#Equality
Hoping someday for a society in which I can live without reminders that the only reason I am ‘safe’ is because man allows me to be
Why Fair #Housing is Key to Systemic #Equality | #ACLU
https://www.aclu.org/news/racial-justice/why-fair-housing-is-key-to-systemic-equality?initms_aff=nat&initms_chan=eml&utm_medium=eml&initms=230527_newsletter_newslettersubs_sail&utm_source=sail&utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_content=230527_civilliberties_newslettersubs&gs=2S0HNICAbmtrqPM4MuEhLoyoTst%2BFzjD3IuvTxPYPzFnRbzKo49L7TghwVVaTr4l&ms_aff=nat&ms_chan=eml&ms=230527_newsletter_newslettersubs_sail
The cult of being confident and why it doesn’t help women https://aeon.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=89c6e02ebaf75bbc918731474&id=b2ec54873a&e=f3d2122a80 #feminism #equality
Relaxing in the knowledge that there is no, God, no Hell, no eternal damnation or torment. Enjoy the day! #atheist #Humanist #Free #Nullifidian #reason #Logic #Science #equality #criticalthinking
Hot take:
If we want more #movies to centre women and POC, what we need is more new and imaginative stories, with great direction, scripting and cinematography.
What we don't need is repurposing of tired 70s/80s white male action franchises or #Disney remakes.
There will never be a substitute for imagination and good writing. Shoehorning these issues into badly-made films just cheapens them and makes them an easy target.
@aurynn #HonestQuestion
Was #mastodon created for a particular political party, religion, region, sex, race, culture etc?
#Diversity #Equality #Equity #Inclusion #Discrimination #Bigotry #Intolerance #Hate #Bias
@jeff @andrew Some bigot reported you on the trending feed on mastodon and I checked the newsmax they were reporting to see if they had any hate or harmful content but found non, I just want to say THANKYOU for making #mastodon inclusive for all
#Diversity #Equality #Equity #Inclusion #Discrimination #Bigotry #Intolerance #Hate #Bias
Quantifying Generational And Geographical Inequality Of Climate Change
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https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-35690-8 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #climatechange #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #global #heating #warming #globalwarming #metrics #demographic #costs #economic #noneconomic #humancost #publichealth #climateniche #climate #model #modeling #MAT #SSP #ssp2 #ssp2023 #poverty #povertyrates #impacts #riskassessment #communityimpact #respect #people #future #pollution #emmisions #co2 #humanhealth #humancost #humanfactors #equality #humanclimateniche #geography #geographicinequality #generationinequality #generational #generations #experience #change #climate #weather #water #publichealth #watersecurity #communityimpact #global #globalhealth
"Ukuhlangana kobuntu" is a #Zulu phrase that can be translated to #English as "the #comingtogether of #humanity" or "the #intersection of #humanity."
It signifies the idea of recognizing and embracing the shared humanity and interconnectedness of individuals, acknowledging the need for #solidarity and #unity in the pursuit of #equality and #justice.
#UkuhlanganaKobuntu — #Intersecting #struggles and #solidarity in the #fight for #equality in #africa
Whatever endangers or jeopardises #ubuntu or the #humanity or #humanness of just one person (through #marginalisation, #stigmatisation, #labelling, #profiling, or #violence) goes against the very idea of #UkuhlanganaKobuntu, which confers humanness on every human being.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Africa #Hate #Bigotry #Homophobia #Transphobia
This is the genital cutting #stigma cycle, and it applies to all sexes.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41443-022-00619-8
Uberoi, M., Abdulcadir, J., Ohl, D. A., Santiago, J. E., Rana, G. K., & Anderson, F. W. (2022). Potentially under-recognized late-stage physical and psychosexual complications of non-therapeutic neonatal penile circumcision: a qualitative and quantitative analysis of self-reports from an online community forum.
#FGM #Gender #Equality #Feminism #Circumcision #Autonomy #BodilyAutonomy #Shame #Abuse
Swatch says Malaysia seized 164 of its #rainbow watches worth $14k because of "#LGBT elements"
Tell me again we no longer need #pride? I really feel like the world's going backwards, and it makes me sad.
https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/southeast-asia/swatch-rainbow-watches-lgbt-malaysia-b2344821.html
Actor Tom Hanks sends off Harvard’s Class of 2023
Check it out! 👇
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2023/05/actor-tom-hanks-sends-off-harvards-class-of-2023/?utm_medium=Feed&utm_source=Syndication
#Truth #TomHanks #AmericanWay #LarryBacow #Equality #Commencement #ClaudineGay #ClassOf #AlvinPowell #Campusncommunity
@Popehat Seeking to have Amanda Gorman's brilliant poem banned from school libraries or any other library perfectly describes petty-minded racist antisocial anti-Americanism.
