It Was Never A War

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One way to be an ally to disabled queer people:

If you want to attend a pride event, ask about their accessibility plans and policies.

Ask about their covid policies. Ask if they are accessible to mobility aid users. Ask if they will have strobe lights, if there will be bathrooms, if there is water. Make the event planners consider who they may have left out, even if the person being left out isn't you. Have your friends ask as well. Help create a demand. Help get conversations started. Help people see where things could be more accessible.

Because when we, the disabled, ask these questions? We're much more likely to get ignored, and much less likely to be heard when we raise hell.

So help us raise hell when we need it. Demand to know why your local Pride event isn't requiring masks, or is charging for water, or doesn't have wheelchair ramps, or whatever other accessibility issue you catch.

Stop leaving us behind. We need your fucking help.

A comrade with whom I'm organising a divestment initiative in solidarity with Palestine shared the below in our group chat:

The current events in Palestine have prompted a large number of filmmakers to make their films about Palestine available to watch online for free, in addition to films previously available.

A large group of Palestinian films that were released on the Palestine Films website to document the Palestinian film:

Documentary films (more than 300 films): https://bit.ly/2RrCDUH

Feature films (25 films): https://bit.ly/2T085dh

Animated films (5 films): https://bit.ly/3bwHevC

Lists on YouTube of about 40 films about Palestine that were broadcast on Al Jazeera Documentary:

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قصة فلسطين

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عام فلسطين

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مصورو فلسطين

A collection of Palestinian films, some of which are available for free: https://bit.ly/3oFcs9z

A collection of short films by Palestinian female directors: https://bit.ly/3v39SMP

Gaza Surf Club documentary: https://youtu.be/s6doo4p-F7k

The Memory Keeper documentary: https://youtu.be/eywuYeflWzg

The documentary film, An Empty Seat: https://youtu.be/an4hRFWOSQQ

The resistance pilot documentary: https://youtu.be/wqSmdZy-Xcg

The documentary film Jenin Jenin: https://vimeo.com/499672067

The Olive Tree documentary by the French Cinema Group: https://vimeo.com/432062498

The documentary film Scenes from the Occupation in Gaza: https://youtu.be/1JlIwmnYnlE

The documentary film Gaza Struggles for Freedom: https://youtu.be/HnZSaKYmP2s

Documentary film: Arna’s Children: https://youtu.be/cQZiHgbBBcI

The short feature film Strawberry: https://vimeo.com/209189656/e5510a6064

The short feature film The Place: https://youtu.be/fgcIVhNvsII

The Mayor Documentary: https://youtu.be/aDvOnhssTcc

The documentary film “The Creation and the Nakba 1948”: https://youtu.be/Bwy-Rf15UIs

The documentary film Occupation 101: https://youtu.be/C56QcWOGSKk

The documentary film The Shadow of Absence: https://vimeo.com/220119035

The documentary They Don't Exist: https://youtu.be/2WZ_7Z6vbsg

The documentary, as the poet said: https://vimeo.com/220116068

The documentary film Five Broken Cameras: https://youtu.be/TZU9hYIgXZw

The feature film Heaven Now: https://vimeo.com/510883804

The feature film The Tale of the Three Jewels: https://youtu.be/2WZ_7Z6vbsg

The documentary film: https://vimeo.com/122301746

The feature film The Remaining Time: https://youtu.be/KMRXxjLNs1Q

The short narrative film Palestine Abnadam: https://youtu.be/I--r85cOoXM

The feature film Wedding of Galilee: https://youtu.be/dYMQw7hQI1U

Keffiyeh documentary: https://vimeo.com/780695653

Hip Hop Swinger Documentary: https://youtu.be/hHFlWE3N9Ik

The documentary film Tal Al-Zaatar: https://youtu.be/Lb-bOrqvxK8

The documentary film Tal al-Zaatar - Secrets of the Battle: https://youtu.be/Ma8H3sEbqtI

The documentary film In the Grip of the Resistance: https://youtu.be/htJ10ACWQJM

The documentary film Marajeh: https://youtu.be/gMk-Zi9vTGs

The documentary Naji Al-Ali is an artist with a vision: https://youtu.be/Y31yUi4WVsU

The documentary film, Al-Fawqa Gate: https://vimeo.com/433362585

The documentary film: In Search of Palestine: https://vimeo.com/184213685?1

The feature film Salt of this Sea: https://bit.ly/3c10G3Z

Film documents: Tell me, bird: https://youtu.be/wdkoxBjKM1Q

Alienation series: https://bit.ly/3bXNAVp

Anna Jerusalem series: https://bit.ly/3hG8sDV

KOSA IS BEING PUSHED FOR REAL THIS TIME

‼️URGENT: KOSA has been officially introduced in the House as of today.

