Justice for Daenerys, fan fundraising for Emilia's Charity

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Justice for Daenerys, fan fundraising for Emilia's Charity May 23, 2019 21:25:35 GMT Basil and Father of Dragons like this

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Post by DaveyJoe on May 23, 2019 21:25:35 GMT

FreeFolk is fundraising for Emilia's SameYou charity

Please note that the fundraising is for the CHARITY FOUNDED BY EMILIA called SameYou, in partnership with the Stroke Association, which helps young people recovering from brain injuries like the ones she suffered while filming the show - not for Emilia herself. (Also, if you're having trouble donating via Paypal, make sure the currency is set to GBP as it's the only way the Paypal option will come up)

Here's the link to the fundraiser:

Justice for Daenerys

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On March 21st 2019, weeks before the final season of Game of Thrones was set to air, Emilia Clarke penned a personal essay for the New Yorker. In it, she opened up about the serious health struggles she experienced in the early stages of filming for the show, and how she fought through pain, fear and exhaustion to give her all to each performance. Her revelation came as a huge shock; to know that in season 2, while Daenerys was leading her khalasar across the bleak Red Waste and fiercely fighting for her life at the gates of Qarth, Emilia was similarly fighting for hers.

She speaks often of the inspiration and source of strength that Dany has been for her over the past ten years, and she is not alone. Emilia’s incredible Emmy-worthy acting and dedication to her character has inspired thousands and, as each season passed, we fell more and more in love with Dany. We rooted for her through trauma and hardship. We watched her triumph over her enemies and struggle with responsibility of rule. We saw her grapple between the urge for revenge, and the need for justice. And even at the very end, when things took a tragic turn for Daenerys Stormborn, Emilia still made us feel pity for the little girl who only ever wanted to return to her home.

This fundraiser began in r/freefolk, the same subreddit the now-infamous petition originated from. Since the tongue-in-cheek nature of that petition has flown over a lot peoples' heads, to the point that it's prompted backlash from some of the cast, we wanted to show that Game of Thrones fans appreciate the hard work of the incredible cast & crew despite their constraints. Any disappointment we felt with the conclusion of the series was not in them, but rather in the potential that was lost due to the rushed pace of storytelling.

And so, as a gesture of love and support from the fandom to the entire cast & crew - but also particularly to the woman who poured her very soul into her character, who delivered passionate speeches in High Valyrian and Dothraki in between questioning her very mortality, and inspired so many of us with her resilience - I am setting up this page as a public support of her charity, SameYou.

#ThankYouEmilia for bringing Daenerys to life. Thank you Lena, Nikolaj, Peter, Gwendoline, Jacob, Nathalie, Alfie, Kit, Sophie, Maisie, Isaac, Liam, Iain, Conleth and the rest of the cast. Thank you to all the crew, the special effects departments and set designers, costume designers and casting, musicians and technicians, the camera crew, the stunt co-ordinators, the long list of people who've devoted themselves to giving everything they could to lift this juggernaut of a series to its lofty levels of success and attention. You all deserve to be recognised. Thank you.

"Do you know what kept me standing through all those years in exile? Faith. Not in any gods. Not in myths and legends. In myself. In Daenerys Targaryen."

#WeStandByDaenerys

I think I'm going to donate later tonight. The fans have been lambasted and treated like whiny children, this isn't about negativity, it's about our passion for the story and appreciation for everyone(Not D&D) involved, especially Emilia who is clearly just as passionate about the character as we are. I hope this gains some traction, it's all ready raised over $20,000.

Last Edit: May 23, 2019 21:44:42 GMT by Basil

Basil Administrator Posts: 15,556	Justice for Daenerys, fan fundraising for Emilia's Charity May 23, 2019 21:36:08 GMT DaveyJoe likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Basil on May 23, 2019 21:36:08 GMT This is a great cause, I'm sure it will mean a lot to Emilia.
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DaveyJoe The Night Wolf Posts: 10,156	Justice for Daenerys, fan fundraising for Emilia's Charity May 24, 2019 0:01:39 GMT Basil likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by DaveyJoe on May 24, 2019 0:01:39 GMT I just donated £15.

kingeomer Crow's Eye Big long sigh... Posts: 5,226	Justice for Daenerys, fan fundraising for Emilia's Charity May 24, 2019 15:01:09 GMT Basil and DaveyJoe like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kingeomer on May 24, 2019 15:01:09 GMT I will donate tonight. I think this is a great charity (and a great idea from Freefolk) My mother in law died of a massive stroke at a young age.

