Are you willing to be inconvenienced for someone else’s liberation… And your own?
My guest, Suzanne Yatim Aslam, is a Palestinian-American actress, writer, filmmaker, and co-owner of Montessori Thrive. Her directorial debut, Breathe, filmed in Palestine, is currently in post-production. She’s also the bestselling author of Post Pardon Me, a dark comedy exploring motherhood and mental health. And when the genocide in Gaza began, she stopped everything she was doing and turned her full attention to getting people to understand what Palestinians have known their entire lives.
Suzanne and I discussed the discomfort that solidarity requires and asks a question that we each must ask ourselves: how much are we really willing to change our daily life for collective liberation?
We also dig into why neutrality is a myth and why Montessori herself would never have stayed silent in this moment.
This episode is a continuation of our work with the third edition of Provocations Magazine, which centered Palestine and Montessori’s call for the liberation of all children. If that issue moved you, this conversation will too. Become a paid subscriber for full access to all issues of our paradigm breaking magazine!
You can find Suzanne on Instagram (@TheActorvist) and learn more about Montessori Thrive at montessorithrive.com.
Thanks, Suzanne, for a great conversation!
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