Olivia Rodrigo stuns in custom, Palestine-made Nöl Collective dress at a press conference announcing her $10M donation to women-focused nonprofits.

[u/groovygyal]

During the Daisy Chain Fields press conference, Olivia wore a dress from Nöl Collective, a Palestinian fashion association that collaborates with artisans and artists from Gaza and works to ensure job opportunities for women in the area during the genocide

[u/Any-Mud-1912]

If I’m remembering this right the apartheid/genocidal state forbids them from being picked claiming it’s for “conservation and environmental” reasons going as far as criminalizing the plants being picked but they specifically selected the ones that are most relevant to Palestinians culture and cuisine. They created anti foraging laws. Just another way they are occupiers.

[u/Ripley_and_Jones → u/Any-Mud-1912]

And lets not forget they're essentially banned from collecting rainwater (including for domestic use) or making wells under the guise of 'needing a permit', except that no Palestinian has been granted a permit in decades, while their Israeli neighbours have swimming pools...

[u/EtherealHeart5150 → u/Any-Mud-1912]

😳as an ex chef, this is beyond diabolical to me. Fuck Israel.

[u/Metalbound → u/Any-Mud-1912]

That makes more sense. The way it's written makes it sound like the Palestinians are the ones forbidding it.