After starving Palestinians in Gaza, Israel and its collaborator governments, such as the US, Canada, and the UK, designated the UN agency UNRWA (United Nations United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees) a terrorist group. The US, Canada, and others then halted funding towards UNRWA. UNRWA supports around six million refugees who live in and outside of Palestine. …
The colonization of Hawai’i
The recent wildfire situation is Hawai’i has cast a magnifying glass effect on the issues facing Hawai’i. What many Americans don’t know is that Hawai’i is widely considered by native Hawaiians as an occupied territory. This article will go over how Hawai’i was taken over by the US, and illegally annexed into US territory. By the year 1810, a Hawaiian …
The Water Issue: Intersections between Water and Social Justice
Issues surrounding climate are more linked to social justice than you might think. To call for social justice is to advocate for equitable economic, social, and political opportunity. One vital and overlooked social justice issue is water. Water in all of its forms has been utilized to marginalize populations around the world. Restriction of water, international borders over rivers, lack …
