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New Gaza fundraiser asks I've received (14-15 October)

15 October

Bessan Qudeih (@besanqdeh12): Bessan is a 22-year-old law student in Gaza. She is from a family of 5 and has a 9-month-old baby sister Yamen who was born during the war. They are displaced and wish to evacuate out of Gaza. (https://gofund.me/4b41077d) (#869 on Butterfly Effect Project vetted list, vetted by @/victoriawhimsey (works with @/Pali.pals on Instagram, see post here for more info)

Samah Hamdy (@samahhamdi): Samah is 45 years old and has 4 sons (Mukhammad (24), Hamad (22), Hamdi (20)) and a daughter (Malak (25)). Malak and her husband Adham (28) have a pair of twins: Ayla (2.5) and Mohammed (2.5). They wish to evacuate from Gaza to Egypt. (https://gofund.me/dbaa3a77) (#2 on @/gaza-evacuation-funds vetted fundraisers post here) (€293 raised of €30,000 goal)

Amjad Al-Shaltawi (@princegaza): Amjad is the head of a family of 11. His wife Soha Tammos has lost her mother, father, brothers, and their children when Israel bombed her home. They have 6 children: Fidaa, Ahmed, Farah, Hamdi, Malak and Tala. Fidaa is a master’s degree student. Ahmed is a uni student studying business administration. Farah was supposed to get married last November. Hamdi, Malak and Tala are all supposed to be in school. They wish to evacuate out of Gaza. (https://gofund.me/59975fc6) (#250 on vetted fundraiser list by el-shab-hussein and nabulsi)

Nour El-Din/ Nour AL-Din AL-khaldi (@nouralkhaldi98): Nour is a 22-year-old uni student studying software engineering. His house has been bombed, killing several people including his little sister. His other sister Sally (10) has been injured and requires medical treatment.  (https://gofund.me/b510c600) (#150 on @/gazavetters vetted list) (€340 raised of €150,000 goal)

14 October

Ismail Awad (@ismailgazas-blog): Ismail is a photojournalist from Gaza. He and his family’s home has been destroyed, and he is fundraising to buy basic necessities like food and water.(https://chuffed.org/project/114849-ismails-urgent-plea) (#7 on this @/gaza-evacuation-funds list) ($74 Raised of $18,000) 

Malk Helles (@malkhelles): Malk lives with his father, his mother, and his sisters. He has lost his brother and his mother is ill and requires treatment. They wish to evacuate out of Gaza. (https://gofund.me/5de782ba) (#168 on @/gazavetters vetted list) (€70 raised of €40,000 goal)

Yasmin Aljoujou (@yasminfamily): Yasmin has 4 children: Qusay (16), Muhammad (14), Bahjat (12), Taha (7). They have been displaced 12 times. Yasmin’s sisters, brother and half of their children were martyred and her son is suffering from kidney disease due to the gunpowder. The children also contacted hepatitis.They are fundraising to buy basic necessities. (https://gofund.me/169ac4b8) (vetted by association through being shared by @/abuzoor (#10 on the Bees and Watermelons verified fundraiser list. Also #503 on the Butterfly Effect Project verified campaigns list. Also vetted by @/gazavetters and is #27 on their vetted list.)) (€80 raised of €20,000 goal)

Click here for my Google Doc with my complete masterlist of all the Palestinian gfm asks I've received, updated daily (along with other verified ways to send aid to Gaza).

How are gfm campaigns vetted?  See here, here, here and here.

See post here for other verified ways to send aid to Gaza.

Don't forget your Daily Clicks on Arab.org, it's free!!! and Every click made is registered in their system and generates donation from sponsors/advertisers.

See links below for my Masterlists of Vetted Fundraisers from the Palestinians who sent me asks for if you want to help more people! As well as resources for palestinian students if you are a palestinian student!

Masterlists of Vetted Fundraisers

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 13 - 25 July.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 26 -29 July.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 30 July - 1 August.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 2 - 5 August.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 6 - 10 August.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 11 - 14 August.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 15 - 18 August

Click here for my Masterlist for fundrasiers from 19 - 21 August

Click here for my Masterlist for fundrasiers from 22 - 24 August

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 25 - 28 August

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 29 August - 1 September

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 2 - 5 September.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 6-10 September.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 11-14 September.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 15-18 September.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 19-22 September.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 23-26 September.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 27-30 September.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 1-4 October.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 5-9 October.

Resources for Palestinian Students!

Initiatives and resources to support Palestinian students, academics and universities:

This is a list of initiatives and resources for Gazan students seeking to complete their studies, including initiatives, resources, training and scholarships. See list here.

Scholarships for Displaced Palestinian students:

Putting this here for the palestininans who follow me: If you are a displaced Palestinian student looking to fund your education, this document lists the scholarships available around the world for displaced Palestinian students.

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I used to be afraid of the dark. When you're six years old, a shadowed bedroom can seem as terrifying as the night sky must've been to acient man. And those things said to go bump in the night can feel just as real. I'd imagine something was hiding in the dark corners of my room. A monster. A ghost. And I'd bolt upright in bed, terrifed, screaming for my mother. Eventually, I grew up, got over it, learned that if I could just hang on, the sun would always rise again. But then everything changed. In the night, "dark" came to mean something very different. That the turn was coming. So the childish night terrors came right back. Because now, I'm one of those things that go bump.

