Thinking You Can "help" By Donating To NGOs As The End All Be All Is Particularly Insulting Because:

Thinking you can "help" by donating to NGOs as the end all be all is particularly insulting because:

1) my family, and many Palestinian diaspora families, have been donating to Palestinian charities for years and look at where we are at now (ie, the systematic violence has not been addressed AND we already have been consistently donating to make a difference, contrary to what people on here claim we aren't doing)

2) reframing this as a humanitarian issue rather than a systematic violence where a people are occupied by a colonial force

By all means, donate to charities I'm not going to say they're not necessary. They absolutely are. I donate to Palestinian Children's Relief Fund myself. It's a cause near and dear to my heart. However, monetary support and a hands off approach only goes so far and does not address systematic issues that communities face. If all we do is donate, we succumb to an endless spiral of reactive responses to violence rather than preventative.

NGOs are great but to say "just donate" and then ignore the issue completely is incredibly harmful. Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank are PLEADING for you to take action, get involved, spread information. So find your niche and please help! Make art! Attend protests! Hell, even reblogging posts with the intent to educate is useful.

Remember, our goal is short term AND long term liberation! So keep Palestine on your mind! Keep Tigray on your mind! Congo! Kashmir! We need to remember that the world we live in is not ok but it could be BETTER!!!

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2 months ago

I realised i never shared these kitrs

A doodle of Kitr from Ultrakill. She is drawn heavily foreshortened on a white background. She is looking right at the viewer.
A doodle of Kitr from Ultrakill against a bright blue and green background of a flower field.

so full of joy and happiness

blood version under the cut

The same doodle except her mouth is covered in blood, as well as her paws and the floor. There is the text "I found food!" next to her.

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1 year ago
Open Fandom Week!!

Open fandom week!!

This week we’re opening up commissions to other fandoms!! Request a piece of writing or art & one of our team of artists will create it for you in exchange for proof of donation.

Guidelines:

We will not draw anything gore, nsfw, or romantic ships.

We will not write anything gore, nsfw, or proship.

Fandoms we will NOT accept requests for are The Last of Us, Stranger Things, Our Flag Means Death, Harry Potter, Five Nights at Freddy’s, Hazbin Hotel, Helluva Boss.

We are open to most other fandoms but will not be able to complete certain requests as the team may not be familiar enough with the media to do it justice.

If you have questions about whether or not your request will be accepted feel free to send an ask first!

How to donate & request:

Be sure to take a screenshot of the receipt & block out any sensitive information (your address, phone number etc.). If you’re purchasing an e-sim send it to gazaesims@gmail.com & only send us the receipt. Please do not send us the QR code.

To send in a request fill out this form. (Star Wars requests still go here.)

Purchase an e-sim here.

Donate to a Palestinian family’s gfm here.


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1 year ago

There's one charity that I haven't seen shared here personally, and that's Care for Gaza.

There's One Charity That I Haven't Seen Shared Here Personally, And That's Care For Gaza.
There's One Charity That I Haven't Seen Shared Here Personally, And That's Care For Gaza.

They're shared a lot on twitter as a reputable on-the-ground relief source. You can donate to their gofundme to help their efforts here.


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1 year ago

Hey everyone, please consider buying the 2024 itch.io Palestinian Relief Bundle- it's 373 games, game-making assets, tabletop roleplaying games, zines, and comics for a minimum of just 8 USD! They have a goal of 100,000 USD, and as of the time I'm writing this post, they have 8 more days to reach it.

Screenshot of a Twitter post. The tweet reads, "Launching a games charity bundle for Palestine on April 12th! All proceeds go the PCRF. Link below." End of text. Along with the text is an image. The background is red and with the fishnet pattern from the keffiyeh. On the left of the added image is a game controller coloured like the Palestinian flag. On the right of the added image is text that reads, "Palestinian Relief Bundle, April 12th-29th." Below the center of the image is a black stripe with text that reads, "370+ games/comics/more for $8." At the bottom of the black stripe is text that reads, "All proceeds go to the PCRF." 
The original poster's username is @ VG for Palestine, all one word.

