#Equality
Learn about the social model of disability and its significance in this insightful piece from @SociologyMag: #SociologyOfDisability #SocialModelOfDisability #Equality https://sociologymag.com/academic-sociology/subject-areas/sociology-of-disability/what-is-the-social-model-of-disability/
A truly wonderful masterpiece that needs no language
© Lubomir Arsov
Thank you for this movie
#society #gesellschaft #sociedad #société #مجتمع #war #krieg #konsum #Kapitalismus #capitalism #work #arbeit #pharma #schönheitswahn #neid #hate #hass
#Zusammenhalt #community #power #Kraft #aufstehen #erleuchtung #gleichheit #equality #mind #consciousness #bewusstsein #birth
Canadian Oilsands produce the dirtiest oil in the world.
When is enough enough?’
"Downstream from the Kearl oilsands spill, residents grapple with what comes next.
An Imperial Oil tailings pond leak — kept quiet for months — has renewed debate ..."
#oilandgas #oilsands #alberta #daniellesmith #imperialoil #cop28 #indigenous #canada #firstnations #climatecrisis #pollution #water #toxicwaste #climatechange #environment #equality #politics
The Struggle for Real Religious Freedom: A Talk with Andrew Seidel
Our guest is Andrew Seidel, vice president of strategic communications for Americans United. Andrew is a seasoned attorney and ardent defender of the First A
#1stAmendment #AllianceDefendingFreedom #ChristianNationalist #ChurchAndState #Democracy #equality #ReligiousFreedom #USHouseSpeakerMichaelJohnson
Bury the Monroe Doctrine Everywhere on December 2, 2023 - World BEYOND War
True Peace will develop through #Education #equality #Unity #Love
https://worldbeyondwar.org/md/
#AndrewTate and the rise of the #mega (or should we say #Maga) #misogynists.
They make #outrageous #statements, get #banned from #socialmedia. Despite progress in #gender #equality, a new breed of #misogynist is #thriving. Is it #controversy, or something more #insidious? #HarrietHall explores.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Hate #Bigotry #Misogyny #Homophobia #Transphobia
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a42913789/andrew-tate-online-misogyny/
All Bigotry Is Ignorance, But Not All Ignorance Is Bigotry
Helping toxic people relinquish their destructive beliefs
#socialjustice #equality #endracism
#bigotry
Please boost
🚨 "To ignore hate is to empower it."
—James Baldwin🚨
Here's a link to an well-written, positive, and informative weekly newsletter.
The OHF.
"We believe:
Amid the hate-filled speech made manifest in cruelty, psychological and emotional trauma, and even murder, we know people can change. People can change:
1. When they know change is possible.
2. When they want to change. 3. When they know how to change"
**PLZ BOOST*
#socialjustice #humanrights #equality
https://www.ohfweekly.org/
What is property?
Link to a video from sub.media , anarchstist view.
Farewell to Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who died at 93 from complications of dementia. Though I often disagreed with her positions, there’s no question she blazed a trail as the High Court’s first female justice. Considered a conservative at the time of her appointment in 1981, her positions seem quite moderate today given how far off the deep end “conservatism” has veered since then. Rest in power.
#scotus #justice #democracy #politics #equality #equaljusticeunderlaw
An explanation of the #difference between #leftism and #progressivism I wrote on #Twitter, and thought was worth #publishing elsewhere:
Left-wing politics is a movement that emphasizes equality as more important than hierarchy (at least theoretically). Progressivism is an ideology that supports social reform as a method of advancing the human condition (again, theoretically).#Politics #PoliSci #Hierarchy #Equality #Reform
Javier Zuccarino Inspired Industrial Loft Fierce Mood
Step into a rugged yet chic industrial loft inspired by the renowned character designer Javier Zuccarino The moody lighting sets the mood as you gaze at striking animé-inspired portraits adorning the walls
See More Seeds: https://aidyslexic.raupulus.dev/collections/show/741
#StableDiffusion #ai #ArtificialIntelligence #Javier-Zuccarino #industrial-loft #portrait #mood #character-design #equality #animated #designer #chic #rugged
“While #Blackwomen leaders are at the forefront of innovation, they ‘are operating in unprecedented times, with mounting barriers and challenges to their #leadership—driven by systemic inequities.’”
