hiiiiiiiii its me again. long time no see. im dj aka damone. im a blak s.asian disabled bi woman
i just got kicked out of an abusive home with basically nothing but my medication and my laptop, and i live in the middle of fucking nowhere, have no one in the area, no license, and i need to sort out accommodation, food, and other essentials for me and my cats tonight and for the next few days most likely.
im australian and our dollar is dogshit so anything helps more than you know. love u.
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hello hi some quick updates: the most important is that my accommodation has been extended, but it ends on friday the 31st (it is the 29th today)
after this im likely going to need to find somewhere else to stay and its much more expensive to stay in this town, funds are running out, and so i need to try and get somewhere in the city
ive also added stripe as an option on ko-fi alongside paypal
as always, thank you all so much for your help so far, i would have been utterly fucked without you especially with how much bureaucratic bullshit hoops ive had to jump through and wait on. i will be trying to fund as much as possible on my end as well. any help has been and will be much appreciated. ily
more updates below, much longer. very long actually. slightly rambly sorry ↓
ive received a one off crisis payment of $400 from centrelink, and im going in today to lodge the physical dsp forms ive filled out as i cannot scan and upload them from here
my caseworker has been trying to secure me a spot in a refuge but right now they have yet to get back to her and i am not able to take this into my own hands. i have to wait, as i cant self refer or follow this up on my own behalf
several places are available to take my cats, but they wont be able to until theyve either gotten their boosters or i can get the records to verify their shots are still in date. im waiting on hearing back if the clinic has found them, but in the meantime ive booked an appointment as early as i was able to for the 11th of august to get their shots. however its a matter of finding somewhere to stay until then, once theyre boarded ill have a lot more flexibility. if i can get them in somewhere earlier i will do so immediately even if its out of pocket, but i wont be able to before accommodation runs out regardless
i was able to get some winter clothes so i have some warmer stuff for this abysmal fucking weather. some shirts, pants, a jumper, and hoodie. im gonna get some socks and gloves today i think. fuck winter
ive been cooking so any costs have been kept fairly low in terms of food, at least as far as possible w the price of groceries.
i have applied for other payments and rebates to see if i can squeeze anything else from the system rn from services, as well as having what little super i had released
ill need to pay for transport to the city for me, my cats, and some of my belongings to get there. public transport isnt an option in terms of what i need to take and my own physical limitations with disability, but once i find somewhere to stay and dont need to take my cats everywhere with me to adhere to policy, im very adept at navigating public transport so that should be a relative non issue funds wise beyond time crunches and less accessible locations. even if i were to just send my belongings ahead to the city and take public transport with the cats, courier fees are about $400
i HAVE negotiated my way into being able to pick up some of my things from the house, mainly extra clothes, any records i can get, some personal valuables.
i will potentially be making a gfm to help with the rest of the rental and moving process so i can get as much of my shit as possible from the house that i cant take this week and store it, try and get some basic secondhand furniture and appliances, get some driving lessons to get my p plates so i can retrieve my car and also use it to move things, and try to secure stable housing long enough to find my footing so i can completely remove any dependency on my abusive family permanently
if and once i secure as spot at a refuge, the cats are handled, and i have a moment to properly figure myself out while the dsp application processes, i will be renewing my rsa and trying to find some small shifts that wont fuck up the application (i need to keep my hours under 14 a week, which... w my physical state wont be difficult unfortunately), save, get my p plates so i can get my car, and overall get as much of my shit together as possible
i am very confident that once my dsp is sorted out, i can find a stable few shifts a week bartending, and i have my p plates for my car, i will be quite functional and be able to afford my own stupid fucking baka life. ive been spending the past few months budgeting, working on applications and gathering evidence for my dsp, rental hunting, and meeting with caseworkers and specialists, i know that once i have stability, ive done my best to ensure maintaining it is within my ability, and im as certain as i possibly can be in my current state, that i will be fine. its just getting the fuck out of here and finding somewhere long enough to give me the chance
so my current priorities will be accommodation in the weird limbo phase, transport to and from places as necessary, and groceries
I do think some people who continue to call X "Twitter" are just doing it out of hostility towards Elon Musk, but tbh I think the real reason it still happens so much is that "X" is just a spectacularly bad name, and Twitter had a lot of brand/name recognition and familiarity
This video shows students engaging in a workshop detailing the Duolingo English Test.
This is a highly sought-after workshop, particularly in Gaza, as many students aim to apply for scholarships in European countries to pursue their education in an inspiring and safe environment.
Today, for the second time, we are raising funds to host another free workshop for the many students awaiting the second part of the series. Sponsoring one student’s attendance costs $10;
your contribution will enable a student from Gaza to attend a free workshop led by specialists, where they will learn the details of the Duolingo English Test.
