Palestine is not over. Palestine is not dead. Gaza, the West Bank, the entire region between the river and the sea, and the various countries across the world where refugees have fled to, house a surviving people and surviving culture. Palestine is not dead, and WILL NOT die.
I'm seeing a lot of very valid despair online, but if you're someone like me, living a privileged life in a Western country NOT under active bombardment, and which is actually COMPLICIT to some degree in that bombardment: we don't get to give up. Not now, not ever.
You can still get involved in protests or direct actions (e.g. blocking supply), you can still donate eSims or fund UNRWA on your government's behalf, you can still hassle the crap out of your local MP. No, it won't roll back the harm that's already been committed, but all of those things are STILL WORTH DOING. PEOPLE ARE STILL ALIVE OVER THERE. PALESTINE IS STILL WORTH SAVING.
If you've bothered to read this far, you're probably already aware of what's going on over there right now. If not, check out Al Jazeera's fantastic coverage. But also remember that Palestine, and Palestinian culture, is more than just death and despair. Examples below:
Long live Palestine, from the river to the sea.
what’s it called when you just wanna lay down but you have to get up.
Kai: uh oh
Jake: what?
Kai: someone’s in love
Jake: yeah, right. I just think Isa’s cool. It’s not like I lay awake at night thinking of her.
Jake, later that night: oh no.
Isa: Hey, I cook!
Jake: Offering people gum is not cooking!
Jake: What do you think about my new sneakers?
Isa: What did I do to give you the impression I actually care about what you think?
Jake: Do they look-
Isa: No, they don’t look “cool”.
Palestinian activists get their message across on Londons iconic Tower Bridge landmark- one of the cities most historic buildings. We need a ceasefire now.
Jake: Last week, Isa tried to flush a live lobster down the toilet "because it worked for Nemo".
Isa: Jake took my iPad away because I listen to fall out boy and he doesn’t like the fact that I am an emo.
constellations of stars, murals on city walls
i don’t see nobody but you
you’re my vice, you’re my muse
you’re the nineteenth floor view
i don’t see nobody but you
PALESTINIAN KUFIYA RAFFLE!!
I am raffling off TWO authentic kufiya’s from Palestine!! I know they are almost always sold out and I was generously sent 2, so I figured I would try to raffle them off and help a Gazan family at the same time 🤍🇵🇸
HOW TO ENTER:
Donate the equivalent of €10 (or more) to Hani’s gofundme! This is a vetted gofundme (and a friend of my dear Elios @fallahifag 🤍) and Hani needs help getting his family out of Gaza.
Once you donate send me proof of your donation and I’ll enter your username into the raffle.
EVERY €10 DONATED COUNTS AS AN ENTRY (so if you donate €10 that is one entry, €20 is two entries, etc)
My possibly out-of-reach goal is to not choose a winner until Hani’s gofundme reaches at least €10,000. I will reevaluate if that goal isn’t being reached in a reasonable amount of time. I will use a random generator to choose two winners- you must be comfortable enough to give me a name/address to mail it to if you win. It’ll basically just be first come first serve for who gets which kufiya.
Please keep donating and FREE PALESTINE 🤍🇵🇸
Jake: What do you call a boomerang that doesn't come back?
Isa: A stick.