Tag: fund raising

  • Did Taylor Swift attend a comedy show raising money for Gaza?

    Did Taylor Swift attend a comedy show raising money for Gaza?

    Taylor Swift attended a fundraising comedy show hosted by Rami Youssef in New York on Friday.

    Other celebrities present at the event include Selena Gomez, Cara Delevingne, Anya Taylor Joy and Zoë Kravitz.

    The show was a part of Youssef’s More Feelings tour and Friday’s event was sold out while its profits are reportedly to go in aid for the humanitarian crisis in Gaza through American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA).

    Earlier this month, when Time magazine revealed Taylor Swift as person of the year, criticism poured in from across social media as people asserted that it is the journalists from Gaza who deserve to grace the cover page.

    Journalists in Gaza have been risking their lives and reporting from ground, unveiling Israeli atrocities being committed against Palestine. On the other hand, Taylor Swift is among the many famous, highly influential celebrities who has not spoken a single word in calling for a ceasefire in Gaza nor condemned Israeli attacks.

  • Imran Khan to hold a telethon to raise funds for flood relief efforts

    Imran Khan to hold a telethon to raise funds for flood relief efforts

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan will be holding a telethon on Monday for the flood-affectees in the country.

    ” Our senior leadership met and we decided I would do [an] international telethon to raise funds for flood affectees on Monday night,” tweeted Khan.

    However, Khan also made clear that his quest for Haqeeqi Azadi will continue alongside his flood relief work.

    Earlier PTI leader Asad Umar tweeted said Khan will hold the telethon Sunday.

    Imran Khan visited the flood-affected areas in DI Khan. He said that he is being pressurised to collect funds but he is not doing so because he wants to be sure how this money will help the affectees.

    “When I take on a project, the first thing I think about is whether I will be able to honestly spend the money on the cause,” said Khan.

    Khan further added that currently he was assessing the damage caused by the floods and once he knows how much money is needed to cover the loss, then he will give people a call to raise funds.

    The PTI Chairman also said that the federal government and the provincial governments in Sindh and Balochistan, respectively, should leave everything and fully dedicate themselves to helping the people who have been affected by the devastating floods.