Medicine is never neutral. In this episode of Habibti Please, host Nashwa Lina Khan speaks with Dr. Yipeng Ge, a public health physician and activist who has worked in Gaza during the genocide. They speak about the entanglement of healthcare, colonialism, and liberation struggles.

From Six Nations of the Grand River to Gaza, this conversation connects Indigenous resistance, Palestinian liberation, and the responsibilities of healthcare workers who refuse silence in the face of genocide. Dr. Ge shares first-hand experiences working in Rafah, witnessing severe malnutrition and attacks on Gaza’s hospitals, and reflects on the responsibilities of physicians to act politically, not just clinically.

They also discuss the Freedom Flotilla Coalition’s largest-ever mission, the Sumud flotilla, which set sail with over 50 boats from 44 countries to break Israel’s illegal blockade — and the increasing risks activists face as Israel escalates attacks and labels them “terrorists.”

To practice medicine is to confront colonialism, speak out against genocide, and understand care as inseparable from justice. Yipeng reflects on their education at McMaster, where Indigenous leaders like Dawn Martin Hill fought for the creation of Indigenous Studies, shaping a transformative understanding of privilege, responsibility, and solidarity. Drawing on the words of Dr. Nidal Jabbour, the conversation underscores that liberation and freedom — not aid alone — are essential for health and survival in Palestine and beyond.

Solidarity is an act of risk: putting one’s voice and body on the line, following the direction of oppressed communities, and standing in the way of erasure. Propaganda and lobbying in Canada and Western media erases and dehumanizes Palestinians while legitimizing settler state violence. Activism can be a driver of systemic change, from Burnaby declaring itself an apartheid-free city to Italian ports blocking Israeli arms shipments and a recent general strike.

Yipeng shares his experience working in Gaza, describing malnourished children, the destruction of hospitals like Nasser Medical Complex, and the resilience of Palestinian healthcare workers who continue to care for their people under siege. The Global Sumud Flotilla, international intervention from Italy and Spain in deploying naval ships to support the flotilla, 1 million Italians striking and shutting down the country for action, are critical escalation of global solidarity, even as the genocide intensifies.

The history of Western medicine is one that is complicit in slavery, eugenics, and Indigenous genocide. Yipeng reflects on disrupting these structures from within the profession. Hope is not passive, but a discipline — an active practice of persistence and resistance, embodied by Palestinian steadfastness and echoed in abolitionist struggles.

This episode is a call to understand medicine as resistance, solidarity as risk, and hope as a discipline — forged through collective struggle, from Gaza to Turtle Island.

Resources & Links

* Freedom Flotilla Coalition – Global Sumud Flotilla

* Countries part of the global flotilla

* Doctors Against Genocide

* Independent Media mentioned: The Maple, The Grind, Ricochet

* Dr. Ghassan Abu Sitta’s work: https://drghassanabusittah.com/

* Follow Yipeng: Twitter | Instagram

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Academic / reports / analyses/ advocacy / activist/ coalition / grassroots resources

* A Health Analysis of the Gaza Genocide (Public Health and Human Rights Initiative, PHRI) This report frames much of the health system collapse in Gaza through the lens of genocide law. (רופאים לזכויות אדם)

* Safeguarding healthcare workers in Gaza and throughout conflict zones — Khanji et al., 2025 Focus on legal / ethical imperatives for protecting medical personnel in conflict. (PMC)

* Gaza’s healthocide: medical societies must not stay silent — The Lancet (Editorial) A call to medical institutions to break selective silence and act. (The Lancet)

* “Healthocide and medical neutrality: a call for action and accountability” — (Abi-Rached et al.) BMJ Global Health

* “The Rhetoric of Decolonizing Global Health Fails to Address the Reality of Settler Colonialism: Gaza as a Case in Point” — International Journal of Health Policy and Management

* Doctors Against Genocide — Medical Resources A live, updated resource hub including webinars, profiles of Gaza health workers, and advocacy materials. (Doctors Against Genocide)

* The Sameer Project A Palestinian-led medical / relief operation in Gaza. Their public pages (e.g. Open Collective) explain their work in shelter, medical care, supplies, etc. (Open Collective)

* Librarians & Archivists with Palestine — Readings & Resources A curated and updated reading list and resource guide (nonfiction, fiction, archives, etc.). (Librarians with Palestine)

* Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) statements on Gaza / doctors’ calls to action MSF has publicly described that doctors in Gaza “face the devastating reality that they cannot stop genocide.” (MSF UK)

* “Gaza’s healthcare system is being destroyed by targeted attacks” (The Guardian)

* Doctors who visited Gaza speak of ‘atrocities,’ collapsing healthcare” (Reuters)

* Healthcare collapse and disease spread: a qualitative study of challenges in Gaza strip Abuzerr, S., Zinszer, K., & Mahmoud, H. (2025). BMC Public Health (Open Access) — examines how the collapse of healthcare infrastructure is driving infectious disease spread in Gaza. (BioMed Central)

* Barriers faced by primary healthcare providers in addressing emergencies in the Northern region of Palestine before and during the Gaza war Hamshari, S., Hamadneh, S., Ghneem, M. et al. (2024). BMC Primary Care (Open Access) — focuses on what primary healthcare providers are experiencing, before & during the genocide. (SpringerLink)

* Resilience amid chaos: The role of Gaza medical points — from PMC (Open Access) — looks at “medical points” (mobile / temporary clinics) and how they function under severe shortage, damage, and conflict pressure. (PMC)

* Rebuilding the health sector in Gaza: alternative humanitarian voices Blanchet, K., Najem, M., Shadid, L., et al. (2024). Conflict and Health (Open Access) — perspectives from humanitarian actors on how the health system can be rebuilt and what alternative / grassroots voices are calling for. (BioMed Central)

* Defending the right to health in Gaza: a call to action by health workers Mohammed, F., Elgailani, U.S.A., Ibrahim Ali, S.Y., et al. (2024). Conflict and Health (Open Access) — health workers’ statement about the destruction of the health system, challenges, and what is urgently needed. (SpringerLink)

* The Urgent Struggle for Health Justice in Gaza: A Crisis of Human Rights and Inequity Mansour, W., Theobald, S., Fouad, F.M., et al. (2025). International Journal of Health Planning and Management (Free Access) — an editorial framing Gaza’s situation as part of a broader struggle for health justice. (Wiley Online Library)

