Alex

answering a couple questions i got on this post since i realized ppl genuinely wanna know:

tl;dr:

the post linked above has examples of how donating to individual families can help a lot. if you want to help more than one family at a time, there are many gazan-led initiatives focusing on rebuilding their infrastructure and distributing aid fairly that are worth donating to instead of large charities that already get the majority of donations.

as i mentioned in the last post: @/careforgaza on twitter is a nonprofit started by gazans, it's been endorsed by multiple palestinian journalists.

the sameer project is a collective organized by diaspora palestinians offering emergency shelter to gazans.

ele elna elak is a project aiming to bring water, food, shelter, etc. to gazans and has been promoted by bisan owda.

and the municipality of gaza itself is fundraising to rebuild water infrastructure.

all of these organizations are active inside gaza right now and are being run by gazans. if anyone knows of other gazan-led mutual aid projects, nonprofits or charities feel free to link them in the notes! hope this helped!

long answers under the cut!

plugging gaza soup kitchen for those with the means to donate! it's another gazan-led initiative currently providing food, water, classes for children, and medical care across the north and south. you can donate through their website or their gofundme, or follow them on instagram for news about their projects

A visual example of antiblackness- really of white European cultural dominance and racism as a whole- applied and hidden in plain sight:

The entirety of the blue section is all of the International section on Europe (interestingly it's got Turkey at the end.)

That yellow box? ALL of Africa.

Just size comparison and context, that orange section is Japan. One singular country vs an entire continent. Every time we say "African" versus having specific European countries and cultures to reference... That's not coincidental!

The damn sink's knocking at the door, gone head and let that in 😐

"They’re not collateral damage — they are being targeted."

The image you see is not from a war movie. It's a real X-ray of a Palestinian child. A sniper's bullet pierced her skull. This was not an accident. It was a calculated shot — to the head. How many children must bleed before the world opens its eyes?

I see this, and I tremble. Because I, too, am a mother. My own child is injured. He cries every night from pain. He needs urgent medical care — but we are trapped under siege, under fear, under silence.

How long before my son becomes another X-ray? Another hashtag? Another number?

If you're reading this, you have power — power to share, power to donate, power to care.

Help me get my son out. Help save him before it’s too late. Gaza’s children are not targets. They are lives. They are futures. Please don’t look away

Please Donate now:👇👇 👇

keeping it a stack i actually don’t think “the cost of living is insane and the economy is fucked and we’re working to survive, not live” is a reasonable excuse to dream about tradwife or stay at home girlfriend shit online like i don’t want to hear about how much you don’t want to work and you’d rather bake pies all day and whatever the fuck else because guess what? the economic state and wealth disparity in large swathes of the global south is worse than you can imagine and i’ve never heard any of those women say the inane and juvenile shit women from north america say. i know at least 8 young women who started hustling at like… 10 years old so they could get out of poverty and live the life you’re so sick of. i don’t sympathize, i don’t “get it” and i think you should get some perspective and think about how girls in some parts of the world can’t even go to school past 12 years old

omegaverse rly is the worst trope/kink bc it's really just every single -ism and -phobic you can think of. transphobic against trans men and trans women at the same time in different but equally severe ways. bioessentialist. misogynistic in every direction. intersexist. homophobic in a way that makes uke/seme look progressive. usually racist in the way non-white characters are treated within it. the common abbreviation for it is quite literally a slur against Aboriginal Australians and people have been saying that for YEARS and it still gets called that. and to top it all off, the people who are most into omegaverse are also The Most Annoying People In Any And All Fandoms by a country fucking mile. just dogshit all around.

it's so fucking sickening seeing the amount of vitriolic hate that Black trans women get for pointing out that white privilege applies to trans people too. there is no trans community and there never will be until Black trans women are listened to and not fucking harassed off of the internet for daring to suggest that white trans people are privileged over trans people of color. i don't want to be in a community with any of you racist pieces of shit.

no more fandom #abolishfandom

Btw, if you believe race play is like a valid thing unsub from this blog please. Your werid and racist.

