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how you can help palestine

*i regularly update this post with any new info i find so please always reblog the original post*

Donations

donations currently reaching gaza:

‼️ help buy e-sims for people in 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)

palestine children's relief fund

world food programme

aid to gaza - taawon/bank of palestine

help gaza’s children

female hygiene kits for gaza - pious project

donate to UNRWA

urgent humanitarian aid to palestinians - anera

medical aid for palestinians

urgent support for medical professionals in gaza

gaza evacs and prosthetics - raindove (link to donations in their bio)

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.

help journalist yousef escape gaza to treat his cancer

help mohamed evacuate gaza to get treatment for himself and his daughter

support palestinians: buy a keffiyeh from the last and only factory in palestine - hirbawi

secondary donations:

click to donate - arab.org

emergency relief for gaza - pious projects

palestine red crescent society

save palestine - islamic relief canada

send medical supplies to gaza - palestinian american medical association

help bring down israel's weapon trade - palaction

donate for the recovery of hisham awartani

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

‼️ urge icj to invite gazan journalists to testify

international cultural workers to strike from german cultural institutions for their complicity in oppressing palestinians and promoting genocide - strike germany

petition to investigate war crimes committed by israeli military

demand ceasefire - amnesty international

open call for immediate ceasefire

american government call for immediate ceasefire

american government to stop funding israeli military

ceasefire and increase humanitarian assistance - oxfam au

petition to get canva to address their pro-israel stance

invoke the genocide convention to call for ceasefire in gaza - world beyond war

suspend israel from international sports - diem25

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

demand the immediate release of mansour shouman

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.

no forced displacement! - action network

australia call on israel to stop attacking palestinians - apan (AUS)

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)

singaporeans call for immediate ceasefire (SIN)

contact your elected reps and demand a ceasefire (GERMANY)

write to the EU demanding a ceasefire (EUROPE)

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)

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)

manifesto ao governo brasileiro - petição pública (BRAZIL)

Campaigns

‼️ justice for palestine

reach out to countries to back up south africa’s invoke genocide convention at the ICJ

‼️ international criminal court

submit evidences of israeli war crimes

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

boycott puma — email them to end their partnership with israel

boycott coca-cola

islamic relief canada

urge your MP to rally for ceasefire

decolonise palestine

poster campaign to raise awareness on the war crimes being committed against palestinians

text/call campaign for people living in USA

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

get involved in boycotting companies associated with israel

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!!

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-last updated 11/3/24-

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okay logging off again

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i am revoking the fanfic reading privileges of anyone who went on a racist or islamophobic tirade when ao3 was down, as well as for those who looked the other way as it was happening

and as if engaging in rhetoric that vile wasn’t enough, y’all really did it on the anniversary of a genocide too

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The way I lost dozens of followers today and like the only things I posted were awareness posts about fandom racism….

#And that Thrawn post twice #Like. #be real

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If people talking about racism in media is ruining your fandom experience then i think you should leave forever and never return!! Bye!

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It was genuinely surreal to sit here as a person of color and watch people complain about AO3 being down and then instantly watch their complaining turn into blatant xenophobia, Islamophobia, and raging racism, as it has so many times before. 

In one breath, people yelled about their fandom space being taken away from them, and they cried about the isolation. Then in the next breath, these same people would isolate an entire community with hateful speech and misinformation. 

This trend is not new. This behavior is not new.

I’m so sick of AO3. I’m so sick of the current fandom culture. 

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Blocked and I hope they make Thrawn look like this in live action-

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#Can you tell I’ve been having a really hard time #Racism just #I wanna feel loved and accepted and appreciated #And the constant fandom racism #I’m just so tired I want to have fun #I want to make silly posts #But the racism is like a giant anvil hanging bone my head #And I never know when the rope holding it is going to snap #And the anvil will crush me #And #I’m just so tired

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I have to spend nearly every second of my online existence defending myself against racism.

