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<div>Sophie spent every day of her son’s life fighting for him. Now, in the wake of an unimaginable loss, we’re asking for your help to take care of her.
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<div>Ace was a beautiful little boy who entered this world facing extraordinary challenges. Born prematurely with a rare genetic condition called Coffin-Siris syndrome, Ace required extensive medical care throughout his short life. But his challenges never defined him.
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<div>He was a little boy full of personality who loved Bluey, was learning to roll over, finding his voice, and reaching milestones that meant the world to his mom.
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<div>Sophie was there for all of it: every difficult day, every sleepless night, every setback, and every little victory. She poured everything she had into giving Ace the best life possible.
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<div>Tragically, Ace passed away unexpectedly, leaving Sophie to face a heartbreak no parent should ever have to endure.
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<div>Instead of watching her little boy grow up, she is now faced with planning his celebration of life and figuring out how to move forward without him.
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<div>We’re coming together to help ease that burden. Every donation will go toward honoring Ace’s life, and giving Sophie some financial stability and the time she needs to grieve.
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<div>Sophie spent Ace’s entire life making sure he was taken care of. Now, it’s our turn to make sure she is.
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<div>If you’re able to donate, please know that your kindness will make a real difference. And if you can’t, sharing Ace’s story means just as much.
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<div>Thank you for helping us give Ace the beautiful goodbye he deserves and reminding Sophie that she doesn’t have to face this alone.
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Ace's Fight of a Lifetime

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<div>This fund is primarily for the immediate needs of our neighbors in Allston-Brighton impacted by immigration detention. Since we’re not a nonprofit, we can be flexible with what help we offer: we’ve used this fund to give people commissary funds while in detention, pay their bonds, help loved ones pay for rent and groceries in their absence, and support with limited legal/application fees. We collaborate with BIJAN (Boston Immigration Justice Accompaniment Network) and work to supplement the funds they offer. We’ve built relationships with many Allston-Brighton families to assess their needs, and we are expanding our network to find more people who could use these funds.
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<div>We’re also anchored in our work by the Brazilian Women’s Group, a Brighton-based organization of Brazilian immigrants that supports impacted people throughout Massachusetts. We’ve connected with a large number of people currently in detention and provided them commissary funds. These funds are crucial, as a commissary deposit is one of the only pieces of material support we can give to people being held in detention facilities, where their basic needs might not be met.
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<div>We’ve currently spent about $75,000 of the money raised on this GoFundMe and via our neighborhood fundraisers. We are so grateful for every single donation, large or small. We especially encourage people to become monthly donors, because a steady flow of money lets us be more certain about what we can offer to impacted people.
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<div><strong>When someone in our neighborhood is targeted, detained, or otherwise harmed by the government’s increasingly cruel immigration policies, the entire community feels the pain. But through community efforts like this fund, we can make sure no one faces these challenges alone.</strong>
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Stand with Allston & Brighton Immigrant Families

<div>Hi! My name is Jules and I'm raising funds for my mother. My mother, Jenny B., is one of the most kind, courageous, brave, and accepting people I've ever known in my entire life. She hates asking for any help when she struggles because of her selflessness, and I praise it but I wish that she'd ask for help more, which is why I'm doing this in the first place.

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<div>As of next week, my mother and her dog, will be homeless. She is essentially being forced out of her living situation by my grandfather because he wants to sell the house that she has been paying him for, and dropped the fact that she needs to be out of the house by next week on her.  She is going to be forced to live between her car and motels, and I don't want her to be doing that. I wish I could personally do more for her but I am a college student and I work on top of everything and do what I can to support my mother.

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<div>Thank you to all of those who take the time to read this, spread this, and donate. Every cent will go towards my mother for her to at least find a place to rent properly instead of not having a home.

