Moataz @moatazart, Mariam, and baby Maria are set to make the dangerous journey from Gaza City in the north to Rafah in the south. From there, God willing, they will enter Egypt.
HOWEVER, the money they had allocated to procure shelter and food while in Egypt was utterly depleted by exploitative fees and hidden costs, which we break down in this post. Moataz speaks more on the situation in this post and on his own blog @moatazart, which we ask people to follow and boost. They have a fund going to raise the remaining money, but the fund only has a week and a half left before it closes! They are not even halfway to their goal!
Please share what you can with Moataz’s family so they can find safety and security in Egypt! They have no one in Egypt with whom they can stay and currently nowhere near enough money to secure shelter! After all they have survived, please don’t let this young family be left vulnerable! If they cannot procure food and shelter, they will be extremely vulnerable not only to the dangers of homelessness, but to groups and individuals who prey on refugees!
Safety for Gazan refugees does not end with leaving Gaza! If this campaign is not finished in LESS THAN 2 WEEKS, they will be homeless in Egypt! They are so close to a fresh start, please don’t let all the risks they are taking to find safety be for nothing!
This person is trying to evacuate his family, including four little siblings under 21, out of Gaza. please remember they're all human beings with dreams and emotions. they make jokes and love each other and look at sunsets. please donate if you can spare even a single dollar. every donation counts. try to donate, not just share, but sharing is also needed.
Environmental engineer and public health consultant Dr. Tamer Al-Najjar reports that despite the occupation’s attempt to destroy it, the Indonesian Hospital will be back to operation within the next few weeks. Work is also already underway to return Al-Shifa Hospital to operation, which we have seen from the social media accounts of staff members.
There is never a time to lose hope, but especially not now. Gaza lives, and Palestine WILL be free in our lifetimes.
And keep it that way. Make it so it’s not just a temporary trend that will disappear in a few days. Make it so they can’t ignore us anymore. Refuse to be silent. Be loud.
Please, take a minute to talk about what’s happening in Palestine
Since the beginning of october, more than 7 thousand palestinians have been killed, 3 thousand of them were children. And that was when the world was watching.
Today, Israel cut off Gaza from the world by cutting their access to the internet and cellphone services and is bombarding them non-stop. They can't even call an ambulance to help the injured. Hospitals don't have electricity.
This is a massacre. They are trying to erradicate a people. They are trying to silence Gaza, so be their voice. Post about, tweet about, post about, call your representatives, even just retweeting/reblogging helps. Or will you look back in five years and remember that you were too busy talking about minecraft while a genocide happened?
I know it feels daunting and scary and triggering, but this is not about us. Our lives continue tomorrow. Theirs might not
Members of Aspecs Committed to Anti-Racism (ACAR) have put together a working resource document of ways to take action to stop the genocide in Gaza right now.
We call on our aspec community, especially in the West, to take immediate action.
We urge aces and aros to not stay silent and speak out about what is happening in whatever ways you can, online and in your local community.
This is a working document which we will add to as we receive more information. It is transnational, currently with resources for the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Australia.
If you know of a resource which should be added, please contact myself or another member of ACAR.