"Since October, Israel’s ongoing bombardment of Gaza has destroyed over 70% of all infrastructure, including rooftop solar and power stations. Fuel supplies have been cut and residents lack consistent access to food, water and electricity." (We Are Not Numbers)

This special episode of Decolonizing Power is dedicated to raising awareness for the Repower Gaza project. Daphne and Freddie speak to Walaa Sabah, project manager of We Are Not Numbers (WANN), a youth-led Palestinian nonprofit project in the Gaza Strip. We're also joined by Lauren Mellor, from Original Power in so-called Australia.

Repower Gaza is a grassroots initiative led by young Palestinian writers from WANN. The project installs emergency solar kits to enable displaced WANN writers to continue documenting the realities of Gazans on the ground. Amidst the severe humanitarian and energy crisis in Gaza, these solar kits also enable life-saving medical interventions and allow Palestinians to reconnect with lost family members.

Learn more about the impact of the project and the situation on the ground by following We Are Not Numbers on social media. You can contribute to the project by donating here: https://secure.everyaction.com/nqnFvmWo40K_m3nSTlqCmg2?fbclid=IwAR1UJv3zjaFYJB919mVxDlfXwYvxA8NHSfepmqN4IeyL06pGvh1-TQ0p7oQ

** CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of genocide, displacement, and death. If you need support, please consider reaching out to:

•  Indian Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS), 1-866-925-4419 (Open 24 hours a day 7 days a week)

• Hope for Wellness Help Line offers immediate mental health counseling and crisis intervention to all Indigenous peoples across Canada. 1-855-242-3310, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, or use the chat box on their website.

• Métis Crisis Line: Get the support you need 24/7. Call 1-833-Metis-BC (1-833-638-4722).

• Multicultural Mental Health Resource Centre

• Suicide Crisis Helpline Canada: Text or call 988.

Links and resources for this episode:

• We Are Not Numbers website: https://wearenotnumbers.org/

• Repower Gaza media release: https://wearenotnumbers.org/palestinian-writers-project-to-repower-gaza/
• Donate here to the Repower Gaza project (Middle East Children's Alliance): ⁠https://secure.everyaction.com/nqnFvmWo40K_m3nSTlqCmg2?fbclid=IwAR1UJv3zjaFYJB919mVxDlfXwYvxA8NHSfepmqN4IeyL06pGvh1-TQ0p7oQ⁠
• Help young Palestinian writers repower Gaza: https://wearenotnumbers.org/help-young-palestinian-writers-repower-gaza/

• We Are Not Numbers (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAHrs75W_FW-Egj0Mr17AzQ/videos

• We Are Not Numbers (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/we_are_not_numbers/

• We Are Not Numbers (Twitter/X): https://twitter.com/WeAreNotNumbers

• We Are Not Numbers (Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/WeAreNotNumbers