Episode 10: ”Sumud: Resistance Until Liberation” mural artists and organizers Jackie Romero and Nathaniel Moore

This week, I’m joined by two of the many artists and organizers behind the "Sumud: Resistance Until Liberation” mural in Oakland, CA — Jackie Romero of the Palestinian Youth Movement and Nathaniel Moore of the Freedom Archives. We also hear audio from incarcerated artist Kevin Cooper, who contributed a piece to the mural from Death Row. 

In the words of the mural organizers “In both the U.S. and Palestine, creating art is often a political act and a testament to the imagination, brilliance, and creativity of people’s resistance to oppression, even behind bars. At this time, as death and destruction rain down on the people of Gaza and Palestine, painting this mural together as a community can affirm our collective commitment to resistance and liberation.”

You can see each panel of the Sumud mural and read the artists’ statements at SumudMuralOakland.org. To donate, go to the website and click DONATE or google “GoFundMe Sumud Mural.”

On Instagram, if you can find the mural at @sumudmuralproject. You can find Jackie at @graciashabibti and PYM at @bayareapym and @PalestinianYouthMovement. You can learn more about Kevin Cooper’s case at freekevincooper.org

And, of course, you can find this podcast on IG at @ThatsHowTheLightGetsInPodcast and you can find me, Brooke Anderson, at @MovementPhotographer.

After donating to the mural, if you have funds remaining, please consider supporting the podcast by joining the Patreon at patreon.com/thatshowthelightgetsinpodcast.