Conversations with Oday.
“I mean, if you spend 100 years explaining to them what displacement is,
how evacuation takes place, and how a piece of nylon, a bucket of water, a few pieces of wood, and a blanket can determine your life, they won’t understand you or feel your feelings. They only see you as an image.”
I am desperately trying to help my friend Oday keep his family in Gaza alive. Please help if you can, even if it is just the price of a coffee, it quite literally could mean the difference between life and death for Oday's family.
I met @oday_aburaida through @projectlovebrocade, a worldwide initiative amplifying the voices of the people of Palestine. We were matched due to our mutual love of photography. Oday was studying photography and graphic design when the 6-day war started in 2022 and he had to abandon his studies to support his family.
I am trying to help Oday raise funds for his family through various fundraising options as follows:
Firstly, the best way to help Oday is to donate directly to his Paypal account - this is now one of the only ways to get funds to the people of Gaza.
His link is here:
Secondly, with the help of two amazing artists Jacqueline King and Heather Mercer, we have an amazing art raffle currently running. There are only 200 tickets available and they are $10 each so your odds are good to win a fabulous prize whilst doing a little bit of good!
Links for tickets is here:
I also have an ebook version of a small poetry collection called Poems of Palestine. $15 from every sale goes directly to Oday.
Finally, I am selling Flower Inspiration Cards in-store and online - $3.00 from every card sold goes to Oday and his family.
If you can assist, thank you
xxxLara
Beauty, hope, joy, & inspiration
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