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The Decolonisaur

@thedecolonisaur.bsky.social

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🌍 History, science, culture & politics 🌿 Decolonisation through education 🪶 Amplifying social justice & indigenous perspectives 🍉 by @paleogeek.bsky.social 📜 Sources & Socials: linktr.ee/thedecolonisaur

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The Decolonisaur @thedecolonisaur.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

🌿 Support Sayeid’s family 🌿 🍉 Nativity artwork lineart and Sayeid’s flyer by @ecojabi.bsky.social (flyer available in her bio!) 🍉 gofund.me/db93e6f3

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Donate to Support a Palestinian family in Northern Gaza, organized by Jessica Chadwell

Sayeid is deeply kind, caring, and unshakeable in their strength and fa… Jessica Chadwell needs your support for Support a Palestinian family in Northern Gaza

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The Decolonisaur @thedecolonisaur.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

No Christmas in Palestine: Decolonising Christmas During Genocide in the Holy Land - 8/8

This is our radiant friend, Sayeid
Sayeid is a queer and disabled artist and English teacher.
On October 18th, their home was destroyed by an Israeli air strike, leaving them without shelter or basic necessities.
They also lost their two beloved cats.
Contact @ecojabi or @sophiedituri on Instagram for more info
Scan this QR code to donate to Sayeid’s GoFundMe! Even five dollars helps
If you’re in a hurry, take a picture!
Follow @EidSayeid12 on Instagram

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The Decolonisaur @thedecolonisaur.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

No Christmas in Palestine: Decolonising Christmas During Genocide in the Holy Land - 7/8

Jesus was a Jewish Palestinian man crucified by the Roman Empire during its occupation of his homeland. Today, that homeland remains occupied, this time by a Zionist regime.

It is our collective duty to fight for the ended of genocide and occupation, and for decolonisation. Not by tokenism or virtue signalling, but by action.

You can do this by:

Reading a book, or watching a movie or documentary about Palestine.

Attending a protest, vigil, rally, or other public demonstration for Palestine. Invite friends and/or family.

Educating loved ones about Palestine, and ways of taking action in their daily lives, such as Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) intiatives.

Donating to a family in Gaza, and sharing their fundraiser.

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The Decolonisaur @thedecolonisaur.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

No Christmas in Palestine: Decolonising Christmas During Genocide in the Holy Land - 6/8

"This Christmas, while the world decorates trees and sings carols, Bethlehem-the birthplace of Jesus—remains a symbol of a greater tragedy. Under Israeli apartheid, Palestinians endure land theft, oppression, and erasure, their voices silenced while the world looks away and you condescendingly celebrating Jesus’ birth.

How can you honor the birth of Christ, a symbol of hope and liberation, while ignoring the occupation and violence suffocating the people of His land? To celebrate Christmas this year without acknowledging the genocide in Gaza is to strip the holiday of its meaning. It becomes empty, hypocritical, and complicit in the erasure of an entire people.

If Christmas is truly about love, peace, and justice, then it’s time to act accordingly. Be silent no more. Stand with Palestine."

- Sayeid, from Gaza

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The Decolonisaur @thedecolonisaur.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

No Christmas in Palestine: Decolonising Christmas During Genocide in the Holy Land - 5/8

Jesus’ birthplace in Bethlehem

Nativity scene in rubble, Bethlehem

Some words on this year’s Christmas and Palestine from our dear friend Sayeid, a Palestinian artist in North Gaza.

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The Decolonisaur @thedecolonisaur.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

No Christmas in Palestine: Decolonising Christmas During Genocide in the Holy Land - 4/8

This year, uphold the true meaning of Christmas

It’s not about trees, presents, or decorations

or shallow consumerism for companies profiting off suffering

or the lights adorning our cities

but hope, and being in solidarity with the oppressed.

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The Decolonisaur @thedecolonisaur.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

No Christmas in Palestine: Decolonising Christmas During Genocide in the Holy Land - 3/8

For those of us in wealthy and safe countries, we have the privilege of celebrating holidays rooted in Palestinian culture in warmth, joy, and safety; while Palestinian people themselves are being erased as their suffering upholds our comforts.

This Christmas is a time for reflection. If Palestinians aren’t celebrating because the Holy Land is in flames, why are you? In a world ignoring their holocaust while partaking in a Palestinian holiday appropriated into a colonial, capitalist version of itself, how will you center Palestinian voices?

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The Decolonisaur @thedecolonisaur.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

No Christmas in Palestine: Decolonising Christmas During Genocide in the Holy Land - 2/8

For the second year in a row now in Bethlehem, Palestine, the birthplace of Jesus Christ, Christmas celebrations have been cancelled as Palestinians mourn the genocide in Gaza, and the accelerating colonial takeover of Jerusalem and the West Bank.
“We want life, not death.”, read signs by Palestinian scouts, who marched in silence through Bethlehem streets now devoid of holiday cheer.

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The Decolonisaur @thedecolonisaur.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

While the world celebrates the birth of a revered Jewish Palestinian man, Jesus Christ, his homeland burns. Let’s take a moment to talk about what Christmas is like this year for those in the Holy Land, and how we can spend it by putting their voices first.

No Christmas In Palestine
Decolonising Christmas During Genocide in the Holy Land

The Decolonisaur

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The Decolonisaur @thedecolonisaur.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

We need a world that values people and planet over profit. Understanding the colonial contexts of global oppression will help us on the road towards that liberation. Welcome to The Decolonisaur. Decolonisation through education. 🐉🌍🌿

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