FREE PALESTINE

I’ve lost a few of my loved ones and homes. I try to imagine, but I have never experienced such devastating loss and fear combined; never in such a way as this.

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You can also donate to the Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund: https://www.pcrf.net/

Bahaa

My name is Bahaa, a father and a husband, I am 30 years old. I have worked throughout the years to build my small home for me and my family

I am writing to you my story from beloved Gaza, one of thousands of stories. I am Bahaa Ahmed Ayesh, a young man who grew up building dreams in a house with my family. I achieved part of my dreams, as I married my life partner in this world and the hereafter, and I became a father to a child in the war and the conditions were very harsh. The sun set on Saturday, October 7, 2023, we left the house without taking anything in the hope of returning to the warmth of our home the next day.

mohammed

Hi, my name is Mohammed Saeed and I'm fundraising for helping my family to evacuate Gaza as soon as possible. We are a family in Gaza , like thousands ones there , I and my family consists of 8 members ( my wife , son, father, mother and other siblings ) are moving from one place to another more than 5 times and it's ended up with a tent in Rafah !

nour

My name is Nour. I live in the wounded Gaza Strip with my family. I used to live a quiet life among the innocent faces I used to teach in kindergarten. My only concern was to see these children grow up like the rest of the children in the world and achieve their innocent dreams that they shared with me. But the horrors of the war that broke out on October 7, 2023, changed and turned our lives upside down. We lost many of our homes, loved ones, jobs, and sources of livelihood, forcing us to start life from scratch without shelter, food, or family.

Yazan and Yamen with their mom Tahani

My name is Tahani Ahmed, and I live in Gaza with my two children, Yazan and Yamen. We've endured over seven months of relentless war, facing incredibly difficult and suffocating circumstances. Sadly, our family has been torn apart, with my husband living in another city due to our inability to find a suitable home together after being forced to leave our beloved Gaza city and refuge to the south of Gaza Strip. The war has left deep scars on our souls, and I find myself struggling to provide even the basic necessities for my children. We are in desperate need of assistance to secure a stable and dignified life for our family.

ahmed

My name is Ahmed, and I am 19 years old. My family and I are living through unimaginable hardships. After occupation planes destroyed our house, we were forced into a flimsy tent. My father, 55, my mother, 49, my four sisters, three brothers, and I have been displaced for a long time, with no shelter from the scorching heat of summer or the freezing cold of winter.

uday

Hi, my name is Uday and I am from Gaza. I grew up in Khuza in Khan Yunis with my 3 siblings and parents. Both my mom and dad were martyred in December of 2023. I am now a Guardian to my younger siblings with my grandmother who is very ill and requires treatment as soon as we can evacuate. I hope to be able to help my siblings and I survive to be able to live out our lives in peace. I also have been aiding in distributing funds and water for people in need in Gaza as we all need to help one another out. With your support, you can help me help my family and help the people here in Gaza. Anything helps. Any help is always appreciated. Thank you and God bless you all.

adam

I am writing to you a story from beloved Gaza, one of two million true stories. I am young Mahmoud Ahmed Ayesh, a young man who grew up building dreams in a house with my family. I achieved part of my dreams, as I married the beautiful and charming woman, my partner in life and in the afterlife, and became the father of a beautiful child but in an unfair world on the first of March 2024, in Under the circumstances of the accursed war, I named him Adam after the father of humanity. There was a wound in my heart that would never heal, and I saw him growing up amidst the destruction, not getting his due rights like any other child. His mother and I had drawn a very beautiful future, but unfortunately we did not imagine that this would happen to us. We did not imagine that a genocide would come and destroy all our ambitions, and the ambitions of my wife, who was unable to complete her university studies and reach her goal, as she is a student in the College of Humanities and Arts, studying English Language and Literature, but unfortunately she was not able to complete her dream, fate willed and what he did. The sun disappeared on Saturday, October 7, 2023, and our hearts melted as tears flowed uncontrollably in every displacement process. We left home since the beginning of the war because our area was the first place to be exposed to danger.

Asmaa

I am Asmaa, 25 years old, the daughter of this beautiful family of 8 members. My family and I live in very difficult circumstances after October 7, before we were living a happy life filled with joy. Our house was completely destroyed, and the house of my older brother, “Dia,” who was supposed to marry soon, was destroyed. we had to flee to save ourselves to a less safe place after the Israeli army ordered to move to southern Gaza. We ended up fleeing to a small tent and sleeping on the sand due to the crowded population, under the intense summer heat, and the sound of explosions from time to time.

ahmed

Ahmed Rady's world was turned upside down when the occupation targeted his thriving market in Gaza. His once successful business was burned to the ground, and he lost everything, including his livelihood and life savings. Ahmed is now left with nothing but overwhelming sadness and despair.

nasser and family

While you are reading this page, bombs are falling on my people in Gaza including my family, who are living through one of the worst catastrophes the world ever witnessed in the last decades and have been descripted as a Palestinian genocide. 2.3 million people, are going through a man-made famine. Water, food, and medication were prevented, alongside other living necessities such as fuel and clothing.

Abdullah

I will tell you my story now. I am Abdullah Qadih from Gaza. I live in Khan Younis, but specifically Khuza'a. I am 16 years old and I have one brother and three sisters. I lost a lot in this war. First, I lost my future and my dreams. I am broken. I don't know what to tell you. I lost my education. I lost my best friends. I also lost my grandfather and my home, but the damage is simple. I don't know what to tell you.

We have suffered a lot. We have lived all kinds of pain and suffering. We have been displaced more than 6 times. We are tired of this life and now we are suffering too. We have returned to our home but the situation is very difficult and every day we are being bombed

A bathroom costs $200 and every day we get more than $20 in water. The rent for the land is $50 every week. We need to buy a water tank that costs $180 and buy a second tent because it doesn’t fit my family and its price is $1,500.

Every displacement costs my family more than $200 in transportation. Every time my family is displaced, they borrow money from our relatives. We borrow more than $8,500 from our relatives, and I hope we can pay them off as soon as possible.

October 13th, 2024 by Raymond Kang, Organizer

UPDATE (13 Oct 2024): Hello everyone. Thanks to your generous donations, Abdullah and his family have acquired a new winter tent (see the attached photos)! This is a huge accomplishment, and we cannot thank you enough for your generosity and support.

Our next goal is to help Abdullah and his family get access to a water well and help build some small infrastructure to make it easier for them and their neighbors to obtain water. He says more in the following (lightly edited):

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Last week the families in the camp decided to dig water wells and each family contributes $300. If any family does not pay $300, they will not have the right to this well and will not get water. Everyone who does not pay will have to walk one kilometer to bring water, and my family cannot afford this amount. I hope to get $300 before it is due.

We need other things like a water pipe to bring water to the tent, two water tanks, and other needs to bring water from the well to the tent. All of this costs about $650, water subscription $300, and so the total amount required is about $950.

What would you do to save someone’s life, if today were your last day here? What would you do for your own family? What can you do to show your care to thousands of people at once?

While we are here talking about oppressors who massacre enslaved nations…

watch the film 1804: The Hidden History of Haiti on KweliTV.

Ayiti (Haiti)

Ayitian national debt and subsequent poverty is due to the $150M francs enforced on pain of war by France to an indemnity ransomed in five annual payments of 30 million to France after French claims over property – including Haitian enslaved peoples – (profit) that was lost through the Haitian Revolution. “The New York Times estimated Haiti’s loss at $21bn.” (The Guardian)

Proposed Action: Pressure the French government to reverse the claim and repay the $21bn francs (as quoted above) to Ayiti.

And speaking of revolutions

What was The Zanj Rebellion?