* Critical care in Gaza amidst military pressure: the struggle of healthcare workers in Gaza’s Warzone — from PMC (Open Access) — detailed account of how critical care (ICUs, surgeries, anesthesia, etc.) is being impacted by conflict, blockades, hospital damage etc. (PMC)

* Frontiers | The War on Gaza and Its Impact on Public Health: Challenges and Pathways to Recovery Al Bakri, Khader, Khatib, et al. (2025). Frontiers in Public Health (Open Access) — discusses present public health emergencies in Gaza and what pathways there might be for recovery. (Frontiers)

* The cost of conflict: how war is crippling Gaza’s healthcare system Sajid, F. (2025). Egyptian Journal of Neurosurgery (Open Access) — letter-style piece detailing how war is affecting healthcare, capacity, infrastructure, etc. (SpringerOpen)

* “Medicine is being strangled”: An MSF doctor on collapse of Gaza’s healthcare system. Médecins Sans Frontières. (2024). Doctors Without Borders.

* Famine and disease escalate: Gaza’s humanitarian disaster. (2024). Annals of Medicine & Surgery.

* Public Health Crisis in Gaza — The Responsibility of US-Based Academic Medical Journals. Ijaz, N., & Habib, A. R. (2024).JAMA Network.

* Doctors for Global Health Statement on Gaza. Social Medicine.

* As a Medical Student in Gaza, I Studied Malnutrition. Now It’s All Around Me. by Hend Salama Abo Helow Truthout (First-Person Essay).

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In this incisive episode, host Nashwa Lina Khan speaks with Canadian journalist Emma Pailing about how mainstream media in Canada—especially outlets like CBC—shape public understanding of Palestine and Israel.

With the Genocide in Gaza currently accelerating with mass starvation now compounding the daily killing it is vital to recognize how the dehumanizing language and double standards appear frequently in mainstream news coverage of Gaza, reflecting biased narratives and systemic narratives. Mainstream outlets often adopt dehumanizing frames when covering Gaza or censor to further the colonial project of empire. PR firms play a significant role in shaping public opinion behind the scenes by engineering consent and influencing media narratives to favor particular perspectives. Emma’s work has extensively covered this and media bias at CBC following October 2023 revealing whose voices are prioritized and whose are erased, highlighting disparities in coverage and representation.

If you appreciate the work we do please support groups like the Glia Project and the Palestinian Youth Movement’s weekly protests and listen to the last episode of Habibti Please Bearing Witness in Gaza: A Conversation with Dr. Sarah Lalonde.

Emma also broke a story on the surveillance, silencing, and repression of pro-Palestinian anti-genocide voices on Canadian campuses, illustrating the broader challenges faced by activists and educators advocating for justice especially given the settler-colonial existence of what we call Canada. While activists across social justice issues try to get organized, urban development, especially condo projects, are reshaping class dynamics and transforming grassroots organizing within cities, often reinforcing social inequalities. Nashwa and Emma then explore what a decolonial, anti-capitalist Canadian media landscape that would challenge these entrenched narratives, centering marginalized voices and emphasizing justice would look like. Both journalists and readers have a crucial role in demanding more accountability and integrity from our media institutions to foster truth and equity in public discourse.

With the genocide in Gaza accelerating—now marked by mass starvation alongside daily bombings—it’s vital to examine how mainstream Canadian media upholds systems of violence through dehumanizing language and double standards. From selective reporting to outright censorship, dominant outlets often reinforce colonial narratives that erase Palestinian life and struggle.

Public relations firms play a powerful, behind-the-scenes role in shaping public opinion—engineering consent and directing media narratives to align with state and corporate interests. In this context, journalism often serves empire rather than accountability.

A detailed investigation revealed how CTV/Bell Media banned the use of the word “Palestine,” framing it as “non-existent,” while disproportionately amplifying Israeli perspectives and sanitizing Palestinian suffering (Breach Media). Similarly, CBC’s The National showed stark imbalance in its post-October 7 coverage, featuring significantly more Israeli voices compared to Palestinian ones, often leaving Palestinians unnamed (Breach Media). Editorial policies at CBC have also been found to sanitize language around Palestinian deaths, avoiding terms like “murderous” or “brutal,” which are reserved only for Hamas (Breach Media). Adding to these media silencing tactics, Global News reportedly refused to air critical interviews that challenged Israeli policies due to pressure from pro-Israel lobby groups (Read The Maple).

Surveillance and repression extend beyond media, reaching into academic spaces. After a meeting between former Minister Selina Robinson and the UBC president, the Anthropology department was ordered to remove a statement condemning “genocidal violence in Gaza,” with warnings that political statements might bring liability, raising serious concerns about academic freedom (Breach Media).

While activists across social justice sectors strive to organize, urban development—especially condo-driven gentrification—reshapes class relations and disrupts grassroots networks. New reporting from Read The Maple details how Canada’s “condo class” has fragmented political organizing by displacing communities and weakening local power (Read The Maple).

Journalist Emma Paling has extensively covered these intersecting issues, including media bias at CBC following October 2023, and uncovered the surveillance, silencing, and repression of pro-Palestinian activism on Canadian campuses (Breach Media).

Together, Nashwa Lina Khan and Emma Paling explore what a decolonial, anti-capitalist Canadian media landscape might look like: one that challenges entrenched empire-aligned narratives, centers Indigenous, Palestinian, and other marginalized voices, and demands justice and accountability. Both journalists and audiences share the responsibility to push for media institutions that foster truth, equity, and meaningful public discourse.

Resources and Further Reading:

* Follow Emma Pailing on Twitter: @emma_pailing

Emma Paling – Selected Work

* Emma Paling's portfolio – A full overview of her published journalism and investigations.

* CTV’s racist double standards in Palestine coverage – An exposé on Bell Media’s internal censorship and disproportionate framing favoring Israel.

* Global News refused to air anchor’s reports on Israel – Reporting on internal silencing of critical voices within Canadian broadcast journalism.

* CBC avoids “murderous” language when Palestinians are killed – A critical look at editorial double standards and dehumanizing language at CBC.

* How Canada’s condo class disrupted political organizing – On urban gentrification and its impact on grassroots activism.

* Canada ramps up immigration enforcement while cooperating with ICE – A cross-border analysis of migration enforcement and its racialized consequences.

* Professors backing Palestine motions face alleged hack and legal intimidation – On repression of academic freedom and digital targeting.

