

The Qatar Speech Pledge
The Issue
Tamanna Ferdous, and her school goers thinktank.
@signthepetition
Walls
The world is increasingly divided by walls. There are human beings on either side of them. Brilliant editing connects people living and working on different sides of decisive walls between Mexico/U.S., Spain/Morocco, Israel/Palestine and South Africa/ Zimbabwe.
Stay light hearted where heavy weight matters!
https://youtu.be/x_RFpeYa9Gk?t=4
https://youtu.be/TzizZKpjhEw?t=2
https://youtu.be/-jbbUIqcBcA?t=39
https://youtu.be/B1wUVExfkkM
Oh Captain! My Captain!
https://youtu.be/3X81np_9QlE?t=12
I am Tamanna Ferdous, a creative writer moved by the plight of those housed within the Guantánamo Bay detention camp. With a personal history interwoven with the difficult narratives of division and displacement, especially owing to the greater India Partition, I see how disturbingly echoic the situations are. As someone who has brushes with untold stories of borders and division, this issue isn't alien to me. It’s about recognizing communal issues and global concerns; it's about asserting strongly, "You are not alone."
This petition addresses an overdue action item: the closure of the Guantánamo Bay detention camp. The camp has been universally criticized for its harsh treatment of detainees and for operating outside the protection of the U.S. judiciary. A commitment was made in the Qatar speech, yet, we still await its fulfilment.
We are in the 21st century where "syncretism" should be more than a mere word. It should be a harmonious acceptance of different cultures, peaceful intermingling, not seclusion and division. The closure of Guantánamo Bay is integral to this vision of fostering global unity and respect for human rights.
Let’s call upon the responsible authorities to uphold the promise made during the Qatar speech and seize this opportunity for justice, human rights safeguarding, and global unity. Sign this petition to put an end to Guantánamo Bay, a symbol of pain and prototype of division, and make "syncretism" more than just a word in the dictionary.
Speech : https://youtu.be/BIWKNcKtEH8
Addendum: https://warefabuquba.com/portfolio/takrar-2023/
Du'a & Gloria Anzaldu'a:
https://youtu.be/uAaMPxDO2Wc?list=RDGMEMMib4QpREwENw3_jAc0YgNw&t=289
https://youtu.be/5bnsUIJ5wJE?t=236
Life matters:
https://youtu.be/5bnsUIJ5wJE?t=422
https://www.poetryinamerica.org/episode/those-winter-sundays/
https://youtu.be/Q8ZiG7kYib8?si=RbgQyZwmvzz-_tba
https://youtu.be/cOwPaC3ZaQQ?t=7
https://youtu.be/c34oKOenbNk?t=287
https://youtu.be/PuAjUul-iUM?t=318
https://youtu.be/r0SPlqPgMgY?si=g-eJz3-aIEeUDa8L
https://youtu.be/2m_VTZR5MU0?t=3
MLK:https://youtu.be/IWTKZLKWYHE?t=217
Invictus: https://youtu.be/SAa6qdBN7Z0?t=30
Lanyard: https://youtu.be/0EjB7rB3sWc?t=207
Edward Sayeed: https://youtu.be/cmPCZhk3y1E?t=22
Philip Snow : https://youtu.be/UtcZwDOvSkg?t=1
With gratitude to Ferdousi Mazumdar and Ramendu Mazumdar and Topoti
https://youtu.be/s03udjaiuPA
https://youtu.be/UtcZwDOvSkg?t=3
https://youtu.be/k0jJL_YFyIU?t=9
https://youtu.be/22PW8wug1tc?t=2
https://youtu.be/lD8E8BmGWKo?t=12
https://youtu.be/3BekMLZbSX0?t=10
Home | NCEES
https://youtu.be/jfQ3IZ4GV40?t=4
https://www.mccacademy.org/
https://youtu.be/IiMjr_DsJEE
https://youtu.be/zbEnOYtsXHA?t=14
Sunflowers | The Poetry Foundation

