Solidarity and Mutual Aid Opportunities
In the midst of planetarium turmoil, we are compelled to take actions towards collective liberation and inquire into solidarity. Mutual aid is the first stand where we can find solutions and make decisions toward a roots-remembering humanity.
The Ecoversities Alliance is built on a firm footing of shared love and care for our revered Earth and all her inhabitants, across our varied cultures, experiences, geographies, continents, oceans, and species. We are, above all, a community, or family if you will, of friends.
It is important that all our family members have safe, comfortable, nurturing spaces in which to live, learn, and thrive. But right now many of them — men, women, and children — are living in desperate situations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, with barely a glimmer of hope of escape to a place where they can live in peace and begin to heal from the terrors they have endured.
This appeal could not be more stark. Time is running out for our family members.
Your generous donation to our Mutual Aid efforts may save precious lives. Please help our suffering family members with whatever funds you can spare, for which we send our deepest gratitude.
Help Mohamad's Family: From War to Hope
On May 16, 2025, our brother Mohamad Al Zaqzouq, an author, teacher, and researcher, wrote from Gaza: “Today, I am displaced for the eighth time in nearly two years since the war began. With only what I could carry from my apartment — loaded onto a cart pulled by a donkey — and my three children (Baraa, 7, Jawad, 5, and Basel, 3) walking beside me, I leave our home once again, fleeing death.” Since then Mohamad has learned there may be a sliver of a way out: “I’ve been given a real opportunity for evacuation,” Mohad wrote on May 26. “But this window comes with significant logistical and financial demands — and I cannot do it alone. I still need your support, your kindness, and your belief in this journey.”
Help Mahmoud Nashwan & Family
"Hello, I am Mahmoud Nashwan, 21 years old, a dentistry student at the university. I want to tell you about our suffering in Gaza under the difficult circumstances that the war brings. My father was killed by a bombardment. I miss him very much.
We have lived our whole lives in Beit Hanoun, the North of Gaza.
Because of the war we have been forced to leave our home behind. Our house was destroyed and with it all our hopes and dreams. We have no idea what the future will look like. We have nothing left. We live in southern Gaza, but we are not safe here either. Help us to get through the war in the coming period. From the bottom of our hearts, we want to thank you."
Safe Future for Tala & Siblings Post-War
Tala Albanna is a Palestinian young woman who was born in Gaza city. She’s a law student, a Child Protection Facilitator at Save the Children International, and a writer. She’s passionate about reading books, especially about philosophy, physiology, and nature. She is a contributor to the Ecoversities Magazine. Tala’s fundraising campaign (under the name of one of her sisters):
Palestine Humanitarian Response
Please support this campaign started by friends of the Alliance. "We can no longer stand by and watch our children and families suffer. It's time for us to take action, whatever the cost, to protect them.
Civilians are being targeted and entire families are being wiped from existence. Children are not being spared, and essential medical supplies are running out in hospitals.
The funds raised through the PHRC will be used to implement several activities in Gaza with displaced children as well as secure medical supplies."
Urgent Plea: Evacuate Family Amidst Gaza Genocide
Saleh Abu Shamala, a curator, writer, cultural activist, and researcher, was born in Rafah, Gaza, where his family members — mother, Reem, father, Kamal, and six younger siblings — remain, on the brink of starvation and despair. Kamal suffered a life-threatening stroke on May 9, 2025, and is languishing in Nasser Hospital, where doctors are doing what they can with no neurologists, no monitoring machines, and no stroke management protocols. “As Gazans, we are used to what we call tahweesha: putting bits of money aside into pots of resilience, building mutual aid and support systems,” Saleh writes. “Mutual aid is embroidered into our vocabulary. Takatuf comes from kitif, a shoulder for a friend to lean on. Ta3adud, comes from 3adad, an arm to extend in support. Mutual aid is woven into our bodies.” Now they need shoulders to lean on. “Help my family escape famine and massacre, to a place where dignity, care, and breath are still possible,” Saleh pleads. “This is not only about evacuation — it is about salvaging the last threads of our humanity from the rubble. It is about refusing to bury Gaza beneath the world’s silence. It is about insisting that survival remain a human right — even in the face of brutal erasure.”
