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Palestine Protests: February 2024
Sunday, February 11
ITALY
- GENOVA, ITALY – Sun Feb 11, 2 pm, Fanti d’Italia. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/C2SZSc7IfAD/
Thursday, February 29
AUSTRALIA
- MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – Thurs Feb 29, 2 pm, State Library (Student Protest for Palestine). Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/C1JJpq6LShT/
February 10, 2024
- Chicago, IL | 11:30AM Hanover Park Train Station
- Chicago, IL | 1PM Chicago Tribune Center
- CORVALLIS, OR | Noon Benton County Courthouse
- LOS ANGELES, CA | 1PM LA City Hall
- OAKLAND, CA | 11:30AM Lake Merritt Amphitheater
- PETALUMA, CA | 12:30PM Petaluma Blvd and East Washington
- RACINE, WI | 12:30PM 909 Dr. Martin Luther King Dr.
- SANTA BARBARA, CA | 2PM Hollister & Storke
- WASHINGTON, DC | 2PM Lafayette Square
February 11, 2024
- REDONDO BEACH, CA | 11AM 1815 Hawthorne Blvd.
- SACRAMENTO, CA | 12PM 601 McKinley Park
- SAINT LOUIS, MO | 2:30 PM @ Kirkwood Park 111 So. Geyser Rd.
February 14, 2024
- PHOENIX, AZ | 4pm. NE Corner of 7th St & McDowell Rd
February 15, 2024
- Austin, TX | 10AM Austin City Hall, 301 2nd St
February 16, 2024
- EAU CLAIRE, WI | 5:00PM Corner of Hwy 93 and Golf Rd (Outside Hardee’s)
February 18, 2024
- NEW ORLEANS, LA | 11:30 AM ARMSTRONG PARK
February 19, 2024
- Chicago, IL | 11AM Chicago History Museum, Children’s Fountain
February 25, 2024
- SAINT PAUL, MN | 1 PM 1176 N Mississippi River Blvd, St. Paul, MN.
this is a regularly updated list. please keep checking to see if new dates or locations are added worldwide.
*i regularly update this post with any new info i find so please always reblog the original post*
Donations
donations currently reaching gaza:
donate to get food packages to gaza - care for gaza
donate direct aid to gaza - ehab rida (longtime activist and volunteer, has been carrying out donations and humanitarian projects in gaza since 2021)
donate to ahmed (@/90-ghost on tumblr)
- he is born, raised and based in gaza. please help him reach his goal of $50K to get his family to safety across the rafah border into egypt. as of right now… it’s $7.5K per person to evacuate gaza.
- mohammed is a friend of ahmed (90-ghost) and is a haemophilia patient. him and his family are currently living in a tent on the streets of rafah.
aid to gaza - taawon/bank of palestine
secondary donations:
emergency relief for gaza - pious projects
save palestine - islamic relief canada
send medical supplies to gaza - palestinian american medical association
click to donate - arab.org
help bring down israel's weapon trade - palaction
- one of the three palestinian students shot by a racist in vermont for wearing kufiyas and speaking arabic. hisham’s injuries have left him paralysed from below the chest.
Petitions
international cultural workers to strike from german cultural institutions for their complicity in oppressing palestinians and promoting genocide - strike germany
demand ceasefire - amnesty international
invoke the genocide convention to call for ceasefire in gaza - world beyond war
UK to expel israeli ambassador - change.org
gaza healthcare workers for nobel peace prize - change.org
teachers around the world demand ceasefire - teachers for palestine
president whitten: reinstate samia halaby retrospective NOW - action network
location specific petitions
gaza call for lasting ceasefire - oxfam (UK)
end israeli occupation - parliament uk (UK)
email your MP - medical aid for palestine (UK)
protect gaza civilians - islamic relief (UK)
stop fuelling genocide - action network (USA)
@ biden: call for ceasefire now - move on (USA)
ceasefirenow.com - jewishvoiceofpeace (USA)
call congress and demand a ceasefire - uscpr (USA - they provide a script of what you should say, so don't worry about it)
- note: you can call everyday. they tally the number of calls per issue. so more calls = higher chance for them to take action. p.s. you mainly go to voicemail so don’t worry about phone call anxiety. fight through it just this once please.
