Zendaya Mobilize Fans to Raise $30 Million for Gaza Relief, and also reveal how it will be distributed and also reveals how much she will add to support

American actress and singer Zendaya took to her official Instagram account to show solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza.

Zendaya posted a story, calling for urgent relief for Gaza’s children.

Celebrity influence extends far beyond entertainment, with many leveraging their platforms to raise awareness about important global issues.

However, one issue that has highlighted the divide between outspoken celebrities and those who remain in comfortable silence is Israel’s ongoing war crimes of genocide in Gaza.

The Blockout 2024 movement was ignited by this year’s Met Gala, under the flashing lights of New York City, where Hollywood’s elite from film, stage, sports and fashion paraded in outrageously extravagant outfits that seemed to mock the very real suffering just beyond their red carpet.

Notably present at this superficial event was Zendaya, an actress recognised for portraying heroic characters, like her current role as Chani in “Dune”, directed by Denis Villeneuve.

Ironically, Chani is a skilled fighter belonging to a desert-dwelling people native to the planet Arrakis and part of a resistance movement against the oppressive rule of the Harkonnen family and the larger political powers controlling Arrakis.

It is imperative that celebrities leverage their platforms responsibly, advocating for social justice consistently and inclusively, rather than selectively choosing which crises or genocide deserves their attention.

Selecting a humanitarian issue is not like selecting a role to play on TV and speaking up on real-life crimes against humanity is not a script for a temporary character.

To think it is, is wrong and dehumanising and, most scary of all, makes them complicit in the genocide in Gaza, which has left more than 114,000 Palestinians dead and wounded, most of them children and women.