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Urgent Help Needed for Amina & Saleh | Aide urgente demandée pour Amina & Saleh
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By Julie Michaud
Personal campaign Keep it all Montreal, CA Report
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✮ Content note: This crowdfunding campaign contains descriptions of homophobic violence. 


Background

NOTE: Names have been changed, and identifying details have been omitted in order to protect the safety and privacy of the fund recipients.

Saleh* left his home country in central Africa, along with his friend and fellow activist Amina* just before the pandemic was declared in March. For years, they had been fighting tirelessly for LGBTQ+ rights in the face of intense persecution. 

This included working to free queer and trans people who had been imprisoned, organizing funerals for those who had been killed in transphobic and homophobic attacks when the victims’ families were too afraid to do so, and founding an LGBTQ+ rights organization. 

Their activism did not go unnoticed, and with each passing day they faced increasing incidents of physical and sexual violence from those intent on denying queer and trans people their basic human rights. Their lives were in danger so they fled to a nearby country. It must be said that this second country is also not a safe place for LGBTQ+ folks, but it did have the benefit of being a place where they were not known. Even in this new place, Amina and Saleh cannot safely leave their apartment and only go out when absolutely necessary. Their safety depends on their ability to remain anonymous and unnoticed, which is why this description cannot be more detailed than it is.

During their time away from home, Amina and Saleh realized that they can’t safely return home and decided to apply for asylum. However, due to the pandemic, the processes for applying for asylum with the UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) had ground to a halt (there are recent indications that their files may finally be starting to make their way through the system although it is unclear how long this will take). 


The Attack

Recently while walking back to the apartment that he and Amina are sharing, Saleh was attacked by two men who shouted homophobic slurs and condemnations at him.

During the attack, he was knocked unconscious and sustained a serious injury to his nose. There is a high risk of very serious complications if he does not get the necessary operation on his nose very soon. He needs to find the funds to pay for the surgery and hasn’t been able to find any organization that can help him with this despite his best efforts.


Fundraising goal and timeline

The amount needed to cover the cost of surgery is $6,010 (CAN). Ideally we'd like to get to $10,000 (CAN) in order to help Saleh and Amina also pay for their basic needs during this extremely stressful time. Any amount you can contribute is deeply appreciated.

It’s essential that the funding goal be met as soon as possible. The more time passes before Saleh can have the operation, the higher the risk of infection or necrosis of the septum cartilage. 

 

Broader impact of contributing to this campaign

Saleh and Amina are committed to continuing to fight for the rights of LGBTQ+ people in their home country from wherever they are in the world. Despite their own hardships during this intense period of displacement, they have continued to provide remote organizational work to support their colleagues and peers back home. Given Amina and Saleh’s important leadership roles in their country’s movement for LGBTQ+ liberation, covering the cost of Saleh’s surgery will not only be essential to his personal wellbeing, but also to the wellbeing of the movement.

 

Consent to this fundraising campaign

Saleh and Amina have reviewed the text of this fundraising campaign and have consented to its publication. 

 

Connection to campaign administrator

Julie came into contact with Saleh and Amina while she was a staff member at the Centre for Gender Advocacy in Montreal and can attest to the details described above. She has followed this case for over a year and has seen the countless efforts that these two incredible activists have made to try and get themselves to safety. While Amina and Saleh were initially able to get small grants from a few organizations, these funds have long since been used up.

Now, the combined factors of financial precarity, the homophobic attack on Saleh, and the pandemic are making the need to find additional support for them more important than ever. All who can are urged to contribute to this campaign. Please feel free to contact Julie with any questions and she will do her best to answer them while maintaining Amina and Saleh’s anonymity.

 

* Names have been changed, and identifying details have been omitted in order to protect the safety and privacy of the fund recipients.

 

Banner image by  Karson on Unsplash. 

 

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Aidez Saleh à se remettre d'une attaque homophobe

✮ Note de contenu : Cette campagne de socio-financement contient des descriptions de violence homophobe.


Contexte

NOTE : Les noms ont été modifiés et les données d'identification ont été omises afin de protéger la sécurité et la vie privée des bénéficiaires des fonds.

Saleh* a quitté son pays d'origine en Afrique centrale, avec son amie et collègue militante Amina*, juste avant que la pandémie ne soit déclarée en mars. Pendant des années, ils se sont battus sans relâche pour les droits des LGBTQ+ face à une intense persécution.

Ils ont notamment œuvré pour la libération des personnes queer et trans emprisonnées, organisé des funérailles pour ceux qui avaient été tués lors d'attaques transphobes et homophobes alors que les familles des victimes avaient trop peur pour le faire, et fondé une organisation de défense des droits des LGBTQ+.

