It's been a week speaking to Jewish, Muslim, Palestinian and Arab people. I have offered the small handmade support that I can offer.
My Muslim friend was told by by her employers not to go to work, leave the house or go shopping. The violent attacks against Muslim women has soared.
My Jewish friends can't just grieve because they are worried about the racist backlash across the communities. So they are extending their hands across the communities.
The Jewish Council of Australia and Anthony Lowenstein have been solid and present to challenge the media. Anthony was half an hour from the shootings in Bondi.
Being part of Jewish Conversation Circles, Muslim Groups and in touch with my Palestinian friend at least meant I was helping a tiny bit.
This music I found soothing.
Islamophobic incidents in person had skyrocketed by 150 percent — and by 250 percent online — since the start of
Israel’s war on Gaza, Malik said.
The Australian government has acknowledged steep rises in both Islamophobic and anti-Semitic incidents in Australia.
Islamophobic incidents in Australia ‘skyrocketed’ since Israel’s Gaza war
All of us need to come together. I want to fight against both Islamophobia and Anti-Semitism.
So my activist days have left me with a few skills to help in those small handmade ways. I am adding tiny jobs in the ocean to assist with love and care.