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Support Jenny B. and Her Dog in Crisis

<div>Osama’s sponsor: Hello my name is Lou Mace I am a musician, mutual aid organizer and music therapist in Boston, MA. I have been in contact with Osama who is in Rafah for about a year now and the horror, terror and devastation that him and his family go through on a daily basis deserves to be heard and helped. Anything you can give helps. I have verified his account multiple times through video messages as have other mutual aid orgs. Please help him. Here is a portion of Osama’s story: 

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<div>I am Osama from Gaza. My story is like the story of any human being with a life, dreams and ambitions. We were living a happy life full of security and warmth. Suddenly we woke up to a hideous war, a nightmare that took our most precious possessions. He took our house, which we worked hard and struggled to build. He took from us our work, which is the reason for our livelihood. He took my mother, my most precious possessions. He took my wife, the mother of my children. My mother went and left my brothers, my trust, and my wife went and left my two children when she was 5 years old. Her eye was injured by shrapnel from the occupation, and my child, Adam, He is one year and 3 months old. My child was born in the war. He woke up to an unknown, painful future. He woke up to suffering. He has no milk or pampers. I cannot provide him with his most basic basics. Because of the war, due to lack of money, we have no work. We are now suffering from high prices and high costs of living. We live in a tent in the extreme cold that makes us feel cold. In the summer, we feel very hot and suffer from insects. I hope for your support and assistance to me. I wanted to create this campaign so that I can overcome hunger. This campaign is so that I can overcome hunger in war so that we can provide some of our basics. I hope you will not let me down and help us by donating to my link. We love you very much.

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Help Me And My Children Survive The War

<div>Hello, my name is Walaa. I am 29 years old. I am married and have two children. I am from besieged Gaza. My children are the oldest, 3 years old, and the youngest is a year old. My child suffers from constant diseases and skin rashes due to polluted water and insects that spread everywhere, caused by garbage accumulated here and there. We were subjected to violent bombing, and my children and I were able to escape, but unfortunately my husband was injured by shrapnel from the terrible bombing. My husband suffered a lot as a result of his injuries. He is now not qualified to support us, and I hope that we will be supported
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<div>Our house was in the Karama area and our previous situation was good. Since October 7, we have been displaced, our homes destroyed, and we have been forced to emigrate more than once, and each time this increases our suffering. My husband has not recovered yet, and our situation is very difficult. Food prices are very high due to the closure of the crossings and the siege on the Gaza Strip. I miss everything that guarantees life for my family. All I think about is my children's security and future. I need to escape with them to a better reality and future. Your help means a lot to us, thank you.
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I'm Talin, help me save my family and escape the war

<div>Hello, I'm Eid, Ghada's brother.

I'm sharing my story today because my life changed completely after the war.

I lost my dreams before I could achieve them. I was a football player in one of the Gaza clubs, and my dream was to become a distinguished and famous player. But the war came and destroyed everything.

My leg was injured during the war, and since then, I've also suffered from constant back pain. Despite this, I became responsible for supporting my family and helping them secure even the most basic necessities like food.

I work long hours for a very low wage. I spend my entire day cooking and standing despite the pain, just to earn a little money that barely covers my family's needs.

Please help me by sharing my story; perhaps it will reach someone who can support or help us. Thank you to everyone who reads and shares.

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<div>I live with my family of 12 and 3 children.

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<div>We had a beautiful, warm home.

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<div>We were displaced 5 times, the first time from our home to my grandfather’s home in Sheikh Radwan, the second time to Al-Nasr School, the third time from Al-Nasr we were displaced to Khan Yunis through the corridor in front of the eyes of the occupation, the fourth time from Khan Yunis to Rafah, and the fifth time from Rafah to Deir al-Balah

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<div>Why we need your help: Before the last war in Gaza, I was working hard and feeling fulfilled. But today, everything has changed. We lost our home, my job, and the jobs of my parents and siblings. For almost eight months, my family suffered greatly, living in a tent without basic necessities such as food, water, electricity, and medicine. We have no money. All we had was spent on building a tent and moving around during displacement. We can’t even provide milk and diapers for my nephews, , and my sister. I want their safety and well-being to be my top priority, and I am reaching out to you for support

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<div>How Your Support Will Make a Difference: I am calling upon your humanity to stand by my side and help us escape this dire situation.

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<div>We need to cross the borders to Egypt, and the cost for each person is $5000.

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<div>Your contribution, no matter how small, will make a significant impact and save their lives. Every minute and every donation can change their situation for the better.

