Everything We Know About Sam Nordquist, the Black Trans Man Tortured and Killed in New York

Nordquist was visiting New York from Minnesota when he was reported missing by his mother. He was 24.

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Urgent : Helping a family stuck in Gaza and a pregnant woman

I am Ibrahim iwais, my sisters in Gaza.This is a desperate request for help evacuating my family from Gaza so they can receive medical care. A good news coming about reopening the Rafah crossing soon

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Donate to Donate to Save Hanan Al-Salout's Family in Gaza, organized by Gregory Lewin

I am an American, Greg Lewin in Minneapolis, who made contact with a… Gregory Lewin needs your support for Donate to Save Hanan Al-Salout's Family in Gaza

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Help us restore hope and rise again

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Donate to Join Us in Our Struggle: Save Our Family from War in Gaza, organized by Ghazal Naseer

‎‏Dear friends, ‎‏My name is Ghazal Naseer, from pales… Ghazal Naseer needs your support for Join Us in Our Struggle: Save Our Family from War in Gaza

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Donate to Help Fadel the injured to undergo surgery and live safely, organized by Fadel Aldani

My name is Fadel Al-Dani, a third-year IT student, 23 years old… Fadel Aldani needs your support for Help Fadel the injured to undergo surgery and live safely

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Donate to Help Ola’s Family Find Stability Again, organized by Ola Moh

"The Alaa family lived a peaceful and stable life in their beautiful home. Alaa and her… Ola Moh needs your support for Help Ola’s Family Find Stability Again

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Donate to Help Haifa and Her Children Rebuild Their Lives, organized by hifa hifa

I am Haifa, a mother of 3 children, Youssef, hifaaa823 Jourie and Joan, from… hifa hifa needs your support for Help Haifa and Her Children Rebuild Their Lives

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Relief for Rafah - A Mutual Aid Project

Relief for Rafah (R4R) is a mutual aid initiative featuring team members from the US and Gaza. We are fundraising to support families in Al-Genina District, Rafah near the Adnan Abu Taha crossing. 

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Donate to Help Kholood !!!, organized by Kholood Shawikh

Hello, my name is Kholood Smeer, and I am reaching out to you with an urgent plea to help my family e… Kholood Shawikh needs your support for Help Kholood !!!

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Donate to Rising from the Ashes: Ghada’s Journey of Hope and Resilien, organized by ghada alanqar

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Donate to Help Ibrahim's escape the Gaza war, organized by Safaa Alanqar

Hello I am Ibrahim, 15 years old, I seek your help and assistance to save my lif… Safaa Alanqar needs your support for Help Ibrahim's escape the Gaza war

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Support Safaa's Quest To Get Her Family To Safety

Hello, my name is Dipa and I am fundraising on behalf of my friend, Safaa to help her evacuate Gaza and as well as provide funds for food, medicine, diapers, tents, and other neccessities. Below is a message from Safaa about herself. Please take a moment to learn about her. 

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Donate to "Help me and my family escape the genocide before it's too l, organized by Hani Alanqar

"From the Rubble to Hope: I am Hani, and my surviving fami… Hani Alanqar needs your support for "Help me and my family escape the genocide before it's too l

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Donate to Please Save What's Left of My Family, organized by Marleen Tipu

Hello my dears, I hope you are well. Please help me. I, Mahmoud Baal… Marleen Tipu needs your support for Please Save What's Left of My Family

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Donate to Help Abd AL Salam and his family get through this war inGaza, organized by Ahmed Alanqar

**Humanitarian Support Request: Abdul Salam Al-Anqar** … Ahmed Alanqar needs your support for Help Abd AL Salam and his family get through this war inGaza

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Donate to Help Youssef and his family escape from Gaza, organized by Darius Rudominer

My name is Darius, an electrical engineer from California. I'm making th… Darius Rudominer needs your support for Help Youssef and his family escape from Gaza

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Donate to Ola's Family Call for your Support Amid Crisis, organized by Nesma Khazendar

Hello, I'm Ola, a graduate student from the faculty of science - Al-Azh… Nesma Khazendar needs your support for Ola's Family Call for your Support Amid Crisis

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Vetted Gaza Evacuation Fundraiser List

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Donate to Donate to help Sami and his family, organized by Ahmed Alanqar

DON'T SKIP Sami'sand family Last Dream: Escaping the Hell of war Gaza in Search of … Ahmed Alanqar needs your support for Donate to help Sami and his family

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Life For Gaza 2

Life For GazaDrinking Water, Waste Collection, Debris Removal, and Sanitation Services for the Residents of Gaza City - Gaza Municipality

Sudan war: UN official ‘extremely concerned’ about displaced unable to leave Zamzam camp - Dabanga Radio TV Online

United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Clementine Nkweta-Salami yesterday expressed her deep concerns...

