Since Oct 7 2023 Ellen O'Grady has been creating comics to inspire the work for a free Palestine, with an emphasis on how we care for ourselves and each other. During college Ellen studied in East Jerusalem, and after school she returned to Palestine where she spent seven years working with grassroots organizations, teaching art and witnessing the Palestinian struggle for liberation in Gaza and the West Bank.
"How Are We To Live" collects 19 of Ellen's comics into one volume. Through a caring hand Ellen's stories trace her experiences in Palestine- providing a depth and human connection to the story being told.
10"x7.75", 40 pages, cover printed in bright red, kelly green, black, and federal blue, with interior pages printed in federal blue.
This book is being sold as a fundraiser- please read the following carefully to order:
1) purchasing the book for $1 and paying the shipping fee will reserve your book.
2) look for an email from Paper City Publishing to the email address you provide when you order- this email will contain a link to a Google form.
3) make a donation to a cause that helps support the people of Palestine- the suggested donation is $15.
4) Email a receipt of your donation (simply reply back to the email you receive when you place your order)- once received by Paper City, your copy of "How Are We to Live?" will be sent out.
LIMITED TIME: Donate $75 or more (including any fees) and get a set of 6 prints by Ellen- including the 5 page story featuring the Sirdah Sisters and the comic "K" from Palestine A-Z. Each print is 14"x10" and riso printed.
You'll have about 7 days to complete the donation process and provide your confirmation- if you need more time just reach out. However if we don't receive your confirmation in 30 days, your shipping and handling fees will be donated, and your copy will be made available again.
Not sure who to support? - we still love the Palestine Children's Relief Fund (PCRF) https://www.pcrf.net/ and the Gaza Sunbirds: https://www.gazasunbirds.org/
Why are we listing the book this way? Well the first run saw us handling all the payments including administrative fees to our selected orgs- and while that worked out we realized it wasn't sustainable. Additionally Ellen and I agreed that we wanted to give more flexibility for people to support different groups with different amounts as they saw fit.
