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This piece was created for the Solstice Issue 1. o

This piece was created for the Solstice Issue 1. of @folkloreforresistance , a group exploring the ways our shared inheritance of folklore and folk knowledge provides the tools for resistance and liberation.
Above all this piece is inspired by and dedicated to one of my dear friends, Kamee Abrahamian, @29cents . Kamee is, in their own words, “a queer-feminist caregiver and interdisciplinary creative-writer-curator-performer-producer-facilitator.” They have enriched much of my cultural understanding of our inherited history through ritual, knowledge-sharing, story-telling and collective creation. Our weaving of roots has taken many forms, but some of my most tender memories have been conversations over cups of soorj (Armenian coffee).
Tasseography (the study of reading coffee grounds) is a cultural practice that Armenian women have used for hundreds of years to speak among and to each other, a coded language to open up conversations, to build inter-relatedness and weave connections.

#lookingatthecup #bazhaknayel #tasseography #tasseomancy #soorj #armeniancoffee #ancestralknowledge #symbols #armenia #weaving #solarsystem #pomegranate #grapes #incense #snakes #serpents #jazva #light #sunworship #wheat #plantcestors #printmaking #reliefprint

Some of you may remember the fundraising I was doi

Some of you may remember the fundraising I was doing over the summer to help this Portland based single black mama. I just posted this update on her GoFundMe. Please donate if you can- share if you can't.

Update 11/27/20: It is with a broken heart that I have to write this update.. one week ago Mell's 5 year old son passed away from Covid-19. I can't imagine the pain that this mother is in. Her daughter, Harmony, is still in the hospital battling with the cystic fibrosis she was diagnosed with a few months ago. They are no longer staying in the hotel and have moved into a new place, but they have very little. Mell is waiting on a grant from the Black Resiliency Fund here in Portland, but it will possibly take 2-3 weeks for funds to arrive. She needs $10,000 to pay for the memorial and hospital bills. Please help her in this most painful time. If you are unable to donate please share this fundraiser.

GoFundMe is: https://gf.me/u/yrrc7b

Donations can be made directly to her cashapp too: $mellseufaleeeeee

This print was created for @farmtoprison , (FTP) i

This print was created for @farmtoprison , (FTP) is a project focused on reproductive and food justice at the intersection of childbearing and incarceration. They are based out of Denver, Colorado. Learn more about the programs and work they do HERE including a Community Apothecary and Abortion Fund.

Their mission statement is:

To provide resources to incarcerated parents and their families.
To strengthen our communities through food, social support, and education.
To bring awareness to the impact incarceration has on families and communities.
DURING COVID:
To support our communities through building an accessible apothecary.
Delivering medicines to unhoused folks.
Funding abortions.

This print is a two color screen print on Stonehenge paper and highlights some of the work that FTP does. The herbs are all aboritfacients, from the left-hand side going counter-clockwise they are mugwort, pennyroyal, queen anne’s lace, black cohosh and parsley.

1/2 the proceeds of these prints are going to FTP to continue to support the amazing work they do. Please check them out, follow the work they do on instagram and donate directly to them if you have the funds! They printed shirts of this illustration on some great colors and will have those for sale on their website by the end of the month.

#printmakingasresistance #screenprint #printmaking #reproductivejustice #abortifacients #abortionaccess #foodjustice #ftp #acab #abolishprisons #mutualaid #communityapothecary #mortarandpestle #herbalism #evileye #radicalbooks #snake #apothecary #communitycare

"The voice of the people" prints are back in stock

"The voice of the people" prints are back in stock. Now on black paper as well as the gold.

100% of the proceeds are still going to provide support via @kooyrigs to the people of Artsakh including the more than 110,000 refugees who have fled their stolen lands.

#recognizeartsakh #artsakh #armenia #pomegranate #landback #reliefprint #letterpress #proverb #armenianproverb #thevoiceofthepeople #indegenousland

New benefit print to support refugees from Artsakh

New benefit print to support refugees from Artsakh. Link in bio.

As much of the world looked on, Armenians had their indigenous lands taken from them by the dictatorial state of Azerbaijan backed by the genocidal state of Turkey (armed by the imperialist states of Israel and the U.S.). This is the most displacement and loss of land since the genocide of 1915. There are now over 110,000 refugees from Artsakh fleeing to Armenia and are in need of urgent support. 100% of the proceeds of this print go to provide support to refugees through Amplify Armenia working in conjunction with the youth organization United Student Council of Armenia who have been working around the clock on the ground in Armenia providing direct aid to individuals and families in need.

