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I know that things are scary for everyone right now but we cannot lose sight of supporting those impacted by violent imperialism and colonialism by all measures brought upon by israel and the US. We need to keep fighting. Today I highlight @ahmedmahmoud7noor and his family who need funds to be able to survive the ongoibg violence, displacement, and poverty in Gaza. Please support them. If you do I can draw you a doodle, just dm me.
So happy to see this resource! Proud to pay Real Rent to the Duwamish!
Whenever I publicly talk about Land Back, someone will inevitably ask me the same question: “What does Land Back really mean?”
More often than not, I will answer with something short like, “it means give the land back.” As to-the-point as that answer is, I know it isn’t the answer they are necessarily looking for. The concept of Land Back, particularly for many non-Indigenous folks, can seem confusing and abstract. People want to know what is being done and what they can do to help the movement.
While it is only in the past couple of years that Land Back has entered national dialogues, Indigenous people have always found ways to assert their jurisdiction despite their displacement and forced alienation from the land. What’s more, some non-Indigenous people have acted as accomplices in the Land Back movement – finding ways to pay reparations and subvert the systems of oppression that have often benefited them, in the spirit of Land Back.
This piece explores four case studies to show concrete ways that Land Back is taking place on the ground. Hopefully these examples can provide some clarity about what Land Back means and looks like, perhaps functioning as a starting point for non-Indigenous people to join the Land Back movement and begin reconciling their relationship to these lands.
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Linguistic Anarchy
[PT: Linguistic Anarchy /end PT]
Linguistic Anarchy is a subset of descriptivism (the idea that following linguistic rules is not always strictly necessary, read more about it on the wikipedia page) that emphasizes the bending or ignoring of linguistic rules to create more inclusive and accommodating language for queer people (especially neopronoun users) and preserving and recording language in an effort to oppose colonization.
[ID: A flag with three equal horizontal stripes. In descending order, the stripes are faded orange, faded yellow, and faded blue. The lower half of the flag is covered by a black triangle. In the center of the flag, there is a black circle with a white outline. In the middle of the symbol is a birdlike creature. End ID.]
The illustration in the center is a wug, which you can read about here.
Linguistic anarchy supports:
neopronouns, nounself pronouns, and emojipronouns
decolonization
degendering of language as needed
typing quirks with translation provided for accessibility
being accommodating and patient with people of neurodivergencies that make spelling and/or language difficult (i.e. dyslexia)
being accommodating and patient of those with OCD or similar who may feel the need to correct grammar or spelling
reclaiming slurs
normalization of Ebonics and similar
learning languages for communication or educational purposes (cultural appreciation)
Linguistic anarchy does NOT support:
spreading misinformation or disinformation about preexisting linguistic rules or concepts (i.e. folk etymologies)
getting rid of languages
misusing slurs or other offensive, marginalizing, and/or culturally appropriative language
prescriptivism
capitalism and associated concepts
bigotry
tagging @radiomogai (idk if this completely fits sorry)
🦺Finding Your Role (s)🧱
“We’ve been developing an understanding of what roles and callings we need to nurture to reach a decolonial collective liberation framework that is good for people and good for the world.
✏️ you could have more than one role, we welcome plurality here. Which ones do you identify with?”
Original post by: @theslowfactory-blog
—- I know for me, I am a wearer of many hats in the which for this list sums up to healer and visionary. I find that these two roles allow me to connect my best to my gifts so I can I can skillfully contribute to the many other roles I know.
My roles are driven by my purpose to be an abolitionist, a healer and a seer.
My medicine is to assist in illuminating some of the steps necessary to take towards this path of liberation. I communicate these messages thru my passion of love for the people of this earth and the beautiful beings who pour into me willingly & effortlessly.
These things don’t just make sense over night so explore what you resonate with and find your purpose so you can water each of your passions accordingly.
