On the 25th of October, thousands of Iraqi youth took to the streets peacefully to demand the government provide their basic rights and necessities. They were met with a flood of tear gas, live ammunition, snipers, hot-water cannons, internet blackout and deaf ears.The protestors have maintained their peaceful agenda despite the brutality of government forces.Hospitals in Iraq are struggling to keep up with demand, requiring basic things like surgical gauze, iodine, and normal saline. The protestors lack basic supplies and protective gear to keep them safe from government forces; such as helmets, food, water and masks. We are fundraising to buy these necessities andto protestors in Tahrir Square through friends at the location. (The funds will be withdrawn in my name and transferred to Iraq using Western Union. The funds will then be spent on essential supplies like helmets, food and basic medicines like inhalers and distributed directly to protestors).Iraq has a median age of 20, the public sector is the biggest employer in Iraq, the employment rate in youth has hit over 36%, there is rising illiteracy rates, a lack of basic access to services like 24-hour electricity, water and internet. The protests cut across ethnic and sectarian lines, representing a revolution against the corruption and division that has plagued Iraq for the past two decades. They represent the unity of the Iraqi people and the strength of their will. The time to help is now. The people are taking back control and need you.