I’ve been on Twitter for about three weeks now. I created the account to promote our weekly bake sale, and it is now heavily suppressed, so I’m not sure about the reach. But it is still not useless to be on there. People with verified campaigns have been following me and asking if I will share their stories, which of course I will do. That’s why we’re here. To resist genocide by supporting the survivors in Gaza.
The picture at the top of this page is from Hassan from Gaza. He’s trying to finish building a tent for his family so they can survive the winter. You may think that I’ve already told you about this family, but no, that was another family. Many families in Gaza are living in tents that get washed away in the rain and leak. Because of the siege, new tents are not getting in. You can support Hassan by donating to his fully verified campaign on lifeline4gaza.com here
You can print out fliers to post around your neighborhood here
He’s understandably been getting more desperate for support as the storms approach. When he gets a chance, he will post a story here, but for now, here are a few of his tweets (he writes in french, but Twitter will translate it for you if you click)
That one says he is $170 away from getting what he needs to finish building his tent
That says “thank you for your kindness. You are our hope and our support. I need your help to save $170. Urgently to protect my children”
Twitter heavily suppresses these appeals as well as accounts that share them. This means that it scares them that people are doing what they can to help people survive this genocide. If enough people support these campaigns they will be forced to lift the siege. When people say it doesn’t do any good anyway, they are wrong. It matters that you care enough to try. A flood is made of nothing more than drops of water.
Here’s a video from Hassan of what it’s like in the rain in Gaza.
Hassan posted a video here of his family cleaning out the mud and debris from their flooded tent
If you’re on Twitter, follow and boost Hassan’s tweets. Wherever you are, support his campaign and share it. You and your friends and neighbors could actually keep him dry and warm and fed through the winter. Our rulers are really afraid of these people surviving. Our rulers fear these children. They truly fear what we can do together. Show them why they should fear us. Break the siege and give whatever you can.