Jimmy  Darts

SB Mowing

Pattie Gonia

Little Miss Flint

Kalina Silverman / @makebigtalk on Instagram

The Dogist

Samuel Weidenhofer

Patriotic Kenny Foundation

Peter Bond

That Good News Girl

Ben Saunders - Flawless Cleaning

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Ask Uncle Jack

Amy Jandrisevits

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Tess Bohne

Latonja and Taylor Richardson

Officer Richard Craig

John Wolfe

Khloe

<div>Pak Ripto needs help after a failed eye surgery left him functionally blind. At the same time, Bu Ripto is very sick and has been in and out of the hospital. With both of them facing serious medical needs, funds are needed as soon as possible for their care.
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<li>This fundraiser is also an effort to honor Pak Ripto's sindhen notation, which has helped many of his gamelan students learn sindhen. <strong>Donations will be used for:</strong>$200 to pay a local Indonesian technician to scan around 300 pages of Pak Ripto's notation and organize it into a hyperlinked ebook. When the ebook is completed, it will be free, open-source, and available to the public.
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<div>The funds will be distributed as soon as possible to help with current medical care. Nothing will be offered to donors in exchange for these donations.
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<div>If you are able to give, any contribution would mean a great deal. Sharing this fundraiser would also help support Pak Ripto and Bu Ripto during this difficult time.
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<div><strong>Gisteren arresteerde de politie in Kampala, Oeganda, 21 vreedzame studenten </strong>die naar het ministerie van Energie marcheerden om hun petitie aan minister Ruth Nankabirwa te overhandigen, waarin ze hun zorgen uitten over de geplande bouw van de East African Crude Oil Pipeline (Eacop). <strong>Ze werden bruut gearresteerd en in de gevangenis van Luzira gegooid zonder enige voorzieningen. Ze hebben helemaal niks! Geen kleren, zeep, sandalen, tandenborstel, goed eten etc en ook geen rooie cent om borgtocht te betalen, áls ze die al krijgen.</strong>
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<div>We moeten onze dappere kameraden helpen! Ze hebben dringend onze financiële steun nodig om eten, kleren en sanitaire spullen te kunnen krijgen. We geven ze extra moed door ook geld in te zamelen voor als ze toch borg krijgen.
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<div><strong>Geef ze de kracht om door te zetten, laat ze voelen dat we achter ze staan ​​door een donatie te doen.</strong>
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<div>Week na week gingen de studenten naar de Chinese ambassade om te eisen dat de bouw van de Eacop-oliepijpleiding zou stoppen, een verwarmde pijpleiding van 1.443 km die van Hoima in Oeganda naar Tanga in Tanzania wordt aangelegd om de ruwe olie te vervoeren die naar verwachting volgend jaar wordt gewonnen. Ze bleven onvermoeibaar vechten en nu hebben ze ons nodig om samen met hen op te komen tegen dit onrecht.
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<div><strong>HELP MEE, steun onze dappere helden in Oeganda met een bijdrage en door deze fundraiser zoveel mogelijk te delen via je socials en binnen je netwerk. </strong>
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<div>Mochten we meer geld ophalen, dan zal het overgebleven bedrag gebruikt worden als spaarpot voor deze dappere rebellen. Hun strijd gaat onverminderd door en situaties zoals deze zijn eerder een regel dan een uitzondering.
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<div><em>De gearresteerde personen maken deel uit van de meer dan 50 studenten van verschillende instituten onder hun overkoepelende organisatie, Students against Eacop Uganda, en een sectie van Eacop Project Affected Persons (PAPs) die tegen de bouw van de pijpleiding zijn.</em>
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<div><strong>Yesterday the police in Kampala, Uganda, arrested 21 peaceful students </strong>who were marching to the Ministry of Energy to present their petition to Minister Ruth Nankabirwa, expressing their concerns about the planned construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (Eacop).<strong> They were brutally arrested and thrown into Luzira prison without any provisions. They have nothing! No clothes, soap, sandals, toothbrush, proper food etc and dont have a single penny to pay bail, if they even get it.</strong>
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<div>We must help our brave comrades! They urgently need our financial support to get food, clothes and sanitary items. We give them extra courage by also raising money for if they do get bail.
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<div><strong>Give them the strength to persevere, let them feel that we are behind them by making a donation.</strong>
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<div>Week after week, the students went to the Chinese embassy to demand that the construction of the Eacop oil pipeline, a 1,443 km heated pipeline from Hoima in Uganda to Tanga in Tanzania be stopped to transport the crude oil that is expected to be extracted next year. They have fought tirelessly and now they need us to stand up with them against this injustice.
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<div><strong>HELP, support our brave heroes in Uganda by donating and sharing this fundraiser as much as possible on your socials and within your network.</strong>
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<div>Should we raise more money, the remaining amount will be used as a piggy bank for these brave rebels. Their fight continues unabated and situations like this are rather the rule than the exception.
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<div><em>The arrested individuals are part of the more than 50 students from different institutions under their umbrella organization, Students against Eacop Uganda, and a section of Eacop Project Affected Persons (PAPs) who are opposing the construction of the pipeline.</em>
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Help onze Oegandese bondgenoten in de gevangenis #EACOP

