i watch baseball for the side quests
update: i think you should look at the reblogs for more important baseball hijinks
one of the most challenging skills i've had to learn as an adult is the art of figuring out whether i'm proportionally annoyed with someone or just tired and overstimulated and looking for reasons to be pissed off
Is there anything I can do to help Palestinians besides call my representatives and beg them to stop killing people?
This is a great question. There are a few things you can doβjust off the top of my head:
BDS (Boycott, Divest, Sanction) https://bdsmovement.net/
Direct Action https://www.palestineaction.org/
Urge your University/School/Organization to put out a statement denouncing Israel
Organize a Protest/Participate in a local one
You might already be doing this but while calling your reps, tell them that as a voter, you're unwilling to support them in the upcoming election unless they urge the White House to take a stand against Israel and stop funding them
Share art/writing/films around Palestinian culture
If you're part of a union, ask them what they're doing to urge their industry leaders to take a stand against Israel + pressure the White House OR urge them to start a strike/walkout/etc if they're not doing anything already
Talk with your friends IRL about Palestine, whether in an activist capacity or watching a movie or literally anything
Reach out to a mosque to see if you can help them with anything
See if your city/state council has put out a statement in support of Gazans. If not, try to push them to do so.
Donate to Palestine Legal or Direct Action if you have some money to spare
KEEP TALKING ON SOCIAL MEDIA!!!!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!
I know some of these don't feel like they have as big of an impact on helping Palestinians, but we do need to make an effort not to forget their humanity in the face of continued erasure and the media's sensationalist rhetoric.
Talking on social media and postingβwhile not seeming like a lotβdoes SO much. I know in USAmerica, it's like yelling into a void, but political analysts are saying that most of the "Global South" has completely lost any amount of goodwill it may have had the past few years. Hopefully, countries will start to put sanctions and embargoes en masse on the US and Israel soon.
Our goals here are BOTH short-term and long-term. We hope for the life and liberation of the Palestinian people, so anything that you can think of might help at some point in the future is encouraged to at least try.
If anyone else has any more ideas, feel free to reblog and add on. Thank you for asking, and here is to a liberated Palestine where Palestinians can live and thrive without fear.
original character design goes to (@ pear_gor)
An illustration for a zine / art selling event where all the profit will go to associations helping Palestine. The event happened less than a month ago and I'm happy to say it was very successful!
Do not give up on Palestine π΅πΈβ
This is Motaz azaiza's last story tonight.
Trapped in two small areas to die. Waiting to be killed - that is if you were fast or lucky enough to move to the south or the north. Israeli tanks are blocking the roads and they are everywhere in the middle of Gaza strip. It's like a sick game for them. I can't stop thinking about how we failed them, they're dying before our eyes. We're posting but not one video has stopped a bomb from exploding.
But despite all our grief and helplessness, we will not tire. We keep the pressure and we become their voices. We challenge zionists and pressure our governments until a ceasefire happens, demanding the trial of every IOF soldier and the Israeli government. End the occupation.
From the river to the sea π΅πΈ
If you fucks actually go through with not voting on your next USA president elections and subsequently lead Trump to power again.
Yes. Yes I'm going to blame every single American for that. Collective responsibility and all that jazz.