We need to spread the word on social media and urge people to send emails to Congress through stopkosa.com.

Fight for the Future

Stop KOSA

KOSA is a censorship bill that won’t make kids safe. Instead, it'll put all internet users at risk, especially youth. If you believe in a fr

• There will be a hearing on Wednesday (17th April) where KOSA, along with some other bad internet bills, like the Protecting Kids on Social Media Act could be pushed.

• We will be having a calling day on TUESDAY (16 th April) to make clear to Congress that there is still a ton of opposition to these bills. https://energycommerce.house.gov/posts/chair-rodgers-and-ranking-member-pallone-announce-legislative-hearing-on-data-privacy-proposals-1

House Committee on Energy and Commerce

Chair Rodgers and Ranking Member Pallone Announce Legislative Hearing on Data Privacy Proposals

The Committee on Energy and Commerce is the oldest standing legislative committee in the U.S. House of Representatives and is vested with th

• House Energy and Commerce is holding the hearing so they are the best offices to call this week ‼️ https://energycommerce.house.gov/representatives

https://energycommerce.house.gov/representatives

• You can use http://badinternetbills.com/ to contact your congresspeople !

Fight for the Future

Bad Internet Bills

All of the bad internet bills. One website.

• And https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative to find all of the phone numbers of your House Representative, and faxzero.com to send up to 5 free faxes a day

While the bill needs to be aproved by both the house and senate WE NEED TO MAKE SURE IT NEVER LEAVES CONGRESS.

SPREAD THE WORD !!

Ive said it before but I feel I must say it again; Fascism, as defined by Benito Mussolini, is the union of state and corporate power.

Fascism thrives within liberal and neoliberal democracies.

Fascists aren't just those guys you don't like. Fascists aren't just people executing minorities in the streets. Fascists aren't just people building camps. Fascists aren't just white men with tiki torches.

Keeping Trump out of power doesn't keep fascism out of power.

Joe Biden is ideologically a fascist. So is Kamala Harris. So is Hillary Clinton. So is every politician that listens to corporate lobbies.

Every politician that engages in insider trading is a fascist by definition.

Beat that Vote Blue No Matter Who Drum all you like, but I need you to acknowledge that you're putting a fascist in power.

In fact, understand that you are putting effective fascists in power. Understand that your quiescence is what makes fascism function.

Blue Fascism is worse than Red Fascism because it puts the trembling useless creature that is the 'liberal leftist' to sleep. Which means that instead of caring about the world around them they can slumber beneath the earth until they pupate like cicadas in 4 years and beat that fucking drum again.

Increased accessibility benefits EVERYONE!

Here are some ways YOU can advocate for increased accessibility:

Online:

Use alt-text to describe any images

Record events

Have closed captioning

Share content warnings

Avoid flashing lights or imagery

At Work:

Invest in meaningful Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiatives

Provide more PAID time off

Avoid ableist language (like 'lame' or 'crazy')

Provide remote working options

UNIONIZE!

For In-Person Events:

Communicate ANY walking distance (in distance, not minutes!)

Include information about public transit

Provide gender neutral bathrooms

Avoid heavy perfumes or scents

Hire sign language interpreters

Created by Liberal Jane and Sex Ed with DB

We need to talk about how so many queer spaces are inaccessible and even actively hostile to physically disabled people.

In Brazil, this couple planted 2 million trees in 18 years, returning 172 bird species, 33 mammals, 15 amphibians, 15 reptiles and 293 plant species to the area.

The whole world should know them. This is Lélia Wanick and Sebastião Salgado.

The couple decided to start the Terra Institute, a small organization that planted 2 million plants and revived the forest.

"There is only one creature that can convert carbon dioxide into oxygen, and that is a tree. We need to replant the forests."

Using only local plants, the couple rebuilt the entire ecosystem from scratch and the area flourished significantly, allowing the fauna to return; thanks to their work, Lélia and Sebastião saved dozens of endangered species.

"The earth was sad as I was, everything was destroyed. Then my wife got a fantastic idea to replant this forest: all the insects, fish and birds returned, and thanks to the new growth of the trees I was born again."