#march in solidarity!

[alwaystochocolate]

Oppose the introduction of the Treaty Principles Bill and everything is stands for?!

March in Hīkoi mo te Tiriti in support and solidarity - tangata tiriti and tabgata when's alike - if you're NZ based!

Sign the petition no matter where you are:

So if you are not from NZ, you may not be aware, but the Act party, one of 3 parties in government, is wanting to up haul Te Tiriti O Waitangi, our founding document to redefine what it means, with a new bill called the treaty bill.

Their reasoning behind this is that everyone should have equal rights, and we need to stop giving Māori "extra rights".

And whilst I do agree with the fact that everyone should have equal rights, which we already do have, equal rights are a separate thing to reparations and fixing the wrongs of the past, as well as making sure everyone has equal outcomes, which is what those "extra rights" are.

The Māori Health Authority which the government has gotten rid of, existed to help better the health outcomes from Māori as they have the worst health outcomes out of our population. This was not some fancy new fangled thing which have Māori so much more benefits than the Healthcare system for the rest of the country, it was there to have Māori health outcomes reflect the same level that other ethnicities have here in Aotearoa.

The bill also wants to get rid of Māori seats in councils. It has already been changed so councils recently could vote if they want to get rid of them, and some have whilst others have kept them. Maori seats are mandatory seats in council, which means that Māori are always represented in local councils.

This part counts as self governance, which was promised in te tiriti. Changing this, changes a major part of te tiriti which Act party is claiming its not doing. This is not Māori having more rights, it is part of reparations, allowing Māori to have a voice in what happens with the land taken from them.

Those are just two things which the bill will implement.

Whilst the National party and NZ first party, the two other parties in government have voiced that they don't support the bill, actions have already been taken which implement aspects of the bill prior to the bill being read. The other parties in opposition have also voiced that they do not support the bill.

The government has also played dirty.

There was meant to be a peaceful protest, going from different parts of the country to parliment, planned for when the bill was originally supposed to be proposed and potentially have a first reading, in 2ish weeks. The bill was moved up to today.

This undermines the Waitangi Tribunal, which is a Tribunal that protects the rights of Maori which was preparing a case to prevent the proposal of the bill. The change of the proposal of the bill means that the Waitangi tribunal can't do anything. And this isn't the first time this has happened this year.

It is incredibly disgusting what this government is doing to Māori.

[comrade-onion]

Some more advice to the students ❤️🇵🇸

[vyorei]

THAT'S IT LONDON YOU FUCKING LEGENDS, AMAZING JOB, CAN'T BELIEVE I'M TYPING THIS

BASED ENGLAND

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Link to the full article here:

Some photos from the article:

[nando161mando]

▶️ Thousands march in Berlin demanding Gaza ceasefire and expressing solidarity with Palestine

[igottatho]

Various posters I found via Twitter. Some are personal photos from marches, others are “antique” posters for the annual Day of Land (TODAY!), which Palestinians instituted earlier in their struggle against their occupiers.

(For some reason all of my sources aren’t copying on mobile, so I’ll try again in a bit, poor lamb tumblr)

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[news4dzhozhar]

[allthecanadianpolitics]

Thousands of protesters gathered on Parliament Hill Saturday afternoon, calling for a permanent ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and for the Canadian government to take a firmer stance on the conflict. The National March on Ottawa, as it's been called, was one of the largest pro-Palestinian rallies to take to the streets of Canada's capital since the war broke out following a Hamas attack on Oct. 7.

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Tagging @politicsofcanada

[padawan-historian]

Revolution is not a romantic sentiment. Revolution is not an intellectual thot exercise (yes that kinda thot). Revolution is not the root, but the result of mass suffering and death that is met with silence and non-action.

Revolution is a dream and nightmare that refuses to die quietly.

The ancestors are watching from Guatemala and Gaza to Atlanta and Haiti 🖤✨️🌿

The ah-mazing artist-activists and storytellers painting freedom into the frame:

🇵🇸 We shall return, Imad Abu Shtayyah (2014)

🌻 1811 Slave Rebellion, Lorraine Gendron and the St. Charles Parish Virtual Museum

🇵🇸 My name is Palestine and I will survive, Sliman Mansour (2016)

[transfloridaresources]

[Photo ID: Article screen cap on a light background. Title text reads: ''I can't leave all the people who can't leave,' A Montana trans activist shows solidarity with trans youth & siblings in Florida--& vice versa. Adria L. Jawort. Dec. 13, 2023.' A color photo of a white adult standing outside in the sun, wearing sunglasses and smiling slightly, holding a sign that reads 'Florida Man Says Trans Rights.' /End ID]

