Exploring Digital Activism – Through the Lens of the Pro-Palestinian Movement is a comprehensive look into how pro-Palestinian activism across Europe is both local and global (glocal) – drawing from interconnected struggles in the ever-evolving landscape of digital activism today.
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Welcome Post
Hello dear reader, Welcome to our blog, ‘One Year Since October 7th: Mapping Pro-Palestinian Protests in Europe’. We – Joel, Sam, Clau, Panagiotis, Salih and Xanthia – are a team of students at Malmö University with a keen interest in digital activism and protests in light of the on-going war on Gaza and want to…
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A brief (over)view on how Greece reacts to the developments in the Middle East
Greece’s relations to Israel and Palestine over time There are several reasons why Greece has a close interest in the developments in the Middle East, and especially between Israel and Palestine. First of all, the proximity to the area. As Europe’s easternmost place along with Cyprus, it is very close to the Middle East and…
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Digital Activism: doing good or looking good?
And there won’t be snow in Africa this Christmas time…. Hi there dear reader, hope you are doing well in these rather confusing and troubling times. In this post I want to delve a little deeper into the question of digital activism and whether it’s a case of doing good or just looking good, which…
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This Week in Sweden: The Forced Removal and Shutdown of The Last Pro-Palestinian Encampment in Europe
↓ “Dear all, With great sorrow, we must announce that after nearly 200 days of resistance at Gazaplatsen – Europe’s last tent camp – we have been forced to leave the site in our fight against the University of Gothenburg’s veto and the ongoing genocide.” – GU Students For Palestine Last week, on Thursday…
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Grassroots Activism for Palestine in Athens
Over a year has passed since October 7, 2023, a day marked by devastating violence and widespread suffering in Gaza following Hamas’ attack and Israel’s retaliatory measures. This has ignited a global wave of pro-Palestinian activism, with grassroots movements worldwide taking to the streets in solidarity. In Athens, the response has been particularly resonant, demonstrating…
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Repression and Its Implications: A Threat to Democratic Freedoms
On November 1, the German parliament passed a new resolution targeting anti-Semitism. Amnesty International warns that its vague language enables the broad criminalization of criticism of Israel. This repression endangers freedoms such as speech, assembly, artistic expression, and academic liberty. The resolution could strip state funding from cultural or artistic projects labeled as “potentially antisemitic,”…
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Solidarity in Action: A Physical and Digital Gathering for Palestinian Liberation and Global Resistance
Pro-Palestinian activism has been a part of the European political scene for decades. Since the start of the latest Palestinian resistance on October 7, 2023, people, particularly those involved in progressive politics, have been closely following and showing solidarity with the Palestinian people. However, activism and actions in Europe are often out of touch with…
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Interviewing as a research tool: a comparative exploration
Introduction In order to develop my skills as an interviewer, and researcher more broadly, I conducted two interviews with people in completely different fields, one was over Zoom and the other was in Person. The first interview took place in Copenhagen in early November with a Project Manager for Development at RARE, a US based…
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Exploring Interview Techniques: Reflections on Interviews with Climate Activists in Sweden & Brazil
As Xanthia mentioned in her wonderful post, this blog post today is something a little different. I recently conducted two interviews with some incredible people around issues of communication for development and social change, but also specifically around digital activism, and how what’s happening in Palestine is connected to their work and activism. However, I…
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Pro-Palestinian Activism in Sweden: The Last Remaining Encampment
↓ Hi gentle reader, Sam here, writing to you from Gothenburg, Sweden. It’s now thirteen months since the horrific events of October 7th launched this catastrophic, devastating new wave of genocide, ecocide, and ethnic cleansing committed by the Israeli government with support from their allies on the people of Palestine. And the end, or even…
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MSM Assignment 2: Exploring Interviewing Techniques: A Methodological Dive for ComDev
In this blog post, I will diverge from the usual topics covered here to focus on interviewing techniques. Specifically, this post will serve as my second assignment for the Media, Strategies, and Methodologies course: Individual Blog Assignment – Interviewing Techniques. For this assignment, I conducted two interviews on themes related to ComDev: one with a…
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Hi Joel, Thank you for this post, it is an important and deeply intriguing one. The unintended consequences of “looking…
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