it is finished

episcopalian (more or less anglocatholic at this point)

[ibtisams-deactivated20240709]

FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN IN HONOUR OF MY SISTER’S BIRTHDAY!

Today, July 3, would have been my sister Mariam’s 22nd birthday. She was with my father in Gaza and went missing in October, with no one being able to locate her since. We consider her one of the many beautiful martyrs that became buried under the rubble and are unable to be properly accounted for.

Mariam was the most important person in my life, I miss her every second of every day and it is important for me to use the love I will always have for her into helping the people I can right now.

To honour her memory this year I am hoping to raise money for 3 specific gofundme campaigns:

Dina and her children (CAD)

Noor and Alaa (euro)

Ayman and his family (USD)

These are all fundraisers with very few donations, and ones I have personal connections with. From today until July 31, I am hoping to raise as much money for them in Mariam’s memory.

General Donation Overview:

I use ‘€’ for the currency in this post, but it is the same equivalent for $ USD/CAD (€25 is $25 etc) depending on what gofundme you donate to

Make sure to send your proof of donation directly to me (through asks or messages) and make sure the date, amount and gfm are visible. If applicable, please also send me a mailing name/address

Every TWENTIETH (20th) donor will receive a handmade Palestine themed item (must be comfortable giving a mailing name/address)

For every €1,000 raised I will donate €20 to each fundraiser (all I can afford right now, but amount is subject to change as my financial situation changes this month!)

Specific Donation Amount Rewards:

€5-24 donation - you will have my never ending love and support :)

€25 donation - you will receive all of the above AND I will send you a handwritten message in a card with this medieval Palestine flag print design on it from @werewolf-transgenderism! (support Miles on inprnt here!!)

To receive this you will need to be comfortable send a mailing name/address for the envelope. If you want a different name/something specific in the card let me know! (I will send anywhere)

€50 donation - you will receive all of the above AND be entered to a brand new copy of either the book Men in the Sun by Ghassan Kanafani or The Butterfly's Burden by Mahmoud Darwish

2 winners will be chosen, book choice will be first come first serve for the winners. You must be comfortable giving a mailing address (I will ship anywhere)

€150 donation - you will receive all of the above AND a handmade Palestine themed item (without having to be a certain donor number)

Gofundme Goal Rewards:

If Dina’s fundraiser reaches $2,000 CAD - I will attempt to cook my way through The Gaza Kitchen (I have an older edition) and document my journey/share recipes

If Noor’s fundraiser reaches €2,000 - I will start a virtual book club for books by Palestinian authors (if this happens I will figure out logistics later)

If Ayman’s fundraiser reaches $2,000 USD - I will learn how to crochet (I don’t know how) and will document my journey/giveaway all my (bad) creations :)

That’s it for now, sorry it’s so much info in one post!! You guys raised over $11,500 USD for the fundraising campaign I did in January to honour my father’s birthday and I am hoping this fundraising campaign for my sister can come close to that. As always, please let me know if you have any questions :)

[chirhos]

hi everyone, i just donated ten euros to noor and alaa's fundraiser in mariam's memory and i encourage all of you to join me❣️

[nabulsi]

I'd like to bring to you the story of Ola Ahel. She's a 26 year old mathematics teacher from Gaza.

She once had a bright future ahead of her, having graduated top of her class and with a budding career as a teacher. And no sooner had her career begun than it was abruptly cut short as the genocide began in Oct. 2023.

(ID in Alt)

All momentum in her life has halted and she and her family are now struggling to survive in the north of Gaza. She has very limited access to internet and cannot even advocate for herself as a result. In Northern Gaza, she, alongside her parents and four siblings, are facing a harsh famine as prices are soaring in the region.

Through all this, Ola is keeping her hope alive that she may go back to her career as an educator, and pursue her passions, teaching the next generations of Gazan children.

She is raising money in order to afford the rising cost of staying alive in Gaza currently and I would very much encourage donating to support her. Her fundraiser still is very low on funds.