Here's also a wonderful piece written by @indigitrans about the October 2023 Trans Youth March in Orlando (@transyouthmarch). Read the full thing here: https://adriajawort.substack.com/p/i-cant-leave-all-the-people-who-cant In the new year & facing more legal woes, it's easy to feel overwhelmed and frightened. One of the reasons that I started these accounts last year was to bring trans people together and remind ourselves that we're not alone. We have a lot of support, especially from each other. There are many trans Floridians who cannot leave the state or just plain don't want to. Why should we? And for what reason, anyway, when this is legislature that is creeping across the US and worldwide, regardless. Moving will not prevent this from happening. We must learn to build community and resources. We must look to other groups who have faced this before us, we must SUPPORT other groups who are still oppressed alongside us. The same systems oppress us all. None of us are free until we're all free. The stories that get the most attention are always the stories of panic and outrage. Don't believe them. There's many trans Floridians still here and thriving. We're resourceful and resilient and we're looking out for others too and vice versa. We're not alone and we didn't all leave and that is not the only answer. Our stories might not have the punch of a quick TikTok about Ron DeSantis kidnapping trans kids but most often the truth of any resistance cannot be summed up so quickly. It's persistence and resourcefulness. It's building community and caring for each other every. single. day. Anyway, we're all amazing & deserve to be here & you should internalize that message above any others saying otherwise. Don't listen to ignorant, hateful people just because they're loud sometimes. We have more support than not. And we're not going anywhere.

[fuckyeahmarxismleninism]

Hundreds rallied and marched at the National March to Protect Trans Youth in Orlando, Florida, on October 7.

'DeSantis says get back, we say fight back!'

Photos: Struggle-La Lucha, Workers Voice Socialist Movement

[workersolidarity]

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MILLION MAN MARCH IN YEMEN STANDS IN SOLIDARITY WITH PALESTINE

📹 Scenes from Sana'a, the Yemeni capital where a Million Man March was held in solidarity with Palestinians under siege by the Israeli occupation in the Gaza Strip.

A man on an intercom asks who is killing the people of Palestine?

The crowd chants that the children of Gaza are being murdered by the Zionist devil.

In response to those who do and will say this is Arab antisemitism, we here have yet to hear or see a single mention of "Jews" in any protest, American, European or in the Arab world.

Our hatred is saved for Zionism. As it would be for Nazism.

#source

@WorkerSolidarityNews

[grindel-elf]

Image description: an animation of the Palestinian flag waves while lettering changes in sync with the audio. The audio reads: “I know it's easy to fall into despair & lose hope. To feel like nobody is listening…And like there's nothing you can do. But here are FOUR things we can do to help. Number 1: Take breaks as needed for rest & recovery. The systems of oppression want us to get tired and give up. Which is why community care & self care is extremely important, so that we can stay strong and keep fighting. Number 2: Continue to participate in targeted boycotts and follow the leadership of the BDS Movement while doing so. Number 3: Keep organizing & resisting in any ways you're able. This could mean marching, educating, making resistance art, posting, commenting, starting signal groups & discords, & learning about other protest methods. Number 4: Continue to amplify as many Palestinian voices as you can. Screenshot the next image and follow those creators on Instagram.”

Instagram Accounts To Follow to Center Palestinians

News:

Resist News Network: t.me/PalestineResist

@almayadeen.tv @mintpress @eye.on.palestine @thecradlemedia @qudsnen @redstreamnet @anat.international @byplestia @landpalestine @hatem.h.rawagh @theimeu @mondoweiss @issaamro @obaddar

Care & Resources:

@psychology_spa @gigistherapyworld @the.poc.therapist @rim.abdellatif @arabicwords_0 @decolonize_the_classroom

Mutual Aid

@gazamutialaid @palestiniansocialfund @medicalaidpalestine

Culture and Art:

@khrarif @bisan1210 @oldpalestine @palpostersarchive @documentingpalestine @sanaamoussaofficial @hareth_palestine @yazanabosalamah @zagoutheba @cravingpalestine

Content:

@electronicintifada @metras_global @metraswebsite @papestinian.story.48 @refugeechronicles @yazankhanfer @koufiyeh_hamra @kombaz.ps @key48return @arabsofcanada @eid_yara @ahmedhijazee @motaz_azaiza @ali_nassam @salma_shurrab @jenanmatari @muna.elkurd15 @ladimakhatib @ahmedeldin @munahawwa

Community:

@wolpalestine @healing.our.homeland @samidounnetwork @palestinianyouthmovement

[enbycrip]

A tweet by Faiza Shaheen @faizashaheen

“Have loved seeing all the photos of anti racist rallies tonight.

Standing up to the racists is the first and basic step

Now we need to vow to:

✅ Organise to reach every part of our communities

✅ Fight the media and politicians of all stripes who create or even lean into racist and Islamophobic narratives, calling them out and asking them to sign up to an anti racist code of conduct

✅ Demand economic investment that addresses inequality, creates good jobs and strengthens our public services (no more austerity!)

✅ Regulate social media

✅ Ensure our kids learn about British empire, and Britain’s role in conflicts around the world

✅ Demand a compassionate immigration system with safe routes for asylum seekers.”

[vyorei]

A march for a permanent ceasefire is taking place in Morocco!

BASED MOROCCO

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Image source: AFP via Al Jazeera English

[nando161mando]

Students of Cardiff University marched in Wales, UK, in solidarity with Palestine, opposing the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza.

[one-time-i-dreamt]

The youtuber SolidarityGaming and Frodo Baggins had an enemies to lovers arc and got married. Hetty from the CBC version of Ghosts was their officiant.