I Had A Lot Of Fun Figuring Out How These Lil' Critters Would Look And Animate In My Latest Game Jam!

any y’all wanna see a game bout a sheep herder/shepherdess/will-research-proper-terminolgy, protecting her sheep from a…werewolf? I’m thinking in gay thoughts (per usual) and wanna write up an idea 😛

A message from a brother in Gaza addressing all of us as we continue to live our lives as the genocide goes on:

"From your right upon us is that we feel joy for your happiness. From our right upon you, is that you don't forget us, even in your joy."

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Please consider spending time to learn more about Afro-Palestinian experiences and living under occupation while Black and Palestinian, along with Afro-Palestinian resistance efforts throughout the years. Here are some valuable articles and resources:

Articles:

In the heart of the Old City, generations of Afro-Palestinians persevere in the face of occupation by Mousa Qous

Putting the pieces together: Fragments of oral history in exile by Samah Fadil

‘Afro-Palestinians’ forge a unique identity in Israel by Isma'il Kushkush

The Africans of Jerusalem by Mousa Qous

The History Of Afro-Palestinians, Past And Present by Fayida Jailler

African-Palestinian community’s deep roots in liberation struggle by Electronic Intifada

Remembering Fatima Bernawi: Historic Palestinian fighter and liberated prisoner (1939-2022) on Samidoun

Fatima Barnawi, founder of Palestinian Women's Police and veteran prisoner, dies at 83 by Middle East Eye

On Fatima Bernawi, Women's Struggle, and Black-Palestinian Solidarity by Elom Tettey-Tamaklo

Afro Palestine: the African Diaspora in Palestine (not an article but a quick video summary of Afro-Palestinian history)

Note: highly recommend checking out Mousa Qous, the founder of the African Community Society, for his writings above all!

African Community Society of Jerusalem:

Their website— organization centered around the Afro-Palestinian community in Jerusalem.

General info about the group

ACS's instagram to learn more about Afro-Palestinian history.

Here is a write-up about the African Community Society, their impact within Palestinian society, and Afro-Palestinian history in Jerusalem specifically. Highly recommend taking the time to read this if you can.

Please take the time to watch this Documentary by Stephen Graham about former Israeli prisoner Ali Jiddah where he takes the viewer on a tour throughout Jerusalem and describes the unique struggles the Afro-Palestinian community face. He is quite a friendly guy and very funny:

Boycott Eurovision

Israel's newest massacre in Rafah is dubbed مجزرة مخيم النازحين

"The massacre of displacement camps"

35 displaced Palestinians killed in makeshift tents. This is where we're at. This is Israel.

Happy new year, and Eid Mubarak

Yesterday, the Israeli army launched three raids, and the raids were so close that shrapnel from rockets fell on our tents.

Please watch the video as fragments fall on our tent and our children are screaming and crying saying that the fragments are falling on us. It is worth mentioning that the video shows part of my family members, including a disabled person with quadriplegic cerebral palsy since birth.

I personally was injured in my back in order to protect my family and children, and I was transferred to a hospital to receive treatment

Yesterday, we wrote a new life, but if other attacks occur, we may become martyrs, so if you want us to remain alive and live happily, this is in your hands by donating to us and contributing to saving an entire family consisting of 42 individuals.

The fate of our lives depends on you, so have mercy on us and our dream is to collect the money and all of us travel and live in safety

gofundme.com

Donate to Help Mahmoud’s family evacuate from Gaza, organized by Tajha S

Hello, my name is Tajha and I’m raising money on behalf of a close friend of mine’… Tajha S needs your support for Help Mahmoud’s family

Via my game dev Twitter @bloomzeye that I forgot to share here 😅: “Here’s a lil’ peek of what’s in my ✨early access✨ blog post on Buy Me a Coffee, about my newest character design for the Devtober game jam, Leafette!”

[Image Description: On the left is a pen sketch of a character with a leaf for a head, wearing circle earrings. On the right is a pixel art drawing of the same character with a brown leaf for a head, wearing red earrings and a green sweater. END ID]