this is how you can help Colombia if you're in another country — 🧵

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SOS COLOMBIA , WE NEED HELP
- SPREAD OUR WORD AS MUCH AS YOU CAN , the city of Cali is currently disconnected from the rest of the country. we don't know what's happening there since theres full closure of our current situation. https://twitter.com/RamirezMayraA/status/1389800605523251200?s=19
- many people are being taken away by policial forces on cars and helicopters, WE DONT KNOW WHERE THEY'RE TAKING THEM, if you see any information about someone missing PLEASE share.

- if u have any colombia resident friends or loved ones, check on them.
- twitter shut our platform down some days ago and could happen again, speak about this !!
- rt any info about numbers to call for mental health for those who have been present during shootings, violence, murders, police brutality, etc. these are mental health support lines !!
- understand we're living in fear ; shootings, helicopters, screams and sirens are heard all over my city as i write this. Colombians are NOT obligated to inform you about our situation since these are all heavy, sensitive and TRIGGERING topics for many of us. educate yourself !!
- learn the meaning of the upside down flag !!

you may have seen us use our flag upside down as a symbol, this is our cry for help, our way to tell the world this is not just a country of salsa and carnivals, our way to tell the world we're being killed as a sign of protest.
- spread the image with the upside down colombian flag. a clear message recognized worldwide.
- share evidentiary videos of the reality of the protests in colombia SPECIFYING PLACE & TIME OF THE RECORDING
- make your own threads !!
- tweet about the situation with these hashtags
- a flag in your dn lets us know you support us !!
- share info about how to be safe & tips for people protesting !!
- donate to colombian people & businesses since violence is causing also material damage !!
- learn about colombia's violent background http://conflictoencolombia.carrd.co 
- listen to the news but ALSO to social media: many communication networks are spreading manipulative guilt-tripping info making protests look like a crime to protect the government's image
- spread data like this and educate yourself on the situation
- educate yourself about our motives to protest https://twitter.com/sootquack/status/1387685631569108992?s=19
- spread evidentiary material (videos, images) from policial abuse https://twitter.com/sootquack/status/1387907277013884932?s=19
stay safe !! (if anyone wants to add anything feel free, ill keep adding on)
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