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[femmefitz]

Spotlight for the Revive Gaza's Agriculture Program

DISCLAIMER IF YOU ARE MESSAGING ME ABOUT A CAMPAIGN: I receive too many messages every day to personally respond to. I will reblog and queue your post as I receive your message, but I am unlikely to message back. This is not personal; it's just the only manageable way for me to deal with the volume of messages. Thank you for understanding.

The original version of this post was a rotating list of links for both Sudan and Gaza. I was unable to keep up with actually rotating out the links, and so I thought it might be for the best if I just focus all my energy onto one mutual aid campaign. I'll link the original masterpost at the end of this one.

If you've followed me for any amount of time, you probably know that agriculture is one of my passions. I firmly believe in food sovereignty and food justice.

So I was glad to learn about the Revive Gaza's Agriculture project. This program not only produces food (which is critical right now), but it also undermines the blockade intended to starve out Gazans, and is working to provide jobs. The organization has stated that later stages will help remediate the soil that has been poisoned over the course of the genocide.

Their progress in their own words:

Cultivated 1,019 dunums of vegetables with 537 farming families, comprising a total of 3,370 individuals.

Produced 5,090 tons of fresh vegetables.

Rehabilitated 17 greenhouses.

Rehabilitated 2 agricultural wells serving 6,000 individuals.

Provided fishing nets to 30 fisherfolk.

Distributed poultry to families.

If you are wanting to send money to mutual aid programs, please, consider this one.

link to the original masterpost

[hnrzhunter]

[captain-price-returns]

House approves war powers resolution to halt military action against Iran, in a rebuke of Trump

The House for the first time has approved a war powers resolution that would halt the U.S. military action against Iran.

Republicans have voted to curb Trump’s ability to wage war on Iran.

[cyberpunkpavlichenko]

Republicans have accomplished what American communists can only dream of - withdrawal of troops from allied nations, the destruction of military bases and assets, near total destruction of NATO and for restrictions on a president’s ability to wage an illegal war.

[cyberpunkpavlichenko]

Liberalism is the funniest ideology to hold on to during collapse. Bruh your entire system is falling apart and has lost all popular legitimacy, what makes you think we’re “going back to normal” from here? You’ve been made near totally irrelevant. It’s a fight between fascism and socialism now. Pick a side because yours may as well be the “monarchist” position during the French Revolution. Reality is making you obsolete.

[hagiomoto]

[hexmobile]

Okay I actually am short like $125 because I need to pay my phone bill and emergency house maintenance stuff :(( if anyone can help me out I'd really appreciate it

Paypall is thelmaelizabeth99

Venmo is thelmaelizabeth99

Cashapp is lilove99

[cuppydogshane]

the unstoppable force is tonguing the immovable object and it seems to be enjoying the experience

[gaycop]

If i was a cop i would be drinking in my cruiser all day. #protectandswerve

[anglaised]

kamala doesnt care bernie doesnt care aoc doesnt care i could list ppl for hours they all have a price tag and when push comes to shove they get bought out extremely easily or concede ground to fascism, and when they aren’t doing that they r shaming violent tactics and actively working against the lower class and minorities, these ppl r not ur friends, not even mamdani, that doesnt mean everything theyve ever done has never produced good but they donot have the interest of us all in mind esp if they cant even be damned to disavow the genocide in palestine, israel’s so far down these ppls throats its insane

[heartpdf]

happy pride 😢💕🫶🏽 im a Black nonbinary lesbian artist in recovery for some p severe trauma, please donate if you can so i can afford soup to take my meds on a regular basis while i get a lot of painful dental surgery and go through physical therapy c4$h4pp v3nm0 p4yp4l k0fi

[gaybichon]

not even funny how true this is for me

[femmefitz]

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A tweet by choya @/mayonnnnnn_ :

budget for pride month is a fierce 2 dollars

[the-bitter-ocean]

The amount of nonblack tadc fans I’ve seen on Twitter jumping to defend the tadc cast members who joked and giggled about saying the n slur on accident when they were fully grown by saying “it was years ago and they were both only 231!1!1!1! Stupid n- I mean *AMERICANS* this is just drama and you’re cancelling an innocent artist 🥺 we forgive you” is the craziest thing in the world to me. Like buddy this is not your apology to forgive. Please be quiet. Nobody cares if this is your favorite cartoon in the world or if you’re a mega die hard stan for the characters. You’re not black so stay out of black issues. Hello. This show cannot be this good for y’all to be acting like you don’t have a lick of common sense or decency.

