that feeling whe [posts raph for the millionth time]
there is something horrifically grim to it, but illustrations for gaza and palestinians tend to catch more mass attention that actual photos of people. this made me feel incredibly helpless for a long while, seeing both how people would rather look at a neat drawing of red black green and white than look a human in the eyes, and how online platforms would rather push a viral drawing while suppressing those begging for help at the same time.
a way to cope with this feeling has been taking advantage of it to directly guide people to helping palestinians.
if art gets better traction, then there’s an incredible amount of good that can be done by creating art that immediately links to fundraisers. creating art of the many images of those who are asking for help.
within hours of posting my drawing, there has been jumps in the thousands for bashar from gaza’s fundraiser. it’s a small effort in the grand scheme of things. it’s not a fix it. but it’s something good. please take care of each other and do what you can. i think this could help a lot of people if a lot of people did it.
here is bashar. i’ve drawn him, spoken to him, and known him now for a few months. any shares help, any art helps. draw who you see, draw what you see. thanks all
Who said only the turtle boys loved pizzas? Another silly animation done in 30 minutes. No effort at all!
My spouse and I are both disabled, queer, and native. We have been struggling and are in desperate need of help. We need to pay for September rent, our phone, electric, and cable bills, and our car payment.
Anything helps!
V: KajiW
C: $kajiw
Hope no one did this
top one was a gift doodle for my friend @imaginashon and the bunny leo and 2012 donnies were from stream yesterday with them~
@hillesyousef, verified by @/el-shab-hussein and @/nabulsi in this spreadsheet (row 206)
Youssef Helles needs to evacuate his wife and children from Gaza. He has been apart from them since 2019 and has never been able to meet his youngest child. €1,020 / €23,000
@zinaeleenyamin, verified by @/nabulsi
Ahmed Alanqer, his wife Dina, and their 4 children need help evacuating from Gaza. Dina just gave birth to their fourth child earlier this month. €17,480 / €35,000
@burningnightgiver, verified by @/90-ghost
Walaa and her siblings are stuck in Gaza and their parents need help to evacuate them. Walaa is diabetic, and has limited access to food and insulin. $887 CAD / $40,000
Please share and donate if you can!
And you know what?
He did :)