Silent auction 'Funds for E-Sims for Gaza' hosted online at 32auctions.
New fundraising event launching for those in Canada! It looks like North American shipping is available for some of the pieces, but watch out for that international shipping cost!
Get yourself some art while funding a good cause!
Are banks operational in Gaza? And how do we deal with cash flow?
The targeting of the occupation against the banking and financial systems in the Gaza Strip, the destruction of dozens of exchange offices and ATMs, the prohibition of financial transfers to Gazans, and the absence of regulatory oversight from the relevant authorities have led to chaos and the dominance of banks and exchange offices, resulting in an increase in the financial discount as commissions on the amounts that Palestinians there seek to obtain in cash.
So as not to get away from the main topic of this post, let's focus on answering these two questions directly.
Yes and no.
How is that, Mahmoud? Explain.
Yes, all banks in Gaza have shut down their headquarters since the war broke out, and it's not possible to contact their employees to complete certain transactions.
But banks operate digitally through some official apps, mainly Bank of Palestine since its headquarters is in Ramallah and not Gaza, so it operates normally.
So you're saying the banks are closed does that mean ATMs are, too? How do you withdraw your money?
Through traders in Gaza.
How does that work?
Let's say Mahmoud needs to withdraw 100 dollars in cash. He goes to one of the known traders in Gaza and says "I need 100 dollars in cash, how much is commission?"
How much is commission?
Commission differs from one trader to another. It comes down to their personal desire. For example on the day of writing this post, dated 4/12/2024, commission for cash withdrawal has reached 30% of the amount withdrawn.
In other words, if I had 100 dollars in my bank account, I need to pay 30 dollars to the trader, and receive 70 dollars in cash. So, the price of converting bank credit to cash is 30% of that amount.
Meaning if I had 1000 dollars, I receive 700 dollars instead. Imagine that level of injustice, despair, and despotism.
When you receive money from outside of Palestine, the trader also keeps 30%.
But there's nothing we can do. We have no choice but to accept these terms, just to be able to eat and drink and go on with our daily needs.
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On the other hand, prices of goods are astronomical. I am not exaggerating when I say that if a person in Gaza has unlimited money it still wouldn't be enough.
The smallest of families need 100 dollars a day just to get by with the bare minimum.
Help us to provide food for today and feed our children in the midst of this famine.
Only $350 left to reach the short-term goal of $22,000
🌙 A Lunar New Year Raffle for eSims for Gaza to support Crips for eSims for Gaza, a project by @/disability_visibility @/thellpsx, and @pipagaopoetry☀️
‼️Crips for eSims for Gaza is currently running at a deficit‼️Made up of over 160 volunteers across the world, this disabled-led and completely volunteer-run project purchases eSims and distributes them both through connecting humanity and directly to Palestinians in Gaza. Even as a temporary ceasefire deal has been reached, we still need your help! Gazans still rely on eSims for internet, as most of Gaza's infrastructure has been destroyed by the last 16 months of bombardment.
Read more about Crips for eSims for Gaza at bit.ly/eSimsRUs , and enter the raffle by
🌟 sending an e-transfer of your donation to [email protected] (autodeposit is on); $8 for one (1) entry and $28 for five (5) entries
🌟 taking a screenshot of the confirmation page; and
🌟 filling out this google form: https://forms.gle/zjcwWHDDDzMhynZz7
We have lots of prizes including generous contributions from the following artists: @nuclearlemons @/AlexReederArt @/janiceliuart @/lucky.munyi @/anomalous.goo @/kitethers @/rrramchild @/woodandwater_art @/jotikart @/houseofkewpie @/fogataceramics @/sheabuttbaby @/nat.murillo @/xsszu
Open to "Vancouver" and "Canadian" residents only, raffle closes at 6PM PT on January 28th, and draws will take place later that evening. Winners will be contacted by email.