immediate ceasefire and increase in humanitarian aid in gaza - actionaid (AUS)
email your MPs - stand with palestine (AUS)
‼️ australian senate to investigate australian citizens in the IDF for war crimes allegations - fpm (AUS)
‼️ arms embargo on israel - cjpme (CANADA)
sign to send letter to MP for ceasefire - nccm (CANADA)
ceasefire now! - ijv (CANADA)
call on your local mayor and council to demand ceasefire - LeadNow (CANADA)
cessez-le-feu et un couloir humanitaire - le mouvement (FRANCE)
écrivez aux député-es et sénateurs-trices - association france palestine solidarité (FRANCE)
write to your député - assemblée nationale (FRANCE)
skydda civilbefolkningen i gaza! - mittskifte (SWEDEN)
- template of letters you can send (EU)
- guide on how to contact your MPs in EU
- p.s. if the template is outdated, just use it as a guide and add a few sentences here and there that reflect the current situation. i can’t find any recent templates so :/ at least this is something
multiple actions you can take to help palestine - plant een olifbloom (NETHERLANDS)
- includes: links for donations, emails to MP, emails to media, links to petitions and demonstrations
den haag, maak nú werk van vrede in israël/Palestina - the right forum (NETHERLANDS)
māori call for palestine - ourActionStation (NZ)
special visa for palestinians in gaza with family in NZ - NZ parliament/pāremata aotearoa (NZ)
deem israeli actions as war crimes - NZ parliament/pāremata aotearoa (NZ)
basta ao genocídio em Gaza! - awaaz (BRAZIL)
globo e grande mídia, parem de desumanizar civis palestinos - the intercept (BRAZIL)
Campaigns
‼️ justice for palestine
‼️ international criminal court
friends of al-aqsa
❥ UK-specific
- urge your MP to speak up for palestine
- hands off al-aqsa
- stop administrative detention
- petition for UK to stop arming israel
❥ International
palestine action
islamic relief canada
decolonise palestine
text/call campaign for people living in USA
- text CEASEFIRE @ 51905 to call for a ceasefire
- text RESIST @ 50409 to send a letter to your representatives to pass HR3103–a bill that prohibits tax dollars from going to israel
- download 5Calls app to contact members of your congress | (more info)
fax campaign for people in the USA
- go on this website to send 5 free faxes per day
- here’s a link to a pre-written fax copy you can download to send (the first link on the linktree)
- here’s a video that explains how to fax your senator (it’s very easy and all you need is a valid email address)
‼️ BDS movement
palestine diaspora network
- global strike guide - join the global strike!
please let me know if you have any more links. i will add them in. and please reblog the original post!!
Near Ramallah, Palestine.
1992.
📷 Esaias BAITEL.
there's probably nothing inherently morally wrong with seeking safety and comfort and pleasure but we live in a world where those things are distributed extremely unequally and idk about anyone else but I feel an ethical responsibility to do everything in my power to change that, even if it means making myself unsafe or uncomfortable when my responsibility to other human beings requires it. if genocide is not a situation where you feel a sense of responsibility and urgency that outweighs your instinct to seek temporary nervous system relief, what are you actually living for? and have you tried seeking out endorphins from taking action and building solidarity and learning about the world around you, instead of fucking brand loyalty?
yes we need to take care of our needs. but if you're so very fatigued from being so very compassionate, how exactly is buying something from a company complicit in genocide going to help you emotionally recharge? how is reading the writing/playing the games/watching the shows of fascists and genocide deniers going to refuel you? why would you "take care of yourself" in a way that harms others when you have other abundant options? yes we all need rest, but wouldn't you actually sleep better knowing that you're doing everything you can possibly do?
And this is why I sleep instead of actively engaging with media anymore.
I'd rather not cause harm so I just don't really try and watch new things. It's just not worth it to me like...
I'd rather use my energy for good and honestly all the new media is either depressing, problematic, or both.
Which sounds so bitchy and whiny but honestly I just would rather not risk it and waste my time.
I get where you’re coming from but I also want to clarify that I’m talking specifically about targeted boycotting, not just avoiding shitty media altogether. there will always be discourse on this website about whether it’s ok to engage with “problematic” media and what “problematic” even means; I won’t share my thoughts on that because it’s really not relevant. the purpose of cultural boycotts isn’t punishing people for being problematic, or trying to sanitize the cultural landscape. the primary purpose of these boycotts is to damage the genocidal entity’s economy and public image by making it unprofitable for artists to support/collaborate with.
