Join us for our second “Kites For Gaza Fundraiser” featuring anti-zionist & queer folk punk music by @blasfemme.music (see artist bio below)! All proceeds will be going to Mahmoud Jamal and his family in Palestine. This date is very special because it is Mahmoud’s birthday! Let’s bring him some joy on Monday!

Mon., Aug. 25, 2025
5pm to sunset 
Asbury Park Beach
5th Ave., Asbury Park, NJ 07712
(Enter the beach in front of Playa Bowls on the boardwalk)

Suggested minimum donation of $25 will secure your attendance for an amazing cause and a kite to decorate. A kite and art supplies will be provided! Recommended to bring beach chairs and blankets.

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DONATE TODAY
WRITE YOUR NAME, EMAIL ADDRESS/PHONE NUMBER & AUGUST 25th IN PAYMENT MEMO!
❤️ ZELLE: 908-461-8491
❤️ VENMO: @mutualaid99 (last 4: 8491)
❤️ CASH in person day of event

️🗣️ Please share with at least 3 friends! 

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Thank you to all the generous donors who made it possible for us to donate nearly $4500 to Mahmoud In July. Scroll through the videos to see all he was able to purchase in Gaza with your support! We will keep raising money and fighting for a Free Palestine until freedom and justice prevails. 

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The Kites For Gaza events are inspired by the poem “If I must die” by Refaat Alareer (1979 - 2023)

See slides and comments for poem in English, Arabic and Spanish (3) Instagram / @musenmonsters

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BLASFEMME is Madison’s #TranssexualMenace performing blasphemous and fabulous acousti-punk ✨glitter-core ✨original music about queer and trans defiance and solidarity in the late-stage capitalist fascist takeover of the ‘burning ‘20s’ ❤️‍🔥Blasfemme arrived in Madison just a month after October 7th, 2023, and in 2024 helped raise over $10,000 for relief and mutual aid support in Palestine, Lebanon, and Stop Cop City through her performances and involvement with the solidarity movement here in Madison. This year, Blasfemme is growing her music through recording a double EP, you can follow and support her music on instagram @blasfemme.music, bandcamp: Blasfemme1, and other streaming services.