Honestly - just talking about anything that comes to mind and featuring anyone who I want to talk to.
i’m trying to be vulnerable but the only way i know how is through pop culture!!
today's episode we talk about white gays, anti-Blackness, and queer spaces for queers of color. listen to tavian's music! (or else we're not friends): https://open.spotify.com/artist/4UqpsTHGTL9pDFpD5Qtlyx?si=lXRvl1KDRJmSuorojz4fZw
seriously.............stop it. and stop treating laborers and food service workers and custodians like shit too. come on.
Been a minute — but I have to ask: is this what you really want to be doing? With your limited time here? This is what you want to do? Please listen to AlexaTea Time!!: https://open.spotify.com/episode/51sQkJILk3Vazt5qTz6Q5S?si=ztvb1-JvRFWwN3tg1JulkA
We’re all stuck inside — but let’s figure out what the day after the revolution looks like while we’re here.
How do we heal? What does that mean? What does healing mean for the activist? For the non-activist? For the collective? Ellen’s shit: https://twitter.com/tiff_fitzhenry/status/1181593139926245377?s=21
Have we lost sight of love? Is that why shit is the way it is? Has capitalism completely destroyed love?
A birthday rant. Organizations I fuck with that you should donate to: https://instagram.com/borderangelsofficial?igshid=1ux366mkbm4zd, https://instagram.com/borderkindness?igshid=1c3sbihi9hmen, https://instagram.com/foodempowermentproject?igshid=14d82sh0nqpy3 The man I was speaking about who tried to get into the concentration camp was named Willem Van Spronsen. May he rest in power. Resources: - https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/briannasacks/ice-detention-attack-killed-washington-antifa-manifesto (I know it’s Buzzfeed but it’s the only article I can find that isn’t slanted to make him out to be a villain.) - http://paydayreport.com/ice-raids-miss-plant-after-3-5-million-sexual-harassment-settlement/
We talk about education today. One of my favorite topics and one that is most near and dear to me. There’s a documentary I mention and it’s called “Waiting for ‘Superman’” and another called “The Lottery.” These documentaries are pro-charter school but I urge you to see how charter schools are manipulative rather than helpful. Watch with a critical eye. Also, these are some references: - https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2012/08/test-a28.html - https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/382846/ - https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/587614/ - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/texas-votes-against-mexican-american-studies-textbook_n_5a035380e4b0937b510f1450
We talk about witchcraft today! But it’s not what you think. We’re talking about spiritual appropriation in the millennium and how it actually harms indigenous communities. Resources: https://nativeappropriations.com/2018/09/sephoras-starter-witch-kit-and-spiritual-theft.html https://forageandsustain.com/why-we-need-to-stop-using-palo-santo/ https://www.peacefuldumpling.com/sage-cleanse https://shopaquariansoul.com/pages/why-we-dont-make-sage-wands
Let’s talk about Audre Lorde’s original definition and vision of self-care has been co-opted by corporate America. Oh, and let’s have a little pep-talk. Andre 3000 will help with that.
Let’s talk about the environment! The title of the episode is a reference to one of my faves: Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) by Marvin Gaye. The entire What’s Going On album is fantastic and Marvin has and is such a great voice. References: https://youtu.be/eHCaIvPN2rY https://youtu.be/9FFt7tkg9Zs https://youtu.be/eyAFNV4Afgw Allen Salway: IG: https://instagram.com/lilnativeboy?igshid=vi4mp3frext2
Let’s talk about the terror organization: ICE! Also: the ICE raids the administration said was happening this week are “postponed.” There are still ICE raids happening and there always will outside of this. Be aware and still do the activism and the work. Good resources: - www.borderkindness.org - On IG: borderangelsofficial
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