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So in the past few weeks, I shared donation links here in support of Palestine, but it unfortunately seems like people in Palestine are saying money isn't reaching them. We must take other action to support Palestinians!
There are so many protests and actions being taken across the world. I urge everyone to look for something happening near them and do their part, whatever that looks like.
Try this site: https://www.shutitdown4palestine.org/
So in the past few weeks, I shared donation links here in support of Palestine, but it unfortunately seems like people in Palestine are saying money isn't reaching them. We must take other action to support Palestinians!
There are so many protests and actions being taken across the world. I urge everyone to look for something happening near them and do their part, whatever that looks like.
The BDS Movement have put out an explainer on what you should be boycotting and why, including a section on why a targeted boycott is being used.
"Many of the prohibitively long lists going viral on social media do the exact opposite of this strategic and impactful approach. They include hundreds of companies, many without credible evidence of their connection to Israel’s regime of oppression against Palestinians, making them ineffective."
The following are the current top priority boycott targets of the global BDS movement:
Consumer targets:
Corporate/Institutional boycott targets:
They also reference the grassroots organic boycotts of McDonald’s, Burger King, Papa John’s, Pizza Hut, WIX, etc.
"Remember, all Israeli banks and virtually all Israeli companies are complicit to some degree in Israel’s system of occupation and apartheid, and hundreds of international corporations and banks are also deeply complicit. We focus our boycotts on a small number of companies and products for maximum impact."
Please read the full article for an explanation of each boycott target, why a targetted boycott is being used, and more general information.
I made this with LMMS back in 2020. I still mourn the end of Steven Universe. It had a huge impact on me.
I feel odd listening to this... it's bittersweet. It has snippets of various songs on Steven Universe that spoke to me. I related very much to Looking Forward the first time I listened to it, a fact which still holds true. I think I was considering adding vocals when I first worked on it, but I kind of like it this way.
I do not own and am not affiliated with Steven Universe or Steven Universe Future. This is a fan work.
I used this score to help me create the track, and have received permission from the poster of the score to share this here.
I haven't been composing much lately, but I want to take it up again. Music helps me a lot. This might be the last thing I made.
I had to convert it to mp3, so I hope the audio quality is okay.
please take everything you read with a grain of salt. misinformation spreads everywhere like wildfire, and i've been having major trouble wading through false journalism to get actual updates on everything. some resources i've compiled for myself and anyone who's interested:
also some palestinian aid orgs to donate to. if you have some money to spare/know anyone who does, please consider donating/spreading the word:
Guys, if you don’t have enough money to donate or are unable to use your money internationally (like me), you can simply go to arab.org and click daily for free. Each click will send money (Lebanese Pound 1 per click. This organization is based in Lebanon and works with the UN) through ad revenues to UNRWA in Gaza. Besides Palestine, you can also support other causes in the Arab world for women, children, refugees, the environment, etc. Therefore, make sure to go to this site on each of your devices and click everyday.
(EDIT) You can also use different kinds of browsers on your devices to give more daily clicks. I've tried this with Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge on my PC. Now, I'm downloading Mozilla Firefox to click again.
(EDIT 2) Using the private mode of a browser after you use non-incognito browsing also allows you to click more in repetition. You don’t have to wait for a day to be over to click again with private browsing.
it has been genuinely devastating to see major governments, global news outlets and ignorant celebrities spreading a narrative that supports and upholds a regime responsible for the genocide of thousands of innocent lives. palestinians have been suffering for decades and nobody has cared; nobody has offered them the empathy that is now being so generously handed to a military force that is brutally murdering and displacing the palestinian people. 2.2 million people in gaza have had their electricity, food, water and fuel cut off. we are witnessing firsthand the utter annihilation of a population — dehumanising media coverage, blatant islamophobic propaganda, hundreds of children massacred — please understand that taking a "neutral" stance is siding with the oppressor. free palestine today, tomorrow, forever. from the river to the sea 🇵🇸
Songs for the Planet Earth, a Steven Universe fan album we’ve been working on for a year, is finally out!
Inspired by the Cartoon Network show Steven Universe, this is a passion project by 18 musicians and 10 artists in tribute to this groundbreaking series.
Check out the diverse and breathtaking (honestly) talent of the SU fan community and enjoy it with us at the album livestream! A recording will be made available too.
Many thanks to @toris-makes-music, @power464646, @helenaruthmusic, @espeonn, @serialsymphony, @tunesofjasmine, @crabschip, @veritasunae, @ananxiousraccoon, @cassandraooc, @confusedthaumaturge, @hipstersoulgushers, @konansgirlfriend and @siedlag and everyone else who participated but doesn’t have a Tumblr, without whom the project would not have happened!
Today was hard emotionally, so I just sat down and messed around a little bit and came up with this. Something peaceful to calm me down.
Photo and music by me.