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<div>Conclusion: Thank you in advance for your kindness and generosity. Your support will provide my family with a chance to live a life like any other in this world. Together, we can make a difference and bring hope to their lives.

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Help my Family get out of Gaza and Help us get food

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<div>In the aftermath of the devastating aggression in Gaza, our family home lies in ruins, all of our valuables gone,
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<div>a poignant symbol of the challenges faced by countless families. The relentless bombings have shattered not just walls but dreams, displacing us from the very heart of our existence. We embark on a journey to rebuild, to rise from the ashes of destruction. Your compassionate contribution becomes a cornerstone in reconstructing more than just physical walls; it rebuilds shattered lives and reignites the flame of hope. Together, let’s transform the scars of war into a story of resilience, unity, and the unwavering spirit of humanity. Join us in rebuilding not just a home but a haven for dreams to flourish once again. May God bless you for any donations you give .
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<div>Hi, my name is Brieana from Oregon and I’m organizing this fundraiser for my friend Sahar and her family in Gaza. Sahar and her family are hoping to evacuate to Egypt, but the Egyptian government imposes entry fees to its lands at ~$10,000 per person.
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<div><em>My name is/sahar jehad khalil abu louz. Pictured are my 3 children: Khaled, Sarah, and Rital, and now I am pregnant with a child. Khaled is 15 years old, Sarah is 11 years old, and Retal is 6 years old. We are now displaced from northern Gaza to the south in the city of Rafah.</em>
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<div><em>We are here in Gaza, alive, but we are not all well. We are dying every day from fear, hunger, and thirst. There are no necessities for life and no safe place to turn to. We have been displaced from our homes that were destroyed by the occupation, and now we are in the streets. We need safety. We want to travel abroad, but we do not have the money. To travel, we need a lot of money, 180 thousand dollars, so that we can restart our lives from the beginning. I need to educate my children, whose future in education has been lost, and buy a house abroad to secure the lives of my children. Please help us, my friend, until we are saved from devastating death here in Gaza and the war is gone from us.</em>
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<div><em>I am very tired of the cold and my children being very sick. We are in a very catastrophic situation, my love. I do not know how to give birth to my child, and I do not have anything to be able to take care of him, including diapers, clothes, and milk for him.</em> <em>I am very tired during my pregnancy because I do not eat well. I do not have food that is healthy and sufficient for me and my fetus. I have anemia during this pregnancy, and my health is very deteriorating. I hope that I will give birth and be in peace. I am very afraid for the children.</em>
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<div><em>Now my children and I need to escape from death. I want to travel with them abroad and protect their lives so that they can live happily and have fun like the children of the world and live freely and safely. I will teach them the best education and buy them a house so that I can compensate them for the house that was destroyed here in Gaza by the occupation. There is no mercy in their hearts. You have destroyed all our dreams. And the dreams of my children here in Gaza.</em>
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<div><em>Please, my friends, help us share this gofundme to everyone so that others can help us and our young children. We need your support. You are relieving us of this pain by supporting us, my beloved friend.</em>
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<div>Your generosity can make a meaningful difference in Sahar's life. Please consider donating if you can, and thank you for your kindness and support.
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<div><strong><em>Survival in Gaza (While Awaiting Evacuation) - Total: $30,000</em></strong> <strong>Cost</strong> <strong>Breakdown</strong>
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<div> •	Monthly cost: $100 
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<div> •	For 12 months: $100 × 12 = $1,200 
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<div><strong><em>Evacuation &amp; Border Transit - Total: $65,000</em></strong> 
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<div>4.	<strong>Legal Documentation &amp; Translation</strong>: 
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<div><strong><em>Long-Term Resettlement in Egypt - Total: $85,000</em></strong> 
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<div>3.	<strong>School Tuition &amp; Uniforms (3 children)</strong>: 
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<div> •	One-time cost: $9,000 
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<div>4.	<strong>Medical &amp; Mental Health Support</strong>: 
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<div> •	Annual total + buffer: $7,000 
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<div> •	Estimated annual cost: $4,000 
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<div> •	One-time cost: $8,000 
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<div>7.	<strong>Long-Term Relief Investments (solar panels, filters, etc.)</strong>: 
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<div> •	One-time cost: $10,000 
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<div>8.	<strong>Legal Residency / UNHCR Registration</strong>: 
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<div> •	One-time cost: $2,000 
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<div>9.	<strong>Clothing, Hygiene &amp; Miscellaneous Essentials</strong>: 
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<div>10.	<strong>Job Transition &amp; Stability Fund</strong>: 
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<div> •	One-time cost: $10,000 
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<div>11.	<strong>Emergency Medical or Policy Change Fund</strong>: 
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<div><strong><em>Total cost: $180,000</em></strong>
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Help Sahar’s Family from Gaza Get to Safety

