International
Solidarity Movement
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How You Can Help
Thank you for your support of the Palestinian people's struggle for freedom. If you are not able to join us in Palestine, you can contribute to the Freedom Summer Palestine Campaign in other ways.
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Please consider helping defray the cost of the campaigners, while making a direct contribution and investment in Palestine and to the Palestinian people. Freedom Summer seeks to establish funding to cover the living expenses of activists during their stay in Palestinian homes. Additionally, the Freedom Summer project will invest in the tools to allow Palestinians to document, report and continue the work after the international activists return home, in order to maintain the movement and continue raising awareness for their cause.
The costs incurred by Freedom Summer are mainly an investment in the Palestinian economy and in Palestinian communities. As activists will reside with Palestinian families throughout their stay, monies raised will go directly to these families for their expenses in housing and feeding these guests. Additionally, local transportation expenses will be covered by the funds raised for the project. As such, the funds will be a direct stimulus to the faltering Palestinian economy and will generate business in many hard-hit areas.
Activists will be required to pay their own airfares to get to the region, but will have the support of Freedom Summer in raising these funds on their own in their communities in the United States and Europe. Expenses incurred in preparing reports and documentation will also be a direct benefit to the Palestinian economy, directly benefiting the service industry.
Finally, the technological equipment purchased for the project will remain and investment in the Palestinian communities and a tool by which the people can further their cause.
The cost per activist is $1,400 for the two months, covering the additional costs of staffing, lobbying, technological equipment, etc.
If you wish to make an in-kind contribution of computer or digital camera (video or still) equipment, please contact us first in order to arrange the delivery of the equipment. You can reach us at: ISMdonations@hotmail.com
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