* Canadian newspapers fail to disclose military experts' ties – Investigating conflicts of interest and lack of transparency in defense reporting.

* $95 million in Canadian military goods could flow to Israel by 2025 – A deep dive into arms exports amid ongoing genocide.

* Falsehoods about Palestine go unchallenged on Canadian talk radio – How unchecked misinformation fuels anti-Palestinian racism.

* Companies ask court to keep Israel export details secret – On legal attempts to block public access to export data.

* Emma Paling profile at Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) – Highlights her reporting on Palestine, media, and accountability.

When Genocide Wasn’t News

Check out When Genocide Wasn’t News — a powerful anthology from The Breach that exposes how Canadian mainstream media actively distorted, downplayed, or erased coverage of Israel’s assault on Gaza. Through essays by journalists and advocates, the book challenges the complicity of institutions like CBC and CTV, and uplifts the stories that were silenced.

Visualizing Palestine Is Worth Exploring

One resource that powerfully shifts narrative away from erasure and toward truth-telling is Visualizing Palestine. This organization uses data-driven visual storytelling to document the structural violence of settler colonialism, apartheid, displacement, and resistance in Palestine. Their work is rooted in research, yet rendered in accessible infographics and animations that challenge mainstream distortions—especially those deeply embedded in Western and Canadian media systems, as Emma Paling critiques.

At a time when Palestinian voices are either silenced or stripped of political context, Visualizing Palestine offers tools to make complexity legible. Their graphics are used by educators, grassroots organizers, faith groups, and student campaigns worldwide, and have reached over 26 million people in the past year alone. Their recently released book, Visualizing Palestine: A Chronicle of Colonialism and the Struggle for Liberation, is a beautiful and grounding archive that reflects over a decade of visual resistance work. It’s not just a resource—it’s part of a growing movement to reclaim how the story of Palestine is told to the world.

If we’re thinking about narrative power—what gets framed, what gets buried—then Visualizing Palestine is essential reading and viewing.

About Emma Pailing

Emma Pailing is a Toronto-based journalist and writer with a focus on geopolitics, media, and social justice issues. Her work explores international conflicts, media narratives, and the influence of corporations and governments in shaping public discourse. Emma has contributed to various outlets, including The Canadian Dimension, Middle East Eye, and others, where she critically examines issues such as Israel-Palestine, media bias, and Canada's role in global conflicts. She is dedicated to uncovering the stories often left out of mainstream conversations and amplifying marginalized voices.

Organizations Mentioned:

* Palestinian Youth Movement

* Labour for Palestine

* Health Workers Alliance for Palestine

Take Action:

* Share this episode with friends, colleagues, and comrades to push back against media bias.

* Support independent journalism and media reform efforts in your community.

* Stay loud about Palestine, censorship, and the need for truth-telling in Canadian media.

Note from Nashwa:

While this episode focuses on the role of Canadian media and PR in shaping public perception of Palestine, it's essential to also acknowledge the unprecedented violence faced by Palestinian journalists. Since October 2023, more than 230 journalists and media workers have been killed in Gaza — making it the deadliest war for journalists in modern history (Al Jazeera, Middle East Monitor). Many face starvation and targeted attacks while continuing to report (CBC, ABC).

We must also remember Shireen Abu Akleh, a veteran Al Jazeera journalist, whose killing remains a haunting reminder of the impunity with which Israel targets the press (The Guardian). Canadian media rarely covers these deaths — or does so with hesitation — despite their significance for press freedom and international law.

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In this episode of Habibti Please, Nashwa speaks with Dr. Sarah Lalonde in Monreal a Montreal-based emergency and family physician who recently returned from Gaza. Dr. Lalonde shares what she witnessed while working in the emergency department at the European Gaza Hospital amidst ongoing Israeli attacks—including the deliberate targeting of health workers, collapsing infrastructure, and the catastrophic impact on children.

Together, we explore what it means to bear witness, the emotional toll of working under siege, and how Canadian healthcare systems are complicit in global injustice. This episode is a continuation of our series on medical solidarity, following our previous conversation with Dr. Tarek Loubani of Glia.

We recorded this conversation on July 11th, 2025, in Montreal at Halte 24-7.

“Solidarity without cost is not solidarity.” – Dr. Sarah Lalonde

Sarah is a Montreal-based physician who recently returned from Gaza a few months ago where she joined a team of international medics working in the ruins of a healthcare system under siege. What she witnessed, what she lived through, is not just a humanitarian crisis—it is the architecture of genocide, laid bare.

There’s something haunting about the way Sarah describes a hospital that no longer functions as a place of healing, but as a site of mass death. About treating children whose bodies are broken not by rare diseases, but by bombs. About watching colleagues—nurses, surgeons, paramedics from afar—targeted and killed. In her words and in her silences, there’s a clarity: this is not a natural disaster or humanitarian crisis. It is a man-made horror.

Sarah also speaks to the impossible conditions that define what it means to be a healthcare worker in Gaza. To heal is to resist. But resistance can mean death. In that double-bind, neutrality is a lie—and the idea of “do no harm” becomes a radical, life-threatening commitment. Since October 2023, we've seen Canadian healthcare institutions fail to rise to this moment. Instead of standing up against genocide, they've punished those who do. We've seen students, nurses, residents, and physicians silenced, suspended, blacklisted. Meanwhile, those who justify or ignore the destruction of life go unchallenged. As Sarah reminds us, medicine has never been apolitical. You either uphold life actively—or you make peace with systems that end it.

As listeners, as comrades, as people who care, our work isn’t just to hear these stories—it’s to act on them. To connect Gaza to Canada. To understand that the siege abroad is mirrored by silence at home. That every institutional reprimand for speaking up is part of the same machinery.

Please consider sharing this episode. Talk to your colleagues. Interrupt the silences. Support groups like the Glia Project and the Palestinian Youth Movement.

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About the Guest

Dr. Sarah Lalonde (@dr.sarah.lalonde)

Dr. Lalonde is an emergency and family physician specializing in rural, remote, and community medicine, particularly within Indigenous communities. She has worked internationally with Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Guinea, Albania, Togo, and Chad, and is recognized as Quebec’s provincial physician expert on human trafficking. In Gaza, she served at the European Gaza Hospital as part of an international medical mission.

