Nearly 25 International organizations echo the calls of pro-justice leaders across the world, calling for
#SolidarityWithAisha in the face of racist silencing for standing with Palestine! It's now time for us to stand with Aisha Abdel Gawad.
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Speaking against genocide and standing up for people being brutally slaughtered should never be a fireable offense. Aisha showed up for Palestinians, & now we should show up for her.
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Speaking against genocide and standing up for people being brutally slaughtered should never be a fireable offense. Aisha showed up for Palestinians, & now we should show up for her.
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We know that fighting for a multiracial, cultural, & religious democracy creates a world where people can make their voices heard. It is the path to the future we deserve. We must be in #SolidarityWithAisha Abdel Gawad.
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A tweet from SUNY BDS, which reads: SUNY BDS has endorsed the #SolidarityWithAisha campaign. We know our liberation is bound together with that of Palestinians, and only by joining together can we create a world where all of us are safe and free. A TAKE ACTION! SIGN THE PETITION: bit.ly/SupportAisha
Thank you to SUNY BDS for joining the 25 endorsers supporting the #SolidarityWithAisha campaign!
Let’s show that we show up for Palestine and one another, especially those calling for an end to the genocide in Gaza and for a #FreePalestine!
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With the incoming administration, defending teachers against discrimination & censorship is more critical than ever. Let’s recommit to solidarity with educators who stand on the right side of history and for a #FreePalestine.
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We all deserve to live fulfilling lives of safety, including Palestinians. We're responsible for upholding US & international laws. Aisha stood with Gazans, & now we must stand with her!
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#SolidarityWithDissenters
Now more than ever, we must stand together to help our most vulnerable communities from attacks meant to divide and misalign us over our values on the genocide in Palestine.
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We must resist the disproportionate targeting & punishment by institutions of Palestinians, Arabs, & Muslims who exercise their First Amendment-protected right to dissent in solidarity with Gaza and for a #FreePalestine.
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“Aisha Abdel Gawad Solidarity Statement Make your voice heard by signing this petition in #SolidarityWithAisha Abdel Gawad as she faces a brutal campaign of harassment from not only her local community but also nationally. Sign the petition in #SolidarityWithAisha: bit.ly/SupportAisha #SolidarityWithAisha” (With a QR Code for the petition)
✨ Together, we can build a world where speaking out for what’s right, against the genocide in Gaza, and for a #FreePalestine isn’t an act of bravery— but the norm.
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“Aisha Abdel Gawad Solidarity Statement #SolidarityWithAisha Campaign Endorsers: Binghamton Graduate Students for Justice in Palestine Students for Justice in Palestine Oswego Stony Brook Graduate Students for Palestine Uptown for Palestine Desis Rising Up & Moving (DRUM) Bridgevolt Cooperative Northeast Anarchist Union Bolt Cutter Collective Open Secret Society Space City Anarchist Organization (SACO) #SolidarityWithAisha”
These tactics instill fear & silence dissent. By standing with Aisha, we’re saying enough is enough. Free speech is a fundamental right, & every voice that calls for an end to the #GazanGenocide deserves to be heard, not punished.
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“Aisha Abdel Gawad Solidarity Statement #SolidarityWithAisha Campaign Endorsers: International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network Radius of Arab American Writers (RAWI) Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Albany Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), New Haven Palestinian Rights Committee Albany SUNY BDS Students for Justice in Palestine, UAlbany Young Democratic Socialists of America, UAlbany Stony Brook Students for Justice in Palestine Binghamton Solidarity for Palestine #SolidarityWithAisha”
Yet, even though our society claims to value free speech, pro-Israeli government and military forces here have turned to harassment, character attacks, and intimidation against anyone who dares to speak up for a #FreePalestine.
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“Aisha Abdel Gawad Solidarity Statement We must take action to resist attacks on freedom of speech, thought, and religion, especially toward Arab and Muslim people, and in doing so, build together the world we deserve—where all people have the right to speak up on issues that impact us no matter our race, religion, or location. #SolidarityWithAisha”
🗣️ This isn’t just about her—it’s about all of us. Aisha’s advocacy for an end to the
#GazanGenocide is a reflection of what many in the US believe. Almost 2/3rds want to stop funding the Israeli government & support an arms embargo!