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Donate to Help us to rebuild our lives, organized by M D

I am Reemas from Gaza. Our new house was targeted in an airstrike, and we were forced to evacuate mul… M D needs your support for Help us to rebuild our lives

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Donate to A Humanitarian Appeal from Ayah, organized by M Ashour

Hello, my name is Ayah l, and am a mother of three children. I live with my husband and my pa… M Ashour needs your support for A Humanitarian Appeal from Ayah

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Donate to help Motaz and his family survive

Hello, my name is Ash, I'm fundraising for my friend Motaz.  Motaz is a journalist living in Gaza who has frequently been displaced from home by war.  He is asking for financial assistance in order to find a place for he and his family to rebuild and survive.  The following is a statement from him:

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Donate to Help the Alwan Family Survive & Rebuild, organized by Stephanie Uzzell

1/20/2025 Finally, finally, a (temporary) ceasefire has been called, allowin… Stephanie Uzzell needs your support for Help the Alwan Family Survive & Rebuild

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Crips for eSims for Gaza

Crips for eSims for Gaza is a collaboration between Jane Shi, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, and Alice Wong. 

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How to Be Disabled in a Pandemic Edited by Mara Mills, Harris Kornstein, Faye Ginsburg, and Rayna Rapp
Afterword by Judith Heumann
Foreword by Ed Yong

Open Access PDF + ePub

https://opensquare.nyupress.org/books/9781479830909/

#Covid #CovidIsntOver #Covid19 #CovidIsAirborne

How to Be Disabled in a Pandemic

[Open Access] A chronicle of ableism and disability activism in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemicHow to Be Disabled in a Pandemic documents the pivotal experiences of disabled people living in an early epicenter of COVID-19: New York City. Among those hardest hit by the pandemic, disability communities across the five boroughs have been disproportionately impacted by city and national policies, work and housing conditions, stigma, racism, and violence—as much as by the virus itself. Disabled and chronically-ill activists have protested plans for medical rationing and refuted the eugenic logic of mainstream politicians and journalists who “reassure” audiences that only older people and those with disabilities continue to die from COVID-19. At the same time, as exemplified by the viral hashtag #DisabledPeopleToldYou, disability expertise has become widely recognized in practices such as accessible remote work and education, quarantine, and distributed networks of support and mutual aid. This edited volume charts the legacies of this “mass disabling event” for uncertain viral futures, exploring the dialectic between disproportionate risk and the creativity of a disability justice response.How to Be Disabled in a Pandemic includes contributions by wide-ranging disability scholars, writers, and activists whose research and lived experiences chronicle the pandemic’s impacts in prisons, migrant detention centers, Chinatown senior centers, hospitals in Queens and the Bronx, subways, schools, housing shelters, social media, and other locations of public and private life. By focusing on New York City over the course of three years, the book reveals key themes of the pandemic, including hierarchies of disability "vulnerability," the deployment of disability as a tool of population management, and innovative crip pandemic cultural production. How to Be Disabled in a Pandemic honors those lost, as well as those who survived, by calling for just policies and caring infrastructures, not only in times of crisis but for the long haul.

Open Square: NYU Press

"Muin is one of 112 Palestinian children held in administrative detention by Israel, according to information provided by the Israeli Prison Service.

This is the highest number of children held in administrative detention on record since DCIP began monitoring the practice in 2008, the group has reported. "

https://truthout.org/articles/israel-detains-14-year-old-palestinian-boy-from-west-bank-without-charges/

#Palestine #FreePalestine

Israel Detains 14-Year-Old Palestinian Boy From West Bank Without Charges

A children’s rights group said that this is the youngest person Israel has held without charges on record.

Truthout
UNICEF: 221 children raped in Sudan war ‘should shock anyone to their core and compel immediate action’ - Dabanga Radio TV Online

“Armed men are raping and sexually assaulting children, including infants as young as one, amid...

Dabanga Radio TV Online

Stop Snitching On Yourself series from Up Against The Law Legal Collective

https://upagainstthelaw.org/category/stop-snitching-on-yourself-ssoy/

Stop Snitching on Yourself (SSOY) Archives - UATL

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“We’ll never know the answer why. Because what human beings could do what happened to Sam?" she said. "We'll never make sense of this case.”

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/disturbing-details-emerge-death-sam-nordquist-transgender-man-tortured-rcna194850

Disturbing details emerge in death of Sam Nordquist, transgender man who was tortured and killed in New York

New York authorities outlined an astonishing story of kidnap, torture and sexual assault in the killing of Sam Nordquist, a transgender man from Minnesota who was allegedly imprisoned in a small room of an upstate motel for a month before he died.

