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   akasha (akasha@mas.to)'s status on Thursday, 07-Mar-2024 22:49:08 JST akasha

   Sana Saeed -

   The other night I went to Aaron Bushnell’s memorial, outside the Israeli embassy at the spot where he gave his last protest, to pay my respects.

   It hit the spirit in a way I don’t have words for.

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     akasha (akasha@mas.to)'s status on Thursday, 07-Mar-2024 22:49:02 JST akasha

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     My heart hurts that such a kind heart, brilliant mind and soft soul felt forced to undertake the route that he did, but I know that I - alongside millions of others - will never forget Aaron Bushnell, his sacrifice and his words.

     From the river to sea. 🇵🇸

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     akasha (akasha@mas.to)'s status on Thursday, 07-Mar-2024 22:49:04 JST akasha

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     That isn’t solidarity. That isn’t allyship. That’s not a comrade. That’s love - love for a people and land Aaron had no personal connection to. That is beyond something I can fathom.

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     akasha (akasha@mas.to)'s status on Thursday, 07-Mar-2024 22:49:07 JST akasha

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     Demanding the liberation of Palestinians was his last wish. The last words to leave his lips were demanding justice for a besieged, starved, bombed, slaughtered, incarcerated population; a population whose genocide his government is overseeing.

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     akasha (akasha@mas.to)'s status on Thursday, 07-Mar-2024 22:49:08 JST akasha

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     I've been thinking about Aaron everyday since his protest; several times a day. I keep thinking about how he chose to protest -what do we think a bomb does to a body? - and I keep thinking about how he kept screaming “Free Palestine” until the flames completely had engulfed him.