I have personally signed up to sponsor a family through the Artsakh Relocation Project too. If you have the ability to make a one-time donation or sponsor a family yourself they can be reached on instagram at @artsakh.relocation.project

Four color screen print on Stonehenge paper

#artsakh #recognizeartsakh #poppy #screenprint #adelante #printmakingasresistance #decolonize #landback #indigenousland #ancestors #plantcestor #armenia

#Repost @amplifyarmenia
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Glendale, California

110,000 refugees are heading to Armenia right NOW

This is the most crucial time for donations. Amplify Armenia & @unitedstuco have been providing refugees with humanitarian aid for the past month and a half

Venmo: amplifyarmenia
(If you don’t have Venmo, send us a DM and we will provide you another way)

@unitedstuco is a youth led certified NGO in Armenia who has been working around the clock to distribute humanitarian aid to shelters all over Armenia

PS: Armenia DOES NOT need anymore material items sent, only monetary donations

$10 USD can feed 1 family for a whole week

$20 USD can clean 1 family for a whole month

$25 USD can care for families with small children for 1 week

We thank you for your continued support and donations! ❤️💙🧡

#unitedyouthcouncil #amplifyarmenia #refugees #humanitarianaid #armeniastrong #artsakhstrong #armeniangenocide #armeniangenocide2020

Congratulations @ielepaloumpis you are the winner

Congratulations @ielepaloumpis you are the winner of the raffle!! Thank you so much to everyone that entered. There were over 200 entries and it raised $1,155! I just made the donation to @kooyrigs !

Many of the items from the raffle are available in my online shop and most of them are benefit pieces. Link in bio. Donations are still desperately needed, especially with the destruction and fighting happening in Shushi. Please follow @kooyrigs to keep up to date and find out about more ways to help.

Always antifascist.

#recognizeartsakh #struggletogether #antifa #existanceisresistance #sisters

The raffle has been extended till 10pm PST tonight

The raffle has been extended till 10pm PST tonight! Just two more hours. See previous post on how to enter!

#artsakh
#recognizeartsakh #printmaking #pomegranate #stopaliyev #stoperdogan #standwithartsakh #standwitharmenia #screenprint #reliefprint #antifa #fightfascism #poppies #armenianproverb #armenia #printmakingasresistance #pagan #evileye #resistanceisexistence

#Repost @talronto
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Friday’s for Future! EDIT* Please excuse our Typo, this is an Ecocide* November 6th is the UN’s International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict. ℚ𝕦𝕚𝕔𝕜 ℂ𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕥𝕠 𝔸𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟!
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On October 30th, the Azerbaijani military forces released white phosphorus (containing elements of chemical weapons) in the primary forests of Artsakh harming significant biodiversity, wildlife, and Indigenous populations who have deep connections with their mountains, rivers and forests.
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The ask: To call upon the UN and the UNEP to condemn Azerbaijan’s actions and take steps to prevent further environmental destruction before a regional ecocide occurs.
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Write to: Inger Anderson - Executive Director of UNEP:
unenvironment-executiveoffice@un.org
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Sami Dimassi - West Asia Office Director of UNEP:
Sami.Dimassi@un.org
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Gary Lewis - Director of Disasters and Conflicts: Gary.Lewis@un.org
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There is a letter template doc. in my Bio, feel free to use it. Special thanks goes out to G and @nvardist for bringing this day to our attention and being a big help in putting together this information. Thank you to the Environmental organizations in Armenia for doing the work in trying to stop this disaster.
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Sources: http://www.foi.am/en/news/item/1930/

@unep
@indigenousclimateaction
@chicksforclimate
@queerbrownvegan
@intersectionalenvironmentalist
@climatejusticeto
@fridaysforfutureto

Benefit shirts for Artsakh have been added to the

Benefit shirts for Artsakh have been added to the shop! Link in bio.

Tasseomancy or Tasseography is the study of coffee grounds and/or tea leaves for the act of divination. It is a practice that has been passed down through the women on my Armenian side of the family and was taught to me by my mother, she from her mother, and so on. As I would watch my Nana read the coffee grounds from the soorj (Armenian coffee) prepared for family and friends, I would notice how often times she would see what she would want to say. This is just one of the things I want to see in the world.

50% of the proceeds from these Tasseomancy shirts will be donated to provide emergency aid, (including food, water, medication, clothing, diapers, formula, sanitary products and more) to the people of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) via the Looys Program by @kooyrigs

Sadly there was a small amount of sizes for these shirts.

#recognizeartsakh #standwithartsakh #standwitharmenia #tasseography #tasseomancy #soorj #armeniancoffee #poppies #evileye #eternity #coffeegrounds #divination #screenprint #printmaking #stopaliyev #stoperdogan #silenceisviolence

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