I have a family friend who worked at our local Salvation Army headquarters as a a secretary. This particular office took all the Christmas donations for children in need, put them in a warehouse, and on a designated day the staff and their friends picked through them all, taking whatever they wanted. She saw people hauling away bikes donated for specific families. Some local children had hundreds of dollars of gifts donated in their name, and on Christmas they received three cheap things, items likely not even from the person who sponsored them.
My friend quit, and I’ve not given them a dime of my money since then.
I deal with a lot of agencies who provide disaster relief.
I used to say the Salvation Army’s disaster services were the one (literally the ONE) good thing they did.
They would come in, set up a canteen trailer, make and pass out hot coffee and donated food in a disaster, usually being one of the first agencies to get there and the last to leave.
Then I found out.
Every time they did this, regardless of if they were actually invited or deployed by the agency in charge (usually FEMA, sometimes others) they would SELF-DEPLOY. Meanjng they would just show up. Ok. That’s not TOO bad, sometimes agencies have to take initiative and get there before the red tape is sorted out. BUT. They, after they left at the end of the incident, they would send FEMA or the host agency a BILL. They used one or two paid employees (usually the driver of the truck and a supervisor); and many VOLUNTEERS, but they would bill for EVERYONE’s Labor at standard federal rates. They would bill for the food they distributed even though it was all donated by another agency or private parties. They would bill for the coffee they made and the supplies. Except they would use electricity from the shelter location, water from donations or from the shelter, and in many cases, they would get the coffee and industrial filters DONATED, but bill for them at retail prices.
The Salvation Army is also ass to the workers. A good number of people join it, naively thinking that it’s doing good, and end up leaving cynical and beaten down. The management is hostile, if not outright abusive, and demand some ridiculous hours of it lower to mid-level staff. Don’t support these people.
Also just for even more horrific context on the original twitter thread?
Salvation Army reached out to Milknmuffins and asked what shelter she’s at with the promise to address the abuse in it. She…ended up saying where she was. She was thrown out onto the street. It’s also all on Twitter.
They invited her to a personal talk so she could explain the situation in person.
And then they threatened her with a screenshot of a rape-threat made supposedly by her:
And then threw her out into the street while claiming she broke house rules that
So yeah, the Salvation Army is a bunch of entitled assholes that will treat the most vulnerable like shit if they dare try to do anything that makes them look bad
The “Fuck Salvation Army” posts are making the rounds again, so conisder this your reminder:
Do. Not. Give. These. Assholes. A. Single. Fucking. Penny.
It has been 11 months of genocide. 334 days of airstrikes and ground invasions. 481,801 minutes of innocent lives martyred one after another.
I don’t know how the world can still keep spinning as this happens right in front of our faces, or why we are letting this go on for so long, but with every passing day, it seems people become used to it, even when the victims come to us themselves asking for help.
Many of us don’t know how to handle such a huge responsibility. We may feel we are not equipped to do so. That is why you get overwhelmed when you are confronted with the victims and our complicity in it and make a decision to ignore. You become defeatist.
But you can’t do that. You have to resist because this is exactly what the settler colony wants you to feel. They do want to look away. They want you to carry on with your life (your normal) while they commit the most atrocities on the most vulnerable.
Deutschland (Germany) is a country that shows no shame in their support of the settler colony. It is up to the point where they would discriminate against the Palestinians. Even to those who stand up for them. Ava Moayeri, a German-Iranian activist, has been sent to court for chanting “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” last month!
If she goes through this, imagine the Palestinians who want nothing more but to build a better future for themselves. My friend, Bilal Salah (@bilal-salah0), is no exception. He is 22 years old and lives in Deutschland for work, but he has faced so many difficulties. He has been on the verge of deportation, making him lose access to his job and housing. His former employer has extorted €4,800 and he is still unemployed, so he can not financially support his family back in Ghazzah. This fundraiser is all he has.
So please help him achieve €110,000 by September 20th! We are supposed to raise it today (Sept 15th), but we have failed to do so. Let's make sure this doesn't happen again! We can't let him down!
As of writing this, €105,980 has been raised! There is only €4,020 left to go! If we do the math, we need at least 804 people to contribute a minimum of €5 to succeed!
Please donate and share. Bilal’s family has narrowly survived the airstrike at the al-Masawi Camp. This fundraiser will help them purchase basic necessities until Rafah Crossing reopens and they can evacuate!
