Poetry, solidarity, global strike, ceasefire now

Today, December 11, is a day of global strike for solidarity with the people of Gaza, of Palestine and to pressure government officials, especially ones of the US, to call for a permanent ceasefire. This global strike was started by 2 journalists from Gaza, Bisan and Motaz. I’ve been following their work for some time now, and have deep respect for their work, and what they’ve demonstrated for our humanity. This is an episode I’m making in solidarity with the people of Palestine on this global strike day. I thought what I would say to wrap up today’s episode would be something like, “next week we will continue with our regular programming with this and that…” But I think no, this is exactly why I started my show Come Along. Through talking about historic sites, culture, and topics under the arts and humanities, I hope we could hear stories from all walks of life, of people we’ve never thought we’d meet, from places we didn’t know existed. Hope you feel all the warmth and love I’m sending out via this episode. Huge shoutout to all the brave journalists of Gaza, especially Bisan, Motaz, and Plestia. And thank you, listener, for tuning in. See you next week.