- q
Dekonstruksi Mitologi "Calon Arang"
Toeti Heraty (1933–2021): Dekonstruksi Mitologi Calon Arang dalam Perspektif Feminisme
Toeti Heraty adalah seorang filsuf feminis Indonesia yang dalam karyanya Calon Arang mempertanyakan kembali narasi yang telah diwariskan dalam tradisi Jawa-Bali. Calon Arang dikenal sebagai Rangda, janda tua yang dituduh menguasai ilmu hitam, melawan Barong dalam pertunjukan sakral. Rangda melambangkan kekacauan dan energi destruktif, sementara Barong melambangkan keseimbangan dan perlindungan.
Namun, Toeti Heraty menantang narasi ini. Ia mempertanyakan, apakah perempuan seperti Calon Arang benar-benar perempuan jahat? Ataukah ia hanyalah perempuan yang ditindas karena menolak tunduk pada sistem patriarki yang mengekangnya?
Toeti membaca kisah Calon Arang bukan sebagai dongeng tentang penyihir jahat, melainkan sebagai kritik atas narasi misoginis dalam sejarah. Ia menunjukkan bagaimana perempuan yang berpengetahuan dan berdaya selalu dianggap sebagai ancaman dan berbahaya, baik dalam mitos kuno maupun realitas modern.
Ketubuhan Perempuan yang Distigmatisasi
Toeti Heraty juga membongkar bagaimana tubuh perempuan dikonstruksi dalam masyarakat patriarkal. Pengalaman biologi perempuan, seperti menstruasi, kehamilan, kehilangan keperawanan dilihat sebagai sesuatu yang harus disembunyikan atau diatur sesuai norma sosial yang mengekang.
"Tubuh sehari-hari tiba membawa luka sendiri." Ia menggambarkan menstruasi sebagai luka yang disembunyikan, sebuah pengalaman biologis yang dibebani stigma. "Luka ini tersembunyi dan iklan-iklan gencar dalam upaya mulus menutupi." Kapitalisme pun ikut berperan, dengan iklan yang menampilkan menstruasi dalam bentuk cairan biru, seolah ingin menghapus jejak biologis perempuan.
Keperawanan pun sering kali menjadi standar moral bagi perempuan, sementara laki-laki tidak dikenai standar yang sama. Janda mengalami tekanan sosial yang berbeda dengan duda, mereka dianggap membawa sial atau tidak laku.
"Demikianlah persepsi bahwa perempuanlah kiranya perlu laki-laki daripada sebaliknya." Toeti Heraty menyoroti bahwa dalam banyak kisah, perempuan diposisikan sebagai sosok yang selalu membutuhkan laki-laki. Ini adalahnarasi yang terus direproduksi dalam mitos maupun kehidupan nyata.
Cinta dan Jebakan Biologis
Toeti juga mempertanyakan konsep cinta.
"Cinta sebagai ilusi… ternyata jebakan biologis." Cinta sering kali menjadi alat justifikasi bagi perempuan untuk terjebak dalam sistem patriarkal. Masyarakat mengagungkan cinta, tetapi di balik itu, perempuanlah yang sering kali menanggung konsekuensi biologis dan sosial dari hubungan yang mereka jalani.
"Proyeksi pria yang haus kuasa, membenci dan mendendam sekaligus takut perempuan, itulah misogini." Patriarki tidak hanya membatasi peran perempuan dalam masyarakat, tetapi juga menciptakan narasi yang menakutkan tentang perempuan yang memiliki kekuatan.
Politik, Kekuasaan, dan Perempuan
Toeti Heraty juga menghubungkan kisah Calon Arang dengan realitas politik di Indonesia.
Mpu Baradah datang menemui Sri Mpu Kuturan di Bali yang lebih sakti lagi, untuk diminta persetujuannya atas niat Sang Erlangga menempatkan salah satu putranya pada tahta di Bali. Kisah ini mencerminkan bagaimana kekuasaan diwariskan melalui persekongkolan elite, bukan atas dasar keadilan.
"Bandingkan nepotisme masa kini, kini di Irian, Dili, Aceh… daerah menjadi proyek oleh pemerintah pusat, tidak jelas." Toeti menunjukkan bahwa pola eksploitasi kekuasaan terhadap daerah masih terus berlanjut. Papua, Timor Timur, dan Aceh seringkali hanya menjadi objek kebijakan pusat, tanpa diberikan hak penuh atas diri mereka sendiri.
