Observe, listen, learn.

"Brazilian Supreme Court is about to rule an important decision on Indigenous Lands.

Today (June 30th), STF resume the discussion of a lawsuit filed by the state government of Santa Catarina against the Xokleng people, concerning the Ibirama-Laklãnõ Indigenous Land, where Guarani and Kaingang peoples also live.

In 2019, the Supreme Court classified the case with the status of “general repercussion”. This means the decision will serve as a guideline for the Brazilian federal government and all judicial instances regarding demarcation procedures.

The world must watch this judgment closely. The future of Indigenous Peoples in Brazil depends on it."

"Since June 8, 2021, Indigenous Peoples and Indigenous organizations in Brazil have been in Brasilia, the capital, with the Levante pela Terra (Standing up for the Land) camp, protesting against Bill PL 490, which passed the technical juridical board of the legislative house to be approved on June 24, 2021. Bill PL 490 aims to make the demarcation of Indigenous lands in the country unfeasible and to set the year of the Constitution of 1988 as an arbitrary cut-off date for recognizing Indigenous land rights. If the Bill passes, Indigenous Peoples who were not on their land before 1988, due to various factors including forced removal and lack of legal recognition, would no longer have rights to their traditional territories.

(...)

The Bill opens the gate for development on Indigenous lands, including deforestation for large scale cattle farming, mining leases, the regularization of illegal subdivisions in the territories in favor of land grabbers, and all kinds of large scale infrastructure such as hydroelectric plants, ports, roads, military bases etc. It would legalize operations that greatly impact Indigenous territories without their Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) nor benefit-sharing, and represents a new wave of colonization."

BRAZIL IS AN INDIGENOUS LAND. AND IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN.

THE BILL PL490 IS BEING VOTED TODAY, JUNE 30TH. THE LIVES OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN BRAZIL AND THEIR RIGHTS TO THEIR LAND IS IN RISK.

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO FINISH WHAT THEY STARTED WHEN THE PORTUGUESE INVADED THESE LANDS IN 1500.

please help raising the hashtags #MarcoTemporalNão and #TerraIndigenaFica in your social media. please talk about this.

also check the ABIP (Articulação dos Povos Indígenas do Brasil) website for more information on the indigenous peoples situation in Brazil. the website is available in english and brazilian portuguese.

FLORESTA DE PÉ, FASCISMO NO CHÃO! FORA BOLSONARO!

*UPDATE (30/6): "Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court postpones decisive trial; indigenous peoples keep their resistance against the Marco Temporal thesis. A case that could seal the future of indigenous peoples returns to the Supreme Court's voting agenda in August, when the international recognition of indigenous peoples is celebrated."

The infographic above (courtesy of Yalla! Let's Talk) was posted only six days ago and now Palestine is trending once again following Israel's new airstrike against the people of Gaza in the middle of the night.

Besides being a violation of the "ceasefire", which Palestinians themselves said would not resolve the core issue, this new wave of bombings is once again a reminder that a free Palestinian state cannot be achieved through lukewarm, inconsistent coverage and activism.

Here is a few resources, feel free to add more:

Build Palestine has provided a list of charitable organizations you can donate to, many of them are providing critical medical/ humanitarian aid to Gaza in particular.

The BDS Movement's Action Alerts, resource articles and images, and list of what to boycott and how to do it effectively.

A playlist of Abby Martin's Empire Files reports from Palestine

Working Class History's podcast on the history of Zionism, Settler Colonialism in Palestine, and Anti-Zionist Activism: Part 1 & Part 2

Saw this on Twitter just now about how to support Asian Canadian centres due to the rising wave of anti-Asian racism and hate crimes:

https://twitter.com/nuevaofnight/status/1372364036579397634?s=21

Tagging @politicsofcanada

a screenshot is attached to the tweet. the text is in all caps. it reads,  "list of asian canadian centers to donate to:

South Asian Women’s Centre - voluntary non-profit women’s centre located in Toronto 

Asian Community AIDS Services - charitable non-profit community based organization located in Toronto for sex education/support services for HIV/AIDS and members of the LGBTQ community

Vancouver Chinatown Foundation - non profit committed to the revitalization of Chinatown in Vancouver

Winnipeg Chinese Cultural and Community Center - promoting and advance awareness, knowledge, appreciation of the Chinese culture in relation to Winnipeg, MB

Vietnamese Canadian Centre - provides orientation and resettlement to refugees and immigrants from Vietnam

Kapisanan Phillipine Centre for Arts and Culture - aimed to create safe space for Canadian/Filipino youth in Toronto, Ontario

Taiwanese Canadian Cultural Society - located in Vancouver

Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre - promoted Japanese culture and Japanese Canadian heritage

the third picture is tweet adding to the initial thread. it reads, “@ButterflyCSW @RedCanarySong are incredible grassroots collectives that support Asian sex workers in Canada and provides support and resources for them in Canada!” /END ID]

