HELP ME MOVE OUT OF AN UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT
EDIT: Ive found housing and don’t need to meet the rest of the goal anymore!! Thank you everyone for boosting and donating!!
** A LITTLE ABOUT ME:
Hi everyone, I’m Ari and Im a 21 yo queer black artist in the Boston area. I have a small business called Earthy by Ari (@earthybyari on ig) where I sell handmade and curated jewelry such as earrings, rings & necklace.
I also have a free community fridge & pantry in Boston (specifically Fenway) called Earthy Boston (@earthy.boston on ig) where free food and hygiene care packages are available to anyone and everyone.
** PURPOSE OF THIS GOFUNDME:
I’m raising funds to help me move out of my current apartment and into a new one because I sincerely do not feel safe here. I haven’t the whole time I’ve been here but now it’s to a point where I literally have to move. I am trying to move into a new space that has some kind of security (ie. cameras, lobby person, card/key reader for entrance) so there isn't easy access to me. I'm not in a financial position where I can just get up and leave all on my own. For almost a year I’ve been getting harassment messages from anonymous accounts via text, snapchat, ig, twitter, and email. These threats have stated seeing me in very specific places and what I’m wearing. They’ve threatened to sh**t me and st*b me many many many times. Have talked in details about skinning me alive and just so much more.
I have a feeling on who the harasser is as I’ve made reports about them many many many times and have even tried getting a protective/restraining order against the individual but have had no luck since I have to actually be able to tie the messages to them/their IP address. It’s to a point where my address & phone number has been leaked on the internet many times and I had to move and change numbers (I changed it 4 times within the past year). Recently in July I had some type of baked good placed outside my apt door with a letter inside threatening me. I’ve even had emails sent to my business email address pretending to be customers and claim an order was placed, just for them to call me slurs and threaten me. It’s all too much!
I sincerely need to move out this apartment because it’s to a point where I really don’t think these are empty threats and this person has already proven to me that not only do they know my number & where I live, but they have access to my location and have visited a few times.
Here are some links to tweets I’ve made in the past detailing some of the harassment I’ve been getting:
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** PRICE BREAKDOWN
RENT $7,350
- My budget for an apartment is $2,450! I am looking for 2br apt so that I have a separate room to set up an office for my business. I am not looking for anything fancy (!!), just an apartment complex that for
- sure has cameras on the building and a legit lobby for extra security. Parking is also a must. Apartments In my area with those 3 features (2br, parking, lobby) usually are between $2-$3k (sometimes more) but I want to make sure I can actually afford it lol
- I multiplied $2450 by 3 to help with move in fees which would be First ($2450), Last ($2450), and security ($2450) to get $7,350
- Or at least 1br with extra space somewhere in the hallway for me to
** SELF DEFENSE ITEMS TOTAL: $40
** MOVING TRUCK RENTAL $69.95
- 15’ Truck is $29.95
- Safemove Plus Damage Protection is $30
- I don’t have that many items to move, the biggest is really my couch, my mattress and my tv. I just need a UHAUL truck big enough to carry this items with everything else so I can just move in one go.
!!!! TOTAL: $7,459.95!!!
** TRANSACTION FEES: $7,500
- GoFundMe has fees for withdrawals and I’m not sure how much that will be so I round the $7,459.95 to $7,500`
I really need all the help I can get whether its $1 donation or sharing my link! Thank you for taking the time to read this, I appreciate you all so much!ENVIRONMENT