Donate to Empower Ola's Pursuit of Education Amid Crisis, organized by Nesma Khazendar

Hello, I'm Ola, a graduate student from the faculty of science - Al-Azh… Nesma Khazendar needs your support for Empower Ola's Pursuit of Edu

[ibtisams-deactivated20240709]

MATCH MY GOFUNDME DONATIONS FOR TODAY 22/05

I donated to 4gofundmes today, I hope all of you will consider making a small financial sacrifice today and matching as many as you can

£5 to Iman and her family

£5 to Rania and her family

€5 to Nader and his family

€5 to Laila and her family

This will be my last daily donation match post for a little bit, as I just found out I have a large expense due by July. I will only be able to donate €5-15 a week for the time being and will make these posts every Friday from now on.

[wilderminds]

matched!! i hope anyone who is able to will join me in donating. proof is under the cut

[wilderminds]

If you are an alum of any University of California campus, please join me in signing this open letter calling for divestment from weapons manufacturing, a UC call for a ceasefire in Gaza, and for the UC to support Arab and Muslim students, faculty and staff. By signing the letter, you pledge to cancel any recurring donations to the UC and not give any money to the UC until they meet our demands. The letter is linked below, and you can add your name via this form

UC Alumni Open Letter, No Donations Until Divestment

[gracefullysaint]

Soo I found out that there's a decent amount of people who do not want children under the age of 14 to be baptized and I was just wondering specifically if this was a common protestant opinion that I have just never heard before? I am specifically requesting that catholics and orthodox don't vote, and if you're willing put your denomination in the tags!

Is there an age when children are too young to be baptized?

Yes, babies (ie children who cannot yet speak) are too young

Yes, children (under the age of 10) are too young

Yes, children (under the age of 14) are too young

Yes, children (under the age of 18) are too young

No, there is no age too young to be baptized (including infants)

No, there is no age too young to be baptized if the child can ask for it

Vanilla Extract (I'm catholic or orthodox or I want to see results)

Voting ended onApr 1, 2024

[gracefullysaint]

Additional Poll: How old were you when you were baptized?

Infant (approximately ages 0-4)

Young child (approximately ages 5-10)

Preteen (approximately ages 11-13)

Teen (approximately ages 14-17)

"College" age (approximately ages 18-22)

Young Adult (approximately ages 23-30)

Adult (approximately ages 30+)

Voting ended onApr 1, 2024

Please add the denomination you were a part of when you were baptized in the tags!

[chirhos]

i went ahead and bought an eSIM for Gaza and it was so quick and easy!! if you have the money, please join me by following the instructions here: gazaesims.com

[mortalityplays]

I know you have all probably seen the esims for gaza posts circulating. Some of you have probably looked at them and thought maybe you should help out, but have weighed up the daunting process of signing up for something you're unfamiliar with vs. the gut-wrenching scale of the things people are going through on the ground right now, and you've put it off or questioned whether it will make enough of a difference vs. some other future kind of activism you could put that $6+ towards. I'm not calling you out or scolding you, it is natural to feel conflicted and ambivalent about the multiple calls for aid that you are seeing on social media.

but consider this: what would you do if you suddenly had to leave your home? how would you cope? how would you begin to plan where to go next, or figure out what to do to take care of yourself? most likely you would reach reflexively for your phone.

telecoms access is not a petty luxury in 2024. a loaded esim means the ability to call family members and find out where they are and whether they're safe, and whether they need anything you can provide for them. it means access to maps and regular updates on the situation unfolding around you. it means you can look up whether it's safe to drink rain water, or how to tie a type of knot you've never had to think about before, or how to treat an injury without medical supplies. it means the ability to tell people outside the situation what you are seeing, what you are feeling, what you are thinking. it is an absolutely crucial resource. and it starts at $6 for 7 days.

many many people have observed that internet access is changing the way the world understands genocide. internet access is life or death, and it is shaping modern history in front of you. and it starts at $6 for 7 days.

please, please visit gazaesims.com and spend 5 minutes and $6 to change the way this plays out for everyone.

[mortalityplays]

this is a really critical material thing you can do for people right now, as palestinians including doctors, journalists, teachers and parents are in the midst of the longest telecoms blackout to date. phone and internet access in a humanitarian crisis is lifesaving.

