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Maura Finkelstein

@mauraf.bsky.social

Writer/ethnographer/professor, author of β€œThe Archive of Loss: Lively Ruination in Mill Land Mumbai” (DUP 2019) she/her/free Palestine πŸ‰ https://www.maurafinkelstein.com

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IN SESSION #7: Kicking power in the shins with Maura Finkelstein & Michel DeGraff
YouTube video by Psychic Militancy IN SESSION #7: Kicking power in the shins with Maura Finkelstein & Michel DeGraff

. #PsychicMilitancy w/ Prof. Lara Sheehi "IN SESSION #7: Kicking power in the shins with Maura( @mauraf.bsky.social )Finkelstein & Michel DeGraff" www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANmL...

03.03.2026 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Growing Old Under Siege Being elderly and vulnerable during the genocide in Gaza

New post on the particular vulnerabilities of elderly people living through the Zionist genocide in Gaza:

open.substack.com/pub/maurafin...

11.02.2026 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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[W4G] Zahzah, Omar: Terms of Servitude: Zionism, Silicon Valley, and Digital/Settler-Colonialism in the Palestinian Liberation Struggle Seven Stories Press, paperback Publication date: September 23, 2025 Publisher Marketing:This groundbreaking book documents how digital platforms and technology companies based in the United States sup...

Please buy and read Terms of Servitude! And if you order it from @openpoetrybooks.bsky.social all proceeds go to The Sameer Project! πŸ™πŸΌ
open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com/products/w4g...

30.11.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Terms of Servitude and the Threats of Digital Settler Colonialism Omar Zahzah demonstrates how Big Tech and social media platforms threaten our freedoms and are the purveyors of violent interests.

I had the great privilege of spending time with β€œTerms of Servitude: Zionism, Silicon Valley, and Digital Settler Colonialism in the Palestinian Liberation Struggle” by @omarzahzah.bsky.social - this is essential reading for us all.
themarkaz.org/terms-of-ser...

30.11.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mutual Aid as a practice of gratitude Marking/mourning Indigenous genocide, erasure, and colonization through acts of care

hi all - please read Maura's (@mauraf.bsky.social) substack post on mutual aid, and give to the Sameer Project's Give Warmth to Gaza campaign (linked in her post).

maurafinkelstein.substack.com/p/mutual-aid...

27.11.2025 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Everyday is a good day to support Mona and her family - they’ve lost everything in the genocide, please donate below if you have the funds to do so πŸ™πŸΌπŸ™πŸΌπŸ™πŸΌ

07.11.2025 13:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Registration Form for Gaza Tribunal's Final Session in Istanbul Bu formu tamamlamak için lütfen bağlantıya tıklayın.

3/ Register to attend, in person or online. This lineup is πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

form.jotform.com/252582594424...

22.10.2025 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

2/ Far too many powerful Zionist stakeholders- including our college and university administrators, boards of trustees, and boards of regents - are guilty of supporting and enabling Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.

22.10.2025 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Home - Gaza Tribunal How Tribunal Operates Chambers Steering Committee Administrative & Supportive Units More Updates Finance Calendar

1/ I’m testifying on university complicity in genocide on Saturday, October 25th at the Gaza Tribunal in Istanbul:

gazatribunal.com

22.10.2025 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

5/ I’ll get there eventually. With this one, I think I finally got close.

It took over three years for this essay to find a home (a reminder that publishing has no true timeline) and I’m so thrilled it finally found the perfect one πŸ©ΆπŸ€πŸ–€

16.10.2025 07:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

4/ I printed it out & cut it up and kept & color coded its sections & moved them around and started all over again, looking for its structure and story. I used Les Calanques by Melissa Febos as my beacon - a guide towards the kind of essay I wanted to be able to write someday.

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3/ In January 2022, I started submitting it to lit mags. Since then, it was rejected by almost 50 different places, to the point that I wondered if it would eventually end up in a back drawer file on my computer, an exercise in writing meant only for me. Still, I kept working on it.

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2/ I wrote this essay in the Fall of 2021, thanks to the urging and support of Sarah Sentilles. It’s a time capsule- a version of me I no longer recognize. It’s also the most vulnerable and true thing I’ve ever written.

16.10.2025 07:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

1/ Honored to have this essay of mine out at @psmokejournal.bsky.social

www.peatsmokejournal.com/fall-2025-no...

16.10.2025 07:07 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

🍁"A cube who is growing. and growing unsure of himself. #4" by Sean Cho. A
🍁"The Vampire Wife" by Sara Moore Wagner
🍁"Changing Channels" by Susan Shea
🍁"Backseat Driver" by @earlgreysnail.bsky.social
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🍁"Uninvited" by @mauraf.bsky.social

16.10.2025 00:26 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Faculty on the Front Lines teaser with captions
YouTube video by TheAAUP Faculty on the Front Lines teaser with captions

"If we are not willing to lose things, then we are going to lose everything." @mauraf.bsky.social

youtu.be/A74eAZMgLjw?...

03.10.2025 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Donate to Help Mona and her family survive , organized by Alena Attique Please listen to the story of Mona my friend in Gaza who is trying to survive along wi… Alena Attique needs your support for Help Mona and her family survive

Today is my friend Mona’s 19th birthday. Mona is a beautiful writer, a talented poet, an aspiring cook, & a recent graduate. There are so many reasons to celebrate her but what is a birthday in Gaza?

Please consider supporting her campaign πŸ™πŸΌ

www.gofundme.com/f/help-mona-...

03.10.2025 06:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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3/ this is the non-negotiable ground floor of solidarity:

02.10.2025 11:04 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

2/ and a commitment to embracing a true anti-Zionist politic, which requires we support Al-Thawabet, dedicate ourselves to Palestinian liberation, & work towards a world without the Zionist state & a future without Zionism

02.10.2025 11:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

1/ Today is the Jewish day of atonement- for those of us who are Jewish, this must/should mean atonement for our involvement/complicity in projects of Jewish supremacy, whether intentional or not,

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❀️❀️❀️❀️❀️

09.09.2025 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Another tool of medical genocide COVID is surging in Gaza

Another tool of medical genocide by @mauraf.bsky.social

04.09.2025 12:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Morning pages

19.08.2025 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Inherent Ableism of Genocide Denial (Part II) Contextualizing Autism in Gaza

3/ The Inherent Ableism of Genocide Denial (Part II) Contextualizing Autism in Gaza:
open.substack.com/pub/maurafin...

15.08.2025 12:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

2/ The Inherent Ableism of Genocide Denial (Part I)
Contextualizing Cerebral Palsy in Gaza:
open.substack.com/pub/maurafin...

15.08.2025 12:39 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Medical Campaign x Sameer Project Medical Care: The Sameer Project in Honor of Mosab Ali

1/ I wrote a two-part series about cerebral palsy and autism in Gaza and how genocide is a disability justice issue - please keep supporting The Sameer Project:
chuffed.org/project/1368...

15.08.2025 12:39 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ll be praying for you and I’ll donate when I can ❀️

07.08.2025 00:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Done, I’m so sorry this is happening….

06.08.2025 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Please support Imad, Aya, and their two-year-old daughter Lara - donate through the link below and please circulate πŸ™πŸΌ

06.08.2025 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

3/ Anyone claiming Palestinian safety is bound up w/Israeli safety is a Zionist who wants a β€œliberal” apartheid state where genocide can continue out of view. F that. The goal is a liberated Palestine & the end of Zionism/Zionist entity. Everything else is in service of Empire.

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