This Global Strike Is For 1 Week. It Starts On January 21st And Goes Until January 28th. These Folks

This global strike is for 1 week. It starts on January 21st and goes until January 28th. These folks on X have complied information for people to read about. This is the LEAST we can do. The bare minimum. Unless it is for necessity or you have to work of course -please participate.

As always, free Palestine!

"Ceasefire Noooow!"

Bluey poster spotted during a demonstration in Melbourne

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I know I posted some of these but here a version without text.

Further explanation: here

via @wizard_bisan1

21 January 2024

Hi everyone, it’s Bisan from Gaza, I am still alive Alhamdullah.. it’s been 107 days of genocide, 15 weeks, 2568 hours of killing us, taking over our homes and lands in Gaza Strip, and forcing us to choose between leaving or death.. and sometimes we can’t even choose.. the Israeli air strikes simply kill us without any warnings. Now, we are without any connection, neither the internet nor the cellular, we can’t reach each other’s inside Gaza, we don’t know if our families and friends are alive or not, wounded or not.. still in their places or not! We take hours of walking and searching to reach someone, while moving became very risky! We can’t reach to you as well! The footage, information and news from Gaza are not reaching you as before because the Israeli army intentionally destroyers the signal towers and the servers, even using the E-SIM requires being in a high place which is very risky!. I borrowed this vest to upload this post! I am not scared of death, but of being displaced, scared of losing my family or friends, scared of being wounded and can’t have my treatment because the health system is collapsed in Gaza, and to die in pain! I am not scared of the destruction.. I lost my work place.. my home and my family work place and source of income, I am terrified of being killed by an occupier, and to be forgotten, one oppressed Bisan of a whole occupied people. The strongest governments and weapons manufacturers are supporting this genocide against my people, and you are our only hope! STRIKE globally and call for a ceasefire! Strike, protest, stop the economic movements and make pressure on your countries to stand against this and stop it, if ISRAhell don’t find the financial and weapons support, or governments to hide their crimes they will be forced to stop the genocide! Go to the streets, protest and Globally strike for a week, (21-28) January! YALLA Brave and free people of the world, CEASEFIRE NOW!

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!

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.