Charity fic exchange to support detained migrants and asylum seekers
This morning, I noticed that the transcedently wonderful @attackfish decided to offer to write 100 words of AtLA fic for every $1 donated to one of two organizations providing legal and humanitarian aid to detained migrants and asylum seekers at the US southern border. This seemed to me to be an amazing idea, and, with their permission, I’ve decided to expand this project.
So! AO3tagoftheday will be hosting and managing a charity fic exchange! This exchange is open to all, regardless of fandom, so please spread this post around through your individual fandoms to get the word out.
For right now, I need y'all to do the following:
If you are an author who’s willing to participate, please fill out this form. This will allow me to compile a list of writers, their fandoms, and what they’re willing to write.
If you are an artist who’s willing to participate, please fill out this form. This will allow me to compile a list of artist, their fandoms, and what they’re willing to draw
If you are interested in donating or supporting this exchange, please reblog to spread the word to others who might want to participate.
attackfish’s original post offered fic in exchange for donations to the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES) and the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS). These are both great organizations, but I want to offer more donation options for this broader exchange. So, if you know of good organizations providing legal and/or humanitarian assistance, please provide a suggestion here.
Given that some people don’t have extra money to donate, and that volunteers are also needed, please especially let me know if you know of organizations working on the ground to on either side of the border which might need volunteers. There’s an option on the writer sign up form to offer fic in exchange for volunteer hours rather than dollars.
Again, writers sign up here! Artists sign up here! Suggestions for organizations to donate to go here! I’ve got 95,000 followers on this blog! Between the lot of us, I’m pretty sure we can do some damn good! Who’s with me?