Resources & Links

Previous Episode

→ Dr. Tarek Loubani on Glia, Open-Source Solidarity, and Gazahttps://habibtiplease.substack.com/p/medicine-under-siege-dr-tarek-loubani

Support Medical Work in Gaza

→ Glia – Global organization for low-cost, open-source medical tools

https://glia.org

→ Donate to support Dr. Lalonde & Dr. Loubani’s ongoing work

https://glia.org

🚢 Track the Flotilla

→ Follow the Freedom Flotilla & Dr. Yipeng Ge’s journey aboard the Handala Freedom Flotilla Tracker

Related Reading & Reports

* “Gaza’s Health System Under Siege” – New York Times doctor interviews (2024) NYT Interactive

* Canadian Complicity in Arms Sales – CJPME CJPME on Canadian Arms to Israel

* Gaza’s Nasser Hospital will turn into ‘silent graveyard’ if siege and fuel shortage persist, doctors say

* 65 Doctors, Nurses and Paramedics: What We Saw in Gaza

Follow

* Dr. Sarah Lalonde – @dr.sarah.lalonde

* Dr. Tarek Loubani – @trklou

* Freedom Flotilla Coalition – freedomflotilla.org

💌 Call to Action

→ Donate if you can to medical missions and grassroots aid efforts like Glia → Share this episode with others who care about justice, healthcare, and solidarity. → Bear witness—listening is not passive. Let it move you to action.

Humanitarian & Community Aid:

* Islamic Relief Canada – Palestine Emergency Appeal

* Humanity Auxilium

* Palestinian Youth Movement

* Palestinian Youth Movement – Popular Cradle Podcast

* Support the Glia Project: Donate or amplify their open-source medical tools: glia.org

* Donate to frontline organizations: Support trusted orgs like Islamic Relief Canada, Doctors Without Borders and Humanity Auxilium

* Organize within your profession: If you're a healthcare worker, speak out, form collectives, and protect each other from institutional repression. Check out Health workers Alliance for Palestine

* Stay loud: Refuse silence in your classrooms, hospitals, unions, and friend groups. Silence is complicity. Check out Labour for Palestine

* Educate yourself: Study the roots of this genocide—settler colonialism, white supremacy, and global capitalism. Check out The Anti-Empire Project

Suggested Readings & Resources

This section provides some contextual readings and links to explore.

* Glia Project

* How Gaza’s doctors endure the impossible

* 'Appalled' Trudeau calls for inquiry after Canadian doctor wounded in Gaza - The Guardian

* Canadian doctor who works in Gaza makes 3D-printed face shields for COVID-19

* From Canada to Gaza, physician uses 3D printing to make medical face shields

* Tarek Loubani: 3D Printing High-Quality Low-Cost Free Medical Hardware

* ‘Shock and grief’ as senior doctor killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza

* People in Gaza 'starve or risk being shot': NGOs urge end to aid work backed by U.S., Israel as deaths rise

* I’m in northern Gaza. I would rather starve than take GHF aid

* Marking a year of heartbreak: A letter from MSF USA chief executive officer Avril Benoît

On the Targeting of Canadian Healthcare Workers:

* Doctor suspended from U of O residency after pro-Palestinian social media posts

* 'Chilling effect': People expressing pro-Palestinian views censured, suspended from work and school

* ‘Abuse of power’: Hospitals, med schools crack down on Palestine advocacy

* Protect medical trainees from anti-Palestine bigotry in medical placement process!

* A List Of Some People In Canada Fired For Pro-Palestine Views

* OPINION: Ontario Nurses’ Association Must Speak Out Against Gaza Atrocities

Production Credits:

Hosted by Nashwa Lina Khan

Art for Habibti Please by postXamerica

Production and Editing by Andre Goulet

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Closing Song: Closing Song: Muhannad Khalaf - Allah M7yeh Falastin (2021) / مهند خلف - الله محيي فلسطين

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Hi habibtis, and welcome back. In this episode, I sit down with Sean Orr—writer, musician, activist, and newly elected Vancouver City Councillor with COPE—for a conversation about politics, activism, and the urgency of global solidarity.

Sean shares his journey from Vancouver’s punk and arts scenes to becoming a sharp political writer and now, a municipal politician. We talk about the challenges of holding radical commitments while working inside political systems, and the complexities of balancing grassroots movements with electoral politics.

We also get into the social and political history of Vancouver, including gentrification, policing, and the Downtown Eastside and some reflections on global struggles against apartheid and fascism—from Palestine to local politics including the win of Zohran Mamdani in New York.

This episode also highlights the importance of not letting activism become abstract, the role of stories in movement-building, and how bringing humor and heart into political spaces can help engage new people without losing sight of the seriousness of the work.

I really loved this conversation—it felt honest, thoughtful, and full of the kind of political clarity we need more of right now. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Follow Sean Orr:

Twitter X: @seanorrBluesky: seanorr.bsky.socialInstagram: @seanorrofficial

READINGS

Reading group: AUTONOMIA, OCCUPY, COMMUNISM: LEGACIES AND FUTURES

Spill the Tea: Gentrification of Vancouver Chinatown

Vancouver’s Little Saigon Facing Gentrification?

Crackdown Podcast

From dishwasher and punk rocker to city councillor: Sean Orr’s unique path to City Hall

Sean Orr’s Writing

Some highlights from Sean’s Writing

On Rampaging White Men, Dummy Mayoral Candidates, and Even More Problems with the Police

Get to Know: Overdose Prevention Society

Barge Chilling Beach

On Gas Hoarding, House Hoarding and Finding A New Frequency.

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Medicine Under Siege: Dr. Tarek Loubani on Gaza, Resistance, and Refusing Silence

In this episode of Habibti Please, Nashwa sits down with Dr. Tarek Loubani—emergency physician, humanitarian, and founder of the Glia Project—to talk about the politics of medicine in Palestine, and what it means to be a healthcare worker under siege.

Drawing from his over 15 years of medical work in Gaza, Tarek shares harrowing, deeply personal stories of treating patients in war zones, responding to mass casualty events, and witnessing the deliberate destruction of Palestine’s healthcare infrastructure. From the starvation of children to the maiming of protesters, this conversation offers a sobering look into the conditions Palestinians face daily—and the impossible choices doctors like him must make.

We also talk about the origins of the Glia Project, which produces affordable, open-source medical devices like tourniquets and stethoscopes—designed for use in the Global South and under blockade. For Tarek, creating these tools is not only about saving lives, but about resisting the imperial systems that profit from crisis.

