I'm working with @fawnduu and @aphyray to raise funds and encourage donations to aid the people of Venezuela in the aftermath of devastating earthquakes, which were followed by flash floods. Here's how you can join:
Courtney and I designed two prints/stickers featuring wildlife symbols of Venezuela, such as the troupial, araguaney trees, and the flor de Mayo orchid. These are mini prints and die cut stickers that you can receive when you donate.
You can send proof of donation of at least $20 to printsforvenezuela at gmail, which is being managed by our friend and colleague @aphyray who will also be matching donations. The first $1000 will be matched dollar-for-dollar.
Find an organization here: donarseguro.com/en
We'll be accepting donation receipts throughout July, and we'll send out the prints and stickers at the end of the month in a plain ol envelope with a stamp. Dios bendiga a Venezuela ā¤ļø
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FLY is a story about a boy who gets a second chance. Help his story take flight June 9th 11am EST on Kickstarter. Thank you for being the wind beneath my wings I hope this story lifts the world to a brighter place.
A coming of age story about Black kids who finally have power to fight back against systems designed against them.
[ID 1: drawing of four non-descript characters smiling lined up, three of them have pale skin while one has brown skin and a more mischievous expression, the characters has text pointed to them reading āthat one character that gets the melanin because theyāre angry/agressiveā End ID]
[ID 2: drawing of four non-descript characters lined up, three of them have varied brown skin and expressions while one has pale skin and a more calm smile, the characters has text pointed to them reading āthat one character that gets less of the melanin because theyāre passive/calm/fancierā End ID]
This and "that one character that gets darker skin because they are masculine"
(Also, a side not to consider is that there are good / pleasing designs that aren't super reliant on super high contrast. Don't get me wrong. Contrast is great and I love it but I think sometimes design gets a bit more complicated then "you always need to use the most high contrast thing possible. Obviously, don't make all your characters a single color blob but making a character I walking polkadate rainbow in the name of "contrast" wouldn't inherently be good either).
Also, it's weird that this is happening (although less frequently (even to now) but I loathe those fucking jokes where a character "can say the n-word" or "dresses up as a black character" because they have a tan now. IDK how to explain it perfectly other than the fact that they aren't even Black makes a lot of these jokes weird enough.
Just because I don't want to be solely negative here's a long stream of advice from Twitter about drawing Darker skin and stuff
Here are some bonus tips if you find people say you keep making your skin look ashy unintentionally
Here's some basic tips for hair
That's all for now. One day I will make a complete and articulated article containing all the basic advice found here and a video too but until then thanks for reading.
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Yes itās called the mammalian diving response and itās also why doing face masks and taking a shower is soothing. Our amphibian ancestors used this mechanism to slow down the heartbeat and lower body temperature so as not to waste calories while swimming (which is very calorie intensive). It makes you feel safe because predators are less likely to get you in water than on land. The fish brain is alive and well in all of us.
I understand thatās after the genocide stopped for now you feeling relieved totally understandable.
Now everything is better like food prices back to be normal but thereās no meat or chicken.
Gaza needs a lot of support & help and a lot of work to rebuild.
RIGHT NOW STARTING A NEW WAR OF THE NECESSITIES OF LIFE .
As you know thereās no source of income in gaza people living on aids my brother was a taxi driver before the genocide he lost his work since thereās no cars and gas & no roads
He didnāt get any donations since the ceasefire agreement started.
MY BROTHER NEEDS YOUR LOVE & SUPPORT SHOW HIM YOU STILL CARE AND STANDING WITH HIM
His paypal šš¼
Go to paypal.me/bushrabo and type in the amount. Since itās PayPal, it's easy and secure. Donāt have a PayPal account? No worries.
the internet connection and cell service in gaza has been completely cut off today (17/09). if you are able to, please donate esims, you can do so via connecting humanity, crips for esims for gaza, or you can donate one directly to a palestinian in need by following this guide. thousands of families are being displaced right now due to the onslaught on gaza city and risk being separated from their families due to lack of ability to communicate with one another. thats not to mention that disabling communications is a tactical maneuver to enable israel to commit a massacre without coverage. without communications some families are not even aware of evacuation orders for their areas. do not let them seperate families and annihilate innocent, unsuspecting people in the dark. please give whatever you can and spread the word
designs based on the concept that angels have continuous loops and demons have broken loops. the concept is from the post linked below.
my take on it is: any loop (going through the body counts as well) could technically count as a halo. my thought is the angel can shift the shape of their halo at will (it just has to be continuous).
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The only way angels can break their own halos is through strong, direct, hard for
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please please don't abandon gaza and palestine and continue to care about them as we have the power to actually do something to help those affected by the genocide.
conditions are worsening and prices have been rising continuously for 22 months and will continue to rise for as long as the blockade lasts.
children are malnourished and have been out of school for nearly two years, they're being incredibly brave living through an active genocide where conditions are worsening with every passing day.
i urge all of you to donate to my friend and her young children. her tent was bombed and she has no shelter. please have some heart and help her and her children survive. her fundraiser is verified.