Di masa kerajaan, upeti diserahkan kepada penguasa pusat. Kini, eksploitasi daerah terjadi dalam bentuk lain. Sumber daya alam dikeruk, sementara kesejahteraan masyarakat lokal tetap tidak merata.
Ratna Manggali: Perempuan dalam Jebakan Patriarki
Kisah Ratna Manggali yang menyerahkan ibunya sendiri kepada Mpu Bahula mencerminkan bagaimana perempuan ditekan untuk tunduk pada kehendak laki-laki, bahkan jika itu berarti mengorbankan sesama perempuan.
Mpu Bahula tidak merayu Ratna Manggali atas dasar cinta, tetapi sebagai strategi politik untuk mencuri kitab suci dan menghancurkan Calon Arang. Perempuan dalam budaya patriarkal sering kali dijadikan alat dan objek, tanpa kuasa penuh atas pilihan mereka sendiri.
it’s hard for me to put stuff into a words a lot of the time which is why i mainly only reblog stuff about palestine because they say it much better than i ever can
but i’m running out of things to reblog. people are losing interest and moving on to the next social justice thing they can pretend to care about.
please never stop caring. please please please never stop caring.
please keep boycotting. please keep calling reps. please keep reblogging, posting, please keep being angry about this.
we need to be angry about this.
free palestine, motherf*ckers 🇵🇸
Edit: Redbubble appears to be fixing the problem, my designs are starting to reappear so I'm going to unpin this now. You can find my fundraising shop here.
I have no idea why two thirds of the designs in my shop are not appearing now. While I wait for Redbubble to respond to me here are links to some of my bestsellers that have mysteriously vanished from my homepage (still seem available you just can't find them through my store). ALL PROCEEDS as usual are to support my Palestinian best friend:
Dove in Keffiyeh
Cat in Keffiyeh de Graag Edit one and two
Cute Cat in Keffiyeh
Palestine Sunbirds one and two
Woodcut Style Keffiyeh Dove over Poppy
Simple Poppy Design
Woman with Keffiyeh and Key - Meunier Edit
Hopefully Redbubble will sort out whatever is happening soon. Thank you to everyone who has helped out so far!
Oh I'd also like to include this glitch art one which is pretty new but starting to get some sales:
I have a lot of other links throughout my Tumblr posts that should still work too.
A simple edit of this open source image. Slingshots have become a common symbol of Palestinian resistance, as many heavily one-sided conflicts over the years have involved protesters throwing and slinging stones against the Israeli army who are of course fully equipped with guns, tanks and armor.
As usual ALL PROCEEDS from my shop are for my Palestinian best friend, to help him support his girlfriend in remaining in America until it's safe for her to travel back home and to help his friends and family in Palestine and around the rest of the Levant who are being hurt directly and/or financially by the attacks on Gaza, the raids in the West Bank (this has unfortunately hit his family quite hard) and the collateral damage in surrounding countries. He will donate anything his family doesn't need to the Palestinian charities he works with. You can find the design above here. Here are some product examples:
I have been made aware that this free graphic looks somewhat similar to a Gogol Bordello album cover when on a yellow background, so just be aware of that possible association when purchasing I guess.
You can find my full shop here. Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far! Here's a sample of some of my other stuff, displayed on some stickers and pins:
Here's a simple new peace sign design for my fundraiser. ALL PROCEEDS from my Redbubble shop go to my Palestinian best friend to help his family/other loved ones affected by the war. He will donate anything they don't need to the Palestinian charities he works with. This design can be found here on stickers, pins, shirts and many other things.
Here's a small sample of some of my other designs, my full shop can be found here:
Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far!
I filled the rose petals in this design with pictures of my keffiyeh. The scarf was a gift from the friend I am raising money for. He gave it to me in mid October, he was very upset at the time and I was trying to comfort him. He took it off and put it on me and insisted I keep it. It is now one of my most prized possessions and I try to incorporate it in a lot of my designs.
