first of all thank you for asking, you have no idea how my heart swells at the thought of an honest soul wanting to know because dear god, i cant even begin to explain. aleppo (halab in arabic) is a city in syria, the most populous syrian governorate. since early 2011, there has been an uprising of anti-government protests that had spread across the middle east, beginning with tunisia, and then egyt, libya, yemen etc.. the core of these protests sets from deep-seated resentment at the aging arab cruel dictatorships (some glossed over with rigged elections), anger at the brutality of the security apparatus, unemployment, rising prices, ad corruption that followed the privatization of state assets in some countries. to put it simply, ppl couldnt take it anymore after decades on sufferings. but then these civilians that took action are portrayed as rebels by the media- its just.. so saddening to see aleppo being slaughtered left and right and none of the arab leaders are doing anything? muslim leaders? anyone?? the UN?? come on now ban ki moon ajussi arent you the secretary-general??
i just… want ppl to know that the free syrian armies are NOT rebels. they are the civilians that are brave enough to take the lead and protect their unarmed brothers and sisters and stop government killings. what the media and western ppl describe as ‘syrian civil war’ which is currently happenign as we speak, is really, a massacre. a genocide, its a war crime. and assad and putin are war criminals.
Well, after educating yourself and advocating for the rights of the Syrian people in their fight for freedom against a brutal dictatorship as well as naming and holding accountable those who aid the Assad regime such as Iran, Hezbollah and Russia among others, *breathes*, you can help by donating to any of the organisations/groups listed below.
These groups mainly help on the ground in Syria providing aid; be it medical or psychological as well as food and clothes to those in need.
SAMS Foundation: the foundation works with Syrian American health care professionals and operates 106 medical facilities throughout Syria
Doctors Without Borders (also known as MSF): the organisation provides front-line medical treatment as well as providing drugs, medical supplies and equipment
Questscope: the organisation’s work is mostly centered on providing immediate trauma support and psychosocial counseling
Save the Children: the organisation is on the ground in Syria and in refugee communities providing children and their families with warm clothes, shelters, clean water and emergency care
Syrian Civil Defense(also known as The White Helmets): they are about 3,000 neutral, impartial and humanitarian Syrian volunteers who operate as first responders in rebel-held areas across the country. They were recently nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Karam Foundation: the organisations is focused on educational opportunities for Syrian children, currently raising funds to rebuild schools in Syria.
NuDay Syria: the organisation’s mission focuses on bringing housing and food to displaced families with single mothers or wounded family members. They are especially concerned with the lack of safe shelter and living for single mothers with daughters.
Hand in Hand for Syria: the organisation provides aid including food, clothing, water, sanitation and crucial medical assistance
According to the United Nations, there are almost 14 million Syrian refugees around the world (so far) in need of humanitarian aid. The groups below are mainly focused on helping Syrian refugees:
Migrant Offshore Aid Station: this charity exists to save children like Alan Kurdi, with a fleet of rescue boats patrolling the Mediterranean to save migrants lost at sea.
Refugees Welcome: dubbed as a kind of “Airbnb for refugees” this German nonprofit matches people with spare rooms with refugees in need of housing. If you don’t have a spare bed in Germany.
The Worldwide Tribe in Calais: a group of social activists documenting stories in the Calais migrant camp, they also raise relief funds.
Small Projects Istanbul: the initiative provides classes and cultural enrichment and scholarships to Syrian children in Turkey.
Mercy Corps: the group provides direct aid to Syrian refugees in the form of food and supplies, and by increasing access to clean water and sanitation, shelters, and safe spaces and activities for children
Shelterbox: the group has been providing emergency shelter and supplies to families affected by the Syrian crisis in Iraq Kurdistan, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria, including clothing, stoves and, water filters.
UNICEF: the UN agency focuses on assisting Syrian children by providing healthcare, nutrition, immunization, water and sanitation, and classes.
Oxfam: the nonprofit provides aid to Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Jordan such as clean water, sanitation services, and hygiene education to help ward of cholera and other intestinal diseases.
Yes, donating won’t stop barrel bombs from falling on besieged civilian areas (that comes by being vocal about Assad’s crimes) but it can definitely help create a start.
Speaking of educating yourselves, an initiative called Syria Social Campaign would send you one or two articles concerning Syria each week! You only have to submit your email address.
Here’s the Syria Solidarity Calendar for those who would like to take part in solidarity events around the world
for those who asked
donating is great, but at this bleak and uncertain point, what matters the most is to be knowledgable and outspoken to defend the free people of syria and be their voice that’s been long silenced and ignored. and remember, neutrality only helps the oppressor.
Veterans Ask Native Elders For Forgiveness At Standing Rock.
I never thought I would see this day when a white man apologizes for the tyranny and oppression of Native American population. This is so powerful. This is the nation that I want - responsible, compassionate and that learns from its mistakes.
Army Engineers said no to a permit. Doesn’t mean that DAPL can’t keep drilling and just pay the fines. 50K a day in fines is nothing for a company like them to brush off.
They could literally just wait, and lose money of course, until Trump gets into office and streamlines the project. He could just use the Federal government’s powers over interstate commerce to get it put through.
This is part of a colonial frontier war against the original peoples and the land
Celebrate a victory but don’t fall for the State’s trick. This is far from over.
“Yet even as men and women began drumming and dancing around the fire, many Native Americans were unconvinced that Sunday’s news was the end.
“It’s not over. It’s never over,” said a Standing Rock member who gave his name as Ghost. “They say one thing and do another.”
DAPL and Energy Transfer Partners are planning to continue construction, permits or no. They released a statement to that effect.
Donald Trump threatening jail or to revoke citizenship of people who burn the flag shows just how little he knows about the constitution and more importantly how little he cares about basic human rights.
Think whatever you want about burning the flag and people who do, but the fact is it’s protected speech and we can’t allow that to change.
That is not protected speech!! That should be punished by imprisonment!!! Its direspect of this nation you idiot!! Many men and women died for that flag and what it stands for and for some dumb motherfucker to stand there and stomp on it or burn it they need to lose citizenship of this country! I support Donald Trump on his mission of protecting the flag and what it stands for! If you dont love the flag you dont love this country and you should get the hell out!!!!!!! So go fuck yourself
It’s actually constitutionally protected speech under the first amendment, as the Supreme Court and various state courts have said time and time again when people like you get all worked up about it. I’m all for respecting American ideals, but people like you really confuse me.
America was founded by people who told almost a thousand years of political and religious tradition to fuck off. They told their fellow citizens to fuck off. They told their flag to fuck off.
What’s more important, the principles this country was founded on, the actual ideals we try to uphold, or the symbolism we’ve chosen to convey those ideals?
America was founded so people could live in a country where they are free to burn the flag, tell people who blindly support the flag they’re stupid and wrong, and most importantly, to provide safe haven for people who choose to display those controversial opinions.
I’m not saying you have to like it, but if you’re going to claim to be a good American, you better fucking stand up for other people’s rights as dictated by our constitution.
That’s my flag too, it’s my country too, and in my country WE HAVE THE FREEDOM to burn OUR flag WHENEVER THE FUCK WE WANT.
Pretty sure the Supreme Court already ruled on this
this makes me want to burn flags on Inauguration Day
US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in Texas v. Johnson (1989) that flag burning constitutes symbolic speech protected by the First Amendment.
plus flag burning is a military ritual preformed when a flag can no longer be fixed. This ugly ass tangerine looking fuck has no idea what absolute pulpy juice is frothing from his mouth hole
