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I’m uplifting fundraisers for my friend and her family. Their homes and shop were destroyed by Israeli air strikes and they have been displaced several times, struggling to survive in tents for many months. They’re living in rough conditions with scarce and contaminated water and food, diseases, and many insects. They cannot sleep due to the sounds of bombing, and it is difficult to get internet access. All donations directly help them survive and spread hope to rebuild their futures and dreams.

Aya, a 21 year old artist from the Gaza Strip. She’s sharing her message with the world through her artwork. Many of her artworks are under rubble now. She was also studying nursing, but her university was destroyed. Aya hopes to complete her university studies and continue developing her talents. [Instagram | Donations]
Shereen, a 22 year old teacher, who was studying basic education and working out of several education centers. [Instagram | Donations]
Esraa, a 26 year old teacher, who hopes to continue her masters studies and open educational centers in Gaza. [Instagram | Donations]
Ahmed, a radiologist; his wife, and their 3 children, the youngest who is 5 months old. [Instagram | Donations]
Hamed, a nurse; his pregnant wife, and their 1-year-old son. [Instagram | Donations]
Ali, a nursing student [Instagram | Donations]

Else Elna Elak, which means “what we own, you own” in Arabic, is a voluntary team of students from Gaza that have been helping people in need since 2018. They’re actively working to deliver food, water, and spread hope to thousands of people living in displacement camps on the Gaza Strip.

Education

Jenan Matari – Award-winning Palestinian-American storyteller who has created an abundance of educational content about Palestine. A good place to start is the Palestine 101 series in her Instagram story highlights.

Honor the Earth – Indigenous wisdom and historical information in solidarity with Palestine.

Dra. Rocio Rosales Meza – Decolonial, Ancestral & Spiritual wisdom for wellness & liberation. She offers teachings to deprogram from the colonial imagination and paradigm.

Sogorea Te’ Land Trust – Non-profit organization returning Indigenous land to Indigenous people.

Prayer, Action, & Divestment

I speak with Love. I speak for the Earth. I speak for all Innocent Life that continues to be harmed and desecrated in man’s pursuit of power, domination, and expansion. I speak for the Beings, Waters, and Lands that have been poisoned, controlled, and abused. I speak for every Being who had their life taken away far, far too soon…

May all exploitation end now.

May all harm end now.

May all wars end now.

May all beings be free now.

The United States government is not just complicit, it is directly responsible for continuing to fund, support, and arm Israel in their continuous genocide of Palestinians.

This is a call to open our eyes and shift our perspectives in America about how we see ourselves, our government’s actions, and the rest of the world. This is a call to divest from Israeli-funded politicians, products, companies, and anyone who is in support of this genocide.

This is a call to use your voice, to speak up, to learn, to share, to take action, to donate, to create, to divest, to do something, to do anything.

Dare you to care. ❤️

FREE PALESTINE. FREE ALL OF THEM. FREE ALL OF US. LIBERATION FOR ALL BEINGS.

Things are different now…

I don’t know much. I know enough to know that I do not know… but I do know one thing.

I am Strong with Purpose to spread this message and hold this vision for our planet.

The Earth is speaking: No more exploitation. FULL STOP.

We can no longer continue on in this way where certain ways of life are only possible through extreme exploitation of every form.

Trillions of dollars are being passed around between corrupt people, companies, governments, and organizations in a whole web of interlinked industries that exploit, abuse, profit, pollute, poison, harm, and kill.

Let’s stop funding them.

Trace where your money is going. The information is all available and searchable. Start to align the movement of your money with your integrity. Give yourself grace while also being honest with yourself about what you are funding with your choices… see the true costs.

A lot can seem outside of our control, but we all have choices within our control. When we consciously give our money, energy, attention, resources to people and organizations aligned with our integrity, the exchange can be life-supporting instead of life-siphoning. It can feel recognizably different.

May we honor all beings as sacred.

May we decolonize, end all forms of exploitation, and live in reciprocity with nature.