[the-bitter-ocean]

Like I’m sorry but if you’re repeatedly doing this over and over, friends with people who enjoy doing this and are still willing to employ them and keep them in your inner circle and defend them that’s.. weird. Full stop. It’s hard to believe it as a “sincere mistake” if you keep over the course of your life making the jokes and downplay your black fans genuine concerns or disappointment. It costs zero dollars to not be racist or enable/being pals and actively collaborating willingly on creative projects with people who claim that having a racist phase is normal. Please do background checks. Holy shit.

[creatingblackcharacters]

so, i noticed that in “sinners,” remmick is portrayed as playing a banjo when he performs. that piqued my interest because i know somebody, hannah mayree, who runs something called the “Black banjo reclamation project” which aims to educate people about the banjo’s african origins and history in Black music, accepts donations of banjos to be distributed for free to Black folks who are interested in playing, and offers shows and events oriented toward helping Black people reconnect to their roots through this instrument.

there’s a campout that starts tomorrow, june 4th, and an online study group that starts this weekend, june 6th, and some events and shows this summer that look really fun. there’s also a newsletter for any future events!

looks like i can’t put the link to the website, but it’s just the name of the project dot org

I have always loved a good banjo. It's crazy bc it's from Africa, but it always gets a bad rap as a Southern White Hick stereotype. Which, interestingly enough, is probably why they gave it to Remmick. A sort of sign that even in this, he's trying to use Our Music to get Inside to Us. But anyway, somebody shredding on a banjo is 🤌🏾🔥

I'd actually love to participate in something like that, because I gave up on this guitar 😭 I don't have the memory and focus anymore to teach myself music.

[rockatanskette]

This seems like a great place to plug the full-length documentary about the all-Black old-time string band Carolina Chocolate Drops:

They formed at a Black Banjo Gathering in North Carolina in 2005 and have been a big influence in the revival of Black traditional/string band/old-time/folk music in general but also from the Piedmont region of the Carolinas.

I especially like this documentary because they talk about how you take a style of music that's been whitewashed/repressed and bring it back for a modern audience, while repairing its ties to and honoring the Black ancestors who played it first. The origins of the banjo are a huge part of that and a huge part of the documentary.

[diaa-mahmoud]

💔 Tents are consuming our bodies... and Gaza is without medical care.

I live with my family in a tent amidst harsh conditions. With pollution and a lack of clean water, my skin infections have become painfully severe. The itching and burning are relentless, and the pain keeps me awake at night, while I can't afford the simple treatment I need. 😔

🙏 I urgently need your help to secure medicine and treatment.

To donate or offer assistance, please message me privately or donate through this link:

🔗 [https://chuffed.org/project/133500-support-diyaa-a-home-a-future-and-hope-lost-in-gaza]

📢 If you are unable to donate, please share and repost this post. Every share helps our voice reach more people.

Thank you so much to everyone who supports and stands with us. ❤️‍🩹🇵🇸

Support Diyaa: A Home, a Future, and Hope Lost in Gaza

Hello everyone , My name is Diyaa , I am 28 years old, and I live in Gaza—or at least, I used to. I am the sole provider for my family of 9

[coolasice1991]

VERIFIED ✅ #648 on the @/gazavetters fundraisers list!

$10,569 / $20,000

No donations for 13 hours!

[voiceofaboud]

SURVIVAL IN GAZA IS A MIRACLE

I HOPE TO STAY ALIVE

[voiceofaboud]

If I die, my family will die after me. I am the only provider for them despite my injuries.

[voiceofaboud]

[voiceofaboud]

Guys, Israel turned Gaza’s children into hospital beds and amputations. My little sister is now fighting for her life in intensive care. Please donate to help save her.

Chuffed - PayPal - Verified

[knxfesck]

Please donate if you can!

[savechildamir]

Sarah came home from school today carrying a sadness bigger than her age…

She spoke about her classmates, about the bags of chocolate, chips, and snacks in their hands, and how she felt different from them

We listened in silence… our hearts aching deeply

Not because what she asked for is difficult, but because it is so simple… and yet we cannot provide it

It hurts to feel helpless in front of your child’s simplest wishes 💔

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-secure-a-safe-home-and-education-for-our-children

[dragongirlteeth]

Some core principles I've been thinking about lately:

There are no ontologically evil people

People generally want to believe they are doing good

Under enough stress, anyone will act irrationally

When someone does something terrible, first try to look back and see "how did we get here"