A concerning pattern is emerging of Black women leaving leadership roles. New report from Washington Area Women’s Foundation aims to address what Black women #leaders need to thrive: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/the-state-of-black-women-leadership-is-in-danger/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CLEADERSHIP%3A%20Black%20women%20leaders%20face,or%20traditional%20forms%20of%20leadership. #racialjustice #equality
TITLE: OT: "Polite" Codes in Racism?
I'm a 54-year-old White guy in the USA and I have to infer that there must have been -- at one time not too long ago -- racist codes for "let the White person go first". I was never taught them, but I have to infer this from a few decades now of observing the following:
When I am standing in a small family-run store checkout line, and elderly Black people are in front of me, if I have a cough or need to clear my throat, something very strange happens. All eyes swivel backwards to look at me, and the elderly Black people in front of me all but fall over themselves to waive me to the FRONT OF THE LINE. Sometimes if I lock eyes with the shop keeper at the register, HE waives me forwards. At this point, there is NO POLITE GETTING OUT OF IT. I can try saying "I'm so sorry, I have a cold", or "you are clearly in front of me, please proceed", and none of it will work. Instead, I am given excuses to help ME feel better about myself. "Oh, no, I'm in no hurry", or "I have not quite decided if I have everything yet", or "the shopkeeper and I were just talking, we will be awhile, so please checkout first".
To be clear, I'm not the one being hurt (they are), but I AM mortified and embarrassed.
I've had to develop special procedures to combat this. I always stand a little further back in line, NEVER make eye contact with anyone, look intently at merchandise while waiting to checkout, and UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES ever clear my throat no matter how much I may need to.
I was reminded of this today when I (with plenty of room) passed an older Black woman in an aisle and merely nodded hello. She said "excuse me" and stepped backwards to give me more space. Huh.
Younger Black people don't do this (happily). Older Black people sometimes seem startled, like they have not encountered a White person coughing behind them in a long time -- but then their automatic training kicks in...
When I think about racism, I usually think about the more egregious examples (lynchings, denial of voting rights) but I have to wonder -- **what was it like to just go on a mundane daily shopping trip in 1960?**
QUESTION: Older folks reading this. Did/does this cough/throat-clear signal actually exist??
Thanks,
Michael
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#racism #black #white #socialjustice #1950s #1960s #equality @EqualRightsAdvocates @blackmastodon #blackhistory
#Thailand's Cabinet recently approved a bill to amend the Civil & Commercial Code, redefining #marriage as between any two “individuals” and ensuring #EqualRights for #SameSex couples.
About the bill: The amendment, which was approved on Nov. 21, aims to recognize the right to form families for same-sex couples, with plans to extend #recognition in #pension fund laws as well.
https://ca.movies.yahoo.com/movies/thailand-step-closer-becoming-1st-172011517.html
#GoodNews #LGBTQ #AsianMastodon #TootSEA #Equality #Inclusion #TootSEA #LGBTQrights #Thai
Top 10 Powerful Audre Lorde Quotes to Ignite Your Activism
Explore the words of this influential #writer and #activist for a deeper understanding of #socialjustice and #equality.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Activism #Feminism #Entertainment #TheArts #Literature #Poetry #Representation #Culture #BlackMastodon
https://www.blinkist.com/magazine/posts/powerful-audre-lorde-quotes-ignite-activism
Is #JavierMilei a #threat to #LGBTQ+ #rights #gains in #Argentina.
