Full acceptance speeches of Basel and Yuval:
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Full acceptance speeches of Basel and Yuval:
If you told me in 2015 that the "pro-peace" activist Tulsi Gabbard who accepted donations from arms dealers would be the 2025 Director of National Intelligence in the Trump administration, I would not have blinked an eye. She's never stood for anything but herself.
www.huffpost.com/entry/tulsi-...
Big big exhale.
Scientists and journalists need to figure out right quick how to explain to the average person how a massive change in research indirects will impact the medical care they and their children get (eg at the local children’s hospital), the education their children will get, the price of tuition, etc.
Protesters on the concrete steps of a University of Utah building with large white columns hold a banner that appears to say “MECHA STANDS WITH IMMIGRANTS” - a speaker wearing a red kaffiyeh scarf addresses the crowd while reading off their phone - an identical scarf is seen on a protester close to the camera with their back facing the lens - a visible black and white protest sign in the crowd reads “EL PUEBLO UNIDO DEFENDERA - A LAS FAMILIAS MIGRANTES”
A mixed group of protesters scattered across the concrete plaza in front of a large classical hall building by at the University of Utah seen from behind - in the distance a protest banner can be seen on the building’s steps
A person in blue jeans and a puffy gray jacket with a zip-up bright orange mask over their face holds a cardboard sign with “Deport Deez Nuts” written on it in red marker. A well-behaved-looking golden retriever wearing a harness sits to the sign holder’s right. A beautiful sunset can be seen behind a few trees in the background
Happening now - a crowd of several dozen community members are gathering on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City to express solidarity with immigrants and denounce ICE and police activity on campus:
Shiyam and Rashida take a photo together.
Y’all.
….. Rashida’s public service is a huge source of encouragement and inspiration to me personally.
I’ve been mainly posting instagram and facebook, but coming here because it’s less about images. Feel sick seeing images from Saydnaya.
The prisons and the people bewildered upon their release some after decades are beyond devastating. Mabrook to the Syrians. We wish you solace in your reunions and returns. Inshallah the day will come for the Sudanese too.
⭐️ Next Wed, 11/29 in Washington, DC: Join TIMEP for another MENA Social Night at Exiles! This quarter's event will support the Palestine Children's Relief Fund (PCRF).
Reserve your spot here to join us for food, drinks, solidarity, & community: eventbrite.com/e/mena-socia...
what happened to increase the odds
Seems like Bidens last thing in office will be pushing for Ukraine while simultaneously abandoning Palestine and Lebanon, something that will grow the dogpile of abandonment receipts by the Dems to Arabs and Muslims.
Deactivated my twitter, and in 30 days it will be deleted. Now to change 88 of my compromised passwords and to tell everyone that actually. You know what. Maybe T.G. isn't such a bad politician after all ☹️
On the eve of the election I wrote about who is and who is not protected under the iron dome of American belonging. I am grateful for the grace of the Muslim and Arab-American voters who shared their feelings with me. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/02/o...
This is some more incredible work by @propublica.org focusing on the dire consequences of a Trump win. This is the information voters are craving, not the latest poll results. Be sure to read & share. This stuff is important. It's also really good journalism.
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
This video is Part One of our four-part series "Voices from White Mesa."
On Oct. 12, members of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe held their annual spiritual walk opposing the White Mesa Uranium Mill in Southern Utah.
Watch here: vimeo.com/1023001432
Paws and give to my college professor fundraising to rescue her family from a genocide funded by our taxes: www.gofundme.com/f/help-rescu...
Dang I feel like such a clunky elder millennial with social media now, but! Awkward is my jam. 😎
Help me boost this fundraiser on Instagram: www.instagram.com/reel/C4roAEl...
On Instagram I’ve been posting videos. I’m on there as @shiyam.draws and need support with boosting!
10 years ago I took Arabic in college with Dr Rolla Alaydi. Today she’s asked me to help her save her cousin. We are super close to our first goal of $5K that will allow Heba to leave Gaza and enter Egypt. Please donate: www.gofundme.com/f/help-heba-...
Who should I know about that’s like-minded in NYC and in the comedy/improv world? @jbakernyc.bsky.social any ideas? I wanna take classes because my child-self never got to audition for All That
#SubmissionsCall #WritingCommunity
@jbakernyc.bsky.social @aymanmak.bsky.social @ayoub.bsky.social @danaelkurd.bsky.social @markmola.bsky.social @karena1.bsky.social Hoping to share this across networks ☺️
Who: Writers, anywhere in the world
What: Field Notes
Deadline: December 22nd
Pay: $1/word
Themes: Care is the Antidote to Violence, Surviving Supremacy, and democracy TBD.
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Heavy Israeli bombardments struck both north and south Gaza, killing more civilians and once again bringing hospitals into the crossfire on Monday as the conflict entered its 45th day with few signs of letup or a cease-fire.
Banners at the head of a march reading "Smash the arms trade" and "Destroy the arms trade."
Revisiting the Smash EDO Campaign
crimethinc.com/SmashEDO
In response to the genocide in Gaza, some activists have set out to target weapons manufacturers like Elbit Systems and Raytheon.
In this text, we explore the lessons of a campaign that set out to shut down an arms factory in Brighton.
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“We are fully aware that your photo series has nothing to do with the current political situation... but in order to avoid conflicts, we do not currently want to present Muslim life without a corresponding counterpoint… for example, showing Jewish life in Berlin"
www.exberliner.com/art/cancelle...
"Perhaps it is time for us—those of us who do not play the game of states—to stop sharing in, contesting or soliciting from the international colonial discourse, to stop affirming its rights and claims, its terms and forms." 💯💯
www.madamasr.com/en/2023/10/1...
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Important to push back against this racist campaign arablit.org/2023/10/16/a...