Learn & Educate For Palestine

Part of the Stop Gaza Genocide toolkit

On the land, and in exile, Palestinians have maintained the tradition of preserving history through storytelling. Survivors of the first Nakba, the catastrophic forced removal of 750,000 Palestinian people from their native land in 1948, must tell their stories for generations to carry on because racist ideologies attempt to erase our very existence.¹ 

Israel has assassinated more than 270 Palestinian journalists in Gaza since the current ongoing genocide began in October 2023.² You only target journalists when your enemy is the truth. It’s on all of us to keep the truth alive while Israel spends another $150 million in propaganda to continue manufacturing consent for genocide.³

Here are six ways to keep learning and raising awareness about the genocide on the Palestinian people:

1. Listen to Palestinians Tell Their Stories

But first, understand that Israel’s propaganda machine is manufactured heavily right here in the U.S.⁴ From our textbooks⁵ to our movies⁶ to our news outlets⁷, you have likely been propagandized by racist portrayals to see Palestinians and Arabs and feel fear, pity, or horror. 

Palestinians are sacred expressions of the land they’ve belonged to for millennia. Many have found inspiration in how the people of Gaza have remained steadfast in their refusal to leave their land. For settlers on Turtle Island, many of us can only imagine what it would feel like to eat olives from a tree that also nourished your great-great-great-great-grandmother. Palestinian culture is rich in intimacy with the land, with each other, with life. 

You can check out the Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy (PIPD)’s new resource Communicating Palestine, a go-to guide offering tools to narrate and engage with Palestine ethically and responsibly. 

2. Protect The Storytellers

Israel made 2024 the deadliest year recorded for journalists across the world and is responsible for the deaths of 70% of all murdered journalists that year.⁸ As the Israeli military prepared for a full-scale invasion and massacre of Gaza City, it assassinated five members of Al Jazeera’s crew in an attempt to conceal its acts of genocide from the world.⁹

3. Attend a Teach-In

Support your local university’s Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter. They often host teach-ins and workshops promoted on their social media accounts. Try searching “sjp” followed by the acronym for your local university on Instagram.

4. Watch The Encampments

Students like Mahmoud Khalil (whose case is still ongoing after his release on bail) are being targeted and criminalized by the Trump administration for their participation in the campus divestment and encampment movements. We won’t let them erase the student movement’s impact.

5. Honor Our Martyrs & Host a Vigil

Mourn, pray, and hold space for grief together to honor all of our martyrs killed by Israel. In their memories, you can read out their names, share their stories, or display their photos with candles and tea lights. Close with a strong call-to-action.

6. Talk To Children

Mobilize your community in solidarity with Palestinian children year-round, and especially Nov. 7, 2025. Our toolkit explains how to support children’s actions, step by step.

This toolkit is intended to be a 501(c)3 compliant resource. It is not intended to advocate for unlawful activities.

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