America deserves better than that.
#Poetry #Humanity #Equality #Community #Freedom #AmandaGorman #AmericaMoves #UnitedInDiversity #StrongerTogether
I'm thrilled to see OpenAI taking the initiative to invest in the development of a democratic process to set rules for AI! #Democracy #AI #Progress #Innovation #Future. This is a fantastic opportunity to innovate and implement more ethical and inclusive systems - let's make sure that everyone has a voice in the conversation! #Inclusion #Equity #Fairness #Equality #Voice. http://www.techmeme.com/230525/p28#a230525p28
It´s #AfricaDay #rightnow! #songoftheday
As WE AID just welcomed our first #african initiative #happyAfricaDay!
BE UNITED in #PEACE, #DIGNITY, #EQUALITY & RESPECTING #HUMANRIGHTS.
Ndlovu Youth Choir – Hey #Africa
🌍🎵🆒🔂⏯https://youtube.com/watch?v=BLyRilEJnXk
#yesWEAID #relief #MamaAfrica #chor #choir #nextgeneration #disasteraid #emergencyaid #disasterrelief #startup #founder #empowerment #twlz #rmx #soundtrack #ngo #charity #uplifting #goodnews #news
Call for experts for short-term assignment on discrimination in algorithmic hiring from an intersectional perspective. Each expert will receive a gross financial compensation of a maximum of €20,000. For the FINDHR project https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/funding/call-experts-short-term-assignment-discrimination-algorithmic-hiring-intersectional If you know possibly interested people, please forward this to them. Thank you!
#cpdp2023 #ai #tech #discrimination #bias #equality
@MariaHill The problem of today's misled & incited "Republican" zealots:
Unlike even their own ancestors the can no longer understand the wisdom of
*live & let live*.
Corrupt interests & manipulation like corrupt Foxes made their new (totally un-American, inhumane & useless) creed be
“live & let die”.
#DefendAmerica #DefendDemocracy #DefendTheConstitution #HumanityMatters #Humanity #Equality #Tolerance #Democracy #YourVoiceMatters #YouMatter #RaiseYourVoice
#Equality #watchdog #head #Baroness #KishwerFalkner #investigated over #complaints by #staff
There had been an "increase in #bullying, #harassment and #discrimination" within the #EHRC. #Impartiality and #Independence from the #Tory #government is "#underthreat". The EHRC #chair and #board have been "#assisting the #government in #undermining #trans #rights by proposing #amendments to the #equalityact
These hate-based threats and violence are an affront to all of us, and it’s spreading in #Canada too, as the fascist Cons klan spew their filth. The time is now to stand up for what’s right, or we might as well roll over and let the Nazis take over. #NeverVoteConservative #equality #HumanRights #lgbt
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/24/target-to-remove-lgbtq-merchandise-following-threats-to-workers
@Sunspot @TonyStark "Republicans" of our times love *reeducation* in their very own corrupt understanding, diametrically opposed to the norms & values of real Republicans of the 19th century:
Today's fake "GOP" wants people to serve their "representatives" (slavery), not vice versa, as it's meant to be.
“The rule of a minority, as a permanent arrangement, is wholly inadmissible, so that, rejecting the majority principle, anarchy, or despotism in some form, is all that is left.”
— Abraham Lincoln —
As much as the Confederate rebellion was an assault by a minority on the decision of the majority (Lincoln's election victory), so is today's "GOP's" assault on the decisions (eg Biden's 2020 win), convictions & constitutionally guaranteed freedoms & rights of the majority (eg abortion rights, LGBTQ+ rights, human rights...), fundamentally questioning the entire principle of democracy.
#RuleOfLaw #DefendDemocracy #DefensiveDemocracy #DefendAmerica #DefendTheConstitution #Democracy #Freedom #Humanity #Equality #HumanRights #WomensRights #AbortionRights #CivilRights #YourVoiceMatters #YouMatter #RaiseYourVoice #BanTheGOP
Please tell me these two are not going to be working running together for the US Presidency!