Hi everyone,
I am Bilal, 22 years old, from Gaza, Palestine. I am reaching… Bilal salah needs your support for Help Evacuate My Family f
Guys just €3.8k left to go. Please dont abandon bilal when hes so close to final goal, we need to raise this money as soon as possible we've already missed the dealine of september 15th
I'll keep this short. I wish more people here will continue to help Hazem's family (verified as #281 on the vetted evacuation fund spreadsheet). Hazem hasn't been able to go back to visit his family since 2018, when he left to study dentistry to secure a better future for them. Now the family is trapped in Jabalia and the military situation is escalating DAILY.
Hazem wanted me to share this story and photos of his brother, Hamza, who is an accomplished solar power engineer.
Hamza pursued a vocational diploma in solar energy, and after completing his studies, he started working with various companies in Gaza. But this wasn’t enough for his ambition. He then enrolled in university again, where he studied multimedia web technology. Alongside his studies, he continued working in the field of solar energy, combining academic knowledge with practical experience.
Despite the war destroying his dreams, Hamza never gave up. After the university allowed online studies for some courses, he has been trying to seize every opportunity to access the internet to download his study materials and keep up with his education despite the difficult circumstances. Often, he asks me to download his study materials and send them to him due to the ongoing internet issues in Gaza.
Hamza has been and continues to be a symbol of resilience and perseverance. He embodies the spirit of challenge and dedication to learning and working even in the toughest of conditions. Your prayers and support mean the world to him.
No donations in the past 40 minutes, and only €10 raised in the past hour.
We desperately need to raise €25,000 by the end of day on Friday in order to get enough money to evacuate all 5 of Hazem's siblings. €20,895 currently raised, we need to raise €4,105 more in the next few days. Please help save Hamza and their younger siblings.
My name is Hazem, and I am from Gaza. Since 2018, I have not been able to see my fami… Hazem Khalil needs your support for Help my family in
I saw Zionists in tags about a free Palestine (And yes, they also used the "Jumblr" tag, but you obviously don't find it offensive to use that tag to spread pro-genocidal rhetoric, right?)
By the way, a text about the watermelon gang and an accusation for destroying Holocaust monuments (Sorry, I can't trust people who lie a lot anymore, I rather doubt that it was done by left-wing pro-Palestinians, I rather shoot at right-wing parasites who join a more left-wing movement and they give a bad reputation, yes an example is radical feminism which attached itself to feminism and gave it a bad reputation…)
Well, sorry, compared to you Zionists, many people distinguish Zionists and Jews (Because Zionism is an ideology, not an ethnicity, and it is a lie that every Jew is a Zionist, hello, those who think that it is the same are the same as recognize that every German was a Nazi…), because, beware, Zionists recognize that every Palestinian is a terrorist (They have a history of killing people on the autism spectrum and with DWon syndrome just because they are Palestinian and they have deemed them a "Terrorist Threat"…)
And information for Zionists: Enjoying the bodies of children and supporting the right to rape is not fucking normal, I know, shocking information, but everyone will tell you that it's sick and your defense that "It's Hamas" is embarrassing on many levels
Now that I have your attention:
Venezuela is in first place, it turns out that the electricity was sabotaged and it was turned off in many cities…
I mean, electricity blac
recently, i have had an influx of gofundmes in my askbox, so i thought i would reblog about all of them in the one spot
all of these have l
i have had many blogs reach out to me in my inbox and i decided to compile a list of their go fund me's and any accompanying vetted/pinned p
I am Fidaa from Gaza. I am 29 years old. I stand before you as a person trying to preserve his fami… Abby S needs your support for Help Fida
Hello world
I'm Safaa, 25 years old, the wife of the best man in the wor… Safa'a Abd needs your support for Help us build new hope fo
Please pass around or help where you can!
@aseelo680 / GoFundMe / $16,740 raised of $50,000 goal
@noorabd1992 / GoFundMe / $11,812 raised
thought i'd get off my ass and make this list of fundraisers from gazans who have asked me to share their fundraisers. i checked to see if e
i've compiled a list of Palestinian fundraisers who have reached out to me in my asks, both on here and my sideblogs, in the last month!
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https://gofund.me/29b7fb82 not vetted but seems legit
https://gofund.me/71c9635a not vetted but seems legit
https://gofund.me/cd29b3ea vet
Hi my name is Allison & I am raising funds for my dear friend Doaa so that she can purchas… Allison Prater needs your support for Help Doaa
I was indifferent to puzzles as a kid and am the same now
I was indifferent to puzzles as a kid but like them now
I was indifferent to puzzles as a kid but have grown to dislike them
Voting ended onSep 2, 2024
Puzzles get donated to toy drives in great numbers, and I'm pretty sure half the time I've gotten presents from donations as a kid I got a puzzle, so I want to see how popular puzzles actually are.
