want a custom DIY sticker or a blank to make one yourself? message me with proof of donation to a fundraising campaign for a family in Gaza! see more details here
note: I will accept proof of donations to campaigns for people in Gaza in addition to the campaign linked in my original post (currently, I have made specific posts for @youseffamilys-blog / @khadigamajd and @amal-ashour-new / @amal-ashour-now2). please message me if you are interested and have any questions.
quick about:
just some queer from texas [late-20s, white, tme]
idk what this blog really is any more
vast majority of reblogs are circulating fundraisers (largely queued)
🖤❤️💚 note: if you are a Palestinian promoting your fundraiser (or someone promoting on their behalf), please know that I will share vetted fundraisers every time I see them and donate regularly every time I am able! you do not need to follow me back or message me, though I welcome that as well. I care as I would for a neighbor without any extra convincing.
The settler's work is to make even dreams of liberty impossible for the native. The native's work is to imagine all possible methods for destroying the settler.
- Frantz Fanon, The Wretched of the Earth (trans. Constance Farrington)
One of the most enduring and influential anti-colonial theorists of all time, Frantz Fanon became acquainted with racist colonial violence growing up on the French Caribbean colony of Martinique. During World War II, Fanon enlisted with the Free French forces, and experienced further racism from Europeans during his time fighting fascists on the continent. After the war, he studied psychiatry as his political consciousness continued to grow, and in 1952 he published Black Skin, White Masks, which discussed the psychological impact of colonialism on Black people. He worked as a psychiatrist in Algeria for a time before deciding that he could no longer support the French colonial project in Africa and defected to join Algeria's National Liberation Front in its struggle for freedom. He continued to put out a number of influential texts, including his last and most famous, The Wretched of the Earth. In poor health, Fanon died in 1961 at the tragically young age of 36, but his legacy is outsized for his age, having influenced a bevy of revolutionary figures, including Che Guevara, Malcom X, Kwame Ture, and Huey P. Newton.
“To educate the masses politically does not mean, cannot mean, making a political speech. What it means is to try, relentlessly and passionately, to teach the masses that everything depends on them; that if we stagnate it is their responsibility, and that if we go forward it is due to them too, that there is no such thing as a demiurge, that there is no famous man who will take the responsibility for everything, but that the demiurge is the people themselves and the magic hands are finally only the hands of the people.”
critically stagnant spotlight campaigns for today (7/19.)
all campaigns are vetted by the organizers of gaza funds. this site has been vouched for by palestinian bloggers. for full transparency, a list of campaigns is available to view on their site. additionally, if you look at my list of individual campaigns, you will see that i personally trust these campaigns and have donated to them many times.
basim and hla: 15 days since last donation
yasmin's family: 12 days since last donation
yahia hawajry: 12 days since last donation
ghazi mekawi: 11 days since last donation
hassan abdullah: 11 days since last donation
campaigns in danger of becoming critically stagnant:
ahmed atallah: 6 days since last donation
individual posts for these campaigns are generally ignored, which is why i've moved to using this pinned post instead. it simply takes me too long to queue up a bunch of posts people will just scroll past. please don’t ignore this, you have the opportunity to throw someone a lifeline and do some real good. even if you don’t have any money, a reblog is free and can help get more eyes on these campaigns. none of them are on tumblr, to my knowledge. nobody sees these campaigns unless people reblog posts about them or make their own posts.
thank you in advance for your consideration.
tags for reach under the cut (you can always let me know if you'd rather not be on this list, or if you want to be tagged in future posts!)
As my child struggles with pain in silence, my hands stand helpless in the face of the high costs of treatment. He is fighting a tough battle for survival, and every minute that passes increases his torment. Please, be the hope he holds in these difficult circumstances, your contribution may be the only difference between his survival and his suffering.
A Struggle for Survival
My baby's screams are silent, but her pain fills the universe. Your donation is the medicine we don't have the price for😭😭💔💔
Vetted by @gazavetters s, my number verified on the list is ( #410 )
Please consider increasing your contribution to The Sameer Project. They have several campaigns on Chuffed that support different areas across Gaza. I encourage you to choose any campaign and contribute regularly, increasing your donation whenever you are able to.
We are a donations based aid initiative for Gaza led by Palestinians,
Please increase your donation if possible because Israel just attacked a community kitchen in Gaza killing three volunteers but I'm not sure which community kitchen they attacked but increase your donation anyway. This is a dire time.
A mother's plea: Help us survive and protect my child who was born in war.
My name is Sahar. Like any young woman, I dreamed of a stable and happy life. I was engaged to Mohammad, and together, we dreamed of building a warm little home where we could start our life. We spent years preparing our house, but just before our wedding, everything was destroyed in an instant by the war.
I was faced with a choice: to leave Mohammad in the midst of this chaos or to stand by him and begin our journey together, no matter how difficult it might be. I chose him. We got married, not in the dream wedding I had envisioned, but under the harsh reality of war. Our new home became a fragile tent, offering neither comfort nor security.
After we got married, I received the news that I was pregnant with my daughter, and I live in constant fear for my unborn child. I am terrified of the world she will be born into—a world of poverty, hunger, and bitter cold. We have been displaced from our home more than nine times, carrying with us nothing but the burden of loss and the hope of survival. The house we dreamed of is now rubble, and the tent we live in barely protects us from the rain and cold.How will I protect my daughter? We struggle to find enough food. Basic necessities like milk, blankets, and clothing feel impossibly out of reach. The cost of survival has become unbearable. Every night, I am haunted by the thought: how can I bring her into this world, knowing I cannot keep her safe?
After a long pregnancy filled with pain and fear, after nights without sleep, I finally gave birth to my baby girl. She was born in the middle of bombing, surrounded by destruction and poverty—not in a warm room, not in a safe place. Her first cry mixed with the sound of explosions, as if she was announcing her arrival into a cruel world she never chose.
I gave birth to her with nothing but my heart. I cannot promise her anything. Poverty surrounds us from every side, and the cold reaches her tiny body before night even comes. My baby and I are suffering deeply, not because we ask for much, but because I am unable to provide her with the most basic needs: milk, warmth, and safety.
When I look into her eyes, I feel strength. When I look at my empty hands, I break down in tears. I am a mother trying to save her child from hunger and fear, in a world that has shown no mercy even to the dreams of children.😢🥹
To donate or support us, here is the link 👇🙏
Help Sahar and Mohammed Build a Safe Home for Their Baby
Sa… Jordan Brusso needs your support for Help Sahar and Mohammed Build a Safe H
From the depths of my heart, thank you for your kindness and compassion🥹❤️🙏
Urgent update: Unfortunately, my daughter Walaa's situation has worsened due to the unavailability of insulin. Obtaining it has become extremely difficult for me. I appeal to anyone who can help to stand with us during this difficult time, as her medication is essential for her life. Your support could save her.🙏
Hi everyone,
This Palestinian family from Gaza t… Fadi Zakkout needs your support for Donate to Walaa & siblings to provide med
More and more community kitchens in Gaza had to close down because of the relentless bombings by Israel. Please consider increasing your donation to The Sameer Project so they can expand their operation
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