[staticnoisesss]

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-

[vivid-citrus]

The Symbolism of Flowers in An's Storyline

Introduction

Kohane, Akito, and Touya all have clear symbolic associations with various animals. For example, Kohane is often associated with hamsters, Akito is often associated with dogs, and Touya is often associated with birds.

However, An does not have any repeated animal motifs like her unitmates do. Instead, An is consistently symbolized with different kinds of flowers.

While I do not know much about hanakotoba (flower language) and what specific kinds of flowers symbolize, I do want to discuss the broader reasons of why An is so heavily associated with flowers in the first place.

1. An's Childhood

An being related to a plant rather than an animal is likely a nod to her communal upbringing, but also the neglect she faced by her parents.

Plants, particularly those in public spaces, are often taken care of by multiple people rather than a set of parents. For An, her roots are in Vivid Street's soil— the community watched over her when Ken and Yuka did not.

An was raised in a similar way to how plants are. Her basic needs were taken care of by Ken and Yuka, but they never acknowledged her emotional needs properly. While An had a cheerful disposition her whole life, her resentment and insecurities only grew with age. The distance between An and her parents is palpable, especially in earlier stories.

After all, they only saw that her petals never wilted.

2. The Infantilization of An

A large portion of An's struggles throughout her life are a consequence of misogyny. The symbol of a flower (one that is stereotypically feminine) embodies An's girlhood and how she is infantilized because of it.

Despite An being around thirteen or fourteen years old at the time of Nagi's diagnosis with terminal pancreatic cancer, Nagi assumed that her death would be enough to kill An's passion for singing— she viewed An as too fragile to handle the truth. Nagi selfishly convinced the whole town and even An's parents to lie to her, an action that ultimately took away An's right to grieve over Nagi properly and directly caused her to develop attachment issues— as she was misled for years that Nagi had abandoned her for a career in America.

The reason why all those adults infantilized An so easily is simple— her gender. If An was a boy, she would be assumed to be tough enough to handle it— because that is "what men are supposed to do."

But the truth is, that while An does act tougher than she actually is, she is not frail. She is incredibly determined, hardworking, and passionate— having gone through many hurdles to get where she is now.

She fights back without hesitation to the people that wrong her— lashing out at Ken for lying to her and only accepting any apologies on her terms. She defends herself, knowing full well that she's been treated unfairly— their good intentions do not erase the hurt she has faced.

When they plucked the rose from its soil, they did not anticipate the thorns lining the stem.

3. An's Relationship to Her Gender

With the mention of roses comes the discussion of the event that delves into An's gender extensively— Wishing for your Happiness Beyond the Blue Sky.

The event is one that tackles An's internalized misogyny and discusses her gender expression.

Throughout the event story, An is notably insecure about wearing a wedding dress, believing that the tuxedo that Shizuku is wearing would fit her better. She tries to act more mature while wearing it— revealing the true narrative purpose of the dress.

An is not uncomfortable with wearing the dress because of her stylistic preferences— instead, it is that she believes she is not womanly enough to wear it. After being confronted by Shizuku, however, An learns that her usual personality can coexist with the dress, and she has a great time!

However, this brings An to a relevant realization at the end of the event. She pieces together that she was trying to act more like Nagi when she was in the wedding dress, as An saw herself as unladylike in contrast.

An's preference in clothing and her "boyish" personality is the reason why she subconsciously saw herself as "less of a woman." In other words, An infantilized herself because of her lack of adherence to traditional gender norms.

The flower is a representation of how An views herself. But now, the flower has changed from a symbol of infantilization and neglect to one of joy and confidence.

Thank you for reading! Additions to this post are welcomed and encouraged.

[ruby-thursda7]

no you don't understand i feel faint

[hammerbonk]

R1999 fic idea im tossing out into the open:

Lorentz Butterfly having a Light vs L type battle with Marcus

[titaniumions]

UEUUUEUEUEUEUEUEUEUUEUEUEUEUEUEUUEEUEUUEUEUEUEUEUEUEUEUEEEEEUEUEUUEUEUE BLUE NETTO WITH GLASSESSSSSS 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

[cherrypikkins]

Time to clean the blorbo! Pick an action

gently run a lintroller over them

steam clean

handwash only

machine wash hot, longest cycle

use a power washer

sandblast them

let them stay filthy

other

Voting ended onJun 3

plz reblog for sampo size

[hammerbonk]

Will i become one of those asshole doctors that just tells any patient who isnt skinny to “lose more weight” regardless or what the actual problem is? I hope not. I really hope not

[thevulturesquadron]

text: [ “Some of you have forgotten that only three years ago you were perfectly capable of writing an essay, writing a eulogy, telling a bedtime story to a child, and it should worry you that powerful companies have convinced us we can’t do things we’ve been doing for 5000 years.” ]

[rudjedet]

And they're absolutely specifically pushing it, make no mistake. It's not just a matter of "it's there, it's convenient, so people are going to take the path of the least resistance", it is a legitimate and concerted effort on the part of these companies to get people to outsource all these things to their models.

They're preying on insecurities to do it. Yes, you can write an essay - but can you write a good essay, they ask you. Do you not want to improve your output? Do you not want people to think of you as competent and very clever? Why go through the mortifying process of failing and failing and failing until you succeed if you can just skip the "learning" part of doing, and simply generate a ready-made product?

I'm preaching to the choir here obviously but it's a concerning thing to witness nonetheless. My kid is 6 next week and I've been teaching her that failing at things is morally neutral and in fact necessary even before the advent of AI, but it's becoming ever more important that we teach the kids that criticism and failure and discomfort aren't necessarily bad things, but just a part of the growth process.

AI companies are heavily invested in making themselves relevant. They want people to believe they can't do the things they have done unaided before and to make them become reliant on the AI models, so the AI models' existence is artificially justified.

[hammerbonk]

Ddlc is going to be 10 years old in 2027, if theres still nothing about project libitina then i will riot 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[melenthropy]

the hand that feeds you

[hammerbonk]

I was comparing sol’s height to other characters which eventually turned into this

(flashing gif warning)

[kyuehai]

[pb-predvestnikbr]

[infimace-blog]

dead wife montage but it's a henchman reminiscing about da boss after he got put six feet under. picking flowers before hiding the bodies, wiping cocaine from your nose after a big night, that long drive down the beach to find the bookie who squealed. where did the days go

[hammerbonk]

WOAH GUYS NEW 3.8 NPC HAS BEEN LEAKED 😱😱😱😱😱

Im joking, i had a go at photobashing Sol as her r1999 counterpart. Its so fun, i highly recommend it

[hammerbonk]

Mock promo poster

[hammerbonk]

WOAH GUYS NEW 3.8 NPC HAS BEEN LEAKED 😱😱😱😱😱

Im joking, i had a go at photobashing Sol as her r1999 counterpart. Its so fun, i highly recommend it

[harbingerart]

modern au sonetto and her emergency situationship groupchat of epic proportions