I’ll make posts calling out racism in Star Wars or I’ll criticize racist structures in media or society and instantly, I’m met with name calling, slurs, callout posts, anon hate on my side blogs, I’ve had multiple people threaten to doxx me, I’ve had people make burner accounts to argue with me, every other day I wake up and I’m met with new paragraphs and paragraphs of racist essays degrading me and my people.

I have to monitor every second just to exist online, almost all other People of Color have to do the same.

The very least other people can do, is be actively anti-racist, and help create a safe and healthy online environment for People of Color. 

Don’t excuse fetishization in your tags. Block that person. Don’t reblog or engage with whitewashed art. Don’t work with creators who excuse racism or refuse to acknowledge it. Listen intently to posts about racism, and adjust accordingly. Don’t ignore difficult conversations, show you’re willing to listen! Be open minded and mindful! 

Every “little” bit helps.

You can make a change and you can help create a safe environment on your blog for People of Color.

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If people talking about racism in media is ruining your fandom experience then i think you should leave forever and never return!! Bye!

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personally I hope ao3 never comes back and everything who donated to them is hit with a mallet

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In summary, fuck ao3, fuck fandom racism, I’m glad Thrawn is ugly because his fans need to be humbled and I hope the oceans rise up and swallow us whole

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I want everyone to know that I take no satisfaction in this victory (not true, I love being right)

Blocked and I hope they make Thrawn look like this in live action-

#This cheered me up a bit #Not a lot #but a bit

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What the fuck have they done to Star Wars: Rebels-

#I came back online to speak out against fandom racism and in the process I saw an ahsoka screenshot #Oh my god #rebels in so sorry

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It was genuinely surreal to sit here as a person of color and watch people complain about AO3 being down and then instantly watch their complaining turn into blatant xenophobia, Islamophobia, and raging racism, as it has so many times before. 

In one breath, people yelled about their fandom space being taken away from them, and they cried about the isolation. Then in the next breath, these same people would isolate an entire community with hateful speech and misinformation. 

This trend is not new. This behavior is not new.

I’m so sick of AO3. I’m so sick of the current fandom culture. 

#I’m like #I don’t even have words #Okay to reblog #I’m so disappointed #And disgusted

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a big reason why a lot of these fandom “elders” are white is because they pushed all of the people of color out of their circles in their teens and twenties send tweet

#Also this again #this is exactly why I’m on break right now #and this weekend and the ao3 crash has only made this more revenant

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I need everyone to know that the rampant racism that taints fandom spaces makes it so difficult to even exist as a person of color.

Constantly mine and others discussions on racism are met with dismissal, refusal, willful ignorance and malice. Constantly. Even months later, I will still get reblogs on posts where people tell me I’m being “dramatic”. They’ll deny that racism exists in their favorite media, they’ll deny that their fandom is racist and the entire time they will talk down to me, degrade me and speak over me and my feelings.

I’ve been called horrid names and I’ve had three separate people make burner blogs just to argue with me on my posts discussing racism. Three.

And worse yet, some people seem to think the opposite of racism is fetishization. If they aren’t being hateful they are boiling down characters of color to stereotypes or hyper-sexualizing them. They’ll only see men of color as aggressive sexual objects, then call it appreciation. This is not appreciation. This is racism.

And don’t get me wrong, I am forever grateful for the support and community I have found. So many of you are insightful, attentive, kind and compassionate. So many of you are willing to grow and listen.

But I am so sick and tired of waking up every morning and blocking racists, I’m so sick and tired of justifying my existence in this fandom. I’m so sick and tired of living in fear of fetishization. Im sick of feeling dehumanized by fetishization in this fandom. I’m so sick and tired of seeing whitewashing.

I’m sick of seeing characters who look like me get hypersexualized. I’m sick of seeing characters who look like me get dehumanized. I’m sick of how this fandom treats characters who look like me. Im so sick of how this fandom treats people who look like me.

I’m so sick of it.

Racism is exhausting.

#This feels relevant again #ao3