Sumaya Awad

Jul 18, 2024 | forgeorganizing.org | Andrew Friedman |Sumaya Awad |Bill Fletcher Jr.

Andrew Friedman interviews Vincent Bevins, author of The Jakarta Method and If We Burn, which traces the “missing revolution” that followed years of mass protest in the 2010s. Andrew Friedman: Vincent, can you tell us a bit about yourself and how you ended up writing your new book, If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution? Vincent Bevins: I’m a journalist, and I’ve spent most of my career working in international news, as a foreign correspondent.

Jun 21, 2024 | forgeorganizing.org | Rami Kablawi |Andrew Willis Garces |Sumaya Awad

Rami Kablawi breaks down how Israel weaponizes Pride to oppress Palestinians, and how you can help resist it. In November of 2023, an Israeli soldier posted an image of himself to social media atop the rubble of destroyed Palestinian homes in Gaza, carrying a gay pride flag on which he’d written “In the Name of Love” in both English and Arabic.

May 1, 2024 | forgeorganizing.org | Sumaya Awad |Bill Fletcher Jr

Sumaya Awad of the Adalah Justice Project explains BDS, its urgency, and why it is essential for ending Israel’s policies of genocide and apartheid. We are now more than six months into Israel’s unfolding genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Horrifying footage from the ground in Al-Shifa Hospital will haunt us for decades to come. Hollow echoes of “Never Again” have lost all meaning as we watch live the evisceration of Palestinian men, women, and children.

Nov 17, 2023 | nyra.nyc | Sumaya Awad

As of mid-November, the death toll in Palestine has risen to more than 11,000. Over 4,500 of the dead are children. Another 3,250 people remain missing, likely buried under the rubble. Ten thousand buildings have been destroyed; 222,000 housing units have been damaged, and 41,000 have been totally destroyed. Over half of Gaza’s education facilities have been hit, leaving 100 percent of its student population with no access to education.