Can we still send money to your current PayPal account?
I remember the post from some day ago saying that you could not use your PayPal and that the money thee were on hold
Mine still closed paypal closed it forever
Iām using now my brother PayPal i have access to it since heās in gaza and he doesnāt have access to internet all the time
Here is the link to anyone wants to help Me and my family š«¶š¼
Go to paypal.me/bushrabo and type in the amount. Since itās PayPal, it's easy and secure. Donāt have a PayPal account? No worries.
I feel anxious and stressed and can't sleep because of the over thinking about my brother who is hungry and not safe and who needs money just to eat one meal a day and I still can't help him. I feel helpless.
Dear friends, kind hearts, and everyone who has stood with us,
When I first opened my heart to the world and shared our story, I never imagined the amount of love and solidarity we would receive. Thanks to your incredible support, weāve now reached $12,837āa milestone that brings real light to some very dark days.
From the deepest corners of my heart, thank you.
š A Journey of Loss, but Also of Strength
As many of you know, Iāve lost 25 of my loved ones during this devastating war. That grief lives with me every single day. Itās in the silence that once held laughter, in the empty spaces where we once gathered as a family.
But through your help, Iāve also felt something else: hope. And that hope is priceless.
ā21/Oct/2023 Before It Reached Us: The Day Our Neighborās House Was Destroyedā
A quiet moment of fear, filmed just before everything changed.
ā22/Oct/2023 The Morning After: Our Family Home in Ruinsā
This is what was left behind after the bombing of our home.
šæ What Life Looks Like for Us Now
Despite everything, weāre still here.
Still surviving. Still hoping.
But things have only gotten harder.
The war has returned, more brutal than beforeāand for over a month now, Gaza has been completely sealed off. No food is coming in. No medical supplies. No aid. No trade. No one is allowed to leave, and no one is allowed to enter.
Your support reminds us that weāre not forgotten. It reminds us that someone, somewhere, is still listening. That someone still cares. That weāre not completely alone in this.
Every message. Every share. Every dollar. It tells us:
Youāre walking this road with us.
And that gives us the strength to keep going.
š What You Can Do
If youāve already donatedāthank you beyond words.
If you can share our story again, it could reach someone who can help.
Even $5 means warmth, comfort, and a chance to breathe a little easier.
My name isĀ Mosab Elderawi, and I am a survivor of the war in Gaza. Life as I knew it has been completely destroyed. I have lost my home, my
āØ Why It All Matters
This isnāt just about reaching a fundraising goal. Itās about surviving war with dignity.
Itās about believing in tomorrow. Itās about making sure my daughter grows up knowing that the world did not look away.
Thank you for your kindness, patience, and belief in our humanity.
Youāve helped me find my voiceāand I will use it to keep hope alive.
š From the Heart: A Quiet Apology
Thereās something I need to sayāsomething thatās been on my heart for some time.
When I first began sharing our story, I didnāt know what the right way was. I was scared, grieving, and trying to protect my family in any way I could. I reached out to many people, hoping someone, anyone, would see us. In that process, I now realize I may have overstepped, and I might have made some feel overwhelmed.
If that happened, I am truly sorry.
Please believe me when I say it was never out of disregard or pushiness. It came from a place of fearāfear of being forgotten, fear of not being able to keep my family safe, fear of watching everything I love slip away in silence.
Iām learning as I go. Iāve slowed down. Iām more mindful now, trying to share our journey in a way that feels respectful of the space and hearts of those listening.
If my words ever came at the wrong time, or in the wrong way, I hope you can understand where they came fromāand I hope you can forgive me.
Thank you for seeing past my mistakes. Thank you for still being here. It means more than I can ever explain.
With love and endless gratitude,
Mosab and family ā„ļø
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THE ENTIRE WEST IS BEING PUT UP FOR SALE AND I AM BEGGING YOU TO CALL YOUR SENATORS
Trumpās budget bill has many, many things in it, but buried amongst it is the MILLIONS OF ACRES OF PUBLIC LAND FOR SALE.
This is the entirety of the Arizona state forests, the entire Cascades mountain range. Swathes of pristine desert around the national parks in Utah. On the doorstep of Jackson Hole.
THIS BILL IS BIG, BUT IT CAN BE AMENDED AND ABSOLUTELY MUST NOT PASS AS IS please.
If you have ever enjoyed the wilderness, we stand to lose it all forever.
CALLING your senators - NOT JUST IN THE WEST. ALL SENATORS, is CRUCIAL.
Outdoor alliance has a great resource for reaching out.
The Senateās spending package could offer up nearly 300 million acres of public lands for saleāa vast area that includes nearly 100,000 mile
I donāt have a huge following but please, everywhere I have ever loved, the forests I grew up playing in, the land I got married on, is all at risk and I am begging.
