Many of us across the West have stayed silent on this issue not out of indifference, but out of fear, or out of a sense of disempowerment. But the fact is every one of us have an opportunity to bend the arc of history. Every voice raised for Palestine makes a difference. As their mission statement says, “The overall goal of this project is to provide supportive education and actionable suggestions for people who are ready (or nearly ready) to take a public stance.”
The environmental movement coined the phrase ‘think global, act local.’ Bystanders No More applies that same principle to human rights for Palestinians – think about Gaza, and speak up locally.