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how you can help palestine
*i regularly update this post with any new info i find so please always reblog the original post*
Donations
donations currently reaching gaza:
help buy e-sims for people in gaza (PLEASE HELP CONNECT GAZANS TO THE WORLD. if you would like to stay updated, please follow @/Mirna_elhelbawi on twitter)
donate to get food packages to gaza - care for gaza
support palestinians: buy a keffiyeh from the last and only factory in palestine - hirbawi
donate to ahmed (@/90-ghost on tumblr) (he is born, raised and based in gaza. please help him reach his goal of $25K to get his family to safety across the rafah border into egypt. as of right now⌠itâs 5K per person to evacuate gaza)
secondary donations:
palestine children's relief fund
palestine red crescent society
save palestine - islamic relief canada
send medical supplies to gaza - palestinian american medical association
click to donate - arab.org
donate for the recovery of hisham awartani - gofundme
one of the three palestinian students shot by a racist in vermont for wearing kufiyas and speaking arabic. hishamâs injuries have left him paralysed from below the chest.
help bring down israel's weapon trade - palaction
NOTE: journalists based in gaza are saying a demand for ceasefire is the priority as not all donations are reaching gazans (focus on the donations that are directly reaching gaza). so please contact your local MPs every single day demanding as such. palestine need a permanent ceasefire.
Petitions
petition to investigate war crimes committed by israeli military
demand ceasefire - amnesty.org
open call for immediate ceasefire
american government call for immediate ceasefire
american government to stop funding israeli military
ceasefire and increase humanitarian assistance - oxfam au
petition to get canva to address their pro-israel stance
invoke the genocide convention to call for ceasefire in gaza - world beyond war
location specific petitions
gaza call for ceasefire - oxfam (UK)
end israeli occupation - parliament uk (UK)
email your MP - medical aid for palestine (UK)
protect gaza civilians - islamic relief (UK)
stop fuelling genocide - action network (USA)
@ biden: call for ceasefire now - move on (USA)
ceasefirenow.com - jewishvoiceofpeace (USA)
call congress and demand a ceasefire - uscpr (USA - they provide a script of what you should say, so don't worry about it)
note: you can call everyday. they tally the number of calls per issue. so more calls = higher chance for them to take action. p.s. you mainly go to voicemail so donât worry about phone call anxiety. fight through it just this once please.
australia call on israel to stop attacking palestinians - apan (AUS)
immediate ceasefire and increase in humanitarian aid in gaza - actionaid (AUS)
email your MPs - stand with palestine (AUS)
sign to send letter to MP for ceasefire - nccm (CANADA)
ceasefire now! - ijv (CANADA)
ceasefire and allow aid to enter gaza - oxfam (CANADA)
call on your local mayor and council to demand ceasefire - LeadNow (CANADA)
cessez-le-feu et un couloir humanitaire - le mouvement (FRANCE)
ĂŠcrivez aux dĂŠputĂŠ-es et sĂŠnateurs-trices - association france palestine solidaritĂŠ (FRANCE)
write to your dĂŠputĂŠ - assemblĂŠe nationale (FRANCE)
skydda civilbefolkningen i gaza! - mittskifte (SWEDEN)
singaporeans call for immediate ceasefire (SIN)
contact your elected reps and demand a ceasefire (GERMANY)
write to the EU demanding a ceasefire (EUROPE)
template of letters you can send (EU)
guide on how to contact your MPs in EU
p.s. if the template is outdated, just use it as a guide and add a few sentences here and there that reflect the current situation. i canât find any recent templates so :/ at least this is something
multiple actions you can take to help palestine - plant een olifbloom (NETHERLANDS)
includes: links for donations, emails to MP, emails to media, links to petitions and demonstrations
den haag, maak nĂş werk van vrede in israĂŤl/Palestina - the right forum (NETHERLANDS)
mÄori call for palestine - ourActionStation (NZ)
special visa for palestinians in gaza with family in NZ - NZ parliament/pÄremata aotearoa (NZ)
deem israeli actions as war crimes - NZ parliament/pÄremata aotearoa (NZ)
basta ao genocĂdio em Gaza! - awaaz (BRAZIL)
globo e grande mĂdia, parem de desumanizar civis palestinos - the intercept (BRAZIL)
Campaigns
friends of al-aqsa
⼠UK-specific
urge your MP to speak up for palestine
hands off al-aqsa
stop administrative detention
petition for UK to stop arming israel
⼠International
boycott puma â email them to end their partnership with israel
boycott coca-cola
palestine action
join the resistance
islamic relief canada
urge your MP to rally for ceasefire
decolonise palestine
poster campaign to raise awareness on the war crimes being committed against palestinians | (very very important please share + read the sources provided)
text/call campaign for people living in USA
text CEASEFIRE @ 51905 to call for a ceasefire
text RESIST @ 50409 to send a letter to your representatives to pass HR3103âa bill that prohibits tax dollars from going to israel
download 5Calls app to contact members of your congress | (more info)
fax campaign for people in the USA
go on this website to send 5 free faxes per day
hereâs a link to a pre-written fax copy you can download to send (the first link on the linktree)
hereâs a video that explains how to fax your senator (itâs very easy and all you need is a valid email address)
BDS movement
get involved in boycotting companies associated with israel
please let me know if you have any more links. i will add them in. and please reblog the original post!!
