Plea for Safety: A Cry from the Heart of Gaza

In its eighth month, Gaza appears defeated, trapped between walls of destruction and the cries of children. It is enveloped in deep sorrow, gripped by constant fear, and its walls speak a language of muffled screams. War is harsh. 😢

How can I protect my mother and siblings from this hell? How can I get them out of the horrors of war and bring them back to safety? My heart bleeds with indescribable pain, and my eyes see the scenes of suffering my people endure in this shattered land. 💔

My mother is the light that guides me through the darkest nights. How can war extinguish this light? How can my heart be at peace when it fears for the safety of those I love? I want them to be well, I want them to be safe, but war takes without mercy and destroys without pity. 😔

I want to get them out of this hell. I want to see them well. Please help me save my mother, my father, and my siblings. 🙏

Imagine this is your mother. How would you feel? 😭

Hey!! I am a Palestinian teen living in the UK with my parents and siblings, my dad recently made a go fund me so that we could raise enough money to get our family out of Gaza and to safety until it is okay to return!! Please consider donating even if it is just the bare minimum and definitely share this around as much as you can!! Tyyyy

Noony_boony from Twitter, aka Noury the jjk fan artist from Gaza, posted a fundraiser to help treat her and her family’s injuries after the IDF attacked them with a tank shell as they were sheltering in a school. She and her parents and brother are suffering from terrible under-treated injuries: lost eyes, broken bones, major damage to tissue/muscles, open wounds, etc. Shes fundraising to send the money to her family in Ireland so they can provide aid from there when the war hopefully ends, I’m posting this here to spread its reach as much as I can.

Please share + donate if you can.

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sooooo today the supreme court ruled that when you are arrested cops are no longer obligated to read you your rights and you cannot sue a police officer for damages under federal civil rights law even if the evidence was ultimately used against you in your criminal trial, citing “while the miranda warning protects a constitutional right, the warning itself is not a right that would trigger the ability to bring a civil lawsuit.” not to mention earlier this month the supreme court ruled in favor of the border patrol agent who assaulted someone which is particularly concerning because of the issue of constitutional rights within the 100 mile border zone

up until now it was established that the cops are obligated to read you your rights. since it’s no longer a guarantee, you can find them here. it includes being stopped or arrested by the police, protestors’ rights, race, ethnicity, or national-origin based discrimination, immigrants’ rights, and disability rights.

people in the notes are correctly reminding people to do not speak to the cops under any circumstance, regardless of whether you’re in custody or not. if you are arrested, invoke your rights to remain silent and to a lawyer immediately. do not speak to anyone, do not attempt to explain yourself, and do not sign or consent to anything without a lawyer. miranda rights are still in place but this precedent establishes that cops will not face repercussions for not reading your rights, meaning that you’re going to have to know them yourself going forward. cops can and will take advantage of people who are not aware of their rights. cops can and will lie to you to get you to “confess” if you talk to them. remember your rights.

abortion is a human right. my partner and I have compiled an exhaustive document with links to abortion funds and pro-choice organizations to support during this time, including state-specific resources. please consider donating + sharing!!! 

linked: here

the best thing that we can do right now to fight for abortion rights is donating to your local abortion fund, especially in states with “trigger laws” or laws that will immediately take harsh measures to shut down abortion rights as soon as roe is overturned. If you don’t know your local abortion fund or states with trigger laws, here’s one in Texas, one in Louisiana, one in Georgia, one in West Virginia and one in Mississippi (all states with such “trigger laws”). There’s so many more beyond the handful i just listed here but times like these are the time to donate and support the incredible work that these organizations do for their communities. 

sorry, better version of this post: here is the national abortion fund archive where you can find your local abortion fund and here’s an article from the cut about abortion funds explaining which states are trigger law states and the specific regulations around abortion they have (also links abortion funds themselves at the bottom) 

Copypasted from the article:

Hostile (states with lawmakers who will likely try to prohibit abortion):

Mississippi: Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund Mississippi has just one abortion clinic left, and 91 percent of women in the state live in counties with no provider. The state has a pre-Roe ban, a post-Roe trigger ban, and a six-week abortion ban that’s currently blocked from taking effect.

