Let's Get Free - Who, What, Where, When, and Why?

(If you would like to donate by check, please make payable to Eyewitness Palestine, note Let's Get Free in memo and mail to: Eyewitness Palestine - PO Box 73798 Washington DC 20056) 

This is a project co-organized by DC organizers and Eyewitness Palestine. We will be bringing 5-10 youth and mentors from Washington DC to Palestine through an Eyewitness Palestine delegation in the summer 2022. 

For Black Washingtonians, the natural disaster of COVID-19 is layered right on top of a human-created disaster for Black people. The system tries to stop Black youth from thriving at every step: mass development displaces Black families, lack of medical facilities denies Black youth care, transportation gaps separate their communities from economic opportunity, and the criminal legal system pushes children straight from schools to prisons. 

We are asking you to donate generously to make this project happen-- it’s an investment in an empowered, liberated, globally connected future for Black DC youth and our Palestinian siblings. The urgency, now, couldn’t be greater, as the funds collected will go not just towards engaging the next leaders of a resilient Black DC community but also directly to our partners in Palestine right away, to help them survive COVID-19 on top of the Israeli military occupation they face daily. Thank you, and let’s get free together. 

Through this program, Black DC youth and mentors will have the opportunity to learn and identify methods and practices from the people of Palestine who are engaged in a daily fight for their survival. Having the chance to witness the beautiful, determined strength and love of a people suffering from White Supremacy/Settler Colonialism will change the lives of these youth forever and create clarity on the existing systems designed to destroy any resemblance of self-determination and liberation and most importantly, develop tactics to fight back against these systems. 

During this delegation, the participants will have the opportunity to broaden their current analysis of how colonialism and imperialism create both local and global inequality, develop skills in political and community organizing, and develop connections to work for justice as youth activists in their home communities. When they return, they will receive continued mentoring and education to further hone students' skills and continue to develop the tactics that could be used in DC to fight White Supremacy, including around access to housing and education. This will also develop opportunities for DC youth to engage, learn from, and participate in community outreach with the specific Palestinian Communities and national organizations (Palestinian Youth Movement/Adalah Justice Project/Black for Palestine).