Getting Involved Masterpost

I’ve been compiling links to resources and organizations that are doing important work to support the most vulnerable people during this pandemic. If you’ve been feeling helpless to fight all the awful things that are happening, here’s some ways you can help. Do what you are able to - donating, volunteering, protesting, joining a union, contacting your government representatives, and simply spreading information are all good actions to take right now.

Mutual Aid Disaster Relief - resources for getting involved in mutual aid efforts. https://mutualaiddisasterrelief.org/collective-care/

Mutual Aid Hub - map for locating mutual aid resources and groups in your area that you can donate to or get involved in. https://www.mutualaidhub.org/

Never Again Action - organization fighting against ICE detention centers. https://www.neveragainaction.com/

Feeding America - all food banks are in desperate need of support right now, donate or find your local food banks here. https://www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbank

Black and Pink - organization for prison abolition and support for incarcerated ppl who are LGBT/HIV+. https://www.blackandpink.org

Movimiento Cosecha - organization for undocumented immigrants, in need of donations. https://www.lahuelga.com/

Indigenous Mutual Aid Directory - resource for indigenous-led mutual aid groups. https://www.indigenousmutualaid.org/

Covid-19 Resources for Undocumented Immigrants - google doc spreadsheet of resources for uncoumented immigrants. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18p9OSlLpSYanIoUC-gEbhVbRMYVUfw4wyrixa9ekGdc/htmlview?fbclid=IwAR0euDbk5OiWd7EgBPKUPm01wCjCb-Z8-KiZK4EBlR53J0VNpVvQYTJy4eY&sle=true#gid=0

COVID-19 Sex Worker Harm Reduction Resources (U.S. Based) - google doc of resources for sex workers. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GpmUbu7UDCKtbnsBwImFLQtXzHLlZ6FYPY_NjJvyiFs/edit

It’s Going Down - information, news, current actions, and resources about anti-capitalism and mutual aid. https://itsgoingdown.org/

Detention Watch Network - coalition against ICE detention camps. https://www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/covid-19

Amnesty International - campaign to end human rights abuses. https://www.amnesty.org/

Food Not Bombs - organization providing food and supplies to people in need. http://foodnotbombs.net/new_site

General Strike 2020 - information about the general strike that is being organized in many places on May 1st, as well as other labor and rent strikes. https://www.genstrike.org/may-day-guide/

IWW - International Workers Union https://iww.org/

ResistBot - service that makes it easy to contact your representatives (USA) about important issues. https://resist.bot

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Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor has reported
concerns" that the Israeli regime has stolen
organs from Palestinian corpses, citing medical
professionals who have documented evidence of
"possible organ theft by the Israeli military," that
includes, "missing cochleas and corneas as well
as other vital organs like livers, kidneys, and
hearts" from bodies of dead Palestinians returned
by the Israeli military to southern Gaza.

The corpses subjected to organ theft were
themselves stolen from the vicinities of Al-Shifa
and The Indonesian hospitals in Gaza, as doctors
and journalists have reportedion Nov 18 and Nov 20.
According to Euro-Med Monitor, "the Israeli army
also dug up and confiscated the bodies from a mass
grave that was established more than 10 days ago in
one of the Al-Shifa Medical Complex's courtyards.

Although the Israeli military has returned many of
those stolen corpses to the ICRC, dozens remain in
Israeli custody. The theft of dead Palestinian bodies
has long been an Israeli policy that serves two
purposes: transforming the corpses into bargaining
chips for political gain and collectively-punishing
bereaved Palestinian families by depriving them of
the ability to give their loved ones proper burials.
The legality of such necroviolent practices has been
upheld both by the Israeli government and the
Supreme Court.

Reports of Israeli organ theft are not scarce
In 2009, The Guardian reported that "Israel has
admitted pathologists harvested organs from dead
Palestinians, and others, without the consent of
their families." (See also: CNN, NBC News, etc).

Euro-Med Monitor cites Over Their Dead Bodies,
a book by Israeli doctor Meira Weiss, in which it is
revealed that "organs taken from dead Palestinians
were utilized in medical research at Israeli
universities medical faculties and were
transplanted into Jewish-Israeli patients' bodies.

Euro-Med Monitor writes, "Even more concerning
are admissions made by Yehuda Hess, the former
director of Israel's Abu Kabir Institute of Forensic
Medicine, about the theft of human tissues, organs
and skin from dead Palestinians over a period of
time without their relatives knowledge or
approval.

People who have brought this issue to light have
continually been subjected to harassment and
punishment and accused of "blood libel.
One example of this is a Montgomery County
teacher who has been put on leave over social
media posts decrying Israeli necroviolence.
The Washington Post reported on this incident and
falsely claimed that "there is no evidence of organ
harvesting.," despite ample evidence.
Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor has called for
"the creation of an independent international
investigation committee into organ theft
suspicions.

Via MohammedElKurd

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Discover Magazine

Women Hunters Were Extremely Common in Ancient and Modern-Day Foraging Societies

A study of modern-day groups, including Aboriginals, has found that women hunted in small groups and challenged the myth of Man the Hunter.

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my first reading in my African history class this year is about why using “tribe” to refer to ethnic groups stems from a racist desire to make African conflicts sound primitive or stemming from a desire to pretend that these are just ancient conflicts that have always existed. great article and I also feel like I’m vicariously experiencing the bullshittery that this author has been subjected to from people they’ve tried to talk to about this. like the article remains extremely professional but you can just hear in the tone that they’re talking through gritted teeth, you can practically see the customer service smile

[ID: a screenshot from a section of the article titled “But why not use ‘tribe’? Answers to common arguments.” Under the bullet point for the argument “Africans talk about themselves in terms of tribes” is written, “Commonly when Africans learn English they are taught that tribe is the term that English-speakers will recognize. But what underlying meaning in their own languages are Africans translating when they say tribe? Take the word isizwe in Zulu. In English, writers often refer to the Zulu tribe, whereas in Zulu the word for the Zulu as a group would be isizwe. Often Zulu-speakers will use the English word tribe because that’s what they think English speakers expect, or what they were taught in school. Yet Zulu linguists say that a better translation of isizwe is nation or people.” /end ID]

translation: “ ‘Oh ho ho but some Africans themselves say tribe!’ You dipshit. You fucking donkey. When someone has a word that means “nation” or “people” in their own language but then when they learn English YOU TELL THEM IT TRANSLATES TO “TRIBE” then THAT WILL BE THE WORD THEY USE. Maybe if you LISTENED TO THE LINGUISTS OF THAT GROUP you’d have more accurate information. Asshole.”

each point is repeated over and over with like five different examples because you just know there are dipshits out there who will keep arguing.

to the anonymous author of this article for the Africa Policy Information Center I hope you have a good day every day and experience fewer people being assholes about this, your patience is actually legendary

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More info: https://bit.ly/3R9h7OI

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“You are responsible for the minors in your fandom!!!”

No, I’m fucking not. I’m not your parent. My past-times do not automatically sign me up to act in loco parentis. If you need someone else to monitor your own content consumption online, go get mommy and/or daddy to set up a content blocker on your computer.

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