<div>Fousseny is a climate and social justice campaigner from Mali. He arrived in the UK in January 2022 to seek asylum. The process takes on average between 1 and 3 years [1]. After that, if granted refugee status, Fouseeny will only have 28 days to find a home and won't get financial support after that [2].
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<div>Can you help Fousseny support his and his community's needs? No amount is too smalland makes a difference. Fousseny will be receiving the money directly, no intermediates.
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<div>[1] <a href="https://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/latest/news/thousands-seeking-asylum-face-cruel-wait-of-years-for-asylum-decision-fresh-research-shows" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="https://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/latest/news/thousands-seeking-asylum-face-cruel-wait-of-years-for-asylum-decision-fresh-research-shows/" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/latest/news/thousands-seeking-asylum-face-cruel-wait-of-years-for-asylum-decision-fresh-research-shows/</a></a>
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<div>[2] <a href="https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/immigration/asylum-and-refugees/after-you-get-refugee-status" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/immigration/asylum-and-refugees/after-you-get-refugee-status/" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/immigration/asylum-and-refugees/after-you-get-refugee-status/</a></a>
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<div>[3]<a href="https://www.gov.uk/asylum-support/what-youll-get" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="https://www.gov.uk/asylum-support/what-youll-get" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.gov.uk/asylum-support/what-youll-get</a></a>
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<div>Hello, my name is Steve Gower. I'm a homeless advocate and campaigner. Working in and around Gloucestershire, southwest England, UK.
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<div>Back in 2016, after the fall out of a family tragedy I found myself homeless. Stuck inside the support system. Unlike many, I was fortunate enough to get myself out of that situation. But what it gave me was insight and first-hand experience. My naivete assuming the support system and the safety nets were still there. After years of austerity and cuts to public sector services they've been left fragmented and unable to provide the essential care and support needed. As a result it has led to the unnecessary suffering and premature deaths of so many, many people. Not only did I see the failings, the lack of care and compassion. The breakdown in communication between all of these essential frontline services. The lack of mental health training and understanding, this incompetency compounded an already dysfunctional situation. With HMOs (housing of multiple occupancy) trying to provide some support in often very overcrowded, poor quality housing. Charities, the not-for-profit and private sector have filled in this gap with moneys often not reaching those who really need it. The exorbitant waste of funds spent in the wrong places by local authorities and successive governments, perpetuating a cruel and punitive system.
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<div>So options for those finding themselves homeless are given very little option or choice. Invariably individuals will find themselves in HMO's often with large numbers of other people suffering from addiction and mental health conditions. There are night shelters which often aren't free, if you can successfully contact a housing officer these individuals may often be directed towards local hotels/B&amp;B's without the appropriate support. If they don’t find the help, support, guidance or are not picked up by outreach they will often find themselves in police cells, the doorways of shops on the high street and sometimes A&amp;E.
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<div>As a result currently there are 250,000 registered as homeless. And since 2019, there have been 34 registered deaths of children in supported living. And 1 million people In the UK on the housing waiting list. With a poorly managed economy and record inflation my fear is this number will grow.
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<div>During the COVID 19 pandemic we were able to solve the UK homeless problem over night with the 'all in scheme'. It was in my opinion, poorly managed and often individuals were simply kicked back out on the street from the hotels they were housed in. To me it demonstrated two things, the actual number of how many are homeless. And secondly the money is clearly there, it's just a lack of political will as far as I can see.
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<div><strong>This fund has been set up to support Anti-HS2 Activists who HS2 are trying to send to prison.</strong>
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<div>The need for a prisoner support fund was first realised when Anti-HS2 Activist Dave Holiday was sentenced to a shocking 100 DAYS IN PRISON for breach of a HS2 injunction - his breach was no more than stepping on HS2 land. Since then, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/102443345283393/photos/a.324148749779517/454880046706386" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">JellyTot has also been sentenced to 268 DAYS IN PR</a>ISON, which he is currently serving. We are determined to look after our activists - as they are subjected to brutal oppressions by the state and the prison service. 
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<div>The growing punitive powers of HS2, and the courts willingness to enforce on HS2’s behalf, is utterly terrifying and is something we must fiercly stand against.
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Activists Against HS2 Prisoner Support Fund

