Will the Medford candidate forum be online, too, via Zoom?

Grateful to all chapter authors for contributing to @balaghas.bsky.social’s effort to rethink literary theory beyond Eurocentric paradigms

Colleagues in comp lit, translation, & global literary theory please DM or write to our distributor Paul.Cockburn@liverpool.ac.uk if you’d like a reviewer copy

Brenda Gould asks Senator Ron Wyden to end arms sales to Israel (Medford, OR Town Hall 3 April 2026) YouTube video by Poetry & Protest (Rebecca Ruth Gould)

Proud of my mother Brenda Gould @451book.bsky.social who addressed Oregon Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov on Friday 3 April at his Medford Town Hall meeting and called on him to block US arms sales to Israel

youtu.be/QDZiXzZCO48?...

Solidarity with Aria Fani, an excellent scholar of Persian and comparative literature.

Why Congress Should Block Funding for War With Iran | Friends Committee On National Legislation Congress may soon consider a supplemental spending bill of more than $200 billion to fund U.S. military operations against Iran. This legislation would deepen military engagement, increase the risk of...

"There is no justification for Congress to prioritize funding an unnecessary war while failing to invest in urgent domestic needs—like preventing millions of people from losing access to health care and food assistance."

FAQ resource: Why Congress must block funding for war on Iran 👇

An online archive honoring the Palestinian scholars, teachers, and university researchers martyred in Gaza during the genocide

rememberinggazascholars.org

To whoever did this at the #NoKings in Boston: Thank you.❤️

It made me tear up. And we must to be reminded of needless damage to humanity that results directly from the careless, bellicose bluster coming from the Pentagon and White House.

ASHLAND- No Kings Crowd Canvassing · Health Care for All Oregon Join us as we show up to canvass at the upcoming No Kings rally in Ashland!

I'm attending Health Care for All Oregon's event, “ASHLAND- No Kings Crowd Canvassing” - sign up now to join me! #hcao www.mobilize.us/hcao/event/9...

Translation in a Time of Genocide. Lecture on Gaza and The Lighthouse Collective at UPR Mayagüez. YouTube video by Poetry & Protest (Rebecca Ruth Gould)

My talk on translating Palestine at The University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez, where Palestine 🇵🇸 solidarity is alive and well.
Great questions from an engaged audience! One of the few places in the US where a conversation like this is a possible in an institutional setting

youtu.be/Gs1Gk0s51ys

F.C.C. Chair Threatens to Revoke Broadcasters’ Licenses Over War Coverage

President Trump is again trying to restrict our free press in a time we need it most – another foreign war. We’ll fight any attempts to restrict the truth from the American people.

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/w...

A message for 🇪🇺President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu and 🇩🇪Chancellor Merz: "You can't support those who set the world on fire and then blame the smoke caused by the fire."

In an era where most of Europe's leaders are so spineless, Pedro Sanchez really stands out.

As the death toll climbs higher each day, we must remember:

Those being killed are not statistics. They are real people who had loved ones. Who had hopes and dreams.

Our leaders have a moral duty to stop this killing.

Nasser Abu Srour

In my interview with Palestinian writer & former political prisoner Nasser Abu Srour I was struck by how closely his aesthetic aligns with Ghassan Kanafani:

“Writers are obliged to reflect the reality in which they live. We don’t need symbolism or allegory. We need writing that conveys reality.”

As Security Council Stalls, There Are Other Ways to Stop US-Israeli War on Iran Universal jurisdiction also lets other nations prosecute US and Israeli leaders for targeting civilians — a war crime.

As Security Council Stalls, There Are Other Ways to Stop US-Israeli War on Iran truthout.org/articles/as-...

Biden delivered the Country to Trump, disbelieving Gaza Death Statistics; they were Underestimates The article confirms the Ministry of Health estimate that about 56% of violent deaths were among children, women and elderly men

Biden delivered the Country to Trump, disbelieving Gaza Death Statistics; they were Underestimates

You can now watch the whole interview on YouTube: m.youtube.com/watch?v=q5PI...

