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igottatho · 1 month
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The media giants won’t tell us this, but there are protests happening all over the US. With the coordinated BDS (Boycott, Divest, Sanction) movement, large corporations like Sbux and Wackdonalds are feeling the hurt - collective action Works.
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I found this via Instagram yesterday, Feb 14.
A screen grab of an Instagram post, titled: ‘Golden Gate Bridge Briefly Blocked by Activists Calling for Cease Fire in Gaza’
Post credited to kqednews and reads: ‘Activists calling for a ceasefire in Gaza blocked traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge this morning around 7:30 a.m. Traffic was closed for about 20 minutes and reopened by 8 a.m.
Israel is preparing for a military offensive in Rafah, a city and location of a border crossing at the southern end of Gaza where Palestinians are seeking refuge but unable to leave, prompting warnings by President Joe Biden to not proceed without a plan to protect civilians.
In the Bay Area, protestors had previously blocked the Bay Bridge in November to draw attention to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.’
The image shown is taken from the Golden Gate Bridge, where 4 activists are wearing masks and holding a large banner-sign that says “STOP ARMING ISRAEL”, behind them you can see traffic lined up.
Original post here.
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queeryouthautonomy · 1 year
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We're starting a protest!
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Visit queeryouthassemble.org to learn how to join us, and send us an ask or email us at [email protected] with any questions!
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📸 credits, used with permission: 
All art by the incredible @jesseyoungpaulson 
Slide 6: @cpagsa during their walkout, March 2022
Slide 7: @lgbtatorr during their walkout, as QYA Head of Teams @alia.cusolito gives a speech, March 2022
Slide 8: @briggs_padilla from their walkout, March 2022
Slide 9 and 10: @alia.cusolito from Let Trans Athletes Play, August 2022
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A digital art piece showing a diverse group of queer youth is overlayed with text reading, “March for Queer & Trans Youth Autonomy, March 31 2023, All 50 States, Uniting as One.” 
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The background is a rainbow gradient with  a digital art piece showing three queer youth. The text reads, “It’s time we create one of the largest queer youth marches in history! Uniting every queer and trans young person under the common goals of safety, autonomy, joy.” 
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A rainbow gradient with a small digital art piece in the corner of three queer youth. The text reads, “The queer & trans community has been upended by a series of devastating laws, detrimental legislation, and queerphobic attacks designed to make the lives of queer & trans youth as unbearable as possible. Each and every queer & trans youth serving org has  responded in their own ways, prompting walkouts, protests, legislative challenges, organizational statements, and other rebuttals in an attempt to swing the momentum. Now it’s time to unite our communities powerful work and collectively advocate for youth as one!”
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A rainbow gradient overlayed with text reading, “This march will center the voices of queer and trans youth.” This is followed by a bulleted list saying the following, “Marches will be held at capitol buildings & in major cities in all 50 states. Queer & trans youth will share their stories, experiences, and demands to the masses.  Everyone from adults to allies to politicians will march in solidarity. State & national orgs will organize these marches, while students will organize walkouts at their schools.”
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A rainbow gradient overlayed with text reading, “Queer and trans youth will receive the spotlight to advocate for their safety, their joy, and their autonomy. The tidal wave that these marches will create, combined with the  political & media spotlight on queer & trans youth, will drown the conservative narratives that have dominated the fight until now. In their place, queer & trans youth voices, stories, interviews, testimony, films, books, will all rise to show the lives and share the stories of queer & trans youth. We will be front and center.” 
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An image of students from @cpagsa during QYA’s National Queer Youth Walkout is overlayed with text and a list of checkboxes reading, “Youth! If you are an activist, are in your school’s GSA and/or have been impacted anti queer & trans youth speech, legislation, or laws then we invite you to join our queer & trans youth led march planning committees! Visit queeryouthassemble.org for more information.” 