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<div>Her friends and I are working with her to figure out what to do, but none of us have the money or resources to offer more than a temporary solution. <strong>Any amount you can spare helps, even just a dollar. We all appreciate whatever you send her way.</strong>
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Urgent Support for Juno's Housing Crisis

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<div>On July 6, 2024, 36-year-old Sonya Massey was taken away from her family. Officers responded to Sonya’s 911 call for a prowler in her backyard, and shortly thereafter shot her in the face and killed her after she said, “I rebuke you in the name of Jesus." In mere moments, Sonya’s family lost a mother, a daughter and sister.
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<div>The outpouring of love and support has been tremendous, but our family needs financial support as we fight for justice. Our family will likely need mental health counseling and support, money for travel costs and money for household support as we miss work to pursue justice for Sonya Massey.
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<div>Meet Rawan Abu AlAish, a 26-year-old from Gaza, a Graphic &amp; UI/UX Designer, striving to secure a peaceful future for herself and her family. Today, I reach out with a heavy heart, asking for your support to help us escape the destruction in Gaza and find a safe haven abroad.
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<div>Despite all the challenges and difficulties I faced growing up in Gaza, I have always found innovative and unique solutions to problems. I graduated from the Information Technology College at the Islamic University of Gaza, specializing in multimedia and web development. I worked diligently during the four years I spent at university, and thankfully graduated, working as a graphic designer and user interface designer to support my family of eight. I lived happily with my family in Gaza, seeking self-improvement and achieving my dreams. I had very big dreams, and I worked hard to pursue a master's degree. But in one day, in one moment, my life and my family's lives were turned upside down.
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<div>Dear free and supportive brothers and sisters in this world, I write to you after much contemplation and hesitation, but my hope to save my family's life has given me the courage to ask for your urgent assistance in evacuating my family from Gaza to a safe place. We were displaced from our home in Gaza after it was completely bombed, to the southern areas, under inhumane conditions where we have been suffering from illness, cold, hunger, and drinking contaminated water for over 6 months. Regret eats at me as I look into my mother's eyes, fading before me, and I am powerless to do anything for her and my siblings. Therefore, I ask for your support to help us escape the destruction in Gaza and find a safe place abroad.
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<div>Since October 7th, our lives have been completely destroyed. We fled from our home while starving, being bombed, and displaced. We have all lost our jobs and any sources of income. We have been without water, electricity, sanitation, fresh food, or medicine for almost 6 months now. We flee from continuous bombing and gunfire, and now we live a tragic life in tents, suffering every moment from injustice and oppression after being displaced more than 8 times.
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<div>After more than 180 days of this genocidal war, even our shelters and the areas we fled to are now under attack. We have no safe place to go, and survival becomes increasingly difficult every day.
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<div>I appeal to you - kind people all over the world - to help me save my family in our darkest hours. After our hopes for education were shattered, with our university and city destroyed, we had no choice but to seek refuge elsewhere. This is the place where I humbly request your assistance.
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<div>My brother Yamen, the innocent 13-year-old child, Yamen has growth retardation and was being treated in Egypt and taking growth injections. However, for 6 months he has not been able to take his injections due to the war and the inability to travel. Also, due to malnutrition and unclean water, Yamen has a smaller bone age than his actual age. He must travel and complete his treatment abroad, and I will attach his medical report here.
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<div>Please, my family needs urgent help. Your support is crucial to ensure their safety. I want to leave Gaza; please help me and help my family. The situation in Gaza is very dangerous now, so I want to leave Gaza, not only for the money but as an opportunity for us to have a new chance at life.
