OTP: People Will Say We're In Love

“You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great” - Zig Ziglar

Is there anything I can do to help Palestinians besides call my representatives and beg them to stop killing people?

This is a great question. There are a few things you can do—just off the top of my head:

BDS (Boycott, Divest, Sanction) https://bdsmovement.net/

Direct Action https://www.palestineaction.org/

Urge your University/School/Organization to put out a statement denouncing Israel

Organize a Protest/Participate in a local one

You might already be doing this but while calling your reps, tell them that as a voter, you're unwilling to support them in the upcoming election unless they urge the White House to take a stand against Israel and stop funding them

Share art/writing/films around Palestinian culture

If you're part of a union, ask them what they're doing to urge their industry leaders to take a stand against Israel + pressure the White House OR urge them to start a strike/walkout/etc if they're not doing anything already

Talk with your friends IRL about Palestine, whether in an activist capacity or watching a movie or literally anything

Reach out to a mosque to see if you can help them with anything

See if your city/state council has put out a statement in support of Gazans. If not, try to push them to do so.

Donate to Palestine Legal or Direct Action if you have some money to spare

KEEP TALKING ON SOCIAL MEDIA!!!!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know some of these don't feel like they have as big of an impact on helping Palestinians, but we do need to make an effort not to forget their humanity in the face of continued erasure and the media's sensationalist rhetoric.

Talking on social media and posting—while not seeming like a lot—does SO much. I know in USAmerica, it's like yelling into a void, but political analysts are saying that most of the "Global South" has completely lost any amount of goodwill it may have had the past few years. Hopefully, countries will start to put sanctions and embargoes en masse on the US and Israel soon.

Our goals here are BOTH short-term and long-term. We hope for the life and liberation of the Palestinian people, so anything that you can think of might help at some point in the future is encouraged to at least try.

If anyone else has any more ideas, feel free to reblog and add on. Thank you for asking, and here is to a liberated Palestine where Palestinians can live and thrive without fear.

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forever in awe of people who pay attention. people who wait for you while you tie your shoes while the others have walked away. when they continue listening intently while the rest of the group stopped listening. noticing your moments of silence when everyone else hasn’t. “this made me think of you” noticing things you never even noticed about yourself. people who say “text me when you get home safe.” people who make you laugh until you cry. childhood friends who keep in touch. people with genuine intentions. people who are soft when the world has given them every opportunity to turn hard. the “let’s get ice cream” at 3am friend. the turn up the music in the car and sing friend. people whose actions match their words. people who make the world feel less chaotic. kindred spirits. the trustworthy and honest. hard workers. good listeners. clear communicators. people who love you for who you are. people who don’t ask you to be anything other than yourself. people who choose you. people who stay.

This had me wonder in my senior high school's class

No idea is simple when you have to plant it in someone else’s mind. INCEPTION (2010) dir. Christopher Nolan

The killing is wrong but that actually involuntary manslaughter

Rewatching Hannibal. I maintain my stance that Abigail Hobbs has done nothing wrong ever.

Just be real, it saves everyone’s time.

Kalimat itu membantu saya untuk tegas berkata iya jika memang iya, dan berkata tidak jika memang tidak. Sebab tidak enakan membunuh kita perlahan-lahan.

Lebih baik be real, jadi kita apa adanya. Dan itu menghemat waktu semua orang.

Mungkin yang seperti ini tidak cocok bagi seorang politisi yang mesti menentukan timing paling cocok agar bisa berkoalisi atau oposisi.

Tapi buat orang-orang ngga enakan seperti saya, ternyata lebih nyaman dan melegakan jika ngomong saja langsung di depan.

Ada pepatah bahasa Arab, "fii sharahah, raahah", dalam keterusterangan, ada istirahat sebenarnya.

Memang sulit. Saya juga masih harus belajar. Tapi saya makin merasakan bahwa ternyata orang juga suka dengan terus terang. Ia jadi merasa lega dan tak ada dinding tebal keraguan.

Okay you make me feel better

They do say physical activity can lower anxiety and stress!

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