the US dropped more than 7.5 million tons of bombs on vietnam, laos and cambodia from 1965-75. they destroyed our land, used agent orange, slaughtered villages, separated families, the list goes on.
but we’re. still. here.
indigenous people are still here. black people are still here. colonized people are resilient. even if you kill our people, ban our languages, destroy our homes, heritage sites and artifacts, we will always find a way to keep our cultures alive and that has always been true
so much of the west and isntreal’s tactics and actions are hauntingly familiar to me as a viet person. its a colonizer’s rinse and repeat. and so that’s how i know palestine will be free. we’ve seen this film before]
My father was martyred by Israel on 10 October 2023 after sacrificing his care in hospital so the injured children could take priority. Today would have been his 60th birthday. He was always selfless, kind, and giving for others. My father gave up everything for me to be able to have a better life, because that is what he always dreamed for me and my sister. The world suffered a great loss when he died, and my heart is always with him and every Palestinian who has lost someone.
The PCRF is an amazing organisation that does so much for those in Gaza right now, including helping provide food, water and medicine. You can donate any amount you are able to- there is no minimum! My father would have given his very last cent if he saw the way Palestine was continuing to suffer after over 100 days with this limited aid, so I know celebrating him by helping others is the least he would have wanted.
I saw @parrot-parent do a very successful donation match and I thought it was such a good idea so I will also match all donations up to $500! If you feel comfortable sending me proof of the amount of your donation, I will match it as a donation at the end of February. (My messages are set to mutuals only, but if you donate and we aren’t mutuals if you send an ask with the proof I will make sure to answer it privately.)
I received over $500 worth of proof of donations already so I am now upping it to $1,500! This will challenge me to save even more by the end of the month to donate, and we will be able to give a combined total of $3,00 to The PCRF in honour of my father
hi im an artist going back to college so i can get a Real Job but i cant get any financial aid for this semester. to be able to afford living, i am offering FLAT RATE commissions at 10, 20, and 50 dollar tiers! examples and more details below the cut.
Right now is also a good time to mention some better uses for your money during this week.
Available e-sims in Gaza are running low!!
Mirna El Helbawi and her team are working round the clock to continue to connect Palestinians as Israel does its best to cut them off from the rest of the world.
You can learn how to purchase and send e-sims here, and below you’ll find a list of what is currently needed (the areas in brackets indicate what region you should select to buy e-sims in).
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CareforGaza is an organisation that does verifiably good work, distributing supplies directly to Palestinian families.
If you want to help someone in Gaza right now please share this post
There is a man, a photojournalist named Yousef Abu Saeed, in Gaza right now who needs medical assistance. He has cancer and the only hospital in Gaza that could treat cancer patients was blown up. It’s gone and he needs help getting to Egypt to get treatment.
Please donate to his gof^ndme. His goal is $30,000 including papers to get into Egypt and as of 01/14/24 his goal is at $15,465. He’s halfway there, which is remarkably close and only half as much is need to help save his life.
Share this post and help Yousef get the medical help he needs
Edit: This fundraiser just earned almost 2k in less than an hour because people shared it, PLEASE SPREAD, you don’t know who or how many people could reach and help Youssef
“I am Shayma and I’m a part of a 16-person Gazan family hoping to relocate to safety as soon as possible. Our house was bombed on November 4th and my sister martyred and left two orphans behind. I am hoping to raise enough money to get everyone out of this war-zone in hopes of building a better life abroad. Right now, due to the IOF’s constant threats, the Rafah border is closed. However, they take bribes that reach up to $7k per person to allow us out. I’ve already collected $31k outside of GFM and now am in need for a $85k more. Please help me reach my goal. Your help is much appreciated.” (Text taken from gfm*)
*out of concern that gofundme may cancel fundraisers like they cancelled ahmed’s, links to gfm will not be added unless any successful campaigns for palestinians are fulfilled.
charity aid: gaza and yemen
care for gaza provides on the ground food and aid to the gaza strip (via paypal)
feed yemen - as retaliation for the houthi blockade in the red sea, the un world food program has cut food aid to yemen, a country that has been under enforced starvation for nine years. donate to: islamic relief usa, mona relief (based in yemen)
the palestinian children’s relief fund: the Gaza Relief and Recovery campaign aims to address urgent humanitarian needs and support long-term recovery efforts in Gaza.
in the spiritual mystical sense that we all share the same essence of life across planes of existence, I am this old man in an instagram reel doing awesome nunchuck tricks
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