I received an invite from the Biden administration for a Diwali event being held by the VP on nov 8. I decline any invitation from an institution that supports the collective punishment of a trapped civilian population—50% of whom are children.
rupi kaur
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rupi kaur
@rupikaur_
poet & performer. my 4th book ‘Healing Through Words’ is here!
Joined January 2012
- the mouth should have three gatekeepers. is it true? is it kind? and is it necessary? — arab proverb
- this week @rihanna , @GretaThunberg & @meenaharris brought awareness to india’s #farmersprotest and look at the response. misogyny and rightwing regimes go hand in hand. i implore the world to keep their eyes open and bring international attention to modi’s harmful farm laws
- the sun and her flowers 🌻 october 3rd preorder: rupikaur.com here it is 💕 i have waited so long to give you the second birth🌻
- Thank you Refaat for your humor & wit. Your words made me feel lighter. You said if you lived through this you'd teach other people's poetry to your students. Now it will be us teaching your poetry to the world. You will live forever because of the courage you embodied. 🕊️🖤💚❤️Replying to @itranslate123I know I have a dark cynical sense of humour (for which many hate me), but I wrote that poem to rupi kuar in all earnest. I appreciate her courage and if I live through this, I will teach her poetry to my poetry students at @IUGAZA
- #blacklivesmatter i cannot relate to or feel ur pain+experience but i am with you in any way you need me to be with you. lead the way
- we got you sis 😘😘😘 @miakhalifa
- farmers and farm workers started the most powerful revolution to ever challenge modi’s fascist government. our people started protesting in punjab as early as july 2020. they marched to delhi november 27 and have been sleeping on the streets since. #farmersprotest
- happy birthday nodeep kaur ♥️ it breaks my heart that you were illegally detained on january 12 and have since been held without any due process. you’re spending your birthday inside a jail cell.
- disha ravi, a 21-year-old climate activist, has been arrested by delhi police for sharing a toolkit @GretaThunberg posted in support of the #farmersprotest. disha’s arrest is alarming and the world needs to pay attention. #freedisharavi
- i wrote a piece for the @washingtonpost about the farmers protests. punjab’s tradition of revolutionary defiance is on full display and it is a sight to behold. #IStandWithFarmers
- india is targeting young women to silence dissent & muzzle free speech. 21yo climate activist #DishaRavi was arrested for tweeting a benign google doc about the #farmersprotest. bjp ministers have called for her “eradication” & their online army "jokes" about her custodial rape