ALL PROCEEDS from this and all my other designs are for this friend, to help him support his girlfriend in remaining safely in America until things calm down and to help his friends and family in Palestine and around the rest of the Levant who are being hurt directly and/or financially by the attacks on Gaza, the raids in the West Bank (this has unfortunately hit his family quite hard) and the collateral damage in surrounding countries. He will donate anything his family doesn't need to the Palestinian charities he works with. He's heavily involved in activism and I trust him to put the money where it can make the most difference.
Here are some examples of this design (found here) on products:
You can find my full shop here, I have a lot of different designs in a bunch of different styles.
Here is a sample of some of the other designs I have (shown here on stickers, available on a lot of products):
Thank you to everyone who has helped out so far!
Here's some Warhol inspired pop art I made for my fundraiser. The keffiyeh is from this open source work from a photographer in Gaza, the eyes are cut from a vintage movie poster. You can find this design here.
As usual, ALL PROCEEDS from my work are for my Palestinian best friend, to help him support his girlfriend in remaining safely in America until things calm down and to help his friends and family in Palestine and around the rest of the Levant who are being hurt directly and/or financially by the attacks on Gaza, the raids in the West Bank (this has unfortunately hit his family quite hard) and the collateral damage in surrounding countries. He will donate anything his family doesn't need to the Palestinian charities he works with. He's heavily involved in activism and I trust him to put the money where it can make the most difference.
I really like this design for clothes, both for the various normal shirts/sweatshirts/hoodies and the graphic ones with an all over print (yes it's garish but I love garish clothes, haha):
I also have two other simpler versions of the design in my shop:
Here are some examples of the three versions on different products:
All three are available on clothes, stickers, pins, prints and a ton of other things. You can also find my full shop here, I have a lot of different designs in a bunch of different art styles.
Thank you so much to everyone who has shared my shop around and bought art! I'm really touched that so many people have come together to help me support my friend. He's a really incredible person and it means so much to me to be able to provide something to help out during this difficult time.
I put my three pixel art characters together for a sticker pack along with a handful of smaller designs. It can be found here.
As usual, ALL PROCEEDS from my work are for my Palestinian best friend, to help him support his girlfriend in remaining safely in America until things calm down and to help his friends and family in Palestine and around the rest of the Levant who are being hurt directly and/or financially by the attacks on Gaza, the increasing Israeli raids in the West Bank and the collateral damage in surrounding countries. He will donate anything his family doesn't need to the Palestinian charities he works with.
You can find my full shop here. Each design is available on a lot of different products besides the default Redbubble shows you, click on each product or click on "explore designs" to see more options.
Here's a handful of other stuff I have:
I've got a new pop art, Warholesque version of the bottom left one that should be published tomorrow so keep an eye out for a post on that.
Thank you to everyone who has helped out so far!
Just added a new map and poppy design, on the left. On the right is the last one I made. They can be found here and here. Poppies are common in Palestine and are often used as a national symbol, representing the colors of the flag and blood shed upon the land. I used my keffiyeh as a backdrop for the design on the left, it was a gift from the friend I am raising money for.
As usual, ALL PROCEEDS from my designs are for my Palestinian best friend, to help him support his girlfriend in remaining safely in America until things calm down and to help his friends and family in Palestine and around the rest of the Levant who are being hurt directly and/or financially by the attacks on Gaza, the increasing Israeli raids in the West Bank and the collateral damage in surrounding countries. He will donate anything his family doesn't need to the Palestinian charities he works with.
You can find my full shop here. Each design is available on a lot of different products besides the default Redbubble shows you, click on each product or click on "explore designs" to see more options.
Thank you to everyone who has helped out so far!
I made this simple sticker design last night, it's available on a handful of other products too, found here but I think it mainly works as a sticker/maybe a magnet. You can find my full shop here.
As usual, ALL PROCEEDS from my designs are for my Palestinian best friend, to help him support his girlfriend in remaining safely in America until things calm down and to help his friends and family in Palestine and around the rest of the Levant who are being hurt directly and/or financially by the attacks on Gaza, the increasing Israeli raids in the West Bank and the collateral damage in surrounding countries. He will donate anything his family doesn't need to the Palestinian charities he works with.