UPCOMING PROTESTS
PALESTINIAN LITERATURE READING LIST
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https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/irs-complaint-process-tax-exempt-organizations
3. Nature of violation
Directors/Officers/Persons are using income/assets for personal gain
Organization is engaged in commercial, for-profit business activities
Income/Assets are being used to support illegal or terrorist activities
Organization is involved in a political campaign
Organization is engaged in excessive lobbying activities
Organization refused to disclose or provide a copy of Form 990
Organization failed to report employment, income or excise tax liability properly
Organization failed to file required federal tax returns and forms
Organization engaged in deceptive or improper fundraising practices
Other (describe)
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The LGBTQ community has seen controversy regarding acceptance of different groups (bisexual and transgender individuals have sometimes been marginalized by the larger community), but the term LGBT has been a positive symbol of inclusion and reflects the embrace of different identities and that weâre stronger together and need each other. While there are differences, we all face many of the same challenges from broader society.
In the 1960â˛s, in wider society the meaning of the word gay transitioned from âhappyâ or âcarefreeâ to predominantly mean âhomosexualâ as they adopted the word as was used by homosexual men, except that society also used it as an umbrella term that meant anyone who wasnât cisgender or heterosexual. The wider queer community embraced the word âgayâ as a mark of pride.
The modern fight for queer rights is considered to have begun with The Stonewall Riots in 1969 and was called the Gay Liberation Movement and the Gay Rights Movement.
The acronym GLB surfaced around this time to also include Lesbian and Bisexual people who felt âgayâ wasnât inclusive of their identities.Â
Early in the gay rights movement, gay men were largely the ones running the show and there was a focus on menâs issues. Lesbians were unhappy that gay men dominated the leadership and ignored their needs and the feminist fight. As a result, lesbians tended to focus their attention on the Womenâs Rights Movement which was happening at the same time. This dominance by gay men was seen as yet one more example of patriarchy and sexism.Â
In the 1970â˛s, sexism and homophobia existed in more virulent forms and those biases against lesbians also made it hard for them to find their voices within womenâs liberation movements. Betty Friedan, the founder of the National Organization for Women (NOW), commented that lesbians were a âlavender menaceâ that threatened the political efficacy of the organization and of feminism and many women felt including lesbians was a detriment.
In the 80s and 90s, a huge portion of gay men were suffering from AIDS while the lesbian community was largely unaffected. Lesbians helped gay men with medical care and were a massive part of the activism surrounding the gay community and AIDS. This willingness to support gay men in their time of need sparked a closer, more supportive relationship between both groups, and the gay community became more receptive to feminist ideals and goals.Â
Approaching the 1990â˛s it was clear that GLB referred to sexual identity and wasnât inclusive of gender identity and T should be added, especially since trans activist have long been at the forefront of the communityâs fight for rights and acceptance, from Stonewall onward. Some argued that T should not be added, but many gay, lesbian and bisexual people pointed out that they also transgress established gender norms and therefore the GLB acronym should include gender identities and they pushed to include T in the acronym.Â
GLBT became LGBT as a way to honor the tremendous work the lesbian community did during the AIDS crisis.Â
Towards the end of the 1990s and into the 2000s, movements took place to add additional letters to the acronym to recognize Intersex, Asexual, Aromantic, Agender, and others. As the acronym grew to LGBTIQ, LGBTQIA, LGBTQIAA, many complained this was becoming unwieldy and started using a â+â to show LGBT arenât the only identities in the community and this became more common, whether as LGBT+ or LGBTQ+.Â
In the 2010â˛s, the process of reclaiming the word âqueerâ that began in the 1980â˛s was largely accomplished. In the 2020â˛s the LGBTQ+ acronym is used less often as Queer is becoming the more common term to represent the community.Â
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in the latest cyber-news: the internet archive has lost their case against 4 major publishing houses (verge article). theyâre going to appeal, but this is still a bad outcome. the fate of the internet is currently hanging in the balance because 4 multibillionare publishing groups missed out on like $15 of combined revenue during the pandemic because of the archiveâs online library service. itâs so fucking stupid.
