"empowering women by sending katy perry to space for 2 minutes" shut the fuck up. samantha cristoforetti was the first female commander of the international space station and she became an astronaut because of star trek. and there is a real chance she is a kirk/spock shipper
If youre looking for a way to visibly support Palestine whilst also financially supporting a family-owned Palestinian business, then please consider purchasing a Hirbarwi Keffiyeh.
They are a traditional clothing item for Palestinians, and they have become a symbol of solidarity with Palestine for people all around the world. You do not have to be an Arab or a Muslim in order to wear one. According to the Hirbarwi Mission Statement page: To the world the kufiya will forever be a symbol of liberty. Those who wear it express their desire to see all people, across the world, live peacefully and with self-determination.
They can be warn as a shawl, or a scarf, or a headpiece, or any way you like so long as it is done respectfully. They come in a huge array of colours -- though the one most traditionally known with Palestinian solidarity is the original black and white design.
The Hirbarwi factory is the only original Keffiyeh factory left, and is the only place left in the world that still makes true, Palestinian Keffiyehs. All others -- even the ones that claim to be Palestinian owned/made -- are imitations that have been made in a country like China or India. If they don't have the Hirbarwi logo, then they're fakes.
The factory in Palestine is temporarily unable to ship any new orders, due to both the blockaide and the overall crisis in Gaza, but they are taking pre-orders for later, so you can give them money now and get your delivery once the borders open -- OR, you can purchase through one of their verified international partners, who are listed on their website.
If the stockist in your nearest country is sold out (i know that the Australian stockist is entirely sold out), then check the others. The one listed for Ireland ships internationally and looks like they still have plenty of stock.
According to Save the Children "up to 21,000 children are estimated to be missing in the chaos of the war in Gaza, many trapped beneath rubble, detained, buried in unmarked graves, or lost from their families, said Save the Children."
The report breaks the overall number to include at least 4,000 children who are likely trapped under the rubble and presumed dead, 17,000 children who are unaccompanied and separated from their families, with an unknown number that are buried in unmarked mass graves, and others who have been forcibly disappeared by Israeli forces, detained and transferred outside of Gaza.
Children. At least 21,000 missing children in Gaza just since October 2023.
You simply cannot convince anyone that this is what it takes for an entity to "defend itself." Israel is and has always been a terrorist, genocidal state that relies on this kind of violence to sustain its existence as a settler colony.
fucked up how colors look different depending on what screen you’re looking at them on. that should be illegal I think
Do you know anything i can donate to for palestine that's not the gofundmes because the idea of having to choose who needs my money more is just. scary to me they all need it 3: maybe there's a thing that splits/distributes money evenly???? idk but help would be appreciated
Gazafunds actually deals with this anxiety and makes a decision for you if you want. Their home page has a spotlighted fundraiser and the code consider things like how close the gfm is to finishing, when the most recent donation is, etc. So it's randomized to help as many people as possible.
There's also @helpgazachildren which if you donate, you can help multiple people at once since it's a whole mutual aid fund, or at least close to it. Hussam distributes money to people who need it when he's asked.
even in leftists spaces, between atheism and veganism, it is funny how sometimes people get incredibly aggressive and defensive immediately if they find out a person they're talking to is either of those things, as if another person being something was a personal attack against them. ppl immediately project a whole lot of ideas about atheists and vegans, and a lot of the aggression seems to come from a place of "i saw a vegan/atheist be annoying once! you're saying that i'm doing something wrong! therefore it is okay for me to ridicule and mock you!" however vegans or atheists are not allowed to react similarly when they encounter ppl who eat meat or are religious, because those choices are seen as normal and neutral even though they're just as neutral as being a vegan or an atheist. hot take but i don't think anyone should project anything onto labels like these and i think people getting mad at a vegan or an atheist should ask themselves if they're actually reacting to that particular person being an asshole, or if they just have different values than you which is making you feel insecure and/or self-conscious.
gaiman verse always scratches my brain so nicely. like yeah absolutely create a universe where everything happens around the same couple of dates. morpheus and edwin paine are captured and sacrificed in occult rituals at the same time in 1916. charles dies the same year morpheus and hob are scheduled to have have their once-every-hundred-years date that morpheus misses bc he’s in a fish bowl. you know who does have a date in 1989 instead? charles and hells favourite scapegoat edwin
brilliant give me more
Assalamu Alaykom, Can you help me share? I am a 27 year old Father from Gaza
My other account got banned, Can you help us be more visible?
Please share to help my family and my kids (11 month boy,2 year old girl ) and my (Parents and Siblings) escape from constant fear of bombing ,hunger and diseases from Gaza to Egypt. We’re all sick almost all the time Virus C and other diseases (especially my mother and my brother, they can’t seem to recover) , with no healthcare and little money and resources.
Can You Post it with the gfm link available? https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-escape-gazas-nightmare-a-fathers-plea-for-safety Also Can you help Share my posts: https://www.tumblr.com/firassalemnewacccount/751403421056237568/how-to-calm-a-one-year-old-and-a-two-year-old-and?source=share https://www.tumblr.com/firassalemnewacccount/751560092286124032/can-you-help-me-share-i-am-a-father-from-gaza-the?source=share https://www.tumblr.com/firassalemnewacccount/751464697705938944/can-you-please-help-us-escape-death-from-rafah?source=share (Verified fundraiser by @communistchilchuck and @el-shab-husseincan )
Thank you so much .. Forever Grateful wallah! Sorry to bother you But I am really desperate
hi firas! yes! im sorry for being slow on replying, i'm focusing on one goal a day for more focused traction. our last goal was renad's (which reached 5k/25k) so let's work on reaching another goal
firas's gfm is stagnant and he has 7 family members who need to get out of gaza. let's try to get it to 27k (another 5k) to help their survival in khan younis while the border is closed, and ensure his family can come out once it's open!