We speak to Mahmoud Nawajaa, General Coordinator for the Palestinian-led global movement Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) National Committee. Inspired by the movement against Apartheid in South Africa, the U.S. Civil Rights Movement and more, we look at how decentralized tactics such as boycott and divestment — as used in the Palestinian struggle on a global scale — can be used to isolate a target, in this case, the Israeli apartheid regime.

We also talked briefly about consumer boycotts (including their limitations). Read more about this tactic at https://beautifultrouble.org/toolbox/tool/consumer-boycott/.

Mahmoud also shared about the Dump Veolia Campaign. Learn more about its monumental achievements at https://beautifultrouble.org/toolbox/tool/dump-veolia-campaign. 

Learn more about the BDS Campaign and how to get involved at https://bdsmovement.net/. 

If Frantz Fanon woke up today he’d be like, “You guys are still talking about decolonization, I thought we addressed that in the 60’s. What the f*** happened?” We speak to Alieu Bah and Sungu Oyoo on decolonization, a set of ideas, lived experiences, and political programs that challenge imperialism through forms of bottom-up disobedience to historical and ongoing colonization.

Read more about decolonization at https://beautifultrouble.org/toolbox/tool/decolonization.

Sungu also wrote and edited several pieces for the Beautiful Trouble toolbox. One most related to this conversation pertains to New Pan-Afrikanism, which can be found at https://beautifultrouble.org/toolbox/tool/new-pan-afrikanism. 

Information on Mwamko can be found at https://mwamko.org/. 

Amidst growing radicalization of public debate around refugees and migrants in Poland, a conscious restaurant serves dishes from regions of active conflict around the world for Warsaw locals. With Jarmila Rybicka, co-founder of Conflict Kitchen, we talk food and solidarity. We learn how preparing and sharing a delicious dish can offer many points of entry for public engagement and cultural exchange.

Read more about a Pittsburgh version of Conflict Kitchen at https://beautifultrouble.org/toolbox/tool/conflict-kitchen. 

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