I have seen a lot of people out protesting without masks. I want to point out that masks are not just for safety from illness! If you're at a protest that seems at risk of turning violent or being extra controversial in some way (being held in a hostile conservative area, for example) it is a very good idea to have a mask on you to avoid facial recognition software. Even if you don't do anything wrong there is always a chance law enforcement could give you a hard time for simply being in the wrong place at the wrong time (particularly if you are a minority).
Other useful tips: Keep your phone turned off or carry a burner, wear long clothes to protect from chemical agents (and cover identifying tattoos), bring water (to wash eyes and drink), don't post photos of people without their consent, avoid contact lenses and eye makeup (due to pepper spray), don't carry anything you wouldn't want to get arrested with (drugs, valuables, etc), avoid loose hair and jewelry that can get caught or grabbed, write down (maybe on your skin) or memorize contact info for people you are with.
This post was prompted because I noticed throughout my fundraising that I have not sold any masks. This is totally fine, I've made plenty of other sales and stickers usually have the highest margins anyway. I do hope this means most of you are using keffiyehs or masks you have left over from Covid though! It's good to be safe (I'm always nagging the friend I'm raising money for to take more safety precautions at his protests, haha).
Here is a small sample of some of the masks I have:
As usual, ALL PROCEEDS from these are for my Palestinian best friend, to help his girlfriend afford to join him safely in America and to help his friends and family in Palestine and around the rest of the Levant who are being hurt directly and/or financially by the attacks on Gaza, the increasing Israeli raids in the West Bank and the collateral damage in surrounding countries. All designs found here (Redbubble will show you a random product, click on each to see more product options such as masks, stickers, shirts, mugs, etc). I'm still adding new ones nearly daily.
Thank you so much to everyone who has helped out so far!
I wanted to post these little guys again since it turned out my account was not working/not showing in any tags when I made the previous post.
These are the new variants:
My best friend (the best person I have EVER known) is Palestinian, and a lot of his friends and family in Palestine and around the rest of the Levant are being hurt directly and/or financially by the attacks on Gaza, the increasing Israeli raids in the West Bank and the collateral damage in surrounding countries. ALL PROCEEDS from these designs will go to helping his girlfriend afford to join him in America safely and helping his other loved ones weather this war.
These doves and all my other designs can be found here. Click on each design to see more product options (shirts, stickers, notebooks, etc). Thank you to the person who bought the original on a sticker this morning, and to everyone who has been buying stickers the last few days!
We're slightly hopeful that the ceasefire will mitigate the harm being done to my friend's family going forward. He's already had some loved ones hurt that this money can help so for now I will continue the fundraising (plus we are not optimistic about the ceasefire continuing to be extended, unfortunately). For now his girlfriend has remained safe and financial planning for her trip here is going okay. Most of his immediate family is okay (extended family and friends not entirely so unfortunately). I will keep these updates somewhat vague to protect their privacy. We greatly appreciate all your help!
Thank you to everyone who has helped me fundraise for my friend! ALL PROCEEDS from my shop go to help my Palestinian best friend support his loved ones. I don't anticipate any of my new designs getting approved until after the weekend, so in the meantime I'll start the weekend by sharing what has sold so far this week:
Stickers:
Notebooks:
Shirts:
Magnets:
Pins:
Greeting Cards:
You can find all my designs here. Redbubble will display them with a random product, click on it to see all product options (shirts, stickers, bags, hats, etc).
Thank you to everyone who has helped out so far!
I've advertised my stickers a lot recently, I'd like to take a moment to put more focus on some of the clothing designs available in my shop (as usual, ALL PROCEEDS are for my Palestinian best friend to support his loved ones, and he will donate anything his family doesn't need to the various charities he works with):
I'd also like to note that you can change the colors on most of the shirts, you don't have to use the defaults I have set.
My shop can be found here. Thank you to everyone who has helped out so far! Also thank you to whoever bought 82 stickers today! You are amazing!
I hope you are all joining your local campus protests! I know they're in the news less but they're still going strong and putting a massive amount of pressure on universities. I'm seeing more people out here than ever this week!
I realized I hadn't made anything for the protests yet so I wanted to add this simple shirt design. As always ALL PROCEEDS from my shop are for my best friend who is Palestinian. The extra income will help him support his friends and family in Palestine and around the rest of the Levant who are being hurt directly and/or financially by the attacks on Gaza, the raids and economic devastation in the West Bank and the collateral damage in surrounding countries. He will donate anything his family doesn't need to the Palestinian charities he works with.
You can find the above here, some examples:
You can find my full shop HERE. To see a design on different products click on the display product and scroll down or go here to browse by design. Here is a small sample of some of my other work:
Thank you to everyone who has helped out so far! We greatly appreciate all the support, and we hope you are enjoying your purchases.
Thank you so much to whoever bought the Free Palestine black metal shirt a couple days ago, I really enjoy that one and I was wondering if it was ever going to sell! I introduced the friend I am fundraising for to metal and it was a big thing we bonded over so it seems like a fitting design to raise money for him.
