On the third episode of Mycelial, we speak with Subhi Awad who is a Palestinian refugee, human rights activist and head organiser at Northern Rivers Friends of Palestine.

In this episode we speak about the tragedy that is the acute ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people and International Law and why it must be protected at all costs. We also debunk some propaganda myths of the Settler-colonial project: Zionism and unpack nuances surrounding armed resistance throughout space and time.

Subhi says ‘'The root cause of violence is settler-colonial supremacy and oppression. Once we give all people equal human rights, we will have peace’'.

We also talk about the Free Palestine movement which is the largest sustained global protest movement that the world has ever seen, our power in western privilege to affect change for the whole world and the new initiative by Northern Rivers Friends of Palestine called 'We Vote for Palestine' that informs Australian voters where their local, state and federal MPs stand on matters around Palestine, putting the power back in the hands of the Australian people to either reward or punish those in government depending on their stance. Also, helping to get MPs into power that would affect Palestine through the sanctioning of Israeli state and more.

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Massive thanks and respect to brother and friend Subhi Awad for his time and wisdom.

You can learn more and get in contact with Northern Rivers Friends of Palestine on their facebook page or on instagram or tiktok @northernrivers4palestine .

You can also learn more about where your local, state and federal mps stand on Palestine and how your vote can help at https://wevoteforpalestine.net/

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