
Free Learning for a Free Palestine
A Palestine Liberation Education Starter Kit
These resources are organized by media type. Click the buttons below to jump to the corresponding section of this webpage.
Articles & Book Chapters
- Puar, Jasbir K. and Kathryn Medien. “Thinking Life, Death, and Solidarity through Colonized Palestine,”Journal of Middle East Women’s Studies 14, no. 1 (2018).
- Bailey, Kristian Davis. “Black-Palestinian Solidarity in the Ferguson-Gaza Era.” American Quarterly 67, no. 4 (2015): 1017-26.
Books
- Barghouti, Omar. Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions: The Global Struggle for Palestinian Rights. Haymarket Books, 2011.
- Davis, Angela. Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement. Haymarket Books, 2016.
Children’s Resources
- Kourtam, Eman. “Zain & Mima Stand for Palestine.” November 5, 2023. (Read-aloud video)
- Woke Kindergarten. “So You Want a Free Palestine? A Resistance Guide for Kids.” (Zine)
Fiction, Poetry, & Autobiography
- Hammad, Suheir. Born Palestinian, Born Black. UpSet Press, 2010.
Journalism & Essays
- Baraka, Ajamu. “From Pan-Africanism to Afropessimism: Palestine and the Degeneration of Black Politics,” MR Online, Aug. 23, 2024.
- Gopalan, Aparna. “After the Encampments,” Jewish Currents, Sep. 26, 2024.
- Gosset, Che. “Remembering Leslie Feinberg’s revolutionary solidarity with Palestine.” The Electric Intifada, Dec 4, 2014.
- Salaita, Steven. “Let America Be Your Periphery,” August 26, 2024.
- Salaita, Steven. “The Customs of Obedience in Academe,” February 12, 2024.
- Verán, Cristina. “From Pine Ridge to Palestine: Indigenous Solidarity in the Ceasefire Movement – An Interview with Nick Tilsen,” Cultural Survival, Feb 13, 2024.
Statements
- BDS National Committee. “The BDS Movement’s Anti-Normalization Guidelines Explained,” Oct. 30, 2022.
Zines
- Abdul Razzaq, Leila, and Pleasure Pie. “BDS: What It Is, Why It Matters.”
- Duke Academics and Staff for Justice in Palestine. “Duke ASJP One-Pager.” Oct. 2024.
Key terms
anti-Zionism
Anti-Zionism is an anti-imperial political ideology that opposes Jewish nationalism and/or the racist, settler colonial project of Zionism as it has unfolded in the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land and the genocide, disablement, and displacement of Palestinians. As a history of Jewish opposition to Zionism indicates, anti-Zionism must not be conflated with antisemitism.
Source: IJAN
BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions)
Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) is a Palestinian-led, non-violent movement for freedom, justice and equality that calls for international governments, businesses, organizations, and individuals to use these economic and political tactics to pressure Israel to comply with international law. Boycotts withdraw support from Israeli and international companies engaged or implicated in violations of Palestinian human rights. Divestment is focused on financial investments, particularly those of large entities such as banks, churches, pension funds, and universities. Sanctions call for governments to withdraw monetary, political, and military support from Israel as well as suspending Israel’s membership in international forums such as UN bodies and FIFA.
Sources: BDS Movement (What is BDS?; PACBI; What to Boycott)