He continued: Now a parent myself, I’ve tried to shield my 4-year-old son from this harsh reality as much as possible, so that he will not have to carry the same memories that I did. But sometimes, no matter how good a father you are, there are things you cannot control. And the past weeks have been some of the worst we’ve ever experienced.
During a demolition, there is the immediate pain and horror of losing your home. But perhaps the hardest moment is the first night without it. In the hours after the demolition, you will be surrounded by your friends from the community and those who have come from elsewhere to offer solidarity. But at the end of that evening, all of them will go back to their homes — while you and your family are left to sleep outside among the rubble of your memories."
During a demolition, there is the immediate pain and horror of losing your home. But perhaps the hardest moment is the first night without it. In the hours after the demolition, you will be surrounded by your friends from the community and those who have come from elsewhere to offer solidarity. But at the end of that evening, all of them will go back to their homes — while you and your family are left to sleep outside among the rubble of your memories."
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Boston-area vigils are being held in the coming week: Thursday, August 7th, 6:30 PM, Joan Lorentz Park, Cambridge or Friday, August 8th, 5:30 PM, Pinebank Promontory, Jamaica Plain. May his memory be a revolution.
Press Congress to return his body https://actionnetwork.org/letters/bring-awdah-home/
Read Awda's work:
https://www.972mag.com/writer/awdah-hathaleen/
Press Congress to return his body https://actionnetwork.org/letters/bring-awdah-home/
Read Awda's work:
https://www.972mag.com/writer/awdah-hathaleen/
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MIT, your hands are red.
"This paper regrets certain policies of the Hitler regime as much as anyone, but it holds the opinion that demonstrations aimed in any way at the discomfort of [German soldiers in Boston] are as ineffective as they are out of place... If [students] wanted to offer another protest against Hitler that was perfectly within their right, but the matter could have been handled in a manner which would not inevitably lead to disturbance." - The Tech, 1934
Citations:
“MIT Science for Genocide” MIT Coalition for Palestine.
"Third Reich in the Ivory Tower", "A Widening Sphere: Evolving Cultures at MIT"
The Tech: MARCH 31, 1933; May 18, 1934; APRIL 30, 1937; APRIL 23, 1937; MAY 7, 1937.
"From Economy of Occupation to Economy of Genocide” UN Human Rights Council Report.
"This paper regrets certain policies of the Hitler regime as much as anyone, but it holds the opinion that demonstrations aimed in any way at the discomfort of [German soldiers in Boston] are as ineffective as they are out of place... If [students] wanted to offer another protest against Hitler that was perfectly within their right, but the matter could have been handled in a manner which would not inevitably lead to disturbance." - The Tech, 1934
Citations:
“MIT Science for Genocide” MIT Coalition for Palestine.
"Third Reich in the Ivory Tower", "A Widening Sphere: Evolving Cultures at MIT"
The Tech: MARCH 31, 1933; May 18, 1934; APRIL 30, 1937; APRIL 23, 1937; MAY 7, 1937.
"From Economy of Occupation to Economy of Genocide” UN Human Rights Council Report.
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If it was wrong for MIT to condone the acts and practices of the Nazis by attending their ceremonies, then it is clearly wrong to do weapons research for another genocidal, fascist government occupying Palestine.
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MIT is not just complicit—it’s a key player in the genocide of Gaza. From developing drone technologies with the Israeli military to partnering with Israel's state-owned weapons giant IAI, MIT has aligned its science with a regime of horrific violence.
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