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<div>We ask for your help in obtaining a safe passage out of Gaza to receive urgent medical treatment so that we can survive this war. Every member of our family needs urgent medical assistance. We all suffer from physical and psychological trauma, and we have experienced hearing loss from explosions due to the bombing and continuous explosions.
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<div>The exorbitant cost of border crossing permits is a massive barrier to our escape, with each permit costing around $5000. For me and my family, the total amount is approximately $30,000. Every contribution, no matter how small, brings us closer to safety and the opportunity to rebuild our shattered lives.
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<div>Please know that your generosity has the power to create a new future for us. It is like giving us a new chance at life and a future free from the horrors of war and destruction. From the bottom of my heart, I express profound gratitude for any support you can provide.
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<div>Every donation, no matter how small, gives us a ray of hope, and I ask you to share my story and message with the world. The war has taken almost everything from us, but we still have hope, and I hope our message has reached you.
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<div>If you are unable to donate for any reason, you can contribute by please sharing the link &amp; spreading the word. Every donation and every share make a difference.
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<div>With gratitude and love,
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<div>My name is Rawan Lamdi, I am writing to you from Gaza. I am a 25 year old Palestinian, born in Khan Yunis, but I am now displaced to Rafah with my family due to the war. My husband was abroad when the war began and we have been separated from each other for the past 6 months.
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<div>I graduated from Al-Quds Open University with a degree in English Literature. After graduation, I opened a small school teaching English to primary school students, in person and online. I also did freelance work so that I could earn more money, to help support my family, and also so I could move abroad and reunite with my husband.
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<div>As the world knows, we in the Gaza Strip have been subjected to many successive wars. We have lived with constant wars between 2008-2014, but this one is the worst of all. Since the beginning, we have been in a state of fear and panic, and waiting for death at any moment. We lost our family home that held all our dreams and memories. We don’t have the basic necessities for life, such as water and food. We have to stand in long lines to get water, which is polluted, as well as bread. We often can’t get any at all.
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<div>We never would have imagined that we would lose our homes, our dreams, our friends, and live in a state of homelessness, despair, and constant fear. I have lost all my dreams and beautiful memories, but I still have a small hope that my life and dreams will be returned to me.
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<div>My dream is to live safely with my fiancé, in a safe house, and create a happy family far away from death and fear. The war makes this difficult. My fiancé was receiving medical care in Belgium when the war began and we cannot be with each other. We are high school sweethearts, and have been in love for 9 years, but this war will take away our dream of living together. I live here waiting for death every moment.
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<div>I need your help to reach safety and leave the Gaza Strip. I want to achieve my dreams and get my life back.
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<div>To facilitate my evacuation from Gaza to Egypt, and reach my fiancé in Belgium, I am asking for help raising the following funds:
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<div>° The costs of exiting the Gaza Strip via the Rafah crossing point are $10,000 per person
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<div>° $2,000 living costs during my stay in Egypt while waiting to obtain a visa. This is for what I need for food, drink, and housing, because I lost everything I owned in the bombing of my house
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<div>° $700 for a laptop so I may be able to work again quickly
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<div>° The rest will be used to support my family
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<div>Your support can make a profound difference in my life. Help me reach my goal and provide safety by sharing this campaign with your friends, family, and colleagues.
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<div>Ultimately, every donation, no matter its size, can make a meaningful difference in our lives.
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<div><strong>LISTEN TO MY STORY:</strong>
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Rebuilding dreams and escape from the war in Gaza

