since i didn’t arrested, i’ll post about last night.
i went to a people’s university/free palestine encampment at one of my local universities. they were one of the first to launch an encampment back in october, and it ran for ~120 days before police tore it down. they’re back now, and this was day 2.
my friend and i were going to go to another major encampment, but we went down to this one because we heard it circulating on signal that the police were going to be called in to shut it down again.
these encampments do not encroach on the functioning of the university. they respect quiet hours, are self-sufficient, and do not leave mess. they are disruptive to the peace of mind more than anything else, not to mention they pay the school $60,000 a year to be there.
and therein lies the problem.
see that? that’s why these students are occupying their schools in the first place. it is not JUST a show of moral support, but a direct response to the fact that their universities, and the money THEY pay, are directly supporting and being supported by genocidal entities.
here’s what you can do to support your local university encampment, especially if you live near a uc or ivy:
donate to bail funds for protestors that get arrested and may need legal assistance afterwards if charges are held.
figure out what your local encampment is asking for (chairs, water, lights, etc) and bring it to them.
SHOW UP! physically! there is always power in numbers. even if you can only stop by for an hour once a week, do it.
post and speak about it positively in your in-person community. counter people who talk negatively about the cause or method.
and above all else, continue calling and emailing your representatives and getting involved locally.
as we speak, if you are a tax paying american, YOUR MONEY is being used to carpet bomb and wipe out an entire people. are you okay with that? and if not, what are you doing about it?
Among those arrested in Atlanta today were Noelle McAfee, Chair of the Philosophy Department at Emory University. You can hear her ask the PhD student taking the video:
“Can you call the Philosophy Department office and tell them I’ve been arrested?...I’m Noelle McAfee, I’m Chair of the Philosophy Department”
a15 bail and legal defense fund (supporting community members criminalized in the us for solidarity with palestine)
university of texas at austin students bail fund venmo @ psc_atx (livestream)
columbia students bail fund venmo @ bcabolitioncollective
as of april 15 ct dissenters (new york and connecticut) need bail funs for arrested activists: zelle: [email protected] cashapp: $BristolAntiRacism (use "april gift" in your memo so contributions can be tracked)
the palestine legal defense fund supports acitvists across the united states
palestine legal defence also supplies free legal support for activists
the national bail fund network may update with local bail fund efforts as events continue to unfold
this list is updated as of 24 april 10pm EST. i'll try to update as i find further bail funds and legal supports: if you know of other funds or if information shared here is incorrect, please reblog with updated info (+ a timestamp) so people can give and access support.
Does anyone else think the reason Billie and her team are pushing that much for the album to be bought is because everyone who purchases it becomes some kind of code for a tour, similar to what she did with ONO in London with the pop up shops
Fuck Israel and fuck everyone who still wants to pretend this is confusing or complicated. Is it really that hard to point out the "bad people" in a scenario where a multi-billion military apparatus is handcuffing and killing children and medical staff inside a fucking hospital?
i loveeeeeee nonlinear storytelling. show me where we are. now show me how we got here. the end before the beginning. show me how it was inevitable or how many chances we had to change things(nothing was ever going to change). let's meet in the middle as all the puzzle pieces slide into place hell yeah that's the good shit.