#support immigrants

[supremeuppityone]

#this #us politics are fkg scary #also fk desantis #are we finally going to have enough evidence to lock up these evil fkrs??? #support immigrants #because no human should be called illegal

[songofwizardry]

ok I'm not an expert but I'm not seeing much specific info going around here, and there's a lotta Palestine solidarity protests in the UK this weekend, so here is some (including UK-specific) protest info and resources (mostly pulled whole-cloth from Twitter)

policing is heavy at Palestine protests generally

Hamas is a proscribed org under UK law. that means "inviting support" for them or "wearing clothing or displaying articles" that implies you are a supporter is a criminal offence (if you're interested, here's the full list of criminal offences from gov.uk). Palestinian flags etc are ok*, but do not have something that could be mistaken for Hamas imagery. don't go out there looking for convictions pls.

*in spite of what Suella Braverman has implied, the London Muslim Community Forum has just confirmed that the Palestinian flag is not a proscribed flag and is not banned (apologies for quoting the "we advise the met police" group but I thought it was important to have that info explicitly)

don't talk to cops. that includes the police liasion officers in blue bibs.

particularly if you're concerned about your face ending up on social media etc, but also just good practice in general (both in terms of COVID and protest safety)—mask up. cover up tattoos etc.

have bustcards or contact details for protest legal support on you. Green and Black Cross can be contacted on 07946 541 511. write the number on your arm etc.

if you witness an arrest: check if there's a legal observer nearby and if so call them over; if not: if the arrestee doesn't have a bustcard, give them one, find out where they're being taken, and contact eg GBC or a protest support line

if you have the time and can help out, there will likely be arrestee support required after—GBC tend to post callouts on Twitter for this

other links

for particularly children and young people and their families being referred to PREVENT for pro-Palestine statements, contact PREVENTWatch and maybe also Palestine in School (newer initiative I think, I don't have an excessive amount of detail on them just FYI)

Liberty, Migrants Organise and Black Protest Legal Support have bustcards in different languages, including Arabic and Somali (also Liberty's website has lotsa useful info, including advice for disabled protesters, protesting and immigration status, and what to do if you're kettled)

GBC's thread on what to do if you see an arrest is useful, as are all their resources generally

if I've missed anything or made a mistake, lmk—as I said, I am very much not an expert. if you know people who are protesting, pass them the legal support line numbers; if you're attending, stay safe and be vigilant; and ofc carry water.

#palestine #current events #organising #acab #text post #my post #if there is a better post that i haven't seen with up to date uk info pls lmk and i will gladly reblog it #but i know there's ppl on here who aren't on twitter so #also #in my experience #palestine protests both bring out a large group of ppl who maybe have not been to as many 'spiky' protests or don't have #up to date support numbers etc #and bring out people who are targeted by the police bc of race immigration status being perceived as muslim etc #and like i do think the profile of protest safety is higher and people are more aware than they were in general in say 2019 #but i still don't think it's as high as it should be #so like #it's worth sharing and passing around #but again i am so much not an expert #this is all taken from people whose jobs is supporting folks who are protesting #please go look them up read their info share their bustcards etc #know your rights #don't talk to cops #no comment no caution no personal details etc

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

This election day, I'm thinking of my Nana.

I'm thinking of how as a young woman, she fled political violence in her native Colombia to build a new home in a more stable country. I'm thinking about how she lived a long life, but not long enough to see her home country elect its first ever progressive president (just a few months ago!).

Coincidentally, I was living in Colombia at that time (in the very city she grew up in), and I was able to witness what felt like a miracle. A very conservative country, suffering from the violent inheritance of colonization and catholic invasion and the war on drugs, against a backdrop of the dangerous global rise of the far right--this unlikely country managed to elect one of the most progressive heads of state in the world, in 2022. That's a pretty big deal.

And I'm thinking about this, this election day, because that election was won by a very thin margin. I'm thinking about how it almost didn't happen. I'm thinking about how it was only possible thanks to the highest voter turnout in 20 year. And I am thinking about the countless number of voters who chose to vote for the first time. I am thinking of the poorest and most disenfranchised citizens who showed up at the polls. I am thinking of the indigenous women who rode 12 hours on public buses to vote at the 'nearest' polling stations. I am thinking of all the money and corruption that went into preventing minority citizens from voting, and I'm thinking about how they showed up in the millions and voted anyway.

I am thinking that I would like to see a miracle like that in my own home country.

