it causes me such pain to see snooty liberals respond to a story about a horrific, incurable, fatal occupational disease like black lung with “but how did they vote????” as if that fucking matters
@workshops4gaza against these walls Danika Cooper and Taylor Miller Disrupting the war machine from Sonora to Gaza Saturday, May 17th 10-12 PST
"Against these walls: Disrupting the war machine from Sonora to Gaza" connects more dots; to show how the entity's genocide against Palestinians is interwoven with colonial-imperialist aggression across the world, including the Sonoran Desert. to resist.
www.workshops4gaza.com/calendar/aga...
Reminder: People of color are more likely to wear a mask to protect their health and their communities.
People of color are also more likely to be profiled by the police.
No organization who is serious about racial justice should support mask bans or criminalization of masking.
HEADS UP: It’s officially an H2S exceedance day in Mon Valley. 😷
Hourly data show big spikes in H2S values at the North Braddock monitor especially.
Did you smell it? Please make complaints to the health dept & via the SmellPGH app.
people are getting abducted off the streets so idk I feel like maybe there are more important things we can do to #resist than dance in front of car dealerships
"radioactive waste brine from the Frost injection well..."
Most people don't realize that Ohio is dumping ground for the fracking industry.
How about a little radioactive waste brine in your drinking water?
Fundraising to pay for: 10 shipping packages with masks + covid test for LATAM We are raising funds to send masks to people in Latin America. Our goal is to raise $1,500 to do 10 shipments, estimating that each shipment will cost approximately $150.
Due to imperialism and colonialism, quality masks are very hard to find, not available or too expensive. People in LATAM & Still Coviding folks deserve access to high quality masks and protection. Cost breakdown: Every package is ≈ $100-150 Transparency posts showing purchase & shipping will be provided The money left over will be used again to continue sending more packages to people in need and comrades who are distributing them on the ground.
MASKS 4 LATAM
#maskbloc #MaskUp #CovidIsAirbone #WearAMask
Help AutoDefensa Sanitaria raise $1,500 to provide 10 shipping with masks + covid test for LATAM Goal: $1,500/ Currently raised: $0
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sorry I’m not on here very often it’s just that I hate it
HEADS UP: H2S in the Mon Valley is CRAZY HIGH right now. Especially so at the N. Braddock monitor.
Smell it? 🤮 Then make reports to the health department & via SmellPGH.
Reading Against Empire: A Reading Group, 4 sessions starting April 5th.
Sam Ikehara and Nozomi Nakaganeku-Saito, Uchinanchū scholars who study the interconnectedness of US militarism globally, and Indigenous resistance to these violences, will convene.
www.workshops4gaza.com/calendar/rea...
We are so excited to welcome back Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong for a second offering, "Ask an Audio Editor."
www.workshops4gaza.com/calendar/ask...
Patients who wear a mask to access healthcare are NOT anxious.
Hospital acquired COVID has a 10% fatality rate.
Many of us are already severely chronically ill.
There’s a pandemic that is airborne and currently ongoing.
Adapting to a threat is not anxiety, it’s a justified, rational response
three victoire games in seven days 😌
@openpoetrybooks.bsky.social updated us that your book purchases have enabled us to send $15K to The Sameer Project over the past two months alone! This is truly incredible. Please keep buying books through the site, which has many new titles: open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com/collections/...
“Lunar New Year Raffle in support of Crips for eSIMs for Gaza” a QR code A snake wearing a kufiya looking at a phone with WiFi signals emitting from it
Hey y’all, due to escalating violence, transphobia, & threats, my spouse and I have had to make the difficult decision to leave WV sooner than planned. My friend kindly launched a GFM to cover emergency funds needed to move to safety. Anything is helpful. Appreciate y’all 🖤
gofund.me/c865e000
Safety info ⤵️
- no terfs, swerfs, racists, zionists, cops (includes ice, dhs, correctional officers)
- no covid minimizers or deniers
- participant identities will be confirmed ahead of time via social media dm from me
- no minors
-event is not limited to those in the US but will be hosted by someone based in US (me) so will be at a time most convenient to US folks and those in the same time zones
- event will only be in English with no asl or translation (same issues with translation and asl in breakouts)
accessibility info
- event will take place over zoom in breakout rooms
- captions will only be available in the main room (if you know how to get captions in breakouts lmk and i will add them)
Square Graphic with white background and pink orange and yellow abstract colors. Text is white with black outline in all caps queer Covid cautious virtual speed dating. In the center are two hearts with big eyes and arms the left heart is light pink wearing a blue mask and a flower and the right heart is yellow with a white mask and holding up peace signs
💝❤️🔥 celebrate valentine's day with queer covid cautious virtual speed dating ❤️🔥💝
event is for 18+ queer folks who are still taking covid precautions - you heard of the flirt variant now let's try flirting!
register here: forms.gle/fr14Fk4u6MER...
accessibility + safety info ⤵️
Me, wearing a pink beanie and blue winter fleece, under a purple blanket, my lap covered in three cats. I’m smiling with my eyes closed.