Fundraiser || PayPal || Vetting 1 || Vetting 2
A small donation + empowering the future of a student from Gaza.
I cannot recommend bringing your heritage and culture into how you view media enough.
It is important to consider the culture of the person who created the piece, absolutely; but the different perspectives offered by the viewers is fascinating in and of itself and does not always detract from the message.
As an example, when I was younger, I watched Schindler's List. This movie is famously shot in black and white except for one section, concerning a little girl in a red coat. The camera follows her until her eventual death.
I am Turtle Island Indigenous and I was always taught that the only color spirits could see was red, because it is the color of life and blood.
So the second the girl in the red jacket came on screen, something inside me chilled with fear.
The only color in the movie was that red. At some point, I, the viewer, had died.
I remember sobbing at the sight of the burning human piles that were shown, convinced I was buried in there somewhere. The reason I had only seen red on the girl was that my death was recent. I was the ash in the air mistaken for snow. I had died before her and had followed her, helplessly, until she followed me.
The message I got for that was maybe not what the creator had intended: that there was no "being clever enough" or "good enough" or "kind enough" that would shield or protect you from such a massive tidal wave of evil.
You are not exempt from tragedy, that red jacket whispered. You are not special.
When I told some of my white friends about my experience with viewing Schindler's List, some were shocked and the rest just out-and-out mocked me for my "media illiteracy".
"it was just a filming trick to make you feel something," I remember one saying, which terrified me. How had he not felt anything even before she showed up?
However, when I repeated my viewing to a college class, they were fascinated. The implications of what I had seen and felt made the film all the more terrifying and solemn. It encouraged a lot of people to try to ask themselves what media meant from a cultural perspective, where they hadn't done that before.
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While you're here, my father is wracked with pain, his strength waning, and he's suffering terribly. I wanted to remind you, Yan, that your donation can provide much-needed help and support to my father, who sees death before his eyes every second. Please donate and help keep him alive. Please.
I will not forgive anyone who sees this post and ignores it, who hears about my father's situation and doesn't donate. Please help us and donate. Your donations are our only hope in life. My father, my family, and I are suffering greatly, and your donations are our only lifeline. Please donate.
Please help us. We are a family and we don't want to see any of our members die before our eyes. The situation here in Gaza is extremely difficult, the bombing never stops, and every day there are martyrs. I implore you to donate to us and give whatever you can. We urgently need 3500 euros to reach our goal. Please contribute any amount and help us reach it.
Unfortunately, there haven't been any donations in the last 24 hours, and the situation here is very bad. Please donate, please, please donate and give what you can. Please.
Please continue to support us and share. Thank you all. I swear this helps us immensely to survive in these unbearable and intolerable circumstances. So please be helpful to us. Donate now.
We are suffering greatly here, and the whole world is watching our plight. Please don't be like them and ignore us. Your donations help us immensely. Please donate now. You are our hope, friends. We need 2700 to reach our goal. Please be a part of reaching it and donate now.
My dear friend Fadel (@fadell-aldany) is wonderful, intelligent, and kind. He graduated this year, and he has dreams of helping to rebuild Gaza. However, he lives under constant terror and deprivation from the occupation. He needs to raise at least $800 monthly for medicines to keep him alive, as well as funds for clean water and adequate food. His body is breaking down from starvation and severe anemia.
Fadel also desperately needs pain relief. He suffers chronic pain, not only from hunger, but from untreated injuries. Two years ago, the occupation bombed his house while he was inside and since then he has been homeless and raising funds for surgery to remove the shrapnel from his body. The cost of medical evacuation is tens of thousands of dollars in coordination costs, and only possible when occupiers lift travel restrictions out of Gaza
The zionist occupation has been attacking people sheltering in tents very near to Fadel's family. They live in terror from military attacks and from the slow death of starvation and breakdown from lack of healthcare. Please interrupt this genocidal process and help them however you can!
My friends, you are my 0nly hope now. I desperateIy neeed y0ur h@lp. I don't know how I'll be able to raiise the m0ney for my medication and hospital stay, and on top of that, I'm exhausted and in constant pain. Please d0nate and sup0rt me; don't ignore me.
as-Salēm 3aleīcum, folks. You probably already know about Ibrahim @aburakhiaibrahim and his parents, amongst the millions trapped in a life-or-death cycle systemically imposed on them in the Gaza Strip.
After surviving a coma and struggling to care for his elderly parents in a flooded, storm-ravaged tent, they still face the most immediate threat: he's had persistent hardships trying to afford very critical medication for his condition. As of now, he's been able to procure only 5 days-worth of meds, whilst still needing to afford basic groceries as well.
