Direct Action for Palestine with Mohamed Shehk

On today’s show we brought on Mohamed Shehk, Campaigns Director for Critical Resistance and member of the Arab Resource and Organizing Center here in the Bay Area. 

In this conversation we talk about some of the recent actions taking place to support the struggle for Palestinian liberation, including recent actions aimed at stopping military cargo intended for Israel from leaving docks in Oakland and Tacama. We talk about the role of direct action in our movements, the horrific situation in Palestine, and some of the ways you can get involved.

This is Robert's last interview with The Response! You can follow him and his work at Upstream.

Resources:

• Critical Resistance
• Arab Resource and Organizing Center
• The Palestinian Youth Movement
• US Campaign for Palestinian Human Rights
• Palestine Legal
• Our episode with Pedro Mancilla of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and Anchor Brewery: Labor Battles and the Beer Industry
• For more on police abolition check out our episode: Mutual aid and police accountability with Tha Hood Squad
• Upstream's episode: Palestine Pt. 1 with Sumaya Awad

Episode credits:

Produced, hosted, and edited by Robert Raymond.

Co-produced by Tom Llewellyn

Theme Music by Cultivate Beats

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