Hi! I'm Marijam and I write, worry, campaign, get angry, am hopeful about... videogames & IRL Politics.In the past three years I have made tons of free content, namely in the form of my Twitter-based video show Left Left Up, on the intersection of gaming, its communities and real-life events: be that political polarisation, tax avoidance, workers' rights, policy, the rise of far-right or the limitations of politically-themed game narratives, the business behind esports, the cultural facets of Quake or fighting game communities etc etc.Please check my full portfolio at www.marijamdid.com Left Left Up archive: https://www.youtube.com/leftleftup

Recently, I have been dedicating a substantial part of my life building videogames workers' unions, serving as the Chair of Communications Committee for Game Workers Unite International – the most important progressive movement of the gaming sphere in decades. I've also been privileged enough to help out co-founding Game Workers Unite UK, the first legal union that has come out of the ever-inspiring GWU revolution.Today, I ask any of the people that have somehow benefited from my work or were interested in my ideas, to consider chipping in towards making my activism and content creation actually sustainable. I have no inheritance coming my way, no properties; campaigning for better games & tech industries is truly my passion and I've been effective at it, but the financial burden is intense, hence this page.Every day I call out the industry heads and lobbyists and, who knew, that's not necessarily the most profitable move! So if I could have the financial backing of my patrons, I could continue this work without fear.Thus far, Left Left Up has been a one-woman video show with very limited production values and schedule. With enough of a budget, not only do I want for Left Left Up to become a more regular and continue exposing political issues in the games & tech industries, but the ambition is for the show to grow into a fully-fledged organisation that will actively campaign to bring better practices to the videogames industry. Think of it as a think-tank, a conduit between labour organisers, the media, politicians, company bosses, influencers and most importantly, YOU – the people who play games, who make games, who care about where the future of gaming is going.¡Hasta la victoria siempre!P.S. 10% of the donations here will be sent towards producing the Anarcho Agony Aunts project – a love, lust & relationships advice show I'm co-hosting, that applies empathy and anti-fascist politics towards our dating lives.P.P.S. If you can't / don't want to join Patreon, consider sending a one-off donation or a gift: https://www.paypal.me/marijamdid Also, I have made the thresholds for contributions quite high as I really would prefer if only the people that can actually afford to, would help out. If you're not in the position to, just please spread this page and my work around the nets etc, I thank you so so much.