So if you're on the fence about waiting in line today to cast your vote, I hope that you will think--about the country you want to live in, the future you hope will unfold, and about all of the people it takes to make a miracle.

Because history may deem us nameless and faceless, but when we show up en masse, we are the ones who make history happen.

And yes, maybe also spare a thought for my Nana. Who was in fact a very angry and judgemental woman who supported the republican party for 50+ years, and who would be turning in her grave right now (if the family hadn't had her cremated). Think about the mean angry ghost of my Colombian grandmother, who very much wants you to not show up at the polls to support abortion and other sinful progressive values. Think about her. Do it for her. Do it for Nana.

#Do it! for her #not a shitpost #serious post #politics #ask to tag #I love you Nana but i disagree SO vehemently with almost all of your personal political and religious values #also you should have treated my mom SO MUCH BETTER when she was a kid. all of your kids really #i see you very much as a victim of religious trauma & childhood poverty #followed by the cultural isolation of being a first generation immigrant with no local hispanic community to provide support #plus the failure of late 20th century mental health care almost certainly compounded by medical sexism #recognize sympathize and am indignant on your behalf for all of those reasons and more #but that truth can also coexist alongside the truth that #hot DAMN Nana you and Papa very much failed to provide your children with an emotionally safe and stable environment in which to grow #and me and my sibs are still dealing with the generational trauma #and who knows how many of my cousins. I HAVE TWENTY-ONE COUSINS AND I DON'T TALK TO ANY OF THEM #that is too many cousins to not be in contact with any of them #(and fyi that's on *one* side of the family. on the other side are a dozen half-aunts-and-cousins I've never met #because Other Grandpa was a Certified Piece of Shit) #Anyway. ANYWAY... #apparently i really needed to overshare today. know what? no judgement. judgement free zone #i have no judgement thoughts or opinions i am finally FREE #........gosh that sounds so relaxing #ANYway #yeah. break the cycle of abuse or your descendants will grow up and critique your parenting choices on third-tier social media platforms #when people say 'they will always be remembered' at a funeral--that is a THREAT #what they actually mean is 'OH HONEYBUN YOU DONE FUCKED UP' #.........i want that in my eulogy actually

[brandyschillace]

RIGHT TO READ and UNITED AGAINST BOOK BANS

Censorship threatens our right to read—and that threatens us all. Books lift us, connect us, inspire us; they make us question, research, and make our own choices. We can’t let that be taken away. I’m a historian who writes about the Nazi book burning—about how censorship was used to take away the rights of #transgender #lgbtq and minorities, resulting in attacks on #immigrants, Jews, homosexuals, #women, trans, Romani, and #disabled people. It’s not many steps from banning books to burning them—so: Make you voice heard! Today, I’m participating in #RightToReadDay with other authors, readers, and community members across the country. Safeguarding our freedom to read requires all of us - learn how you can take action:

Learn more from Unite Against Book Bans and join the campaign!

#right to read #unite against book bans #support trans rights #transgender #disability rights #immigrants #women #book banning #author #writer #mystery #history

[is-the-owl-video-cute]

Iran is bombing Israel apparently, FAFO moment truly.

Both Biden and Trump are vowing to defend Israel with harsh military force against Iran.

If they follow through with it and the US moves against Iran, this will actually become a war.

Do not stop pressuring politicians to support Palestine. Do not stop advocating for Palestine. Do not stop protesting Israel. Do not stop protesting genocide.

From the river to the sea.

#Why do I have to live in a country that’s always on the wrong side of history #Why are both candidates on the ballot this election war mongering freaks #can these old white men just both get a fatal stomach ulcer and go septic #surely there could be literally ANYONE ELSE #I would rather vote in a literal dog #but no I have to choose between a far right conservative and trump who wants to wage war with Mexico and China AND iran now #Great #anyway focus on the other seats on the ballot this year everyone #Biden and trump are legitimately identical on half of their stances I truly cannot tell who the worse one is because they agree on everythi #frankly at this point I’ll just vote Biden because the trump voters are actively dangerous when he’s in power #they are either way but he has a lot more power over them during his presidency #but since both Biden and trump love to abuse immigrants and support genocide #there isn’t even a lesser of two evils here #it’s solely a matter of keeping the trump cultists in line

[dontmean2bepoliticalbut]

#us politics #memes #mass shootings #mass shooters #school shootings #pro immigration #immigration #immigrants #gun rights #gun control #gun violence #dylan roof #adam lanza #devin kelley #james holmes #stephen paddock #Jared Lee Loughner #mental health #mental illness #we need more mental health support

[hussyknee]

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Link to article

Senator Shaheen has to date been paid $572,575 by AIPAC.