[wilderminds]

"I listen intently to the sounds of the shelling, and the heaviness of the sound translates my distance from the place being bombed. It's far, past the Wall. In Gaza, or maybe Rafah .... I keep listening, my ears trained to the sound of repeated bombings, and I feel a strange closeness with Gaza, as well as a desire to hear the shelling from nearby, and to touch motes of dust from the buildings being bombed. The absence of dust brings an awareness of how profoundly far I am from anything familiar, and how impossible it will be to return."

Minor Detail, Adania Shibli trans. Elisabeth Jaquette

[officialbabayaga]

Rashida Tlaib has set up a petition to send to the White House to recognize and stop the ethnic cleansing and forced displacement happening in Gaza. If you’re a US citizen please sign. I have no illusions that this will change policy, but the public outcry against their actions must continue. We will not be distracted or discouraged from continuing to object to these humans rights violations.

[officialbabayaga]

Hi likes do not help this post, please reblog

[christshands]

do you believe in hell?

yes. hell is a literal, physical place

yes. hell is a metaphor for the strife of our world and hearts

yes. hell is a combination of the above two examples

yes. hell is a secret fourth thing

no

unsure/its complicated/etc

see answers

Voting ended onJan 7, 2024

[wilderminds]

incorporating this into my worldview

[wilderminds]

this is the greatest christmas song ever recorded. too bad it's for a mediocre netflix movie

[chirhos]

Merry Christmas to all of my weird Christian friends and followers on here. You guys have made the last few years of my life a lot brighter and aided my transition back to being a Christian. I love you all and hope you have a fantastic Christmas💝🎄

[many-sparrows]

So much of my work rn is making me a direct audience to Palestinian Christians who are begging, pleading even, for our help. Christians, you do not get to look away from this. They are incredibly clear about what they need: ceasefire, prayers, protection. Do not look away, do not look away, do not look away.

[sacredqueerness]

Ceasefire In Gaza NOW!

Resources and action items to call for an end to the violence in Gaza.

Check here for links to petitions and protests internationally and ways to contact your congresspeople/MPs if you live in the US, UK or Canada!

[many-sparrows]

Ok this is a very long article, but in it are a bunch of resources about the Lutheran church in the holy land (by and for Palestinian Christians). There is a hospital in Jerusalem that needs support, medical clinics, disaster relief, the churches themselves that are sheltering people, providing services, and working to get cash assistance to people in the West Bank.

There is *also* a letter that's essentially "Christians telling Biden to Ceasefire" because we're an important voting block or whatever. I really, really encourage you to sign on to that letter, even if you don't have the ability to donate.

Support Palestinians in Palestine. Christians, this is our duty. Blessed are the peacemakers, not the warmongers. Scroll to the bottom and find stuff you can help with.

Lutheran Responses to the Humanitarian Crisis in the Holy Land — Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona

Hear from ELCA World Hunger, Bishop Dr Azar, and more on the crisis in Gaza, and find out ways YOU can help those in need.

[wilderminds]

yesterday afternoon a Syrian student at Stanford was hit by a car and told by the driver "fuck you and your people". he recognized the driver as someone who has been harassing Arab and Muslim students at pro-Palestine protests. the student was hospitalized after the being hit by this man's car. Stanford has yet to acknowledge that this was an anti-Arab, Islamophobic crime, and waited over eight hours after the incident to send out a warning to students. you can find more info and an email template to contact Stanford's administration at @/stanfordmsu and @/stanfordsjp on instagram

[focsle]

For people in the US, Jewish Voice for Peace has created an easy way to contact your representatives to push them to support Cori Bush’s Ceasefire Now resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire, de-escalation of violence, and urgent humanitarian aid. You put your info in, receive an automated call with a script, and when you’re ready it connects you to your congress member. It takes max 3 minutes.

[sethrogensmohel]

for US citizens: call and email your reps about the genocide of Gaza

URGENT: Stop genocide against Palestinians in Gaza (call now) - JVP

The U.S. must work to immediately de-escalate to prevent the further loss of life, and not fuel and exacerbate the violence by sending more

^ this is a script and also an auto-call thing that makes it very simple to call

URGENT: Stop genocide against Palestinians in Gaza (email now) - JVP

The U.S. must work to immediately de-escalate to prevent the further loss of life, and not fuel and exacerbate the violence by sending more

^ here’s an easy email form

this action is organized by a Jewish organization but you don’t need to be Jewish to use this site to contact your reps