#freedom_speech #equality
Weren’t there certainly places — better, easier places — to be queer without squirreling yourself away in some dark hollow?
https://medium.com/prismnpen/celebrating-lgbtq-resiliency-in-appalachia-f59a6d563aa9
#LGBTQ #Appalachia #Theatre #Resiliency #Equality
Our book EMPIRES & REVOLUTIONS: Cunninghame Graham & His Contemporaries contains essays exploring ideas of revolution, emancipation, equality, & liberty in the works of RBCG & other Scottish writers of the period—in print & online via Project MUSE
#Scottish #literature #imperialism #19thcentury #20thcentury #revolution #emancipation #equality #liberty
17/18
https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/occasional_papers/empires-and-revolutions/
"We are all stars in this galaxy. All of us. No one's greater than the other." - Scatman Crothers
#quote #quoteoftheday #quotestoliveby #Stars #galaxy #Equality #beinghuman
Quantifying The Human Cost Of Global Warming
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https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-023-01132-6 <-- shared paper
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/22/global-heating-human-climate-niche <-- shared media article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #climatechange #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #global #heating #warming #globalwarming #metrics #demographic #costs #economic #noneconomic #humancost #publichealth #climateniche #climate #model #modeling #MAT #SSP #ssp2 #ssp2023 #poverty #povertyrates #impacts #riskassessment #humanclimateniche
#communityimpact #respect #people #future #pollution #emmisions #co2 #humanhealth #humancost #humanfactors #equality
"The history of parenting advice is steeped in racism, classism, and a kind of toxic individualism that seeks to blame everything on Mom rather than finding systemic solutions for the problems that plague families" https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/23700540/parenting-advice-endless-recycling-dr-spock-gentle-parenting?utm_medium=email&utm_sourcepocket < Cracking read on #parenting advice that chimes with my reading ahead of having my son. No expectations of me, tonnes for my wife
#Equality #discrimination
I'm proud to see the progress we've made in the LGBTQ+ community since 1969. It's inspiring to see the Tunnel of Love arch honoring the Stonewall Uprising and the colors of the trans flag. #Progress #LGBTQ+ #StonewallUprising #TransFlag #TunnelofLove #Equality https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/v7bvzm/trans-prom-washington-dc
Do not obey in advance #rightwing #tyranny
🖕Marco Rubio #GOP
“The #LADodgers tried to have it both ways. But in today’s America, there simply isn’t a lot of bandwidth left for #corporations that shake hands with #homophobia in May, then try to hoist rainbow flags in June” #pride
“Why on Earth would #BudLight or #Disney or the #LADodgers or any corporate entity believe it can be seen as ‘fighting for #equality’ without actually fighting?” https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-05-22/the-dodgers-faltered-by-disinviting-the-sisters-of-perpetual-indulgence-but-came-to-their-senses
Rural Dictionary tolerates aggressive and LGBTQ+-excluding behaviour.
This is not just.
#lgbtqrights #equality #freeinternet #FreeLove
#ruraldictionary #FOSS
https://codeberg.org/zortazert/rural-dictionary/issues/14#issuecomment-920417
#BudLight #maker loses #perfect #LGBTQ+ #rating over #Horrible #response to #DylanMulvaney #row
#HRC reportedly wrote to #AnheuserBusch, suspending its #equality #score and warning that it has 90 days to respond, according to #USAToday.
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/22/bud-light-lgbtq-rating-dylan-mulvaney-backlash/
I left the #NorthCarolina #BarAssociation over #brokenpromise to the #LGBTQ #community
2 years ago, they made a #commitment to the #queer #community promising to stand for “full #equality” for #LGBTQ people and pledged to #oppose #discrimination on the basis of #sexualorientation, #genderidentity and #genderexpression
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #NorthCarolina #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/article275590336.html#storylink=cpy
https://open.spotify.com/episode/07FHq9007LbBBdrY6fvxnT?si=DsFND-2fR7O0SEuKA-f3gA
We need to end #patriarchalcapitalism to achieve #equality
@mcraenich
Hunter-gatherers are and were mostly unaware of efficiency. If they weren't efficient they'd not starve but enjoy solidarity.
Here is an illustration:
"In each of these societies, the dominant cultural ethos was one that emphasized individual autonomy, non-directive childrearing methods, #nonviolence, sharing, #cooperation, and consensual decision-making. Their core value, which underlay all of the rest, was that of the #equality of individuals."
