The first pride was a riot, more specifically a riot against police violence. Trans women like Miss Major and other people of colour paved the way for the celebration of pride today. You cannot celebrate your pride this month, or any month if you aren’t also supporting Black Lives Matter and the riots going on against police violence right now. Us white LGBTQ+ need to stand up for our black siblings and their rights, their struggles. We need to amplify their voices and show any support we can. (Edited to add links and make the image clearer)
Extensive BLM Google doc including places to donate to, education resources, etc
List of 75 things white people can do right now
Simple way to donate to the cause if you have no money to
All that the people living in Gaza think about is whether they will die of hunger or die from bombing. Today Sami my friend @sami--onley told me that he can never live in these conditions. Hunger has become worse than the days that have passed. He and his children live on drinking water and some salt. His children do nothing but cry in front of him, but he can do nothing. He just looks at his children and cries from his heart. This is the real life that one family lives among many families. I ask you to help Sami to buy his children even one kilo of flour. The price of flour is $1000 per bag. You can donate from here to ease the pain of this hungry family.
Racing matches, graphics, movies, series, games.... And Gaza is not in memory, not in people's minds. Everyone is having fun, playing, and watching. Gaza alone is the hardest days. These days, famine is spreading throughout the Gaza Strip. The fourth day without any food in my tent that was worn out by the sun. My brothers, my children, cannot move. They only curse this unjust life. They only curse all the people who do not know mercy. Yes, do not be shocked. My mother needs a lot of medicine, but unfortunately there is no medicine. Even the sick have no hope left. They have nothing left but to wish for death as soon as possible, or perhaps suicide. Life is very harsh. Gaza alone, oh world, oh people, we can't bear it anymore, do something, I beg you, do anything, anything, don't just look at us and cry, please donate before it's too late, our hearts bleed more every day, every hour that passes, every minute a person dies in Gaza, the more time passes, the more death there is, even if we think about leaving Gaza to another country, the amount of money I have is not enough because my family is large and the crossing is closed now, so if you have some money you can spend it on my family, my brothers, my sick mother and father, I beg you who read this, donate without hesitation (50 Euros = save a child)
This page provides information on open source wheelchairs.
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as we know active type wheelchair very expensive, & repair need buy from specific medical manufacturer n take very long time. someone (who wheelchair user themself of near 40 years) made open source active manual wheelchair where most (if not all?) material from commercial easy get materials! wood, plastic, pvc pipe, & those commercial aluminum square pipe things. n they put guide made them yourself in link for anyone want try make
this video from their instagram show their wood frame wheelchair actually pretty durable, include clip from everyday use & even drop wheelchair all over place (basically imagine what airline do to them…) - n wheelchair stay in tact! n even if some part break - it easy change because wood planks all screwed together so you just buy wood plank & unscrew & rescrew.
not great for people w advanced seating positioning needs probably (think if only problem is easy butt pressure sore, maybe can still use this + supportive cushion but think beyond that it get hard). but if like you don’t need those things then maybe fun project?
have not use for self so can’t actually talk about experience but it look pretty cool
Start thinking of your city as your house like if you lived in a sprawling metropolis estate with hundreds of thousands of roommates. Like say you lived in a castle and if you were hungry it took you twenty minutes to walk across the grounds to like the dining hall. Just pretend the trip to the grocery store and back to your kitchen is how far it is to the castle or apocalypse camp dining hall it doesn’t matter. Then scale it up to a city. With all of your beautiful roommates that you don’t know. And then it’s easy to leave your bedroom
this is your thanksgiving reminder that the chinook tribe is still fighting for federal recognition, which means they are unable to access programs and resources. please take some time today to sign their petition and donate if you’re able to. and if you live in washington or oregon please write to your elected officials.
and another reminder that the quileute tribe (the very real tribe that was featured in twilight and received no compensation) is still located in a tsunami zone and is trying to move to higher ground. please consider donating.
