NOVEMBER UPDATE – first version posted to scenes
Over one year from the start of the escalation of the genocide in Gaza, it’s time to question what it means to be called a terrorist.
The United States calls its enemies “terrorists” to malign them. Why? Those who fought on the American side of the American Revolution were once called terrorists by the British. It seems that “terrorist” is simply what an imperial power calls the people who threaten its power the most.
From those living in the Atlanta forest called “domestic terrorists” for setting fire to death-making equipment, to Palestinian resistance fighters defending their land, people and dignity — the US consistently calls some of the bravest, most radical people terrorists. It’s time we wear the name like the badge of honor it is.
Dylan Rodriguez, founding committee member of Critical Resistance, highlights the importance of being insurgent. If we can do nothing else, it is our responsibility to uplift the insurgency. The artist, a person of the global majority, invites people around the country to do just that — wheatpaste these posters as a way of uplifting the insurgency, both at home and abroad.
IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A series of three posters printed onto thin paper and wheatpasted to a public wall. The first in the series reads “WE SHOULD ALL ASPIRE TO BE TERRORISTS” next to a Palestinian freedom fighter. Behind his head is a yellow halo and a lotus flower, a symbol of purity and divinity. Spotted across the poster are poppies, a symbol of the resistance. They add a floral look, but also look a bit like splotches of blood.
The second poster in the series reads FROM ATL TO PALESTINE. An image of the Atlanta forest is overlaid onto a grungy background. Illustrated watermelons can be found on the forest floor.
The last poster in the series reads DEFEND INDIGENOUS LAND & PEOPLE. The main image in the background is the very first excavator that was burned in the Stop Cop City movement, posted to Scenes on June 9th, 2021. Beneath that is a Palestinian freedom fighter looking into a scope.
DOWNLOADING FILES These print well on 8.5” x 11” paper. Print on thin paper, make wheatpaste, and post them around town.
Files also available on Visuals page.
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