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The One Body Initiative for Gaza

Fundraising by Palestinians for Gazan


03/01/2024

The situation for the people in Gaza is dire. Two million people have lost access to basic necessities such as food, water, medicine, and shelter. As the attacks on Gaza continue, prices for resources such as medicine, blankets, sleeping bags, and tents have grown exponentially. The One Body Initiative was founded with the purpose of distributing these resources to families in need by a small network of local volunteers on the ground.

Grassroots organizations in Gaza, such as the One Body Initiative, are more nimble and can get the much-needed help to those who were displaced more quickly.

Gaza is under full blockade, which makes it hard for international organizations to intervene. We found ways to get donations to our direct relatives and friends in Gaza who started this initiative. So far we’ve successfully sent almost $10,000! A huge win in the face of Israel’s plan to isolate Gaza.

Your donation to this fund will go towards the purchase and distribution of medicine, blankets, sleeping bags, diapers, food, and building tents for those who have been left in need in the wake of this genocide.

It costs 200$ to build a tent and provide a mattress and pillows, including transporting the materials and labor.

You can make donations at this GoFundMe page. Feel free to contact Fatima at (984)-312-9527 and Asmaa at +1 (828) [phone redacted] for any questions.

Check out yahya.alqassas Instagram page for videos from Gaza

United for Sudan

Action platform under the umbrella of the Sudan Club e.V.


13/12/2023

United for Sudan is an action platform under the umbrella of the Sudan Club (Sudanese German Cultural Association e.V.) in Berlin. The platform aims to deploy the voices of first and second-generation Sudanese, who have spent most of their lives in the diaspora and are using their knowledge, connections and resources to fight against the ongoing war and its consequences. By harnessing the collective strengths of the diaspora, we aim to contribute to peace-building, provide vital humanitarian assistance and engage in advocacy to promote a sustainable future for all its people.

Since April, Sudan has been experiencing a devastating war that has left tens of thousands dead or injured and 6 million displaced. This displacement crisis is the largest of its kind in the world, and is regrettably receiving little attention or solidarity. The conflict is not only destroying countless livelihoods, but is also threatening the progress made by five years of revolutionary struggle under the slogan “Peace, Freedom, Justice.”

To mark the fifth anniversary of the Sudanese revolution, United for Sudan is organizing a day of solidarity, visibility and fundraising. We invite all allies and friends to join us on December 16 from 4 to 10 p.m. at Moos Space in Treptow (Moosdorfstrasse 7-9) to demand: “Stop the War!”

The program contains:

  • Sudanese food and drinks
  • Live music by Sudanese and other African musicians
  • An exhibition about the revolution
  • Henna painting
  • Sudanese children’s choir
  • A feminist movie from Sudan

The entrance fee is 5-15 euros. All proceeds from the sale of tickets and food/drinks will be donated to the organization Sudanese American Physicians Association (SAPA) to support healthcare facilities in Sudan.

There will also be a fashion show by Black designers and an African Christmas market. We look forward to seeing you there!

If you can’t come but still want to donate, you can do so here:

Paypal: link  info@evacharite.de.  Purpose: Sudan SAPA

Bank details:

Eva Charité
Berlin Savings Bank
DE10100500000191121690
Intended purpose: Sudan SAPA

Archive of Silence

Crowdsourced archive documenting silenced voices in Germany


06/12/2023

Archive of Silence is a crowdsourced archive documenting silenced voices. Their mission is to chronicle the alarming waves of erasure and violence directed at Palestinian advocacy in Germany. There has been an uprise of bans, cancellations and censorship. Many, including Jewish people, have lost their jobs. Events have been canceled and people have been defamed. Archive of Silence refuses to accept this condition.

