So if you ain’t been following what’s been happening in LA…
These towers are the Ocean Wide Plaza. I think they sit in the middle of downtown Los Angeles. They are vacant. Basically a bunch of luxury apartments in a city filled with homeless. A bunch of taggers have been hitting this place up before the city demolishes these towers instead of actually putting people into them.
Honestly, I love graffiti and would rather look at this kind of art over any museum exhibit but that’s just me. Just wanted to share some news of some artistic expression.
in light of israel’s looming invasion on rafah, south africa implored the icj to call for the protection of palestinians with new preliminary orders. the icj denied this request, insisting that its january orders would be sufficient enough in ensuring the safety of people residing in rafah.
we have all seen how israel responded to the icj verdict earlier this month. they have all but intensified their attacks on palestinians, their favorite of whom seem to be children. this will end in a bloodbath. palestinians, already malnourished and living in literal tents, will be bombarded, they will be shot, they will be slaughtered. and when i say palestinians, a lot of them are actual toddlers. the videos coming out of this are proof enough.
at this point, it has been made amply clear that palestinians will never experience safety in their own homeland. a lot of the families in gaza are trying to raise funds to get out of it, because there’s nowhere left to go.
there is nowhere left to go. if these people don’t get the funds necessary to escape, they will die.
it’s vital that you go to operation olive branch’s spreadsheet, choose a family that resonates with you, and donate as much as you can to their gofundme. every last dollar counts. one dollar could be the difference between life and death for a family. please don’t fall victim to the bystander effect. your contribution counts, however little it may be. and whether you’re able to donate or not, spread this to as many people as you can. each second we stay silent is a second an entire family is brutally massacred.
to put things into perspective–just yesterday it was reported that 112 palestinians were killed, and 157 were left injured. in the last 24 hours. this is quite literally time-sensitive down to the last second. i would not be able to sleep at night knowing i lived through a literal genocide and did absolutely nothing about it.
man, why did I have to be born at the exact transitional time of world superpowers where there’s rampant conflict and fascism instead of *realizes the entirety of human history has always fucking sucked* the cambrian
[ID: the UNRWA logo and a screenshot of a UNRWA statement with the title, “UNRWA’s lifesaving aid may end due to funding suspension”. the date is 27 January 2024. the subheading reads, “over 2 million people in Gaza depend on UNRWA for survival as war and displacement continue”. the statement is from Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA Commissioner General. /end ID]
Today, Jan 27, the United States, UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, and Switzerland have suspended all funding to UNRWA because Israeli authorities have accused UNRWA workers of allegedly being involved with the Oct 7 attacks on Israel. [UNRWA statement] [Al Jazeera] [Reuters]
From their own website, UNRWA says that they rely on donations–
“UNRWA is the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East… UNRWA helps Palestine Refugees achieve their full potential in human development through quality services it provides in education, health care, relief and social services, protection, camp infrastructure and improvement, microfinance, and emergency assistance. UNRWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions.”
If you are able, please consider donating to UNRWA. If you live in the USA or Spain, your donation can be claimed for your taxes.