European states must retract outrageous attacks on Francesca Albanese They should publicly apologize and retract calls for her resignation

www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

🚨The UN Sec. Gen. is refusing to defend Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese even as a fact check shows a disinformation campaign targeting her for comments she never made.

France 24 reviewed a video of Albanese & reported she spoke of “a common enemy,” meaning “the system” that sustains a "pro...

Edward Said and the Task of the Intellectual Today | Los Angeles Review of Books What does a new edition of Edward Said’s classic ‘Representations of the Intellectual’ reveal in the context of the crisis in Gaza?

Edward Said and the Task of the Intellectual Today | Rebecca Ruth Gould

What does a new edition of Edward Said’s classic ‘Representations of the Intellectual’ reveal in the context of the crisis in Gaza?
lareviewofbooks.org/article/edwa...

🚨 BREAKING | The whereabouts and health status of Palestinian resident of Paterson, New Jersey, Leqaa Kordia remain unconfirmed as of Sunday evening, her family and legal team say, following her emergency hospitalization on Friday. Kordia on February 6 reportedly suffered a medical emergency—identified by a formerly detained individual as a fall resulting in a head injury and seizure—at the Prairieland Detention Center in Texas. Her legal team contacted 16 hospitals in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, but none confirmed she was a patient. While ICE officials confirmed to her attorneys on Saturday morning that she was hospitalized, they did not disclose the facility's name or her current condition. Kordia has been in ICE custody for nearly a year, since March 13, 2025, when she was detained during a routine immigration check-in. Advocates and legal filings strongly suggest she was targeted by the Trump administration for her pro-Palestinian activism, specifically her participation in the 2024 Columbia University protests. Despite an immigration judge twice ordering her release on bond, ICE has utilized "automatic stays" to keep her detained.

Dr. Omar Suleiman @omarsuleiman We can’t find Leqaa Kordia in any hospital. This is abduction upon abduction. Please help us get the word out and pray for her. She truly is a light being kept in dark dungeons. http://Bit.ly/freeleqaa

🚨 BREAKING | The whereabouts & health status of Palestinian resident of Paterson, NJ, Leqaa Kordia remain unconfirmed as of Sun. evening, her family & legal team say, following her emergency hospitalization on Fri.

Kordia on Feb. 6 reportedly suffered a medical emergency—identified by a formerly...

NEW: Leqaa Kordia — who’s been in ICE detention for nearly a year, since ICE took her the same week as Mahmoud Khalil — has been hospitalized after having a seizure.

Her whereabouts & health are now unknown.

The Trump admin alleges she supports Hamas because…she sent money to help family in Gaza.

'No warrant, no entry': Rogue Valley workplaces train for encounters with ICE  - Ashland News - Community-Supported, NonProfit News Storefronts across the Rogue Valley now display signs reading “no warrant, no entry” as more businesses train to become “Fourth Amendment workplaces” in response to increased federal immigration enfor...

Storefronts across the Rogue Valley now display signs reading “no warrant, no entry” as more businesses train to become “Fourth Amendment workplaces” in response to increased federal immigration enforcement. Started by the Medford-based 1/2 ashland.news/no-warrant-n...

FREE MARWAN BARGHOUTI ! FREE PALESTINE ! YouTube video by Frank Barat

"Hope is the greatest threat to the oppressors." Marwan Barghouti as quoted by his son, Arab Barghouti #FreePalestine www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwkU...

This is the best podcast I have heard on the Iran uprising and massacres of 2026. I encourage everyone to listen to it. Chowra Makaremi @chowmak.bsky.social and Amir Ahmadi Arian say important things here which I have not heard so clearly stated elsewhere.

Zahra Najafi, a 30-year-old teacher, while pregnant, was shot and killed in her husband’s arms on January 8,2026 in #Mashhad during #IranProtests2026 🌹🖤

After 14 years of family opposition, they had finally married—only one year and five months ago💔

#Iran
#IranMassacre

Israel killed 31 Palestinians in Gaza today. Women, children, grandparents, during a ceasefire. Thirty one lives erased, and the world barely pauses. We can’t keep allowing our government to bankroll and shield this brutality. Cut U.S. support for this genocidal regime. Free Palestine.