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“Aisha Abdel Gawad Solidarity Statement Despite the overwhelming support for a ceasefire and an end to weapons sales to the Israeli government, with almost two-thirds of people in the U.S. wanting to stop arming the Israeli government and the military’s genocide, the actions of pro-Israeli government’s bad actors state-side have underscored a horrifying trend of relentless harassment and violence for anyone speaking out on behalf and in solidarity with the Palestinian people. Each of us has the power to fight against attacks that do not uphold our values, threaten human rights, and undermine our ability to coexist in a multiracial, ethnic, and religious democracy. #SolidarityWithAisha”
Countless innocent lives are being lost in #Gaza, and those of us who speak out are facing pushback. Aisha’s bravery reminds us of our responsibility to stand for justice, no matter how uncomfortable it may make others.
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“Aisha Abdel Gawad Solidarity Statement These same individuals have attacked people across numerous fields for exercising their First Amendment rights and voicing support for Palestinians, including journalists, nurses, prominent politicians such as Rashida Tlaib and Cori Bush, and recently Connecticut-based Egyptian Arab American Muslim award-winning author, creative, and educator Aisha Abdel Gawad. Aisha’s views are no different than most Americans. According to June 2024 estimates from the leading medical journal, The Lancet, the total death toll likely exceeds 200,000 Palestinians in the last year. #SolidarityWithAisha”
Aisha’s story is more than just an isolated incident; it’s a painful reminder of the lengths some will go to silence people of conscience, especially those who call for an end to the violence in #Palestine.
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“Aisha Abdel Gawad Solidarity Statement Unfortunately, pro-Israeli government bad actors have reacted to Aisha’s reasonable response with a growing smear campaign, relentlessly targeted her for exercising her Constitutionally-protected fundamental First Amendment rights. This has looked like targeted online harassment, and the loss of her writer-in-residence fellowship at a Connecticut Public Library. Now, her longtime career as a K-12 educator is under attack. These bad actors upend our First Amendment Constitutionally-protected rights with their actions and do so by New McCarthyism investigations, harassing, doxxing, violence, and misrepresenting pro-Palestinian voices and falsely equating anti-Zionism with antisemitism. #SolidarityWithAisha”
… her courage to speak out against the genocide in Gaza has resulted in targeted harassment and the loss of her writer-in-residence fellowship. Now, even her role as a K-12 educator is at risk.
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“Aisha Abdel Gawad Solidarity Statement Aisha Abdel Gawad is a writer who fights for the humanity of all oppressed peoples. Her work as a writer is a powerful testament to this. In her award-winning debut novel, Between Two Moons (2023), Aisha explores the experience of Arab Muslim girls in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, coming of age under the specter of post-9/11 surveillance. Since the escalation of the Israeli government’s siege in Gaza, Aisha has also used her voice as a writer to advocate for an end to the genocide in Palestine. Most recently, she privately withdrew from a panel about her novel at an Albany, New York, literary festival that she felt would not be constructive and, instead, harmful and create more conflict during a contentious time in our society. We all have the right not to participate in any public forum, especially those that do not uphold our values. #SolidarityWithAisha”
Speaking up for justice should NEVER come with a penalty of harassment, threats, or career consequences. Yet, for Aisha Abdel Gawad—an Egyptian Arab American Muslim writer, educator, and an advocate for human rights…
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“Aisha Abdel Gawad Solidarity Statement No matter who we are, where we live, or the color of our skin, we all have the right to make our voices heard. We know that embracing diversity of thought and our multiracial, ethnic, and religious democracy only strengthens our society. For the past century, and especially within the past year, supporters of the Israeli government and military have been relentless in their anti-Palestinian racism, Arabophobic, and Islamophobic attacks, as well as extreme harassment of anyone who dares take a principled stance against the genocide in Gaza. #SolidarityWithAisha”
In September, Ms. Gawad privately withdrew from a literary panel. Since then, a group of bad actors have targeted her with Arabophobic and Islamophobic attacks.
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🚨 BREAKING: Over 20 organizations worldwide have endorsed the #SolidarityWithAisha campaign in defense & Solidarity with Award-Winning Author Aisha Abdel Gawad for standing with #Palestine!
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