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The countdown is on! The deadline to submit applications to the Call for Proposals for the Collective Impact Initiative for Refugee Claimants (CIIRC) funding opportunity is fast approaching!
🔗 Apply now: https://t.co/9PsdGI7iHT
Our friends/partners at Mother Africa are putting on this very cool initiative in South Seattle. Survivors of FGM/C or any form of gender-based violence are warmly encouraged to join.
Seattle friends, organizers, social workers, please share with folks in your network ✨
In Khan Younis, Bisan Owda (@wizardbisan) meets residents returning to their decimated homes, united by a powerful sentiment: “A room in my home is better than a palace elsewhere.”
Friends in Benghazi, the Libyan Emergency Medicine Association is holding their 6th annual seminar this weekend at BMC. Full of helpful insight and reflection both for current practitioners and those transitioning into the sector...
This spreadsheet, which has been shared around by some of our folks in LA, is a list originally curated by Mutual Aid LA. For those in LA looking to support efforts assisting your neighbors, community members in LA, Pasadena, and in the surrounding areas.
Many folks within our West Coast network have had a very personal connection to the devastating fires in Los Angeles and Pasadena. Having family or friends who have lost their homes, been displaced. Below is a doc for those in SoCal seeking to volunteer.
https://t.co/Pac2ZKtHZF
So grateful for the transnational community building built around our project. So continually grateful for the organizers, activists, advocates, and community leaders pouring themselves into their communities we get to accompany, learn, and grow with✨
Meet, Dr. Maryam. One of many heroic Libyan doctors who helped sustain the health system in Benghazi following the revolution. The first woman to become a vascular surgeon in Jordan. Member of our LL family + advisory collective collaborating with us on our work in Benghazi...
Not to mention the money it raised for those in critical need in Sudan...So proud of our friends at The Nile Collective, and all the volunteers, for making this event everything it was ✨
From the organizers to the aunties and 3mos who brought out their friends/family or cooked dishes, to Emi's powerful storytelling, and Asmae's voice...we have so much gratitude for the community, spirit, and magic The Nile Gala brought to so many in December...
Someone on another app asked me about trusted Sudanese orgs/initiatives to support, so I decided to post the thread here just in case anyone had the same question 🧵👇🏾
(Not an exhaustive list)
#KeepEyesOnSudan
Our friends at The Nile Collective have put together an incredible lineup for 'The Nile Gala. Seattle, come out to support Sudan + join @locallyled_ and many of our friends and adopted family for a lively night out! Get your tickets! https://t.co/8mvn9h7wrH
On behalf of @locallyled_ + @SawiyanJO I'm really excited to be supporting my friends at The Nile Collective in the organizing and promotion of this event. An event for Sudan, led by the Sudanese community of Seattle. Come join us at the historic Washington Hall on December 7th. It's gonna be a real special night to help support @SAPA_ORG 's work in Sudan and everywhere Sudanese currently take refuge.
Can’t make it to Seattle for the event? Mish mushkile! Anyone around the world can still show their solidarity and make a donation using the QR code on the flyer.
We're thrilled to be supporting our friends at The Nile Collective organize/platform their event 'The Nile Gala' happening on December 7th in Seattle. Join @locallyled_, our friends, neighbors, and fellow advocates as we celebrate Sudan and fundraise for
@SAPA_ORG...