Norway, Sweden and Denmark divested from Elbit Systems for selling surveillance systems and weapons for Israel's illegal occupation of West Bank, Denmark outright blacklisting it, HSBC divested when it started manufacturing cluster bombs for Israel that resulted in mass-scale destruction of towns and villages in Lebanon. It also manufactures white phosphorus. It sells spyware not just for Israeli surveillance over its Occupied Territories, but also the US patrol of the Mexican border and the European Union's border control in the Mediterranean to arrest and deport North African refugees. The same systems were discovered to be targeting Ethiopian journalists all over the world.

But apparently throwing paint on its walls and protesting it helping genocide people is "antisemitic".

#the US government might as well start committing blood libel at this point #using Jews like toilet paper #anyone who still supports Israel is beyond brain dead #free palestine #us politics #genocide joe #fuck the usa #fuck israel #war crimes #gaza genocide #palestine genocide #AIPAC #gaza under attack #anti zionisim #antisemitism #censorship #colonization #immigration #human rights #international law #israel is a terrorist state #knee of huss

[the-catboy-minyan]

people who use DNA tests to """prove""" Jews aren't indigenous to Israel by showing some Israelis ancestry is purely European.

you know Jewish converts are a thing right?

#israel #jumblr #jewish convert #jewish conversion #in this house we love and support jewish converts #and we don't use their ancestry as a way to disprove history #the facts are Israel was historically a Jewish land #and many modern jews (specifically Mizrahi) DO have ancestral links to Israel #so using DNA of European Jewish converts for your narrative is just fucked up #Jewish converts may not have a “birthright to the land” but they do have a right to immigrate gain a citizenship and live here #am yisrael chai

[everythingsinred]

can we PLEASE stop tolerating the "god forbid women do anything" jokes when it comes to ACTUAL nonfictional atrocities. its not funny when youre talking abt real life murder, abuse, and exploitation and im tired of seeing it

#toxic femininity and all that.... #this is why its dangerous to put women in automatic 'assumed victim' positions #and men in automatic 'assumed perpetrator' positions #the whole men are bad women are victims thing needs to stop rly. #there is no inherent moral value in femininity or masculinity #these jokes make me sick. #woman serial killer murdered x amount of innocent men that shed never met before! and the internet decides shes a girl boss #not to mention the racial aspect that often goes into it w white women killers often targeting immigrant men #i hate the internet i hate radical feminists who blindly support every horrible thing every woman has ever done. i dont get it #little anya things #i just unfollow every single blog that posts anything that sounds like that lmao. good bye

[fandomtrumpshate]

2024 Supported Org: Never Again Action

Anti-immigrant hatred, antisemitism, and other forms of bigotry uphold one another—and safety lies in the collective struggle against white nationalism and white supremacy. For many American Jews, honoring their heritage means standing with vulnerable people of all kinds in their struggle for justice and recognition. When they stand up for themselves as Jews, and for their allies in the immigrant community, they recognize that we are all in this together. Never again means never again for anyone —not in the United States, and not in Palestine.

Never Again Action is a Jewish-led mobilization against the persecution, detention, and deportation of immigrants in the United States, taking direct action to raise the alarm about the current system and disrupt its operation, and to catalyze a popular movement for permanent protection for all undocumented people. They work by empowering the public, not making compromises with the powerful. They don’t negotiate with candidates, politicians, or companies–but welcome them to move to the right side of history. They act to change the common sense among the American public, to create the political conditions that politicians will have no choice but to follow.

Continuing their work to fight antisemitism and anti-immigrant bigotry, for the past several months, NAA has also worked in cooperation with other organizations to mobilize in support of a ceasefire in Gaza, working to challenge the narrative conflating Jews and Israel, staging protests and demonstrations in support of Gaza and calling for a ceasefire. NAA and its partner organizations argue that the culture and values of Judaism require them to stand up against injustice and oppression everywhere.

They imagine a world where people of all races, identities, and origins come together to tear down the walls that have kept us apart from each other and build a new world.

You can support Never Again Action as a creator in the 2024 FTH auction (or as a bidder, when the time comes to donate for the auctions you’ve won.)

#fth 2024 #fanworks charity auction #supported org #never again action #immigration #justice for palestine

[celestialseawitch-ff]

when your coworker tells you with her whole fucking chest that she's a Trump supporter

#like girl #you're a GIRL #and poc? #and an immigrant? #HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT HIM #i can't #life #not related to anything #i'm just shouting into the void

[kinomiya]

I cannot believe I am watching the western world mourn a racist nationalist who was only throwing tantrums because it wasn't him in control of the empire.

