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Shannon Galpin
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human rights activist - 8 years in Afghanistan + 4 years running evacuations • author • artist • explorer

shannongalpin.com for substack and links
This isn’t over. Amplify. Press media. Press governments. The large number of boats and social media attention is what is making this successful.
October 2, 2025 at 7:57 AM
October 2, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Barcelona gathered in protest outside the Zionist consulate after news of the illegal attacks on the Global Flotilla. The world is with Palestine. Where are our governments to protect the flotilla?
October 2, 2025 at 7:36 AM
The Afghan Women’s Sports Archive is launching with 9 sports including basketball which goes back to the 70s and 80s. Afghan women made history and changed culture through sport. This archive ensures that future generations know their stories.

www.combatapathy.com/archive-proj...
September 22, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Resistance takes many forms. I am building an Afghan Women’s Sport Archive to ensure the women who made history and challenged gender barriers and culture through sport are not forgotten or erased for future generations. We are starting with 8 sports. Onwards.

www.combatapathy.com/afghan-women...
July 25, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Palestine protests hit a little different in Barcelona. Catalan chants and an enormous Guernica banner to anchor the march.

While we marched news of more attacks on Iran and people in Gaza burned alive in their tents. UK and France declaring Israel has right to defend itself?!
June 14, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Barcelona got some new bus stop posters 🇵🇸
June 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
June 13, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Fuck AIPAC and Fuck Israel. Free Palestine. End genocide
June 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
We are already in it. The US weapons and money are bombing multiple countries and waging a genocide while instituting martial law at home.

Palestine. Congo. Sudan. It’s already happening. If you don’t see it you have a level of privilege I don’t want.
June 13, 2025 at 12:15 PM
June 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Adam’s sent me racist, Islamaphobic messages in Dec 2023. Every vile Zionist lie about Palestinians. And an offer to ‘educate’ me.

How is team Israel Premier Tech allowed to race during genocide? Adam’s has stated IPR is a Israeli nationalistic project. Russia was sanctioned/banned why not IPT?
May 29, 2025 at 7:51 AM
The women I admired growing up were Martha Gellhorn and Marie Colvin. Now it’s Hind Khoudary and Mariam Barghouti. Over 200 Palestinian journalists targeted and murdered by Israel … these 2 women have survived and keep reporting. 1 from Gaza and the other from occupied West Bank also under attack.
May 16, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Tweets from Gaza …

I’m not sure what is worse, the media’s silence or their complicity.
May 16, 2025 at 9:09 AM
posted a prologue of the book 📚 on the Afghan women’s cycling revolution: A Revolution on Two Wheels. The prologue… The Race from Kabul just posted on my substack.

I no longer have an agent after mine retired. Any leads appreciated.

shannongalpin.substack.com/p/the-race-f...
May 8, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Looking forward to an incredible week in Cincinnati. I’ll be joining in where I can and speaking Friday night about border abolition with Cincinnati Palestine Solidarity Coalition.
March 31, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Edinburgh continues to stand with Palestine. Every Saturday these amazing humans organize, protest, march to end the genocide.
March 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
30 years after my first visit to Paris, I entered the country yesterday with a visa to live here. This is my 15th year living as an immigrant. Not an expat. Immigrant. Grateful to every country who has granted me visas over the past 30 years. Keenly aware of my privilege as white US citizen.
February 26, 2025 at 7:26 AM
the perfect ending to this whirlwind return to the US… seeing the print version of the Afghan evacuation cycling of the Bamyan cycling founders in all its 12 page spread gloriousness!! I bought all the copies in B concourse to bring back!! Please buy a copy, read, and save it for me!!
February 25, 2025 at 3:35 AM
If I hadn’t been confident that I had the right to say no to the cameras I may have faltered and just followed everyone else. Grateful for the wisdom of community. Thank you @ykhong.bsky.social
February 25, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Sixth stop: Washington, DC 10:34

The Trump State Department just approved $7.41 billion in weapons sales to Israel.

$6.75 billion in bombs & weapons guidance kits

$660 million in Hellfire Missiles, “This sale will increase interoperability with U.S. forces,” says the administration.
February 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Fifth stop: Baltimore, Maryland 9:56

Washington DC: House Democrats were locked out of the Department of Education.

Maine: Students at Bowdoin College set up the first student encampment under the Trump regime this week.
February 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Fourth stop: Wilmington Delaware 9:05

DC: Nearly the entire global work force of USAID has been put on leave. Programs paused indefinitely including AIDS programs and refugee support.

Asylum to US is closed, except for white South Africans.
February 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Third stop: Philadelphia 8:35

New York doctor has been indicted by a Louisana judge for shipping birth control drugs.

South Carolina, Indiana. Oklahoma, North Dakota, Idaho, Texas are all considering murder charges for abortion patients.
February 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Trenton, New Jersey
second stop 7:58am

North Dakota: Resolution 3020 introduced by state representative Nico Rios would resolve “that ND acknowledge the kinship of Jesus Christ over all the world.

Minnesota: Rep. Omar introduced a bill to create a Dept of Peace Building.
February 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM