RantWoman is by turns deeply saddened, horrified and furious on multiple grounds about renewed college campus protests. The most immediate message RantWoman would like to hear, from as many directions as possible, even before lots of pieces play out further:
Call for Immediate Aid Access to Gaza
The world is at an all-hands-on-deck moment, because of the total blockade of humanitarian aid to Gaza. For more than two months, now, there has been no food, water, fuel, or medicine allowed to reach over 2 million Palestinians and the remaining Israeli hostages. Massive starvation is imminent. The problem is not a lack of food. Aid agencies are poised with 3,000 truckloads of humanitarian aid waiting at the border but barred from entry.
Make a public statement immediately calling for unfettered humanitarian access into Gaza in compliance with international law.
Take action now to save lives.
Just DO IT. Don't get stuck about what Boeing will or won't do or about divestment. Start from the immediate humanitarian crisis.
On religious notes:
RantWoman once attended an event where it took facilitators an hour and a half of back-and-forth discussion to get to enough agreement to have opening prayers. Praying together is not everyone's go-to but prayer seems highly on point for anyone who prays.
RantWoman considers it antisemitic to give anyone a pass about genocide because of their religion. RantWoman does not know of a single religious tradition that does not in some way or another call people to find their better selves and to get along with others.
Also, IT'S NOT COLLEGE if one does not encounter ideas and circumstances that challenge at least one core part of one's identity. Hopefully this results in stronger, wiser, more aware and flexible contributors to the fabric of society!
Enough said, or RantWoman's Dial-a-Tirade will erupt!
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