May we build support for each other through our families and communities to honor and protect everyone, especially the children, mothers, and elders.

May we preserve the waters, trees, plants, insects, animals, soils, fungi, and all that is organic on this planet.

May all beings feel love, be free, live in peace, and thrive.

FREE PALESTINE.

Non-Profit Organizations

Calling all heart-led, generous souls out there! Here are just a few of the organizations doing great work in the world.

Humans, Animals, & the Earth

Else Elna Elak – which means “what we own, you own” in Arabic. A voluntary team of students from Gaza that have been helping people in need since 2018, and are now working to deliver food and water in the displacement camps on Gaza Strip.
Palestine Children’s Relief Fund – PCRF is the primary humanitarian organization in Palestine, delivering crucial and life-saving medical relief and humanitarian aid where it is needed most.
Honor the Earth – Uses indigenous wisdom, music, art, and the media to raise awareness and support for Indigenous Environmental Issues, leveraging this awareness and support to develop financial and political capital for Indigenous struggles for land and life.
Amazon Watch – Aims to protect the rainforest and advance the rights of Indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin, partnering with Indigenous and environmental organizations in campaigns for human rights, corporate accountability, and the preservation of the Amazon’s ecological systems.
Indigenous Regeneration – Inspires Native Communities on re-generative living concepts, through food cultivation, medicinal farming, culture and eco-village education programs, to achieve re-indigenization and true Tribal sovereignty.
Indigenous Environmental Network -An alliance of Indigenous Peoples whose Shared Mission is to Protect the Sacredness of Earth Mother from contamination & exploitation by Respecting and Adhering to Indigenous Knowledge and Natural Law.
Survival International – Working in partnership with tribal peoples to campaign, lobby and protest for their land rights. Investigating, exposing, and confronting atrocities committed by governments and big business. We are here to amplify the tribal voice and make sure it is heard.
International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs – Defending Indigenous Peoples’ land rights, promoting inclusion in climate action and participation in local and international decision-making processes.
First Nations Development Institute – Works to improve economic conditions for Native Americans through technical assistance and training, advocacy and policy, and direct financial grants in the areas of stewarding native lands, nourishing native foods & health, advancing household & community asset-building strategies, strengthening tribal & community institutions, investing in native youth, & achieving native financial empowerment.
Native American Rights Fund – Fights to protect Native American rights, resources, and lifeways through litigation, legal advocacy, and legal expertise.
Mother Bear Sanctuary – An animal sanctuary and retreat center that fosters connections to your body, nature & each other.

Pollinators

Xerces Society – Conservation of invertebrates and their habitats through pollinator conservation, endangered species conservation, and reducing pesticide use and impacts.
The Bee Conservancy – Focuses on protecting bees, safeguarding the environment, and securing food justice through community-based education, research, habitat creation, and advocacy.
Pollinator Partnership – Promotes the health of pollinators, critical to food and ecosystems, through conservation, education, and research.

Freshwaters

The Alliance for the Great Lakes – Working across the region to protect our most precious resource: the fresh, clean, and natural waters of the Great Lakes. I’ve lived in Michigan my whole life and have experienced many treasures the Great Lakes have shared with me. The issue of preserving the Great Lakes is one that is near and dear to my heart.
River Cleanup – To limit the amount of plastic pollution beyond the reach of collection and recycling that enters our oceans, we must remove it before it gets there. Educating people, transforming companies, and actively cleaning our rivers are the most effective ways to stop plastic pollution from entering our environment.

The Oceans

Ocean Conservancy – Tackles the greatest global challenges facing our oceans today, focusing on long-term solutions that promote a healthy ocean, abundant wildlife and thriving coastal communities.
Puget Sound Partnership – Supports the work that protects and recovers the Puget Sound (Washington state, USA); prioritizing healthy human population, vibrant quality of life, thriving species and food web, protected and restored habitat, abundant water quantity, and healthy water quality.
The Ocean Cleanup – Develops and scales technologies to rid the oceans of plastic.