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If you live in Canada (or have access to a Canadian PO box) this is your chance to win a plush!! If I ever offer these guys for sale they will certainly cost more than 8$ or 28$, so this is a great deal for a good cause! ☺️
Reminder that what was agreed on today is the exact same ceasefire proposal that Hamas agreed on in May of last year. This was possible in May and all the way back in October 2023. There is a reason it's happening now; there's a reason why Biden is talking about it as if it's his own victory.
if you ever espoused the sentiment of "vote blue no matter what" or "voting for biden/harris is harm reduction" in response to people calling out the democrats' responsibility in the genocide of palestinians, or even liked or shared posts to that effect, you should literally donate all your money to palestinians, who will still be under genocide after this ceasefire - who have been under genocide since the start of zionist colonization, and will be continue to be under genocide until palestine is truly free.
you should also feel sick with shame for the rest of your lives, but that honestly seems less likely than you trying to assuage your guilt with money. so.
I do think with news of the ceasefire, everyone should read up on what the ceasefire actually means and what the different phases of the ceasefire are. here's a good source for what we know as of now:
Ceasefire reportedly agreed, including a prisoner exchange and aid surge, after more than 460 days of conflict.
Some of my initial takeaways are:
this ceasefire is temporary (as of right now, six weeks long). negotiations will continue but israel is not offering guarantees about continued non-violence. BDS remains important. be vigilant, keep pressure up
rafah crossing will open one week after the initial phase starts
israel will release 2000 prisoners
more aid will get to northern gaza, look out for ways you can help
if the second phase is initiated, israel will do a complete withdrawal from gaza. which means the initial phase will not include that. again i say: BE VIGILANT
if the third phase is reached, reconstruction will begin "under international supervision"
nothing is over, even if this is a relief. do not tape out, do not tune out.
hey reminder that connecting humanity is extremely low on esims rn and desperately needs esim donations and also that there are a lot of cool things you can get in exchange for a donation
This is your reminder that without eSims, many people in Gaza cannot reach the rest of the world. To their loved ones overseas to the people who have donated to their fundraisers hoping to keep them alive. The Israeli government has issued repeated communications blackouts, trying to cut us off from Gaza. Even when there are not "official" blackouts, telecommunications are dangerous; Palestinians like Medo have died in makeshift tent cafes trying to access the internet and reach us. In Gaza, infrastructure has been severely damaged, despite the brave and hard work of people in Paltel on the ground. Do not think that because you read a headline about a communications blackout ending, eSims are not needed; Israel has already laid groundwork to cut Gazans off from the world - eSims work independent from the Israeli government and can provide data and phone service, an essential lifeline.
If the process of donating an eSim yourself seems daunting, you can contribute to the Crips for eSims fund directly here:
Crips for eSims for Gaza is a collaboration between Jane Shi, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, and Alice Wong.
Hi just a small update that we are running beyond our current budget and are in the negatives by $12K CAD. Help us pay all our volunteers back and keep current eSims active!
there are 40 days left to fulfill the municipality of gaza's life-saving campaign!!!
water is life. infrastructure must be rebuilt. about 190k usd are left to reach this goal.
donate here! every dollar gets us closer!
if you have a clean and consistent water source that is a privilege. it always has been in this world. here is a chance to give that back to a place in dire need. take it! this goal can and must be filled!
It's really ridiculous how we had literal video proof of items being bought and distributed but GoFundMe still deleted HelpGazaChildren's campaign because there weren't any itemized receipts for the aid... Like I understand that in most other situations they're required, but how can you expect receipts from a literal warzone where people are constantly fleeing for their lives??
@abo-ataa, our friend Hussam from HelpGazaChildren, had dedicated all his time and energy into helping displaced people in Gaza, even when he himself was displaced, to the point where he doesn't even have a proper tent for him and his family.
And his personal fundraiser was also cancelled by GoFundMe, where they didn't allow him to collect the 9,000 Euros he raised!
Please try to contribute to his campaign where he's raising funds for him and his family to try and survive the harsh winter. Any amount, no matter how small, will go a long way in supporting them throughout all this.
