Students Organize for Syria at DePaul University

10/25/2016

Today, we have an opportunity to stand up for Syrian civilians here in the United States. Call Congress for Syria!

As you know, the situation for civilians in Syria is dire. 250,000 civilians remain in besieged Aleppo, trapped and bombarded by Russia and the Assad regime. In only one month since the breakdown of the September 19 ceasefire, nearly 500 civilians have been killed in Aleppo alone. Hospitals and civi...

10/08/2016

Donate to help Syrian refugees in Greece stay warm this winter! Proceeds go directly towards buying them warm food, clothes, blankets, hats, etc. Every dollar counts.

The civil war in Syria has been deemed the worst humanitarian crisis of living memory since WWII. Over half the country’s population — toppling more than 11 million people — have been killed or forced to flee from their homes. The civil war has killed over 470,000 people, a majority of whom are civi...

06/13/2016

Help Mariam Saleh raise money to buy necessary medical supplies on a relief trip to help Syrian refugees in Greece next month. Every dollar counts!

Syria’s civil war is the worst humanitarian crisis of our time. Half the country’s pre-war population — more than 11 million people — have been killed or forced to flee their homes. The civil war has killed over 470,000 people, over half of whom are believed to be civilians. Bombings are destroying…

03/24/2016

Hello, everyone! We would like to remind you of our event, the screening of the documentary "Salam Neighbor"
If you are interested in attending, please RSVP your FREE ticket. You can do so here: https://www.tugg.com/events/94963
Additional information and a summary of the documentary exist on the event page created for it. You can find the event page on SOS DePaul's feed. If you have any further questions, comments, or concerns, feel free to message us on this page and we will make sure to respond to you as soon as possible.

This is the trailer for the film:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTQkDChNftU

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02/05/2016

Hello, lovely DePaul students! I wanted to bring your attention to this amazing campaign called Books Not Bombs. This campaign aims to provide scholarships to Syrian students who are unable to pursue higher education at home, so instead they continue it abroad. So, what can you do as fellow students to help? This link will lead to a petition you can sign in hopes of having DePaul university join the Syria Consortium, a group of universities who commit to providing scholarships and safe environments for Syrians to keep studying abroad.

We can all relate to having financial issues that perhaps render us unable to explore different fields in our education, but Syrians truly have nothing left, and I hope we can all do our best to help those who desperately need it.

http://books-not-bombs.com/depaul

Calling on DePaul University to support education for Syrian refugees, and an end to aerial attacks against schools

02/02/2016

Listen to what Mariam had to say about politics today involving the future of America, and Muslim Americans/ incoming refugees. Your voices and votes matter.

Special thanks to Good Day DePaul, and Savannah, for the report!

On this edition of Good Day DePaul, Chicago has been rocked by protests after video is released of the shooting of a young black man by a Chicago police officer.…

01/17/2016

A young girl's life gets turned upside-down in this tragic second a day video. This is what war does to children. Find out more: http://save.tc/QHhy6 US ts a...

01/14/2016

Thank you to all who came to welcome and engage in discussion with a panel of amazing people working with the Karam Foundation, and accomplishing wonders for our cause!

01/14/2016

Thank you to everyone who came to our event tonight. We also want to thank the Karam Foundation co-founder, Lina Sergie, and her wonderful panel for taking time out of their night to come and speak to us. It was a pleasure and inspiration meeting you all and we look forward to more collaboration in the future :)

01/03/2016

One of our very own leaders, Mariam Saleh, had the opportunity to write for Palestine in America which was published yesterday. We recommend everyone read this personal and beautiful article about the occupation of Palestine. We're proud of you Mariam!

http://palestineinamerica.com/2016/01/remembering-razi-palestine/

Remembering Razi: Mariam’s trips to Palestine Jan 2, 2016Written By: Mariam Saleh0 Comments Palestinian-Americans, Personal StoriesTags: Growing up, my parents always made sure my seven siblings and I annually traveled to Palestine, in hopes that we would never forget our heritage and roots. I’d dri…

12/16/2015

Please sign this petition for Aya! To also set an example of the power of the people :)

(10/11) “It was like a nightmare. I fell on the floor and started screaming: “No, no, no!’ I cried for days. I couldn’t go to work because my eyes were so red. I went to the hospital and they had to give me medicine to calm me down. Security related reasons? What can that mean? They don’t know my family. I know my family. My father was a train driver. Every male in our country had to do military service for six months when they were young, but he only did the radar. He swore to me that he’d never even touched a gun in his life. Our family loved America. My father always told me about America. He made us go talk to American soldiers during the war. Other people were afraid of Americans, but he told us they were here to help us and not to be afraid of them. He told us that America was a place where so many different people lived in peace. So many religions. So many communities. We loved America! Every day we watched Oprah. My father promised me that one day we would go on her show and meet her. We even wrote about Oprah for our assignments in school. Why would we ever hurt America? All of my dreaming ended on the day this letter arrived. I became a person without hope.”

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As of now, 3.5% of the HONY community has signed the petition supporting Aya’s appeal for American resettlement. It would only take 6% of the community to reach a million signatures. Please consider adding your voice:

http://www.change.org/friendsofaya

11/29/2015

For this year's campaign, donate to team Chicago in order to raise money to provide refugee children in Syria with care packages, provided by the Karam Foundation, so they can survive a brutal winter in Syria, or simply donate to create support packages that can help the children survive every day life there.

Just $20 creates a winter package including a scarf, pair of gloves, blanket, hat, and coat! Support Team Chicago so we can win again this year and raise over $150,000!

Donate to Team Chicago here: http://www.karamfoundation.org/team-chi

Official website: http://www.karamfoundation.org/staches4syria

2 DAYS LEFT TO DONATE! Let's accomplish wonders!