Happy Earth Day: celebrate by getting clean water in to Gaza!
(via unrwa): “Gaza: access to water is extremely limited and sanitary structures are insufficient to meet people's needs. Gaza's water supply remains at only 7 per cent of its pre-October 2023 levels.”
Gaza has been in a water crisis for months now, there is virtually no clean/drinkable/accessible water due to Israel’s occupation and siege.
With the summer months approaching, the temperatures in Gaza are rising (it will be nearly 40 celsius there this week) and the lack of viable water is going to continue to cause extreme destruction.
Here are some orgs to donate to that are getting water into Gaza/working on making water in Gaza accessible:
I wanted to make a little comic about OperationOliveBranch to talk about my experience with donating to campaigns so far, hoping to help spread the word furthermore. 🫂💖
If you have any question, I'm happy to talk! I've linked all campaigns I've supported on my l1ntree if you'd like to help!
daily reminder that boycotting is not a moral stance but a political strategy, so the whole “there’s no ethical consumption under capitalism” argument is not the gotcha you think it is
you can refer to BDS if you’d like a list of companies to focus your efforts on. you can refer to this website if you’d like to become more conscientious about what you’re buying and check for brands/products to avoid.
*please note that i am a palestinian who has been boycotting my entire life. do not try to explain to me in the tags or reblogs or replies what a targeted boycott is or complain about giving up your comfort for something that you (incorrectly) believe does not make an impact. being quiet is free. exercise your right to remain silent today.
He has a tumblr, and it seems he's very new to it and doesn't know how to use it properly so he ends up looking like a bot but dw he is legit. I had a long conversation with Mahmoud over DM's just to go over everything. It all checks out. Please consider donating to get his family out of Ghazzah! Additionally, his brother-in-law is special needs and cannot be taken care of in a tent!
Mahmoud Abu Salama is doing an amazing thing in North Gaza! He is starting a project to help Deaf Palestinian women use their pastry making skills while also distributing food to families in need. This is helping both the women make a bit of a living and feed the hungry in the North.
By donating, we’re helping Mahmoud hire more women who take pride in helping both themselves and their communities! So please feel free to donate if you have a few dollars to spare, or spread the link if you're unable! Any little bit helps!
HelpGazaChildren Notion Site || #helpgazachildren tag
GoFundMe Link
[Quick ID: Video of Mahmoud Abu Salama speaking to the camera with women sitting on the floor behind him as they put together packages of pastries. We then get a closeup of the women who sign to the camera.]
instead of continuously over-donating to ao3 when those running the site are racist zionist sympathisers who shut down support of palestine from its volunteers 1 / 2 (among myriad other issues that u should NOT be funding) please direct your attention to these incomplete fundraisers for people in gaza and various tangible operations doing work. this is a call that if u have donated even a cent to ao3 to a) match that in your donations to palestinians/causes and b) stop donating so uncritically and unconditionally to ao3, pressure them. id like to direct u to @end-otw-racism
REMINDER THAT APRIL 15TH IS A GLOBAL STRIKE DAY FOR GAZA
Don't stimulate the economy and participate on local action, the site below contains more info about the strike.
The strike is mostly in the US, but you can help regardless of country, you can also share info, boost posts in social media and put posters in your city about Gaza.
With your donations, Hussam was able to send another $5000 to help Mahmoud AbuSalama's team to buy food for families in North Gaza (Jabalia)! This is part of Hussam's commitment to lend a hand to the northern part of Gaza. These grassroots efforts has been very helpful to families, filling in the gaps in what governments failed to do.
Donate today to HelpGazaChildren, a grassroots effort in Gaza to help families on the ground! All your donations go directly to the people of Gaza with NO middleman in between.
HelpGazaChildren Notion Site || #helpgazachildren tag
Paypal Link || GoFundMe Link
[ID: A video from Mahmoud AbuSalama showing an array of canned goods and flour. A printed sign of tumblr is behind the canned goods. The camera then pans to different people weighing and putting together packages of food. The subtitles to the video read:
"Hello, friends in Tumblr. We are here in the North of Gaza Strip and as we are used to from you by providing aid and food supplies for north of Gaza Strip. Here, our team prepares food supplies for the families in North of Gaza. As you can see. Good Bless you."]
Thank you to all who donated under my last post. Thanks to your amazing efforts, Mona was able to distribute 100KG OF FRESH CHICKEN!!! DO YOU LOVELY PEOPLE UNDERSTAND HOW AMAZING THAT IS? The vast majority of the people of Ghazzah haven't had meat in months. Mona is truly amazing. Please remember to donate! Every dollar goes a long way!
G*f*ndme to distribute basic necessities in Ghazzah.
P*ypal for the same thing.
G*f*ndme to evacuate Mona & her family.
Instagram to track progress.
If anyone still wants to send her kind messages, leave some under this post in the tags or replies and I will send it to her (no inbox this time please as there's lots of people asking for fundraiser checking there).