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<div>In March 2016 in response to a community call to action ran a series of consultation meetings in response to after school violence in the Borough of Lambeth.
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<div>Those meetings included community members, parents, young people, representatives from the council, Metropolitan Police and other community organisations.
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<div>As a result of those consultations Lambeth Schools Patrol was developed. A peripatetic youth service which initially started on Brixton High Street.
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<div>With support from our Steering Group - Brixton Business Inclusion District, Brixton Police Partnerships Team, and Lambeth Council patrol was launch in July 2018.
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<div>Our volunteers receive accredited training which includes risk assessment, emergency first aid, self defence, Learning and Mentor training and is delivered over 12 sessions.
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<div>All volunteers are DBS checked and individually risk assessed to ensure that young people receive the highest level of support, advice and care on their transition through Brixton from school.
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<div>Due to the lockdown we decided in the interest of safety to temporarily postpone our patrol.
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<div>However, due to the community concerns regarding the safety of young people we have decided to offer our services to help train and develop community volunteers across the London boroughs.
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<div>We now need your support to raise the necessary funds to run regular patrols, continue our recruitment process, deliver training sessions, purchase the necessary equipment and uniforms, carry out DBS checks and risk assessments.
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<div>Please support this community initiative and help keep our children safe on their way home from school.
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<div><strong>All funds raised will primarily be used to relaunch Lambeth School Patrol following the Covid-19 pandemic and will help fund our ambition to replicate this model across London. </strong>
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<div><strong>Our priority right now is to secure the necessary funds to recruit and train new cohorts of LSP volunteers. This training takes place over twelve sessions over 12 weeks. We aim to continue to recruit during the winter months and be on patrol during the spring and summer terms expanding to other boroughs as and when partnerships and support is increased.</strong>
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<div><strong>We have a target of raising £20,000 per year, which would allow for three recruitment rounds over that year, enabling us to reach a target of 50 fully trained LSP volunteers patrolling five days a week in school terms. This funding would also allow us to deliver a discreet number of workshops for communities in London boroughs that wish to develop similar local initiatives.</strong>
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<div><strong>Our training would provide communities with the training, policies and procedures necessary to address all safeguarding issues and enable them to develop and cascade the training to their local volunteers.</strong>
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Lambeth Schools Patrol- A Community Response