a whole bunch of gazan mutual aid projects and nonprofits. if the decision of which individual fundraiser to give to feels too daunting, or if you just want to help as many people as possible in one go, these are great initiatives to support.
care for gaza - focuses on providing food and essential supplies. donate here or here.
connecting humanity - securing internet access via donations of virtual sim cards (esims). if you can't afford a whole plan yourself, crips for esims is a communal pool that will use your donation to purchase and maintain esims
gaza soup kitchen - provides food, medical care, and classes for children. also has a gofundme
glia gaza medical support initiative - provides medical care through field clinics and tents at hospitals. donations can also be sent through their website.
ele elna elak - provides clean water, food, clothing, and shelter. they also have a gofundme
life for gaza - raising money for the gaza municipality to repair water and waste management infrastructure
taawon - partners with local civil organizations to provide food, water, medical care, shelter, and basic supplies
the sameer project - running various initiatives providing tents, medical care, and necessities. they have their own encampment project focused on sheltering families with children, sick and disabled members, or members in need of perinatal care
islamic relief worldwide's gaza emergency appeal - provides food, water, hygiene kits, medical supplies, and psychological support
baitulmaal - provides a variety of necessities, including food, water, shelter, and medical supplies
gaza mutual aid fund - distributes food, hygiene products, water, and other essential supplies, including financial support. run by @/el-shab-hussein's amazing friend Mona. updates can be found on her instagram.
hygiene kits for gaza - provides hygiene supplies including menstrual products, wipes, and toothbrushes/toothpaste
anera - provides a variety of necessities, including food, water, hygiene supplies, medicine, blankets and mattresses, and psychological care
palestine children's relief fund - provides supplies and support with a focus on children. also has an initiative for lebanon
certainly this is not an exhaustive list, so please feel free to add on other projects or organizations that i didn't include. and as always, please take the time to donate if you can and share. it truly makes all the difference.
It’s thanksgiving in us and black Friday tomorrow. I do not participate in either, and I hope you do not too. But if you do, I want to remind you that there haven’t been a safe day in Gaza for over a year. For this thanksgiving many in Gaza would be lucky to be warm or sated, and I'm not even going to talk about safety. Falastin’s family (and many more) will be thankful to have ANYTHING on the table today, and with the current rates of donations they will, and I promise I’m not over exaggerating, freeze or starve to death.
Her family has endured more than 50 displacements now and has had many family members martyred since last October. They wanted to buy another tent and waterproof materials in September* but they didn’t get enough donations (they are forced to spend what they have on food) and now they are starving.
Last time the campaign met the daily goal of 500 USD was 22 days ago - a goal that was meant to be a stepping stone. And this week they didn't even raise 400 USD so far. If you are not familiar with prices in Gaza or Falastin’s campaign you may think that it’s a lot, but it’s very far from the truth. Prices in Gaza are still rising, aid is getting sparser (just like the world's attention to Palestine) and they need all the help they can get to feed 26 people. Even 1 or 5 dollars can help since it will push the campaign up in the algorithm on gofundme.
Donate via Gofundme (in SEK! check rates below please): LINK
I was going to link to Standing Rock Institute of Natural History’s gofundme, but it appears it is no longer active. Here’s the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s general donation page.
The Standing Rock reservation has an astonishing wealth of fossil remains, and a relatively young paleontology program, but not much in the way of resources. Here’s the program’s Get Involved page, and here’s a really cool video talking about the subject from PBS’s Prehistoric Road Trip, if you have six minutes to spare.
A Human Appeal: Our Lives Under Threat and Famine😣💔
I am Ayman Alwan, a father and husband living in Gaza with my family. Today, I write to you from the depths of my heart as I face a grim reality that threatens our lives every day. Since the war began, our lives have changed drastically, and I no longer know how to protect my family from the dangers surrounding us.
