✨ Reflections and Solidarity: A Gaza Fundraiser ✨
Haraz Coffee, Aurora, IL • January 6, 2026 • 7:00 PM • General Admission: $18 (processing fees not included)
Hosted by NIYA in partnership with Mercy-USA for Aid and Development

Join us for an evening of grounding, creativity, and compassion as we come together to reflect on our year and stand in solidarity with the people of Gaza. Reflections and Solidarity is a journaling-based community gathering where attendees will enjoy refreshments, receive a personal journal, and engage in guided prompts and creative exercises designed to help craft, clarify, and envision the year ahead.

While we turn inward to chart our own goals and intentions, we also turn outward—toward Gaza—where families continue to face unimaginable hardship.

As of November 2025, the Gaza Health Ministry reports more than 68,000 Palestinians killed, with women and children making up more than half of the fatalities. Forced displacement has reached over 90% of the population, and a months-long blockade has severely limited access to food, clean water, and medical care. Thousands remain buried under rubble, their fate unknown.

Despite these devastating conditions, Mercy-USA and its partner on the ground, AED, continue to deliver life-sustaining support. This includes:

• Hot meals cooked and distributed daily to families across Gaza
• A solar-powered water system upgrade providing clean water through a rehabilitated well, storage tank, and distribution points in the Bahr al-Nuseirat area
• Ongoing efforts to supply the basic necessities that help families survive the most difficult moments of their lives

Your participation in this event directly contributes to these lifesaving programs. Every donation—no matter the amount—helps deliver food, water, and relief to those enduring the worst humanitarian nightmare imaginable.

What to Expect:
            🌿 A guided journaling and self-reflection workshop
            📝 Complimentary journal + curated stationery supplies
            🍽️ Refreshments
            🤝 A warm, community-centered space for healing, learning, and action
            💛 An opportunity to support Mercy-USA’s emergency programming in Gaza

Feel free to bring your own art and journaling supplies!

Come write, reflect, and rebuild hope—both for yourself and for Gaza.