Palestine, #BlackLivesMatter and Syria w/ Mariam Barghouti (E41)

This is a conversation with Mariam Barghouti. She’s a Palestinian-American writer and researcher currently based in Ramallah.I spoke with Mariam about her growth as a Palestinian activist,  #BlackLivesMatter, the Syrian revolution, trans-generational  understanding and rendering our struggles visibleTopics discussed: COVID19 in the context of the Israeli occupation of  the West Bank; the Palestinian Authority’s relationship with the  Israeli government; building transnational solidarity; rendering our  struggles visible/fighting against invisibility; Syrian-Palestinian  solidarity against authoritarianism and oppression; the generational  shift within activism and building trans-generational understanding;  Black Lives Matter; Gaza and Aleppo; Daraya’s secret library; survivor’s  guilt; and a bit on the Hong Kong protests.The webinar mentioned is called: From BLM to Palestine and Syria: The Politics of Revolutionary Solidarity.