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/freedom-learn/201105/how-hunter-gatherers-maintained-their-egalitarian-ways #anthropology
#Cryptocurrencies #audit #bankingindustry #discrimination #equality JPMorgan Faces Accusations of Discrimination and Illegal Account Closures, Prompting Market Anxiety: * They suspect the bank of discrimination
* And found plenty of examples of illegal customer account closures
* This story could be a driver of new anxiety in the markets
Late news about banking giant JPMorgan has sparked a new debate about capital use in the banking industry.
RT @CSOGroupEESC: 🗞️ The latest #EESCInfo newsletter is out!
Read about:
📌 Our debate on #SDG1 #EndPoverty with #MarinaCalderone, Carlos Susias @EAPNes & @chrstphe_robert @Abbe_Pierre
📌 Opinions on #Equality #SMEFinance #FitFor55 by @SifHolst @KestutisKupsys @zskukedi
👉https://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/news-media/eesc-info/052023 https://t.co/4IrIFBUteb
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EESC_PRESS/status/1655561686315614208
@Ann1944 The Greedy Oligarchs' Party, giving $trillion tax breaks to their richest clients & taking food & money from poor & medium income Americans, doesn't belong into Congress.
#DefendAmerica #StandWithHumanity #StandWithFreedom #DefendDemocracy #Democracy #Freedom #Equality #Community #BanTheGOP #DefraudingAmerica #LootingAmerica
Most parents want their kids to successfully grow into that positive momentum. That means it’s more important than ever to make sure kids are exposed to different ways to look and love (and laugh!).
https://medium.com/prismnpen/why-taking-your-child-to-a-pride-parade-will-make-them-more-open-minded-c10d77c15990
#LGBTQ #PrideParade #Parenting #Equality
sometimes it hits me like a bullet train how much better quality of life is here in #scotland compared to what it is in england. reading this article about hygiene poverty made me realise how monumental the law introduced by the scottish government for free period products really is. staggering.
#hygienePoverty #equality #poverty #hygiene #qualityOfLife
https://metro.co.uk/2023/05/21/hygiene-poverty-wet-wipe-showers-and-washing-up-liquid-for-shampoo-18811015/
This documentary, mostly filmed secretly, about women attempting to take back control in any way they can in Afghanistan sounds remarkable & admirable https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-65624203
Huge respect for those making it, while horrified that we live in a world where they would have to...
#film #documentary #WomensRights #equality #documentary #Afghanistan
The Paris Olympics will hopefully be a more welcoming place for gay, bisexual and queer athletes. Of course, the article uses 'LGBTQ', but we know that is not correct. Still, given that competitive sport is never especially inclusive, this is a good step.
#GoodNews #Olympics #LGBTQ #Equality #Identity #Acceptance #Inclusivity
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ap-paris-ioc-olympians-french-b2340761.html
So I do #Futures thinking and have just been seconded into a long-term research project looking at the risks and opportunities for #AI in governance.
This is NOT one of those reports which will just sit on the shelf. It was commissioned by a board of very consequential people.
I don't know a lot about AI (I know how to structure research and analysis), but keen to learn. IF anyone has anything that they think I really should read on this matter, I'd love to hear about it.
I've recently followed people like @timnitGebru and @emilymbender if that gives you an idea of my scope on this project. Thanks.
#tech #technology #government #trust #fair #equality #research
We pay tribute to the lesbian, bisexual women
Whose heart health is worse than their straight counterparts when
The burden of society’s expectations
Weighs heavily on their shoulders with no exemptions
It’s a call to our society to act more kind
And ensure all women are treated equal in mind
There are several problems with gay bars: one, that you have to stay up too late, and, two, that they’re designed to be exhilarating. This typically means the music is loud and your attention is directed to the glitterati: “Who’s that hunk coming in the door now?” As a patron, your attention is always wandering. And then there’s the alcohol issue. For some, that’s a third problem.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/lgbtq-safe-spaces-in-the-city-and-in-the-country-8e7ba02f79
#LGBTQ #SafeSpaces #GayBars #CityAndCountry #Equality
A Conservative Christian University Fired 2 Employees for Including Their Pronouns in Emails https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/19/nyregion/houghton-university-employees-pronouns.html?action=click&algo=bandit-all-surfaces-variants-shadow-lda-unique-diversify-time-cutoff-30&alpha=0.05&block=trending_recirc&fellback=false&imp_id=14856832&impression_id=dc8d1748-f63f-11ed-ab61-edb2486064bf&index=0&pgtype=Article&pool=published-assets-db-4-ls®ion=footer&req_id=555361071&shadow_vec_sim=0.04337822444075827&surface=eos-most-popular-story&variant=1_pers_engBandit
Those worried about free speech on campuses would do well to take a good look at Christian schools
#Law #FediLaw #LawFedi #FediProf #academia #freespeech #FirstAmendment #LGBTQ #equality #trans #discrimination
Another good reason to go #vegan
#Justice #Compassion #equality #crueltyfreeworld #mother
why not, the least you can do is try, it's only taste.
