Art by Aset and Panic / ATG Crew; Beit Jala, Palestine
Truth and reconciliation commissions attempt to heal divided nations after the injustice has ceased. They rely on a process of education in which a reckoning with hard truths of systemic oppression lead to national accountability, reparations for victims, healing and potential unity. However, truth and reconciliation commissions, such as the one in South Africa, are…
On May 25th, 2020, George Floyd, a Black man, was murdered by Derek Chauvin, a white Policeman in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Captured on camera and viewed by millions, Floyd’s brutalization inspired an uprising in multiple cities across the United States and the world. In Seattle, WA, protesters in an area termed “Capitol Hill Occupied Protest,” (CHOP),…
Originally published August 28th, 2018 in Progressive Army With its signature drive to power through violence, the continued rise of neo-fascism in the United States and Europe, among other places, is unraveling human society. Though dissimilar to the 20th century version in some ways, the current form has many of the attributes of its ancestor, such as: traditionalism,…
In 2016, I worked on a collaborative photography exhibit titled 2Gether – Portraits of Duos in Harlem and the Bronx with my friend and colleague Tau Battice, a photographer and lecturer at the City University of New York. Born in St. Kitts-Nevis and based in Harlem, Tau provided me an opportunity to taste the rich,…
With the 2020 Presidential elections fast approaching, the progressive campaign of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is gaining traction. Several interest groups have grown increasingly anxious of Sanders’ Democratic Socialist agenda, including ruling class Republicans, corporate Democrats and their joint ally – Zionists, both Christian and Jewish. Sanders and BDS The ongoing ‘anti-Semitism’ smear of Sanders…
Zionist historical revisionism constructs an erroneous presentation of Israel as accommodating a left-to-right political milieu, the left-flank of which amenable to a peaceful resolution of “the conflict”, instead of recognizing the entirety of Zionism, including its “liberal” faction, as inherently white supremacist, settler colonialist and genocidal. The supposed left, “liberal” wing of Zionism, comprising Israeli…
Yoav Litvin is a doctor of psychology, a photographer and writer. In his work, he investigates the intersections of science, the arts and politics and aims to promote creative and radical causes with a focus on urban culture, arts, social movements and peoples.
