Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CLVIII: "silence upon silence"
written in response to Democracy Now, Jan.6: American Historical Association Votes Overwhelmingly for Resolution to Oppose Scholasticide in Gaza
ruins after ruins ...
these layers of silence
upon silence
FYI: Democracy Now, Jan.6:
The American Historical Association, the oldest learned society in the United States, has adopted the “Resolution to Oppose Scholasticide in Gaza,” condemning Israel’s “intentional effort to comprehensively destroy the Palestinian education system.”
The vote was a vote of 428 in favor and 88 opposed. And the resolution was written by Historians for Peace and Democracy. There were four abstentions.
We Cannot Be Bystanders to Genocide.
-- Chen-ou Liu
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
-- Martin Luther King Jr.
