29,170 Palestinians have been killed so far. 73,002 Palestinians have been injured so far. 8,000 Palestinians are missing so far. 360,000 residential units have been destroyed so far. Millions of Palestinians have been displaced so far.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

WHY AM I DOING THIS?

I have posted about Palestine hundreds of times on social media over the past 3 months. I have called and written emails to political leaders. I have had countless difficult conversations with friends and family. 

BUT IT'S NOT ENOUGH.

I cannot stand by while a genocide—a second Nakba—is happening 5,700 miles from my comfy apartment in New York City. So, I'm going for a walk. A long fucking walk.

The length of the Gaza Strip (27.96 miles) and the length of the West Bank (80.78 miles) are a combined 109 miles. In solidarity with our Palestinian siblings that have been left homeless and have been told to leave with nowhere to go, I am going to walk 109 miles to raise money for multiple nonprofit organizations that are showing up in meaningful ways for the Palestinian people. 

I'll begin walking on the January 15 (the 100 day mark of this genocide) and will walk for 5-6 days. 

Here are the three organizations we'll be supporting through this campaign:

- World Central Kitchen 
- Palestinian Children's Relief Fund 
- Doctors Without Borders

Thank you for considering joining this campaign. Our Palestinian neighbors need us. Let’s show up for them!

Nick Laparra / Founder of Let’s Give A Damn & the Let’s Give A Damn Foundation

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

1) You can give! Please give. The organizations we’re partnering with for this campaign are spending tremendous amounts of money every single day caring for our Palestinian neighbors. We must help them now.

2) You can start your own campaign under our campaign and walk a few miles or a few dozen miles wherever you are! Click here and then click on the Fundraise button instead of the Donate button so you can start a campaign under ours in your own name.

3) If you’re in New York City, come walk with me! I’m still figuring out the best way to let y’all know where I’ll be and when. Thanks for your patience as I work on this. But buy a keffiyeh, bring your Palestinian flag, or make a sign and join me for a few miles as I walk all over New York City next week.

4) Please share this campaign! Text the link to your friends. Share this on social media. Tell your coworkers about it. I know many of us have been doing the hard work these past few months but we can all do more! We must. Oh, and if you share online, please tag @NickLaparra and @LetsGiveADamn and please use the hashtags #LetsGiveADamn and #WalkForPalestine.

5) Keep demanding a permanent ceasefire. Keep sending emails to your elected officials. Keep calling your elected officials. Keep marching. Keep protesting. Keep posting on social media. Keep showing up for those who have no voice. Keep demanding a permanent ceasefire!

All press inquiries and questions about this campaign should be directed to hello@letsgiveadamn.org.