<p>We've had lots of people wondering how they can assist with the legal needs associated with Tuesday's action.
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<p>Some of us will be accepting donations to help with our legal situations, particularly to try and get some of the angrier charges dropped.<br />We've had a wonderful lawyer Lisa come onboard to help us and we'd love to compensate her for her amazing efforts. 
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<p>We believe that the amount we have set will not exceed our needs, <br />however we'll keep this transparent updating the charges as they are finalised.
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<p>Should we receive funds exceeding our needs they will go back into Extinction Rebellions Bega's Future actions.
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<p>Thanks so much for your support, we really appreciate it.
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<p>We hope that finances will never be a barrier for anyone who wants to participate in our Rebellion.
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<p>Love and Rage.
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Legal support and Fines for Bega Rebels

<div>***We are now a registered Charity! Please donate through Justgiving so that we can collect Gift Aid and get an extra 25 pence for every £1 raised. ***
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<div><strong>This photo above is of the sunset at Leather Lane - showing threatened woodland and ancient oaks on the left (south side) where 7 species of bats - including the endangered Barbastelle- forage and commute down this vital green corridor. Versus HS2-owned, fenced and flat land on the right (Northside).</strong>
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<div>This fundraiser is to help save the remainder of Oak Trees on Leather Lane from being felled by EKFB, present alternative over-road routes and designs, ensure mitigation for wildlife is in place and to make HS2 accountable for their crimes against nature. With the support of local residents, activists, and independent ecologists from across country evidence has been gathered of wildlife crimes being committed by HS2; along with the 'Save Leather Lane Oak Trees from HS2' petition receiving over 40,000 signatures so far, the campaign has attracted media attention from organisations such as the BBC and The Independent. Because of this, the RSPB and RSPCA, along with other non-governmental conservation institutions, have joined Lawyers for Nature and Buxton Solicitors to take action against HS2. 
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<div>So far, the funding for this campaign has been used to successfully provide evidence of high bat activity, thorough research, investigation and reporting that has enabled us to come this far. As you know we have had some success in saving 40 per cent of the oak trees in Leather Lane; we must continue to save, not only Leather Lane, but the biodiversity and endangered species that thrive there.
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<div>Sadly 9 of the oaks were felled for the track cutting which we expected.
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<div><strong>However, if our campaign succeeds, no more trees will be felled on Leather Lane and we will have saved 87 trees in total!</strong>
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<div>Unfortunately, we cannot speak for the rest of the wildlife that have been killed or severely disturbed and we will never fully know how much biodiversity we have lost.
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<div><strong>WE NEED TO PROTECT THE REMAINING OAKS ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF LEATHER LANE, AS WELL AS ENSURING THE BATS ARE PROTECTED BY A GREEN CORRIDOR OVER THE TRACK.</strong>
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Help Valerie Brown become ‘<strong>The Last Mayor of London</strong>’<br /><br />Who is Valerie Brown, you ask?<br /><br />Valerie is a mother, grandmother and Londoner who is running for Mayor Of London. Her political aim is to place the community firmly at the heart of decision making, and to implement the vision Londoners have for their city.<br /><br /> “I am not a politician. I don’t want power but I want <strong>Londoners to have power</strong> - and for <strong>London to be the first city in the world to be run by its citizens</strong>.”<br /><br />Valerie wants legally binding <strong>Citizens’ Assemblies</strong> to replace the traditional mayoral role and for London to be a model that other cities follow. “We can show that a major city can thrive when people lead the way”.<br /><br />Do you think the people of London could do a better job of making the decisions about how their city is run? <br /><br />Do you think council’s are failing to meet the needs of their residents? <br /><br />Do you think the needs and rights of the people are more important than corporate greed?<br /><br />Valerie does.<br /><br />Vote for Valerie Brown, mother, grandmother and Londoner - not a politician!<br /><br /><a href="https://burningpink.earth/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Burning Pink Party website</a>