This digital archive serves as a platform for all voices that challenge the rigid political mainstream regarding Israel-Palestine, and have consequently been marginalized or silenced. Archive of Silence addresses those in positions of power, such as politicians, directors of cultural institutions and university presidents: We see you, and we hold you accountable for your complicity! We protest against your anti-democratic bans and the narrowing of our public spaces. We stand against anti-Palestinian, anti-Arab and anti-Muslim racism, against anti-Semitism and any other form of discrimination.

As a form of dissent, Archive of Silence collects each instance of silencing, ensuring that these injustices will not be forgotten. On their platform, both public cases and anonymous stories are shared. Through this, Archive of Silence aims to build a crowdsourced record of the violence we face, and gather evidence to hold institutions accountable for their complicity.

Germany, once again, finds itself on the wrong side of history.

We will not be silenced, and we will not forget.

If you are interested in this mission, you can follow Archive of Silence on Instagram (archive_of_silence), support by raising awareness and by sharing your own story through the submission form and motivating others to do the same.

Let’s turn silence into action!

For freedom of speech

and for a free Palestine.

Anmeldung für Alle

Registration for everyone


29/11/2023

The Anmeldung affects our lives as migrants in a very tangible way. Not having it excludes us from basic rights:

  • It is not possible to open a bank account or a receive Steuer ID (necessary for access to the labor market).
  • The Anmendung is usually required to obtain a visa or to renew it.
  • We also cannot have health insurance or receive public benefits.

BERLIN’S HOUSING MARKET AND ITS CONSEQUENCES

The commodification of housing in Berlin affects everyone, but especially migrants. In addition to real estate speculation and rising prices and the resulting competition, restrictions such as “Keine Anmeldung möglich” lead to a vicious circle. Without Anmeldung, there is no work; without work, there is no housing to get an Anmeldung. For many migrants, the vicious circle of the Anmeldung often leads to exclusion from basic rights and services that are essential for a decent life.

OUR DEMANDS

  • We demand universal Anmeldung for all Berliners.
  • We demand the decriminalization of acts of solidarity related to Anmeldung.
  • We demand a solution to the housing crisis as well as to the problem of the Anmeldung.

JOIN OUR STRUGGLE!

That is why we are launching the campaign AfA – Anmeldung für Alle! to bring about a change in the legislation and/or practice of registration. We would like to invite you to be part of this campaign, which focuses on migrants as self-determined political actors in the city, so that our rights are no longer an afterthought!

  • If you would like to become actively involved in the campaign, please email us at anmeldung-fuer-alle@riseup.net. We invite you to spread the word about the campaign on your social media channels and to attend future meetings and activities!

EVENT ON 5th DECEMBER

Anmeldung für Alle is organising an Event to kick off the campaign in the Grüner Salon in the Volksbühne on Rosa Luxemburg Platz. The Event starts at 7pm on Tuesday, 5th December. Please come along and support the campaign.

Letzte Generation

Peaceful Civil Resistance


22/11/2023

Letzte Generation is a movement that uses peaceful civil resistance to fight for a short-term phase-out of fossil fuels until 2030. While the German government plans to continue using fossil fuels as long as 2045, Letzte Generation activists continue to point out that this is far too late. Together with other members of the A22 network such as Just Stop Oil in the UK, Letzte Generation has been raising public awareness of the need for immediate action to tackle climate catastrophe for the past two years.

On Saturday 28 October, Last Generation activists, joined by activists from many other groups such as Extinction Rebellion Netherlands and Christians for Future protested on the Straße des 17. Juni, a street between the Brandenburg Gate and the Victory Column, with a mass blockade of more than 1400 protesters. This action was inspired by the success of Extinction Rebellion’s protests in the Netherlands, who have been blocking a highway every single day for more than a month with over 9000 arrests, leading to the Dutch parliament voting on a stop of fossil fuel subsidies.

The next mass occupation will take place this Saturday, 25 November, starting at 12 noon next to the Victory Column (Großer Stern). Again, climate justice groups such as Parents Against Fossil Fuels and Scientist Rebellion are calling for action. Join us!