Mavs for Justice

WHO ARE WE?

Mavs for Justice is a student-led group committed to bringing awareness and combatting injustice happening globally, especially those perpetuated by imperialism, colonialism, and systemic racism. We are against any discrimination, such as xenophobia, islamophobia, ethnocentrism, and antisemitism.

WHY DOES OUR VOICE MATTER?

Injustices in the world have existed for centuries, and they continue due to misinformation and misreporting. Be it the Civil Rights Movement, Women's Rights, or South Africa, justice and liberation are only granted through collective action, showing that these issues MATTER!

WHAT DO WE DO?

We have hosted teach-ins on campus to allow a safe space to learn more information, art builds in the park and on campus to create posters, bracelets and more, study sit-ins, protests in collaboration with other community groups, and other events like Wear Your Kufiya Week!
We plan to host many more! Please reach out to us if you would like to collaborate, or if you have ideas for an event :)

TABLE OF CONTENTS - pages being edited are not available!

What is the History of Palestine?
What is Israeli Apartheid?
What's the deal with the Israeli Prison System?
What's happening in Sudan?
What's happening in the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
What's happening in Haiti?
What's happening in Myanmar?
What should I boycott?
What do I need to know before protesting?
Who can I follow to learn more?

To contextualize the genocide in Gaza, you must understand the history of Palestine, from the Nakba to the Naksa, and onwards.

Decolonize Palestine FAQ
What was the 1948 Nakba? - Jewish Voice for Peace
More on the Nakba - Al Jazeera
Gaza's Great March of Return - Al Jazeera
Israel Training U.S Police Officers - Amnesty International
Israel, U.S Supplying Surveillance Information - Washington Post

Apartheid noun.
a policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race.

In Pictures: Israel’s illegal separation wall still divides - Al Jazeera, 2020
A Threshold Crossed: Israeli Authorities and the Crimes of Apartheid and Persecution - Human Rights Watch, 2021
Israel’s apartheid against Palestinians: a cruel system of domination and a crime against humanity - Amnesty International, 2022
Israel’s 55-year occupation of Palestinian Territory is apartheid – UN human rights expert - United Nations, 2022
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories Occupied Since 1967 - United Nations, 2022
Amnesty says Israel is an apartheid state. Many Israeli politicians agree
- The Guardian, 2022
Occupied Palestine is an "open air prison" due to Israel's international crimes towards Palestinians - UN Rapporteur, 2023
The argument that Israel practices apartheid, explained - Vox, 2023

one way that israel enforces apartheid is through prison systems that systematically target & torture palestinians.

Trial by Military Court - Addameer
Prisons and Detention Centers in Occupied Palestine - Addameer
Prison System Conditions - TruthOut
Prison Raids - Addameer
Medical Negligence in Prison - Addameer
Extending Prison Sentences for Detainees - Al Jazeera
Hunger Strikes as a Form of Protest - TruthOut
Illegal Military Raids on Neighborhoods - Al Jazeera
Doubling Palestinian Prisoners in 2 Weeks (Oct 7-21) - Al Jazeera
Cutting Water & Electricity for prisoners since Oct 7th - Middle East Monitor
Refusal to release terminally ill detainee who served his 37 year sentence - Amnesty International
Lawyer held without trial on "secret charges;" declared terrorist with no evidence presented - Human Rights Watch
One of many Palestinians Murdered in custody - Samidoun
14 year old Palestinian Describing His Torture in Prison - Middle East Monitor

The silent genocide in the DRC (Congo) is the outcome of years of global interference in various countries of Africa. Congo suffered one of the most brutal occupations and genocides at the hands of Belgium. Over a century later, their genocide is spurred by the pillaging of resources, now funded by our tech companies.

Conflict in Sudan dates back decades, and is the consequence of colonization, meddling foreign powers, and the fueling of corrupt and oppressive regimes. The current mass displacement of Sudanese populations is facilitated by many foreign powers, who continue to fund both sides as they commit genocide.

History of Sudan – Britannica
Sudan, A Case Study - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 2021
Sudan: Is it being exploited by foreign powers? - BBC, 2019
IV. ARMS TRANSFERS TO THE GOVERNMENT OF SUDAN – _Human Rights Watch, 1998-early 2000s
The Illicit Networks Funding Conflict in Sudan - C4ADS, 2023
Russia is plundering gold in Sudan to boost Putin’s war effort in Ukraine - CNN, 2022
12 defining moments in Sudan’s 12-month uprising - Al Jazeera, 2019
Conflict in Sudan: Over 8 million people displaced – International Rescue Committee, 2024
After a year of war in Sudan, what is the situation now? - Al Jazeera, 2024
Sudan: War crimes rampant as civilians killed in both deliberate and indiscriminate attacks – new report - Amnesty International, 2023
The War in Sudan is a Consequence of a Derailed Transition - Al Jazeera, 2023
Learn more information from the Sudanese diaspora! – Eyes on Sudan

Keep up to date! follow these instagram accounts for more information and resources.

Journalists & Palestinians:
@motaz_aziza
@mohammedelkurd
@alijadallah66
@mohamed.h.masri
@byplestia
@wizard_bisan1
@eye.onpalestine
@lama_jamous9
@belalkh
@sbeih.jpg
@hindkhoudary

Stay Informed:
@translating_gaza
@so.informed
@wearthepeace
@theimeu
@middleeasteye
@letstalkpalestine
@ajplus @aljazeeraenglish
@sudan.updates
@theslowfactory
@amnesty
@middleeastmonitor