Members and friends of the Feminist Bird Club are raising funds for direct medical aid in Palestine for the victims of bombing, occupation, and genocide. The atrocities that we are bearing witness to right now are inhumane and unjust beyond comprehension, and while we yearn for a better world, it is difficult to imagine right now while liberation is out of reach for so many.

The Palestine Sunbird was declared the national bird of Palestine in 2015, after Israeli authorities attempted to rename the species as another means of erasing Palestinian identity.

This bird represents freedom and strength, and we were inspired by the artist Khalad Jarrar?s Palestine Sunbird state stamp project and Sahiba Johar?s shirt fundraiser from 2021 using the stamp design. 

The artist Henry Adams (they/them) is a wildlife ecologist, educator, and illustrator currently living in Chicago, Illinois, the traditional homelands of the Ojibwe, Odawa, Potawatomi and many other Indigenous peoples. They seek to use education, art, and intersectional ecological research to empower and create space for Queer BIPOC joy and community in nature.

All proceeds from this shirt will be directly donated to the Palestinian American Medical Association (PAMA). PAMA?s mission is to provide immediate medical relief to Palestinians living in Gaza and the West Bank and to establish and support programs, education & training that foster the future of Palestinian health care.

The Feminist Bird Club stands in solidarity with Palestinians and supports the freedom of all oppressed peoples. Liberation for all!

?In order for me to write poetry that isn?t political, I must listen to the birds and in order to hear the birds, the warplanes must be silent.?

? Marwan Makhoul