Qualitative analysis demonstrates how spite fuels sovereign action and solidarity in Black-Palestinian collectives, suggesting resistance outside colonial frameworks fosters survival.
In this article, we argue for the power of spite in building a Black-Palestinian antiracist collective driven by Indigenous sovereignty. Reflecting on key moments in our work together in Magandjin/Brisbane, we argue that spite generates sovereign action via its insistence on survival in spite of and to spite the colony. Because this form of antiracism does not require permission it always escapes domestication, and ultimately insists on joy, love and full humanity in the face of violence.
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