I was unable to find a working website for the Vietnamese Canadian Centre. they appear to be based in Ottawa

from the replies, the Japanese Social Services is based in Toronto, and offers counselling and other services to the Japanese community

Instagram pages showed:

Giniwcollective

So the NDP have a petition to ban the proud boys and categorize them as a terrorist organization. Considering that I learned earlier that the founder of this band of racists might be Canadian I gotta say: ban them and their ilk. Categorize them as exactly what they are.

alright this isn’t much but some resources yall can be financially supporting to try and make sure our vulnerable community members in DC are as safe as possible. i live several hours from DC, so i’m not personally familiar with all of these orgs, if you have corrections or additions please let me know. <3 stay safe yall.

DC BLM twitter donate

DC’s divided up into wards, here’s some mutual aid funds for each ward. DC Mutual Aid Network Instagram

Ward 1: patreon  venmo @Ward1-DCMutualAid  cashapp: $Ward1MutualAid twitter Ward 2:  donate (both monthly support and one-time donations) twitter

Ward 3: donate  (both monthly support and one-time donations)

Ward 4: donate  (both recurring support and one-time donations) twitter

Ward 5:  donate  (both monthly support and one-time donations) venmo: @ward5mutualaid cashapp: $w5mutualaid

Ward 6: i can’t find any donation links for ward, so if you have any let me know. hotline number is: 202-683-9962 hotline email: [email protected]

Wards 7 and 8: no donation links again, but here’s a sign up link to volunteer in-person if you live in the area hotline number is: 202-630-0336 hotline email: [email protected]

DC Bread for the City (from what i can see, mostly fighting food insecurity, but offers a variety of social services and links to other local mutual aid groups) resource list, including ward-specific places to donate donate to Bread for the City

DC Fridge Collective: $dcfridgecollective 

Protest After Care Fund (support Black activists and organizers across the country) patreon website (other donation links like venmo and paypal there)

This isn’t based in DC, but i currently live in Richmond, which has been another big hotspot for white supremacist violence in the past. This group of protestors met up in Richmond yesterday prior to their storming of the Capital, so if you’re so inclined you can donate to our local mutual aid group.

Richmond MAD Fund website venmo:  @MutualAidDisasterRelief paypal:  [email protected] patreon

Sunrise DC (they’re helping fulfill individual requests for aid tonight, if you want your money to be going to help people get through the night safely, they’re gonna help.) twitter venmo: @ auraaangelica cashapp: $SunriseDC

I’ve been personally getting connected/keeping track through this group on Facebook, here.

Protestors tore through 4 layers of barricades and are fighting cops to get into the Capitol building. A possible bomb was spotted and the Madison and Cannon buildings have been evacuated while a bomb squad was called in. And just now the Capitol has gone into lockdown.

But also Pence issued a statement that he is not doing anything with the electors and McConnell denounced Republican senators’ efforts to stop counting the electoral votes.

Trump lashed out at Pence for not stopping the vote. He is not telling the protesters to leave but instructed them to “support the Capitol police and law enforcement”. Trump later told protesters to “remain peaceful” despite already storming the Capitol.

Ivanka tweeted out calling the protestors “patriots” but then deleted this tweet and replaced it with one saying violence is not patriotic. Meanwhile Rudy Giuliani’s messaging to protesters is to be peaceful and that they are on “the right side of history”. Neither acknowledges the violence.

The Department of Defense denied a request by DC officials to deploy the National Guard. Supposedly it was because they were beholden to Trump and only acted when he decided to deploy them about an hour later.

Guns were drawn by police on the Senate floor as protesters break through windows in an attempt to reach the room. One women was shot in the chest (GRAPHIC VIDEO). It appears she was with those trying to break into the Senate floor. Later reports state that that 5 people have been transported to the hospital, including at least member of police.

Police are making “attempts to deescalate”.

Ted Cruz is sending fundraising text messages to contest the vote despite the escalation of the riots. Screenshot of one here.

Mitt Romney called the riots an  “insurrection”.

Emergency procedures were emailed to all Capitol staffers urging them to hide.

Mayor Bower issued a 6pm curfew.

Protestors are climbing all over police vehicles without cops stopping them. Maybe because they’re too busy taking selfies with the protesters.

The potential bomb has been detonated by bomb squad.

Trump is refusing to condemn the protester’s violence despite being urged to do so by staffers which is a stark contrast to his attitude toward BLM protesters. His aids can’t convince him to do anything and the White House briefing room is empty with no preparation to address the nation to be seen.

 Only Pence is stepping up to call for an end to the violence and for protestors to vacate the Capitol.

President elect Biden is calling the protesters a “mob” and an “insurrection”.

Chris Christie has been attempting without success to contact Trump and convince him to tell his supporters to leave.