Leur militantisme n'est pas passé inaperçu et, chaque jour, ils ont été confrontés à des incidents de plus en plus nombreux de violence physique et sexuelle de la part de ceux qui voulaient priver les personnes queer et trans de leurs droits fondamentaux. Leur vie étant en danger, ils ont fui vers un pays voisin. Il faut dire que ce second pays n'est pas non plus un lieu sûr pour les personnes LGBTQ+, mais il a eu l'avantage d'être un lieu où ils n'étaient pas connu·e·s. Même dans ce nouvel endroit, Amina et Saleh ne peuvent pas quitter leur appartement en toute sécurité et ne sortent que lorsque c'est absolument nécessaire. Leur sécurité dépend de leur capacité à rester anonymes et inaperçus, c'est pourquoi cette description ne peut être plus détaillée qu'elle ne l'est.

Pendant leur absence, Amina et Saleh ont réalisé qu'ils ne pouvaient pas rentrer chez eux en toute sécurité et ont décidé de demander l'asile. Cependant, en raison de la pandémie, les procédures de demande d'asile auprès du HCR (Haut Commissariat des Nations unies pour les réfugiés) ont été interrompues (des indications récentes laissent penser que leurs dossiers pourraient enfin commencer à faire leur chemin dans le système, bien que l'on ne sache pas combien de temps cela prendra).


L'attentat

Récemment, alors qu'il retournait à l'appartement qu'il partage avec Amina, Saleh a été agressé par deux hommes qui lui ont lancé des insultes et des condamnations homophobes.

Au cours de l'attaque, il a été assommé et a été gravement blessé au nez. Il y a un risque élevé de complications très graves s'il ne se fait pas opérer du nez très rapidement. Il doit trouver les fonds nécessaires pour payer l'opération et n'a pu trouver aucune organisation qui puisse l'aider dans ce domaine malgré tous ses efforts.


Objectif et calendrier de la collecte de fonds

Le montant nécessaire pour couvrir le coût de la chirurgie est de 6 000 $ (CAN). L'idéal serait de ramasser 10 000 $ (CAN) afin d'aider Saleh et Amina à subvenir également à leurs besoins de base pendant cette période extrêmement stressante. Toute somme que vous pouvez apporter est très appréciée.

Il est essentiel que l'objectif de financement soit atteint le plus rapidement possible. Plus le temps passe avant que Saleh puisse se faire opérer, plus le risque d'infection ou de nécrose du cartilage de la cloison nasale est élevé.

 

Impact plus large de la contribution à cette campagne

Saleh et Amina s'engagent à continuer à se battre pour les droits des personnes LGBTQ+ dans leur pays d'origine, où qu'ils se trouvent dans le monde. Malgré leurs propres difficultés durant cette période de déplacement intense, iels ont continué à fournir un travail d'organisation à distance pour soutenir leurs collègues et leurs pairs dans leur pays d'origine. Étant donné le rôle important d'Amina et de Saleh dans le mouvement de libération des personnes LGBTQ+ de leur pays, la prise en charge du coût de l'opération de Saleh sera essentielle non seulement pour son bien-être personnel, mais aussi pour celui du mouvement.

Consentement à cette campagne de collecte de fonds

Saleh et Amina ont examiné le texte de cette campagne de collecte de fonds et ont consenti à sa publication.

Connexion à l'administratrice de la campagne

Julie est entrée en contact avec Saleh et Amina alors qu'elle était membre du personnel du Centre de lutte contre l’oppression des genres à Montréal et peut attester des détails décrits ci-dessus. Elle suit cette affaire depuis plus d'un an et a pu constater les innombrables efforts que ces deux incroyables activistes ont déployés pour tenter de se mettre à l'abri. Si Amina et Saleh ont pu initialement obtenir de petites subventions de quelques organisations, ces fonds sont épuisés depuis longtemps.

Aujourd'hui, les facteurs combinés de la précarité financière, de l'attaque homophobe contre Saleh et de la pandémie rendent plus importante que jamais la nécessité de leur trouver un soutien supplémentaire. Tous ceux qui le peuvent sont invités à contribuer à cette campagne. N'hésitez pas à contacter Julie pour toute question et elle fera de son mieux pour y répondre tout en préservant l'anonymat d'Amina et de Saleh.

 

* Les noms ont été changés et les données d'identification ont été omises afin de protéger la sécurité et la vie privée des bénéficiaires des fonds.

 

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