for those who donât know what the internet archive is, itâs a virtual library full of media. books, magazines, recordings, visuals, flash games, websites - a lot of these things either donât exist anymore or cannot be found & bought. heard of the wayback machine? thatâs part of the internet archive. it is the most important website to exist, and i donât say that lightly. if the internet archive goes down, the cultural loss will be immeasurable.
so how can you help?
boycott the publishing companies involved in this. theyâre absolute ghouls, frankly, and donât deserve a penny. the companies involved are harpercollins (imprints), wiley (imprints), penguin random house llc (imprints), and hachette book group (imprints). make sure the websites are set to your location as it may differ worldwide.
learn to torrent. download a torrent client (i recommend transmission), a vpn (i recommend protonvpn - sign up and choose the area thatâs closest to your continent/country), and hit up /r/piracy on reddit for websites. with torrenting, you can get (almost) any media you want for free in high quality, with add-ons such as subtitles, and with no risks of loss. i would also recommend getting into the habit of watching stuff online for free. the less you can pay to a giant corporation, the better.
get into the habit of downloading and archiving materials. find a TB external hard drive, ideally the higher the better. itâll probably cost around $60 for 1TB and continue to go up, but theyâre so so useful. if you canât afford a drive, look for any GB harddrives or memory sticks you have lying around and just fill them up. videos, pdfs, magazines, songs, movies, games - anything you can rip and download and fit on there, do it, because nothing is permanent.
donate to the internet archive. this is the most important option on the list. the IA relies entirely on funding, and itâs going to need more to fight this case. whatever you can donate, do it. i promise itâs helpful.
and finallyâŚ
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(via Trans Rights Readathon (March 20th - 27th, 2023))
The Trans Rights Readathon, will take place from March 20th to March 27th, 2023, and is a week-long event that encourages people to read books with transgender main characters, books by transgender authors, and raise funds for trans organizations that support and advocate for the trans community.
One of the great things about this event is that each creator has the opportunity to run their own mini-fundraisers and readathons where people can pledge, whether by page or by the book. Individuals are able to decide which organization (or individual) they would like to support.
People who canât donate financially can ask friends and followers to pledge, or they can spread awareness while supporting trans books, creators, and authors! Posts can be made on all social media sites with the hashtag #TransRightsReadathon to get the word out.
Learn more by following the creator of this event, Sim Kern, on TikTok (@simkern) or check out my blog post!
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There have been reports after reports of gas poisoning at girls schools in mostly Qom, a religious city that is important to the regime. The weird thing is that the poisoning is only happening in girls schools (students are separated by gender at school). Many believe it might be intentional and the regime is trying to keep girls from coming to school by making it unsafe for them.
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I am begging people to understand that reproductive rights is as much the right to become and remain pregnant as it is to terminate a pregnancy.
Encouraging all people capable of being pregnant to get their tubes tied or get a hysterectomy isn't the solution you think it is.
Most people who get abortions do so because they want to be able to get pregnant in the future.
Back-alley abortions often leave people unable to become pregnant again, even if they want to. Legal, safe abortion ensures that a person can terminate a pregnancy while still retaining the option and ability to become pregnant again.
PoC, disabled people, and trans and intersex people have historically been barred from the right to get pregnant and reproduce. These marginalized groups have faced sterilization and maternal mortality for a long time.
If you think reproductive justice is only about the right to *not* be pregnant, you are woefully misinformed.
Reproductive justice means people should be able to control their own bodies, whether it means ending or preventing a pregnancy, or becoming pregnant and remaining pregnant.
Reproductive justice means that healthcare providers should and must address the barriers and dangers PoC, disabled people, and trans and intersex people face when it comes to obstetrics and gynecology.
