Black feminists in defence of Sarah Jama and Palestinian human rights – Toronto Star
October 23, 2023
The attack on Jama comes amidst deepening government repression of those who speak out in defence of Palestinian life.
We are Black women scholars writing with the strongest concern for the possible censure of MPP Sarah Jama at Queen’s Park. As Black women, we live with the enduring legacies of slavery and colonialism. We feel a responsibility, like many Black women before us, to oppose all forms of racist dehumanization.
We are outraged that Sarah Jama, a Black woman and Hamilton Centre MPP, may be silenced — unable to speak in the provincial Legislature — for the duration of her elected term. Jama has been targeted by Premier Doug Ford, and reprimanded by her own party leadership, in response to a statement in which she called for a de-escalation of violence.
The attack on Jama comes amidst deepening government repression of those who speak out in defence of Palestinian life.
