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Heeeeey guess what? I was lucky enough to contribute to the @eeldealzine THE Frye zine ever.

Preorders are finally open and all profits are going to Care for Gaza! so please check it out <3333

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eSims for Gaza is facing constant eSim shortages.

They get over a thousand requests for connection a day, but their email inbox is regularly sitting at 300-500 eSims. With the bombardment of Rafah and continual internet blackouts, the need for more eSims is particularly urgent.

Even if you have already sent an eSim or donated to an eSim donation drive, there is more you can do. The team is calling for people to campaign in their communities to help spread the word about eSims and encourage donations.

You can help by printing out posters and putting them up in local businesses, on telephone poles and notice boards, or wherever people are likely to see them.

[ID: Poster headed “eSIMs for Gaza” with an illustration of a red poppy, a QR code, and a link to tinyurl.com/gaza-esims; copy reads “Sending eSIMs is an immediate, concrete way to help Gazans on the ground. Scan below to learn how you can get involved.” End ID]

Download color poster (18 x 24")

Download color flyer (8.5 x 11")

Download black and white poster

(For a black and white flyer on A4 / 8.5 x 11" printer paper, just print out the black and white poster: the extra white margin space won't matter.)

Or make your own poster, pamphlet, or protest sign with one of these QR codes:

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In case you lost it - a link to the eSIM donation guide. Even if you feel sick and powerless, you can at least do this. And even if you really, really can't donate, you can always at least share this and remind others.

https://gazaesims.com/esim-purchase-tutorial/

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octopi be like “i got my whole life ahead of me” no you dont the coral is bleaching

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Living on a planet where any government is allowed to go through with military action that they know will result in the death of civilians should be gut-wrenchingly painful for all of us. Over 10,000 children have died in Palestine since October 7th, and there is not a single child in Gaza who is not suffering. CHILDREN. INFANTS. I can't stop thinking about all the innocent children we are losing and leaving to suffer every day.

Please use whatever privilege you have to do whatever you can during the Global Strike for Palestine (January 21st - 28th). Contact your representatives. Call for an immediate ceasefire. Boycott, stimulate the economy as minimally as possible, participate in pro-Palestinian protests, educate yourself, and most importantly, amplify the voices of Palestinians.

A few ways you can donate to/support people in Palestine:

eSims for Gaza

Hardcore 4 Gaza

Hirbawi Kufiya Factory

Handmade Palestine (the inspiration for this post)

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They need more esims!

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The idea has been circulating that northern Gaza is empty after a massive evacuation yesterday, but this is not true. This is propagated and supported by Israel so that they can freely commit atrocities in the north under the justification that no one there is a civilian. But there are still around 800,000 civilians in northern Gaza, and they are now facing increasing bombardment and starvation, with decreasing media coverage.

Most journalists who were in north Gaza have evacuated to the south, and that includes most or all of the best-known, English-speaking journalists with the highest follower counts. They are trying to share information from northern Gaza, but they already have a catastrophic situation to document in the south.

There are a few journalists and other social media users still in northern Gaza, but their accounts have a smaller following and they mostly post in Arabic, so the English-speaking world is not circulating their updates. These people have chosen to remain in extreme danger in order to document the ongoing atrocities in northern Gaza, but are receiving very little engagement with their content.

I will post the journalists and other Instagram users in north Gaza of whom I am aware. Please follow with them and engage with their content, so that the world doesn’t let Israel carry out genocide in northern Gaza in silence. I will add some translation resources/suggestions at the bottom of this post.

I will post Instagram usernames with links to their profiles, as well as provide their names if I can, as well as some details about who they are, from where in north Gaza they are posting, and details about what they’re saying. This is not a complete list, and there are a few people in this list who may not be in north Gaza, but I can’t distinguish their location and they’re sharing content from north Gaza. I apologize in advance for any and all errors I have made and will fix or update them as they appear to me. There are some on here who have not updated in a few days, but I’m keeping them up here until I’m reasonably sure they’ve left the north.

Journalists and other people posting from north Gaza as of Thursday December 21st:

wadeaa_.9 (Wadea Abu Alsaoud, journalist)

nooh.xp (Nooh Al Shaghnobi, civil defense worker)

almajd_free (Mahmoud Abusalama, artist/cameraman/photographer/journalist, Jabaliya)

ezz.lulu (Ezedeen Lulu, medical student volunteering at Al Shifa, current location unknown)

hossam_shbat (Hossam Shbat, journalist, Jabaliya)

fadi_alwhidi (Fadi Alwhidi, photographer, current location unknown)

abd.sabbah (Abed Alqadr Sabaah, photographer and videographer, Jabaliya)

najjart_1 (Tamer Al-Najjar, environmental engineering researcher and trainer, Jabaliya)

m_abuowda11 (Momina Abu Owda, photographer)

ahmed.hamdan8 (Ahmed Hamdan, journalist, Beit Lahiya)