We turn the mirror toward Canada, discussing the coordinated effort to silence healthcare workers speaking out for Palestine. From healthcare worker suspensions and other efforts to silence anti-genocide healthcare professionals, Nashwa and Tarek unpack the dangers of enforced neutrality, and the urgent need for medical professionals and the general public to reject complicity.

This episode is about medicine, yes—but also about ethics, empire, and what it means to stay human in inhumane systems. It is both a grief document and a call to action.

Suggested Readings & Resources

This section provides some contextual readings and links to explore.

* Glia Project

* How Gaza’s doctors endure the impossible

* 'Appalled' Trudeau calls for inquiry after Canadian doctor wounded in Gaza - The Guardian

* Canadian doctor who works in Gaza makes 3D-printed face shields for COVID-19

* From Canada to Gaza, physician uses 3D printing to make medical face shields

* Tarek Loubani: 3D Printing High-Quality Low-Cost Free Medical Hardware

* ‘Shock and grief’ as senior doctor killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza

* People in Gaza 'starve or risk being shot': NGOs urge end to aid work backed by U.S., Israel as deaths rise

* I’m in northern Gaza. I would rather starve than take GHF aid

On the Targeting of Canadian Healthcare Workers:

* Doctor suspended from U of O residency after pro-Palestinian social media posts

* 'Chilling effect': People expressing pro-Palestinian views censured, suspended from work and school

* ‘Abuse of power’: Hospitals, med schools crack down on Palestine advocacy

* Protect medical trainees from anti-Palestine bigotry in medical placement process!

* A List Of Some People In Canada Fired For Pro-Palestine Views

* OPINION: Ontario Nurses’ Association Must Speak Out Against Gaza Atrocities

Humanitarian & Community Aid:

* Islamic Relief Canada – Palestine Emergency Appeal

* Humanity Auxilium

* Palestinian Youth Movement

* Palestinian Youth Movement – Popular Cradle Podcast

* Support the Glia Project: Donate or amplify their open-source medical tools: glia.org

* Donate to frontline organizations: Support trusted orgs like Islamic Relief Canada, Doctors Without Borders and Humanity Auxilium

* Organize within your profession: If you're a healthcare worker, speak out, form collectives, and protect each other from institutional repression. Check out Health workers Alliance for Palestine

* Stay loud: Refuse silence in your classrooms, hospitals, unions, and friend groups. Silence is complicity. Check out Labour for Palestine

* Educate yourself: Study the roots of this genocide—settler colonialism, white supremacy, and global capitalism. Check out The Anti-Empire Project

You can follow Tarek here and check out his site here. Subscribe to Habibti Please on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Substack to keep up with future episodes, resistance reading lists, and conversations from the frontlines of feminist, abolitionist, and anti-colonial struggles.

Production Credits:

Hosted by Nashwa Lina Khan

Art for Habibti Please by postXamerica

Production by Andre Goulet

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Editing Support by Nabeela Jivraj and Kalden Dhatsenpa

Closing Song: Dana Salah - Ya Tal3een (full version) يا طالعين

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In this episode, Nashwa speaks with Danaka Katovich, a national co-director at CODEPINK, about global anti-war organizing, challenging U.S. imperialism, and building anti-war movements from the ground up. The conversation explores Danaka’s work supporting campaigns against U.S. military intervention in Yemen, Iran, and Palestine, as well as her reflections on international solidarity, grassroots activism, and the current threats to peace.

Together, Nashwa and Danaka reflect on their respective trips to Cuba, what they learned from the Cuban people, the movement to end the war on Yemen, sanctions, and how to get involved even when one might be feeling disengaged or that it’s hard to make a difference.

This episode was recorded before the Freedom Flotilla but we feel that it is important to highlight what the flotilla reveals about the risks—and necessity—of global solidarity work. You can find some interesting reads in the shownotes.

Guest Bio:

Danaka Katovich is the national co-director of CODEPINK. Since 2018, she has been organizing to end U.S. involvement in the war in Yemen and challenging U.S. sanctions and military aggression in the Middle East and beyond. Her writing has appeared in Jacobin, Salon, Truthout, and CommonDreams.

Further Reading & Resources:

Danaka wittingly points to how media literacy is a muscle, we have to work it out. We really hope you do work it out, with some selected readings you will find below.

This Week’s Curated Reading List:

Liberation, Resistance & Feminist Critique of Empire

Revolution, Uprising & the Limits of Liberal Reform

Vincent Bevins – If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution

A comprehensive and compelling analysis of global mass protests from 2010–2020, examining why many failed to achieve lasting change.

* Read the full book on Internet Archive

* Listen to an audiobook excerpt on SoundCloud

* Vincent's Site With some Articles

* Vincent's Substack

Frantz Fanon – The Wretched of the Earth

A foundational text in anti-colonial thought, exploring the psychological and political impacts of colonization and the necessity of decolonization.

* Read the full book on Internet Archive Another link to download the book

Feminism, Islam & Decolonizing the “Rescue” Narrative

Lila Abu-Lughod – Do Muslim Women Need Saving?

A critical examination of Western narratives that portray Muslim women as needing liberation, challenging simplistic assumptions.

* Read more about the book here

Saba Mahmood – Politics of Piety: The Islamic Revival and the Feminist Subject

An ethnographic study of women's mosque movements in Egypt, challenging liberal feminist notions of agency and secularism.

* Read the book here

Lila Abu-Lughod (ed.) – Remaking Women: Feminism and Modernity in the Middle East

A collection of essays rethinking modernity and gender in the Middle East, resisting Western feminist frameworks.

* Download the PDF here

Empire, Imperialism, Resistance & Knowledge Production

Leila Ahmed – Women and Gender in Islam: Historical Roots of a Modern Debate

A comprehensive historical analysis of Islamic thought and colonialism's impact on gender discourses.

* Yale University Press

Angela Davis – Women, Race & Class

A classic work analyzing the intersections of gender, race, and class in the U.S., from slavery to the women's liberation movement.

