Morning Comrades.
A mixed bag today, initially I had planned to expand on Wednesday’s topic and explore more of the origins of socialist / revolutionary history in Palestine as well as the Soviet influence on it during that time, but a few emails have reached me from you lovely people and with that - there’s going to be two or three parts to today’s dispatch.
For one, a few people asked about the origins of the PFLP logo I had used yesterday and through that I came across an incredible resource site that I will be sharing with you shortly. Also, importantly, several comrades on Argentina have reached out to ask if I could bring some light to the election of Javier Milei - as always, if such requests exist just write me - and this will be happening also.
In regards to the origins of the PFLP logo - this is an insanely valuable resource here that not only talks about the actual origins of the artwork but more importantly, gives vital context to its creation the person behind. For anyone interested, this is a must read:
“Berut, Lebanon - 1969
Following the overwhelming Arab defeat and the total occupation of Palestine, including Jerusalem in the Arab-Israeli War of June 1967, the Palestinians countered with a guerrilla war - the Resistance. I was in Beirut at the time, cut off from home and family, and working for UNRWA the United Nations Agency to support Palestinian refugees in the audio visual section. When our film group went to the Jordan river to film the stream of Palestinian refugees fleeing the war, I tried entering Palestine. I said "Salam" (Peace) to the lone Israeli soldier posted there on the bridge. He replied smiling "Shalom" but with his gun prevented my return to Jerusalem, my birthplace, and to Ramallah my home. Later in Beirut I worked in the UNRWA-UNESCO Institute of Education as an illustrator.”
Secondly, via the above piece I came cross this archive, the Palestine Poster Archive, and specifically, the sub-section called : The Liberation Graphics Collection of Palestine Posters/Memory of the World. Honestly, I am having my little mind blown just a little at the sheer depth of this archive, it’s divided by year and artists and essentially is the best chronicle of resistance art I have come across. Click for more below and do with this what you think is best.
In regards to the election of Javier Milei and what it all can / could mean for us and especially our comrades in Argentina - a quick dive into what anarcho-capitalism / libertarianism is and what it could mean - as well as how to counter it.
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