These five designs have sold the best on stickers so far:
Thank you to everyone who has helped out so far!
One of you reached out to me and requested puzzles for some of my designs. At the time I added the one on the left since it was near a large enough resolution already. I just added a scaled up version of the design on the right as well, please forgive me for taking so long to get around to it. My newest design also has a puzzle:
As usual, ALL PROCEEDS from my designs are for my Palestinian best friend, to help him support his girlfriend in remaining safely in America until things calm down and to help his friends and family in Palestine and around the rest of the Levant who are being hurt directly and/or financially by the attacks on Gaza, the raids in the West Bank and the collateral damage in surrounding countries. He will donate anything his family doesn't need to the Palestinian charities he works with (he's heavily involved in activism and I trust him to put the money where it will make the most difference).
I'm not really sure how a fundraiser like this should be considered under the strike, I'm going to keep sharing my stuff and leave it to your discretion when/if you want to purchase anything this week.
The designs above and many more can be found in my shop here. Each design is available on a lot of different products besides the default Redbubble shows you, click on each product or click on "explore designs" to see more options. I don't usually do puzzles since Redbubble demands super high resolution and is also really glitchy about fitting the images, but there's plenty of other things on there like shirts, stickers, notebooks, etc.
I will warn you that for the woman in keffiyeh print you may be able to tell that the scarf outline is digitally drawn and doesn't look exactly the same as the lines on the original print when viewed on a high resolution product like this. I think it still looks pretty good though.
Thank you to everyone who has helped out so far!
This design makes use of this open source photo from a photographer in Gaza. It can be found in my shop here.
As usual, ALL PROCEEDS from my designs are for my Palestinian best friend, to help him support his girlfriend in remaining safely in America until things calm down and to help his friends and family in Palestine and around the rest of the Levant who are being hurt directly and/or financially by the attacks on Gaza, the raids in the West Bank and the collateral damage in surrounding countries. He will donate anything his family doesn't need to the Palestinian charities he works with (he's heavily involved in activism and I trust him to put the money where it will make the most difference).
I'm not really sure how a fundraiser like this should be considered under the strike, I'm going to keep sharing my stuff but I completely understand if you guys aren't going to be buying much this week.
My full shop can be found here. Each design is available on a lot of different products besides the default Redbubble shows you, click on each product or click on "explore designs" to see more options.
Here are some examples of the above design on products (sweatshirts, sticker, poster):
Here is a small sample of the other designs I have (there are over 100 designs in my shop now):
Thank you so much to everyone who has helped out so far!
I've advertised my stickers a lot recently, I'd like to take a moment to put more focus on some of the clothing designs available in my shop (as usual, ALL PROCEEDS are for my Palestinian best friend to support his loved ones, and he will donate anything his family doesn't need to the various charities he works with):
I'd also like to note that you can change the colors on most of the shirts, you don't have to use the defaults I have set.
My shop can be found here. Thank you to everyone who has helped out so far! Also thank you to whoever bought 82 stickers today! You are amazing!
Poppies are common in Palestine and are often used as a symbol, representing the colors of the flag and blood shed upon the land.
As usual, ALL PROCEEDS from this design are for this Palestinian friend, to help him support his girlfriend in remaining safely in America until things calm down and to help his friends and family in Palestine and around the rest of the Levant who are being hurt directly and/or financially by the attacks on Gaza, the increasing Israeli raids in the West Bank and the collateral damage in surrounding countries.
You can buy this design on various products (shirts, stickers, pins, etc) here. All designs found here (Redbubble will display them on a random product, click on each to see more product options). Edit: collections cap out at 100 products apparently, so from now on see my full range of designs here on my main page (I have temporarily removed all designs not related to Palestine).
Here are the other designs I have featuring poppies, displayed here on stickers (all are available on a wide range of products):
Thank you to everyone who has helped out so far!