Milei did not directly reference #LGBTQIA+ #rights during #campaigning but said that, if elected, he would close down the #ministry of #women, #gender and #diversity, which addresses #LGBTQIA+ #equality, and has talked of waging a “#cultural #battle” against #socialism and #feminism.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia
https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/life/is-javier-milei-a-threat-to-lgbtq-rights-gains-in-argentina/
You won't be able to stop it, but you can absolutely get prepared, and learn to step out of the bias-sphere. $2 for the #ebook. Portion of proceeds to go to local charity.
https://voxgeekus.com/essential-information-after-high-school-graduation/ ❤️🧠
#smart #learn #education #politics #society #money #nutrition #science #equality #culture #indieauthor
[Video] ‘We Want #Equality’: #Delhi #Celebrates #Pride March
More than 2,000 people took part in the 14th #Delhi #Queer #PrideParade on #Sunday, waving #RainbowFlags as they #celebrated #sexual #diversity in #India and also raised #concerns over the #country's #restrictive #laws.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #India #Pride #Representation #Culture
Listen, #WashingtonPost: Lyz writes, "Liberal women should not marry Republican men"
Include Menopause as a Protected Characteristic Under the Equality Act 2010
Despite its widespread impact, menopause is not currently recognized under the Equality Act 2010 as a protected characteristic, leaving many without legal protection against discrimination.
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Really damning report on the cost of inequality in UK.
"Britain in the 1970s was one of the most equal of rich countries. Today, it is the second most unequal, after the US."
"Inequalities of income, wealth and power cost the UK £106.2bn a year compared with the average developed country in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), according to the Equality Trust’s cost of inequality report."
https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2023/nov/27/uk-spends-more-financing-inequality-in-favour-of-rich-than-rest-of-europe-report-finds
#equality #finacialequity #UK #cost
Hannah MacLean: Finding light in the ‘worst darkness’
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/commentary/hannah-maclean-finding-light-in-the-worst-darkness/
By @skimber
#Halifax #NovaScotia #ElizabethFrySociety #Equality
#WomenInRevolt achieved so much. Why are decades of progress now being reversed?
An exhibition of #FeministActivism charts the struggle towards #equality, but hard-won #rights are increasingly being taken away around the world
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/nov/26/why-are-uppity-women-stil-weaponised-when-hold-on-rights-so-fragile-sonia-sodha
This is a really helpful article on making a male dominated professional space more equitable. Kudos to the Breck Epic! https://escapecollective.com/fresh-ideas-about-womens-racing-are-springing-from-the-dirt/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email #Equality #Equity #BikeTooter #cycling
Thailand's Cabinet approves a marriage equality bill to grant same-sex couples equal rights
[ # ] :: #lgbtq #queer #humanrights #marriage #news #thailand #equality
https://apnews.com/article/thailand-samesex-marriage-lgbtq-f14aa589cb91ce5f8d973f570ebbb065
Our #quoteoftheday comes from
#NathanielClifton
Have a close listen to the #movie #trailer
💛🕊🏀⏯ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JmyjKCKWYc
#wisewords for any girl & boy & everyone inbetween changing the world for the better.
There is ALWAYS that 1️⃣ person, that 1️⃣ idea, that changes everything. THAT 1️⃣ could be you #liftingothersup. Like #Sweetwater or #NichelleNichols or #LeonardNimoy or #DrMayaAngelou a.m.m.
WE AID supports you. Let´s talk.
#WEAIDfamily #humanitarian #nba #basketball #equality #liveunited
Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' law could be coming to workplaces next
#Florida #DontSayGayLaw #WorkplaceDiscrimination #LGBTQRights #AntiDiscrimination #Equality #WorkplaceEquality #Politics #News
Rage Against the Machine - Live at the Grand Olympic (2000) (Full Concert).
This is one of the best bands ever who speaks for human rights and the everlasting fight against #injustice and #inequality.
#music #rageagainstthemachine #humanrights #justice #equality #freedom #solidarity
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=dHTnVNB-hvo
"🌈 Embracing the beauty of diversity and love! 🌈 Spread love, not hate! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 #LGBTQ+ #LoveIsLove #Pride #RainbowPower #Equality #SpreadTheLove #BeYourself #CelebrateDiversity" #AI
@empiricism I believe "globalism" as a policy is merely colonialism, therefore we the peoples need to work for planetisation. That is working in partnership with all life on the planet. We, the 25% of the human population, can change the world.
We cannot stop the elite & their agenda, however, we can in #unity develop a new planetary agenda.