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***UPDATE*** <br /><br />Hi everyone, Zac here with an update on the situation.<br /><br />I am home safe, released on bail at the start of the week for film Orla's brave paint-throwing action at the Department of Foreign Affairs. The protest at Iveagh House was a reaction to the Irish government's criminal inaction on the climate and ecological crisis. Thank you for the overwhelming amount of supportive and concerned messages. Thank you also so much for all your generosity and kindness in donating toward my bail.<br /><br />Orla bravely rejected her bail conditions to highlight her commitment to the truth. As a result she is still being held in the Dóchas Centre of Mountjoy prison. Please listen to her video (linked below) and please write to her at [email redacted]. Her next court date will be on Monday. I will try to send another update then.<br /><br />I am lucky that my parents are working, and could take money from their savings to cover my bail. I will abide by my bail conditions so this money will be returned at the end of my trail. My first proper hearing date is 19th May.<br /><br />Given that my bail has been covered and Orla rejected her bail, it only seems right to refund the money that you have contributed. If you still wish to donate money to the environmental cause, please donate to an organisation that defends the rights of indigenous land protectors. Every year 200 activists are murdered for their efforts to protect their right to their land and water. Alternately, donate to a radical activist group such as Extinction Rebellion Ireland, Burning Pink, Scientist Rebellion, Black Lives Matter, etc. Down the line Orla and I may face fines and potentially more prison time. We may set up another Go Fund Me to cover such fines, if it comes to that.<br /><br />Finally, a note about the nature of the action:<br /><br />I understand that many people won't understand the paint protest — perhaps thinking it's counterintuitive or senseless. It's not. We are in the middle of the greatest crisis ever faced by our species. Hundreds of millions, if not billions of human lives are on the line due to the climate and ecological emergency. Non-violent direct action is the most effective tactic for rapid societal change. We have learned this from Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Mandela, the Suffragettes and countless others. I can share articles backing this up in the comments when I have more energy. And for those thinking it's counterintuive — ask yourself, do you really believe people will no longer believe in the climate crisis because of this?<br /><br />Human life is more important than property. Why is damage to property "criminal", yet destruction of the earth systems needed to sustain our life considered "progress"? Even if you do care about property more than life, you should still be fighting for climate action, as the climate crisis means destruction of property due to extreme weather events, sea level rise and war. Oh, and Iveagh House is fine by the way... all the paint has been cleaned up.<br /><br />Activists do not undertake actions like this lightly. This comes as a last resort when all conventional methods have failed — which they have, miserably. The environmental movement has written letters, lobbied politicians, signed petitions and gone on marches for more than 40 years. It is naïve to think that by simply telling politicians the science that they will suddenly start to care. We need non-violent resistance. We need to replace the political class with citizen-led decision making, such as through legally binding citizens' assemblies. Orla and I will both stand by the consequences of this protest, whatever the repercussions.<br /><br />Get involved.<br /><br />Love and rage,<br /><br />Zac<br /><br />Video: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lumleyzac/posts/2866005783611240"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/lumleyzac/posts/2866005783611240" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.facebook.com/lumleyzac/posts/2866005783611240</a></a><br /><br /><a href="https://vimeo.com/20278227"><a href="https://vimeo.com/20278227" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://vimeo.com/20278227</a></a><br /><br />*****************************************<br /><br />THIS IS NOT A FAKE GO FUNDME. <br /><br />19 year old Orla Murphy took action at the Department of Foreign Affairs on the 19th of March to shine a light on the grotesque disparity between what the Irish government is saying about the climate crisis, and what they are doing. To highlight this, she spray painted “no more empty promises” on the front of the building. Without systemic transformation, billions of lives are at stake, and the most effective means of rapidly transforming society in modern history is through such examples of non-violent civil disobedience. Orla acted in that tradition. She faces disproportionate punishment for her actions, while the perpetrators remain free, continuing to destroy the prospects of continued life on Earth. Similarly, Zac Lumley (21) sits in prison for the supposed crime of filming the action. This is not just a miscarriage of justice, it is the carriage of injustice.<br /><br />In Orla’s own words: “I know now that the powerful are sending us to our deaths. The most marginalised first. This process has already begun. They knew this. They knew the science. They knew they had to act and yet they refused time after time. They refused to stop killing the most marginalised among us. They care more about lining their pockets than they do about our lives. This is not a system that can act on the climate crisis. This is not a way of being that can get us out of the mess we’re in. We can not avert extinction in our current state. We are divided, we are uninformed and we are being constantly lied to and manipulated. I refuse to stand by and let this happen. I will raise the alarm no matter what the cost because I owe this. Those of us with privilege owe this.“<br /><br />“As one of my last acts as a teen I am standing up for all the scared, traumatized &amp; anxious teens across the world who have been let down by the generations that have come before us. As a relatively privileged teen I am standing up to show what those of us with privilege must do.”<br /><br />#systemchange <br />#inthistogetherforclimateaction<br />#extinctionrebellion<br />#fridaysforfuture<br /><br />Video of why Orla and Zac acted for our planet and people! <br /> <br /><a href="https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=239799907871585&amp;id=101682751683302" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=239799907871585&amp;id=101682751683302</a><br /><br />#love &amp; rage<br /><br />✊✊✊

