Australia has called Iran's missile strike on Israel a 'dangerous escalation' of the Middle East conflict, announcing sanctions on Iranian military figures.
Honestly, the neoliberal propaganda is good, and it has convinced a lot of people that they can only act as individuals, and that you need to get instant results. Don’t fall for it. We’re going to have to organise together, over a long period of time.
Even if there’s not an established group in you area, there are decent people everywhere. Create a social media account for ‘[PLACE] for Palestine’ and share it around in local social media groups.
Even if you can’t find anyone, get on down outside your local MP’s office with a sign.
You might also be able to contribute remotely. Either volunteering to contribute your time and skills to one of these groups, or even monetarily to APAN (apan.org.au).
I’m not sure if it’s influence of propaganda. I used to be very active against israel and US some 15 years ago. I was sacrificing my life for it and I realized nothing would change but I was hurting myself. 15 years later nothing changed. It didn’t change 15 years before I started either. So a long period of time will mean I won’t live to see it.
I stopped getting involved and tried to just not know about it. The result is the same but I don’t suffer. But living here it’s impossible to ignore and I’m part of the problem. It won’t change, but I’m helping to make it worse here
But yes, I’ll do what you and jaek suggested until I figure out what to do. To me it’s much more important to not help israel than it is to help those they destroy. And that’s the main thing I want to do, not help them.
I was sacrificing my life for it and I realized nothing would change but I was hurting myself.
Yeah, part of acknowledging that it will take a long time is making sure your efforts are sustainable. Working as part of an organisation - even a small one - lets you share the work around and take breaks.
If you sign up for the APAN newsletter they’ll let you know when there’s campaigns on where you can take action. They have a list of stuff you can do here: https://apan.org.au/take-action/
There’s nothing like local organising, though, if you can get involved that way. While regional organisations are going to be smaller, I think they can have an outsize impact. The difference between there being nothing going on in your area and something is huge.
Honestly, the neoliberal propaganda is good, and it has convinced a lot of people that they can only act as individuals, and that you need to get instant results. Don’t fall for it. We’re going to have to organise together, over a long period of time.
There’s groups all over the country organising in their own local area. This page has a sizeable list of them: https://wevoteforpalestine.net/solidarity/
Even if there’s not an established group in you area, there are decent people everywhere. Create a social media account for ‘[PLACE] for Palestine’ and share it around in local social media groups.
Even if you can’t find anyone, get on down outside your local MP’s office with a sign.
You might also be able to contribute remotely. Either volunteering to contribute your time and skills to one of these groups, or even monetarily to APAN (apan.org.au).
I’m not sure if it’s influence of propaganda. I used to be very active against israel and US some 15 years ago. I was sacrificing my life for it and I realized nothing would change but I was hurting myself. 15 years later nothing changed. It didn’t change 15 years before I started either. So a long period of time will mean I won’t live to see it.
I stopped getting involved and tried to just not know about it. The result is the same but I don’t suffer. But living here it’s impossible to ignore and I’m part of the problem. It won’t change, but I’m helping to make it worse here
But yes, I’ll do what you and jaek suggested until I figure out what to do. To me it’s much more important to not help israel than it is to help those they destroy. And that’s the main thing I want to do, not help them.
Yeah, part of acknowledging that it will take a long time is making sure your efforts are sustainable. Working as part of an organisation - even a small one - lets you share the work around and take breaks.
If you sign up for the APAN newsletter they’ll let you know when there’s campaigns on where you can take action. They have a list of stuff you can do here: https://apan.org.au/take-action/
The BDS Australia site also has targeted actions you can take: https://bdsaustralia.net.au/
There’s nothing like local organising, though, if you can get involved that way. While regional organisations are going to be smaller, I think they can have an outsize impact. The difference between there being nothing going on in your area and something is huge.