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The Issue
Tamanna Ferdous, and her school goers thinktank.
@signthepetition
Walls
The world is increasingly divided by walls. There are human beings on either side of them. Brilliant editing connects people living and working on different sides of decisive walls between Mexico/U.S., Spain/Morocco, Israel/Palestine and South Africa/ Zimbabwe.
Stay light hearted where heavy weight matters!
https://youtu.be/x_RFpeYa9Gk?t=4
https://youtu.be/TzizZKpjhEw?t=2
https://youtu.be/-jbbUIqcBcA?t=39
https://youtu.be/B1wUVExfkkM
Oh Captain! My Captain!
https://youtu.be/3X81np_9QlE?t=12
I am Tamanna Ferdous, a creative writer moved by the plight of those housed within the Guantánamo Bay detention camp. With a personal history interwoven with the difficult narratives of division and displacement, especially owing to the greater India Partition, I see how disturbingly echoic the situations are. As someone who has brushes with untold stories of borders and division, this issue isn't alien to me. It’s about recognizing communal issues and global concerns; it's about asserting strongly, "You are not alone."
This petition addresses an overdue action item: the closure of the Guantánamo Bay detention camp. The camp has been universally criticized for its harsh treatment of detainees and for operating outside the protection of the U.S. judiciary. A commitment was made in the Qatar speech, yet, we still await its fulfilment.
We are in the 21st century where "syncretism" should be more than a mere word. It should be a harmonious acceptance of different cultures, peaceful intermingling, not seclusion and division. The closure of Guantánamo Bay is integral to this vision of fostering global unity and respect for human rights.
Let’s call upon the responsible authorities to uphold the promise made during the Qatar speech and seize this opportunity for justice, human rights safeguarding, and global unity. Sign this petition to put an end to Guantánamo Bay, a symbol of pain and prototype of division, and make "syncretism" more than just a word in the dictionary.
Speech : https://youtu.be/BIWKNcKtEH8
Addendum: https://warefabuquba.com/portfolio/takrar-2023/
Du'a & Gloria Anzaldu'a:
https://youtu.be/uAaMPxDO2Wc?list=RDGMEMMib4QpREwENw3_jAc0YgNw&t=289
https://youtu.be/5bnsUIJ5wJE?t=236
Life matters:
https://youtu.be/5bnsUIJ5wJE?t=422
https://www.poetryinamerica.org/episode/those-winter-sundays/
https://youtu.be/Q8ZiG7kYib8?si=RbgQyZwmvzz-_tba
https://youtu.be/cOwPaC3ZaQQ?t=7
https://youtu.be/c34oKOenbNk?t=287
https://youtu.be/PuAjUul-iUM?t=318
https://youtu.be/r0SPlqPgMgY?si=g-eJz3-aIEeUDa8L
https://youtu.be/2m_VTZR5MU0?t=3
MLK:https://youtu.be/IWTKZLKWYHE?t=217
Invictus: https://youtu.be/SAa6qdBN7Z0?t=30
Lanyard: https://youtu.be/0EjB7rB3sWc?t=207
Edward Sayeed: https://youtu.be/cmPCZhk3y1E?t=22
Philip Snow : https://youtu.be/UtcZwDOvSkg?t=1
With gratitude to Ferdousi Mazumdar and Ramendu Mazumdar and Topoti
https://youtu.be/s03udjaiuPA
https://youtu.be/UtcZwDOvSkg?t=3
https://youtu.be/k0jJL_YFyIU?t=9
https://youtu.be/22PW8wug1tc?t=2
https://youtu.be/lD8E8BmGWKo?t=12
https://youtu.be/3BekMLZbSX0?t=10
Home | NCEES
https://youtu.be/jfQ3IZ4GV40?t=4
https://www.mccacademy.org/
https://youtu.be/IiMjr_DsJEE
https://youtu.be/zbEnOYtsXHA?t=14
Sunflowers | The Poetry Foundation

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