The sound of explosions has become a part of our daily life, stealing sleep from our eyes and planting fear in our hearts. I once had a source of livelihood as a fisherman, but my boat has been destroyed, and we have lost the means to secure our daily bread. Now, we are living in a real famine, searching for food in every corner, our hearts aching from hunger.
As winter approaches, our anxiety increases. We do not have enough warm clothing, nor do we have shelter to protect our children from the harsh cold. Every time I think of my son Hamoud, whose innocent eyes reflect hope and purity, I feel shattered. How can I watch my child grow up in a world filled with destruction and threats?
I write to you today to ask for your help. We are in desperate need of your support, as every donation can be a beacon of hope in our dark reality. Your generosity can change our lives and restore hope to our weary hearts.
Let us come together and restore humanity's meaning. Let us extend a helping hand to our families in Gaza and stand united against this grim reality.
I implore you with all the human emotions I possess—help us reclaim our right to live.
My campaing vetted by/ @90-ghost @gaza-evacuation-funds
Hello my friends here please help with whatever you can I know that asking for donations is not easy but we must not remain idle
I have 5,000 followers. If each person donates $5, the goal will be achieved today and within hours.
Are you ready to save a Palestinian family? Do you support the oppressed Palestinian people? Do you want to do something? Donate now and share widely 💪👏
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Half done, donate now 💓
I’m Zenzi and have made this GoFundMe for my friend in Palestine and her family. H… Zenzi Zeme needs your support for Save Kareman Dohan's F
making this post to support the campaign of @kawlafamily7 who is @fidaa-family2 ‘s sister
kawla has three young children. her daughter was injured from falling shrapnel and rubble and also has a glucose allergy. she needs special milk without glucose which is very expensive.
“She needs glucose-free soda milk, and her growth is bad so far. Her teeth will not grow due to allergies and lack of growth, and she is one and a half years old.”
please take a second to share and donate to this campaign. people are living in unbearable conditions, every donation makes a difference
My name is Abi from Lincoln, NE, and I'm raising money for Khawla and her family from … Abi Lass needs your support for Support Khawla's Fam
Since you're all here, please pay attention. As you can see from the picture below, Abood @abood-gaza9 has to stand in long lines for hours just to get some water for his family, and the water is often contaminated, which leads to intestinal illnesses, as well as other issues.
His campaign is currently at $17,748/$40,000. Can we get more donations in? Thank you!
Hello, my name is Andy. I live in Ohio, but I am organizing this fundraiser for Abood and his wife who … Andy S needs your support for Help
!! DONT SKIP !! donations urgently needed
They are only at €5,561 out of €50,000 goal
I was contacted by Nader to draw pictures for and help spread his brother Abdulsalam Al-Anqar’s fundraiser to save their family. Nader is a 17 year old boy who lives in Gaza with his family: parents Ahmed (54) and mother Iman (49), brothers Abdulsalam (26), Mohammed (14), and Omar (21) and Abdulsalam’s wife and their one year old daughter Iman. Imagine it was your sibling, your friend, your son, who should be in school or with his friends, who instead has to hide from bombs and ask for help online to save his family. His family have suffered through one year of genocide. All of you are their hope to get to safety.
This fundraiser is vetted by @gazavetters, number four on the spreadsheet here
Abdulsalams daughter Iman is only one year old and has lived most her life in a war zone. She is suffering from malnutrition. It’s every fathers worst nightmare to see their child starve and not be able to feed her. Please help him feed his daughter and get her to safety. No child should grow up hearing the sound of bombs. Every child has the right to food and safety. You can help give Iman the childhood she should have, where she can sleep in a safe bed at night with a full stomach.
Their father Ahmed has cancer and needs surgery and medication. It is not possible to get the treatment he needs in Gaza. every day his illness is left untreated, the cancer will continue to spread through his body, so he very urgently needs money for treatment and travel. If you help them get to their goal, you are saving their fathers life. Don’t let this family who have already lost so much lose their father, husband, and grandfather
Nader has showed me pictures of this explosion close to them, thankfully they were able to get away. Every day they stay in Gaza their lives are at risk from israeli bombs. Every day and hour counts. I know there are compassionate and kind people who are willing to help. every euro helps, YOUR donation will bring them one moment closer to safety. With love and hope I’m asking you to give what you can, I believe in the kind people of the world and I beg you to not let them die. If you can’t donate, please share so it may reach people who can.