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An image of students at Old Rochester Regional’s walkout, with QYA Head of Teams Alia Cusolito giving a speech, overlayed by text which reads, “ Queer & trans youth listening sessions. January 7th, 2023, 4pm EST, January 11th, 2023, 8pm EST, January 15th, 2023, 4pm EST, and January 21st, 2023, 10pm EST. We invite queer & trans youth across the country to join us at our march listening sessions, where we will be brainstorming a list of demands for the march. Once completed, the list will be circulated across the country, and signed by politicians & organizations to pledge their commitment to queer & trans youth. Register by clicking the link in our bio or visiting queeryouthassemble.org. 
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An image of students during the walkout in March, overlayed with text and checkboxes reading, “Adults! If you have an LGBTQ+ kid, support queer & trans youth autonomy, and/or want a safe and loving future for your children then we invite you to donate to Queer Youth Assemble! Visit queeryouthassemble.org to donate.”
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An image of queer youth attending Queer Youth Assemble’s Let Trans Athletes Play event in August overlayed with text and checkboxes reading, “Orgs! If you support queer and trans youth autonomy, have BIPOC, trans, or disabled leadership, and/or have experience planning marches or major events, then we invite you to plan a March at your state’s capitol/major city! Visit queeryouthassemble.org to sign your org up. 
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An image of queer youth attending Queer Youth Assemble’s Let Trans Athletes Play event in August overlayed with text and checkboxes reading, “What can I do? Visit queeryouthassemble.org, share this post on your socials, and/or donate to support the march.”
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hard--headed--woman · 10 months
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woman : *is a very smart and brave activist that fights for human rights, always helps people and tries to make the word a better place, widely criticizes discriminations, fights against them, makes wonderful speeches and books*
people : yeahhhh she does good stuff but idk she just doesn't seem nice, she didn't talk about literally all the issues that exist on this planet and it's very problematic...also she doesn't smile enough and her hair is ugly 🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️ i just don't like her that's my right
man : "i think hitting a woman is kinda bad"
people : OMGGGGGG WHAT A WONDERFUL PERSON!!!!!! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 HE'S SUCH A SWEETHEART AND A GIFT TO THIS WORLD AND ESPECIALLY WOMEN 😍😍😍😍😍 I LOVE HIM SOOOOOO MUCH WHY ISN’T EVERYONE LIKE HIM???? 😍😍😍😍😍😍 BEST HUMAN BEING OF THIS WORLD 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 AN EXAMPLE OF KINDNESS AND PURE SOUL 😍😍😍😍 BEST ACTIVIST OF THE CENTURY 😍😍😍😍
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queerism1969 · 1 year
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pilloclock · 3 months
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PALESTINE CONGO AND SUDAN 🇵🇸🇨🇩🇸🇩
Some amazing people to follow to learn about these atrocities , this is not an exhausted list there are so many more but I’ll post these for now. Obviously for Palestine the most important people to follow are the journalists in Gaza but we all know that.
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By Gregory E. Williams
Before departing for Cuba, our delegation began learning about Cuba’s revolutionary new Families Code. But it was incredible to be among these activists — to hear about their work, life experiences, and analysis of the ongoing revolutionary process in Cuba. These activists vividly conveyed how far Cuba has come, rising from a legacy of colonialism and patriarchal values, even while impeded by Washington’s criminal blockade.
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commiepinkofag · 10 months
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Drag Me To The Capitol march and rally against anti-trans bills
Monarch, right center, leads chants in front of the Statehouse doors as protestors participate in the Drag Me To The Capitol march and rally against anti-trans bills in Montgomery, Alabama, on Tuesday May 16, 2023. The march went from the State Supreme Court building to the State Capitol building, then to the Alabama State House. [📷 Mickey Welsh / Montgomery Advertiser]
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lostinmac · 11 months
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How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2022)
Dir. Daniel Goldhaber
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oblivious-chaos · 1 year
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@politicsofcanada @onpoli @nlpolitics @pnwpol
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unapologeticallygay · 4 months
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Martha Shelly is a Jewish activist lesbian and feminist.
She was involved in many forms of activism including the Vietnam anti war protests and was an ally to the Black Panthers. She joined the Daughters of Bilitis, a lesbian civil rights group, in 1967, and later went on to become president of the New York chapter. While working as a secretary in the office of fundraising for Barnard College, she joined the Student Homophile League.