And if you could donate here to help out a family with a young girl and boy, please do. Donations have been very slow for them.
*I am Sama Hassouneh. I have a son named Arkan and a daughter named Noor. The two are … sama mohammed needs your support for Help Sama's Fam
I have an example argument with an ex-Muslim who believes in Islamophobic propaganda… Eh… I am an agnostic, I say it straight, but in a situation where the dehumanization of Muslims has become normalized, it is more heartbreaking and saddening…
It's depressing to see Jews with Zionist views laughing at genocide, it's just this level of heartbreak, victims becoming perpetrators…
Now that I have your attention:
Watching people prefer to spend their energy on creativity because something doesn't feel right to them (Miracolous/HH/HB) is interesting wh
My name is Hazem, and I am from Gaza. Since 2018, I have not been able to see my fami… Hazem Khalil needs your support for Help my family in
My name is Ahmed Al-Habil, a father of a family of six, and I lost almost everything in… Ahmed AlHabil needs your support for Help Save Ahme
Hello, my name is Mohammed Abu Zour, a father of three children, I write… Mohamed Abuzoor needs your support for Help me to evacuate m
My name is Mohammad Salem Abu Swierh, a husband and father of… Mohammed Abu Swierh needs your support for Help Mohammed's Family From Gaza R
Hello،I would like to help get out of Gaza, as they are a family consisting of 9 mem… Ayah Alsisi needs your support for Help Our family to
Hello, I'm Hani from Gaza, and I'm 23 years old. I've been living in Belgium for a y… Hani Alhajjar needs your support for Help me get my fa
Hello,,
I'm Ahmed Alanqar, 34 years old, married to Dina Alanq… Abdallah Alanqar needs your support for Helping Ahmed's Family: Escaping
Hello, I am Amal Ashour. I live in Gaza. I am 26 years old Before the war, I was … Amal Ashour needs your support for Help me get out of Gaz
Hello, we are the Shahd family, consisting of 8 members from northern Gaza. … Rose Khoury needs your support for Evacuation and rescue funds
Hello, my name is Musab. I am 22 years old. I study medical equipment engineering at Al-Azhar University in Gaza
Hello, my name is Musab. I am 22 years old. I study medical equipment e… Musab Abedraboo needs your support for Please help me and my family
My dreams were simple, hoping that my life would continue as I wished. I persevered and hoped to build a future for myself and my family, but what happened was something I never expected because of the war that I and my family were exposed to. I lost my job and my passion for continuing my studies, my home, and a number of my family members because of the destruction and bombing that we were exposed to, which Many have been affected by it during the recent period
. I can no longer bear the costs of living and studying without money or the slightest assistance, and with this we now live without money, food, or livable shelterTrying hard to get what would keep me alive and to complete my studies from these harsh conditions. Today I appeal to people of human conscience to help
I just want the opportunity to get enough money for food, then for shelter, and then to complete my studies, and to achieve my dream of being an engineer and contributing to the progress of my society. I believe and am determined that if I get sufficient support, I will be able to succeed and rebuild my life and the life of my family
Trapped Family in Gaza Appeals for Help to Survive 🕊️🇵🇸🙏
I Samer Abu Ras, am reaching out to you with a heartfelt humanitarian appeal, after the ongoing war in Gaza has cast its dark shadow over my life and the lives of my family. Our lives were once filled with peace and stability before the onset of this catastrophe, but now, we find ourselves living in a situation described as nothing short of tragic.
Please note that the conversion rate is 1 USD =10 SEK
10$ = 100 SEK
50$= 500 SEK
100$= 1000 SEK
200$= 2000 SEK
Please note that the conversion rate is 1 USD =10 SEK, 10$ = 100 SEK,
… Nimr Aburass needs your support for Trapped Family in Gaza Appeals f
My wife, Shurooq, our three children, and I are now homeless, without a source of income, and without hope for the future. My family and I have lost our businesses and our home due to the war, and we now have nothing left but the cold streets and troubled hearts.
My children are suffering greatly as a result of these horrific events. They have lost the security and stability they once enjoyed and are now facing new health and psychological challenges that threaten their lives. As a father and husband, I feel powerless in my ability to provide adequate protection and care for them.