someone could make the most perfect radical revolutionary art ever but if they’re using their platform to promote genocide, they’re still a legitimate boycott target. when I talk about harm here, I’m not talking about the more diffuse harm that media can cause in how it shapes our views of the world, ourselves, and others. I’m talking about the very direct immediate harm of supporting a genocidal colonial apartheid state by contributing to its economy and/or defending its genocidal actions. when we conflate the first idea with the second, it confuses the conversation by bringing in all the baggage of Tumblr Problematic Media Discourse (TM). this allows zionists to damage boycott efforts by framing it as censorship or cancel culture, and it encourages people to remain apathetic and cynical because they believe boycotting would mean disengaging from everything they enjoy, not just a few key targets. I see a lot of people mobilizing arguments from the problematic media discourse playbook to shut down boycott efforts, whether it’s by saying that boycotting is totalitarian censorship, or that lots of other media is problematic and we’re focusing too heavily on zionism, or that it’s possible to engage with problematic media non-problematically, or that specific boycott targets are actually super unproblematic. so I want to make it clear that those arguments are irrelevant because the boycotting conversation is not the problematic media conversation
Hello friends. Mosab Abu Toha is hosting another virtual poetry event to help raise funds for MECA (Middle East Children's Alliance) on February 7, 2024 at 7PM EST. The poets & writers on the line-up include: Priscilla Wathington, Nathalie Khankan, Neeli Cherkovski, Ariel Resnikoff, Garrett Caples, Steve Dickison, Evan Kennedy, Andrew Joron, Sophia Dahlin, Lindsey Boldt, mimi tempestt, Tonya Foster, Norma Cole, Trisha Low, Syd Staiti, Kim Shuck, Ava Koohbor, Julien Poirier, Susan Gervitz, Soledad Con Carne, Barbara Jane Reyes, Carlos Quinteros III, Josiah Luis Alderete, Patrick James Dunagan, Agneta Falk Hirschman, and Brian Lucas. More information can be found at the Eventbrite page here.
Please consider signing up and donating 🙏
thank you for reblogging my 10-note flop post you are like a wife to me
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Keep in mind northern Gaza has been isolated for months and people there have been made to starve with no access to water or adequate aid. This is one example, another example was Israel shooting and killing Palestinians who were attempting to get aid when it did arrive in the area. Not to forget the insane scene of unhinged Israelis literally blocking aid trucks from entering Gaza, some saying that this war is only lasting this long because aid keeps going in....
did you lie again
Believe my unsourced claims wtf!!!!!!!!!
the other night i saw a kid with the most nonchalant expression wearing a big puffy coat being pulled along on rollerblades by a tiny dog
Rusty for @huntergonerogue 💐
ive only seen one episode so far but ohhhh i missed them
palestine flag themed dragon!!! from the river to the sea!!!!!!!
#24 - 自由 和平 巴勒斯坦 (freedom, peace, Palestine) - Within our lifetime, Palestine will be free. 🇵🇸
If you see this post, please take one or more of these actions right now:
DONATE-
- eSims for Gaza
- Palestine Action
- Palestine Children's Relief Fund
- Palestine Legal
- Medical Aid for Palestinians
- United Nations Relief and Works Agency
Contact your reps for an immediate ceasefire (USA, UK, Canada, Australia)
Follow BDS's list of companies to boycott and tell your friends and family why you are boycotting.
Plan to join a protest in your area (worldwide)
My father was martyred by Israel on 10 October 2023 after sacrificing his care in hospital so the injured children could take priority. Today would have been his 60th birthday. He was always selfless, kind, and giving for others. My father gave up everything for me to be able to have a better life, because that is what he always dreamed for me and my sister. The world suffered a great loss when he died, and my heart is always with him and every Palestinian who has lost someone.
In his honour and memory, I would love for anyone who is able to do so to consider donating to The Palestine Children’s Relief Fund.
The PCRF is an amazing organisation that does so much for those in Gaza right now, including helping provide food, water and medicine. You can donate any amount you are able to- there is no minimum! My father would have given his very last cent if he saw the way Palestine was continuing to suffer after over 100 days with this limited aid, so I know celebrating him by helping others is the least he would have wanted.
I saw @parrot-parent do a very successful donation match and I thought it was such a good idea so I will also match all donations up to $500! If you feel comfortable sending me proof of the amount of your donation, I will match it as a donation at the end of February. (My messages are set to mutuals only, but if you donate and we aren’t mutuals if you send an ask with the proof I will make sure to answer it privately.)
Bisan is calling for another global strike!
I saw some posts just outlining Jan 21st, and wanted to clarify that Bisan has called for a full seven days of action.
What a global strike would look like is:
- calling in sick to work
- purchasing bare essentials ahead of the week so you can observe the general boycott of goods / buying as little as you genuinely can
- putting in a concerted effort to elevate Palestinian voices and make it clear that this strike is in support of a permanent ceasefire!
For those who will have to purchase necessary goods during this time, please observe the brands that the BDS movement is asking us to boycott!
Right now is also a good time to mention some better uses for your money during this week.
Available e-sims in Gaza are running low!!
Mirna El Helbawi and her team are working round the clock to continue to connect Palestinians as Israel does its best to cut them off from the rest of the world.
You can learn how to purchase and send e-sims here, and below you’ll find a list of what is currently needed (the areas in brackets indicate what region you should select to buy e-sims in).
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CareforGaza is an organisation that does verifiably good work, distributing supplies directly to Palestinian families.
They have a Gofundme set up at the moment, but because of Gofundme’s poor track record regarding refusing to transfer funds to Palestinians, I’d recommend continuing to donate directly to their PayPal here.
Good luck to all of you. Don't turn away from Palestine!