A friend recommended I add more "cute" designs to appeal to a broader audience. So, here is a little cartoon kitten in a keffiyeh:
As usual, ALL PROCEEDS from this guy are for my Palestinian best friend, to help his girlfriend afford to join him safely in America and to help his friends and family in Palestine and around the rest of the Levant who are being hurt directly and/or financially by the attacks on Gaza, the increasing Israeli raids in the West Bank and the collateral damage in surrounding countries. You can find this design on many products (shirts, stickers, mugs, etc) here.
Also if you're looking for cute designs I would recommend my most popular work so far and its several variants, a little dove wrapped in a keffiyeh:
All designs found here (Redbubble will show you a random product, click on each to see more product options). Thank you to everyone who has supported so far!
Wildcat Wearing Keffiyeh
This one was inspired directly by my Palestinian friend, he's a labor activist and he has done some incredible work in various unions (and non-union movements) over the years. He's nice enough to have put some serious time into labor organizing for free for employees of organizations he doesn't even work for just because he hates seeing people being treated unfairly. When I tell you he is the nicest person I have EVER met I really mean it. I actually met him through his labor activism.
As usual ALL PROCEEDS from these will go to this wonderful man to help him afford to bring his girlfriend over to America and to help his other loved ones around the Levant who are being hurt directly and/or financially by the attacks on Gaza, the increasing Israeli raids in the West Bank and the collateral damage in surrounding countries. The cat is found here and here (on shirts, stickers, notebooks, etc). All designs found HERE (click on each to see more product options).
For those not familiar, this is the black cat/wildcat/sabo-tabby, an old union symbol likely designed by IWW member Ralph Chaplin. It is associated with sabotage, wildcat (unprotected) strikes and other radical labor actions.
By the way, did you know that Israeli trade unions have historically fought against the Arab workforce?
Sticker Designs for Palestine
For those who haven't seen my posts yet, I am raising money for my Palestinian best friend. ALL PROCEEDS will go to help his loved ones through this war and to help his girlfriend afford to join him safely in America. He is the sweetest person in the world (and a truly brilliant scientist, like an actual genius) and he deserves so much better than this. All designs found here.
I'd like to point out now that my stickers generally have the highest profit margin, and if you buy 10+ you get half off all of them but I still receive the same amount (edit: nevermind, I think I still get a flat percentage but also the 50% sale is less than 50% if Redbubble is running another sale at the same time. Still, bulk always costs you less and I make a high percentage on stickers!). Here is a small sample of my stickers (including 3 I haven't posted here before):
All 66 and counting of my designs are available on stickers (among many other things) so check out the collection! Click on whatever product Redbubble shows you to see more product options. Thank you so much to the people who made purchases yesterday, and to everyone who helped share my work around! It was exciting seeing the shop get so much attention!
Honestly I am stressing the fuck out worrying about my friend and you all make me feel like I'm being useful so thank you, sincerely.
The tatreez (Palestinian embroidery) pattern I made has been more popular as a sticker than I expected, so I have just added the top two versions designed primarily to be used as stickers (also available as pins and magnets).
As usual, ALL PROCEEDS from this design are for my Palestinian best friend, to help his girlfriend afford to join him safely in America and to help his friends and family in Palestine and around the rest of the Levant who are being hurt directly and/or financially by the attacks on Gaza, the increasing Israeli raids in the West Bank and the collateral damage in surrounding countries.
These designs and a bunch more are found here (Redbubble will show you a random product, click on each to see more product options). Thank you to everyone who has helped out so far!
Palestine Designs
Here is a small sample of the designs I am raising money with. I have 55 works in my collection so far with more being added constantly (there are two waiting for Redbubble's approval right now). I'm making a point of keeping a broad variety of styles so there's something for everyone.
As usual, ALL PROCEEDS from these designs are for my Palestinian best friend, to help his girlfriend afford to join him safely in America and to help his friends and family in Palestine and around the rest of the Levant who are being hurt directly and/or financially by the attacks on Gaza, the increasing Israeli raids in the West Bank and the collateral damage in surrounding countries. He is the nicest person ever and he deserves so much better than this.
The designs above (and a bunch more) can be found here. Available on stickers, shirts, pins, notebooks, etc (click on each to see more product options).
