Theres A Thunderstorm Over My House Right Now. As Loud As The Lightning Is, It And The Rainfall Are Ultimately

there’s a thunderstorm over my house right now. as loud as the lightning is, it and the rainfall are ultimately set dressing, and i’m warm and dry inside.

there was a storm over palestine today, too. for marah, a college student like me, the rain meant a flooded tent, waterlogged flour. mud and wet feet and chill. no shelves to protect precious belongings from the damage.

here’s my post linking to the baalou family’s fund. please spread this around— conditions become critical as quickly as a storm comes.

AS OF RIGHT NOW, MARAH (@freepaleatine95) AND HER FAMILY HAVE ONLY RAISED $12,422 OUT OF THEIR $50,000 GOAL. Their tent was just flooded by rain, destroying their food and belongings.

Are you sitting around feeling powerless? Do you wish you had a way to help? It takes thirty seconds, literally five clicks, and a few dollars to make a difference.

Please contribute money if you can. Help me save my friend.

gofundme.com

Donate to Please Save What's Left of My Family, organized by Marleen Tipu

This is how we live now: in flooded, freezing tents where stormwater destroys … Marleen Tipu needs your support for Please Save What's

vetted here (different account, same gofundme)

@joculine

Hey everyone.

I'd like to share a fundraiser of importance to me. The Baalou family. They are raising money to try and flee the extreme struggles they are facing living under occupation in Gaza.

One year ago, this family had dreams and aspirations outside of just survival. Now, that is all in disarray.

This fundraiser is organized by a close friend of mine who is in contact with Mahmoud. If you have the funds to donate, please do. You will be helping save a family from hardship.

Additionally, please share this message so we can continue to reach more people.

Thank you for reading. https://gofund.me/f043d190

Palestinine artist 🇵🇸🍉

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Please help me save my family 🇵🇸 🍉

Marah @freepaleatine95 is a hardworking computer science student who has been helping to fundraise for her family for months, from the scorching dry season into the equally horrifying wet season. Her family has been displaced eight times and her parents are both elderly, sick with high blood pressure and untreated diabetes. 

As a university student, Marah should be able to continue her studies and achieve her degree in computer science, experiencing the joy of the new school year along with the rest of the world. However, due to the ongoing attacks on Gaza, this has become impossible for her, and her family's livelihood was completely destroyed.

In the Gaza strip where they live, fearsome rains have begun to signal the beginning of winter. We were warned about this, and now it is beginning. The damage that these rains do to the displaced people of Gaza is absolutely astronomical.

The rains destroy tents, food, and clean water, and they also introduce terrifying diseases to people who are already struggling to survive. 

Everything that would be safely managed in a normal situation is going wrong now, with flooding sewers, the spread of deadly diseases like polio, and the destruction of property everywhere, property that with the astronomically high prices of food and tents in Gaza is almost impossible to replace. 

This is not a hypothetical situation. This is really happening. 

Marah and the rest of the Baalousha family have experienced these rains tearing their tent apart, destroying their food and making them scared for their lives. This happened only three days ago on September 22nd, 2024, and this incident has hurt them horribly. 

Many of the items that they have purchased with the help from your donations were destroyed as well. Their tent was flooded and they were left cold, hungry, and terrified.

Now, in a time defined by uncertainty, they need to be certain they will survive. 

Let’s donate, share, and make sure that Marah and the rest of her family can buy a new tent, evacuate, and continue pursuing their studies with the rest of the students of the world. They deserve the right to safety, shelter, food, and water just like the rest of us. Despite fundraising for months, Marah is not even close to her goal- and you can help change that, one little bit at a time. 

Please, help Marah and her family by taking a few minutes out of your day to donate, share, and support their campaign.

Marah’s family’s campaign has been verified as legitimate here. 

GOFUNDME LINK

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AS OF RIGHT NOW, MARAH (@freepaleatine95) AND HER FAMILY HAVE ONLY RAISED $12,422 OUT OF THEIR $50,000 GOAL. Their tent was just flooded by rain, destroying their food and belongings.

Are you sitting around feeling powerless? Do you wish you had a way to help? It takes thirty seconds, literally five clicks, and a few dollars to make a difference.

Please contribute money if you can. Help me save my friend.

gofundme.com

Donate to Please Save What's Left of My Family, organized by Marleen Tipu

This is how we live now: in flooded, freezing tents where stormwater destroys … Marleen Tipu needs your support for Please Save What's

vetted here (different account, same gofundme)