#crueltyfreeworld #endspeciesism #AnimalRights #VeganForTheAnimals #vegan
Another good reason to go #vegan
#Justice #Compassion #equality #crueltyfreeworld
why not, the least you can do is try, it's only taste.
#crueltyfreeworld #endspeciesism #AnimalRights #VeganForTheAnimals #vegan
When I was younger, I used to view the term “straight” with discomfort. I didn’t care for the suggestion that it meant I, as a gay person, was somehow “crooked.”
https://medium.com/prismnpen/when-straight-people-call-the-shots-queer-people-become-a-monolith-a19a33105a22?sk=dc4b7d47a6d477a1455447794f98fa6e
#LGBTQ #Feminism #Equality #Culture #Sexuality
First was an illuminating talk by Lisa Cameron on #gender #equality in Indonesia at the Australian National University. Cameron gives a clear picture of Indonesia's gender equality in a global context, with the discussion getting into policy changes that can improve on plateauing improvement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1SNo_oEgd0 (2/9)
EQUALITY IS A HUMAN RIGHT.
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia, May 17
#equality #lgbtq #lgbtqia #TransRights #TransRightsAreHumanRights #HumanRights
Today we celebrate International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, and stand in solidarity with all LGBTQ+ people around the world. 🏳️🌈🌍🤝 #IDAHOTB2023 #LGBTQRights #Equality
“Fascism in Florida? - DeSantis defunds equality in education and attacks inclusion… Again.
Florida's Burgermeister, Despicable Desantis signs legislation to #defund diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs at state colleges and universities. A link to Florida “Senate bill-266” is below with others regarding “Raging Ron’s” recent campaigns against personal choice. DeSantis has been very busy undermining individual freedom in many ways.
The signing of SB-266, which prohibits public universities from using state funds for (DEI) diversity, equity and inclusion programs, seems likely to effect all marginalized groups in the Sunshine State, including the #DisabilityCommunity. Will the Americans with Disabilities Act be under attack next? Will this lead to a rash of violations of the ADA?
The LGBTQIA+ community was not excluded from Florida’s acts of exclusion. Aside from SB-266, Desantis’ signing of Senate Bill 1580, allows “healthcare providers and insurers to deny a patient care on the basis of religious, moral, or ethical beliefs”. Considering the absence of morals or ethics with many, this is outright dangerous.
The bill also “bars Medical Boards from disciplining doctors for spreading misinformation”. SB-1580 also opens the door for discrimination in hiring.
Will the “religious, ethical or moral beliefs” of some providers be used to exclude individuals practicing Judaism or Islam from receiving medical treatment, as well. “Sorry, the doctor will not see you now because you are not Christian, CIS/HET, white, abled, neurotypical or a fascist“. Is this a preview of what to expect if he is elected in 2024?
Just like an annoying infomercial, “wait there’s more". A 5th grade Hernando county teacher is under state investigation for showing the Disney movie Strange World to her class because it has a gay character. The storyline of a boy who had a crush on another boy was called “inappropriate”. Will Florida ask Disney to stop making such movies or ask them to leave the state, citing “indoctrnation" to the “woke agenda"?
Florida's economy relys heavily on tourism. There is no state income tax because of tourist spending and sales tax. Perhaps defunding Florida by vacationing elsewhere is one good way to respond. FYI, #California oranges are equally equal delicious and do not have that aftertaste of blatant bigotry. Perhaps, the state may want to consider replacing the “orange” on their license plate with another food item… a loaf of white bread.
Don't forget the ALT text.