Help Rhmah Hijazi reach their goal by donating or sharing with your friends.
looking back on how liberal political analysts talked about donald trump during his 2016 campaign, I notice two very important insights that have vanished from the conversation this time around.
1: the dire warnings about the rise of fascism were really centered on trump's followers, not the man himself. what concerned scholars of fascism in particular was that the already well-established neonazi presence in the US was openly rallying around a presidential candidate. trump's campaign emboldened neonazis, but the neonazis were already there — this is why we saw an astronomical rise in hate crimes against many marginalized groups during trump's campaign, before he was elected. trump himself was understood as an opportunist riding the wave of rising fascist sentiment — the wave itself was a bigger concern than the surfer. trump was replaceable. liberals now seem to have forgotten that trump's followers won't disappear if harris wins. the heritage foundation (originators of 'project 2025,' blue maga's favorite boogeyman) won't disappear if harris wins. extreme right politicians — many of whom I would argue are even further right than trump, and more embedded in the establishment — won't disappear. even if you mistakenly see the republican party as the sole provenance of usamerican fascism, republicans won't disappear if harris is elected.
2: the people centered in the crosshairs of trump's agenda were migrants and asylum seekers; chiefly those from south of the US border and from majority muslim countries. the intensified demonization of these groups led analysts to draw parallels with fascist parties that were on the rise in europe. hatred of migrants and muslims is indisputably the primary driver of 21st century fascism, from the UK to India. so tell me why the conversation in the US has shifted to revolve around white trans people? yes, trump supporters are obviously transphobic, but you have to trace this particular manifestation of transphobia to its source, which still comes down to white supremacy and anti-migrant sentiment. when you actually look at the way fascists talk about trans people, it all comes back to the idea that hostile foreign elements invading the country have degraded white christian values. trans people of color have already been targeted for a long time, because we're seen as a sort of vanguard of non-white perversion; this isn't new to us. white trans people are now experiencing increased persecution because transness is seen as infiltrating white families/communities and corrupting their whiteness. I'm not saying we shouldn't talk about the rise of transphobic policies; of course we should. what disturbs me is that anti-migrant sentiment has been shunted to the sidelines of discussions of 'trumpism,' when it is still very much the center of his platform. and that's the part of his platform that the harris campaign has adopted to try and pull voters from him! that's the part of the republican platform that the biden administration advanced with the excuse of 'reaching across the aisle.' and what more extreme manifestation of an anti-migrant anti-muslim platform is there than committing genocide in gaza and then refusing to let gazan asylum seekers (or even gazans with US citizenship!) into the US?
the entire US government, red and blue, is unified around the anti-migrant, white supremacist crux of so-called 'trumpism.' large swathes of the american public, whether they vote red or blue, are enthusiastic about genocidal foreign and domestic policies. none of this stops when trump is gone
hello! so shutitdown4palestine is doing a fundraiser this month with the middle east childrens alliance, who even now is providing life-saving, on-the-ground assistance to families in gaza. the goal is $1 million, and they are currently at $214k. ive donated $50 - please give what you can. i really think we can make it to one million this month. thank you i love you
Join us in reaffirming our unity and solidarity with Gaza and fulfilling our critical role to support our people's steadfastness, to remain
im drawing commisions for donations to things like these. go to my pinned post, confirm your commission idea with me in dms, and show me proof of recent donation equal to my prices to get me to draw
Imagine having everything and suddenly you wake up with nothing left.That's exactly what happened with us .we moved from having everything to having nothing.In a blink of an eye ,we lost everything, our house ,dreams,
memories belongings and our works. We are starting from zero and need your help to climb the leader step by step from scratch.
All the positive words cannot express how generous you are, especially in sharing my posts to inform other donors about the people of Gaza who are still suffering from the terrible conditions caused by the unjust war on Gaza!
Please continue to support us by donating directly or by sharing the link to let others know. Don't hesitate to help people in difficult and miserable times until the dark days are over.
https://gofund.me/c4c2cf82
Hello <3 ive donated €25, if anyone can donate or share as well please do! i dont have many followers but every bit helps!
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