Never forget that palestinians are not numbers on a list of deaths. Please think of each of them, think of their names and faces and know that you can help them. I think of them every day. I think of the hopes and dreams they should achieve, I think of their education, their future, and the love they show when they work hard every day to get help. You may feel powerless to stop this genocide, but you have the power to save Abdulsalam and his family.
I dream that the day will come soon where they may use their days to rest and recover from what they’ve been through, where they can share a meal and laugh and the children will play, instead of having to use their time to beg the world to listen and help them. We can make this possible.
50 000 euros is a lot of money for one person to give, but for all of us together, it can be done. Please don’t look away.
(drawing above by @neechees)
Thank you for reading their story. Please don’t keep scrolling without sharing
– You don't know what any of this is about, do you? You work here, you see these people every day, how they live, and you just don't get it.
– What do you want me to say? That I feel for them? That they got a bad break? What good would it do?
– It'd be a start.
STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE (1993–1999)
⤷ Paste Tense (parts I & II)
This is Eman Zaqout, from Occupied Gaza, Palestine. I am a Biotechnologist ,🩸💉 and scientific researcher 👩🔬contacting you at a really desperate moment.
I am seeking your assistance to raise funds for saving our lives, facing the starvation in Gaza 👨👩👧👦 and help me achieve my doctoral degree dream after being awarded OWSD PhD Fellowship for inspirational women 👩🎓
Just like any motivated and loving life woman, and for years, I poured my heart and soul into my work at Al-Shifa Hospital and Turkish Palestinian Friendship Hospital👩⚕️, as Biotechnology Specialist serving cancer patients with compassion and skill💉🩹
I also gave medical lectures to students at different universities and training centers in Gaza👩🏫👇
As a result of my outstanding grades in my study and the excellent performance in my job, I have been a holder of different scholarship and I am active participant in many research visits and scientific missions💪
The last scholarship as at McGill University in Canada three months ago before the starting of the genocide in Gaza.😫
However,😥
My life changed dramatically when Israeli military launched a sweeping war against Gaza. My home and our neighborhood in the North have been destroyed along with our belongings and precious memories early in this crisis😣💔
My job and my husband's job are gone. Israeli military forced us to evacuate from the north Gaza to the south where they claimed it would be the safe zone but it is not at all. Our sweet home and neighborhood have been destroyed 😥😭💔
Forced to flee with nothing but the clothes on our backs, today, we find ourselves sheltering in a displacement camp lacking access to sanitation, medical supplies, food and drinkable water. I will not talk a lot about the dire and unbearable life we have to go through, as no word can express it fairly 🥺😣
The good news in the midst of this tragedy, that I am one of the 22 women from the developing world who have been awarded OWSD- PhD fellowship to pursue my PhD study in Malaysia🍉💪. But now I am stuck in Gaza unable to achieve my dream because Israeli army has occupied and closed all the border crossings 😭💔
Meet 22 fellows awarded OWSD PhD fellowship
This genocide has been 10 months of hell and horror. We have reached a point where there is no hope left for us here in Gaza, where we are unfortunately just waiting for our turn to die 💔
Nevertheless,
I refuse to succumb to despair, holding on to the belief that brighter days lie ahead 🖤🤍💚💖
With your kindness and generosity🥺, I hope to survive the genocide and reclaim the path to achieving my doctorate 💉🩸
Your compassionate aid would mean the world to me and my family.🥺🙏🍉✌
Dear friends, family, and compassionate supporters,
My name is Eman Za… Mazin Fakak needs your support for Help my family survive famine an
