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Soviet poster celebrating the construction of the Aswan High Dam, 1964, which the USSR greatly assisted in building

#history #egypt

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Mumia Abu-Jamal addressing the CUNY Gaza solidarity encampment.

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From the Freedom Flotilla, April 27 2024:

On Thursday afternoon, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition was contacted by the Guinea Bissau International Ships Registry (GBISR), requesting an inspection of our lead ship – Akdenez. This was a highly unusual request as our ship had already passed all required inspections; nevertheless, we agreed. The inspector arrived on Thursday evening. On Friday afternoon, before the inspection was completed, the GBISR, in a blatantly political move, informed the Freedom Flotilla Coalition that it had withdrawn the Guinea Bissau flag from two of the Freedom Flotilla’s ships, one of which is our cargo ship, already loaded with over 5000 tons of life-saving aid for the Palestinians of Gaza. In its communication informing us of this cancelation, the GBISR made specific reference to our planned mission to Gaza. It also made several extraordinary requests for information, including confirmation of the ships’ destination, any potential additional port calls, and the discharge port for humanitarian aid and estimated arrival dates and times. It further demanded a formal letter explicitly approving the transportation of humanitarian aid and a complete manifest of the cargo. Again, this is a highly unusual move from a flagging authority. Normally, national flagging authorities concern themselves only with safety and related standards on vessels bearing their flag, and are not concerned with the destination, route, cargo manifests or the nature of a specific voyage. Just like when you register your car, the authorities don’t require you to detail to them every place you are going to go with the car. Sadly, Guinea-Bissau has allowed itself to become complicit in Israel’s deliberate starvation, illegal siege and genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. Israel is showing the world the extent to which it will go to deny Palestinians the aid they need to stay alive, in direct contravention of International Humanitarian Law, UN Security Council resolutions, and two orders of the International Court of Justice. [...] without a flag, we cannot sail. But, this is not the end. Israel cannot and will not crush our resolve to break its illegal siege and reach the people of Gaza. The people of Gaza and all of Palestine remain steadfast under the most horrific, unimaginable conditions. We take strength from their incredible, inexplicable ability to maintain their humanity, dignity and hope when the world has given them no reason to do so. It is our responsibility to keep that hope alive. WE WILL SAIL.

The Freedom Flotilla, which was set to depart from Turkey on the 27th of April with 5000 tons of life-saving aid, has now been delayed because Israel and the United States has pressured Guinea Bissau to withdraw its flag from the Flotilla's lead ship.

Seeing as how their tactics worked on Guinea Bissau, organizers now fear that Israel and the US will exert the same pressure on whichever country the Freedom Flotilla attempt to register their ship under next.

To help the Freedom Flotilla reach Gaza, please keep an eye out for further updates from the organizers. Right now, as of April 27th, they're asking people to help boost their visibility, and to donate to their member campaigns.

For more info, see their webpage.

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Bit telling that for years and years evangelical religious extremists have been allowed on university campuses with their bullhorns and horrific imagery where they harass students into physical altercations and when students complain to the university’s administration they just shrug their shoulders citing freedom of speech but when those same tuition-paying students start protesting against war and genocide they call SWAT

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"let people be wrong about you" is such good advice that i am unfortunately physically incapable of following. if i am incorrectly perceived by anyone i will simply start ripping things with my teeth

#important #internet #tumblr

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Indiana university admins literally escorting snipers around campus.

Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/C6RWWlkueQ3/

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Hi y'all please don't tell trans comrades that they should choose solitary over a group holding cell of their assigned gender. If it's a situation of mass arrest, it's always better to be with your comrades, not alone.

#protest

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Hi, specifically for LGBTQ, I have some reservations:

Yes, being misgendered sucks. But in the case of mass-arrests, men and women are often taken to different precincts, so if you are a transgender man who reads as female and has F on your license, you will be taken to the precinct with female protestors.

Your options from there, depending on your state, are to either stay with your female comrades, or to be put in a holding cell by yourself. I highly caution against the second option.

You do not want to be in solitary. If you're arrested at a mass protest, are a US citizen, and don't have open cases/outstanding warrants, bail funds and local orgs will help you get out. Most likely you will not be in a holding cell for more than 10 hours, 24 hours max. You want to be around your comrades, not alone at the whims of cops.

I can't tell you how to live, but you don't want to be put in solitary.

#lgbt #protest #transgender #transphobia

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"Keep Eyes On Sudan. Write to your media org. Your rep. Your mother. Your group chat!!! We need people to speak on what is happening in El Fasher. Today!" from Yasmin Abdel-Magied, 25/Apr/2024:

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The US dropped 270 million cluster bombs on Laos. Every eight minutes, 24 hours a day, for nine years from 1964 until 1973, a planeload of cluster bombs was dropped on Laos by American B-52s.

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It's not the first time that has happened

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A word from Bisan to the students of the U.S. in their campus solidarity encampments.

#ty for transcribing #bisan #video #gaza #palestine #protest