this quote was from 2002 btw; it was part of a series of reporting from palestine for harper’s approx 2001-2003. the fact that it’s still relevant today makes it even more tragic and disgusting that the violent occupation has gone on for this long.
“| don’t have a philosophy. I have a camera.” - Saul Leiter
Widely recognized as one of the most important practitioners of the post-war period, Saul Leiter was, at his core, a street photographer, who dedicated himself to finding beauty within the ordinary. Largely self-taught, Leiter initially worked in monochrome, but was an early adopter of color.
The streets surrounding his Manhattan home were, almost exclusively, the subject of his personal work. It is for these images that he is best known, and where his interest in painting and the abstract is perhaps most evident; he frequently shot through windows, their surfaces filtered by rain, steam, or faint reflections. He utilized shadows, unusual angles, and frequently, a telephoto lens, to achieve compression - a contrast to the wide-angle style usually preferred by street photographers.
His frequent use of expired Kodachrome film gives splashes of color - provided by neon advertisements, umbrellas, or yellow taxis - a muted, almost pastel-like tone, at times making the images appear more akin to a painting than a photograph.
This is a masterpost for the evacuation fundraisers I’ve vetted so far. The numbers next to the names have no significance beyond ease of navigation for me for when I check their progress in the future. You should look at the disclaimers instead and focus on those. Occasionally I will update these with new info, including new fundraisers, and the amount of cash that’s been raised. Check in regularly on the original post when you see it being reblogged. In all likelihood once its reached you it’s already outdated. This post is part of this masterpost series compiling fundraisers for Ghazzah and Sudan. I focus on Ghazzah as I am Palestinian and am more equipped to do verifications as I’m more familiar with my own country and its politics and dialect, but if I know a fundraiser for a Sudanese family is legit I will include it here.
Walaa Abusamra (1). 10 family members. 28.4k out of 80k €.
Ezzideen Shehab (2). 6 family members. 9.7k out of 32.5k €. LOW ON FUNDS.
Mohammed Wishah (45). 7 family members + 1 pet. 7.9k out of 71.5k €. LOW ON FUNDS.
Muhe Ayman (46). 5+ family members. 6k out of 60k €. (CAUTION: If you scroll down in the GFM there are photos of mutilated and dead babies.) LOW ON FUNDS.
Abdallah Animal Rescue (47). 1 individual + lots of pets. 34.5k out of 40k USD. (NEARLY COMPLETE)
Haya Orouq (48). 5 family members (1 injured, NEEDS TREATMENT). 35.9k out of 50k.
Retaj Abu Abdo (49). 8 family members. 9.1k out of 60k USD.
Mohammed Zyad (50). 9 family members (1 MISCARRIAGE). 5.6k out of 40k BP. LOW ON FUNDS.
Souad Al-Kurdi (51). 5 family members (1 DIABETIC W/O INSULIN, CRITICAL, 1 INJURY). 3.7k out of 50k €.LOW ON FUNDS.
Mahdy Zourob (52). 1 individual. 622 out of 20k €. LOW ON FUNDS.
Ahmed Alboji (53). 5 family members. 78.4k out of 100k USD. (TIME SENSITIVE)
Sama Lulu (54). 7 family members. 5.4k out of 80k USD. LOW ON FUNDS. (CAUTION: PHOTO OF INJURED CHILD IN GFM)
Fadel Moghrabi (55). 4 family members. 33.3k out of 40k USD. (NEARLY COMPLETE)
Qosai Hani (56). 2(+?) family members. 28.2k out of 40k USD.
Khaled Khraizim (57). 14 family members. 32.6k out of 100k €.
Ahmed Raida (58). 3 family members (1 INJURED, NEEDS TREATMENT). COMPLETED ✅
Rozan family (59). 6 family members. 3.6k out of 38k €. LOW ON FUNDS.
Samah Oudh (60). 5 family members. 30k out of 35k USD. (NEARLY COMPLETE)
Qasim Al-Kafarneh (alternatively: gfm) (61). 33 family members. 1st one, 5.7k out of 80k AUD. 2nd one 86k out of 94k USD. (NEARLY COMPLETE)
Mahmoud Qassas (62). 42 family members. 6.9k out of 200k CAD. (ONE CHRONICALLY ILL, NEEDS TREATMENT)
Hussam Ramadan (63). 14 family members. 14.8k out of 148k USD. LOW ON FUNDS.
Sana'a & Sujood (64). 8 family members. 8.8k out of 50k BP. LOW ON FUNDS.
Yousef Mounir (65). 5 family members. 65 out of 50k BP. LOW ON FUNDS.
Muhammad Mounir (66). 4 family members. 1.1k out of 45k BP. LOW ON FUNDS.
Hamdi Hijazi (67). 5 family members (1 NEWBORN, 1 MATERNITY RECOVERY) 889 out of 25k USD. EXTREMELY LOW ON FUNDS.
Maram Ahmed (68). 5 family members. 338 out of 30k €. EXTREMELY LOW ON FUNDS.
Dr. Alaa Raed (69). 8 family members. 6k out of 40k €. LOW ON FUNDS.
Fadi & Shahed Sharif (70). 11 family members (1 INFANT). 265 out of 62.5k USD. EXTREMELY LOW ON FUNDS.
Suheir Hojok (71). 10 family members (1 INJURED, PRONE TO STROKE, NEEDS IMMEDIATE EVACUATION). 16.3k out of 70k AUD. LOW ON FUNDS.
Haitham Gibreel (72). 7 family members (1 CHRONICALLY ILL). 340 out of 50k BP. EXTREMELY LOW ON FUNDS.
Hatem H. Rawagh (73). 5+ family members. 8k out of 40k €. LOW ON FUNDS.
“It was never about harm reduction, just harm redistribution.”
Capitalism and imperialism generally try to outsource the worst of their human/planetary “externalities” abroad so that useful idiots like AngularEd here don’t have to look at them. Then sometimes they say the quiet part out loud — they’re well aware that even liberal capitalism is a parking lot built on top of a cemetery. They just want a “respectable” member of the ruling class to justify it all with “progressive” language.
“We want to know, Kamala What did you come here for? We want to know, Kamala We want to see If you’re going to talk about law 60 Or about the Fiscal Control Board
The vicepresident is here Making history We want to know What she thinks of the colony
We will keep playing The plena of our country Long live Free Palestine and Haiti too!”
in light of israel blocking insulin pens’ entry into gaza, this site has been compiling the gofundmes of diabetic gazans and their families. being diabetic without insulin leads to a slow and painful death by starvation which all of these people are at risk of. please help them get to safety.
one of the families was able to evacuate to safety in canada thanks to people’s donations. please keep sharing and donating, it really does make a difference!
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