Thank you to the several people who have bought stickers the last few days and the customer who bought a shirt with the butterfly design!
Palestine Sunbird
The end of the ceasefire is heartbreaking but sadly not unexpected. I am still uploading Palestine designs regularly, ALL PROCEEDS will continue to go to my Palestinian best friend to help his loved ones through this war. He is the sweetest person in the world (and a truly brilliant scientist) and he deserves so much better than this. All designs found here.
The Palestine sunbird is a beautiful little passerine found around parts of the Middle East and Africa. They look somewhat like giant hummingbirds (though that is entirely convergent evolution, hummingbirds are actually in the same clade (Strisores) as potoos and frogmouths and stuff which is wild to me). These little guys were adopted as Palestine's national bird in 2015. My drawing is available on shirts, stickers, mugs and more.
...and I'm just realizing right after I posted this that the work isn't showing up right now since I tweaked the title in my shop. Hopefully it will be back promptly, until then my Redbubble has plenty of other designs to support my friend including a couple doves with keffiyehs. Sorry, Redbubble is a little neurotic about checking art with "controversial" keywords.
Edit: okay he's back
New Dove Design
I am absolutely in love with the Reem Kufi font (on the left), it's a beautiful blend of historical and modern design (though a little hard to read if you're still new to Arabic, haha). The Arabic characters were designed by Khaled Hosny if you want to check out the artist. I've used it for a bunch of simpler designs as well on my Redbubble recently.
As usual, ALL PROCEEDS from these designs are for my Palestinian best friend, to help his girlfriend afford to join him safely in America and to help his friends and family in Palestine and around the rest of the Levant who are being hurt directly and/or financially by the attacks on Gaza, the increasing Israeli raids in the West Bank and the collateral damage in surrounding countries. He is a brilliant scientist and the kindest man I have ever known, I hate seeing him suffer like this and want to help in whatever small way I can.
The designs above (and a bunch more) can be found here. Available on stickers, shirts, pins, notebooks, etc (click on each to see more product options).
Also check out my most popular designs so far (also doves):
Thank you to everyone who has helped so far!
Keffiyeh Doves - New Versions
I wanted to post these little guys again since it turned out my account was not working/not showing in any tags when I made the previous post.
These are the new variants:
My best friend (the best person I have EVER known) is Palestinian, and a lot of his friends and family in Palestine and around the rest of the Levant are being hurt directly and/or financially by the attacks on Gaza, the increasing Israeli raids in the West Bank and the collateral damage in surrounding countries. ALL PROCEEDS from these designs will go to helping his girlfriend afford to join him in America safely and helping his other loved ones weather this war.
These doves and all my other designs can be found here. Click on each design to see more product options (shirts, stickers, notebooks, etc). Thank you to the person who bought the original on a sticker this morning, and to everyone who has been buying stickers the last few days!
We're slightly hopeful that the ceasefire will mitigate the harm being done to my friend's family going forward. He's already had some loved ones hurt that this money can help so for now I will continue the fundraising (plus we are not optimistic about the ceasefire continuing to be extended, unfortunately). For now his girlfriend has remained safe and financial planning for her trip here is going okay. Most of his immediate family is okay (extended family and friends not entirely so unfortunately). I will keep these updates somewhat vague to protect their privacy. We greatly appreciate all your help!
Palestine - The Land of Sad Oranges
The Jaffa orange holds a lot of symbolism for the Palestinian struggle. This varietal was developed in Palestine in the 19th century and named for the city Jaffa, where it was first produced for export. It has strong skin and few seeds, making it excellent for commercial use, so it was a major product from the region until the industry declined under British rule and disruption from WWII. Finally the establishment of Israel caused irreparable damage as groves were seized or destroyed by settlers. Israel took over production on seized land but never achieved the same success with the crop, and what remained of Palestine suffered ongoing violence and blockades preventing the industry there from further success. The Jaffa orange has remained a symbol of the Palestinian homeland, most notably in Ghassan Khanafani's short story The Land of Sad Oranges.
