1000 pounds to survive us came together as part of a fundraiser for the Gaza Sunbirds at Café Oto in 2025. Made up of B.U.I, a poet and sound-maker whose practice echoes themes of temporal fracture, nguni cosmology and being a Londoner; Matt Cargill, original member of Sly & The Family Drone who uses live performances with a mixture of electronics and acoustic instruments, creating unpredictable and immersive experiences; Kareem Samara who explores the fragile, violent and personal histories between the oud and contemporary Palestinian performance practice; and poet, writer and artist Ayesha Hameed who amplifies subaquatic legacies of indenture, transatlantic slavery and illegalised migration.