* Read the book here

Other Readings

* Edward Said – Culture and Imperialism

* Helen Yaffe – We Are Cuba!: How a Revolutionary People Have Survived in a Post-Soviet World

* Noura Erakat – Justice for Some: Law and the Question of Palestine

* Isa Blumi – Destroying Yemen: What Chaos in Arabia Tells Us About the World

* Che Guevara – Colonialism is Doomed

* Joseph Massad – Islam in Liberalism

Current Events & the Gaza Freedom Flotilla

* CODEPINK’s Statement on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla Attack

* CODEPINK’s Latest Update on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla

* Why Was a Gaza 'Freedom Flotilla' Ship Attacked? | The Take – Al Jazeera

* Gaza-Bound Freedom Flotilla Attacked in International Waters – Democracy Now!

* Organizers Say Ship Carrying Aid for Gaza Hit by Drones Near Malta – The Washington Post

* About the Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition

Danaka Katovich’s Work & Writing

* Danaka Katovich's Articles on Truthout

* “The Drone War You Don’t Hear About” – Truthout

* Jacobin: Cancel the F-35 Program and Replace It With Nothing

* CommonDreams: “Biden Must End U.S. Support for the Blockade on Yemen”

* Congress, Do Your Job, End US Support for the War in Yemen – Common Dreams

* Why is the U.S. Bombing Yemen? A Short History – CODEPINK Video

CODEPINK’s Campaigns for Peace & Sanctions Relief

* CODEPINK’s Campaign to End the Cuba Embargo

* CODEPINK’s Campaign to Lift Sanctions on Cuba

* Ontario Code Pink Chapter

* Download Code Pink Resources

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In this episode of Habibti Please x Deathnography, we’re asking what voting even means anymore? Canada just had the highest advance voter turnout in history — with over 7.3 million ballots already cast. This new record speaks to something in larger Canadian society but in all honesty, for us, the vibes feel more like collapse than hope.

As e-day approaches this Monday, we were compelled to make this episode because of the deep weirdness of the “Elbows Up” Canada energy right now: tariffs, carbon taxes, immigration panic, wild anti-Trudeau/Trump energy, but also the sense that electoralism inside a settler colony doesn’t actually offer a way out.

We start with a vibe check: why is turnout up? Fear, anger, dread — not necessarily belief in change. Are we being gaslit into feeling like voting is meaningful, even when everything points to systemic collapse?

We get into the real question: does Canada even deserve to be saved? What are we voting for — reform? Harm reduction? And why is voting not harm reduction despite many arguing that it is. Or just legitimizing a settler colonial project? There’s real ethical tension about participating in a system that is actively involved in genocide, imperialism, and ongoing harm.

We talk about Jagmeet Singh being the only leader saying things that sound reasonable right now — but is that enough?

Is it giving "Obama knew Edward Said" vibes? Did he have the right tools all along and only step up now – or just another case of performance politics where representation masks deeper harms?

We witness a longer mapping and analysis of Singh and the party’s stance, we cite Yves Engler’s thread on Singh raising the genocide during the French Federal debate.

The NDP question is messy: is voting for them useful, useless, or actively bad? What do we do when our local candidate (like Clare Hacksel) is actually good — pro-Palestine, willing to use words like “genocide”? How do we balance local wins with provincial and national betrayals?

We get into the Vote Palestine Pledge and why it’s complicated. Some sus people are on it, but it’s still a political litmus test that's hard to ignore. We unpack critiques of strategic voting, symbolism, and what it means when "voting for Palestine" gets reduced to a checkbox.

Finally, we ask: what are the limits of electoralism in a settler colony? Is voting just giving consent to a system that’s already broken? How do we respond to the argument that “it’s privileged not to vote”? And if electoralism isn’t enough (which it isn’t), what are we actually building outside of it?

We end on some reflections about how to live your politics daily — not just in a ballot box. How to make space for grief, anger, and clarity. How to move beyond voting into something real, rooted, and lasting.

Thanks for joining the show! And happy voting or not voting.

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This week on Habibti Please, we're joined by Niall Clapham Ricardo — jurist, activist, and New Democratic Party candidate for Papineau. Niall and I first crossed paths on a cold January night outside Parc station, remembering the victims of the Quebec mosque shooting. Since then, I’ve gotten to know him not just as a political voice, but as a deeply thoughtful friend and community member.

In this episode, we talk about what it means to show up — on the campaign trail, in the courts, in the streets, and at birthday parties. Niall shares how his personal background shapes his advocacy, the stakes of talking about Palestine as a Jewish voice, and why he's choosing to run in a riding as complex and storied as Papineau — the one once held by Justin Trudeau.

This episode is about the messy, meaningful work of showing up — in politics, in movements, in community, and in friendships. Together with Niall, we begin to unpack:

* Electoralism, especially in the context of settler colonialism, what do terms like “harm reduction” and “strategic voting” really mean — if they mean anything at all?

* Is strategic voting actually strategic — or just another trap? In the context of electoral politics within a settler colonial system, how meaningful — or empty and harmful — are concepts like harm reduction and strategic voting? We conclude there is no value in lacking precise language or being tepid.

* How buzzwords from social justice spaces are being absorbed (and often diluted) in the world of electoral politics.

* Trade union stories and the future of labour

* Legal advocacy and international human rights work

* The riding of Papineau and what people are really saying at the doors

* Revolutionary love, hope, and being a present friend in the middle of it all

* Visions of the “good life” and what it takes to create a world where everyone can thrive.

* Friendship, political clarity, and holding onto hope in deeply uncertain times.

From Parc Station to Papineau our friendship and origin story of meeting at a protest imbue the episode. As community organizers who do believe that activism starts in our communities and home we know the importance of how friendship is meant to expand and challenge one’s desire for a better world and a good life. With this spirit, this set of shownotes features readings that are from the thinkers Niall references in the episode - they were curated around themes of abolition, revolutionary love, Indigenous Resistance & global struggles for justice.

Niall reminds us to always laugh. Something everyone fighting to build a better world should weave into their engagements.

Some pictures of the campaign moment, with moments of laughter, joy, and a fight for a good life and better world together.

Guest Bio:

Niall Clapham Ricardo is a jurist practicing in Tiohtià:ke / Mooniyang / Montréal. He formerly served as the Francophone spokesperson for Independent Jewish Voices (IJV) and is currently the NDP candidate for Papineau. Niall’s work spans labour, legal, and international human rights struggles — and is grounded in deep relational care, solidarity, and a commitment to justice from the ground up.

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Reading List from talking with Niall:

Reading List inspired from my chat with Niall and the thinkers that inspire him.

