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[This fundraiser is to help our dear friend Mohammed Abu Matar to rebuild Tashkeel3D; a key manufacturer of 3D-printed medical equipment in Gaza that was destroyed by Israeli Occupation Forces during this week's attack on Gaza. Tashkeel3D is where Gaza's first 3D printer was built, where medical devices have been manufactured for years and led the opensource culture was in Gaza.

Tashkeel3D is the original Gaza affiliate of the Canada-based Glia Project, an organization founded by ER doctor Tarek Loubani which works with regional partners to develop and produce low-cost and open-source 3D-printed medical equipment. Among other tools, Tashkeel3D has developed 3D-printed tourniquets: compression devices used to limit bleeding. They were threatened with bombing previously by the Israeli Occupation Forces. While no specific reason was given, they were producing tourniquets to support Gaza's medical system at the time, which was likely what brought them to attention.

The destruction severely hampers efforts to produce 3D printed tourniquets. Tashkeel3D's offices effectively represent half of Gaza's 3D printing capacity.

All proceeds will go to Mohammed to help him rebuild Tashkeel3D. We ask that you please donate any amount that you possibly can and that you share this link with your network.]

Hello all!

It’s that time again. It’s solidarity commissions time.

What are these art drives? How do they work?

Here’s what they are: you send or private-message or ask-send me a digital receipt (@soul-hammer). I also have a protonmail ([email protected]), if you’re reading these posts but don’t have a tumblr account.

In return, you will get a sketch. I’ll send you the sketch privately and post it in this thread; there’s research to suggest that if people see you doing something, they’ll be more likely to do it along with you. It’ll foster a sense of community as well! I won’t put your name on it if you’d rather remain anonymous.

Where do I donate?

This time around, we’re donating to Palestinian aid organizations.

You can choose from ANY options in this thread and I’ll honor your receipt.

Here are a few places that stuck out to me (in case that thread gets deleted)-

Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund- Just what it says. Aid for Palestinian kids.

UPA Connect- United Palestinian Appeal. All kinds of aid.

Medical Aid for Palestine- Again, just what it says.

Mrs. Najah’s Kitchen- Food aid.

I prefer direct giving to families, but if you are afraid of sketchy individuals taking advantage of your kindness, that’s understandable. Again, literally any of those linked places in the twitter thread are fine.

How much do I donate?

As much as you feel like! The more you give, the better the art I’ll feel obligated to do in return. Last drive I think most people donated amounts between $5 and $10. One generous soul donated $30, so I gave her like three sketches.

So I just send you a screenshot of my donation and I get art?

Yep. And everyone can benefit from your kindness; I’ll share the art here and the people of Palestine will get life-saving aid.

What kind of art can I expect to get?

Here is the last sketch drive (Texas aid). Check the reblogs for examples of art.

Here was the first drive (for people facing police brutality), where people ‘paid’ for each page of a premade comic to be released. I probably won’t do anything nearly so involved this time, but if you want a for-realsies >10 page fully colored fully digitally edited full personal pan pizza comic, it’ll be like $300.

I’ll at the very least do pencils. $10 gets you at least inks. $15 gets you inks and colors. Anything more and you get bells, whistles, backgrounds, the works.

Most of these sketches are informal and Not Very Polished. The important thing is the donation; the sketch is added motivation.

What kind of art is cool to request?

I recommend not asking for anything you’d feel uncomfortable having others see. As I said, this is going to be publicly-posted, even if the requester can choose to be anonymous.

Don’t ask for fashy shit. I reserve the right to refuse to draw something. Use your best judgment. If you ask for something I feel uncomfortable doing, I’ll ask you for another option. That said, I’m very down to draw most things.

I hate your art and you can’t draw. How much can I pay you not to draw?

@cacadejo @anarchotroublemakerism @los-ninos-rojos