You can find this design here. ALL PROCEEDS from my shop go to my Palestinian best friend to help him support his girlfriend in remaining safely in America until things calm down and to help his other loved ones around the Levant who are being hurt directly and/or financially by the attacks on Gaza, the raids in the West Bank and the collateral damage in surrounding countries. He will donate anything his family doesn't need to the Palestinian charities he works with. You can find all my designs here. Redbubble will display with a random product, click on it to see all product options.
I also have a couple shirts/other things with a simple punk font if that's more your thing:
Thank you so much to everyone who has helped out so far, this fundraiser has been working way better than I ever expected and my friend and I are really grateful for all your help. I hope you are all enjoying the art you have bought!
Some tatreez inspired stickers from my fundraiser:
As always ALL PROCEEDS from my shop are for my best friend who is Palestinian. The extra income will help him support his friends and family in Palestine and around the rest of the Levant who are being hurt directly and/or financially by the attacks on Gaza, the raids and economic devastation in the West Bank and the collateral damage in surrounding countries.
You can find these designs in my shop HERE. To see a design on different products click on the display product and scroll down or go here to browse by design. Here are a couple examples of other designs I have made:
Thank you to everyone who has helped out so far! We greatly appreciate all the support, and we hope you are enjoying your purchases.
A new fundraiser design found here, particularly good for stickers:
As always ALL PROCEEDS from my shop are for my best friend who is Palestinian. The extra income will help him support his friends and family in Palestine and around the rest of the Levant who are being hurt directly and/or financially by the attacks on Gaza, the raids and economic devastation in the West Bank and the collateral damage in surrounding countries. Recently we've been trying to help a friend of his get out of Gaza to an Egyptian university to finish their studies, if we can obtain the necessary permissions for them. They're a brilliant student and they are hoping they can get a good job to support their family after school, but sadly there are no universities left in Gaza now. If that doesn't work out this month's money will probably just go to helping a few more friends/extended family purchase food. We're kinda figuring out who needs it most at a given time as we go.
Here is a sample of some of my other work, starting with a couple related designs (all are part of the fundraiser):
You can find my full shop HERE. To see a design on different products click on the display product and scroll down or go here to browse by design. Thank you to everyone for your support!
I added to my fundraiser a couple versions of my glitch art design with a white border, to look better on dark clothes. EVERYTHING I EARN is for my best friend, a Palestinian grad student living in America. The money is sent home to support his friends and family in Palestine and around the rest of the Levant who are being hurt directly and/or financially by the attacks on Gaza, the raids and economic devastation in the West Bank and the collateral damage in surrounding countries.
Here are some product examples (also shown are older versions of this design in my shop with black or no border that are better for light colored clothing, stickers, etc.)
You can find these in my fundraiser shop HERE. To see a design on different products click on the display product and scroll down or go here to browse by design. Here is a sample of some of my other work:
Thank you so much to everyone who has helped out! We really appreciate all the support and we hope you are enjoying your purchases.
Stickers from my fundraiser:
EVERYTHING I EARN from my shop is for my best friend, a Palestinian grad student living in America. The money is sent home to support his friends and family in Palestine and around the rest of the Levant who are being hurt directly and/or financially by the attacks on Gaza, the raids and economic devastation in the West Bank and the collateral damage in surrounding countries.
You can find all of my work in my shop HERE. You can filter by product with the menu on the left side of the page or go here to browse by design.
Thank you so much to everyone who has helped out! We really appreciate the support.
A friend recommended I add more "cute" designs to appeal to a broader audience. So, here is a little cartoon kitten in a keffiyeh:
As usual, ALL PROCEEDS from this guy are for my Palestinian best friend, to help his girlfriend afford to join him safely in America and to help his friends and family in Palestine and around the rest of the Levant who are being hurt directly and/or financially by the attacks on Gaza, the increasing Israeli raids in the West Bank and the collateral damage in surrounding countries. You can find this design on many products (shirts, stickers, mugs, etc) here.
Also if you're looking for cute designs I would recommend my most popular work so far and its several variants, a little dove wrapped in a keffiyeh:
All designs found here (Redbubble will show you a random product, click on each to see more product options). Thank you to everyone who has supported so far!
Starving grad student running a small Redbubble shop (initially for side income, now for fundraising for my Palestinian friend). Made this blog to share my designs, found here: https://www.redbubble.com/people/fairiedance/shopMy best friend (an absolutely brilliant scientist and compassionate social activist, seriously the best person ever) is a Palestinian grad student studying in America, and a lot of his friends and family are being affected by the genocide in Gaza and the fallout in the West Bank and surrounding areas. I have started selling Palestine related designs in my shop. EVERYTHING I RAISE he sends to his loved ones to help in various ways as the situation progresses.Designs not related to Palestine have been removed from my shop for now (probably for good at this point).
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