Reproductive justice means lowering the maternal mortality rate for black people in America.
Reproductive justice means not sterilizing disabled people and providing safe options for disabled people who want to become pregnant.
Reproductive justice means acknowledging that trans people may want to become pregnant and not mandating they be sterilized in order to legally transition.
Reproductive justice means not sterilizing intersex babies and children in the attempt to make them fit into a dyadic, binary sex.
Reproductive justice is not just about abortions.
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Happy International Womenâs Day! Today we celebrate all the amazing women around the world and the women who paved the way for gender equality and future generations!
Pauline Boty, 1962
Gloria Steinem with Maya Angelou on their way to the March on Washington, 1983.
Angela Davis enters a courtroom in San Rafael for a pre-trial hearing.
Gloria Steinem, 1966
Gloria Steinem and Betty Friedan urge followers to sign telegrams in favor of ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment.
Aretha Franklin photographed by Michael Ochs.
Joan Didion and her daughter Quintana photographed by Julian Wasser, 1968.
Marianne Faithfull, 1970s.
Jane Fonda in Rome supporting Italian feminists, 1972.
Marie Curie in Paris, 1925.
Keep in mind this is just a small fraction of women who rock. There are so many more women fighting for their rights. For example the women in Iran and the girls fighting for their right to education in Afghanistan.
#international women's day#joan didion#gloria steinem#pauline boty#jane fonda#maya angelou#marianne faithfull#aretha franklin#betty friedan#angela davis
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GUYS I JUST SAW THIS ON TWITTER AND I AM DYING
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Please continue sharing and spreading info about iran, we are getting closer and closer every day to actually being able to say they are free. Having people hear about and spread info is one of the most important and impactful things we can do and it can be as small as just reblogging or big as shouting it in the streets at protests. Don't avoid speaking about it cus you think you wont change anything, a movement can only happen if a bunch of individuals come together to make a group. We stand in solidarity with iran and if you don't than nothing will change. Rest in peace to all those who have lost their lives and may those who are still standing have peace in life.
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How Iran's security forces use rape to quell protests - CNN Report
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I think it's important to remember, as a rule of thumb, if you take advantage of a social service, it actually makes it easier for other people who need that service to access it. Most of the time, when these services get cut, it's because politicians will look at usage and say "see, no one is really using this thing, we can afford to trim the budget for food stamps by at least half". Whereas if you decide to step up and use these programs, even if you feel like you "don't really need it", at bare minimum it's another data point advocates can use to say "hey, look, people are using this thing, this is an important service we are providing, do not cut our funding".
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#link#news article#Iran protests 2022#iran protests#iran#stop executions in iran#stopexecutionsiniran#ap queue
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#link#news article#iran#stopexecutionsiniran#stop executions#stop executions in iran#Iran protests 2022#iran protests
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007. first draft | (download now)
First Draft is a story outlining template meant to help with planning your next big writing project or your next NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month).
I know, as of posting this, there's less than a week to spare before NaNoWriMo '22, but I hope this finds the right people in time, and that it can be helpful! I LOVED making this template and adore the imagery/colours, but I would love to see how people customize this to fit their own projects! This template is FREE, so PLEASE consider reblogging so that fellow NaNo'ers can find it!!
INCLUDED
This is a semi-in-depth template with 6 unique Landscape-Format pages.
⢠Synopsis/Intro.
⢠NaNoWriMo Word Count Calendar. (The calendar is set for November 2022, but with some table know-how you could edit it for whatever month you need!)
⢠Character/Worldbuilding Descriptions.
⢠Notes.
⢠Chapter Outlines.
⢠A Timeline of Events. There are detailed instructions on how to edit the timeline yourself, but you can also delete the page if you want.
HOW TO USE/EDIT
⢠When you gain access to the doc, use âFile > Make a Copyâ
⢠Do NOT remove the credit/links on the pages.
⢠To replace images, click on each image separately and select "Replace Image."
⢠The colour palette can be entirely customized, as it's all just highlights.
⢠There are instructions on how to duplicate pages and how to use the Timeline page.
ETC . . .
⢠Feel free to contact me if you have questions or need help!
⢠I sometimes stream the creation process of these templates on Twitch and would love if you dropped by!
⢠Likes are lovely, but reblogs go far here, so please consider sharing!
⢠Find more info in my pinned post or about page!
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