uh so i never do this but maui is quite literally on fire and there isn’t nearly enough care or consideration for. you know. Native Hawaiians who live here being displaced and the land (and cultural relevance) that’s being eaten up by the fire. so if ya’ll wanna help, here’s some links:
maui food bank: https://mauifoodbank.org/
maui humane society: https://www.mauihumanesociety.org/
center for native hawaiian advancement: https://www.memberplanet.com/campaign/cnhamembers/kakoomaui
hawai'i red cross: https://www.redcross.org/local/hawaii/ways-to-donate.html
please reblog and spread the word if you can’t donate.
Just learning about this (!), and reblogging for visibility.
Also sending worried love to all my friends and all the people I don’t know in Maui.
Israel has just bombed a hospital where hundreds of wounded and refugees were taking solace. Journalists in Gaza have reported there was hardly a single body whole in the aftermath (If you can stomach it, there’s a video of a father holding what remains of his child). At least 500 people killed by IOF soldiers, who planned this action, got into an airplane and dropped that bomb willingly. The deadliest attack in five wars, according to the Ministry of Health.
Israel has denied ownership of the attack and said it was a misfired Hamas rocket. Originally, they celebrated it on their social media, saying they had destroyed a Hamas target, treating the deaths like an unfortunate collateral. After international backlash, they posted videos to their social media claiming it was a Hamas rocket. The video, though, shows a second explosion 40 minutes after the airstrike, and they edited it our of their tweet in a pathetic attempt at covering up.
Israel has said multiple times that they were going to bomb hospitals. They told doctors to evacuate and leave their patients to death because they were going to bomb, namely: Al Shifa, Shuhada Al Aqsa and the Quwaiti Hospital. Al Shifa housed at least 10.000 refugees and wounded, and worked as a hub for the press because it was one of the only hospitals that still had working generators. Medical crew worked with sirens blaring to signal the hospitals were not empty. This was a purposeful massacre. These people died hungry, thirsty and in pain because of the Israeli government’s cruelty.
CNN and other media outlets already tried to pin the blame on Hamas, parroting back the pathetic propaganda being sold by the IOF. Even in death, Palestinians can’t be respected and are used to further their own oppression. These people’s deaths are not going to be in vain. Within our lifetimes, Palestine will be free.
Take action. The Labour Party in the UK had an emergency meeting today after several councilors threatened to resign if they didn’t condemn Israeli war crimes. Calling to show your complaints works.
- FOR PEOPLE IN THE USA: USCPR has developed this toolkit for calls
- FOR PEOPLE IN THE UK: Friends of Al-Aqsa UK and Palestine Solidarity UK have made toolkits for calls and emails
- FOR PEOPLE IN GERMANY: Here’s a toolkit to contact your representatives by Voices in Europe for Peace
- FOR PEOPLE IN IRELAND: Here’s a toolkit by Voices in Europe for Peace
- FOR PEOPLE IN POLAND: Here’s a toolkit by Voices in Europe for Peace
- FOR PEOPLE IN DENMARK: Here’s a toolkit by Voices in Europe for Peace
- FOR PEOPLE IN SWEDEN: Here’s a toolkit by Voices in Europe for Peace
Protests in support have already erupted in Beirut, Madrid and Rabat in response to the shelling of the hospital. Join your local protest and raise your voices. For people in the US, Israel has just asked for additional $10bi in aid on top of the annual $3.8bi already given to them. Palestinians are asking that you refuse this loudly, with their every breath.
Here’s a constantly updating list of protests:
Here are upcoming events:
- WASHINGTON, DC: Outside Congress on 18/10 at 12 PM
- WASHINGTON, DC: NATIONAL MARCH in front of the White House on 4/11 at 12 PM
- SAN DIEGO: 2125 Pan American E Rd. (Spreckles Organ Pavillion) on 18/10 at 7 PM
- NEW YORK: 72nd st. And 5th ave., Brooklyn on 21/10 at 2 PM
- NEW YORK: CUNY Grad Building on 18/10 at 2 PM
- NEW YORK: Oct 18, 5pm, Steinway & Astoria Blvd.
- DALLAS: 1954 Commerce Street (Dallas Morning News Building) on 19/10 at 3 PM
- [CAR RALLY] KITCHENER-WATERLOO: Fairview Park, 2960 Kingsway Dr. on 18/10 at 6 PM
- KITCHENER-WATERLOO: CBC Building, 117 King St. W on 19/10 at 5 PM
- HOUSTON: Zionist Consulate, 24 Greenway Plaza on 18/10 at 4 PM
- OMAHA: 72nd St & Dodge St on 18/10 at 6 PM
- SAINT PAUL, MN: Oct. 18, 5:30pm. State Capitol, 75 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
- BALTIMORE: Oct 20, 6pm. Baltimore City Hall
- DUBLIN: Leinster House, Kildare Street, Dublin 1 on 18/10 at 5 PM
- THURLES: Liberty Square on 19/10 at 7 PM
- LURGAN: Market Street on 21/10 at 3 PM
- PORTO ALEGRE: Rua João Alfredo, 61 on 18/10 at 19h
- RIO DE JANEIRO: Cinelândia on 19/10 at 17h
- RECIFE: Parque Treze de Maio on 19/10 at 17h
- MANAUS: Teatro Amazonas, Largo de São Sebastião on 19/10 at 17h
- SÃO PAULO: Praça Oswaldo Cruz on 22/10 at 11h
- FOZ DO IGUAÇU: Praça da Paz on 22/10 at 9h
- TSHWANE: Belgrade Square Park, Jan Shoba Street on 20/10 at 10 AM
- VEREENIGING: Roshnee Sports Grounds on 21/10 at 14h30
Feel free to add more resources
