And if you're in Atlanta, support the many people swept up in the state's RICO on May 14th. Criminalizing protest is a huge part of the fascist playbook, but we fight it (in part) by showing up for our comrades:

A forest defender was killed by police, acres of land were buried under concrete, so much public money was wasted. But the fight against Cop City also lifted the veil on what policing actually is to so many people, not just in Atlanta but across the world. That is so incredibly valuable

the construction of Cop City hinged on a compliant media that repeated false police claims and framing, private funders who see expanded policing as a safeguard for their capital, and state actors willing to serve those interests without question. none of that is unique to Atlanta!

Cop City is officially "opening" today. The movement against it carries so many lessons for people everywhere, because the issues are everywhere today: the un-democratic militarization and expansion of policing and state violence, backed by dark money private funding.

A Portland movement journalist is going to trial for her coverage of a pro-Palestine protest prismreports.org/2025/01/14/a... @prismreports.bsky.social

The wishes of Gaza's children for 2025 #HappyNewYear2025 #NewYear2025 #happynewyear #NewYearsDay #HNY #newyear

Also on SUNDAY, Dec. 15th, join @refaatlibrary.bsky.social organizers for a workshop on how to start your own mobile library! You'll receive practical advice on gathering volunteers to collaborating with bookstores and publishers, holding events and more: www.workshops4gaza.com/calendar/how...

Please spend time with the new collected edition of Alareer’s writing IF I MUST DIE, curated by his former student Yousef Aljamal. It paints a rich portrait of a beloved man and teacher gone far too soon—whose legacy will live on despite Israel’s attempt to silence it. orbooks.com/catalog/if-i...

ATLANTA: Please join us Sunday 12/15 in Decatur for an afternoon commemorating one year since the martyrdom of Gaza’s Storyteller, educator, activist, & beloved friend to many, #RefaatAlareer. We'll have the library of course & will be fundraising for GZ.

Just got some new literature from the @refaatlibrary.bsky.social today!

Weeks after 285 South contacted GA Dept of Human Services for comment regarding mysteriously stolen food stamp funds, the Afghan American Alliance says some families were finally reimbursed.

Today, Dec. 6, marks one year since our library's namesake — Gaza's Storyteller — the Palestinian academic and poet Dr. Refaat Alareer, was assassinated in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza. How will you honor his legacy?

🚨 Hey Bluesky fam, I still need $75 for a $100 match campaign for The Sameer Project to get urgent tents, cash aid and medical assistance to Gaza — esp now as it’s been raining. DM me a receipt screenshot or Venmo Fiza-Pirani by midnight EST and I’ll match up to $100. chuffed.org/project/1132...

The contribution of Georgia’s Latino communities to the state GDP is comparable to the entire economic output of some US states. But while the power of this bloc is growing, many of its members still struggle to get by. New from @285southatl.bsky.social: 285south.com/latinos-are-...

Want to start a mobile liberation library in your town to make Palestinian literature more accessible but don't know where to start? Come take our virtual workshop on 12/15!! Ticket sales benefit Sameer Project’s Refaat Alareer Camp! @workshops4gaza.bsky.social www.workshops4gaza.com/calendar/hif...

Following my friend’s lead, hi! I’m Fiza, an indie writer/editor now w/ Atlanta’s only English-language outlet dedicated to our immigrant/refugee communities @285southatl.bsky.social + building mobile liberation library @refaatlibrary.bsky.social w/ wonderful volunteers. Pictured: my Lady & Billie 🐾

Have you been thinking of starting a mobile liberation library in your city/state? @refaatlibrary.bsky.social Atlanta volunteers are holding a virtual workshop 7-9pm EST Sunday, Dec. 15! All ticket proceeds benefit The Sameer Project’s Refaat Alareer Camp 🍉 www.workshops4gaza.com/calendar/hif...

Hi friends, please follow @refaatlibrary.bsky.social, Atlanta’s mobile liberation library. Our goal is to increase access to Palestinian literature and political eduction + raise funds for Palestinians.

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So happy to see @refaatlibrary.bsky.social here! Please support them!

Hi friends, please follow @refaatlibrary.bsky.social, Atlanta’s mobile liberation library. Our goal is to increase access to Palestinian literature and political eduction + raise funds for Palestinians.

As the only English-language publication dedicated to Atlanta's immigrant & refugee communities, we’ve been thinking about what the incoming presidential administration might mean for us, our neighbors, and our work. A letter from our founder: 285south.com/note-from-th...

This is a game changer for journalists. www.axios.com/2024/11/14/b...

hanging out with this conehead tonight (tumor benign, she’s doing brilliantly well)

This weekend in #ATLANTA: - 🛑 SAT 11/16: #StopCopCity Mass Meeting @ Park Ave Baptist Church (12-3p) - ☀️ SUN 11/17: Solidarity Play Day at Candler Park (2-5p) The library will be on site with books, zines, & our Gaza Funds table raising money for The Sameer Project. ✊🏾🇵🇸📚

X has become so essential to Palestinian liberation work and information sharing and I really hope we can replicate the movement here. Who should I follow to stay connected? 🍉

We are Atlanta’s mobile liberation library created in honor of martyred Palestinian poet Refaat Alareer. Follow along! www.refaatlibrary.com

Follow @refaatlibrary.bsky.social — X backup account.

Still figuring out who I want to be on here. But hello, new friends. I have a book out—essays on the failure of institutions to live up to stated progressive values, topical maybe???—and another on the way; a memoir of mentorship, desire, and discipline. bookshop.org/p/books/some...

Me! I wrote next week's essay! Subscribe! Read it!

reflections from the vigil in atlanta, plus an audio recording of our remarks with the reading of 64 journalists killed in gaza, israel and lebanon since oct. 7 foreignbodies.substack.com/p/monday-mat...

Had the pleasure of contributing to @austinlouisray.bsky.social’s How I’d Fix Atlanta series. I hope you’ll read: tinyletter.com/GeorgiaBrews...

Listened to a dispatch from a dad in Gaza on NPR this week. He said they were rationing food and trying creatively to explain this to his small children. One day he saw his child gulping water but couldn’t bring himself to say stop, bc he didn’t want that to be the last thing he said to his child.

i feel so anxious calling my reps. Like I'm stumbling over words. But it doesn't take very long and there's a script you can look at it. www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/resource/urg...

#Atlanta marching for Palestine today.

“These regulations would allow him to direct police to arrest civilians, remove them from their homes, or seize their property if he believes they have spread information that could harm national morale or served as the basis for enemy propaganda.”

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"The union is asking for a 'pathway to a livable wage' to cover out-of-pocket costs after Powell's put forth a new health care plan with higher deductibles for employees since starting negotiations in February." Powell's workers are striking on Monday, 9/4

one of the most pernicious developments of the last 15 years or so is the subscription model for literally everything

instead of watching the debate I took an edible got in bed and have been listening to meryl streep narrate the latest patchett novel

oof I love a rainy morning

Novelist Madeline Miller on her experience with Long Covid: "the truth is that however immortal we feel, we are all just one infection away from a new life." https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/08/09/madeline-miller-long-covid-post-pandemic/

Sign the Open Letter: https://www.undocupoets.org