Urgent Fundraising for The Sameer Project

As many journalists in Gaza are now experiencing serious health problems due to the extended campaign of forced starvation, it is more important than ever for all of us to keep speaking about the unspeakable conditions in Gaza and emphasizing the importance of material support for mutual aid efforts on the ground.

In light of the urgent appeals coming out in great numbers about the conditions of starvation in Gaza we are encouraging all friends and followers of Open Books to take the following actions:

1. Contribute to The Sameer Project. We've created this page to make contributing easy. Open Books will match the first $1,000 in donations that come through this page. We'd love to raise at least $10,000 by the end of the month.
   
   UPDATE July 23: Thanks to your generous contributions we've met the $10k goal within days of initiating this campaign. We're going to keep this fundraising page active and front-and-center on our homepage, so please continue to share with anyone you know. We will continue to send all funds collected through the page to The Sameer Project, whose members are doing life-saving work while facing unimaginable hardships. 
    
2. Send individualized messages to your friends, colleagues, and family to do the same.
    
3. Implore people in your extended networks to contribute what they can financially to support The Sameer Project and other trusted mutual aid efforts.

Here's a link to a recent newsletter which offers more information about The Sameer Project and their ongoing efforts. Their South Gaza campaign is now operating in emergency mode, purchasing whatever food they can find. Please donate and encourage everyone you know to do the same!