Reading Group Week 16
On Saturday I asked if you all had links to articles, essays, videos, music, or any other stuff by Palestinians, and a bunch of you delivered, so let's look at a few Palestinians' work this week.
I'm really avoiding adding my own commentary on everything because I'm mostly relaying links. You tell me what you clicked on and what you thought of it.
I'm also going to include links to Palestinians who have posted requests for aid. If you can donate to just one person's campaign, it might make a world of difference for them and their loved ones.
Palestinians' writing, music, art, and other works
writing
“Do Not Participate”: The Absurd Excuse Notre Dame Gave Me When They Canceled My Talk - In These Times
What a tragedy when we cannot rely on universities to house our most critical conversations.
Trump’s obsession with immigration is really an obsession with segregation | Heba Gowayed | The Guardian
His policies are the latest instantiation of a centuries-long American tradition: laws meant to exclude people of color and privilege whiteness
Words as Borders, Weapons, Traps: Sarah Aziza on Being a Palestinian Writer Today ‹ Literary Hub
Q: What is it like to be a Palestinian writer at this time? A: Once, I had no name. I rose each day as if it were the first morning on earth. I moved sturdy and permeable, translucent with a wonder…
How do you keep going in Gaza when everything tells you to stop? | Israel-Palestine conflict | Al Jazeera
I have experienced unimaginable pain of loss and injury, but I continue. I want to live.
Dr. Raghad seeking donations today to buy flour for her family. If you can donate directly, her gofundme is here. Otherwise, if you have a bluesky account, you can help amplify her post to others.
Two days without donations 💔🥹 I hope I can get $400 today so I can buy flour for my family. We are suffering from severe hunger in Gaza ,there is not even clean water. Everything is difficult and disappearing. gofund.me/2a45c3c2 @mommunism.bsky.social #gaza #freepalestine #palestinewillbefree https://gofund.me/2a45c3c2
— Dr. Raghad 🇵🇸 (@drraghad305.bsky.social) 2025-05-05T15:56:11.087Z
videos
Hisham is trying to raise money for food, water, and shelter in Gaza. If you can donate any amount of money, you can help him and his family enormously.
Fundraiser by Zj Walker : Help my family get to safety!
I am Hisham from Gaza, displaced from the northern Gaza Strip. I am a young man who has been w… Zj Walker needs your support for Help my family get to safety!
music
Saint Levant (apple music spotify)
Elyanna (apple music spotify)
Bashar Murad (apple music spotify)
Dam (apple music spotify)
Hanaa Al-Lulu is a graphic designer helping her father and trying to get enough money to buy food and water. If you can donate directly, her gofundme is here.
We’re holding on with hope, but we can’t do it alone. Your support means food, medicine, shelter — and most of all, dignity. Even the smallest donation can change everything. Be the reason someone breathes easier today. gofund.me/81080627
— @deshanaalulu.bsky.social 2025-04-24T09:29:56.777Z
images
Afnan is a teacher in Gaza with two children and a husband who can no longer work. If you can donate any amount to help them rebuild and get to safety, it would mean a lot. If you can donate directly, you can find their gofundme here, but if you can just retweet or quote tweet, you can do that here too:
I am a children's teacher, children are being taught in tents in very, very difficult conditions, support me with donations, we are suffering gofund.me/57c8b682 [contains quote post or other embedded content]
— AFNAN🇵🇸 (@afnan24.bsky.social) 2025-05-05T08:11:21.284Z
other things
Someone pointed me to this pretty incredible archive of Palestinian websites from the 90s. I needed to say something about it because it's unlike a lot of the other links today, and it really required some explanation.
Abdul Malik used to be a college student until the annihilation of every university in Gaza. Now he's struggling to find work and is struggling to support his family as the eldest son. If you can contribute anything, even a small amount, it would mean the difference between life and death. His gofundme is here. Please donate if you can.
Fundraiser by Ahmed Aburabee : Help Abdul Malik and his family survive
I am Abdul Malik, I live in Gaza, I am 22 years old, I lost my studies, my uni… Ahmed Aburabee needs your support for Help Abdul Malik and his family survive
Let me know on the Signal group chat or on bluesky, mastodon, or twitter what you clicked through to read or watch or listen to - what resonated with you, or what else did you find?
News and stuff
News
If you'd been following news about protestors against genocide being prosecuted in the United States, you might have known that a number of people in Michigan were charged with felonies related to their participation in the encampments against genocide at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. It appears that the felony charges are being dropped (instagram post). The misdemeanor charges are expected to be dropped as well.
The attorney general acknowledged that public pressure was a decisive factor in choosing not to proceed with these charges, and she stands by her original decision to pursue felony charges against the protestors. In other words, she would've gotten away with it, if not for those meddling kids.
Donate to The Sameer Project
If you have extra funds, please donate directly to the Sameer Project.
If you have extra capacity to donate, please also donate to Sudan Funds, a project to get money to Sudanese people surviving genocide.
That concludes an unconventional reading group email
Thanks for being patient with this week while we take a breather and give ourselves time to reset. I hope you enjoyed some of the music, art, videos, writing, and archived digital content from Palestinians this week.