I did an interview with The Stanford Spotlight, which is a show my friends put together on the Stanford Cardinal Broadcasting Network. They interviewed me about the Rally Against War Crimes event with Noam Chomsky, which called for the accountability of Condoleezza Rice, and other high government officials, for war crimes. I did this interview about a day after the event took place but it took a while to get the interview uploaded on the Internet. The interview is on 3 video clips posted below. It includes the clip of Noam Chomsky’s speech and my speech, too. Read the rest of this entry »
Monthly Archives: February 2010
My Interview w/ The Stanford Spotlight (Oct. 5, 2009)
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Posted by Adam Hudson on February 20, 2010 in Activism & Social Change, Civil Rights/Liberties, Education, Empire/Hegemony, Human Rights, International Law, International Relations, Iraq, Middle East & North Africa, Radical/Revolutionary Ideas, Speeches, Student Activism, Torture, Universities/Academia, War & Peace
“Another World Is Possible” – the struggle for Black and Palestinian freedom
As an African-American male, people have wondered why I chose to study Arabic and am involved in anti-war and pro-Palestinian activism. It’s an image that people are not used to seeing. However, if I were to just stick to fighting on so-called “black” issues, such as civil rights and poverty (which I do, as well), then people probably wouldn’t be so curious. To me, the connection between the black freedom struggle and working in solidarity with other oppressed people around the globe is crystal clear. However, not everyone sees it that way. The black freedom struggle and the struggle for Palestinian self-determination is part of a broader post-colonial struggle for global justice and human emancipation. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Adam Hudson on February 7, 2010 in Activism & Social Change, African/African-American history/politics/issues, Empire/Hegemony, History, Human Rights, International Law, International Relations, Israel/Palestine, Middle East & North Africa, Race/Racism, Radical/Revolutionary Ideas, War & Peace
Tags: anti-war, black liberation, colonialism, economic injustice, Human Rights, IDF, International Law, Israel, Middle East & North Africa, Palestine, radicalism, struggle, War, war crimes
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