In fact if you believe that just block this blog entirely.

"ACAB includes the fandom cops!" folks sure like to play pretend cops and practice censorship the most ironically enough

"We need an ICE version for ao3" "I support ao3 MAGA" WHAT ARE Y'ALL SAYING!?!?!

Anyways, I hope every ao3 user gets employed at food service jobs

i have not been able to forget this for 16 years

Every few months ao3 shows it's racist ass, and I come closer to doing this:

If you live in the USA and you're pleading for donations to pay your rent, bills, or get food then dial 211! Please dial 211 before the last minute!

It's a toll free service with people who will help you find programs in your community to pay those bills, find food, and find housing! They will give you numbers to call so you can get help.

It is not 100% foolproof. Their job is to direct you to a program they believe will help your current issue, but it's still a step up from praying random strangers online will give you enough cash before a deadline! The added benefit of these community programs, which get funded by the local government most of the time, is if there are more people using them then they can get more money to help more people.

You're not taking resources from other people if you use your community services. Your taxes pay for them. Use them.

Dial 211 first to see if they can help, and if for some reason they can't, then make your donation posts!

https://www.211.org/

Hi I work for my state's 211 service. It really breaks my heart how many people only know to call us at the last minute. 211's can provide a whole wealth of resources to use before things ever get to a cut off utility, eviction, or homelessness!

I can't speak for all 211's but most should also have a website detailing all the agencies in their database. if you don't like phone calls, this can be something to reference instead.

If you don't have health insurance but you need to see a doctor, reference 211! We list clinics that provide free or discounted general care, vision, and dental services to low income households and people without insurance! Many hospitals also have financial aid policies that can severely reduce your bill if you had an expensive procedure!

If you're stuck in a dead end job or need educational resources reference 211! There are a lot of programs focused on providing basic adult education as well as trade skills or other high demand fields! State governments are generally more interested in funneling people into work than providing benefits, but you can still use this to your advantage especially if you have some form of disability but are still able to work. That includes if you're neurodiverse or have mental health issues! Most of these programs are extremely underutilized.

If you believe you qualify for public benefits but the bureaucracy of the process is in your way, reference 211! There are agencies specifically geared towards helping people obtain the benefits they qualify for- for free!

If you need help with your taxes-

If you need help finding a pro bono lawyer-

If you need help finding affordable housing/section 8 housing-

If you need help finding food pantries-

If you need help paying for your prescriptions-

If you need help obtaining disability aids or assistive technology-

If you need help finding transportation options-

If you need help following a natural or personal disaster (like a home fire)-

If you need help repairing a home you or your family owns or it needs modifications to be accessible-

If you need Queer resources-

Reference your 211!!!!!

I had no idea what 211 was before working for it but I wish I had. I've learned so much about what resources are actually available to the community even in a ho hum area of the country like my state. I've saved my partner literally thousands of dollars just from the medical resources I've gathered.

Not enough young people know about or utilize these services but they are there for you!

P. S.

This isn't an intended use of 211, but I like to reference the agency listings when I look for jobs. Many of the agencies listed are non-profits which, while they certainly are not perfect, generally have lower barriers of entry to decent paying jobs with benefits. The work environments tend to be much kinder and at least pretend to be forward thinking. You're more likely to find jobs without as many people applying as well, especially if they're only advertising their positions through their own website.

if a white man starts making jokes about white women you are allowed to and in some states required to take your katana off the wall and slice him into thousands of pieces

I’ve seen some people who act like Salli Richardson Whitfield did Eureka then sat chilling until Wheel of Time. Sis BEEN in her directorial bag. Where AM I right now? She BEEN that.

She’s Salli Richardson Whitfield, also. Y'all not gon’ call that lady by the one or two characters you saw her play when she been working almost all my life.

Respect ha.