Today is Mother's Day in the US, Canada, Australia, Aotearoa, and many other countries. Currently there is an estimated 50,000 thousand pregnant women trapped in Rafah, Palestine without access to perinatal care. Over 180 a day are giving birth. Today we have an opportunity to help some of them. Operation Olive Branch has been collating vetted and confirmed GoFundMe campaigns for people trying to escape the 7 month long assault on Gaza. Part of their spreadsheet is dedicated to families dealing with perinatal to postpartum needs. There are 154 families that fall under this category. This Mother's Day I'm asking you all to have a look down the list on the link below, read the descriptions of their circumstances, and pick a GoFundMe to donate to. I know times are tough but even $5 can help a family reach their goal. If you can't afford to donate, please consider spreading the word.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vtMLLOzuc6GpkFySyVtKQOY2j-Vvg0UsChMCFst_WLA/edit#gid=280045434
arab.org - Clicks generate funds that go to Gaza
gazaesims.com - Purchase e-sim cards for Gazans
gofundme.com/f/careforgaza - Sends funds to displaced families in Gaza
piousprojects.org/campaign/2712 - Provides hygiene kits for women in Gaza
DONATIONS A LIFE TO US 😭 🙏
My mother injured in her leg too and cause her damage and she can't walk very well .
After we lost our home and live now in a tent my father's health is not good and he needs a medical care and medicines and urgent surgery
Please don't hesitate to donate to us I am now living in a tent with my family 😞
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This is Bisan Owda (@wizard_bisan1 on IG), she's a young journalist who's been documenting the daily life in Gaza, Palestine since before October of last year and continues to do so now, as her and her family have been displaced by Israel, her home and workplace destroyed in the bombings. If you don't already follow her, I highly suggest to do so, as she takes interviews from the local people in the refugee camps and provides a fantastic insight into Palestinians as a nation, their culture and the horrors they face under the Israeli apartheid regime in their own land.🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
A short comic I made about my experiences as a seasonal worker, and the way places change you.
Prints & PDF
Hello my name is Mahmoud Helles and I am a Palestinian living in Gaza with great sadness, I am contacting you today to get help to evacuate my family from Gaza
My house was bombed and destroyed and I lost many friends in this war
During the war, my family and I were forced to evacuate from the north of Gaza to the south and we became homeless and now we live in the streets
My family is my father and mother and 6 brothers and 40 grandchildren and there are two blind Fathi and the other Abdullah with visual impairment in the house their mental health is very bad and the sounds of the continuous explosions scare them very much my father is sick with diabetes and high blood pressure and cartilage and heart disease
Diseases are spreading quickly and we do not find any food or water
I hope that we can leave Gaza and find a safe place to live for me and my family as Gaza was completely destroyed during the long aggression against us for months
Please help me collect the application fees and travel costs for the family
In order to facilitate my evacuation and my family through Egypt to another safe country to collect the required amount Go funme
Every donation no matter how small will make a big difference in the safety of my family will be used The funds raised are transparent and efficient
To ensure every euro is spent on ensuring their safety
My family and I are extremely grateful for your support and I am extremely grateful for any help you may be able to provide during this difficult time.
Please share this campaign with your friends, family and colleagues so we can reach our goal and provide safety for my family
Please accept my sincere thanks for your kindness and support as well as your willingness to stand with us in solidarity as together we can make a difference and help my family find safety and security
Hello. I’m sorry for begging again but my situation is pretty dire.
Recently, I’ve been diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, stage 4. It came out of nowhere and was caught by sheer luck on an unrelated test. Stage four means my kidneys are shriveled up and almost dead - currently at only 17% working condition. When it drops to 10%, which is stage 5 (prognosis is within a year) I will require a kidney transplant and/or dialysis. You can not live without it, and prognosis for dialysis/kidney transplant patients are 10 to 20 years. I’m very young and I really would like to continue having a peaceful life and work on my art. I’ve had many hardships before - I’ve fundraised to get money for rent because of a homophobic attack I’ve suffered, I’ve fundraised to escape my country, all within 2-3 years. I’m really grateful for all the help I’ve gotten and I believe in people’s kindness.
Please, if you’re able, share or pitch in to my gfm campaign made by my fiancé. Link in the reblog.
My comms are also still open if you’d like to help in that way and get some art.
for all the artists out there, here are my favorite resources i use to learn!
The Complete Famous Artist Course
Art Books and Resources
Art, Anatomy, and Color Books
PDF Files of Art Books
My YouTube Playlist of Tutorials
How to Draw Facial Features
Drawing and Art Advice
Drawing Lessons
Art Fundamentals
Anatomy of the Human Body
2D Animation
Perspective Drawing
Pinterest Board for Poses
Another Pinterest Board for Poses
Reference Angle
Figurosity
Sketch Daily
Human Anatomy
Animal Photo References
Humanae - Angélica Dass
Fine Art - Jimmy Nelson
Character Design References
CDR's Twitter Account
iamagco's Twitter Account
taco1704's Twitter Account
takuya_kakikata's Twitter Account
EtheringtonBro's Twitter Account
Drawabox
Color Wheel
Color Palette Cinema
Free Images and Pictures
Free Stock Photos
FILMGRAB
Screen Musings
William Nguyen Light Reference Tool
Animation References - sakugabooru
Animation References - Bodies in Motion
(let me know if you have other books)
REMINDER: if you like this post, and find it useful, you should reblog this post so other people can find it!
Sometimes self-care is, actually, NOT getting onto the computer and little treats and watching youtube videos. Sometimes those things are self-care, but sometimes they're also avoidant behaviors.
Sometimes self care is waking up and just. Fucking getting in the car. And driving to the bank. And the store. And buying the cat litter. And changing the cat boxes you've been avoiding because your brains been stuck in a hole. And picking up the trash you've been piling up. And getting a load into the wash. And mowing the lawn before the village council sends you a formal complaint and potential-fines warning.
Like its hard and annoying to do because it sucks. It sucks so much. But if I don't start working on this pile of bullshit I've let build up because it stinks and i was stuck in deer-in-headlights mode, I risk letting it turn into fuckery. I do not have the patience for fuckery that I once - foolishly! - thought I had.
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