HELP ME MOVE OUT OF AN UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT
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** A LITTLE ABOUT ME:
Hi everyone, I’m Ari and Im a 22 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 FUNDRAISER:
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 and am trying to move into a new space. I'm not in a financial position where I can just get up and leave all on my own since move in costs really does add up. 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 and have talked in details about sk*nning 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 beendoxed on multiple occasions and I had to move & 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!
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. If you'd like to get a gist of some of the harassment, here are some links to tweets I’ve made in the past documenting some incidents:
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** PRICE BREAKDOWN:
I originally had a GoFundMe (see here) with a goal of $7,500 and this fundraiser is just covering the remaining amount left to raise ($5,174) plus an added $26 to just round it up. Although that GoFundMe is now deactivated, you can still check out the link to see the cost breakdown for a more transparent view of where every cent is going to!!!
I really do need all the help I can get even if it's just $1 or boosting!! I appreciate you all so much!!!
Hi everyone, I’m Ari and Im a 22 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 FUNDRAISER:
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 and am trying to move into a new space. I'm not in a financial position where I can just get up and leave all on my own since move in costs really does add up. 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 and have talked in details about sk*nning 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 beendoxed on multiple occasions and I had to move & 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!
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. If you'd like to get a gist of some of the harassment, here are some links to tweets I’ve made in the past documenting some incidents:
twitter posthttps://twitter.com/earthy_kween/status/1413308555654991880?s=20" target="_blank" style="font-size:16px;border:0px solid rgb(25,25,25);color:rgb(86,143,223);font-family:'Source Sans Pro';margin:0px;" rel="noreferrer noopener">
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** PRICE BREAKDOWN:
I originally had a GoFundMe (see here) with a goal of $7,500 and this fundraiser is just covering the remaining amount left to raise ($5,174) plus an added $26 to just round it up. Although that GoFundMe is now deactivated, you can still check out the link to see the cost breakdown for a more transparent view of where every cent is going to!!!
I really do need all the help I can get even if it's just $1 or boosting!! I appreciate you all so much!!!
Organizer
Ari Goncalves
Organizer
Boston, MA