My child, who is a year and a half old, is experiencing hardships far beyond his tender age. Since the war broke out, we had to flee our home and seek refuge in a tent in a displacement camp. My child lives in extremely difficult conditions, deprived of safety and stability. The tent does not provide adequate protection from harsh weather, and food and medicine are scarce. My child suffers from malnutrition and illness, lacking basic healthcare. He cannot play or grow in a healthy and suitable environment. My only dream is to see him grow up in a safe place full of opportunities
In the face of difficult circumstances, Samer Abu Ras and his family find themselves facing serious challenges in their daily lives. They reside in a modest tent lacking comfort and security, suffering from a shortage of clean water and food, and encountering difficulties in accessing necessary healthcare. Despite these challenges, they continue to express hope and resilience in confronting adversity, holding onto hope for a better tomorrow and a return to a more stable and secure life.
I appeal to you today, dear friends, to extend to me a helping hand in escaping this hell. Regardless of the size of the donation, every drop of generosity will contribute to alleviating our suffering and rebuilding our lives anew.
We need your help to secure the funds necessary to travel away from these destructive wars and seek a safe and stable environment where we can build a better future for our children
Let us stand together in these difficult times and let hope triumph over despair by providing support and assistance to those in dire need. Let us be part of the solution and build a better future for ourselves and future generations.
Thank you for listening and for the potential generosity of your giving, and for your generous donations that will change the lives of my family for the better.
With sincere gratitude and appreciation
Samer Abu Ras and family.
Please note that the conversion rate is 1 USD =10 SEK, 10$ = 100 SEK,
… Nimr Aburass needs your support for Trapped Family in Gaza Appeals f
Guys please block @/javert and all the people on their posts accusing shahed and the palestinian bloggers putting together lists of vetted fundraisers of being scammers.
Shes only just gotten past the halfway point. Dont let this slow her down. She has to get to 80k within the next week
Have you ever experienced seeing your dream broken in front of your eyes and not being able to do … Shahed Muhammad needs your support for H
Guys lately there has been a concerted effort on tumblr to discredit both palestinians sharing their gfms online as well as the disapora palestinians who have been doing the taxing work of verifying palestinian accounts so that your money goes to the people who actually need it in Gaza.
Some big bloggers have been making posts calling palestinians scammers, and while id hoped it could just be ignored, users like @/trivi*llytrue with a significant following have begun to tell people to withdraw their donations from palestinian gofundmes and give it to unrwa instead.
Shahed and Shaima+Mohammed's gfms were specifically used as an example by user @/javert to "prove" that they're all scammers, because they have the same organizer, and we have already begun to see the repercussions of this. Someone withdrew their $500 donation from shaima's campaign today.
Idk how to explain what a staggering loss this is to the family- especially when both shahed and their campaigns are running on such tight deadlines right now, and when the movement on shaima+mohammed's campaign not being nearly as proportional as it is to the extreme urgency of the campaign.
The argument proving palestinians as "scams" seems to boil down to a simple distrust of the entire spreadsheet that contains months of hardwork from @/el-shab-hussein and @/nabulsi, which is crazy to me on both a common sense level (i literally remember the time when their respective blogs were personal blogs where they talked about their life before they dedicated it to platforming palestinian fundraisers) and on a human level (seeing the number of sheer number of palestinian users who have had to seek serious medical care because of the toll being exposed to their own genocide all the time has taken on them).
I can explain all i like till that theres a reason multiple gfms have the same organizer (v few people have the experience dealing with gfm's convoluted policies and beaurocracy, hence you may see same people managing multiple campaigns), that the so-called "opaque" vetting process has been explained over and over, i can answer your concerns about whether it is better to donate to western ngo's or people on the ground directly (it is the latter, due to israeli blockade and danger to aid workers in gaza rn), and can provide resources on identifying all the "scams" you are all so worried about losing your $5 donation to.
But no amount of explanation will be enough if you refuse to believe anything i, and more importantly, the palestinians themselves say because you are so committed to being apathetic to a literal genocide going on. Honestly the fact that you have not made an effort to listen to follow and pay attention to what palestinian users have been saying all this time has been telling enough.
It is heartbreaking for me personally to see these users keep calling good and kind people like shahed and wafaa (who is campaigning for her sister shaima and brother mohammed), both of whom i have talked to for a couple of months now and only want to help their families get to safety, being accused of lying about their circumstances for money.
It makes me want to rage and break things, knowing that they cant even have the luxury of privacy in their suffering because horrible people like this will call them fakers if they dont keep offering up proof. And even after they provide proof that they are "one of the good ones" and the threat to their lives is very real, i know it will still not be enough for some of you because you have already decided to choose to look away and pretend you're justified for it by unpersoning palestinians, just like all the people conducting their genocide.
