A prominent children’s content creator has stepped forward to match a landmark $1 million donation from rapper Macklemore to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund, issuing a public call for other high-profile, wealthy celebrities to use their platform and privilege to stand up for Palestinian children amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Rachel Griffin-Accurso, known widely to her young audience and their parents as Ms Rachel, announced her pledge in an Instagram post Thursday. The announcement came just days after Macklemore was dropped as an opening act from Ed Sheeran’s North American tour, a move the rapper says was orchestrated by New England Patriots owner and pro-Israeli businessman Robert Kraft, following Macklemore’s on-stage comments condemning Israeli military action in Gaza and declaring “Free Palestine.”
In her social media statement, Griffin-Accurso wrote: “I’ll match Macklemore’s donation and I invite every wealthy white celebrity to match it and speak out against the genocide in Gaza. Over 20,000 precious Palestinian children have been killed and children continue to be killed every day. We’ve a moral obligation to use our privilege and platforms to protect children and human rights.”
This is not the first time the children’s content creator has backed Palestinian relief efforts. Griffin-Accurso joined the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund as a global ambassador in 2025, building on months of prior fundraising work for the non-profit. Her prior advocacy includes highlighting the stories of conflict survivors on her digital platform, including a meeting with Rahaf, a young girl who survived Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, and she previously organized a 2024 fundraising drive through Save the Children to support children displaced and harmed by the ongoing war.
Shortly after Griffin-Accurso shared her pledge, Macklemore—born Benjamin Haggerty—publicly responded to her post with warm praise: “Wow. Love you so much.”
Macklemore first announced his own $1 million donation last week, committing all net proceeds from his sets on Sheeran’s tour to Palestinian support organizations. In his initial statement, the rapper wrote: “With everything that has happened over the last 48 hours, I want to bring the conversation back to where it belongs, to the Palestinian people who are still being killed, still living under military occupation, and still fighting for their freedom. Whatever we disagree about, perhaps we can agree on this: Palestinian lives are worth protecting.”
Macklemore was removed from the tour line-up after his September 4 and 5 performances at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium, where he openly addressed the war in Gaza, called for freedom for Palestine, and performed his protest track *Hind’s Hall*, named after the late four-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab who was killed by Israeli forces while trapped in a car with her extended family.
Following Macklemore’s removal, every remaining supporting act pulled out of the tour in a show of solidarity. Artists including Lukas Graham, Aaron Rowe, Finneas and Beoga all announced their departures from the tour schedule within an hour of one another on Tuesday.
This reporting was originally sourced from independent outlet Middle East Eye, which provides dedicated, unfiltered coverage of events across the Middle East and North Africa region.