supporting communities & people impacted by the Southport attack and the far-right riots in the UK
here is a list of community fundraisers I found, starting with those aiming to support the Southport community after the appalling attack at a children dance party, to the fundraisers helping those affected by the subsequent racist and Islamophobic far-right/nazi riots
Edited on 5 August to include Middlesbrough fundraisers. Edited on 6 August to correct the link on the Books for Spellow Lane fundraiser, to adjust the name change for the Belfast fundraiser, and to adjust the wording in the second last paragraph.
Southport:
Southport Strong Together Appeal - organised by the community foundation for Merseyside, for those affected by the Southport knife attack
United for Southport families - the funds will be distributed among the nine families of the children who were at the party
Swifties for Southport - a fundraiser for the Alder Hey Children's charity, which supports the victims and the affected families, as well as first responders and clinicians. Extra funds will also support the wider Southport community
Fundraiser for the Southport Mosque - a fundraiser to aid rebuilding or possibly re-locating the Southport Mosque after the damages it suffered during the riots
Rebuilding Windsor Mini Mart - fundraiser to rebuild the locally-owned grocery store that was targeted during the attacks, broken into, and looted
Liverpool:
Fundraiser for the Spellow Hub - the Spellow Hub was broken into, looted and set on fire at night during the riots. The Spellow Hub is a newly created one-of-a-kind (in the UK) institution, which consists of a library as well as a community centre with a mission to help people get education and pathways to work
Books for Spellow Lane - another fundraiser for the library in the Spellow Hub, to replace the books and rebuild the library there edit: included the correct link
Hartlepool:
Fundraiser for the Nasir Mosque - the Nasir Mosque was attacked following Southport riots; this fundraiser is organised by Hartlepool citizens to help the mosque deal with the damages as well as to show appreciation for the role of the mosque in the community. edit: the funds will be also distributed to the local community!
Rebuilding the Farm Shop - the shop was targeted during the riots, and when the owner and his son tried to protect it, they were also violently attacked. The fundraiser is to help fix the damages to the store.
Sunderland:
help rebuild Citizens Advice Sunderland offices after arson - two of the Citizens Advice Sunderland offices were set on fire during the riots, and one of them is completely destroyed.
Hull:
Hull Help for Refugees - a local fundraiser to support the Hull Help for Refugees charity, the donated money will be re-distributed to community members affected by the riots
Fundraiser for Hull Help for Refugees and Welcome House in Hull - collected money will be donated to the two charities
Belfast:
help fix racially motivated damages - originally the fundraiser for the Sahara Shisha Cafe which was targeted by the far right in Belfast during the riots, now a fundraiser for all affected businesses in the area. edited to reflect the change of the name of the fundraiser to avoid any confusion
Middlesbrough:
Supporting residents after the riots - Middlesbrough has suffered so much during the riots, lots of businesses as well as just regular family homes were vandalised, had their windows smashed or even were broken into. This fundraiser wants to distribute the funds between affected people to help them fix the damages, and to generally support the local community. the newest fundraiser, imo potentially the most urgent one
Fundraiser for a Care worker's car which was set on fire - a car belonging to an employee of a care agency was set on fire during the riots while he was on shift at a care home.
If you want to donate locally but there is no fundraiser to support where you live, consider donating to your local charities oriented towards Muslim or PoC communities, or towards anti-racist and refugee organizations! And go support your local Muslim/Arab/Black/Asian/Refugee owned businesses!
If you have any information about other local fundraisers, feel free to add to the post or don't hesitate to let me know and I will add them here! We have seen so much hate in the past few days, we have to stay strong and keep supporting each other!
Stay safe everyone 💛
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🇵🇸GAZA ESCAPE FUNDS🇵🇸
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UPDATE, July 8th 2024: I am no longer updating this post. My master list has now moved to this post on @vetted-gaza-funds so please check there instead!
UPDATE: I’ve hit the link limit on this post, so here is part two of this list!!
