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kathimmel

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hi. hello. :) i'm an illustrator in #scotland who draws good-hearted human beings, but i'm also obsessed with suprematism, proun, the cologne progressives, bauhaus, surrealism, abstract expressionism & 1920s/1930s (mostly #french) graphic design. to merge left-wing #politics with sustainability (i mostly work digitally) is my bag. would love to meet people with similar interests.
#antiRacist #surrealism #filmNoir #existentialism #feminism #transRights #situationism #freePalestine #vegan

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'i hope i die warmed by the life i tried to live.'
: please accept this quick scribbled birthday tribute to preeminent poet, essayist & activist, nikki giovanni (born in 1943). as a member of the black arts movement, she became a leading light amongst the black power poets & at least one of her peers proclaimed her the 'poet of the black revolution'. she's also one of the only people i've seen leave james baldwin utterly tongue-tied.

kathimmel OP ,
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@randahl really appreciate your kindness, randahl. :) this is digital, yes. procreate studio pen, mainly. :)

kathimmel OP ,
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@randahl the main reason that i gravitated towards digital work is that i feel it's a bit more sustainable than traditional media. there's a trade-off in terms of energy consumption, but i'm always thinking about ways to make art that doesn't consume too many resources. tech has provided this privilege, for sure. :)

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the statement from the emory university protestors is nothing but pure fire. every word. fierce.

EMORY IS EVERYWHERE.
THE PLACE FOR DIVISION IS NOWHERE.
WE INVITE YOU TO STRUGGLE WITH US.

(page 2, partial) emory universtity purchased this building, just one example of emory's contribution to gentrification in atlanta. to those without homes, or those displaced by gentrification, we invite you to struggle with us. emory's $11bil endowment, the 11th highest in the country, is an outsized influence in atlanta's economy. while economic inequality widens in the city, emory remains a bastion of the rich. to the restaurant workers, house cleaners, gig workers & all proletarians - we invite you to struggle with us. in 2020, emory university layed off or furloughed over 1500 employess. to those who are no longer affiliated with the university - we invite you to struggle with us. 4 out of 5 students at emory are not from georgia. while the freedom riders were heading down to georgia in the 1960s to fight for black people's right to vote, segregationist governors cast them as 'outside agitators'. to those from outside atlanta & georgia, we invite you to sturggle with us. 1 in 5 students at emory are from outside fo the united states. the palestinian students murder by american weapons under biden will never be on of those students. to those outside of the country, we invite you to struggle with us. in april 2023, emory admin called the police to break up a protest led by students against cop city on the quad. none of the pigs were emory students. to all those who struggle against police brutality, we invite you to struggle with us. EMORY IS EVERYWHERE.

(partial text only, as i'm not clever or patient enough to convert or type all of it out. apologies.) EMORY IS EVERYWHERE as the palestine solidarity movement rips across college campuses, college administrators & government bureaucrats are rushing to denounce anyone taking action as an 'outside agitator'. those who grease the gears of the war machine think that this rhetoric will erode public support for bold actions at emory. they are wrong. 45 years after the camp david accords -an infamously botched , imperialist plan for peace between israel & egypt with no input from palestinians - was orchestrated by an emory faculty alum, president carter, we observe that there is nowhere on earth 'outside' of emory university. we want to say as clearly as possible - we welcome 'outside agitators' to our struggle against the ruthless genocide of palestinians. emory university has the highest tuition, the lowest acceptance rate & by far the highest endowment of any institution in georgia. economic barriers, infamously racist standardised testing & nepotism have barred many from studying at emory. to students in atlanta & beyond - we invite you to struggle with us. local high school students dream of attending emory, & many teachers encourage them to study hard & take up extracurriculars to increase their chance of acceptance, knowing their chance of admission is slim. to local high school students & teachers, we invite you to struggle with us'...
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    The reasons for Canada’s ‘unwavering’ support for Israel

    Canada’s remarkable fidelity to an apartheid state committing genocide is driven by imperial geopolitics, settler solidarity, Christian Zionism and the Israel lobby in Canada, and the weaponization of antisemitism.

    https://mondoweiss.net/2024/02/the-reasons-for-canadas-unwavering-support-for-israel/


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    kathimmel ,
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    @mondoweiss @palestine @israel same shit, different country. ::waves wanly from the (dis)UK::

    kathimmel , to random
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    packed out - though difficult to tell from my crap photo. there were loads of photographers at the demo in today. where do they put all the pics?

    kathimmel , to random
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    the human cost of the israeli-palestinian conflict, as documented by the UN.

    source: https://www.statista.com/chart/16516/israeli-palestinian-casualties-by-in-gaza-and-the-west-bank/

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