the balls on this fucker.

Church of the Exaltation of the Cross (est. 1780), Vozdvizhenye [x]

Here, in Gaza, every time we find a place to rest, we are forced to flee again and live in tents, starting a new chapter of hardship. We’ve been living this way for over ten months, and the struggles we face daily are beyond words.

Imagine this: could you survive in such conditions? Facing constant challenges with no escape? Can you adapt to a life where every moment is a battle for survival?

"Please do not let us down. Extend a helping hand to support us. We are in desperate need of every bit of assistance from you."🙏🙏🙏

Today, a café where I was resting, studying, and trying to connect with friends to promote my campaign on Tumblr was bombed. Unfortunately, a residential apartment above the café I was sitting in was hit directly. I filmed a video of what happened, and it was a heart-wrenching scene: the sound of the missile, the darkness of the place, its desolation, and debris scattered everywhere. Sadly, 8 people were martyred in this attack, from which I barely survived.

How many times do I need to survive for you to support my family’s campaign?

I want everyone to share and support my campaign because if I don’t survive next time, my family won’t be able to find food or water. My family consists of 8 members, all girls, my younger brother, and me. I am the one responsible for managing the family’s affairs, providing food, water, and our basic needs.

I urge everyone to pay attention to the campaign. Thank you to everyone who shares, donates, and understands the immense suffering I endure daily.

Mohammed is a university student and only in his early 20s. But not only is he responsible for his family and making sure there's food for his siblings to eat, he is also working tirelessly vetting Gazan fundraisers and helping other people get the donations they need! Also his little brother Yasser is hard of hearing and the cochlear implant he relies on to hear has been malfunction because they don't have the money to fix it!

Please give more support to Mohammed's campaign! He has worked so hard trying to help other people and running the @/gaza-evacuation-funds account. Please support him in his time of need!

Despite the profound difficulties she is experiencing, Eman nevertheless dedicates a lot of her time to translating the campaigns of others in Gaza into English. She does this for Mohamed @moayesh, who helps run @gaza-evacuation-funds. She is the reason we are able to read the stories of the people spotlighted on this blog- if it weren't for her, a lot of people would be struggling a lot more to get traction and attention for their campaigns.

Eman was once an aid worker, but her livelihood was destroyed after October 7th. She initially started this fundraiser to evacuate with her children, but she was forced to use the money she had raised on her family's multiple displacements.

I humbly implore you to donate to her so that she can afford to provide for her children's basic needs. They are living without proper shelter, or regular access to safe food and drink. You can help make a material difference in this family's life- please consider donating and please reblog and share.

$5 CAD is equivalent to about $3.70 USD or 3.30 EUR. Your money can go a long way here!

if you were to ask yourself:

“how much do i have in common with a palestinian?”

i think the answer would be “everything.” maybe you’re united by the love you have for your pets, being fans of the same goth rock band, or the fact that, were something of severity to happen to your family, you’d also be online, asking for help in a way your elders might find it hard to wrap their heads around, and making sure people knew they could trust your campaign.

and if this were a message you were sending, i hope that your hope would remain in tact, because people like us, on the other end, would be doing everything they could to help you.

This has been vetted. I have spoken with Marah and she's such a kind soul. No one should have to endure this, and if we can offset even a bit of this tragedy and pain with our fortune, we will have made better use of our time and privilege than simply feeling angry and helpless.

Please, the least we can do is give or share if we are unable to. The smallest bit counts.

She discusses her story in more detail on her tumblr, @safaakhateeb, which you should follow and support.

Safaa is a photographer from Gaza, whose life was brought to a standstill by the war. She has two daughters and a husband, Muhammad Al-Thalathiini, who is a photojournalist. Ever since the start of the war, they have lost everything they own, and have been forced to stay on the run, evading the ruthless aggression by the Israeli military.

Safaa wants to get her family out of Gaza and make sure that her daughters have a normal childhood and a brighter future. She also wants to ensure that her mother, who is unfortunately ill, can receive proper treatment. In their current conditions, food is hard to come by, and clean water and sanitation is extremely scarce, which can make her mother's illness worse. Not to mention an extreme scarcity of medical resources after Israel has destroyed all health infrastructure in Gaza.

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You can support Safaa and her family, by following her on tumblr, sharing her posts where she discusses her family's situation, and by donating to her fundraiser if you can. If you cannot donate, it's so important to keep sharing!