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care for gaza - focuses on providing food and essential supplies. donate here or here.

connecting humanity - securing internet access via donations of virtual sim cards (esims). if you can't afford a whole plan yourself, crips for esims is a communal pool that will use your donation to purchase and maintain esims

gaza soup kitchen - provides food, medical care, and classes for children. also has a gofundme

glia gaza medical support initiative - provides medical care through field clinics and tents at hospitals. donations can also be sent through their website.

ele elna elak - provides clean water, food, clothing, and shelter. they also have a gofundme

life for gaza - raising money for the gaza municipality to repair water and waste management infrastructure

taawon - partners with local civil organizations to provide food, water, medical care, shelter, and basic supplies

the sameer project - running various initiatives providing tents, medical care, and necessities. they have their own encampment project focused on sheltering families with children, sick and disabled members, or members in need of perinatal care

islamic relief worldwide's gaza emergency appeal - provides food, water, hygiene kits, medical supplies, and psychological support

baitulmaal - provides a variety of necessities, including food, water, shelter, and medical supplies

gaza mutual aid fund - distributes food, hygiene products, water, and other essential supplies, including financial support. run by @/el-shab-hussein's amazing friend Mona. updates can be found on her instagram.

hygiene kits for gaza - provides hygiene supplies including menstrual products, wipes, and toothbrushes/toothpaste

anera - provides a variety of necessities, including food, water, hygiene supplies, medicine, blankets and mattresses, and psychological care

palestine children's relief fund - provides supplies and support with a focus on children. also has an initiative for lebanon

dahnoun mutual aid - provides water, food, tents, baby supplies, financial support, and other necessities. updates can be found through their instagram

pal humanity initiative - provides baby supplies, menstrual products, medications, and mobile clinic visits

educational tents program - running multiple educational programs for children and offering psychosocial support

thamra - distributes fresh food and seeds for gardens, as well as repairing wells. they also have a gofundme

gaza sunbirds - paracycling team delivering a variety of essentials, including food, tents, blankets, baby supplies, and sanitation systems

the one body initiative - providing tents, sleeping supplies (blankets, mattresses, sleeping bags, etc.), food, and medicine

gaza emergency fund - purchases and builds waterproof tents and portable bathrooms, as well as distributing food, hygiene products, and medical supplies

medical aid for palestinians - provides medical and psychological care. also works in lebanon

the culture & free thought association - runs various programs including clinics, classes for children, and supply distribution. focuses on women, children, disabled people, and other marginalized groups.

hakini - provides psychological support and secures access to food, shelter, medication, and hygiene products

palestinian medical relief society - runs mobile clinics in gaza, the west bank, and east jerusalem

translating falasteen - partnering with the sameer project to provide food, water, medical care, essential supplies, and direct financial support. updates can be found on their instagram

roots of gaza - initiative from the al nasser charitable society. provides food, water, toiletries, tents and tent building services, cash assistance, and other necessities. also has a gogetfunding

healing our homeland - runs psychological support programming for women and children. also provides food, water, hygiene kits, and baby supplies. other initiatives featured on their website

it makes me wonder whether the response to sasha would be different if he didn't behave the way he does, wrt online discussions about his humility and conscientiousness and reserve, which are all true qualities he has that also happen to contrast conveniently against the western stereotype of the russian hockey player as being flashier and more prone to selfishness and laziness. specifically thinking about the common refrain that he's so modest, he never celebrates his goals, prefers to credit the teammate who set him up, etc., i always read a thread of relief, even if unconscious, in those comments as if they are pleased to be able to reaffirm his finnishness against the unspoken threat of his russian background. on the other hand as far as i can tell it's not something that comes up in discussion about ethnically finnish (or ethnically swedish in lundy's case) players. like idk lundy and rantanen and aho celebrate goals all the time and people don't accuse them of besmirching the respectability of finnish hockey or whatever. vs last year during i believe the conference finals when sasha celebrated his goals there were jokes (referring to the jatkoaika forum threads) feigning shock and outrage abt his shamelessness and one comment that really stuck out to me about how when sasha scored they were waiting to see if his arms went over his shoulders or if it was "a familiar and safe sasha." and like omgggg it's just a joke omg it's not that deep okay i get it!!!!!!!!! tbh i will probably continue to think the comments r funny and cute too but like there is truth to the fact that sasha would be much more difficult to reconcile within the finnish cultural consciousness if he did not happen to embody exactly the qualities of finnish hockey itself that make him quote unquote safe.

@mactheknifes sorry for the delay i wanted to collect my sources on this! i think it's hard to speak to his level of intentionality directly but it might be good to have a kind of roundup of his own comments on his identity anyway. also worth noting that all the articles referenced below were published before russia's 2022 invasion of ukraine which significantly heightened tensions between finland and russia so who knows what may have changed. leaving this under a cut for length!

Roland Garros 2026 Final | MIRRA ANDREEVA def. Maja Chwalińska 6-3 6-2

What is your origin story, memory of the first time you hung out with Jalen, and then later Mikal, and sorta, what’s your early moments that you remember of this friendship?

[Laughs] Uh, I hated Jalen. I thought he was a, a um, y’know one of them annoying 5-star recruits that come in entitled. Uh… y’know, unfortunately he was the opposite and we sparked a friendship and we’re still friends to this day, but, um—