<div>Howdy! My names Leo and I have just booked my consultation February 23rd for Top Surgery ( woohoo!! ). I need Top Surgery so I can finally exist more comfortably &amp; confidently in my body and identity as a trans man. Getting this surgery will be life changing, I will no longer have to experience the pain that comes from binding and the dysphoria from having a prominent chest. But I need the help of my community in order to make this dream come true!
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<div>I feel lucky to have insurance that covers a decent portion of the cost of this procedure, but not all of it. I work as a bartender &amp; tattoo artist and this procedure will take me off work for about a month. My income is completely dependent on tips, and being off work for a month means I won’t be making the income I need to survive. I’m asking for help from my community to help me with the costs of surgery not covered by my insurance, and to help me pay my rent &amp; expenses for the month off work I’ll be taking to recover from this life changing surgery.
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<div>The further in my transition I get, the more I finally feel I’m getting closer to the man I am. Your support in this means everything &amp; more to me.
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<div>My name is Narmin AbuShaaban and I am creating this campaign to raise funds to evacuate my family in Gaza.
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<div>I feel helpless. Living in the United States, I have done everything possible to try to evacuate my family from Gaza. I have pleaded with the <a href="https://www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1654454" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">media</a>, with the State Department as a citizen of the United States. No action has been taken while my family members remain in grave danger of losing their lives every second they are in Gaza. I have already lost more than 30 family members in this aggression: my uncle and his children and grandchildren. My mother who passed away, due to a lack of medication and medical care.
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<div>My heart cannot be at ease until I am able to reunite with my sibling. I cannot lose them the way I lost my mother and uncle.
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<div>Your contributions, no matter how small, will save their lives to be able to evacuate to a safe place. I live in constant worry for their lives and safety, my sleep has suffered. My mental health has suffered. But I am embarrassed to speak about my own suffering when the people who I love most are living in the conditions that they are living in.
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<div>Your donation, no matter how small, will make an impact. You will be contributing to getting my family to safety and getting us one step closer to our reunion. The funds will be used transparently and every dollar will go towards securing their evacuation.
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<div>Please share this campaign widely to help us reach our goal and bring my family to safety. Your support means more than you can imagine and I am incredibly grateful for any assistance you can provide during this challenging time.
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<div>Thank you for your compassion and generosity. Together, we can make change and help my family find the safety and security they need.
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<div>In solidarity and gratitude,
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Emergency: Evacuation of My Family in Gaza

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Elijah McClain

<p>Erik was a victim of a hate crime on June 4th 2020 in Greenfield. A public worker assaulted him while he was with his children, racially profiled him, accused him of having a gun and then attempted to hit him with an FRTA bus.<br /><a href="https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.masslive.com/news/2020/06/greenfield-bus-driver-charged-after-allegedly-trying-to-run-down-black-man-2-juveniles.html%3FoutputType%3Damp"><a href="https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.masslive.com/news/2020/06/greenfield-bus-driver-charged-after-allegedly-trying-to-run-down-black-man-2-juveniles.html%3FoutputType%3Damp" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.masslive.com/news/2020/06/greenfield-bus-driver-charged-after-allegedly-trying-to-run-down-black-man-2-juveniles.html%3FoutputType%3Damp</a></a><br /><br />Also, here is a link to a petition to charge the bus driver,  Steven Connell, with a hate crime.<br /><a href="http://chng.it/HVC9YyHjb2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="http://chng.it/HVC9YyHjb2" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://chng.it/HVC9YyHjb2</a></a> <br /><br />Here are Erik’s own words after the incident:<br /><br />Mornin FB fam. <br />Soooooo. I am lookin for anyone who has any info , insight, advice on securing legal counsel. I had an incident yesterday that i feel warrants further investigation and legal action. After yelling expletives at me and my boys as we were getting off the bus he then used the bus as a weapon and tried to hit us. On main st. Here in greenfield. Wiil put up more info later. We are physically Ok. Just shaken up a lot. I am on my way now to get a copy of the police report and to have my boys each give their statements. After that i am not sure how to proceed so like i said i am actively seeking advice on who and/or where to turn to for legal counsel. Just to make a quick point the GPD, GFD, and the other 1st responders were NOT the ones at fault they performed admirably and were extremely helpful in getting the situation under control. Extra kudos to the fire chief( sorry i have forgotten his name), and his team for getting to the scene expediently and being able to witness this guy attempt to physically confront me, not a good idea in general, doubly so if i have my boys with me. So again kudos to GPD and GFD. Your hard work and dedication to professionalism are appreciated. Also kudos to my brother philippe for being in the right place(@work), at the right time,thanks for your support and the pic bro ! Alright I'm done for now. Again any info you can share regarding legal counsel would be received with open arms. <br />ER
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