the day that tumblr learns that it isn’t progressive whatsoever to shame people for being attracted to men is the day the world heals. there’s nothing progressive about shaming gay and bisexual men using homophobic tactics and spreading biphobia toward bisexual women.
hi guys muslim aid is raising money for aid in afghanistan, following the news. donate if you can, pray if you can’t. the minimum donation is £3.
Every day a story about why they’re killing you
— Khaled Mattawa, from "Occupation: An Index," Fugitive Atlas
thinking about how many serial killers targeted prostitutes probably not because they had a specific hatred of them like so many people hypothesize but because they hated women in general and prostitutes were the only women who didn’t have the choice to stay away from them
Link to the Go Fund Me for Leneal Frazier:
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Lucille Clifton, from The Book of Light; “Climbing”
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Everyone should be familiar with the concept of ‘All evil requires to win is the apathy of others.’ The time for action is now.
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Reclaim the Block (aims to redistribute police funding to help the minneapolis community)
Twin Cities DSA (provides fresh groceries and hot meals to people in minneapolis)
Snap 4 Freedom (working toward divestment from the prison industrial complex)
Black AIDS Institute (end the black HIV epidemic with direct services and advocacy)
Black Visions Collective (seeks to expand the power of black people across the Twin Cities metro area and Minnesota)
Know Your Rights Camp (educate minority communities on their rights and legal options)
Campaign Zero: (identify and promote effective methods to end police violence)
NAACP Legal Defense Fund (a legal fund for racial justice)
Communities United Against Police Brutality (Twin Cities-based resistance and support network to deal with police brutality)
Showing Up for Racial Justice (organizing protests and campaigns for racial and disability justice)
National Health Law Program (legal representation and assistance for low income and minority communities)
Lake Street Council (direct cash to businesses affected by demonstrations in Minneapolis)
Pimento Relief Fund (providing black business with insurance relief after white supremacists set them on fire during the protests)
Dignity and Power Now (fights for dignity and respect for incarcerated peoples and their communities)
Southerners on New Ground (black queer support charity)
Audre Lorde Foundation (focused on social and economic equality for queer people of color)
Innocence Project (exonerating wrongfully convicted, often for racial reasons, people)
Most of these links take you directly to the donation page. Please look up these organizations to learn more.
We understand not everyone can donate right now. There are other ways to take action, such as:
Text FLOYD to 55156 to demand all four officers involved be charged and arrested.
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Hey guys, @feather-x-crown has offered an art piece as a donation reward (details are above)! Limited rewards have also been updated. It’s amazing to see people donating and spreading the word; keep it up!