli settler colonialism and occupation; a system of oppression enforced through racist and discriminatory legal regimes, forced displacement, blockades and movement restrictions, and systematic human rights abuses.
These ongoing injustices, constitute the Crime of Apartheid, according to the international human rights community, and are the historical factors that lead to the ongoing genocide in Gaza. These crimes against humanity must end. Therefore;
We commit to ending apartheid everywhere and in so doing we foster more resilient, and inclusive communities. We create a local environment where hate is actively challenged by pledging to oppose all forms of discrimination, including antisemitism and Islamophobia. We are building a world free from apartheid, starting with concrete action in our own communities: workplaces, faith congregations, and municipalities.
Apartheid-Free Western MA (AFWMA) is our local branch of the Apartheid-Free Community Coalition. We work throughout Western MA to build safe community networks of resilience and join others to end all support to Israel’s regime of apartheid.
We invite individuals, businesses and organizations to sign the Apartheid-Free Community Pledge to dismantle injustice and apartheid here at home and abroad.
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Learn
Apartheid is an Afrikaans word meaning ‘separateness’ or ‘aparthood’. Systematizing separation through the use of laws, the military, education or economic structure, is not unique to South Africa. Explore how it functions, how Palestinians are impacted everyday, and how it can be resisted.
Pledge
Join interwoven communities of conscience TODAY! By taking the pledge, you stand with individuals, businesses and faith organizations in your community, and around the world who value freedom, justice, and equality for ALL people.
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Find ways to get involved in the movement for justice. Learn about initiatives already under way that need your voice and your heart to broaden our impact