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<strong>In celebration and memory of Jo Cox, the funds raised here will be invested in creating the fairer, kinder and more tolerant world Jo fought for. </strong><br /><br />Following the overwhelming generosity of almost 45,000 people in the days and weeks after Jo’s murder, <strong>£1.5 million has been divided between 3 organisations which were close to her heart: </strong><a href="http://www.royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk/" target="_blank"><strong>The Royal Voluntary Service</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/" target="_blank"><strong>Hope Not Hate</strong></a><strong> and </strong><a href="https://www.whitehelmets.org/" target="_blank"><strong>The White Helmets</strong></a><strong>.</strong> Each of these organisations is investing the money to further Jo's work in Batley and Spen, across the UK and in Syria respectively. We will keep you posted on the progress of this vital work. <br /><br /><strong>All money donated above £1.5 million will be used to establish The Jo Cox Foundation which will advance the values and causes that Jo fought for in her life.</strong><br /><br />In her husband Brendan’s words: <br /><br />"Jo believed in a better world and she fought for it every day of her life with an energy, and a zest for life that would exhaust most people. She would have wanted two things above all else to happen now, one that our precious children are bathed in love and two, that we all unite to fight against the hatred that killed her.”<br /><br />Let's come together and give what we can to help create that better world.<br /><br />-------<br /><br />More information: <br /><br />This page was originally created by Jo Cox's friends in London, including Nick Grono (CEO, The Freedom Fund), Tim Dixon (MD, Purpose), Mabel van Oranje (Chair, Girls Not Brides), and Gemma Mortensen (Chief Global Officer, Change.org), in close collaboration with her husband Brendan Cox. Once funds are gathered they will be split between Jo's favourite causes, chosen by her family.<br /><br />We have received several messages asking why there is no option to claim Gift Aid on donations to Jo Cox’s Fund. At this stage that is not possible. The rules for Gift Aid are that it can only be offered to UK taxpayers, and only for donations to UK charities that are registered in the UK. <br /><br />If you only wish to give to a charity registered in the UK in order to claim Gift Aid, of course you are more than welcome to donate directly to the Royal Voluntary Service (registered with the Charity Commission in England and Wales number 1015988 and in Scotland number SC038924), or to HOPE not hate’s separate charitable arm, HOPE not Hate Educational Ltd (number 1013880).<br /><br />Thank you.

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