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Join us for an educational demonstration at The People's Forum as we delve into the intertwined histories of Bangladesh and Palestine. We will explore the past, present, and future of our two nations, highlighting our shared struggles.
From colonial pasts to ongoing struggles for self-determination, we will examine the connections between Bangladesh and Palestine to untangle the timeline in which both the Bangladeshi genocide, the violent displacement of Palestinians, and the ongoing occupation of Palestine took place simultaneously.
However, 50 years later after Bangladesh gained independence, the Bangladeshi government has now established relations with Israel to uphold mass surveillance of the working class and continues to adopt Israel's violent tactics. South Asian countries such as Bangladesh are not removed from their own complicity with Israel. Together, we will examine the parallel between Pakistan and Israel and what our future relations look like, reminding us all that global oppression and violence are deeply connected.
This educational demonstration will be a hybrid event.
Join us for an educational demonstration at The People's Forum as we delve into the intertwined histories of Bangladesh and Palestine. We will explore the past, present, and future of our two nations, highlighting our shared struggles.
From colonial pasts to ongoing struggles for self-determination, we will examine the connections between Bangladesh and Palestine to untangle the timeline in which both the Bangladeshi genocide, the violent displacement of Palestinians, and the ongoing occupation of Palestine took place simultaneously.
However, 50 years later after Bangladesh gained independence, the Bangladeshi government has now established relations with Israel to uphold mass surveillance of the working class and continues to adopt Israel's violent tactics. South Asian countries such as Bangladesh are not removed from their own complicity with Israel. Together, we will examine the parallel between Pakistan and Israel and what our future relations look like, reminding us all that global oppression and violence are deeply connected.
This educational demonstration will be a hybrid event.






![MUTINY PART 4 with Vijay Prashad
“For the first time in years, the [Global] South is saying: our agenda should define the world’s agenda.”
In May 2023, for the first time in centuries, countries in the Global South had a greater share in the world economy than that of the Global North. Vijay Prashad calls this changing power balance, where the United States can no longer impose its will on countries, a “new mood.” Washington calls it a “mutiny.”
In this episode, Peter Mertens travels to the conference of the International People’s Assembly in Johannesburg and talks with historian and Director of the Tricontinental Institute for Social Research Vijay Prashad about the connections between conflicts and movements in the Global North and Global South under capitalism.
@PeterMertensTV is a leader of the Workers’ Party of Belgium. He has served as a member of the Chamber of Representatives since 2019, and as a Municipal Councillor in Antwerp since 2013. He is the author of “They Have Forgotten Us: The Working Class, Care and the Looming Crisis” and “Mutiny: How Our World is Tilting,” available in English this fall from 1804 Books. MUTINY PART 4 with Vijay Prashad](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nlelqkRtvQI/mqdefault.jpg)



