If you are in Ottawa, this is a great chance to learn about medical colonialism from SamirS_H Université d'Ottawa | University of Ottawa

Apr 17, 2024 — 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

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We as Americans must acknowledge that we are responsible for this crime against humanity, now in its seventh month and unfolding in full view of the entire world, write Feroze Sidhwa and Mark Perlmutter MD. commondreams.org/opinion/surgeo…

An open letter from Feroze Sidhwa & I as we serve on a humanitarian mission in Gaza, you can read the letter in image form or read the 🧵:
On March 25 the two of us, an orthopedic surgeon and a trauma surgeon, traveled to the Gaza Strip to work at Gaza European Hospital.

“Genocide was the overwhelming impression that I got,” says Mark Perlmutter MD, orthopedics hand surgery specialist and president of the World Surgical Foundation who just volunteered in Gaza. “This is dehumanization. The purpose of this is to kill a population.”

“We’re Responsible for This”: American Surgeons Return from Gaza, Call for End of U.S. Culpability in Genocide bit.ly/3UdIuL0

Really glad this book came in the mail today 🙏 by SamirS_H on #AHand2Hold - confronting medical colonialism against Indigenous children in Canada

Congratulations Finally an in-person book launch
#FightingForAHandtoHold is an important book
Incredible book and
Brilliant author SamirS_H

I'm loving seeing this.
You have long been a star to so many of us Ellen Gabriel!

After months of waiting for it, this #MedicalLawfare piece by Nicola Perugini & Neve Gordon in Journal of Institute for Palestine Studies is finally out!

It's an absolute must read to contextualize the current devastating onslaught against healthcare infrastructure & personnel in #Gaza #Palestine .

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Read this devastating account on the healthcare attacks in Gaza. This is genocide.

Because of the #COVID19 pandemic, this will be the first in-person 'Fighting for #aHand2Hold ' event open to the public in Ottawa since the book was published in 2020.

Organized by Canadian Medical Students and uOttawa | Faculté de médecine, Faculty of Medicine's Office of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion.

4pm, Wednesday, April 17 👇🏾

What a wonderful surprise and thrill
Niawenkó:wa to the #@ConseildesartsdeMontreal and CALQ
And to all the sponsors for this amazing award and honour
Respect to all the Finalists and to the sponsors and jury
Truly a great thrill

The indomitable Ellen Gabriel was just awarded the 38th Grand Prix Conseil des arts de Montréal!

So honoured to have been here for this.

You are an inspiration to all of us fighting to build a better world, Ellen. ✊🏽❤️

La force de nature Ellen Gabriel vient de recevoir le 38e Grand Prix du Conseil des arts de Montréal!

Tu es une insipiration pour toutes les personnes qui militent pour bâtir un monde empreint de justice et de bienveillance, Ellen. ✊🏽❤️

Quel honneur d’avoir pu assister au gala avec toi. 🙏🏽

🧵I just posted a picture of what used to be Gaza's premier medical facility, Al Shifa, destroyed beyond recognition. As usual, many of the responses justify these acts. In *2021* I wrote an article about Israel's attacks on Palestinian health care: academic.oup.com/eurpub/article…

New paper in BMJ Global Health by Danielle (Dani) Poole, ScD MPH et al:

Damage to medical complexes in Gaza: a geospatial analysis gh.bmj.com/content/9/4/e0…

'The proportion of damage to medical complexes was similar to all other buildings despite their status as protected civilian objects by IHL.'

I talked to FMEP about the role Al Shifa has played in the healthcare system in Gaza, the many false narratives promoted by Israel to justify its destruction, and the previous raid and siege in November: fmep.org/resource/incit…

🚨In Dec, Human Rights Watch found Israel using starvation of Gaza as a weapon of war, a war crime. Today, we detail its deadly consequences: infants, toddlers, and school-aged kids dying from malnutrition, dehydration, and other starvation-related complications. hrw.org/news/2024/04/0….