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Laila Shaqoura: €23k/€45k
@/lailashaqoura, number 152 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Wafaa Alnhal: €24k/€50k
@/wafs-posts, number 171 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Ruba Shaban: €26k/€100k
@/rubashabansblog, number 90 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Issam Aziz: €21k/€25k
@/haifaaziz98, number 179 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Amneh Sharif: $8.6k/$90k USD
@/amnehsharif10, number 140 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Nada Saftawi: €11k/€16k
@/nadasaftawi, number 182 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Iyad Sobhe: £11k/£60k
@/iyadsobhegaza, number 173 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Dr. Nasser Mohammed: £6.2k/£50k
(terminated, formerly nassermohamed9), Verified by nabulsi
Nahla & Amal: €3k/€80k
@/jrk85, number 178 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Ahmed Iyd: £10k/£150k
(terminated, formerly ahmediyds), number 116 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Renad Magid: £15k/£25k
@/renadmagidnew, number 128 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Amira Alanqar: €11k/€20k
@/ameera-anq, Verified by nabulsi
Mohammed Hilles: €21k/€37k
@/hmzamahamed3, number 176 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Rania Ibra: £13k/£35k (LINK NOT WORKING, WILL UPDATE)
@/ranibra71, number 154 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Malk Al Zaeem: $18k/$50k CAD
@/malkzaeem, number 129 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Amal Abu Shammala: €55k/€60k
@/amalisam96, number 24 on the spreadsheet linked up top
NOTE: Amal’s family has been evacuated to Egypt, but Amal is continuing to raise funds to support her displaced relatives and to recover from losing her job and being scammed out of $20k in the process of evacuating her family. Please keep on donating to her both the above campaign and this second campaign, which has raised $2.4k/$10k!
Nael Helles: $16k/$50k USD
@/nael-helles, number 85 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Ahmed & Dina: €23k/€35k
@/zinaeleenyamin, verified by nabulsi
Hani Al-Hajjar: €31k/€50k
@/skatehani, number 75 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Mohammed Alanqer: €32k/€38k
@/mohammedalanqer, number 174 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Salaah Bilaal: €50k/€70k
@/bilal-salah0, number 132 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Shahed Muhammad: $8k/$50k USD
@/shahednhall, verified by nabulsi
Nader Shoshaa: €6.4k/€120k
@/nadergaza, number 153 on the spreadsheet linked up top (thank you to @/rubashabansblog for sending me this campaign!)
Iman Eyad: £6.6k/£60k (LINK NOT WORKING, WILL UPDATE)
@/imanblogs, number 150 on the spreadsheet linked up top (thank you to @/rubashabansblog for sending me this campaign!)
Aya Maher: €4.3k/€25k
@/ayamaher44, verified by 90-ghost
Hamsa Mohammad: €5.4k/€30k
@/hamsamohammad, verified by nabulsi
Alaa Al Khateeb: £25k/£56k
@/alaaalkhateeb, number 99 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Mohammed Hoboub: kr17k/kr300k SEK
@/mohammedhaboub, verified by 90-ghost
Youssef Helles: €2k/€23k
@/omaryousef, number 206 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Amani Hasan: $18,934/$17,732 CAD GOAL MET!!!