I honestly don't care for anything except #education #Equality, #justice, #Love 1/2
Union Berlin’s Marie-Louise Eta set to become first female assistant coach in Bundesliga
Are you an artist or creative interested in #Equality #Diversity & #Inclusion (EDI) in science? Why not apply to the new EDI Committee #EGU24 'Artists raising awareness of EDI in the Geosciences' placement by 15 December 2023, and get funding to come spend a week with us in Vienna in April, creating EDI #art!
Apply: https://egu.eu/4PGADV/
Image by: Did This Really Happen, 2023.
Thrilled to learn that my first book, Kissed by a Fox, recently earned out its advance. After more than 10 years, still fresh, still finding new readers! Maybe you'll be one of them? Winner of the 2013 WILLA Award in Creative Nonfiction. Personal stories woven with cultural analysis to help heal our relationship with Earth. And yes, a red fox did really kiss me.
#memoir #creativewriting #Earth #equality #sustainability #history
What I wish for each and every one of you. What I wish for myself as well.
#Happinesss #Freedom #Equality #Wednesday #SocialMedia #Mastodon #Megalodon #Tusky #Fediverse
A prime case of the clickbait title not being nearly as interesting as the actual theme, this video uses a single image as the base for a deep dive on past and present questions of gender discrimination, the artificial biases created by irrational (or malicious) reluctance to break up with the past and their impact over computer science and society in general. Absolutelly worth watching:
I assume time is ripe for a friendly reminder: Charlie Chaplin with his final speech of "The Great Dictator":
https://youtu.be/J7GY1Xg6X20?si=g3YHc6iRPW5puH0n
#humanism #freedom #equality #diversity #BrotherAndSisterhood #enlightenment
"There was a "#socioeconomic aspect" to the #CreditCard policy", and perhaps establishments engineer a requirement for electronic and credit payments with the specific intent of #discrimination.
Similar with cafés using #cashless-only payment to select their clientele.
#traveller #equality
https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1120/1417563-savoy-hotel-traveller-newlyweds/
I don’t know how much longer this concept of the “United States” can hold up. We’re very much divided on important issues. #TransRights #LGBTQ #BlackLivesMatter #Palestine #Gerrymandering #VotingRights #WomensRights #Equality #EqualRights
Eight #Florida #Cities Get #PerfectScores in #LGBTQ+ #Equality #Report.
Getting maximum scores of 100 in Florida are: #Tampa, #WiltonManors, #FortLauderdale, #Hollywood, #Miami, #OaklandPark, Orlando, and #StPetersburg.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Florida #GayRights #TransRights #Representation #Culture
You don't have to understand us, it doesn't have to make sense. You just have to believe us when we tell you about who we are." Athiette.
Accessibility: Text as above. Photo of the back of a persons head with should length hair, split dyed vibrant red and blue.
"Each reform was fiercely opposed, but arguments based on the gospel message of inclusion and equality before God triumphed over those based on a narrow interpretation of scripture. …
In a remarkable essay charting his own change of heart on same-sex relationships, Mr Croft [bishop of Oxford] has written that 'the foundational trajectory of scripture is of recognising … dignity, worth and equality'."
#ChurchofEngland #Anglican #SameSex #inclusion #equality #welcome #blessing
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The Guardian explains why it welcomes the decision of the Church of England — at long last — to bless same-sex unions:
"In previous years, the Church of England has changed its position on the remarriage of divorced people in church, the ordination of women and the appointment of female bishops."
#ChurchofEngland #Anglican #SameSex #inclusion #equality #welcome #blessing
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Supreme Court refuses to reinstate Florida’s anti-drag show law
#SupremeCourt #Florida #AntiDragShowLaw #Reinstatement #LGBTQ+Rights #Equality #Politics #News
💛 “The Simplicity of Equality”
Once you see the humanity in someone, you can never unsee it. —clayrivers@mastodon.world
PLUS: “Barbie, Star Wars, and Why Revolutions Happen” and “Cadavers of the Poor and Black Dissected without Consent” by @TheConversationUS, and a quote by Quincy Jones.