2.12 Partial Eclipse of The Heart (April 2, 2012)

[enterlilith]

should you fight the heimarmene girls?

fiamma: i’m gonna be honest with you, avoid it. she’s extra. she’s a show off. she’s gonna find an extremely sexy way of killing you if that’s her objective, and by sexy i mean brutally, using her bare hands (no gloves, yikes, that’s gotta hurt). my advice is only fight fiamma as a last resort. she’s very reasonable and has no qualms with settling scores through civilized arguments (also careful with that... jesus, just be careful around that woman). if you really want to do this... god, just... just make sure you know what you’re doing ok...

ester: i mean... you could but... why?? listen, she’s like 5′1, she’s the size of a ladybug, just a teeny tiny midwife... she rescues animals and rehabilitates them! why... why would you do that, she’s had very tough lives and just wants some Softness for once... also, if she breathes wrong your limbs could all pop off their sockets at once as if you were a poorly put together ball-jointed doll pulled apart by g-d himself. and like... man, lilith watches over her 24/7... just... just don’t do it, girl is Tired.

salomè: don’t recommend it. listen... she is hands down the most physically powerful creature in this list. also, you don’t get to decide if you should fight sallie, sallie decides if she should fight you and consequently relieve gaia of your corrupt existence. if you’re mean and she comes for you, all you can do is pray she’s not gonna snap you in half like a twig or claw you to shreds. or mewl so pathetically that you simply cannot resist answering her using your baby voice, therefore losing all of your mean credibility in the mean guys club. like, it’s her call and she’s valid for whatever she decides to do.

madeline: holy shit yes. if you can even pinpoint where the fuck she is, please, give it a try. completely priceless one-of-a-kind opportunity, she doesn’t know how to fight or defend herself and she’s just gonna wing it in the most ridiculous way imaginable, and it’s gonna be so worth it. you’re gonna get to kick her ass and watch her bounce around the room having a total blast until she finds a spot where she can obfuscate and escape. fair warning: you’re good as long as you don’t let her do the malk talk and... vampires, maddie doesn’t give one flying fuck about rötschreck, she will break a bottle of vodka on your head and use her lighter right after if necessary, make no mistake. she’s afraid of fire? pft, you are on fire!

carmilla: for the love of all that is sacred, fight carmilla. kick her edgy ass back into the 17th century which is where she belongs. actually, first you gotta be able to hit her at all so for that you’re gonna have to make sure you’re as absurdly fast as she is, but, by god, do that. i can’t stand her anymore.

açucena: oh, absolutely. it’s what she deserves, it’s what she wants. particularly if you tend to be a f*scist piece of shit, by all means, i beg you, fight açucena. don’t be afraid when her third eye red like a wound opens and it starts bleeding onto her face a little! this is normal, it means it’s working. think of it like she wants to see your military uniform better.

femi: listen. all i’m gonna say is if i were you i wouldn’t even go as far as looking her in the eye. if femi came around the corner, i’d lower my head until she’s out of sight. that’s the smart thing to do.

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Ep 195: Jennifer Donnelly

First Draft Episode #195: Jennifer Donnelly

Jennifer Donnelly, New York Times bestselling author of A Northern Light, Revolution, These Shallow Graves, and The Tea Rose series (incl. The Tea Rose; The Winter Rose; The Wild Rose) and Waterfire Saga series (incl. Deep Blue; Rogue Wave; Dark Tide; Sea Spell), Beauty and the Beast: Lost in a Book, among others, who is back with the New York Times bestselling Stepsister. Jennifer talks about being raised on bedtime stories about life under the Hitler regime; how to deep-dive into writing a historical novel; and the joy of being obsessed.

Links and Topics Mentioned In This Episode

Learn more about The First Draft Listener Club

The New York Teen Author Carnival

When Jennifer visited Portobello Road in East London, she felt like she was stepping back into the London of Charles Dickens (author of Great Expectations and A Tale of Two Cities), artist William Hogarth, Jack the Ripper (learn more with The Complete History of Jack the Ripper by Phillip Sugden), The Labour Movement, the London Dock Worker Strike

Simon Lipskar of Writer’s House was interested in Jennifer’s first crack at writing a novel, which was 1,100 words(!)

Sally Kim, VP and Editor in Chief at Putnam, was then at St. Martin’s, when she purchased Jennifer’s first book

Steven Malk at Writer’s House became Jennifer’s agent to sell A Northern Light and subsequent books

Jennifer’s mom bought her a copy of An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser, and that sparked the obsession that led to A Northern Light. (Non-fiction accounts of the murder of Grace Brown include Adirondack Tragedy: The Gillette Murder Case of 1906, written by Joseph W. Brownell and Patricia Enos; and Murder in the Adirondacks: An American Tragedy Revisited, by Craig Brandon.)

The murder case of Laci Peterson, documented in true crime novel A Deadly Game: The Untold Story of the Scott Peterson Investigation by Catherine Crier

Jennifer was stopped short by a New York Times article about the heart of Louis Charles, Dauphin of France, the imprisoned son of the king of France who was toppled by the French Revolution. The story was likely either “Genetics Offers Denouement To Mystery of Prince's Death,” by Suzanne Daley, or “MEANWHILE : Learning from a heart stilled by revolution,” by Catherine Field.

Jennifer was inspired by “Savage Beauty,” the Met’s retrospective of fashion designer Alexander McQueen’s work

Jennifer’s short story in Fatal Throne: The Wives of Henry VIII Tell All led her to explore the themes of beauty and how we reinforce those standards on young women in Stepsister

I blow up Maurene Goo’s spot (author of I Believe in a Thing Called Love, The Way You Make Me Feel, and her newest, Somewhere Only We Know) getting obsessed with the Supernatural TV show (listen to Maurene’s First Draft episodes here, here, and here)

I’m obsessed with The Dyatlov Pass Incident, which was covered in Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident by Donnie Eichar

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