After witnessing the Stonewall riots and seeing the public reaction Martha was inspired to organize a protest. With the DOB and the Mattachine Society they organized the first gay protest march in America, shortly after that, they formed the Gay Liberation Front. She became the face of the movement, going on tv programs and speaking at public events.
As a young adult her therapist put her through a conversation therapy of sorts, she insisted she try to be bisexual as to not “give up on half the world in her dating pool”. She tried for a while, getting with other gay men put in this program and went on to date bisexual activist Stephen Donaldson. But after her working with the GLF and getting more involved with her community she accepted herself as a lesbian.
At the time lesbians were considered a threat to the feminist movement. The president of The National Organization for Women Betty Friedan called lesbians in the movement a “lavender menace” and the organization distanced themselves from lesbian causes and even omitted the sponsorship of the DOB. Women from DOB and the GLF, including Martha, joined together to create the group ‘Lavender Menace’ in response. Together, dawning shirts and signs they protested at a NOW event for lesbian causes to be included.
My job was to jump up on the stage and grab the mic. I explained that we were here because lesbians had been excluded, and we wanted to talk about our issues. Then I put it to the audience. "Let's take a vote how many want to continue with the panel discussion? How many want to hear what we have to say?" The women voted overwhelmingly to hear from us. Then other Menaces marched down the aisle and stepped up onto the stage, while a few remained in the audience. A freewheeling discussion ensued. At their next annual conference NOW revised their platform to include lesbian rights.
The group was soon after renamed the Radicalesbians.
Despite members of the group partaking in it, Martha did not consider herself a lesbian separatist. She liked the idea of lesbian only spaces but thought that splitting the gay movement into smaller groups would weaken the movement as a whole.
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Sources:
We Set the Night on Fire: Igniting the Gay Revolution by Martha Shelley (2023)
Martha Shelley - Wikipedia
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danepopfrippery · 1 year
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This amazing woman died shortly after the Academy FINALLY apologized to her for the hell they put her through.
Sacheen Littlefeather was an amazing actress, model, activist…most of her life was fighting for what was right. Im glad people are finally noticing her in a proper light and she knew it…but sad it took way too damn long.
John Wayne wanted to punch her on stage, taking the stand for Brando led to her being blacklisted. And she just kept on truckin
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queeryouthautonomy · 1 year
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Ways to get involved with the movement:
Attend your local March for Queer and Trans Youth Autonomy on 3/31 (find your nearest march here)
Donate—visit our website or find us on Venmo/Paypal/Cashapp (@queeryouthassemble); we are fundraising for poster and first aid supplies, to pay speakers/interpreters, and transportation costs :)
If you can directly donate services or materials, please reach out to [email protected]!
Be a marshal in DC—apply here!
Organize a walkout at your school
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afrotumble · 1 month
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Kenya’s Independence hero Pio Gama Pinto and Muslim minister and human rights activist, Malcom X.
Coincidence or Conspiracy?
When Malcolm X visited Kenya in 1959, he found he had a lot in common with Pinto. They planned a common strategy to deal with the daily humiliation and indignities suffered by both Africans and African-Americans.
Malcolm X was assassinated on February 21, 1965, three days before Pinto. Their murders are linked in that both were considered dangerous to vested interests.
Colourized photo courtesy of African Archives.
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queerism1969 · 1 year
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womeninfictionandirl · 8 months
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Wangari Maathai by Katherine Krizek
“Every person who has ever achieved anything has been knocked down many times. But all of them picked themselves up and kept going, and that is what I have always tried to do.”
The holistic approach to sustainable development that Wangari Maathai, founder of the Green Belt Movement, embodies embraces human rights and women’s right in particular. Her tree planting campaign empowered more than 300,000 women to plant more than 51 million trees, generating income for the rural women participants and promoting environmental consciousness in her native Kenya.
An accomplished scholar and a tireless political and environmental activist she was the first African woman to receive a Nobel prize.
Born 1940, Kenya
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ridenwithbiden · 19 days
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