@BigAngBlack
@blackmastodon@a.gup.pe
@BlackMastodon@chirp.social
#Allyship #BlackMastodon #Diversity #Equality #Inclusion #Racism
💛 “The Simplicity of Equality”
Once you see the humanity in someone, you can never unsee it. —@clayrivers
PLUS: “Barbie, Star Wars, and Why Revolutions Happen” and “Cadavers of the Poor and Black Dissected without Consent” by @TheConversationUS , and a quote by Quincy Jones.
@BigAngBlack
@blackmastodon@a.gup.pe
@BlackMastodon@chirp.social
#Allyship #BlackMastodon #Diversity #Equality #Inclusion #Racism
ohfweekly.org/vol-5-no-38/
💛 “The Simplicity of Equality”
Once you see the humanity in someone, you can never unsee it. —clayrivers@mastodon.world
PLUS: “Barbie, Star Wars, and Why Revolutions Happen” and “Cadavers of the Poor and Black Dissected without Consent” by @TheConversationUS, and a quote by Quincy Jones.
@BigAngBlack
@blackmastodon@a.gup.pe
@BlackMastodon@chirp.social
#Allyship #BlackMastodon #Diversity #Equality #Inclusion #Racism
ohfweekly.org/vol-5-no-38/
💛 “The Simplicity of Equality”
Once you see the humanity in someone, you can never unsee it. —clayrivers@mastodon.world
PLUS: “Barbie, Star Wars, and Why Revolutions Happen” and “Cadavers of the Poor and Black Dissected without Consent” by @TheConversationUS, and a quote by Quincy Jones.
@BigAngBlack
@blackmastodon@a.gup.pe
@BlackMastodon@chirp.social
#Allyship #BlackMastodon #Diversity #Equality #Inclusion #Racism
💛 “The Simplicity of Equality”
Once you see the humanity in someone, you can never unsee it. —clayrivers@mastodon.world
PLUS: “Barbie, Star Wars, and Why Revolutions Happen” and “Cadavers of the Poor and Black Dissected without Consent” by @TheConversationUS, and a quote by Quincy Jones.
@BigAngBlack
@blackmastodon@a.gup.pe
@BlackMastodon@chirp.social
#Allyship #BlackMastodon #Diversity #Equality #Inclusion #Racism
💛 “The Simplicity of Equality”
Once you see the humanity in someone, you can never unsee it. —clayrivers@mastodon.world
PLUS: “Barbie, Star Wars, and Why Revolutions Happen” and “Cadavers of the Poor and Black Dissected without Consent” by @TheConversationUS, and a quote by Quincy Jones.
@BigAngBlack
@blackmastodon@a.gup.pe
@BlackMastodon@chirp.social
#Allyship #BlackMastodon #Diversity #Equality #Inclusion #Racism
💛 “The Simplicity of Equality”
Once you see the humanity in someone, you can never unsee it. –@clayrivers
PLUS: “Barbie, Star Wars, and Why Revolutions Happen,” “Cadavers of the Poor and Black Dissected without Consent,” and a quote by Quincy Jones.
@BigAngBlack
@blackmastodon@a.gup.pe
@BlackMastodon@chirp.social
#Allyship #BlackMastodon #Diversity #Equality #Inclusion #Racism
"Ohio decisively passed a constitutional amendment guaranteeing access to abortion, while those in ruby-red Kentucky reelected a Democratic governor who aggressively attacked his opponent for supporting the state’s near-total ban on the procedure." https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/11/07/abortion-ohio-kentucky-virginia-elecitons/
#law #lawfedi #fedilaw #abortion #elections #reproductiverights #equality #Ohio #Kentucky
The Israeli government has promoted itself as a bastion of Western liberal democracy in the supposedly ‘backwards’ Middle East. What might surprise some is how queer politics have become increasingly central to this project.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/pinkwashing-patriarchy-occupation-queer-politics-of-israel-palestine-04894a4db00f?sk=6774b21dcf6f2d41f1d80ccc26d58d65
The above recording by #SustainablePopulationAustralia (SPA) helicopters over topics and goes deep. It talks about the need to support greater #equality, a #circularEconomy, the need for #RightToRepair and to fight #stateCapture and the #MilitaryIndustrialComplex and #weaponsIndustry, especailly out of the #USA.
