#Humanitarianism

[dererumnatura-0]

From Palestine to Congo to Sudan to North Korea (run by China), Hong Kong, and denizens of China, soon to attempt to reign over Taiwan, from Ireland, Scotland, from the Levant and countless places in Africa, from the edge of wilderness everywhere.

We resist empire. Imperial Governance has no national lines, it’s a centralizing force. Give the power back to the people for true democracy, freedom, and independence.

We resist empire. The War for Independence has not ended.

The Revolutionary War never ends. It’s cold underground, but the Empire co-opts our internet. The Empire owns the vast majority of airwaves now devoid of ‘Net Neutrality’ and thus corrupts it like musk with Twitter. No entity can own Freedom (of speech, of association, etc), yet the Empire tries to control the meaning of Freedom, its matter and substance, and so

The war never ends (I accept this)

because Empire will never win

because freedom, fairness, logic, and sense are animal—they come directly from nature. Empire is also directly from nature. Which is why the war never ends.

I am coming to accept that Empire comes from nature, often from the patriarch under the same roof. Note that Empires tactics are just like that of an abusive narcissistic family member or partner. Fascism is interpersonal.

From nature also arises this War for Freedom, in which I have staked my side. The empire hedges bets, but I have love to wage. I will rage for love and neutrality, for Freedom.

I will love our chaos in figuring this out, decentralization restructuring (Trump is absolutely committing perestroika btw). I forgive you your messes in not knowing how to move or what to say when acting of your own direction (as opposed to in the imperial program). I will house, feed, and not judge you for wallowing in recognition of what we’ve been going through. I will give you so much of this hope I have cultivated inside.

Ceasefires everywhere now and always,

and we will still never leave the war. How painful it is to recognize that we will never escape it? It’s like my heart’s dream being crushed. It’s like panic attacks and exhausting hyper-vigilance. I wonder how many children have a lifetime of war now, never able to leave it. Thousands or hundreds of thousands (where are the missing children). Empire knows people can’t organize or plan when they are literally starving, scrapping for existence in every moment. Empire romanticizes survivalism because it turns the onus upon the people rather than upon the rulers. They herd, poison, and trap us with distractions. Just like an abusive partner. DARVO has been their headline-writing motto. Agents of Empire, recognize your nature, that you will never stop trying to be part of The People, even if you have the compulsion to own it. Addicted to owning. Addicted to ruling. There’s no freedom in that.

Gilles Peress. G.B. NORTHERN IRELAND. Derry. January 30, 1972. Bottom of William Street, the crowd being sprayed by water cannon and purple dye one minute before British troops opened fire.

[forcepushthinker]

If I had Jeff Bezos' money, I would pay for the SRS of every trans girl that wants it. I would crash the housing market by buying up homes and selling them on for 1990s prices. I'd buy back the land of indigenous peoples and give it back to them, I'd pay for the ocean to be cleaned up and fund more women's shelters.

I'd spend the rest of my life making the world a better place, not sit on it and accumulate ever more.

[remindertoclick]

Your reminder to Click for Palestine today!

And/or donate directly to the UNRWA if you have the means!

[genderqueerdykes]

kids are not inherently annoying oh my goddddd. i have been witnessing an uptick in this behavior IRL and online, but especially IRL? it's disturbing to me. kids playing is not inherently annoying. kids laughing is not inherently annoying. kids making mistakes is not inherently annoying. kids not knowing things is not inherently annoying. kids needing help is not inherently annoying. kids crying is not inherently annoying. kids stimming is not inherently annoying. kids being overstimulated is not inherently annoying. kids needing to use the restroom is not inherently annoying. kids getting sick is not inherently annoying. kids being hungry, thirsty, or needing the bathroom is not inherently annoying.

kids are not inherently an inconvenience. kids do not have to be completely still and dead silent in order to be around adults or in public. if you feel as though kids having basic needs or being happy in your vicinity is annoying, you really need to reassess why, because that is not a healthy mentality to be trapped in because it ends up hurting both you and the child. kids don't deserve to be made miserable because you view them as a wholesale inconvenience. they will pick up on the fact that you view that way. kids aren't as stupid as you think they are- they're learning, and they learn fast.

[thepersonalwords]

I am the thread of unification that goes through humans of all religions, cultures and ideologies while reinforcing their innate sense of one humanity.

Abhijit Naskar, I Am The Thread: My Mission

[mangoob]

Hey things in America is on the verge of collapse right now and I wanted to share about this organization real quick. Please share this even if you don’t live in the U.S.

They post about and organize all sorts of strikes across the country for Palestine, workers rights, queer rights, etc…

They are currently pushing for a general strike across the nation. When they reach their goal of participants they will organize a nationwide strike against the corporations and legislators that are devastating this country and others. This would be incredibly impactful.

Please, if you are a U.S. citizen I implore you to sign the strike card and become a participant, this is so important if we want a better quality of life and have a say in what this country does.

You can follow them on social media for updates and current strikes, and join the discord for extra info, weekly meetings, and ways to get involved

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Edit: also wanted to mention they are partnering with New Jersey For Palestine to have a nationwide strike on the U.S. economy for funding genocide the on the 24th. You can pledge to participate here:

[bvggvoreacab]

Hello!! My name is Moth (they/them) and i’m punk!

I like sharing stuff I make, zines, diys, sharing my opinions, and connecting with other punks.

