{"id":532,"date":"2024-01-19T22:55:43","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T22:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ykhong.com\/writes\/?p=532"},"modified":"2025-01-25T21:55:30","modified_gmt":"2025-01-25T21:55:30","slug":"amandla-awethu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ykhong.com\/writes\/amandla-awethu\/","title":{"rendered":"Amandla! Awethu!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"\">Witnessing the survivors and warriors against apartheid in South Africa who became lawyers and judges to then fight the Empire that is committing apartheid against Palestine, and the same Empire that contributed to South African apartheid itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">When we say that movements should be informed by those who are the most impacted, when as organizers we say that leadership should reflect constituency, when we say that those that know oppression most are the ones that know best the path to liberating the people, this is what we mean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The South African legal team essentially gathered every single video we have watched since October 7 and pulled it together into one of the most genius, compelling, and condemning cases in human history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Witnessing this right now is world-changing. The world is bearing witness. I am here and I am grateful for all of the warriors in every shape and form. May we fight so that we are the last generation to be under Empire ever again. Power to the People!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Witnessing the survivors and warriors against apartheid in South Africa who became lawyers and judges to then fight the Empire that is committing apartheid against&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ykhong.com\/writes\/amandla-awethu\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Amandla! 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