mx-galagob:

queeranarchism:

octopodesinmybutt:

mx-galagob:

Even if you don’t understand French, please try to sign this petition: a French bank (BNP Paribas) is accused of complicity in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. The bank is said to have transferred $1.3 million to Rwanda that was used to purchase weapons in violation of a UN arms embargo. The bank couldn’t ignore that the funds would contribute to the ongoing genocide. The petition aims for clarity on that matter and for better regulation of financial operators by the government in order to hold them accountable for violating human rights.

Reblog please!!

For non-French-speakers, such as myself, the lines you need to fill in to sign are:

Firstname Lastname

Email Address

Postal/Zip Code

Country (a drop-down menu, “États-Unis” is United States, or you can use Google translate or another online translator to find yours)

Then it asks you to share on social media, Yes/No, then it asks for a donation at which point I closed the page cuz I don’t have that kinda money tbf

I never donate to a website like that, it’s shady as fuck. For people who do have the money: Just donate to the original organization working on the petition. They can spend it on far better things than an overcharged petition-boost.

I just wanted to say thanks to all those who signed the petition and/or reblogged this. I can’t express how much this means to me. On my mother’s side only, I lost both my grandparents, 3 uncles, 5 aunts and their husbands and 20 cousins (none of them reached 13). 1 aunt and 2 cousins survived. I wasn’t born yet, but I still feel greatly affected by the genocide against the Tutsi of Rwanda. To this day it’s the most talked about topic in my family (like literally every other day). We never got justice and probably never will. I don’t even expect justice anymore. I still hope the bank will be found guilty. But the justice system has been very disappointing. What I really want at this point is for people to care and honour the memory of the 1 million victims. I posted the link to the petition on my Facebook and got 3 likes (not even from close friends). I naively thought people who know me and my family history would care more… Seeing so much support from strangers on Tumblr who barely understood the content of the petition means so much to me. I know this is cheesy af but I love you all so much and can’t thank you enough