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Roqayah is off this week, so Kumars is joined from the top of the show by Rasha Abdulhadi, writer, organizer, poet and author of several books including The Countermonuments (2024). Rasha discusses a few of their poems including “Your Oysters,” “Advice on Love from an Astronaut with a Failing Memory” and “The Dead Palestinian Father”, the implications of the US election for Palestinians and solidarity activists, and why left-wing organizers resist disability accommodations.
Rasha is on Twitter @rashaabdulhadi. If you are in NYC, you can join Rasha at launch events for their new book The Countermonuments this Thursday and Friday! A full list of links referenced during the show can be found below.
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Podcasts mentioned:
Kali on MAKC podcast: https://millennialsarekillingcapitalism.libsyn.com/where-do-we-go-from-here-featuring-kali-akuno
Ordinary Unhappiness gerontophallocracy series: https://pod.link/1680330412
RFK DP episode: https://soundcloud.com/deathpanel/teaser-rfk-health-capitalism-and-the-myths-of-wellness-111824
Danya's DP episode: https://soundcloud.com/deathpanel/public-health-and-palestine-w-danya-qato
Citations Needed December 2020: https://citationsneeded.libsyn.com/ep-125-obama-era-media-failures-we-shouldnt-rehash-under-biden-part-i
Socialism con death panel: Political economy of Covid: https://soundcloud.com/deathpanel/the-political-economy-of-covid-dp-x-s24-091224
Refusing Genocide (15min guided writing/planning/organizing reflection at ~44min mark): https://soundcloud.com/deathpanel/refusing-genocide-from-palestine-to-pandemic-w-rasha-abdulhadi-dp-x-s24-092624
Poetry stuff:
Fargo's essay on craft: https://proteanmag.com/2023/12/08/notes-on-craft-writing-in-the-hour-of-genocide/
Palestinian roundtable on writing in a time of genocide: https://electricliterature.com/palestinian-poets-on-the-role-of-art-in-fighting-genocide-gaza-palestine/
Dead Palestinian Father: http://www.anathemamag.com/the-dead-palestinian-father
Thyme Travelers (Gaza benefit link if you purchase here): https://open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com/collections/workshops-4-gaza-bookstore/products/w4g-10-29-24-sulaiman-sonia-thyme-travellers-copy
Free download of Shell Houses: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VkeMZjonb0geoh0UyD6F0JU8ePAxrp0C/view
Covid stuff:
Gym fascism article: https://culanth.org/fieldsights/gym-fascism
BIRCH health graphics for Covid safety/Long Covid: https://x.com/BIRcovidhealth/status/1638939476759019524
Long Covid Physio: https://longcovid.physio/quick-access
ME Action Long Covid pacing guide: https://www.meaction.net/long-covid-me-understanding-the-connection/
Organizing stuff:
Just Practice, great monthly sessions and TJ helpdesk: https://just-practice.org/the-help-desk