Texas: Fund Texas Choice, West Fund, Texas Equal Access Fund, Stigma Relief Fund, Clinic Access Support Network, Lilith Fund, SYS (Support your Sistah), The Bridge Collective, Jane’s Due Process Texas will likely try to prohibit abortion. In 2021, Texas enacted a trigger ban, intended to prohibit abortion in almost all situations, and a six-week ban with a private right of action, which allows private individuals to sue abortion providers or helpers in Texas courts.

West Virginia: West Virginia FREE Choice Fund, Holler Health Justice West Virginia has just one abortion clinic, and 90 percent of women in the state live in counties with no provider. An amendment to the West Virginia Constitution, passed in 2018, states that there is no right to abortion under the state constitution.

Kentucky: Kentucky Health Justice Network, A Fund, Inc Kentucky has just one abortion provider, and 82 percent of women in the state live in counties with no provider. In 2019, it enacted a tigger ban that would prohibit abortion if Roe were overturned.

Missouri: Missouri Abortion Fund Missouri has just one abortion provider, and 78 percent of Missouri women live in counties with no abortion clinic. Missouri has a trigger ban intended to prohibit all abortion as well as an eight-week abortion ban that’s currently blocked from taking effect.

Arkansas: Arkansas Abortion Support Network 77 percent of Arkansas women live in counties with no abortion clinic. Arkansas passed a trigger ban intended to prohibit abortion in 2019.

South Dakota: South Dakota Access for Every Woman South Dakota has one open abortion provider, and 76 percent of South Dakota women live in counties with no abortion clinic. The state enacted a near-total trigger ban in 2005.

Louisiana: New Orleans Abortion Fund 72 percent of women live in counties with no access to an abortion provider. Louisiana has a trigger law banning abortion as well as a six-week abortion ban that would take effect if Roe was overturned.

North Dakota: North Dakota Women in Need Abortion Access Fund North Dakota has one open abortion provider, and 72 percent of North Dakota women live in counties with no abortion clinic. It enacted a near-total trigger ban in 2007.

Wisconsin: Women’s Medical Fund 70 percent of Wisconsin women live in counties with no abortion clinic. Wisconsin has an unenforced pre-Roe ban.

Indiana: All-Options Hoosier Abortion Fund 70% of Indiana women live in counties with no abortion clinic. Indiana has numerous restrictions that make abortion inaccessible.

Idaho: Northwest Abortion Access Fund 67 percent of Idaho women live in counties with no abortion clinic. Idaho enacted a trigger ban in 2019.

Utah: Utah Abortion Fund 63 percent of Utah women live in counties with no abortion clinic. The state enacted a trigger ban in 2020.

Alabama: Yellowhammer Fund 59 percent of Alabama women live in counties with no access to an abortion provider. In 2019, Alabama enacted a total ban on abortion — currently blocked from taking effect — that would criminalize providing abortion care.

Georgia: Access Reproductive Care-Southeast 55 percent of Georgia women live in counties with no abortion clinic. Georgia enacted a six-week abortion ban that, if allowed to be enforced, would effectively prohibit all abortion.

Ohio: Preterm Access Fund, Women Have Options - Ohio 55 percent of Ohio women live in counties with no abortion clinic. In 2019, Ohio enacted a six-week ban on abortion that’s currently blocked from taking effect. In 2020, the House legislature introduced a bill that would sue anyone who “knowingly engages in conduct that aids or abets the performance or inducement of an abortion” for a minimum of $10,000.

Oklahoma: Roe Fund 53 percent of Oklahoma women live in counties with no abortion clinic. Oklahoma has two pre-Roe abortion bans on the books.

Nebraska: Abortion Access Fund - Bellevue, NE 40 percent of Nebraska women live in counties with no abortion clinic. Nebraska has a ban on abortions after 20 weeks.

Michigan: Fountain Street Church Choice Fund, Reclaim MI WIN Fund 35 percent of Michigan women live in counties with no abortion clinic. Michigan has a pre-Roe abortion ban. The current governor supports abortion rights but access in the state is incredibly restricted.

Arizona: Abortion Fund of Arizona, Tuscon Abortion Support Collective 18 percent of women live in counties with no access to an abortion provider. Arizona has a pre-Roe abortion ban, as well as severe restrictions already in place.

Wyoming: Chelsea’s Fund 96 percent of Wyoming women live in counties with no abortion clinic. Wyoming recently passed a trigger ban that would outlaw abortion 5 days after the Supreme Court overturns Roe.

