Alex Colston

⛵️Flotilla Update⛵️: The Globa Sumud Flotilla (GSF) Arrives to Turkey.

After 24 days—across a stop on the island of Sicily, an Israeli interception, almost two days of detainment on an Israeli prison boat, and a recent stop on the island of Crete—over 30 GSF ships from Barcelona and Italy arrive to Marmaris, Turkey.

The Turkish coast guard and local GSF fleet, including the “Family” boat that was attacked by a drone and decommissioned during the mission last fall, sailed out to greet us near where the flotilla will anchor off the coast.

The Sumud Flotilla will dock here for the organization to conduct an international assembly—and to hold press conferences and organization-wide briefings—in order to discuss collectively the flotilla’s next steps and publicly agitate for safe passage to Gaza.

RT: @Timesofgaza From Gaza, messages of thanks were sent to the countries that took part in the Freedom Flotilla and to everyone who supported the cause and stood for humanity, stressing that this support makes a significant impact.

RT: @cbonneauimages This is what the Israeli army has done to Bint Jbeil during the ceasefire. This is what ethnic cleansing looks like. This is a war crime.

RT: @The_Aftershock_ BREAKING: Four action takers from 'People Against Genocide' are occupying the roof of an Israeli drone factory in Leicester.

The team evaded security at the weapons plant and used ladders to ascend over razor-wire fencing, gaining access to the factory roof, to shut Elbit down.

RT: @M_shebrawy3 Israeli drone killed a Palestinian in Jabalia camp in northern Gaza today

RT: @ajplus Palestinian artists in Gaza gathered at the seaport to paint a mural in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla – after Israel attacked the humanitarian mission in international waters.

They found our old ship, Mystere.

I can’t believe it 😭.

Here’s my account of the last we saw of it.

RT: @Mahamasri04 For more than 3 years, we have been trying to stay and endure in Gaza, as if we are holding on to our last breath. As time passes, the responsibility has become greater, the needs have become more, and fear dwells in the chest and does not leave.
The exhaustion has reached the bone, the anxiety is indescribable, and the pressure has made breathing itself difficult.
I work, search, and ask for help not because this is what I want, but because there is an extended family behind me that depends on me, and because giving up is not an option for me.
Your donation is not a passing act of charity, but a day that we live, and a night that we sleep without thinking about how we will survive tomorrow. And if you cannot donate, do not pass by our story in silence; share it, for it may reach someone who can save our hardest days.❤️
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I was asked in a video podcast recently why I oppose capitalism, and it’s really quite simple: its proponents claim that it’s a system that is best at circulating goods in an efficient and equitable way, and Gaza continues to live and breathe to indict this falsehood.

When I had a regular income, I would donate a portion of it every week to this organization. If you have a regular income, please do this.

RT: @ajplus Children in Gaza are tearing up their toys after Israel declared war – on paper kites and balloons.

RT: @swilkinsonbc Our @rebuildgaza24 team in Khan Younis deliver 60 fruit packages to kidney patients on dialysis and malnourished children for Project Hope

RT: @Anomali210830 Rilke

You’re not dead yet, it’s not too late

My bad for being vulnerable on main. Never write about your personal life at length, as I’ve been doing. Puts you right in your feels.

I appreciate the encouraging responses, thank you. Just being honest: I get tired and despair, and it’s been worse in the past. I don’t always have an iron resolve, unfortunately.

The wreckage of my life is nearly impossible to describe at this point—not a single thing has worked out. It's amazing.

Jesus christ, man...

RT: @Mohamed72774229 Children of Gaza.

RT: @MahmoudMassri15 After Gaza’s children were prevented from flying their kites, they are now trying to find small moments of joy by swimming, despite living through unimaginably difficult circumstances.

From the bottom of my heart, I hope they will not be prevented from swimming too, simply because they are trying to smile and experience a small moment of childhood amid all this pain.

Let the children of Gaza feel joy, even if only for a few moments. They have already been deprived of so much — please don’t take their childhood away from them too. 💔🇵🇸

RT: @OnlinePalEng Dozens of Palestinian children gathered at the Gaza port in a protest rejecting Israeli incitement against them.

The children waved Palestinian flags and held signs reading "Our kites are not weapons" and "Stop targeting our joy."

Sad that Dolly Parton died, she reminded me of my Memaw. Endlessly kind, generously loving to all people, winningly sarcastic instead of rude. Always standing up straight, talking and taking no nonsense. It's nice to have been raised like that, though I'm not always good at this.

Jason Arday story has me thinking the media should just be abolished.

RT: @CelOlulode Diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder at the age of 3, Jason Arday learnt to read & write at 18. On Monday he’ll start work as @Cambridge_Uni’s youngest black Professor. It was a real privilege to help tell his story @BBCNews

Let her tweet, what's the big deal?

RT: @sameerproject The Sameer Project doesn’t just provide aid in Gaza. It provides aid to areas no one reaches. It goes to areas near the yellow line where no other aid group would go. Help here:

Our water distributions cover areas near the yellow line with hundreds of families. When we decided to pause, The Sameer Project was going to stop all water distributions till we get back on track with funding but our team on the ground refused. They told us that some camps will literally have zero water in the hottest time of the year.

This is why we went into debt and continued to distribute water knowing that our community will rise and provide support. During the pause, with God’s blessing we are able to provide 185,000 liters to the camps most in need.

Help us give consistently and with predictability through the Food & Water Campaign:

Other ways to donate include:
(Paypal option, please make sure to add a message saying "WATER")
(Venmo option, please make sure to add a message saying "WATER")

RT: @sameerproject Genocide is not cheap. Survival in Gaza is expensive.

Right now, it can cost $45 a day just to feed a family of six ONE basic meal. Nothing extravagant. Chicken and rice. A simple salad. Maybe bread and cheese for breakfast. Enough water to drink, cook the food, and rinse the plates afterward.
And that’s $45 a day - $1,350 a month - just to eat.

That does not include shelter. Rent. Fuel. Transportation. Medication. School fees. Clothing. Shoes. Bedding. Hygiene supplies. Baby formula. Diapers. Or any of the countless other things a family needs simply to live.

Families in Gaza do not have $1,350 a month to spend on food. This is why your donations to The Sameer Project are so important...

We stretch every dollar as far as we can. We buy raw ingredients wholesale. We cook meals in our own kitchen. We employ Palestinians to prepare them so they can support their families. Our teams deliver directly to camps and communities that are underserved and overlooked.

When you become a monthly donor, your impact becomes even greater. Predictable funding allows us to budget. To buy larger quantities when prices fall. To cook at scale. To plan distributions instead of wondering each morning what we can afford that day.

Most importantly, it creates something that has been systematically stripped away from families in Gaza: stability.

The stability of knowing there will be food tomorrow. The certainty that the next meal is already on its way.

Genocide is expensive and that is why consistency is solidarity. Become a monthly donor to The Sameer Project. All our campaigns have the monthly option you can sign up for!

If I look really worn out, ya.. I admit I kind of am. Oh well.