@/amani93hasan, number 169 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Ahmad Turk: €7.1k/€70k
@/ahmadturk00, number 96 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Ahmed Ziad: £3.9k/£30k
@/ahmed-ziad, verified by nabulsi
Mahmoud Helles: €1.1k/€50k
@/mahmoud92hells, number 198 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Sujood Odeh: £53k/£70k
@/sujoododeh, number 64 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Mohammad Al Manasra: €11k/€40k
@/save-mohammad-family, verified by ibtisams
Mohammad Awni: €2.1k/€45k
@/mohamedawnisblog, verified by nabulsi
Raghad Qanou: £3.2k/£55k
@/rhq274, verified by nabulsi
Iyad Sami: CHF5.7k/CHF20k
@/eyadeyadsblog, vouched for by mohamedalanqer
Ahmed Al Ostaz: €12k/€70k
@/4665440875, organized by @/mo98h, number 125 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Yousef Hussein: $7.3k/$50k USD
@/06679799, verified by 90-ghost
Nesma Ahmed: $66k/$80k USD
@/nesmamomen, verified by nabulsi
Abdelrahman: €7.1k/€20k
@/anqer, vetted by el-shab-hussein
Mahmoud Balousha: €14k/€50k
(terminated, formerly mahmoud26), verified by blackpearlblast
Samer Abu Rass: kr59k/kr450k SEK
@/samerpal, number 196 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Dr. Mohammed Al Deeb: €18k/€30k
@/mohammedaldeeb, number 212 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Fadi Ayyad: $18k/$35k USD
@/mayadaayyad, number 144 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Tahani Shorbajee: $16k/$50k USD
@/tahanishorbaje2, number 112 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Yazan Ashraf Abu Safiya: €3.5k/€50k
@/yazanabusaia, number 180 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Mahmoud Saleh: €4.6k/€20k
@/mide444, verified by ibtisams
Ahmed Abu Shammala: €9.8k/€100k
@/ahmed8311, number 161 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Mohammed Thalatheeni: €21k/€35k
@/mohammedtalatene, number 135 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Ahmed Thalatheeni: €4.1k/€35k
@/ahmedaltalaten, vouched for by mohammedtalatene
Mahmoud Khalaf: €10k/€30k
@/mahmoudkhalafff, number 152 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Basma Al Ghoul: kr9.2k/kr400k SEK
@/basmaalghoul, verified by nabulsi
Mahmoud Hilles: €20k/€25k
@/hillesmahmoud, number 170 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Ezzideen Shehab: €29k/€75k
@/boshradaoud1 (organizer), number 2 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Farah Haboub: $1.3k/$120k CAD
@/farahhaboub, vetted by 90-ghost
Firas Muhaisen: $1.7k/$82k CAD
@/firasmuhaisenn, shared by 90-ghost
Shaheen Family: €2.7k/€35k
@/shaheenfamily1, shared by 90-ghost
Walaa Ahmed: $3.9k/$50k CAD
@/burningnightgiver and @/ahmed79ss, shared by 90-ghost
Ghada Saftawi: €1.3k/€10,250
@/ghadasaftawi, shared by 90-ghost
NOTE: Ghada’s family has been evacuated, but it took all the money that Ghada had! This fundraiser is to support her children while they are displaced in Egypt with no savings left.
Diya Shamaly: $23k/$90k CAD
@/familydeea, verified by nabulsi
Basel Ayyad: CHF2k/CHF60k
@/basel-1995, number 214 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Alaa Ayad: $2.5/$20k CAD
@/alaa-pales, number 395 on Operation Olive Branch’s master list
Mohammed Iwais: kr15k/kr500k SEK
@/mohiwais, shared by 90-ghost
Khalil Abu Baker: €1.3k/€30k
@/khalil95, number 187 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Firas Salem: €33k/€65k
@/firas-salem, number 111 on the spreadsheet linked up top
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Family Dinners - dpxdc
"Holy shit, you're Bruce Wayne!" Danny gaped, jabbing a finger at the man sitting at the head of the table.
The bustling dining room goes silent as everyone turns to look at him.
"Danny, who did you think was going to be here?" Tim asks, disbelief plain in his voice and Danny feels his face flush red.
"Sorry, I, uh, I guess I just never put it together. Tim Drake-Wayne. Wayne Manor. It, uh, makes sense now." He laughs sheepishly and scrubs at his neck before slumping back down into his chair.
"Well," Tim says with an indulgent sigh, "at least I know you're not just friends with me for my connections."
"Yeah, I'm really sorry, I just never thought about it, I guess."