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Justice for Daenerys, fan fundraising for Emilia's Charity May 25, 2019 9:15:58 GMT kingeomer likes this

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Post by DaveyJoe on May 25, 2019 9:15:58 GMT

Over 27 thousand pounds raised which according to Google is around $34,000. Fandoms can come together and do wonderful things. I only donated $20 but of everyone who signed the petition donated just one dollar we could raise over a million dollars for Emilia's charity. Let's do some good.

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Justice for Daenerys, fan fundraising for Emilia's Charity May 25, 2019 9:21:01 GMT kingeomer likes this

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Post by DaveyJoe on May 25, 2019 9:21:01 GMT

If anyone is on the fence I can confirm it's really easy to donate through those links, and you can decide how much to donate. Anything as little as $10 will help. Just make sure you set it to GBP.

DaveyJoe The Night Wolf Posts: 10,156	Justice for Daenerys, fan fundraising for Emilia's Charity May 25, 2019 9:26:33 GMT kingeomer likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by DaveyJoe on May 25, 2019 9:26:33 GMT Everyone on this forum should donate, even if just a few dollars.

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Justice for Daenerys, fan fundraising for Emilia's Charity May 25, 2019 9:29:27 GMT kingeomer and day dreamer like this

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Post by DaveyJoe on May 25, 2019 9:29:27 GMT

We can take our angst and disappointment and turn it into something positive. The media is calling us entitled because we're dissatisfied with bad writing. Let us show them just how entitled we are by processing our frustration in an altruistic way.

kingeomer Crow's Eye Big long sigh... Posts: 5,226	Justice for Daenerys, fan fundraising for Emilia's Charity May 25, 2019 13:07:34 GMT DaveyJoe likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kingeomer on May 25, 2019 13:07:34 GMT I donated. I would love to donate more but doing further research with Emilia's charity, I am going to make them a yearly donation.

DaveyJoe The Night Wolf Posts: 10,156	Justice for Daenerys, fan fundraising for Emilia's Charity May 25, 2019 20:54:53 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by DaveyJoe on May 25, 2019 20:54:53 GMT Thanks Kingeomer. I hope this helps them the sting of season 8 away for Emilia. She deserved better. Who else wants to donate?

Basil Administrator Posts: 15,556	Justice for Daenerys, fan fundraising for Emilia's Charity May 31, 2019 6:59:08 GMT MarcusAntonius, Father of Dragons, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Basil on May 31, 2019 6:59:08 GMT streamable.com/u6ggd
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DaveyJoe The Night Wolf Posts: 10,156	Justice for Daenerys, fan fundraising for Emilia's Charity May 31, 2019 7:58:04 GMT Basil likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by DaveyJoe on May 31, 2019 7:58:04 GMT May 31, 2019 6:59:08 GMT Basil said: streamable.com/u6ggd She's muh Queen

DaveyJoe The Night Wolf Posts: 10,156	Justice for Daenerys, fan fundraising for Emilia's Charity May 31, 2019 8:05:20 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by DaveyJoe on May 31, 2019 8:05:20 GMT And the fundraiser is still open if anyone else wants to donate: Khaleesi

DaveyJoe The Night Wolf Posts: 10,156	Justice for Daenerys, fan fundraising for Emilia's Charity Jun 1, 2019 17:31:38 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by DaveyJoe on Jun 1, 2019 17:31:38 GMT Up to $115,000 or £91,000. It's not too late to donate ya'll.

DaveyJoe The Night Wolf Posts: 10,156	Justice for Daenerys, fan fundraising for Emilia's Charity Jun 1, 2019 21:52:08 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by DaveyJoe on Jun 1, 2019 21:52:08 GMT Me waiting for others to donate: