Notices by it's kat! 🍉✊🇱🇧 (kathimmel@mstdn.social)

there's nowhere safe in gaza &, yet, some intrepid, kind, seemingly-unstoppable-but-sadly-still-vulnerable mortals are continuing to provide at least one meal a day to those in need. if you have a few quid to spare - or even if all you can do is share this post - for the cruelty-free kitchen project, they'll stretch it as far as they can. thank you!

https://chuffed.org/project/cruelty-free-kitchen

#freePalestine #food #vegan #gaza #ceasefireNow #palestine #food

@MediaActivist ps: it is always a sincere & distinct joy to read your writing, jay.

'no one colonises innocently, that no one colonises with impunity either; that a nation which colonises, that a civilisation which justifies colonisation—and therefore force—is already a sick civilisation, a civilisation which is morally diseased, which irresistibly, progressing from one consequence to another, one denial to another.' - aimé césaire
#freePalestine #gaza #aimeCesaire #socialism

look, i know he’s not gonna shag me...but every year, when 16 october rolls round, i can't help but remember how much i adore him - & that's because one of the world's sharpest wits was more than his champagne-supping gadabout persona reflected. oscar wilde (born #otd in 1854) believed that socialism would spell true liberation for the human species.
#socialism #liberation #oscarWilde #art #illustration #literature #ireland #inktober

#art #history: i should have honoured the memory of kiki de montparnasse (aka: alice prin) on the 2nd of october. trust me, she merits the upkeep of her legacy. if you want to know why, read my thread (below).
#kikiDeMontparnasse #montparnasse #paris #surrealism #artist #muse #illustration #art

**‘[i’m] more than ever convinced of the necessity for social revolution.'**
#art #history: anti-fash author & all round superb goth babe, ethel mannin, was born #otd in 1900. if you fancy a fuller argument about why she's worth your time, see thread below.
#ethelMannin #author #socialist #antifascist #writer #literature #illustration #shrewsburyFC

if i'd not happened upon the 2017 biopic, 'django', i'd never have heard this reconstruction of his almost lost 'requiem for gypsy brothers' that he wrote to commemorate the 250,000-500,000 romani gypsies who were exterminated by the nazis.
#djangoReinhardt #holocaust #romaniGypsies #nazis #music #history #film #cinema

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAMQClLD6ug

i had time for kris kristofferson.
#krisKristofferson #sineadOConnor

is labour still playing the long game? i need to know when to stop holding my breath.
#labourParty #labour #ukPol #starmer #corruption

just finished watching 'strike: an uncivil war'. it is incredibly emotional & elucidating - & it'll most definitely stoke your hatred for maggot thatcher, the cops & the ruling classes. there will never be enough memes to commemorate just how rancid she was.
#orgreave #acab #thatcher #documentary #film #strike

@MediaActivist suhweet. :)

if you're in england & want help moving away from some of the predatory big tech applications that seem to have taken over our lives, @freetechproject has a workshop for you. they are a most excellent initiative with all the right principles at heart.
i recently collaborated with them on a new website to reflect their ethical, green, egalitarian values & you can find more information (& support them) there: https://www.freetechproject.com
#tech #longCovid #climateChange #sustainableTech

@MediaActivist count me in!

@MediaActivist this does, indeed, sound good to me. how can i get involved?

#art #history: 'i am willing, & always have been, to jeopardise my career to be on the right side of history & express opinions i think are really important.'
this is a bit embarrassing because i'm not massively familiar with her oeuvre, but anyone who'll risk her popularity to stand up for a persecuted people is someone who wins my heart. paloma faith (born #otd in 1981) is just such a person &, therefore, i celebrate her with a sketch. :) #palomaFaith #freePalestine #illustration #music

don't miss this interview with the palestinian writer, ahmed masoud, about his experience with the genocide in #gaza.
#freePalestine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LSSC_xuKnI

#art #history: it's quite apt that a fascist-killing machine owner's birthday should coincide with recent events. he had the trump klan's number back in 1954 when he wrote about elder t's racist housing practices. this, alone, is enough for woody to've earned your undying love, but he was also a steadfast socialist/communist, an avowed anti-racist & a fierce defender of workers' rights. to top it off, his music remains an influence on the best folk. #woodyGuthrie #illustration #antifascist

#art #history: sometimes it's nice to draw someone just because her mug is so bloody marvellous...but debbie harry (born #otd in 1945) is much more than a pretty face.
although she made her debut in miami, she's more strongly identified with the big apple. her adoptive parents were from new jersey, you see, so she grew up there & escaped to NYC in 1965. [short thread - &, yes, i DID have to do multiple variations!]
#debbieHarry #portrait #illustration #music #blondie #newWave #punk

#art #history: i promised myself that this year would be the one during which i paid tribute to the revolutionary, frida kahlo (born #otd in 1907), & then i was too busy to do her any sort of justice. not only have i rushed her portrait, but i've also had no time to write up the sort of blurb that she merits. she was a death-defying, genre-spanning communist powerhouse & diego was punching waaaaaaaay up. :)
#fridaKahlo #illustration #sketch #artist #mexico #communism

@MediaActivist it's a violent compliment, indeed.
i /do/ hope that you'll feel inspired to write something uplifting, but that'll take a major shift in the trajectory of current 'things'.