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pepperbloom
@pepperbloom

hey cohost! i've told you folks about my friend Alaa Abdelgawad before. he's a 28 year old Palestinian man, just a year older than me, and a married father of two adorable kids. he's the older brother of my close friend Mohammed. together, the Abdelgawads used to run a dairy farm, until their home and farm were destroyed by the occupation. now, each brother is responsible for evacuating a portion of their shared family from genocide.

"so oscar," you ask, "where's your previous post about Alaa?" i had to delete it, because the links are no longer accurate.

unfortunately, the individual who founded Alaa's gofundme campaign is not allowing Alaa to access his funds.

needless to say, for a man living under conditions of genocide, a betrayal of this scale is utterly devastating. Alaa lost 9,722 SEK - just over $950 USD - and had to restart his campaign from zero.

luckily, Alaa has Mohammed! his amazing little brother coordinated with a friend in Belgium, and opened a new campaign. together, Alaa, Mohammed & i are determined to fund Alaa's evacuation, and get his family to safety. as i write, we have raised €300 of his €15000 goal.

here is the link to Alaa's current campaign. if you can make your rent and bills this month, and you've got some money to spare, could you donate €10 or €20 to help Alaa rebuild?

(at the moment, the old campaign is still live. i will not link it here because it no longer benefits Alaa. if you see a campaign in his name that uses SEK as currency, please do not donate. thank you.)


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