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Crips for eSims for Gaza Crips for eSims for Gaza is a collaboration between Jane Shi, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, and Alice Wong.

one of my contacts in G has been profusely thanking me for our diligent support because we've been keeping their eSim active since last summer. we are almost at 3 million CAD!

anyway this is what i've been thinking about rather than charlie kirk.

bit.ly/eSimsRUs

Jason Paladino (@jason_paladino) “The vessel is on fire.” Clip from live Instagram video from @YusufOmarSA, directly in the aftermath of an apparent drone bombing of the Family vessel, one of the larger in the Sumud humanitarian flot...

The main boat of the newest Global Sumud Flotilla has been hit by a drone strike.
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Parfum Nostalgique is in this bundle!! This is an easy and fun way to support Palestine, please help spread around the original post and check out the bundle!

Jane and I agreed to take a break for a month or two, and then formulate an online raffle to continue raising some funds! In the meantime, I'm going to take some much needed rest...

Just got all of the money counted across venmo and such; In total we were able to raise $600 in our single day of fundraising at the SF Zine Fest! A good start for all of the art that was donated to me!

Turns out a major source of stress for me was always the assembly and break down of those wire grid boxes. I hate those things to much. Skipping those for this fest was a huge relief.

Despite the weird load in situation at the SF Zine fest, overall the show was pretty decent, workload-wise. I might be more willing to do a few conventions now and then.....if they have masking mandates and covid precautions, of course.

At yesterday's SF Zinefest, @redgoldsparks.bsky.social was kind enough to donate a few of eir zines about maintaining eSims! An additional page mentioned our Crips for eSims for Gaza initiative and the itch bundle organized by myself, @hexcavator.bsky.social and @baiyu.tofu.rocks! Thank you so much!

Title page that shows itsy bee, the small yellow dog, and cap'n bitters, riding on their ship named the royal flea. It has a long version of the Palestinian flag flying from the top mast. title reads: long live itsy bee a comic by Jane Shi and Barabones with permission and blessing from mummy joe

Long Live itsy bee, a storybook poem by @pipagaopoetry.bsky.social and illustrated by me! If you are in Canada, you can order a physical copy on Jane's bigcartel here: pipagaopoetry.bigcartel.com/product/long...

You can also sign up for workshops with @workshops4gaza.bsky.social to benefit the Sameer Project, as well as support Crips for eSims for Gaza, a collaboration between disability justice organizers @pipagaopoetry.bsky.social, @thellpsx.bsky.social, and @sfdirewolf.bsky.social:

I've been so busy prepping to table at the San Francisco Zine Fest this weekend, that I forgot to actually advertise it anywhere on bluesky. Whoops!

I will be representing and raising funds for Crips for Esims for Gaza this Sunday, with a plethora of donated art from various artists!

pals, we did it & *then some*

the Crips for eSims for Gaza Itch Bundle raised nearly $110K!

we'll be debriefing over the coming days, but:

THANK YOU for the support, shares, kind words, & solidarity as we organized & ran the sale

this was 100% a collective effort, & so much stronger for it

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this was an incredible effort. thx everyone!! #ConnectingGaza

five more hours!!

wait GIFs have to be movies in bluesky, OK FINE

(this gorgeous model of our lil mascot by co-organizer cicada based on @thebarabones.bsky.social's original design!)

I am very proud to have fleshwalk be one of the featured items! Only 5 days left to get this awesome bundle to support palestine 🇵🇸

THREE DAYS LEFT: authors for eSIMS. i just added a book +, inspired by Jane Shi and others, feedback on a small group of poems. incredible books, prints, postcards. 13,000$ raised so far. this push closes may 18th. click here: app.galabid.com/authors4esim...

Yeah unfortunately @itch.io hasn't answered any of our emails, so we haven't been able to add more games to our esims bundle.

It's mermay, I'll try to draw more fish.

