Navigate disinformation about Palestine.

10/30/23 • 4 min

Hello, and happy Monday! As the Israeli-Palestinian conflict escalates, it's important to understand how media is used to shape narratives. Mainstream media has historically been invested in centering Israel, which makes education and awareness of the plight of Palestinian people difficult to understand. Today, Anmol joins us to share more.
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Educate yourself through local voices. Follow initiatives like Metras Global, which puts out research-oriented content on Palestine.
Support and engage with journalists fighting misinformation. Cross-check information you receive across various sources and fact-checking websites.
Read media coverage and social media posts critically. Call out false narratives online and push for local media publications and leaders to do better.
Consider: who is cited as an authoritative source? Is there more research or verification to be done? How does language influence your perception/understanding of the information or the event? How do tropes and stereotypes affect your perception of current events?

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Educate yourself through local voices. Follow initiatives like Metras Global, which puts out research-oriented content on Palestine.
Support and engage with journalists fighting misinformation. Cross-check information you receive across various sources and fact-checking websites.
Read media coverage and social media posts critically. Call out false narratives online and push for local media publications and leaders to do better.
Consider: who is cited as an authoritative source? Is there more research or verification to be done? How does language influence your perception/understanding of the information or the event? How do tropes and stereotypes affect your perception of current events?

This podcast uses computer-generated audio. Inconsistencies may occur.

Explore this topic and all the referenced material in today’s episode by visiting our website and reading the issue on our site: the-ard.com.

We’d love to hear your reflections on today’s episode - email us at [email protected]. Include the title of this edition in the subject line.

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Call Congress to demand a Ceasefire Now and an end to the genocide in Gaza.
Approach your city councils with a principled resolution, like the historic Richmond City Council Resolution Affirming Richmond's Support and Solidarity with the Palestinian People of Gaza
Follow and support the Palestinian Youth Movement.
Attend and endorse the National March on Washington to Free Palestine on Saturday, November 4th at noon at the White House in Washington, D.C.

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Explore this topic and all the referenced material in today’s episode by visiting our website and reading the issue on our site: the-ard.com.

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Join the new March on Washington.

Good morning and welcome back! Direct action is changing the narrative around the oppression of Palestinian people. This is a major moment to reimagine what colonialism looks like, to center the voices of those most marginalized and to reimagine what liberation can look like. The upcoming march is a space for that! Learn about the significance of the March on Washington, Black and Palestinian solidarity, and keep taking action.

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Reserve your spot on a bus today to attend the National March on Washington for Palestine this Saturday, November 4.
Send us a picture of yourself at a pro-Palestine protest to be celebrated alongside other readers fighting genocide and apartheid.
Register here for our free virtual Action Hour today 10/31 at 1 PM EST to call for a ceasefire.
Support the Palestinian Youth Movement and Anera.

This podcast uses computer-generated audio. Inconsistencies may occur.

Explore this topic and all the referenced material in today’s episode by visiting our website and reading the issue on our site: the-ard.com.

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