Exactly two years ago, the University of Ottawa suspended me from my medical residency training in public health because of social media posts in support of Palestinian human rights. They framed my social media posts as “unprofessional”. The irony being that I studied the impacts of settler colonialism on health in Palestine during my public health training. They messed with the wrong person.
They later reinstated me, without any apology, so I left their racist institution to put my time and energy to places and people who actually deserve it. It’s been a year since I filed a human rights complaint against the university, and they continue to try to dismiss the case with frivolous motions with factual inaccuracies, but the court seems to acknowledge the value in hearing the case. It is blatant discrimination on basis of anti-Palestinian racism. I’m taking them (and the faculty member who doxxed me) to a provincial human rights tribunal to seek accountability and justice.
To anyone else who is facing similar forms of repression for solidarity with Palestine - remember you are on the right side of history. To stand against genocide is the most decent and moral position to take. To oppose genocide as a healthcare worker is the most professional position to take. Keep your head held high. The institutions will come around when there is no political or economic cost to oppose genocide. Until then, we will keep persisting and pushing back against bullies and racist institutions. Free Palestine, from the river to the sea.
When I first spoke out about the genocide, I was one of the few voices in tech, and it came at a cost.
I faced sabotage especially from the VC class: lies, leaks, threats, and blocked investments.
It was painful, but I never once regretted standing up for the children in Gaza.
Today, the tide in tech has shifted. The truth is undeniable.
If you’ve been holding back, now is the time to speak out and call out anyone supporting or celebrating genocide. It won’t cost you much—in fact, it will earn you respect, and more importantly a clear conscious. Plus, alienating those who will hate you for speaking is a feature, not a bug.
"My name is Greta Thunberg and I am from Sweden. If you see this video, we have been intercepted and kidnapped in international waters by the Israeli occupational forces, or forces that support Israel."
After an extended period of having followers repeatedly squeezed, it’s great to see that my followers have now topped 90,000.
Very great challenges face the British people and all those inclined to resist British and US power and Zionist genocide.
I will endeavour to report on the powerful and on our resistance movement in the months to come.
If you like my posts, please follow me and ask others to do so.
100,000 followers is the next objective!
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I’m proud to share that we’ve already met our initial fundraising target to defend my landmark legal victory against @BristolUni, which established that anti-Zionist beliefs are protected under the Equality Act 2010.
But we still have further to go.
Thank you so much to everyone who has donated so far. Your support has given me a real chance to protect and strengthen this vital precedent.
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In Gaza, over 1.5% of all children have died since October 2023—an unimaginable toll. The leading cause of child death is no longer disease, but war. These are not numbers. These are lives lost, futures stolen, and a generation under fire.