'Damning' New Poll Shows Price Kamala Harris Paid for Backing Israeli Genocide in Gaza | Common Dreams Vice President Kamala Harris' refusal to break with the Biden administration's support for Israel's assault on Gaza cost her millions of potential Democratic voters. Will the Democratic Party learn fr...

This is not news to anyone but dem elites

www.commondreams.org/news/harris-...

“Authors for eSims” in colourful text; with “for” in front of a book. A digitally illustrated rendition of a Palestinian flag blowing in the wind with trees and clouds. “Auction fundraiser in support of Crips for eSims for Gaza” "May 5, 9am to May 18th 6pm (EST)” A Palestinian flag tinyurl.com/authors4esims “Bid on autographed books and special prize bundles from your favourite authors! "

Hiiii I am offering consultation on 10 pages of writing (poetry, cnf, or essay) + a behind the poem for this auction for eSims, ending May 18th!

Check out amazing books & bundles, including a draft of an Eden Robinson novel?!!? #ConnectingGaza #CanLit

tinyurl.com/authors4esims

YouTube video by Unicorn Riot Ramadan Among the Rubble: A Collection of Stories From Displaced Palestinians in Gaza in 2025

Ramadan Among the Rubble: A Collection of Stories From Displaced Palestinians in Gaza in 2025

youtu.be/Mfd0ymYSJX4

Esims for Gaza Poster Graphics by Barabones A bundle of assets for poster design or other uses

we've also got some fantastic print materials & designs purpose-built for sharing, agitation, & plastering yr neighborhood with radical art!

bundle co-organizer @thebarabones.bsky.social has been creating these awesome Crips for eSims poster assets:

barabones.itch.io/esims-for-ga...

Graphic of a keffiyeh pattern with the Crips for eSims for Gaza Itch Bundle mascot overlaid, with the text "Let's take a look at Palestine Specific Projects!!!"

friends! sorry for my silence the last few days. was juggling family stuff & a road trip BUT i am here to say:

1) thank yall for your incredible support getting the Crips for eSims for Gaza Itch Bundle to over $50K in purchases!

2) as the sale continues, we want to highlight some contributions!

Yall, I'm so thrilled that #Frogsong is one of the titles in this game.

Its a game about a little frog in big world. And being a way to help Palestinians makes my heart grow ten sizes.

And thanks to the creator @brodnork.bsky.social for making our work matter that much more ♥

Oblivion isn't enough? Morrowind just got a whole lot bigger, as community mega-mod Tamriel Rebuilt adds the sprawling metropolis of Narsis Morrowind finally living up to its name, one expansion at a time.

Keep up that boycott. Don't buy Oblivion Remastered.

Dust off that old copy of Morrowind instead for a colossal fan-made expansion adding another 140 dungeons, 270 quests and a city with over 1100 NPCs instead.

And that's just the stuff from this update.

My Award Winning game Bound is in the bundle! Go get it!!!

a screenshot of the Crips for eSims for Gaza Itch Bundle fundraiser page showing $42k raised, with a new extended goal of $100k

it is the weekend and we are GOING FOR IT

yall helped us reach $40k in eSims in 5 days. we’ve raised our goal to $100k for the remainder of the bundle. will we reach it? I BELIEVE YES

endless gratitude for all the support & shares; please keep it coming!

itch.io/b/2965/crips...

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Vancouver Festival tragedy: Donate or Fundraise You can donate to verified fundraisers on this page for the people and families affected by the Vancouver attack

Here are all the GoFundMe campaigns for those affected by the Lapu Lapu Day Festival tragedy:

www.gofundme.com/en-ca/c/act/...

Finally, finally I got around to buying this bundle. I think Palestinians are able to ask us for survival money here on Bluesky is partly because of this eSims initiative.

eSims make it possible for Palestine to communicate with us...

@hexcavator.bsky.social
itch.io/b/2965/crips...

Hey folks, there's an itch bundle going to support eSims for Gaza, some very neat stuff in there, and a very good cause, so please give this your support if you can, and a big share!