Due to the zionist siege and ensuing artificial scarcity, the price of his pills has skyrocketed beyond reach. Without them and proper medical care the occupation won't let him get in Gaza, doctors have warned his condition might further deteriorate. Every missed dose brings him closer to irreversible collapse.
His only path to survival is join his sister in Canada along with his parents, where they can finally access consistent healthcare, shelter, and safety. But right now, he cannot even afford the medicine that would keep him alive long enough to evacuate.
We helped him survive the coma and the storms. We cannot let him die waiting for pills. Please, help them get nurturing along with his meds.
Their GoFundMe campaign is now at just a wee over half their travel expenses:
And you can donate to them here:
PayPal, for daily and medical expenses
GoFundMe, to contribute to their travel expenses
Remember their campaign has been verified as #336 by @gaza-evacuation-funds
Please, donate what you can. Even small amounts add up to a dose. If you can't, please reblog this post, as exposure is their only supply line until Allāh ﷻ knows when.
Don't let a vulnerable person die from a treatable condition in plain sight. This is not just aid, it's a race against a blockade that prices people out of their own survival.
Though Ibrahim hasn't been present on Tumblr due to staff terminating his blogs, he's still in dire need of help. Ibrahim is currently looking for someone to help donate once a month to his new GoFundMe; $5 or $10, anything someone can comfortably give to help him and his mother.
If you'd be able to donate monthly, please consider helping Ibrahim!
From Ibrahim to all who support us
I am deeply grateful to everyone who ha… Samah M S needs your support for Support My Family’s Medical
Ibrahim's GoFundMe has only received 2 donations in the last two weeks, and has been stagnant for nearly a month.
Please donate if you can, Ibrahim and his family badly need donations and their situation is still dire. They truly can't afford for their campaign to stagnate like this.
Tagging below:
Donation rewards and vetting below, More info collected here
ibrahim’s emigration paperwork
1) gorey offering artwork @gorey
usuegorey offering artwork, tarot readings and more donation rewards offered for just this campaigngorey link to followup message
"Yes! I am offering tarot readings and custom artwork or other creative work (writing, music) with proof of donation $10 or greater to Ibrahim's campaign. If you need an incentive there is that! Please help my friend!"
2 ) More general list of artists offering: Art and other rewards being offered for those who have proof of donation (such as a screenshot of receipt, probably with personal information blacked out) to the well-known vetting lists and a few other. I have collected an up-to-date list here. There is also links to other lists: for such as flowerpawarts's spreadsheet, you should make sure they accept the vetting list or are not just funding for a specific family
💬 4 🔁 108 ❤️ 38 · Archival link: Donation incentives for the big two lists and mentions of others · @/gazavetters vetted list
Vetted list
FUCK FUCCKKKK FUCK Stop whatever you're doing now! My sister's body is covered in blisters and sores. She can't sleep and cries constantly. The summer heat and pollution in the camp have worsened her skin condition. Please, the treatment is very expensive. Please be among the first to donate.
Regardless of your religion, nationality, or race, please don't be racist towards a child who only needs medicine to live. Insects have swarmed my sister's blisters, causing them to become inflamed and ooze pus. She's just a child and can't bear the pain. Please help my little sister.
To donate, click here or via PayPal here ... Verification here ‼️‼️‼️
VETTED CAMPAIGN DELETED BY GFM AND NEEDING TO RAISE FUNDS FROM SCRATCH
GFM unjustly terminated Fidaa's @fidaa-family2 campaign and she lost all of the funds she'd raised so far to help evacuate her family. She has to start all over with a new campaign.
Fidaa's campaign has been vetted here and here. Please consider donating to her if you have anything at all to give. Small dollar amounts can add up so never think you won't make a difference! If you have enough to buy a cup of coffee, consider skipping it to give to Fidaa instead. Imagine how frustrating it would be after months of fundraising to lose what you've worked hard for. We need to show Fidaa our support now more than ever!
Fidaa and her beautiful kids Sila and Hamoud are raising money to survive the genocide in Gaza. Whether these funds go to food (prices are s
You can also donate through Paypal directly.
Please reblog & share this post even if you aren't able to donate. Let's help this fundraiser reach as many people as possible. <3
Fidaa has established a new campaign after scammers hacked into her old campaign, and she was forced to close it. She has to start from scratch once again with a new campaign and needs our help more than ever. Please consider donating to Fidaa and her beautiful children Sila and Hamoud.
people wonder why i want sex work decriminalized. because when an adult consents to sex in exchange for currency, i deserve to be protected if im assaulted. if i agree to set terms and a client violates me, they should be prosecuted without me or other sex workers fearing for our own freedom
now i cant do anything. i just have to block his number, keep doing survival sex work and pray i dont get hurt anymore.
please support your local sex workers. protect us. help spread our voices.
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