there is something horrifically grim to it, but illustrations for gaza and palestinians tend to catch more mass attention that actual photos of people. this made me feel incredibly helpless for a long while, seeing both how people would rather look at a neat drawing of red black green and white than look a human in the eyes, and how online platforms would rather push a viral drawing while suppressing those begging for help at the same time.
a way to cope with this feeling has been taking advantage of it to directly guide people to helping palestinians.
if art gets better traction, then there’s an incredible amount of good that can be done by creating art that immediately links to fundraisers. creating art of the many images of those who are asking for help.
within hours of posting my drawing, there has been jumps in the thousands for bashar from gaza’s fundraiser. it’s a small effort in the grand scheme of things. it’s not a fix it. but it’s something good. please take care of each other and do what you can. i think this could help a lot of people if a lot of people did it.
here is bashar. i’ve drawn him, spoken to him, and known him now for a few months. any shares help, any art helps. draw who you see, draw what you see. thanks all
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masterpost of palestinian fundraisers i'm spotlighting on my blog + verifications
last updated: june 30, 2024
Doctor Moath Abu Samra & Family Evacuate Gaza - $20,135/$50,000 [SLOWED] ***this fundraiser has gained no donations in 4 days please help boost this one
verified by Operation Olive Branch - row 85
individual reblog post here
Urgent Appeal: Save Little Yusuf and His Family Amidst Gaza - €40,928/€85,000
verified here by el-shab-hussein. follow the fundraising organizer here on tumblr @/ahmednabubake
individual reblog post here
Mohamed Hamad and his family dream of reaching safety - £9,069/£50,000
verified by here by el-shab-hussein. follow mohamed on tumblr at @/mohamed-hamad
individual reblog post here
Saving My Family from the Horrors of War in Gaza for Firas Salem - €32,902/€65,000
verified here by el-shab-hussein. follow firas on tumblr at @/firassalemgaza
individual reblog post here
Help Sana’a and her family evacuate from Gaza - £52,211/£70,000 [SLOWED]
verified here by el-shab-hussein follow sujood on tumblr at @/sujoododeh
individual reblog post here
Help the Qanou Family - £2,174/£55,000 [LOW] [SLOWED]
verified here by nabulsi. follow raghad here on tumblr at @/rhq274
individual reblog post here
Help Nahla and Amal Family to Rebuild their life - €2,953/€80,000 [LOW] [SLOWED]
verified here by nabulsi. follow the fundraiser on tumblr at @/jrk85
individual reblog post here
Helping Ahmed's Family: Escaping War to a New Life - €22,334/€35,000
verified here by nabulsi. follow ahmed on tumblr at @/zinaeleenyamin. individual reblog post here
Help the Abu Shammalah Family Find Safety and Rebuild - €9,644/€100,000 [LOW]
verified here by el-shab-hussein. follow ahmed (fundraiser's organizer) on tumblr at @/ahmed8311. individual reblog post here.
Help Ahmed family to travel to a save place - £2,961/£30,000 [LOW]
verified here by nabulsi. follow ahmed on tumblr at @/ahmed-ziad. individual reblog post here.
Please help Shamaly family SURVIVE Gaza & start a new life! - $23,910 CAD/$90,000
verified here by fallahifag. follow the fundraiser on tumblr at @/familydeea. individual reblog post here.
Help Alaa family to travel to a safe place - £25,424/£56,000 [SLOWED]
number 99 on el-shab-hussein and nabulsi's spreadsheet. follow alaa on tumblr at @/alaaalkhateeb. individual reblog post here.
Death chases my family in Gaza; help me save them. fundraiser for Mahmoud Khalaf - €9,443/€30,000
verified by ibitsams here. follow mahmoud on tumblr at @/mahmoudkhalaff. individual reblog post here.
Help me and my little family to survive! fundraiser for Hamsa - €5,389/€30,000 [SLOWED]
verified by nabulsi here. follow hamsa on tumblr at @/hamsamohammad. individual reblog post here.
Standing with a Family Escaping the Horrors of War in Gaza for Dr. Tamer Aldeeb - €16,829/€40,000
verified by ibitsams here. follow dr. tamer aldeeb on tumblr at @/tameraldeeb. individual reblog post here.
Help my Family To Evacuate Gaza for Mohammed Bardaweel - €6,099/€37,000 [SLOWED]
verified by el-shab-hussein here. follow mohammed on tumblr at @/mohbardaweel. individual reblog post here.
Help Nada and Abdulrahman's family - $220 CAD/$31,000 [LOW] [SLOWED]
verified by nabulsi here. follow abdulrahman on tumblr at @/abdulrahmanpixel. individual reblog post here.
Amira's Story: Between Hope and Resilience - A Call for Soli - €11,289/€20,000
verified by nabulsi here. follow amira on tumblr at @/amira-alanqar. individual reblog post here.
Help Mahmoud to evacuate from Gaza to continue education -$14,076 CAD/$50,000
verified according to fallahifag here. follow mahmoud on tumblr at @/ma7moudgaza2. individual reblog post here.
Help me and my family to evacuate from Gaza Strip for Iyad Sami - CHF4,671/CHF20,000
verified by 90-ghost here. follow iyad on tumblr at @/eyadsami. individual reblog post here.
My family battles death in Gaza; we need your HELP for Reham Al Jarrah - €2,395/€49,000 [LOW] [SLOWED] ***this fundraiser has only received €5 in the past 3 days
verified by the @/strawberryseedcollective on instagram here. follow reham on tumblr at @/rehamjarrah. individual reblog post here.
Rebuilding Live: A Mother's Plea for Hope and Safety in Gaza for Nour Alanqar - €4,256/€40,000 [LOW]
verified by 90-ghost here. follow nour on tumblr at @/noor-alanqar. individual reblog post here.
unverified
Fundraiser for safe passage from Gaza into Egypt for Mohammed Al Sayed - $30,438/$70,000
found on his twitter account Lawyer_Animal1 which has been active since 2021 and posting images since 2022
individual reblog post here
Help Muhammed and his family evacuate to safety ! - €12,749/€25,000
found on muhammed's twitter account mhmd_s11 which has been active since 2016
individual reblog post here
please donate/share if you can! fundraisers marked as slowed have had little to now donations.
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