Desantis defunds DEI: https://www.npr.org/2023/05/15/1176210007/florida-ron-desantis-dei-ban-diversity
What is SB266: https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/whats-sb-266-desantis-signs-college-culture-war-bill-into-law/3034800/
SB 266, the bill: https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/266
SB 1580, “A License to Discriminate in Healthcare": https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/breaking-gov-desantis-signs-extreme-license-to-discriminate-healthcare-bill
Truthout .org on SB 1580: https://truthout.org/articles/floridas-latest-anti-lgbtq-law-legalizes-medical-discrimination/
Advocate .com on SB 1580: https://www.advocate.com/politics/ron-desantis-discriminate-law-lgbtq
SB 1580, the bill: https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1580
“Florida teacher investigated by DeSantis admin for showing Disney Film" (USA Today):
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2023/05/14/florida-teacher-investigated-by-desantis-admin-for-showing-disney-film/70216872007/
Disney vs DeSantis history: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2023-04-26/everything-to-know-about-the-disney-desantis-fight
Disney – DeSantis fued timeline: https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/graphics/2023/05/16/graphics-timeline-illustrates-bitter-details-of-disney-desantis-dispute/11750086002/
Disney vs DeSantis goes to class: https://www.benzinga.com/general/entertainment/23/05/32425717/disney-vs-desantis-now-goes-directly-to-classroom-with-teacher-under-investigation
#CivilRights #InvisibleDisabilityRights #EndAbleism #EndRacism #LGBTQIARights #BLM #WomensRights #EndBigotry #StopAsianHate #disability #DisabilitySolidarity #MarginalizedCommunitiesUnite #UnityConquers #equality #inclusion #diversity #TearDownTheWall #desantis #florida #fascism #StopHate #Love4All #LoveOneAnother #Hypochristians
Protect those that cannot protect themselves. If you are an ALLY be the. most. vocal. you. have. ever. been. in. your. life. Not to/at the rainbow community, but towards your friends, family members, colleagues, and local/state/federal members of parliament, especially those not on board with equality. And wear a metric butt-tonne of queer shit today 🤣. (17th May)
*IDAHOBIT = International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. It is a day to highlight the ongoing atrocities inflicted on the rainbow minorities, especially people of colour, and to facilitate discussion on how to change it. March if you can, but know there are multiple ways to petition for local and global change.
To all my rainbow friends and family out there - you are seen, loved, and supported.
My response letter to the UoE's new working group is now up on the UCU blog:
https://www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/blog/define-academic-freedom
tl;dr, read Herbert (2023) instead:
Herbert, John M. "Academic free speech or right-wing grievance?." Digital Discovery 2.2 (2023): 260-297. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2023/dd/d2dd00111j
#academia #academicfreedom #freespeech #equality #diversity #inclusion #EDI #transrights #decolonizing
"Opinion: Why historians like me are taking on Ron DeSantis", by Kellie Carter Jackson, #CNN
"Scholars and educators are terrified that the GOP will severely undermine the academic freedom to write, speak and research without the risk of losing one’s livelihood. Other states are following Florida in a terrifying game of “Simon Says” that reflects a desire to roll back or restrict civil liberties."
https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/15/opinions/florida-teach-in-slavery-history-carter-jackson/index.html
This article is about more than #DeSantis, it provides historical information about efforts to repress abolition and anti-discrimination speech and publications in this country.
#history #politics #democrats #equality #freespeach #antidiscrimination
Might be of interest to some Zirk.us members and beyond: Prof. Mariana J Lopez is tonight delivering her inaugural lecture 'The sound of social justice: on sound design and acoustics, and their role in diversity and equality'.
The lecture can be watched online through the event page, and tickets can also be booked here https://york.ac.uk/arts-creative-technologies/about/events/marianalopez-inaugurallecture/
#lecture #diversity #equality #sound #acoustics #socialjustice
Ableism and disablism – how to spot them and how we can all do better.
Disability has been called the world’s largest minority and is a group anyone can join at any time in their life.
However, two of society’s biggest “-isms” – ableism and disablism – still go largely unnoticed and unaddressed.
#Disability #Ableism #Disablism #Inequality #Equality #Research #TIL
Hi. #Introduction post on this instance. Went by same handle on mastodon.social. Am now currently active here and at @AlwaysInFlannel@disabled.social
Some of my interests:
#books
#equality (for all, no exceptions)
#music (I will try almost anything)
#cats (my fur baby is Evie)
#art
#movies (#horror is a fav. genre)
#Knitting
#science and #astronomy
#medical stuff and #PatientRights (not by choice, but decades of necessity)
The politics of anger and the consequences for citizens and the #ecosystems that people are part of. https://ricochet.media/en/3956/with-alberta-on-fire-jason-kenneys-rage-driven-politics-still-haunts-us
#abpoli #abLeg #wildfires #abelxn #healthcare #education #poverty #equality
In more drag news, during a one night telethon, Drag isn't Dangerous raised half a million dollars to help combat anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in the US.
