DANGER

even if you only reblog, that’s enough

1st of February, 2021

i was debating on whether or not i should post this on tumblr but seeing as there haven’t been posts about this yet, here it is. i’m exposing my real location and nationality but it doesn’t matter.

if you have been active on twitter, you may already know #savemyanmar is trending. long story short, there has been a military coup. several nations have released statements but i want to share insight on what’s happening in the country.

memes about a coup have been circulating around for a couple days and when i slept at 2 am last night, we were still under the rule of the National League for Democracy (NLD). while they are not technically democratic, they are the closest we’ve got. when my mother woke up at 6 this morning, she was notified that the country was now under the rule of the military.

banks services are no longer available. wifi was cut at around 7-8. some people got wifi again earlier but many got it barely thirty minutes ago. this is bad for businesses especially ones that require international communications. additionally, international students like myself are experiencing anxiety; how do we pay for and attend classes if we’re not sure wifi is a given?

myanmar has a long, complicated history with military governments. the last time the military went into rule was in 1962 and only stopped in 2011, following the 2010 elections. there was a huge protest in 1988 lead by students that resulted in lots of death. during the military junta, resources like rice, water, oil, were scarce. the gist is military rule is bad for us.

all of my followers are not myanmar citizens, i’m sure but as part of the international community, please help us. here is a petition that you can sign (although i’m not sure if that can do much). there may be protests in front of myanmar embassies so look out for those. most of all, please help spread awareness. 

the people here are coping with dark humor, primarily in the form of memes but we don’t know how long this rule will last, even though the official statement said only a year. here’s something that pretty much sums up our coping mechanism:

again, even a reblog helps

Hi! I would never do this in other circumstances, but I have no choice.

So, a few years ago, my mom got us stuck in a quiet big debt. We paid more than half of it. But it still left a lot of money.

And the worst of it is, if we don’t pay the debt, creditors will take my grandma’s house away (because it is a pledge).

We all strangling so much. My grandma has a heart disease. And I have a panic attacks all the time.

So if you can help with donation or with sharing this, I will be infinitely grateful ❤️ You can save not just our house, but our family too.

You can go to this link, and donate. If you have any questions, I would love to answer it.

I also have a PayPal: [email protected]

As most of you know, Croatia has been hit by a pretty big earthquake today, another big one this year (what you should know is that before 2020 we never had huge earthquakes like that and now we had a few pretty big ones in the midst of a pandemic so people including myself really don’t know how to react and it’s stressful and horrible to live through it and I know many people can relate because they’ve went through similar traumatic experiences themselves), there’s been casualties, some villages are completely gone, two towns are basically falling apart, there’s damage in the town where I live (Zagreb), too and my whole house shook like a leaf for a good moment when it was happening, and I’m not exaggerating when I tell you that I thought I was going to die in that moment (my mom shared with me that she basically feared the same) because it felt like the house was going to fall on us because of how bad the earthquake was, thank the Heavens that we’re fine physically and our home is undamaged, but a lot of people were not so lucky and now there’s just so much destruction and sadness and fear left in place where there used to be happy families, peaceful family homes, and victims are still being found/saved and it’s just a lot so I’ll be sharing some posts and resources which people from my country and other countries as well can use if they can help monetarily in any way (if not, even sharing is a huge way to help so please don’t feel bad about yourself if you can’t donate, I understand how rough this year has been and want you all to take care of yourselves).

The first way to help has been shared by Croatia’s Red Cross:

I've got permission from the author to repost this here.

But with that being said, Israel is once again bombing civilians in Gaza (and Syria) right now as this movie is playing in theatre, if you want to do something aside from rebloging/retweeting then please donate to “Islamic Relief” (or any other site you trust, Islamic Relief is considered very legitimate by many)

If you live in Australia donate through Islamic Relief Australia

If you live in Canada donate through Islamic Relief Canada

If you live in the UK donate through Islamic Relief UK

If you live in the U.S. donate through Islamic Relief USA

 I recently lost my grandmother and my job this month to covid.this month has been a struggle.  I have ran out of money. I hate asking people for money and hope in the future I can help others. but as of right now  im asking for help to get back on my feet. I have bills to pay coming up , I need food and some other items . I have a car that needs alot repairs . I also would like to go back to school and so I need to get a good laptop.im setting a goal to rise 10k.  if everyone donates a 1 dollar we can make this possible please reblog. 

PAYPAL:  paypal.me/Jacobt1206 or email : [email protected]

CASHAPP: $Jacobt1206

Venmo: Jacobt1206

so, idk, if you can give anything I would appreciate it, if not I understand, I just don't wanna see my stepdad losing sleep and stressing out as much as he does over these things, when he already has a ton on his plate. I would like to reiterate I've been looking for jobs, because I feel really really fucking guilty asking this while I'm unemployed.

here is my cash app. if u want my PayPal, message me please

It may just be me, I don’t know. But every single time I see this on my dash or on someone’s blog or anywhere else, I kind of just breathe a sigh of relief. That’s one more person who cares. That’s one more person who doesn’t hate me.

Because it means so much, especially when all the media is spewing out is that I’m a terrible person and no one wants people like me near them. It means so much because I’m tired of people who won’t sit next to me in class, or who choose to join the longer line at the grocery store because they don’t want to be beside me and my family. It means so much when I have to lift my head any time someone says the words Islam or Muslim because I’m scared that they’ll say something that’ll hurt, when I have to pay attention to the news because who knows what so and so is saying now, who knows which of my people are being attacked now, who knows what’s going to happen to me now.

It means so much because I’ve been given the idea that the world is against me. And a huge part of it may be, but at least I’ve been reminded that some of it, just a small group of people, acknowledges that I’m a person too. That people like me are just that, people.

PLEASE READ/SIGNAL BOOST*  

Hey guys,  I am asking for help getting through this month and I desperately need your help to get groceries and keep my water and electricity on. My son and I haven’t been able to get enough formula we were declined WIC and I’ve been rationing milk and rice so I really could use help getting food for kahlil.

I’ve been struggling a lot these past few months and I have regularly skipped on eating (often for several days in a row) to try and make ends meet due to losing my job at the salon, I have struggled with bill payments and getting groceries/household supplies with absolutely no income, I could use anyone and everyone’s help in boosting/donating to my post so that I won’t lose him to social services. I have to have food in the house and utilities turned on by the end of this week or my parental status will be revoked.

If anyone could spare any amount to help me, even if it’s just $1, it would literally save my life and sharing definitely helps just as much a donations and nobody has to donate if they can’t or don’t want to, thank you.💖

we managed to buy groceries so we're not going to starve but I'm not getting paid until after rent is due and it wont even be enough go cover rent anyway because I started my job so late in the month. please help a nonbinary jewish lesbian and my trans gf survive and stay off the streets

paypal.me/lindsaylevine

venmo: mustachioed

All activists who you can name/you see make an impact are viewed as a threat to those in power or those who regard themselves as having power over minority groups. The more of these names I learn, the more I wait in anticipation to hear if they are still here or if their lives have been taken too soon yet.

Here’s a PBS article because I like to believe they’re less biased than most.

it’s mainly affecting poor communities that have been hit by the pandemic and the government is refusing to help.

these are some links in which you can donate, and if you can’t, please reblog and share to see if anyone can. thank you!

Hurricane Relief Fund

Nicaraguan Red Cross