This orange with a Palestinian flag for a leaf can be found here on shirts, stickers, mugs and more. ALL PROCEEDS from Palestine related sales will go to my Palestinian best friend to help him bring his girlfriend over to America and to help his other loved ones around the Levant who have been/are being hurt directly and/or financially by the attacks on Gaza, the increasing Israeli raids in the West Bank and the collateral damage in surrounding countries. All designs available here.
New Palestine Designs
I'm back! Turns out there was a weird glitch and my posts have been pretty much shadowbanned this past week. I would like to thank everyone who has contributed this past week and probably could not see my previous thank yous.
For those who haven't seen my posts yet, my best friend (the best person I have EVER known) is Palestinian, and a lot of his friends and family in Palestine and around the rest of the Levant are being hurt directly and/or financially by the attacks on Gaza, the increasing Israeli raids in the West Bank and the collateral damage in surrounding countries. ALL PROCEEDS from these designs will go to helping his girlfriend afford to join him in America safely and helping his other loved ones weather the violence and financial hardship.
The new designs above (and a bunch more) can be found here. Available on stickers, shirts, pins, prints, etc (click on each to see more product options).
We're hopeful that the ceasefire will mitigate the harm being done to my friend's family going forward. He's already had some loved ones hurt that this money can help so for now I will continue the fundraising (plus we do not feel safe hoping that the ceasefire will last, unfortunately). For now his girlfriend has remained safe and financial planning for her trip here is going okay. Most of his immediate family is okay (extended family and friends not entirely so unfortunately). I will keep updates somewhat vague to protect their privacy. We greatly appreciate all your help!
Dove With Keffiyeh - New Variants
For those who haven't seen my posts yet, my best friend (the best person I have EVER known) is Palestinian, and a lot of his friends and family in Palestine and around the rest of the Levant are being hurt directly and/or financially by the attacks on Gaza, the increasing Israeli raids in the West Bank and the collateral damage in surrounding countries. ALL PROCEEDS from these designs will go to helping his girlfriend afford to join him in America safely and helping his other loved ones weather the violence and financial hardship.
(also sorry for double posting, account is being weird)
This dove wearing a keffiyeh is one of my most popular designs so far, so I've added four new versions of it. Thank you to the customer who bought this dove and four other designs on stickers yesterday! These designs (and a bunch more) can be found here. Available on stickers, shirts, pins, prints, etc (click on each to see more product options).
We're hopeful that the ceasefire will mitigate the harm being done to my friend's family going forward. He's already had some loved ones hurt that this money can help so for now I will continue the fundraising (plus we do not feel safe hoping that the ceasefire will last, unfortunately). For now his girlfriend has remained safe and financial planning for her trip here is going okay. Most of his immediate family is okay (extended family and friends not entirely so unfortunately). I will keep updates somewhat vague to protect their privacy. We greatly appreciate all your help!
Palestine Designs
For those who haven't seen my posts yet, my best friend (the best person I have EVER known) is Palestinian, and a lot of his friends and family in Palestine and around the rest of the Levant are being hurt directly and/or financially by the attacks on Gaza, the increasing Israeli raids in the West Bank and the collateral damage in surrounding countries. ALL PROCEEDS from these designs will go first and foremost to helping his girlfriend afford to join him in America safely, and after that helping his other loved ones weather this war.
These two doves with keffiyehs have been my most popular designs so far. Thank you to the customer who bought the latter on a pin today, and thank you to everyone who has contributed so far! These designs (and a bunch more) can be found here. Available on stickers, shirts, pins, prints, etc (click on each to see more product options).
I also have a couple variants on the second dove waiting for Redbubble's approval, I will post those when they appear.
We're hopeful that the ceasefire will mitigate the harm being done to my friend's family going forward. He's already had some loved ones hurt that this money can help so for now I will continue the fundraising (plus we do not feel safe hoping that the ceasefire will last, unfortunately). For now his girlfriend has remained safe and financial planning for her trip here is going okay. Most of his immediate family is okay (extended family and friends not entirely so unfortunately). I will keep these updates somewhat vague to protect their privacy. We greatly appreciate all your help!