Seeds of Hope - Help Ashraf and his Family
Helena is part of the Paqo tradition of the Andes and is sharing this source of power and healing with a family in Gaza, as well as helping set up a crowdfunding to cover their basic needs.
"Over many texts and video calls (through very intermittent internet signal), I have got to know Ashraf and his family quite well. Before the war they had a full life, where they lived in Khuza’a - their home is now destroyed - they lost everything! They are a very modest family, they feel ashamed to have to ask for help or even be photographed. Ashraf was in his final year of school and looking forward to going to university. He wants to follow his father’s footsteps and become a civil engineer."
Help Ahmed’s family find safety out of Gaza
Ahmed M. Saleh is a friend and collaborator of the Alliance, "I am urgently seeking your support to bring my family – my brother, his wife and my two sisters – out of Gaza, to a place where they can rebuild their lives in safety and peace. Your contribution, no matter how small, will bring my family one step closer to safety and security. If you are unable to contribute financially, your help in sharing and spreading the word about this fundraising effort would also be immensely valuable."Stand with Esam & his Family
Essam is a friend and collaborator of the Alliance, talented young writer. "Before the war, Esam had lots of dreams, envisioning a future that is full of hope and possibilities. However, the devastation of war shattered not just homes but also Esam's dreams. Now, with nothing left, Esam and his family's lives, homes, and aspirations lie in ruins.
The funds raised through this campaign will be directed towards providing immediate assistance to Esam and his family. From basic necessities to helping them secure shelter, every contribution will serve as a beacon of hope in their darkest hour. Your support will not only aid in their immediate assistance but also in rebuilding some of their destroyed and bombed homes."
Aid for Mahmoud's Family Amidst Ongoing War
Mahmoud Al Shaer is an editor, curator, and poet who, until October 2023, was deeply involved in cultural work in Gaza, leading initiatives like 28 Magazine and Gallery 28 and coordinating the cultural program at Al Ghussein Cultural House. All have been destroyed. Now he works at a field hospital, when he can get there. On his 35th birthday, April 23, 2025, he wrote, “I’m standing before piles of rubble: the ruins of my house, my family’s house, my brother’s house, the homes of my uncles and their sons. All turned to ash after surviving until April 20.” Mahmoud and his wife, Hadil, have two three-year-olds: son Majd and daughter Nai. Little Majd has been in Turkey with Mahmoud’s mother, receiving critical medical care, more than 18 months away from his parents and twin. “We are not statistics, Mahmoud writes. “We are not numbers. . . . But here, under the eyes of the army, under the roar of the warplanes, we are treated as less than human. . . .Your support allows me to hold onto my dignity in a place determined to strip it from me. It allows us to eat when there is nothing. To survive when everything is collapsing. To remain human when they try to turn us into shadows.”
Help Ngun Siang Kim Find Safety and Stability
We’re raising funds for a friend and former colleague who came to the U.S. to pursue a graduate degree after fleeing an unsafe situation in Myanmar. Her hometown has been devastated by ongoing conflict, forcing her family into displacement and making it impossible for her to return.
Shelters for Gaza's internally displaced
Please support this campaign started by friends of the Alliance. "In the heart of the ongoing crisis in Gaza, our NGO, Survivors for Human Rights (SHR), is urgently calling for your support to provide temporary shelters, food, and medical supplies to the internally displaced families in Rafah. Witnessing the escalating humanitarian crisis, we are committed to scaling up our efforts to reach more families in dire need. Established in Brussels in 2023, SHR is dedicated to supporting human rights and providing immediate relief in Gaza. In collaboration with local committees, we ensure that every donation is efficiently used and directly contributes to life-saving supplies and support.."