Rodney does suggest a govt can #printMoney as a way to solve problems, which is fundamentally flawed.
Embracing #bitcoin can *trigger* the change we need!
Today in Labor History November 4, 1839: The Newport Rising began. It was the last large-scale armed rebellion against authority in mainland Britain. It began when approximately 4,000 Chartists, led by John Frost, marched on the town of Newport. When several were arrested, other Chartists, including coal miners, many armed with homemade weapons, marched on the Westgate Hotel (where they were held) to liberate them. Up to 24 were killed when soldiers were ordered to open fire on them. The Chartists were fighting for the adoption of the People’s Charter, which called for universal suffrage, the secret ballot, and the right of regular working people to serve in the House of Commons. Three leaders of the uprising were sentenced to death, but popular protests got their sentences commuted to Transportation for Life, probably to Australia or Van Dieman’s Land (Tasmania). America’s first cop, Allan Pinkerton, supposedly participated in this rebellion. He was a known Chartist in those days, a physical force man who loved to battle cops and Tory thugs. Because of his history of street violence and vandalism, he had to flee Britain in the dark of the night, ultimately settling in Illinois, where he eventually set up the private detective agency that would go on to murder numerous union organizers, and set up hundreds more for long prison stints through the use of agents provocateur and perjured testimonies.
The riots were depicted in the following novels: “Sir Cosmo Digby,” by James Augustus St John (1843), “Rape of the Fair Country,” by Alexander Cordell (1959) and “Children of Rebecca,” by Vivien Annis Bailey (1995).
#WorkingClass #LaborHistory #Chartist #uprising #rebellion #Riot #equality #britain #wales #australia #tasmania #prison #books #novel #fiction #author #writer @bookstadon
#MikeJohnson symbolizes a new turn for the #religious #right.
During his first decades in #political #life, the newly elected #House #speaker was a vehement #opponent of #AbortionRights and greater #equality for #LGBTQ #people.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/31/politics/mike-johnson-donald-trump-religious-right/
As backlash & hatred increase in #Europe, the resilience of the movement for #LGBTI #equality hinges on solidarity.
As allies, we:
🌈listen to & amplify LGBTI voices
🌈show up
🌈defend #defenders
🌈counter harmful narratives
🌈promote #humanrights for all
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@AmandaMarcotte The question arising from their despotic actions is:
How many people does it take & what would they have to do to be held accountable for insurrection against the authority of the United States being the supreme power deciding what's good for people & country & what's not?
Insurrectionary local MAGA extremist clubs definitely don't supersede constitutional provisions & the authority of U.S. government responsible for enforcement of the Constitution's directives.
MAGA book-banning is no better than Nazi book-burning.
We better be prepared to prevent, what happened after the latter today!
#RuleOfLaw #DefendTheUnion #DefendTheConstitution #DefendDemocracy #DefendAmerica #Freedom #Equality #Community #UnitedInDiversity #StrongerTogether
@dangillmor @themarkup Elon is playing in his $44 billion sandbox, shoveling heaps of sand over his twitter-addicted masochistic victims' heads as much as he pleases.
Do we have to feel pity for them? Is X/twitter the crack or meth of (anti)social media followership-junkies need to get to the next day?
Musk's twitter is the parading banana-Republic of epochal microblogging flops.
#Mastodon #FreeSpeech #SelfDetermination #Freedom #Equality #Community #LeaveTwitter #LeaveX #Respect #RespectYourself
‘Live out loud,’ #Black #queer #activists in the #US seek #recognition and #representation in the #fight for #equality.
#Black #LGBTQ+ #political #representation has increased by 186% since 2019, but the #erasure of their #contributions persists.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #CivilRights Race #Representation #Culture #Blackmastodon
Kansas AG Asks 10th Circuit To End Required Use of Preferred Pronouns https://religionclause.blogspot.com/2023/10/kansas-ag-asks-10th-circuit-to-end.html
I am opposed to religious accommodations that harm others.