#GoodNews #Drag #Law #Legal #Funding #Fundraising #LGBTQ #Equality
https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/life/drag-isnt-dangerous-telethon-raises-500000-to-fight-anti-lgbtq-laws/
For anyone who hasn't seen it, the latest Rainbow Europe Map and Index for 2023 is out.
Link: https://www.ilga-europe.org/report/rainbow-europe-2023/
#ILGAEurope #RainbowEurope #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #queer #equality #HumanRights
The #education system has remained stagnant for over 100 yrs. It was created in the age of extreme -isms (sexism, racism, classism, ethnicism, ableism, religionism & homophobism).
It's failing to keep up with the ever faster changing world & it's failing to adequately educate our children. It isn't enough to merely learn, it's essential to unlearn incorrect & harmful untruths & relearn.
#BlackTwitter #BlackMastodon #History #Equality #LGBTQ #AsianMastodon #fedisabled #BlackFediverse
@SallyStrange Done! Reported. Hope it goes forever. #transrightsarehumanrights #prochoice #autonomy #equality
UCD School of Social Policy, Social Work & Social Justice @UCDSocialPWJ looking for Teaching Fellow in Social Justice (maternity leave cover). Teaching incl egalitarian theory & social justice movements. Closing date May 16th 2023. More details https://universityvacancies.com/university-college-dublin/teaching-fellow-social-justice-specified-purpose #JobKlaxon #socialjusice #equality #mastodaoine #academicjobs
Our 'Know Your Rights' workshop will be Saturday 20th May - 2pm to 4pm, hosted online through Zoom.
Do you know your rights as a trans person in the UK?
If you require a BSL interpreter or have any other access needs, there’s space to tell us about them on the sign-up form.
Sign up: https://form.typeform.com/to/tKT3ujPB?typeform-source=chipmunk-wisteria-x4h6.squarespace.com
It took us centuries to learn so many things that are taken for granted as facts today.
Change takes time. Fundamental change takes even longer.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/life-is-not-linear-there-is-no-simple-a-to-b-answer-to-gender-45857fe7a061?sk=933e779519345e68083d889071e200c1
#LGBTQ #Transgender #Change #Society #Equality #CivilRights
As Uganda advances a law to imprison LGBTQ people for decades and even execute certain transgender and gay people, Ugandan leaders thank highly organized conservative Christians in the U.S. for encouragement, funding and legal expertise.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/anti-lgbtq-hatred-in-uganda-and-florida-trans-joy-in-ireland-d0fea12195e4
#LGBTQ #Politics #Religion #Equality
Cost of King Charles’s coronation¹: £250m
Amount cut from social care budget²: £250m
Staunchly remaining a royalist fool in the 21st century: priceless.
#uk #monarchy #notMyKing #democracy #equality #humanRights
¹ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/king-charles-iiis-coronation-expected-cost-taxpayers-around-250m-1715507
It's time there was a global day of protest on the scale of the one against the Iraq war, against greed, authoritarian rule and the wilful destruction of our ability to inhabit the planet.
#GlobalProtest #Politics #Climate #Greedflation #NoMoreBillionaires #Peace #Equality #CostOfLiving #BringBackDemocracy
#equality : agreement in quantity or degree as compared
- French: égalité
- German: die Gleichstellung/die Gleicheit
- Italian: parità
- Portuguese: igualdade
- Spanish: igualdad
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Fill in missing translations @ https://wordofthehour.org/r/translations
Will Artificial Intelligence Become the New McKinsey?
As it’s currently imagined, AI technology promises to concentrate wealth and disempower workers. Is an alternative possible?
https://www.newyorker.com/science/annals-of-artificial-intelligence/will-ai-become-the-new-mckinsey
#AI #wealth #capitalism #poverty #equality #philosophy #utopia
@fkamiah17 Absolutely not, never surprised by the poor behaviour of cops. #transrightsarehumanrights #prochoice #equality #autonomy
Last weekend I took Brandon & Frankie, my two colleagues in the framing & printing department at Nevada Fine Arts in Reno, to the Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage at the Manzanar War Relocation Center in California, one of ten (actually more, it's complicated) concentration camps for Americans of Japanese descent during WWII. Frankie, the department supervisor, is an American of Japanese / Hawaiian descent. Brandon & I are both Americans of European descent.