Not protected (states in which abortion will remain without legal protection):

Virginia: Richmond Reproductive Freedom Project, Blue Ridge Abortion Fund, DC Abortion Fund – VA, Stigma Relief Fund – VA 80 percent of Virginia women live in counties with no abortion clinic. Democratic governor Ralph Northam eased abortion restrictions in 2020, but it remains uncodified in the state constitution.

Pennsylvania: Women’s Medical Fund, Western Pennsylvania Fund for Choice 48 percent of Pennsylvania women live in counties with no abortion clinic. Abortion access is extremely restricted. The state does not have a trigger ban but abortion would be without legal protection if Roe were overturned, leaving patients and providers vulnerable to criminalization.

New Mexico: New Mexico Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, West Fund NM, Mariposa Fund, Indigenous Women Rising 48 percent of New Mexico women live in counties with no abortion clinic. The state has an unenforced pre-Roe ban.

New Hampshire: Reproductive Freedom Fund of New Hampshire 30 percent of New Hampshire women live in counties with no abortion clinic. New Hampshire outlaws a safe second-trimester abortion procedure with no exception to protect a woman’s health.

Colorado: Cobalt Fund, Reproductive Equality Fund of the Boulder Valley Women’s Health Center 27 percent of Colorado women live in counties with no abortion clinic. The state has not enacted any bans but abortion is not protected in the state constitution.

Also a link to the NNAF Abortion Funds tweet about their site status with an additional ActBlue link to mass-donate to 80+ abortion funds within it.

cashapp venmo i also have zelle but idk how to share that… idk its the season for giving isn’t and i get paid $11 an hour biweekly like come onnnn

okay so i’m really sorry for this but i’m going to start contributing to my grandmas’ rent because my uncle is struggling right now and you know bills have to be paid. the thing is though, i work part time and i go into work literally twice a week MAYBE 3 if someone is sick and my check every two weeks amounts to like just over $150. i’m a full time student with very little disposable income and rent is $1200. i have $600 in my savings so i’ll just empty it out. i need money for food and transportation - i don’t drive and my uncle is the only one with a car and he works full time so i have to order ubers (for myself and my grandma who’s a dialysis patient) and they get expensive. i’m spending money i really don’t have. i planned on getting gifts for friends this year bc i thought i was finally able to afford it but i’m really not 😭 i don’t really know what i’m going to do. anything, anything helps. please boost this if you can.

well i just lied, my check was only for 116 this week lmaoooimgoingtokillmyselfoooooooooooo

i also have paypal

ways to support:

thread of some ways to help the brooklyn center community right now

gofundme for daunte wright’s family

support daunte wright’s girlfriend and baby son

help documenting mn purchase supplies, food, etc

support protestors/mutual aid

support medics supply needs

call these numbers and demand police defunding and abolition

for those in the twin cities metro area:

candlelight vigil at 7pm 6pm today (april 12th)  (moved to accommodate those who do not wish to stay past curfew) 

protest at bcpd at 7pm today (april 12th)

gas masks available for black folks protesting

some guidelines for protesting/protestor safety

more protesting guidelines

be aware that the curfew will be 7pm (because they want to fuck with the vigil and protest) 

walz says that ‘largest police presence in Minnesota history will be prepared’ to enforce curfew, so please prepare if you’re planning to protest 

remember that breaking curfew can be as simple as taking a walk, the more people who disobey the curfew the better 

donation sites for food and supplies

CANMN is also collecting supplies for protestors

remember to check in and help with local encampments

if you’re coming from out of town: please be mindful of the community and spaces you’re entering and protect those who are more vulnerable.

things to keep in mind:

https://twitter.com/yo_nci/status/1381630014341345290

https://twitter.com/SoulRevision/status/1381662893372973058

https://twitter.com/dylanrodriguez/status/1381063367075373056

https://twitter.com/BullyCreative/status/1381665140639105028

https://twitter.com/asmaresists/status/1381468617833730054

https://twitter.com/NifMuhammad/status/1381623374267420675

https://twitter.com/saintfadumo/status/1381667560744177664

https://twitter.com/diligenda/status/1381629245345173504

https://twitter.com/AbeerSyedah/status/1381457756280905730

https://twitter.com/OhDionne/status/1381454408626491392

I’ll keep editing this post with more resources so please check back for the most up to date info; these are all from trustworthy sources to the best of my knowledge. 

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