And it is quite harmful to deliberately misgender someone.
#law #lawfedi #lawprof #LGBTQ #equality #religion #ChristianNationalism #exemptions
🎉 Celebrate Eleanor Roosevelt's birthday by brushing up on your American history! Watch “Prospects of Mankind,” a series that began in 1959 featuring global leaders and experts speaking about the most pressing topics of the day.
View the collection: https://americanarchive.org/special_collections/prospectsofmankind
#publicmedia #publicbroadcasting #aapb #archives #mediaarchives #publictv #wgbh #gbh #interview #equality #feminism #eleanorroosevelt #prospectsofmankind #jfk #kennedy #roosevelt #history #americanhistory
#Gaza’s shock attack has terrified #Israelis. It should also unveil the context:
“I remember that everything that I am feeling now, which every #Israeli must be sharing, has been the life experience of millions of #Palestinians for far too long. The only solution, as it has always been, is to bring an end of #apartheid, occupation, and siege, and promote a future based on #justice and #equality for all of us. It is not in spite of the horror that we have to change course — it is exactly because of it.” https://www.972mag.com/gaza-attack-context-israelis/
#BBCNews - Bristol #women campaign for #gender #equality workplaces
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-66913527
@marcelias 👏👏👏👏👏 Congratulations!
"Equality of rights is the first of rights."
— Charles Sumner, the real Republican today's "Republicans" will never be —
#DefendDemocracy #DefendTheUnion #DefendTheConstitution #StandWithHumanity #Freedom #Equality #Community #UnitedInDiversity #StrongerTogether #RuleOfLaw #ProsecuteALLRebels #Insurrection
Why Unions Are Good for America
#Labor #unions are also a powerful force for #equality, elevating underpaid workers who otherwise are often treated as doormats.
The central reality is that as unions declined over the past half-century, workers were stiffed. They were paid poorly, they lost health care and retirement benefits, and they lost control over their schedules. They were robbed of dignity and sometimes of wages as well. Deaths of despair from drugs, alcohol..
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/30/opinion/uaw-strike-unions.html
@ryanhoulihan It is tough and a lot like rolling a boulder up a mountain — stop and you’ll be crushed. Sadly, that’s the plight of being a minority in #America
As you remind the wider society is that all you want is to be treated as who you are — who we all are — human.
The struggle for #equality is a universal struggle.
Just remember you don’t owe anyone anything. You don’t have to justify your existence to them — or anyone.
The UAW filed a formal complaint w/ the NLRB against Presidential candidate Tim Scott, after he violated federal law & intimidated his own campaign workers last week by threatening to fire those who strike.
#UAW #united #auto #workers #NLRB #national #labor #relations #board #TimScott #fascist #conservative #GQP #GOP #UnionBuster #strike #pay #equality #weekend #fair #compensation #workmans #comp #sick #day #paid #leave #maternity #health #insurance #retirement #wages https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/09/22/tim-scott-faces-complaint-against-uaw-for-saying-you-strike-youre-fired/70928794007/
Intro: Started out as a guinea pig on the bird site. It has worked for me, so I am sticking with it. I mostly post my experiments/creations, things I find funny, philosophical questions, cocktail recipes and random brain farts that have to get out. I love helping people learn so if you have a question, ask. If I know it or know where to find out, I'll help. I believe in letting my neighbor be, unless they are trying to kill me or my other neighbors. #art #cocktails #LeatherCraft #equality
in So You Want To Talk About Race, Ijeoma Oulo proposes:
“#AffirmativeAction is a crucial tool if we want to mitigate some of the effects of systemic #racism and #misogyny in our society. It should not be rolled back; in fact, I argue that it should be expanded to other groups that suffer from systemic oppression as well. Why? Because it works. No, it doesn’t work wonders, but affirmative action can do some good for those who need it, and it can do some good for a society that wants to value #equality and #diversity.”
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You Know You’ve Lost the Plot When Even Ted Nugent Thinks You’re a Racist
Biiiig yikes.