1. Lula - Live a Good Life

* Letters to Lula in prison tell story of Brazil’s ‘invisibles’

* “Lula Is Right About Israel’s Genocide in Gaza” – Jacobin

* “Lula’s Victory Is a Testament to Solidarity” – Jacobin

2. Angela Davis

* Are Prisons Obsolete? – Full PDF

* The Meaning of Freedom: And Other Difficult Dialogues ( A selection)

* Angela Davis: 'Palestine is a moral litmus test for the world'

* On Transnational Feminist Solidarity: The Case of Angela Davis in Egypt

3. Noura Erakat

* Justice for Some: Law and the Question of Palestine (Stanford University Press)

* Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again

* Race, Palestine, and International Law

* "A Campaign of Genocide": Noura Erakat Speaks to Ta-Nehisi Coates About Israel's War on Gaza

* Can the ICJ Survive Israel's Genocide on Gaza?

* Justice for Some: Law and the Question of Palestine with Professor Noura Erakat

4. Enzo Traverso

* The End of Jewish Modernity

* Historian Enzo Traverso: Israel Is Using the Memory of the Holocaust to Justify Genocide in Gaza

* The End of Jewish Modernity

* Enzo Traverso on Fascism, Marxism and Israel

* Germany’s Reckoning With the Past Is No Longer a Model An interview with Enzo Traverso

* No, Post-Nazi Germany Isn’t a Model of Atoning for the Past

5. Che Guevara on Love & Revolution

* The Che Reader

* Socialism and Man in Cuba

* Che Guevara on Love, Injustice, Revolution, and Socialism.

6. Ellen Gabriel

* Over 30 Years of Indigenous Resistance with Mohawk Land Defender Ellen Gabriel

* Ellen Gabriel and the ‘watershed moment’ that was the Siege of Kanehsatà:ke

* Ellen Gabriel: to imagine a better world, we must challenge colonialism

* Short Documentary: Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance

7. James Baldwin

* The Fire Next Time

* No Name in the Street

* A Talk to Teachers

* Jimmy’s Blues and Other Poems

A Niall Clapham Ricardo Reading List (in brief)

Niall’s work as a legal thinker and activist is also reflected in his published writings, particularly in Pivot, where he offers critical perspectives on international solidarity and systemic racism in Québec.

* De militants à candidats : Papineau, Spinoza et le NPD – Radio Canada/CBC (2025)

This week Radio-Canada profiled Niall, they write on his life as a Jewish Montreal activist and member of Independent Jewish Voices, his advocacy for Palestinian rights while challenging the conflation of anti-Zionism with antisemitism. The piece also highlights how activists like Ricardo are turning their community engagement into political candidacies—such as in the Papineau riding—to promote social justice and international solidarity.

* De l’Ukraine à Gaza : qui a le droit de se défendre ? – Pivot (2022) A compelling argument on the double standards in international law and media narratives surrounding self-defense and state violence.

* « L’islamophobie n’existe pas », mais elle tue – Pivot (2023) A searing critique of how Islamophobia is dismissed in public discourse while continuing to harm communities in Québec and beyond.

* See all of Niall’s contributions at Pivot

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In this exciting comeback episode of Habibti Please, we dive into the intersections of technology, capitalism, and social justice with special guest and friend of the show Paris Marx—a leading tech critic, author, and host of the acclaimed podcast Tech Won’t Save Us.

In this episode, Paris shares the story behind Tech Won’t Save Us—what inspired him to start the podcast in 2020 and how the conversations have evolved since. We also explore how gig platforms like Uber and DoorDash are reshaping the labor market. Are stronger labor protections the answer, or is a complete overhaul needed?

We dig into the future of work and discuss whether governments are ready to handle the social and economic impact of automation and artificial intelligence. Paris also speaks to which policies could change Big Tech’s growing influence.

We also examine how surveillance technology plays a role in occupation, genocide, and other fascist suppression with a focus on Gaza and occupied Palestine, Pegasus spyware, and Israel’s use and export of surveillance tools abroad. We discuss how to push back against the normalization of these practices, and can governments ever truly strike a real balance between privacy and public interest?

Throughout, Paris highlights why collective, community-driven solutions are essential to building more equitable futures.

Join us for a thought-provoking conversation about the power dynamics in tech and what it will take to build a better future.

Readings that accompany this episode:

Forensic Architecture tracks surveillance of activists and journalists by Hakim Bishara (2021).

The Technology of Occupation Has Become One of Israel’s Main Exports by Antony Loewenstein (2023).

Tools to Explore and read about:

Understanding Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for CUPE Members (2023)

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) has created this guide to help members understand the implications of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace. It highlights both the opportunities and risks associated with AI, including issues like workplace surveillance, discrimination, and the acceleration of work processes. The guide emphasizes the importance of union involvement in shaping AI's role in public services to protect workers' rights and enhance job quality.

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Information on Shutdown of the Mobile Justice App

The ACLU has announced that the Mobile Justice app will be discontinued on February 28, 2025, due to evolving privacy laws and concerns over surveillance technology. For a decade, the app has been a critical tool for documenting police encounters. While the app is shutting down, the ACLU continues its work in police accountability, protest rights, and public safety. Find Know Your Rights resources, legal advocacy efforts, and ways to get involved through ACLU’s website.

Secure Communication & Encryption

* Signal – End-to-end encrypted messaging, voice, and video calls.

* Session – Decentralized, anonymous messaging app.

* ProtonMail – Encrypted email service based in Switzerland.

* Jitsi Meet – Secure, open-source video conferencing.

* Element – Secure, federated messaging using the Matrix protocol.

Anonymous Browsing & Online Privacy

* Tor Browser – Anonymizes web browsing and hides your IP address.

* Brave – Privacy-focused browser with built-in ad and tracker blocking.

* DuckDuckGo – Search engine that doesn’t track you.

* Tails OS – A portable, live operating system that leaves no digital trace.

Anti-Surveillance & Digital Security

* ObscuraCam – Removes metadata and blurs faces in images.

* Haven – Turns your phone into a motion-sensitive security device.

* Umbrella – Security guidance for activists, journalists, and human rights defenders.

* Calyx VPN – Free VPN from a nonprofit privacy group.

* Riseup VPN – VPN for activists, provided by the Riseup collective.

Counter-Surveillance & Digital Investigation

* ProofMode – Cryptographic timestamps for verifying photos and videos.

* Maltego – OSINT tool for network analysis and data mapping.

