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Justice looks like safety for all
While Israel propagandizes w/a vaccine drive that excludes Palestinians, we demand an end to medical apartheid from the US to Palestine
Thank you @Marie4Congress for prioritizing this issue on your 2nd day in office https://twitter.com/Marie4Congress/status/1346271579974598659
Justice looks like safety for all
While Israel propagandizes w/a vaccine drive that excludes Palestinians, we demand an end to medical apartheid from the US to Palestine
Thank you @Marie4Congress for prioritizing this issue on your 2nd day in office https://twitter.com/Marie4Congress/status/1346271579974598659
Palestinian physician @mustafabarghoti on @democracynow about medical apartheid:
“In Gaza, you have 2.1 million Palestinians besieged by Israel lacking health facilities, lacking equipment & they are not getting vaccines.”
Hear more from him
https://www.democracynow.org/2021/1/5/israel_vaccines_palestinian_territories_mustafa_barghouti
“In Gaza, you have 2.1 million Palestinians besieged by Israel lacking health facilities, lacking equipment & they are not getting vaccines.”
Hear more from him
https://www.democracynow.org/2021/1/5/israel_vaccines_palestinian_territories_mustafa_barghouti
This form of medical apartheid is a violation of international law, as @yarahawari explains here: https://twitter.com/yarahawari/status/1346448399969775616?s=20
. @Barameh said it best when he explained the connected impacts of Israeli apartheid on the Palestinian people: https://twitter.com/Barahmeh/status/1345434138057314305?s=20
From land seizures to home demolitions to road projects, Israeli forces are cementing an unjust reality.
Despite the failure of the int'l community to hold Israeli forces accountable, the work of our connected justice mov'ts will build a better future. https://www.972mag.com/israel-settler-roads-apartheid/
Despite the failure of the int'l community to hold Israeli forces accountable, the work of our connected justice mov'ts will build a better future. https://www.972mag.com/israel-settler-roads-apartheid/
Medical apartheid extends beyond Palestine. Our world will be faced w/vaccine apartheid in consequence of connected systems of oppression:
“The int'l vaccine distribution effort is hindered by the global power and wealth imbalance.” - @fastlerner https://theintercept.com/2020/12/31/covid-vaccine-countries-scarcity-access/
“The int'l vaccine distribution effort is hindered by the global power and wealth imbalance.” - @fastlerner https://theintercept.com/2020/12/31/covid-vaccine-countries-scarcity-access/
If you want to learn more about what apartheid is & what it means, refer to this resource from @theIMEU https://twitter.com/theIMEU/status/1316751690146734081?s=20
Let us also not forget that American medicine was built off of the exploitation of Black bodies.
From @byp100 “J. Marion Sims, ‘father of modern gynecology’, memorialized for performing genital surgery on Black woman slaves w/o anesthesia or consent.” https://twitter.com/byp100/status/899010323251961856?s=20
From @byp100 “J. Marion Sims, ‘father of modern gynecology’, memorialized for performing genital surgery on Black woman slaves w/o anesthesia or consent.” https://twitter.com/byp100/status/899010323251961856?s=20
Read Medical Apartheid by @haw95 to educate yourself further on this issue. https://twitter.com/haw95/status/899275568675520513?s=20
Justice and collective liberation looks like safety for all.
During pandemic times & beyond, we must resist medical apartheid & racism while continuing to keep our communities healthy & safe.
During pandemic times & beyond, we must resist medical apartheid & racism while continuing to keep our communities healthy & safe.