#TedNugent #Racism #Redemption #Respect #SocialJustice #Acceptance #Equality
UPDATE: Philadelphia police officer Mark Dial WAS out on $500,000 bail. Dial shot Eddie Irizarry through the window of his car on August 14 and lied to the public saying, Irizarry was out of his car and lunging at him with a knife. The district attorney wanted bail revoked saying, it is a direct violation of the Pennsylvania Constitution. Bail is not granted in Pennsylvania for murder cases.
BREAKING NOW: This afternoon, a judge revoked bail and former officer Mark Dial is now behind bars for the murder. It's about time that the two-tiered justice system made such a ruling. It's time for more of this. Keep fighting.
#SocialJustice #PoliceViolence #StopKillingUs #MentalHealth #InvisibleDisabilityRights #POC #equality
Vivaldi – Setting an Example for Other Instances on Mastodon regarding Ableism:
I don't often have good things to say about many companies, however, in this case I have no choice but to commend the makers of #VivaldiBrowser in regard to their @Vivaldi instance, here on Mastodon.
Many users with disabilities, including myself, have often taken exception to most instance rules and the wording of the "Mastodon Server Covenant". I have had a piece on the back burner about this issue for quite some time, while examples of this problem continued to occur. Many disabled users have said they feel excluded by these rules, and therefore, left vulnerable to ableism. I personally have had certain instance administrators ignore blatant examples of ableism, seemingly on the technicality that, it does not violate their rules; or that of the Mastodon Server Covenant. To be clear, the instances I have accounts on (kolektiva.social and neurodifferent.me) do list ableism as an offense, and neurodifferent.me seems particularly protective of CERTAIN users in this way.
Servers on mastodon are required under the covenant to have:
"Active moderation against racism, sexism, homophobia and transphobia.
Users must have the confidence that they are joining a safe space, free from white supremacy, anti-semitism and transphobia of other platforms."
There is absolutely no mention of ableism or any categorization that it would fall under. So, what about Vivaldi social?
I downloaded the Vivaldi browser last week and have not completely familiarized myself with it but, if you like the bells and whistles that go along with customizable browsers, you should like Vivaldi. It's equipped with many fantastic features for research and writing, as well. They have also recently taken steps to protect the privacy of it's browser users from prying Google eyes. After discovering that they had an instance here on Mastodon, I reached out to Vivaldi who graciously responded to me on several occasions. Their Mastodon instance even offers its users a blog space for writing. This was an exciting prospect for me.
When I looked up instance rules for Vivaldi social, I found the rules to be very similar to many instances and Mastodon's server covenant with a couple of additions including: xenophobia and casteism. Though xenophobia would seem to encompass ableism, I asked about the absence of the term on their server rules. Today, I received a response that speaks volumes about the character of those involved with Vivaldi and their Mastodon instance.
The correspondence said in part: "While for us it's common sense that any form of discrimination is not acceptable, it probably is best to spell it out more clearly. So, we've tweaked the wording of the server rules now." So what do Vivaldi's "tweaked" rules say?
"No discrimination of any form (incl. racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, casteism, ableism, etc.)".
I was pleasantly flabbergasted by this. Words like "fantabulous" and "bravissimo" are not a strong enough complement to this statement of equality and inclusion of the disability community by Vivaldi. Thank you so much for this consideration. Hopefully, other servers will follow the example you have set by adding one simple word to your server rules. You are truly a friend and ally to people with invisible disabilities throughout the world. There is no doubt in my mind about another statement on Vivaldi's server registration page: "EVERYONE IS WELCOME". Thank you again Vivaldi.
#VivaldiBrowser #DisabilityAlly #EndAbleism #privacy #disability #equality #inclusion
Good morning I’m posting a phone shot today. Cromarty from the North Sutor, replete with rigs and haar.
I’m desperately trying to find my tribe on here so if you’re into #poetry all things #scottish #writing #gardening #naturalhistory #justice #equality #baking or #art do give me a shout!
#scotland #scottishhighlands #easterross #cromarty #cromartyfirth #rigs #haar #fearnpeninsula #scotlandphotography #scotlandphotographer #scotlandinsta #photooftheday #nofilter