Fee free to ask any questions about punk, alternative subcultures, combining witchcraft and punk (punk chaos witchcraft), or my personal beliefs!!

[zariahthewitch]

Hello, my name is Israa, and I am from Gaza.

I am reaching out to you today to ask for your support in reaching my campaign goal. Every single share and donation makes a difference in helping my family stay safe.

I am trying to evacuate my family from Gaza, where people are dying of starvation and disease. Gaza is facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis that is only getting worse.

I have been unable to find any page that can support me, so I am sharing my campaign here in the hopes that you will be able to help.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

https://gofund.me/345e1bc0

GO DONATE!!

[astrosouldivinity]

[allcatsconstitutethesamefamily]

Source details and larger version.

They've had many lives and many ages: cats I've met in my time travels.

[nando161mando]

The hub Sarah and Nicole are co-organizing on Sarah’s land serves as many as 100 people, but these organizers are also helping to create additional hubs. “With that drop we just made a little bit ago to Swannanoa, we helped them set up one of the first hubs for that particular community. It was an apartment complex that opened up their little picnic area��. Just prior to our conversation, the organizers made a supply run that exhausted their resources, but they said the organization Southerners on New Ground would be bringing more supplies soon. “There’s so many groups on the ground”, Nicole Townsend told me. “BeLoved [Asheville] is a large organization that’s been moving since day one. They’re able to get big trucks in and set up at different spots. They have been trained in disaster relief for a really long time”.

https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/10/08/neighbours-as-lifelines-the-power-of-mutual-aid-in-asheville/

[diana-andraste]

There’s not a place, stream or bush, however remote; or a flagstone north, south, east nor west that we shouldn’t consider with affection and empathy.

No matter how far South Africa, no matter how distant the moon, they’re part of us by right: there’s not a single spot anywhere we’re not a part of. We issue from everywhere.

Seán Ó Ríordáin, Apathy Is Out trans. Greg Delanty

"A person must keep traveling from self to self."

[remindertoclick]

Here's your reminder to Click for Palestine today!

If you have time, open the website in different browsers and on different devices as well! 💙🩷

[genderqueerdykes]

this summer has been brutally hot. while you're trying to stay cool, please consider giving cups or bottles of water to any homeless people you see. i honestly don't care what your stance on homelessness is: just do it. if you've never had heat exhaustion or heat stroke, you have no idea how utterly miserable overheating is, and it gets worse when you're dehydrated. now consider how much worse it gets when you don't have a consistent source of shade to lower your body temperature. nobody "Deserves" heat exhaustion or heat stroke, leave your "they have to earn shelter" shit at the door. no one's listening.

i live in what's regarded as the worst part of town, dubbed "the war zone". i have countless homeless people walking by my apartment daily, and whenever i'm on the porch, I do my best to offer what I can. some folks turn me down for food, not every person who comes across my block needs narcan, but water is always gratefully accepted. please try to give water instead of sugary drinks if possible and avoid caffeine, as that is a diuretic and can cause people to dehydrate faster. if all you have is juice or soda, go ahead, but please give water when and where possible.

i have never had anyone get belligerent with me even despite the awful nickname this part of town has gained. if someone seems like they are in the middle of a psychotic episode (speaking to someone you can't see, irritable outbursts, confusion, reacting to cues you can't see, and so on) and are visibly agitated or angry, give them space and don't force them into anything. DO NOT CALL THE COPS ON THEM. don't call the cops on ANY homeless people. when a psychotic person is in the middle of an episode, what they are seeing, hearing and feeling are real to them, and can be perceived as life-threatening. sometimes someone in the middle of a psychotic episode cannot parse that you are not a threat, especially if they are in the middle of a particularly paranoid episode, which happens extremely easily when you have nowhere safe to rest your head at night. constantly having to watch over your own shoulder can easily lead to someone feeling constantly persecuted.

my neighbors have been handing out food, water, and cigarettes too, without any provocation from me. now that I've moved in, we have someone to hand out narcan, too. we can build a more compassionate world. if everyone on my block wordlessly helps the homeless folk who walk past without any provocation from someone else, the whole world can be this kind. i promise it can. you can possibly save a life just by reaching out. we all have the power to make a change for the better. a simple glass of water can literally save a life. your unsheltered neighbors are still your neighbors.

[thepersonalwords]

Come my friend. Come and walk with me in the path ahead that awaits you with open arms – the path of humanism – the path where every pedestrian is simply a human, not a Christian, Jew, Hindu, Muslim, Atheist, Mexican, American, Canadian, British, Australian, Russian, Asian, African, European or anything else.

Abhijit Naskar, Principia Humanitas

[dreamytones]

I wanted to come on here and say, thank you to those who are protesting. You are speaking for a bigger collective that do not wish to be harmed in any way and/or simply cannot. The compassion is felt through more people than you realize, it means more than words can describe and you are all honored. Thank you. We are all doing our best and what we can to the best of our ability, even those who are forced silent by threat. They cannot silence us all.

Humanity NEEDS to operate on a humanitarian level, how dare the government put monetary value on life; it is CRUEL and IMHUMANE. It should not be like this. It won't be like this for any longer. I promise.

There is something underlying, and there always has, you are not crazy. It is all enforced. It is on purpose.

Free Palestine. Free Gaza. Free Congo.