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Eid Mubarak. Helping Humpday at Street Prophets Coffee Hour. [1]
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Date: 2023-06-28
Welcome to Helping Humpday at Street Prophets Coffee Hour, where politics meets up with religion, art, science, nature, and life. Come in, have a cuppa and a cookie (or three!) and join us.
Helping Humpday was one of the gifts created for us by bfitzinAR. It was taken over by DixieCollie, who also left unexpectedly. Now njm5000 is the kind person who compiles the list of community needs. It’s still here, a place where Kossacks can share and show caring.
Eid al-Adha is the last three days of the Hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam. Instead of the month of daytime fasting that is Ramadan, during these three days Muslims distribute meat to the poor. Many religions have traditions of giving, some ritualized like the Muslim Feast of Sacrifice, others more informal. For those of us who observe Islam, other religions, or no religion at all, we have our own place to help our community members.
These community members need a little push to get over a hump. Maybe it’s an unexpected medical bill. Maybe there’s a life situation that has come up and requires resources beyond regular income. Maybe they just got behind and need help getting their footing again. For whatever reason they need help, Wednesdays are the day the Street Prophets diary focuses on those needs. Maybe you’ve skipped over this weekly diary, thinking the little you can give won’t make a difference. But you don’t have to meet a person’s entire need. If we all join together, the small amounts each person can contribute will add up to enough to make a difference in someone’s life. Even $2 or $5 or $10, when added to the mickle that others give, can be all that it takes.
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If helping financially isn’t the right choice for you at this time, you can still help. Tip and rec the diary so it stays visible. Share on social media: Twitter, Facebook, whatever platform you use, to bring the attention of others outside our daily readers. And offer words of encouragement to people who are struggling. It can be scary to be struggling, and it can feel lonely. This can happen to any of us. Today it isn’t me in need. If it isn’t you, either, please see what you can do to help.
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