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Donate to Your donation rebuilds our life, which has become non-existe, organized by Ahmed Naser

I am Ahmad Zindah from Gaza. I used to live a stable life wit… Ahmed Naser needs your support for Your donation rebuilds our life, which has become non-existe

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Donate to Support Mahmoud for a Better Life, organized by Annie Hall

With the ceasefire now in place, the Hamam family has changed their goal. They have surv… Annie Hall needs your support for Support Mahmoud for a Better Life

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Donate to Help Gaza Families Secure Essential Needs, organized by Ahmad W

Dear Esteemed Donors, My name is Ahmad , and I am a 14-year-old resident of Khan Yo… Ahmad W needs your support for Help Gaza Families Secure Essential Needs

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Donate to Doctor Moath Abu Samra & Family Evacuate Gaza, organized by Frances Silney-Bah

Hi, my name is Frances and I am fundraising for Dr. Moath Abu S… Frances Silney-Bah needs your support for Doctor Moath Abu Samra & Family Evacuate Gaza

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The Sameer Project
We are a donations based aid initiative for Gaza led by Palestinians,

https://linktr.ee/thesameerproject

#MutualAid #Palestine #FreePalestine #Gaza

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We are a donations based aid initiative for Gaza led by Palestinians,

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Donate to Help Kholood !!!, organized by Kholood Shawikh

Hello, my name is Kholood Smeer, and I am reaching out to you with an urgent plea to help my family e… Kholood Shawikh needs your support for Help Kholood !!!

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Donate to Your support encourages me to move forward. For my family, organized by Abood Alqedra

Hi, I am Aboud Al-Qudra, a Palestinian living in Gaza. Recentl… Abood Alqedra needs your support for Your support encourages me to move forward. For my family

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Donate to Support War-Affected Children's Future, organized by Ahmad Waleed

In a town once filled with the laughter of children, the rumble of distant explosi… Ahmad Waleed needs your support for Support War-Affected Children's Future

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Help Abdelmajed Escape Gaza and Rebuild His Life

My name is Abdelmajed, and I am a survivor of the war in Gaza. Everything I once knew has been taken away—my home, my safety, and the people I love. I have lost twenty-five members of my family, each of them a vital part of my life. The pain of their absence is overwhelming, and every day is a struggle to survive in a place where hope is fading.

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(210/630) please help @/deliberatelyme with rent for april—donate and/or boost! only $420 to go & it's due by march 25th!

https://blackqueer.life/@deliberately_me/113924192177103076

#MutualAid #BlackMutualAid #MutualAidRequest #DisabledCrowdfund #HelpFolksLive2025 #QueerMutualAid #QueerCrowdfund #RentEmergency

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Content warning: ‼️ $210/$630 ‼️ • please help me with rent for april—donate and/or boost! due by NEXT TUESDAY & only $420 to go! thanx for yr help, everybody! :boost_ok:

BlackQueerLife

"The act of forgetting has always been a tool of oppression. We cannot adequately resist that which has been revised, erased, or forgotten by our community members. But few will acknowledge that this is happening with COVID. Just as one may utter that “slavery was back then, get over it”, when we use verbiage like “post-pandemic” we are rendering oppression as a static past event rather than an ever-evolving present that shapes our shared future. This tactic has always been useful to those who wish to profit off of our suffering and the cycle will continue to repeat if we do not acknowledge and act on the truth of our current reality. If we do not reckon with our failures to each other around COVID and do the work to remedy it, are we better than those who try to ban our people’s histories’ from the schools? We aid in the crusade to forget every day when we do not consider the pandemic as both current and deadly."

~V. Copeland

https://forgeorganizing.org/article/reflecting-on-covid-year-5/

#Covid #CovidIsntOver #CovidIsAirborne #Covid19

Reflecting on COVID, Year 5 - The Forge

Vee Copeland, a disabled organizer and former policy analyst details their experience facing the lack of care in movement strategy around surviving the current administration It has been a treacherous five years since the COVID pandemic began.  According to the World Health Organization, more than seven million people across the globe have died from COVID-19, […]

The Forge
Donate to Critical Healthcare Support for Victoria, organized by Vee Copeland

Hello everyone, My name is Victoria and thank you for checking out my gofun… Vee Copeland needs your support for Critical Healthcare Support for Victoria

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my friend, tie, consistently needs funds for survival

please share and help as youre able

venmo: tietie
cashapp: tiezesty
zelle: tiezst.taylor@gmail.com
paypal: dialecticpoetry@gmail.com

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Donate to Save the life of an innocent child, organized by Ahmed Awad

*Introduction:* Hello everyone, I'm Youssef Al-Habeel. Prior to the conflict, my wi… Ahmed Awad needs your support for Save the life of an innocent child

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Help a young woman in Gaza who needs an urgent operation

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#FreePalestine #Palestine #Gaza #MutualAid

Help a young woman in Gaza who needs an urgent operation

Hello. I'm Khaled. My sister sustained a brain injury in the war and she needs an operation urgently. But we have no source of income anymore and the operation is expensive. Please help us.