My home doesn’t have heat
I’ve spent the past 6 winters surviving on 3 space heaters and my oven
I now have asthma due to wildfires +/ long covid and can’t breathe in my home (avg morning indoor temp 49°)
I spend hours a day warming my home
I’m raising funds to relocate my family
Links below
Just a reminder that if you buy Refaat's new book If I Must Die thru @openpoetrybooks.bsky.social all proceeds will be donated to the Sameer Project to support displaced Palestinians in the south of Gz: open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com/collections/...
DECEMBER WORKSHOPS 🧵 Here’s what we’re up to for the rest of the month after kicking things off yesterday with two really amazing events. As always, all upcoming workshops can be viewed at workshops4gaza.com/workshops
Alright this has slowed down a lot but please keep sharing! We are trying to get 100 blankets for ppl in Gaza. There are over a million people in the south alone.
image one: square graphic with white backgrounds there with red Rick rack trim across top and bottom. Across the center is black and white letter beads spelling out “Covid safer clothing swap” in the bottom right corner there is cursive handwriting reading “dec 15 4-6pm frick environmental center 2008 beechwood blvd building on your right when you enter the park”. There are two hand drawer gingerbread people wearing little colorful outfits and one is wearing a hat.
image three: square graphic with white backgrounds with red Rick rack trim across top and bottom. Small black-and-white letter beads from first image are in the top left corner. There is a hand drawn gingerbread person in the top right corner. Black text reads “ accessibility info. Please do not attend if you have attended a super spreader within the last week, including concerts flying or eating in a restaurant. Event will have contact tracing so attendees must agree to provide their contact information. Take a rapid test the day of the event and a rapid test five days after and let us know if the second test is positive high-quality masks, or respirators will be required for the event and all gender accessible bathroom is available in the building. Building is wheelchair accessible with a slight grade to the ramp to get inside event Will be held in doors with air purifier running and co2 monitoring available. Please do not attend if you or someone in your household is sick or if you’re exposed to Covid or another viral illness.” in the bottom left corner text reads “ mask and test will be available on site”
image two: square graphic with white backgrounds there with red Rick rack trim across top and bottom. Small black-and-white letter beads from first image are in the top left corner. Black text reads “swap info fall or winter clothes Only size inclusive event plus size clothes will be available gently used clothes only please no threadbare items or items with holes or stains any leftover clothes will be donated.” There are two hand drawn, gingerbread people on the bottom left and right corner.
get new clothes not covid!
join us for a covid safer clothing swap on Dec 15th at the Frick Environmental Center (2008 Beechwood Blvd) from 4-6pm 😷💝
fall/winter clothes only + masks required!
Amazon employees around the world are demonstrating between Black Friday and Cyber Monday to call for improved wages and working conditions, including unionization rights.
Workers are striking in 20 countries including the US, UK, France, Germany, Japan, Brazil, and India.
Image description: text against a graphic background of flowers in a sunny field. Text reads: "MUTUAL AID FOR DISABLED QTPOC REBUILDING HOME e is a disabled QTPOC community organizer who lost their home & almost all their belongings in Jan 2024. A malfunctioning oil refinery covered their rental and belongings in hazardous fumes & set off a prolonged medical crisis. This has cost them over $20,000. We hope to raise $5000 to help them relieve debt & start again in their new home. Any & all support is deeply appreciated! chuffed.org/project/supportfore Etransfer: kirbyjoy@protonmail.com set password to: mutualaid24 "
hi everyone, a good friend of mine (a disabled QTPOC) is in need of support at this time because of, well, organized abandonment. can we do an organized collective care in response?
#MutualAid #DisabledQTPOC #DisabilityJustice
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Come to Rita Wong’s writing workshop on December 1, where we’ll discuss rivers, glaciers and other watersheds and what they might have to teach us. All proceeds to Motasim’s family: www.workshops4gaza.com/calendar/fol...
all slides are on a pink and yellow gradient background and full text is linked here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xinpv2aCc1b6c8vnLCpCeb1ug43fu-rVDyHWt2MU7Fo/edit#heading=h.ooiiy5hgtgmo Slide one: search bar reading “what’s the difference between masks encouraged and masks required”?
Slide two: text “Holding events in the era of Covid-19 comes with the risk of spreading this airborne virus. One way to help reduce that risk is asking participants, staff, volunteers, etc to mask up. How you ask matters. As event organizers, you set rules and expectations for your event. Event organizers are responsible for protecting those who attend. This is important when claiming to be a space that is welcoming to all. “ There is a doodle of shapes all wearing masks in the bottom left corner under a banner that reads “happy lunar new year”
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The language you choose when creating an event matters, especially around covid-19. Find out why 'masks required' keeps more people safe and protects your community better than 'masks encouraged'. #covid19 #maskup
