Kathryn said based on many stories from refugees, the wall sits just meters away from homes, shops and schools, directly affecting Palestinian people. “We’re trying to bring light to all of these stories of Palestinians within the occupied West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem.”Ī SAFE member, who requested anonymity for fear of retaliation from the Israeli government and will be referred to as Kathryn, said the wall is not a protective measure or border marker but rather an apartheid wall. “(The details about refugees) are a mix of stories … that have been widely published and personal narratives from Palestinian members and allies that have been to Palestine,” Irfan said. Irfan said the narratives SAFE highlighted at the event come from Palestinians and allies. LSA sophomore Bilal Irfan, SAFE board member and LSA Student Government president, said the event’s goal was to bring light to Palestinian suffering under apartheid, a term Irfan said is accepted by the Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International to describe the crimes committed by Israel authorities. Painted along the wall’s surface read “1.6 million Palestinians live under military blockade”, as well as other information: nearly two-thirds of those in poverty and 1.4 million of those residing in the 140-square mile Gaza strip struggle with food insecurity. SAFE’s wall featured paintings depicting the treatment of the more than 5 million Palestinian refugees and displayed facts about the refugees enclosed within the wall. Since it was first built, the wall has faced international criticism from the United Nations because it illegally annexes some of the most fertile lands and water sources in the West Bank. The separation wall was authorized by the Israeli government in June 2002 and includes electric fences, trenches and security patrols.
SAFE members stood in front of their version of the wall at the Diag on Thursday to share narratives from Palestinian refugees with attendees and passersby.
When your hands hit the ground, your wrists and arms absorb most of the impact and the elbows bend to reduce the force.The Students Allied for Freedom and Equality (SAFE) chapter at the University of Michigan constructed a 36-foot long, eight-foot tall “apartheid wall” to represent the current Israeli separation wall that stretches over 400 miles in the West Bank. Why should we be able to lift our own body weight? Think about it this way: what happens if you fall? When people fall forward, they instinctively reach out to catch themselves-and land in a move that mimics the push-up. Push-ups require us to use several different muscle groups and to lift our own body weight. We are a nation obsessed with cardiovascular exercise-but in our quest to run farther and faster, we might be neglecting some of the most tried-and-true exercises, like the push-up.įace it-push-ups are hard. No wonder they’re so challenging! If you want to be strong and fit, make the push-up a part of your daily regimen. The total-body exercise engages muscles in the arms, chest, abdomen, hips, and legs. The push-up is the ultimate barometer of fitness.
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