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Donate to Give Reem Osama a Chance to Study Again, organized by Jennifer M

My name is Reem Osama, I am 19 years old, and I was an ambitious student who dreame… Jennifer M needs your support for Give Reem Osama a Chance to Study Again

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Donate to Help me save my daughter , organized by Belal Salem

Hello everyone I am Belal from Gaza, I am displaced in the southern Gaza Strip. Because… Belal Salem needs your support for Help me save my daughter

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Donate to Gaza Emergency Appeal Help My Family, organized by Ahmad Madhoun

Hello everyone, I am Ahmed Nabil Al-Madhoun, 25 years old, studying for a Bachelor’… Ahmad Madhoun needs your support for Gaza Emergency Appeal Help My Family

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Emergency Relief for Ziad & Julia

Hello friends. My name is Todd and I am a close family friend of Nour and her family currently in Nuseirat, Gaza, in Palestine, originally Gaza City. The humanitarian crisis has bore down severly on the family and they have lost everything except each other--and this is the most important and precious possession to protect and preserve as it is priceless. Please join me in defending Nour's family from the brutality of winter, hunger and illness.

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Donate to Help me evacuate my family from Gaza to Egypt, organized by Alaa Salim

‏Welcome everybody. My name is Alaa, Ahmed’s wife. Our family consists of 5 m… Alaa Salim needs your support for Help me evacuate my family from Gaza to Egypt

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"This week, the M23 rebel group, which has claimed to have captured the city of Goma, called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire after clashes with government forces left nearly 3,000 people killed."

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/06/africa/female-inmates-raped-killed-goma-jailbreak-intl/index.html

#DemocraticRepublicOfCongo #DRC

More than 150 female inmates raped and burned to death during Goma jailbreak in DRC, UN says

More than 150 female prisoners were raped and burned to death during a jailbreak last week when fleeing male inmates set fire to a prison in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a United Nations spokesperson has said.

CNN
Donate to Help Shereen and Noor Aldeen survive and flee from Gaza, organized by Nabiha Zaid

This campaign is verified by @willyouhelpmyfriend and @emancipate… Nabiha Zaid needs your support for Help Shereen and Noor Aldeen survive and flee from Gaza

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“We are indeed seeing a replica of the Second Congo War with the same actors but in slightly different configurations,” analyst Paul Nantulya of the Africa Center for Strategic Studies told Al Jazeera, referring to the leading roles both countries played in what’s now referred to as the 1998 “Great Africa War” when Rwandan and Ugandan troops invaded the DRC."

[...]

At the time, thousands across the globe protested against the atrocities in the DRC, calling for an end to the looting and killings. Today, illegal mining and smuggling from the DRC’s mines – which provide 70 percent of the global supply of coltan and cobalt that powers electronics – have largely continued, as have deaths and displacements due to armed group activity."

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/13/people-need-a-break-drc-conflict-reignites-dark-memories-of-congo-wars

#Congo #DemocraticRepublicOfCongo #DRC

‘People need a break’: DRC conflict reignites dark memories of Congo wars

Is a deadly past replaying for Congolese as M23 rebels march on Kinshasa amid presence of Rwandan and Ugandan troops?

Al Jazeera
Donate to Provide Relief for Families in Crisis in Goma, organized by THE FUTURE OF CONGO

Emergency Relief: Help Families Fleeing Violence in Goma, Congo … THE FUTURE OF CONGO needs your support for Provide Relief for Families in Crisis in Goma

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A Future for Noor and Her Children

Hello! I'm Meave, a U.S. citizen sponsoring this fundraiser on behalf of my dear friend Noor Hassan and her children. Noor and her son Abdul Rahman are kind, generous people; though their original fundraiser succeeded last summer, supporting themselves and their extended family cost them everything. This fundraiser will allow them to support themselves and save up to buy passage to Egypt and pursue a better future.

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Donate to Help build girls' futures, organized by marwa nasla

Take a moment to imagine your child or loved one. What would you do for them? How far would you … marwa nasla needs your support for Help build girls' futures

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Donate to Help Mohammed family, organized by Shelley Gordon

! UPDATE! In these incredibly difficult times, when life has turned into a daily struggle for… Shelley Gordon needs your support for Help Mohammed family

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