Fiza Pirani
@fiza.bsky.social
fza like SZA. indie reporter, writer & editor. audience mgmt @285southatl.bsky.social. heartwork @refaatlibrary.bsky.social / refaatlibrary.com.
A Portland movement journalist is going to trial for her coverage of a pro-Palestine protest prismreports.org/2025/01/14/a... @prismreports.bsky.social
Alissa Azar is going to trial for covering a pro-Palestine protest
The recent arrest of movement journalist Alissa Azar is part of a larger pattern of escalating intimidation and harassment by Portland police
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Also on SUNDAY, Dec. 15th, join @refaatlibrary.bsky.social organizers for a workshop on how to start your own mobile library! You'll receive practical advice on gathering volunteers to collaborating with bookstores and publishers, holding events and more: www.workshops4gaza.com/calendar/how...
How To Start Your Own Mobile Liberation Library — Workshops 4 Gaza
Step 1: Donate to Sameer Project here (suggested donation $60 USD). Step 2: Register for “How to Start Your Own Mobile Liberation Library” here . In this workshop, volunteers from the ...
workshops4gaza.com
Please spend time with the new collected edition of Alareer’s writing IF I MUST DIE, curated by his former student Yousef Aljamal. It paints a rich portrait of a beloved man and teacher gone far too soon—whose legacy will live on despite Israel’s attempt to silence it. orbooks.com/catalog/if-i...
If I Must Die
This rich, elegiac compilation of work from the late Palestinian poet and professor, Refaat Alareer, brings together his marvelous poetry and deeply human writing about literature, teaching, politics,...
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ATLANTA: Please join us Sunday 12/15 in Decatur for an afternoon commemorating one year since the martyrdom of Gaza’s Storyteller, educator, activist, & beloved friend to many, #RefaatAlareer. We'll have the library of course & will be fundraising for GZ.
Weeks after 285 South contacted GA Dept of Human Services for comment regarding mysteriously stolen food stamp funds, the Afghan American Alliance says some families were finally reimbursed.
Afghan families get their money back after theft of food stamps
Mirza Mohammed’s family was one of more than two dozen Afghan families in Metro Atlanta whose food stamp benefits appeared to be stolen.
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Today, Dec. 6, marks one year since our library's namesake — Gaza's Storyteller — the Palestinian academic and poet Dr. Refaat Alareer, was assassinated in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza. How will you honor his legacy?
🚨 Hey Bluesky fam, I still need $75 for a $100 match campaign for The Sameer Project to get urgent tents, cash aid and medical assistance to Gaza — esp now as it’s been raining. DM me a receipt screenshot or Venmo Fiza-Pirani by midnight EST and I’ll match up to $100. chuffed.org/project/1132...
South Gaza: Tents, Cash Aid, & Medical
***UPDATE REGARDING TENTS: there is a shortage of tents readily available for purchase due to traders withholding inventory. This is a combination of multiple factors including merchants wanting to dr...
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The contribution of Georgia’s Latino communities to the state GDP is comparable to the entire economic output of some US states. But while the power of this bloc is growing, many of its members still struggle to get by. New from @285southatl.bsky.social: 285south.com/latinos-are-...
Latinos are a fast-growing population in Georgia - 285 South
The contribution of Georgia’s Latino communities to the state GDP is comparable to the entire economic output of some American states.
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Want to start a mobile liberation library in your town to make Palestinian literature more accessible but don't know where to start? Come take our virtual workshop on 12/15!! Ticket sales benefit Sameer Project’s Refaat Alareer Camp! @workshops4gaza.bsky.social www.workshops4gaza.com/calendar/hif...
How To Start Your Own Mobile Liberation Library — Workshops 4 Gaza
Register for “How to Start Your Own Mobile Liberation Library” here . Donate to Sameer Project here (suggested donation $60 USD). In this workshop, volunteers from the Refaat Alareer mobi...
workshops4gaza.com
Following my friend’s lead, hi! I’m Fiza, an indie writer/editor now w/ Atlanta’s only English-language outlet dedicated to our immigrant/refugee communities @285southatl.bsky.social + building mobile liberation library @refaatlibrary.bsky.social w/ wonderful volunteers. Pictured: my Lady & Billie 🐾
Rainesford Stauffer@rainesford.bsky.social · 2y ago👋 reintroduction: I’m a writer and reporter who covers work, issues impacting young people, + more. I write a column, Work in Progress, at Teen Vogue, and am the author of two books. I also support youth journalism work. What you’re really here for: Harry and Fig Newton, who wish I’d just…log off.
Have you been thinking of starting a mobile liberation library in your city/state? @refaatlibrary.bsky.social Atlanta volunteers are holding a virtual workshop 7-9pm EST Sunday, Dec. 15! All ticket proceeds benefit The Sameer Project’s Refaat Alareer Camp 🍉 www.workshops4gaza.com/calendar/hif...
How To Start Your Own Mobile Liberation Library — Workshops 4 Gaza
Register for “How to Start Your Own Mobile Liberation Library” here . Donate to Sameer Project here (suggested donation $60 USD). In this workshop, volunteers from the Refaat Alareer mobi...
workshops4gaza.com
Hi friends, please follow @refaatlibrary.bsky.social, Atlanta’s mobile liberation library. Our goal is to increase access to Palestinian literature and political eduction + raise funds for Palestinians.
Refaat Mobile Library - Atlanta@refaatlibrary.bsky.social · 2y agoWe are Atlanta’s mobile liberation library created in honor of martyred Palestinian poet Refaat Alareer. Follow along! www.refaatlibrary.com
Hi friends, please follow @refaatlibrary.bsky.social, Atlanta’s mobile liberation library. Our goal is to increase access to Palestinian literature and political eduction + raise funds for Palestinians.
Refaat Mobile Library - Atlanta@refaatlibrary.bsky.social · 2y agoWe are Atlanta’s mobile liberation library created in honor of martyred Palestinian poet Refaat Alareer. Follow along! www.refaatlibrary.com
As the only English-language publication dedicated to Atlanta's immigrant & refugee communities, we’ve been thinking about what the incoming presidential administration might mean for us, our neighbors, and our work. A letter from our founder: 285south.com/note-from-th...
Note from the Founder: We're in a New Era. – 285 South
And as the only English language media publication dedicated to immigrants in Atlanta, we're asking for your support.
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hanging out with this conehead tonight (tumor benign, she’s doing brilliantly well)
This weekend in #ATLANTA: - 🛑 SAT 11/16: #StopCopCity Mass Meeting @ Park Ave Baptist Church (12-3p) - ☀️ SUN 11/17: Solidarity Play Day at Candler Park (2-5p) The library will be on site with books, zines, & our Gaza Funds table raising money for The Sameer Project. ✊🏾🇵🇸📚
