queer writer. stories & essays in @joyland @homology @duende @autostraddle... she/her.
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This one is also only at 6% funded. Not only has Eryn lost her home but her business since she runs her hair salon from there. That’s a double whammy for her and that’s going to take her forever to recover from. Please repost. Donate. Anything you can.
My friend Eryn lives in #Altadena and lost her home (and in-home salon) to the #LAFires. Please donate to support re-housing as well as equipment & inventory purchases to restart her salon. If you’re unable to donate, PLEASE RT. Thank you! 🫶🏾 gofundme.com/f/help-eryn-reb… #MutualAid
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Jordan Mitchell lost his childhood home in Altadena, but the fires also tragically took the lives of his father and brother. Both whom were Disabled and waiting for an evacuation that never came.
Please share.
gofund.me/4b1f4bc5
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Here is a list of Black families devastated by the Altadena fires. Please share and donate docs.google.com/spreadsheets…
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While celebrity losses grab headlines, the Eaton Fire has destroyed nearly 1,000 structures in Altadena, displacing Black families who’ve shaped the community for generations. Here's a brief history of the community. bet.com/article/7a2tc6/eaton…
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My friend’s sister in law lost everything in the Altadena fires yesterday. Please donate if you can, and share
gofundme.com/f/support-our-m…
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hey yall, our family home burned down this morning in the Eaton Fire. unfortunately, my grandmother has also passed away in this tragic incident💔 if anyone is able to help us out during this difficult time, that would be deeply appreciated. plz share gofund.me/e055a64b
kelly thomas retweeted
Now’s a good time to remember California JUST voted to keep unpaid/criminally underpaid prison labor (slavery) and that a lot of the people affected by that vote are the ones fighting to save our city right now. npr.org/2024/07/18/nx-s1-504…
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We once again implore you to buy books from our bookstore site. Especially if you are a PROFESSOR and have research funds that you can use. All proceeds go to @munigaza and there are only 8 days left on this campaign.
8 days only left!
With no resources, equipment, or protective gear, our staff are working relentlessly to save the city from the overwhelming disasters it faces.
Support us to keep going by donating through the link: gaza-city.ensany.com/campaig…
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Join us Friday (6/14) for the NO PRIDE WITHOUT PALESTINE virtual reading! A donation to Life for Gaza saves your seat. Help restore access to clean water in 2 steps:
1. Send at least $5 to gaza-city.ensany.com/campaig…
2. Send your receipt to [email protected] to receive your Zoom link.
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Share this graphic in your group chats and with friends IRL. Talk to them about Gazafunds. Tell them what we're trying to do.🌹🌹
ALT Gazafunds QR code
ALT About Gaza Funds: We vet and track fundraisers for our people in Gaza and gazans in the diaspora who have lost support and loved ones in this genocide. We have a random generator at gazafunds.com that shows you the most in need fundraisers at that moment in time. You can donate to the fundraisers there directly and help them get out of stagnation. We are asking people to pick any one of the struggling fundraisers and to adopt it. That means taking personal responsibility for the fundraiser, making sure people know about it both online and IRL, as well as driving traffic to the fundraiser to help it meet its goal. Tag us on social media and we will amplify your effort!
kelly thomas retweeted
The two stats I learned this week that blew me away were that the US federal govt gives more to Lockheed Martin than to the Dept of Education, and that some universities get more from Dept of War than they do from tuition. Upended my understanding of universities as warmakers.
Arms manufacturers have embedded themselves in STEM programs across the country, creating engineering degree to defense industry pipelines. In 2020, the gov gave more $ to Lockheed Martin than the Dept. of Ed. My 2022 investigation for @inthesetimesmag
inthesetimes.com/article/loc…
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I'm💲fundraising 💲to go to Cairo and help Palestinian refugees on the ground there. I speak Egyptian and want to be of use. I will be bringing hygiene kits, clothes, and other necessities. If you'd like to contribute, please venmo me randa-jarrar and put Cairo in the comment.
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It might not mean much but “prop 1” continues to climb the trending topics chart in California.
Many people haven’t submitted a ballot yet - spread the word to vote NO on prop 1! Sources in thread 👇
ALT Screenshot of Twitter trending topics in California - #4 is “prop 1” - 8,932 posts
ALT Institutionalization About Us Without Us: California's Proposition 1 Institutionalization About Us Without Us: California's Proposition 1 Katherine Wolf
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PEN has since written me an email gaslighting me and saying that security didn't "touch" me.
So my chair just magically dragged itself outside the building?
Palestinian-American writer Randa Jarrar was forcibly removed from a PEN America event in Los Angeles for protesting the presence of Mayim Bialik.
lithub.com/palestinian-ameri…
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2 self-immolations. A 45-day-old baby starved to death, younger than this genocide. A journalist pulled alive from rubble after 4 days. شهيد, as in martyr, as in witness. We are all witnesses. The reckoning w the self is at a cellular level. If we cannot be brave now, then when.
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BTW, people in Gaza would have never accepted to record their death! Their cut bodies!, to shoot them crying, screaming, helpless and homeless, and lost between pain and rubble, but they tried to show the world with some hope that anything would change, but they were failed.
kelly thomas retweeted
I want Palestinian voices in my ears every day now. I need them.
A thread of some I'm listening to:
Just found out about Palestinian @prwath speaking on NPR!
from November 10:
wbur.org/hereandnow/2023/11/…