* OSINT Framework – Open-source intelligence tools for digital investigations.

Protest Safety & Documentation

* Security in a Box – A comprehensive guide to digital security for activists.

* Holistic Security Manual – A guide to physical and digital security for activists.

Guest Information:

Guest of the week: Paris Marx

Check out Paris’ show Tech Won’t Save Us

Check out Paris’ newsletter Disconnect

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This week Habibiti Please is focused on a favorite topic of the show: disarmament. Nashwa and Geneviève host Jeremy Corbyn and Paul Rogers in advance of Selling Death: Why the International Arms Trade Must be Controlled, an upcoming event hosted by Egypt Watch and Jeremy Corbyn’s Peace and Justice Project. Join Jeremy Corbyn, Paul Rogers, and Geneviève at the event on Saturday, July 17th, 2021, at 11 a.m. Eastern Standard Time and 4 p.m. London time here. 

We discuss the Peace and Justice Project, an initiative that works to bring people together for social and economic justice, peace, and human rights in Britain and across the world.

This episode explores the arms trade and why we must move towards disarmament. The international arms trade fuels forever wars, bloody occupations, and the military-industrial complex. The detritus of war and occupation will linger long after militaries leave the countries they ravage. As this episode highlights, COVID-19 serves as a canary in the coal mine; a warning for how things can only get worse if change does not happen now. A virus cannot be nuked, yet the rush to create and sell arms from the imperial core has continued without challenge even during the pandemic. 

The Corbyn Peace and Justice Project illustrates why domestic and international problems and injustices cannot be separated. We also explore how we build solidarity beyond borders and across communities. 

This episode also draws links between the arms trade, the climate crisis, and other ongoing struggles, including the growing number of refugees. Industrialists selling weapons and war promoters are akin to the mythical hydra, where chopping off one head sprouts another. This hydra is a monster, directly supported by Western governments. And blowback is to be expected. Continued death and destruction fuelled by the imperial core through tradecraft will have global consequences,

Forward-looking movements are needed now. Join Egypt Watch and Corbyn’s Peace and Justice Project for Selling Death: Why the International Arms Trade Must be Controlled this Saturday on July 17th. We look forward to seeing you there. Now, more than ever, we must stand in solidarity to stop our governments from funding mass death throughout the world. 

Head over to thecorbynproject.com/armscontrol to sign up for Saturday’s event. 

Habibti Please is proud to be part of the Harbinger Media Network and we are grateful to partner with Canadian Dimension on this episode.

Organizations to check out: 

Egypt Watch 

Egypt Watch is a media services company based in London and was founded in 2019 by Osama Gaweesh, a well known Egyptian journalist and TV Presenter.

Their mission is to put Egypt under the international spotlight and to raise global awareness about the declining situation in Egypt; to advocate for freedom of press, for human rights, and for upholding democracy. 

Corbyn Peace and Justice Project 

An organization founded by longtime activist for social justice and former Labour party leader, Jeremy Corbyn, to bring people together for social and economic justice, peace, and human rights, in Britain and across the world.

The Event

Selling Death: Why the International Arms Trade Must be Controlled

War is big business. The international arms trade is worth hundreds of billions, and arms deals brokered by the rich and the powerful continue to extend human misery around the world. 

The UK is the world’s second-largest arms exporter in the world, fuelling conflicts like the war in Yemen which has claimed a quarter of a million lives to date. 

We must come together across borders and backgrounds to fight back against this economy of war and suffering, and demand real security for all. 

The Peace and Justice Project is proud to support Egypt Watch’s upcoming event: Selling Death: Why the International Arms Trade Must be Controlled, an international conference that aims to shed light on the horrific abuses of the arms trade, and help build a movement to fight back. 

Join the event on Saturday July 17th, 2021, at 11 am Eastern Standard Time and 4pm London time, and sign up now.

Additional Resources:

Some resources that complement this episode: 

* Boris Johnson is leading the UK into an even greater COVID catastrophe by Paul Rogers

* Unions must stand united to end Canada’s arms sales to Saudi Arabia by Simon Black

* WESCAM controversy highlights double standards in Canadian arms controls by Lital Khaikin 

* 100 million Egyptians at risk of going thirsty by Osama Gaweesh

Guest Information 

Guests of the Week: Jeremy Corbyn and Paul Rogers

Jeremy Corbyn served as Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition from 2015 to 2020, and has represented Islington North since 1983. He is a lifelong campaigner for peace and justice, holding roles in the Anti-Apartheid Movement, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, and Stop the War Coalition.

As Labour leader, he oversaw the development of a comprehensive programme to rebuild the UK economy, transfer wealth and power from the few to the many, tackle poverty and division, put Britain at the forefront of confronting the climate emergency, and pursue a peace and rights-based foreign policy.

Jeremy received the Gandhi International Peace Award in 2013 and the Seán MacBride Peace Prize in 2017.

Paul Rogers is an Emeritus Professor of Peace Studies at Bradford University. He is a biologist by original training, lecturing early on at Imperial College and also working as a senior scientific officer in government service in East Africa.   For the past forty years, he has worked on international and environmental security and has written or edited thirty books.  He is International Security Advisor to Open Democracy.

In the late 1990s, he wrote Losing Control: Global Security in the 21st Century, which was years, if not decades, ahead of its time, anticipating the 9/11 attacks and the twenty-year war on terror that follows. A new edition has just been published updating and expanding the analysis. It looks forward to the 2030s and 2040s as the decades that will see a showdown between a bitter, environmentally wrecked, and deeply insecure world and a possible world order rooted in justice and peace. You can order the updated edition here.

Co-hosted by Geneviève Nevin

Originally from the West Coast, Geneviève Nevin (she/her) is a white Ashkenazi settler based in Montréal (unceded and unsurrendered Kanien’kehà:ka territory) where she is a community organizer and JD/BCL candidate at McGill University. Geneviève is passionate about politics and social justice and is actively involved in movements for migrant rights and Palestine solidarity, particularly within the Jewish community, as the former Membership & Fundraising Coordinator with Independent Jewish Voices Canada. Geneviève was also one of the organisers behind the successful Palestine resolution at the 2021 NDP Convention which called for a ban on illegal Israeli settlement products as well as an arms embargo against Israel until Palestinians are free. 

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Production Assistance by Geneviève Nevin, Nashwa Lina Khan and Canadian Dimension

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