Danny sinks lower as everyone around him laughs. Come to dinner, he said, the food is the best, he said, ignore the family, he said. Danny really wishes he'd listened to Tim and just ignored them—almost as much as he's regretting accepting the offer in the first place—but... he's having dinner with Batman.
Ancients, that's so weird!
The last time he saw Batman was in the future and, suffice it to say, it was not going well. There hadn't really been time for family dinners there.
Wait. Family dinners?
He peers around the table, openly gawking at everyone as it all clicks into place.
"Everything alright, Danny? Now realising who everyone else is?" Tim asks with a roll of his eyes.
"Uh... something like that..." Danny mumbles as everyone laughs again.
From further down the table, the smallest Wayne scoffs and clicks his tongue.
"I thought you said he was smart, Drake?"
"So, you all do it, too, then?" he asks, ignoring the jibe. Danny's only a little bit jealous as he thinks of how much easier they must have it, how much easier it'd be if his family had been on his side, too. "You all work together?"
"Nah," Dick says from across the table with a brilliant grin. "Tim's the only one that works with Bruce, we all have different jobs. I'm a police officer in Bludhaven."
"Disgusting." Danny blurts out without thinking—because seriously, what kind of self-respecting vigilante would also be a police officer?—before clapping a hand over his mouth. "Sorry."
The whole table laughs again, the loudest being the blonde girl a few spaces down from Dick. Look, Danny wasn't really paying attention to names when they were all paraded in front of him. Dick only gets remembered because his name is a joke.
Come on, Danny, recover!
"That's, uh, not what I meant, though."
"Oh?" Dick asks, cocking his head slightly to the side. Is it Danny's imagination or does his smile tense slightly?
"Yeah, I mean like, you know, in costume. It must make it so much easier to have everyone together like this."
"Costume? What do you mean?"
Yeah, Danny's not imagining it, everyone tenses up at that. It's really only now that he's realising that this probably isn't how he should bring up that he knows about their... night time activities. In fact, he probably shouldn't be bringing it up at all.
"Uuhhh..." Danny looks wildly around the table as he continues making his stupid noise. Think, think, think! There must be a way out of this!
"Danny?" Tim asks, looking concerned.
"Oh, Ancients, this isn't how I wanted it to go at all," he mutters, slipping even further into his chair. He's almost on the floor now and he so, so wishes it could just swallow him up.
His real first meeting with Batman was meant to be cool! He had planned to be Phantom, maybe save them from a tight spot, prove his worth as a mysterious and powerful ally as thanks for the help Batman gave him in the future.
"Danny, what are you talking about?" Tim starts tugging on his sleeve in an attempt to pull him back up from his pit of despair.
Eventually, Danny relents and sits up straighter, hiding his face in his hands and whining all the while.
"I'm sorry, I just didn't expect him to be here and it threw me off so now I look stupid and it's so embarrassing!" he wails, flailing his arms wide. "Why wouldn't you warn me that Batman was your adopted dad, Tim? Couldn't you have let me know?"
"I'm sorry, what? Danny are you alright? There's no way Bruce can be Batman, look at him!"
"Yeah," the blonde girl laughs from the bottom of the table, "look at him! That's a wet noodle of a man! Batman can actually do things, B is incapable of pretty much everything."
"Thank you, Stephanie," Bruce sighs, massaging his forehead.
It's... Those are the first words Danny's heard Batman say since everything went down and it's enough to knock him out of his embarrassment.
It's really good to hear his voice again. Especially now, when it's strong and healthy and full of personality—even if that personality is little more than a tired father right now—far better than how it had been, at the end.
Danny sits up, back straight, and grins. He's got this. He remembers it perfectly. Some people count sheep to fall asleep, Danny repeats his mantra to be certain that he'll never forget it.
"Gamma alpha upsilon tau iota mu epsilon, 42, 63, 28, 1 colon 65 dash 9."
Once again, the whole table falls into silence.