Link will be in the reblog!


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2 months ago
@jeebusmeebus Got Me Into Homestuck Recently So I Shall Present This Fellow Here Until I Gather Enough

@jeebusmeebus got me into homestuck recently so i shall present this fellow here until i gather enough rendered work for a decent post


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1 year ago

I like to think V1's hands are usually kinda cold, so it finds the sensation of warm blood interesting after killing a husk or something

On a completely unrelated note do you think Gabriel's waist gets cold due to being exposed


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1 year ago

What's new(ish) in the settler-colonial state of the US is that a series of bills have been passed in the House (the Baby Senate as I like to say) and are on their way to the Senate that make it harder to voice support for Palestinians while also making sure your direct taxes aid the genocide in Gaza.

These bills affirm the US's stance on the settler-colonial Zionist Entity and the implicit ties that the government has with Israel and really — just goes to show you how Israel is just one big base for American Imperialism.

Anyways, there's still time to call your senate and tell them that you don't want these bills that only further spiral the US into fascism so even if you think it might not do much — it's important that we document our dissent in official sources. And while you're at it — call your congressperson and tell them that if they voted for this you're not voting for them next election. If they voted against the bills, still call your congresspeople and tell them you support their decision to vote against these bills.

Here are the bills:

📍Resolution: HR 6126

Resolution Name: Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act Description: Gives $14.3 Billion To Israel From The IRS (Taxes You Pay). Like straight up. Just takes it from an IRS project, which used our tax dollars to begin with, to give to Israel "defense." Link to check summary: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/118/hr6126

📍Resolution: HR 798

Resolution Name: "Condemning the support of Hamas, Hezbollah, and other terrorist organizations at institutions of higher education, which may lead to the creation of a hostile environment for Jewish students, faculty, and staff." Description: Will Penalize Students On American College Campuses For Supporting Palestine. This includes "Free Palestine" Protests as according to Rep Owens who introduced the bill (Click). Link to check who voted: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/118-2023/h578

📍Resolution: HR 3266

Resolution Name: "Tolerance in Palestinian Education Act" Description: They will be examining Palestinian education materials to see if it promotes "hate" or "violence" (aka are they teaching their children to become murderers??). Will inevitably require Revision Of Text Books In Palestinian Schools To Portray The Occupation In A Positive Light. Link to summary: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/118/hr3266

📍Resolution: HR 340

Resolution Name: "The Hamas International Financing Prevent Action" Description: Claims to stop financial support for "terrorist" organizations but considering that Gaza's government is run by Hamas, then this would mean Gaza will receive absolutely no aid and donating to people in Gaza could get you in legal trouble. Link to summary: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/118/hr340

There's a button for most of these bills that allows you to contact your representative directly. Please do take the time to contact them — while many of this isn't especially new to Palestinians, the difference is now that we have a larger power in numbers than we did in the past. Please make sure to advocate for you Palestinian comrades in the US whenever possible! Help us Free Palestine one step at a time!


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1 year ago
Donate E-sims, Don't Let Contact Be Cut

Donate e-sims, don't let contact be cut

masterlist posts of organizations / petitions to donate to and sign

Palestinian books / poetry

Artists against Apartheid google drive

Global strike / BDS

[img id: two doves, one white, and one brown, flying side by side and holding their claws together. They're both holding an olive branch in their beaks, the ends of the branch are cut and bleeding. Underneath them are the words 'freedom for palestine' ]


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1 year ago

Here's a website where Palestine GoFundMes are vetted and shared that you can send out to people. The url is gazafunds.com

Easy to use and simple. Just share the site whenever someone asks for GFMs for Palestine.


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theinformalsomnol - I like the funny robot game
I like the funny robot game

Tired Guy draws the Funny Robot(s) (and more now!) (pretty sure this is a multifandom page now, sorry people here for exclusively one thing) | he/they I think idk I'm too busy to find out | no reposting | not a minor

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