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SUMMARY:Punks for Palestine
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 e.\n\nSome info on the families you're buying a ticket for:\n\nAbdulrahman
  "Abood" Haroun\, a kind-hearted and passionate student of clinical psycho
 logy is only 20 years old and currently supporting his family after the lo
 ss of their home. Since last year\, starvation and displacement have impac
 ted them greatly\, and Abood continues to seek consistent support for hims
 elf\, his friends\, and family members. Despite living through unimaginabl
 e circumstances - war\, displacement\, and extreme hardship - he continues
  to pursue his education in clinical psychology\, dreaming of a future whe
 re he can help others heal.\n\nAhmed Al-Juaidi\, a young man from North Ga
 za\, has been caring for his grandmother who raised him\, since their fami
 ly's displacement. He is a determined soul\, who holds a masters in financ
 e\, to whom his beloved grandparents mean the world. Ahmed already lost hi
 s grandfather to the occupation's starvation campaign\, and an airstrike t
 ook the life of his young sister\, Batoul. he holds fast to the hope of sa
 ving his grandmother\, who is currently in ICU nursing care and requires s
 pecial transport to the south. Currently Ahmed is living a nightmare of fe
 ar\, isolated from his family and trapped by the ground invasion of Gaza C
 ity. He asks anyone of good conscience to pray for a miracle\, and assist 
 him in raising transport funds for his grandmother. "I will not surrender\
 , because I live for those I have lost\, and for all those who are still s
 uffering."\n\nYousef Abu Zaid\, a young college graduate in Gaza Strip\, t
 hroughout the relentless destruction of the past two years\, has remained 
 steadfast in supporting his loved ones\, including his younger sister\, hi
 s uncle\, and many of his friends. Since last year\, he and his family hav
 e witnessed the unimaginable under constant displacement and bombardment. 
 Their tent has become damaged beyond repair. From Yousef: "Your support go
 es beyond financial aid: it is a lifeline that helps us reclaim our sense 
 of normalcy... I am truly grateful for your time\, consideration\, and sup
 port.”\n\nNow 23 years old\, translator Ibrahim achieved the impossible 
 by applying to countless scholarships. He was evacuated several months ago
  by the Red Cross to France for graduate studies. Despite this\, he is sti
 ll tasked with supporting his family of six members who have been displace
 d more than 29 times\, and himself\, while adjusting to culture shock and 
 touring to unceasingly advocate for the Palestinian cause. Ibrahim has man
 y wonderful friends in the international community\, and we are happy to r
 emain connected. While recognizing that the evacuation of a single family 
 member is good news\, it creates new forms of separation and heartache tha
 t require ongoing support.
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