America’s planned pier to get aid into Gaza is being built with rubble from destroyed Palestinian homes. Excavators and bulldozers are also being used while Gazans dig for loved ones trapped under bombed buildings with their bare hands. Human rights activist Sarah Wilkinson highlights the sick irony in this video.
America and the UN describe the pier as a humanitarian effort to relieve suffering in the besieged enclave. They ignore it’s suffering caused by the US funding and arming Israel’s bombardment and Tel Aviv’s blockade of supplies.
Sarah dubs the pier and nearby jetty on Gaza’s beach the ‘Road of the Dead’. It’s hard to disagree.
@/savoirflair: On #EarthDay, it's crucial to recognize that the guardians of our planet are its indigenous peoples, who have historically maintained biodiversity and preserved natural resources through deep-rooted practices and ancestral wisdom. There is no climate justice without human rights, and we cannot celebrate our planet without honoring its original and eternal custodians. Without the stewardship of indigenous populations like the Palestinians, our environmental efforts are incomplete. Their resilience and ongoing struggle underline that Earth Day is not only a call for environmental action but also for justice and the recognition of the rights of indigenous guardians who have nurtured the land for centuries.
But hey, at least I finished my more-than-human design for Aphrodite! All I had to do was literally just make shit up as I went and use my more exaggerated style. In my own defense trying to depict gods in a way meant to be beyond human… something? Is really fucking hard (except Dionysos, in part because he could be seen as more human than other gods but also because I myself have gone mad before) because it’s literally something that I can’t grasp or understand even if my mind has an idea for it. So for what this is I’m really happy with it.