I take it as a deep affront that you would call them fake, and that you would try to discredit the months of blood sweat and tears people like hussein and nairuz have put into this endeavour to help their people. If you believed any of that nonsense for even a second, you should be ashamed of yourself and you need to be forking over all the money you can spare and then some to rectify this RIGHT NOW
I have linked shahed's fundraiser before, i will link shaima and mohammed's next.
Shahed needs to raise 80k possibly within the next week, Shaima and mohammed have to regain momentum they lost because of this debacle so that they can get to their short term goal for the week too.
Hello, my name is Wafaa 42 years old. After my campaign ended, I wanted to start evacuating my… Said As needs your support for Help Mohammad
Both of these campaigns have been verified and are on the spreadsheet, trust that if you want to cause apparently even that isnt enough for some of you anymore. Share and donate to them NOW.
Guys while shahed was able to meet her goal after this ordeal, there was a very disproportionate response for the other victim of this incident.
Shaima and mohammed are currently only at $45,717 / $80,000
While this has gotten a bunch of notes and recently there was an uptick in donations i NEED you to keep up this energy consistently.
There are FOURTEEN people who need to be evacuated, and the border may open ANYTIME in the next few weeks.
Wafaa, who had to be evacuated early in feb without her family to be treated for a serious medical condition and has since been neglecting getting life-saving surgery so she can pour all her time and resources into getting her family out of gaza, has been losing her mind everytime there is a dip in donations because ever since this incident she is constantly on edge about which next accusation can hamper donations entirely.
Please do NOT wait for the next tragedy or smear campaign. They have suffered enough.
We dont have time to waste. Please follow @brutaliakhoa who has been tirelessly fundraising for wafaa this whole time, and has been consistently sharing updates on how shaima and mohammed's families are doing constantly.
Please keep donating and sharing this is beyond urgent.
I'm very anxious for Shahed's campaign. Shahed herself is in poor condition, but works to reach us all the time as she's our only contact with her family and can only do so much with limited internet access. Please lift some weight off of her by sharing as much as you can. Please plead with your friends and acquaintances. Even if it's not comfortable for you please put thay aside momentarily, I beg of you. Her campaign has been making progress but is still far from its goal. Shahed and her siblings desperately need us.
Have you ever experienced seeing your dream broken in front of your eyes and not being able to do … Shahed Muhammad needs your support for H
Post the fundraiser in your discord groups, whatsapp groups, on your twitter accounts, on your facebook and instagram accounts, anything you have. Talk to people you know, see if your friend is running even something as simple as a fan page with a relatively high following. Please. Time is running out.
'Microsoft killed my online life,' Microsoft is reportedly banning Palestinians in the U.S. for life for calling relatives in Gaza.
A BBC investigation reveals that Microsoft is permanently banning Palestinians in the U.S. and other countries who use Skype to call relatives in Gaza.
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On a separate note, I think it's worth posting this article as well titled Microsoft killed my online life after I called Gaza.
This is a list of people who have come looking for help as of July 25. I will update and add people/verifications as time goes on, please check original post for updates
Note: i cannot verify fundraisers, i am simply compiling ones that have been verified already
- Muhammad Al-Habil @alhabil is at €15,869 / €50,000 and needs to evacuate at least 6 people (3 being children and 2 being ill elderly folk with no medical help available)
[Go Fund Me]
This has been vetted/shared by 90-ghost
- Dr. Mohammed Aldeeb @mohammedaldeeb is at €29,359 / €30,000 and needs to evacuate 4 people
[Go Fund Me]
This has been vetted/shared by 90-ghost and el-shab-hussein
- Palestine, Jad Al-Haq @falestine-yousef (not to be confused with the scammer @/yousef-falestine) is at $2,067 / $40,000 and needs to evacuate at least 2 people (one being an infant with no food or diapers)
[Go Fund Me]
This has been vetted/shared by 90-ghost
- Safa’a Abd @safaabed8 is at €11,951 / €50,000 and needs to evacuate at least 4 people (2 being children)
[Go Fund Me]
This has been vetted/shared by 90-ghost
- Mahmoud AlBalawi @elbalawi is at €27,797 / €50,000 and needs to evacuate several people (1 being an ill child (possibly more) and 2 being ill elderly folk with no medical help available)
[Go Fund Me]
This has been vetted/shared by 90-ghost
- Asma Ayyad @asmaayyad is at €1,512 / €20,000 and needs to evacuate several people (at least 1 being a child and a couple elderly)
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