#He supported the annexation of crimea and said he'd not return it to Ukraine if he became president somehow #He also compared Muslim and Asian immigrants to dental cavities and said we needed to deport them bc they brought drugs to Russia #And the west really just forgot all of that and fell for the revisionist history the media sold them about a man fighting corruption #When he was always just as corrupt and his outcome was gonna be the same #He would have been destined to be another dictator #So good riddance to bad rubbish #Another career politician who would say and do anything and change his politics if it benefitted him is dead #Navalny was never going to be Nemtsov and I hate how the west acted like he was #This post is me yelling into the void pls disregard lol

[jloisse]

La Palestine était un beau pays jusqu'à ce que des immigrants illégaux viennent la détruire.

Ce que les migrants juifs ont fait à la Palestine devrait servir d'avertissement au reste du monde pour qu'il ne permette pas une immigration incontrôlée.

Nabeel Rajab : Voici comment était la Palestine en 1938, un beau pays dans lequel vivaient des musulmans, des chrétiens et des juifs, avant qu'il ne soit occupé par les sionistes qui l'ont appelé Israël.

#free palestine #free free palestine #i stand with palestine #palestine #support palestine #stand with palestine #pro palestine #save palestine #palestinian resistance #palestinians #palestine will never die #palestine will be free #palestinian lives matter #israel is evil #israel is a war criminal #israel is an apartheid state #israel is a terrorist state #israeli occupation #israel occupation #sionistes #sionisme #end the occupation #israeli crimes #israeli colonialism #israel crimes #israel terrorist #stand with gaza #stop israel #colonisation #immigration

[me1onmi1k]

I'm very happy abt it so I'll share it here lol- IM OFFICIALLY A PERMANENT RESIDENT OF CANADA !!!!! WE DID IT LADS !!!! I GET TO STAY WITH MY WIFE !!

#no longer have to leave for months at a time !!! i can live here !!! #immigration is hard lol 🥹 but ill be able to test for citizenship in a few years !!! #thank you guys for supporting me- esp with those commissions and ych 🥹 it means a lot !!!! #the application alone was $1k so everything helped !!!!! #i dont normally talk about much personal stuff here but im really excited and grateful :') #GONNA GO GET CRUNK !!!!!!!!

[yaristari]

Part 2 in my series of rewatching my favorite 90s/early 00’s shows. (click here to see Daria’s sketch)

Home Movies is such a delight. The dialogue is fantastic, and the vibe of making your own little cinematic masterpieces out of cardboard and dreams as a kid is spot on.

It’s made by Loren Bouchard and Brendon Small. Loren Bouchard then did Bob’s Burgers, which shares the voice actor of H. Jon Benjamin as Coach McGuirk here and Bob Belcher in Bob’s Burgers. Brendon Small (who is also the main character in this show, also named Brendon Small) went on to make Metaloclypse.

#home movies #90s cartoons #as with everything in the late 90s / early 00s #take the jokes with a grain of salt #it’s not as egregious as other shows during this time #and as an American child to immigrant Mexican parents #and my spouse being from Mexico #we both thought hearing a character say Mexicans prefer to be called ‘Me-ji-cans’ was the funniest shit on the planet #also for context that character was supposed to be made fun of for that remark #but my experience is not universal #and I’m super supportive of people calling out racism/fatphobia/queerphobia/etc in media #especially when they have receipts #like yes show me those critical thinking skills in action I love that shit

[lynchiangf]

it's so frustrating to see the ease with which people take israel to be representative of all jewish people somehow. like yesterday I was reading the news and it said something like 'the jewish and the palestinian side of the conflict' as if jewish people are a hivemind and universally support israel. ultimately I think that's a narrative that just benefits israel and if you buy it I'll conclude you respect neither jewish people nor palestinians, you just respect colonial interests

#for the record I'm aware that there are jewish people who do support israel (some of my own relatives included) #so I'm not trying to evade responsibility here or something like that #but acting like the whole jewish community does is ignorant and harmful. to give one example: what about palestinian jews? #and another thing I read on the news was support for palestine in the west being framed as something to 'blame' on muslim immigrants #like yeah I'm sure that's ethical and won't make polarisation worse! #anyway I'm done ranting. I'm just pissed bc I saw a gentile berating a jewish person for being anti-zionist and calling them an antisemite