"Holy shit..." breathes the other D name (Duke? Danny's pretty sure he's Signal) from opposite Stephanie. "Isn't that...?"
"The time travelling code." The littlest Wayne says stiffly. "We have met in the future?"
"That's not just the time travelling code, Dami." Dick says, looking between Danny and Bruce. "That's the family time travelling code."
Danny's grin freezes in place.
"I'm sorry, what?"
"1 colon 65 dash 9." Dick explains, still flicking between him and Bruce. "It means you've been adopted into the family and we should all treat you as such, no questions asked."
"Tell you what, I'm about to ask a question." Danny says, dumbstruck. "You just told me it was a code to identify time travellers, not anything about being adopted! What the hell, B?"
Bruce looks about as shellshocked as Danny feels.
"We must have been close," he says finally, after opening and closing his mouth like a fish out of water a few times.
"No! Not that close!" Danny reels back, taking a deep breath ready to refute it all, but... "Well, I mean, you found me when I first got stuck, and you helped me get better despite being... And then we fought together against the, uh, bad guy, before he, um, he... before you couldn't."
An uncomfortable beat passes while they all pick up on what Danny tried so hard not to say.
"So, you're not from the future, then, you travelled there and came back?" Tim asks, breaking the tension and leaning forward with a glint in his eye.
"Yeah, it was a whole end of the world thing, but don't worry about it," Danny says with a hand wave, "It's all kosher now, won't ever happen."
"What did happen?"
"Seriously, don't worry about it, we cool."
"How long in the future was it?"
"About ten years? You were pretty spry for an old man, B," Danny laughs, wishing they'd get off the topic of what happened and get back to the adoption bit.
Everyone shares degrees of a cautious smile as they relax out of the shock, and Dick—whose grin is the biggest—says, "No wonder you got the family code, you're already riffing on him like one of us. How long were you there for?"
"A week, before I managed to get back to my present and stop him then."
"A week? Jeez, B, that has to set some kind of record, seriously."
"Oh!" Danny says, sitting bolt upright and blinking in surprise before pointing at Dick and bouncing in his seat. "You're Nightwing!"
"What?"
"That's exactly what Nightwing said when Batman told me the code! Makes so much more sense now."
Dick laughs and claps his hands, delighted.
"You were not formally adopted?" The grumpy small one—Dami?—asks, his face pinched.
"I didn't even know I was informally adopted."
"And your parents? Are they alive or dead?"
"Damian, stop—"
"They were dead in the future, but they're alive now." Danny says, looking down. He fiddles with the tablecloth, twisting the fabric around his fingers as he fights down the pang of sadness that he always feels when he thinks of them now. He forces a bright smile on his face and hopes it doesn’t look too strained. "I just, uh, can't talk to them much, anymore."
"Damian," Dick warns, "1 colon 65 dash 9. Treat them as family, no questions asked."
"This is Damian treating him as family, the little turd has no manners." Tim scoffs, rolling his eyes, but he gently bumps shoulders with Danny to knock him out of his funk. Danny can't help but send him a watery smile.
"I have the most exemplary manners, Drake, unlike some people." Damian spits, crossing his arms with a pout. "I was merely ascertaining his status to see how he could possibly fit into the family."
"I know this is all a bit sudden, Danny," Bruce smiles, ignoring Damian and reaching out to lay a warm hand on his arm, "for all of us. But if I felt strongly enough to give you that code after spending a week with you in the future, then you are more than welcome in this family, if you so choose it. I think I can speak for all of us when I say we'd like to get to know you a bit more."
"I know a threat when I hear it, Bruce." Danny snorts. "But, yeah, I get it. I'm sorry this is all so weird, it really wasn't how I wanted to find you again, but... I'm glad I did."
"So are we, Danny." Dick says, with a warm smile. "And formally or not, 1 colon 65 dash 9 means you're family. Welcome to the fun house! No take backs or refunds, sorry. You're stuck with us."
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