princekouta (Medical professional at Al Shifa, current location unknown)

mohanned_rayyen96 (Mohanned Rayyen, journalist, Jabaliya)

abood0_8 (Abood Abo Salama, photographer, was Indonesian Hospital, current location unknown)

abo_khaled_4u (Mohammed Saber Arab, journalist)

hosalem (Hosam Salem, photojournalist)

marah_at99 (Marah Attaallah, journalist)

tawfiqhemaid (Tawfiq Hemaid, Jabaliya)

mahmoud_awadia (Mahmoud Al Awadia, journalist, was Indonesian Hospital, current location unknown

khaled.tuaima (Khaled Tuaima, artist and filmmaker, Jabaliya)

hamza.hammad94 (Hamza Hammad, journalist, was Indonesian Hospital, current location unknown)

mahmoudsabbah2 (Mahmoud Sabbah, photographer, Jabaliya)

anasjamal44 (Anas Al Sharif, journalist, Jabaliya)

islam_bader_anchor (Islam Bader, journalist, Jabaliya)

moh_ahmed87 (Mohammed Ahmed, journalist, Jabaliya)

ismail_gh2 (Ismail AlGhoul, journalist)

zaherwael19 (Zaher Saleh, photographer and videographer)

saber.nuraldin (Mohammed Saber, journalist and photographer, Jabaliya)

2lborsh.2004 (Abdallah M Alborsh, Jabaliya)

tariq_al_deqes_ (Tariq Aldaqes)

belalmortaja (Belal Mortaja, web developer and journalist)

ramy.eyad.rify (Ramy Eyad Al-Rify, MCR engineer and media coordinator)

moazhosni1 (Moaz Hosni, filmmaker)

shadi.mahmoud420 (Shadi Mahmoud)

shukrips (Shukri Filfil, video creator)

Resources:

on Instagram mobile, there is usually a button at the bottom of Arabic text on photos, stories, and bios that says “translate” and will translate the text into English. It’s not perfect, but you should get the general idea of what’s being said.

princekouta posts mostly in English, nearly all of his videos with updates from Al Shifa are in English.

Some of these posters, such as najjart_1, also post small blurbs in English describing their Arabic text and/or audio.

Sometimes on livestreams or posts in Arabic, if you ask in the comments, someone will summarize what the person is saying and translate it into English. Sometimes people will provide a translation without being asked, so check for one before asking. The op *may* also speak in English if they see your question, but do not count on it happening and absolutely do NOT pester them. Their internet access is extremely limited and they are stressed beyond human comprehension, they do not need entitled anglophones interrupting their updates with demands and tantrums. You can also record/download their livestreams, Stories, and Reels and, if you can POLITELY find someone who can translate Arabic to English, send it to them for translation.

Additionally, there’s a fantastic account called translating_gaza that translates videos from people in Gaza from Arabic into English. If you DM them a video and ask them to translate it, they may do so. Note that they are completely inundated with requests, are struggling with technical issues and IG censorship, and are a small purely volunteer team, and they cannot possibly translate every request they receive. Follow them regardless, because they are a fantastic resource for non-Arabic English speakers.

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🚨 Did you know you can call for ceasefire in Gaza by calling in sick this upcoming Monday?

Esral Shikh has organised a worldwide campaign to call for a permanent ceasefire in gaza. Here are the details:

Total Strike on Monday, 11 Dec 2023.

It is necessary to paralyse the movement of life and the economic wheel in all countries so everyone feels directly affected by the genocide happening in Gaza.

Start making communications, spreading the word, mobilise your communities.

This strike includes transportation, aviation, trade, banks, ports, and even schools and universities.

Here’s how you can join the strike:

Don't buy anything (cash or online)

Don't use your bank account, and don't make any transaction

Don't leave your house

Deactivate your Facebook accounts (you can reactivate them later)—please make sure to follow the palestinians on other social media platforms to keep updated on their posts

Leave 1-star reviews on Instagram, Whatsapp, and Facebook on your app store and play store for silencing pro-palestinian voices and supporting genocide.

I would also suggest to not stream anything for the whole day (incl spotify, netflix, youtube, hulu, paramount, amazon prime, etc)

Tweet using the hashtag #StrikeForGaza

[For US citizens] sign your strike card as well

Do all these things together for maximum pressure

We are protesting but our protests are going largely unnoticed by the people in power, so we need to increase pressure.

Stop all operations on a working day, let the world feel even a fraction of what it’s like to have your life put on hold. It’s only a day. We can do this. If we mobilise and get people together who support this cause, we can make this happen.

17,400+ people have been killed. 7,000+ of which are children. 1.9M people have been displaced. Please. You owe it to them to speak up. Please stop this. Please call for permanent ceasefire.

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!!!

It is short notice for some places, I apologise for that. These posts only just started circulating and showing up. Regardless, doesn’t hurt to try.

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