Bisan Owda's Call To Action

Bisan Owda's call to action

eSims For Gaza

For USAmericans: Call your reps | Email your reps It takes only a few minutes and there are scripts if needed. If you call after hours, you can leave a voicemail.

US Campaign for Palestinian Rights Action Toolkit

Jan 26th Int'l Day of Action Toolkit

Google Drive of posters to print

Other infographics about the strike: here and here

I will be queuing this post for every day this week. IDs in Alt text!

For international people, it's our 'Australia Day' today also known as Invasion Day, and protestors all over the country are using their protestor power not just to talk about Aboriginal Rights, as we have the last few years, but are marching for Palestine too👏

And are facing a lot of confusion and criticism from the media for 'confusing the issue' but everyone marching Knows that it's the Same issue, our oppressors are their oppressors, it's all the same fight. From the river to the sea, always was always will be

BISAN HAS CALLED FOR A GLOBAL STRIKE

January 21-28th

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)

I want Palestine to be free as much as the next person, but I feel so hopeless right now. Protests didn't stop the Vietnam war, protests didn't stop the war in Afghanistan, protests didn't stop the Iraq war, protests didn't stop the conflict between Tibet and China, protests didn't stop the war in Ukraine. Why should we think protests are going to help Palestine? I feel like I might as well yell at a brick wall. I really really REALLY want to be wrong, but history are starting to tell me otherwise.

You're thinking that protests will get us a win on the ground, or that they might directly impact the decision makers' positions. They won't (not in. 2 years ago, people would call you anti-semitic for criticising the crimes of Israel. The best thing you could get out of people was "I just don't get why they can't get along" But now, its mainstream to support the Palestinian cause. It's popular, if you will. People understand the humanity behind it, they have educated themselves on an at least surface level. That's a win.

Palestinians don't want us to protest for a ceasefire to happen, we're not strong enough to ensure immediate peace as civilians. What we can do is remember. Nations don't rise or fall overnight, it will take time. What we do is learn about Palestine, teach about Palestine, feel for the Palestinian cause. We don't do this to see the fruits of our efforts in our lifetime, but to make sure we're doing something. We might not live to see a free Palestine, but at least we'll die knowing we did something to make it happen :]

I understand you feeling hopeless, but oppressors don't last. The rgihteous will always win, sometimes in ways that are subtle. Don't lose your hope because hope is all you've got.

armoured dove, west bank wall photographed by teun janssen