This month we’ve connected with our movement partners in South Africa. Joining us across a vast span of time zones, we’re excited to bring Dr. Thandi Gamedze and Dr. Ntando Mlambo to the podcast. The ideas of “Land, space, and place” are integral to the conversation around colonialism and settler colonialism in the contexts of both South Africa and Palestine. Indigenous Palestinians and Indigenous South Africans have long shared a deep, historical affinity as those on the receiving end of settler-colonial violence and apartheid. Nelson Mandela is well-known for his support of Palestinian freedom, most famously declaring: “We know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians.”

Resources mentioned:

• Gender, Genocide, Gaza and the Book of Esther: Engaging Texts of Terror(ism) by Sarojini Nadar, purchase from Routledge
•  Liberating Black Theology: Emerging South African Voices, edited by Demaine Solomons and Eugene Baron, purchase eBook from African Sun Media
• Stand Your Ground: Black Bodies and the Justice of God by Kelly Brown Douglas, purchase from Orbis Books
• www.targetedchurches.com

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Original music: Karl Saint Lucy & Danny Frye (feat. Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac) - “The Path Forward”

Produced, written, and performed by: Karl Saint Lucy (ASCAP) & Danny Frye (BMI)

Featuring sampled speech by: Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac

Drums, mixing, and mastering: Danny Frye

Keyboards and programming: Karl Saint Lucy

Logo design: Dee Roberts