93% of trans people have experienced transphobic abuse online. This abuse results in anxiety, depression and fear. Galop Online Hate Crime Report, 2020.
It might seem like creating positive change for trans people is an enormous task or that you need to be an expert or hold some sort of political power to be able to bring change about. Our website is full of actions you can take to help change trans people lives: https://www.transactual.org.uk/change-actions
@feditips @calckey I wish that they put half the care into #accessibility as they put into their #WebDesign
#Care #equality and a #WelcomingEnvironment are what users want. If you depend on #LargeText and a #ScreenReader then #calckey’s #website offers #none of that. What a #FirstImpression 🙄
As far as I can tell, we are #NotWelcome 🫤
Thanks though
'Your real job is that if you are free, you need to free somebody else...
This is not just a grab-bag candy game.'
— Toni Morrison
#job #jobs #writer #motivation #blackmastodon #BlackFedi #Monday #freedom #education #equality
we share the same earth
let us all stand together
Just human kind.......ness
ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/colorful-rainbow-art-by-sharon-cummings-sharon-cummings.html
*This piece is a mixed media collage consisting of painted fabric and my graphic design.
#art #mastoart #poetry #writing #haiku #writer #writingcommunity #equality #equity #lgbtq #AYearForArt #ArtMatters #lgbtqia #humanrights #fediart #unitedstates #race #gender #humanartist #kindness #earth #climate #rainbow #colorful
I'd like to amend this slogan.
"When you're accustomed to privilege, EQUITY feels like oppression."
@ethics
@justice
@socialjustice
@politics
@socialconstructionofreality
#Privilege
#Equity
#Equality
#Oppression
#Racism
#Sexism
#Classism
http://religionclause.blogspot.com/2023/04/governors-in-minnesota-and-washington.html
Minnesota and Washington both enact laws protecting reproductive health care and gender affirming care.
At least these states are moving in the right direction!
#law #lawfedi #abortion #healthcare
#lawprof #fedilaw #lgbtq #equality #trans
Reality?
1. Science = "We're facing climate collapse!".
2. Capitalism = society generally responds by more green washing than problem solving. For example, "buy this product to help save the planet!".
3. #ClimateChange causes capitalist society to collapse.
Alternative
1. Science - "We're facing climate collapse!"
2. Society transitions away from capitalism (privately owned) & towards not-for-profit cooperatives.
3. #Equality increases the probability of a #sustainable outcome
Rep. Justin Jones: We care more about democracy than decorum.
#ZooeyZephyr #JustinJones #TheTennesseeThree #Democracy #FightFascism
Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost: It’s not about decorum. If it were about decorum, they would talk more about January 6th… It’s about keeping people who look like us out of power.
Today is the start of Lesbian Visibility Week. TransActual would like to share our support and love to trans lesbians and cis lesbian allies!
In the current media climate it can feel like trans people and lesbians are being divided, but recent research by Just Like Us has found that lesbians are the most likely of the whole LGBTQ+ community to be supportive of trans people!
Read more on this research here: https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/originals/lesbians-are-not-anti-trans/
Women Who Code equal pay survey is live https://wwcode.typeform.com/EqualPay2023 #equality
37 min with Susan Scrupski is time well spent 😊
On change communities, stories, and men & women working together
https://weneedsocial.com/episode6-the-gender-balance-advantage-storyteller-change-advocate-susan-scrupski
#podcast #equality
Why are cycling participation rates so much lower for young women than men in Australia? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-20/westcycle-launches-campaign-to-encourage-more-wa-women-cycling/102242618
• In Australia, 85 per cent of traffic engineers are male
• Protected infrastructure limits interactions with passing motor vehicle traffic, reducing harrassment and making it possible to ride with kids
• Women take different types of trips to men, including more multi-stop trips (eg. stopping at shops or childcare on the way to work)
Stumbled across this on the Ardour forum. Well written and reference laden!
#FOSS #inclusion #justice #equality #freedom #ardour #FreeSoftware
"May you never know the fear of having your human rights challenged every time there is an election, and may you never know the pain of watching loved ones vote against your right to exist fully, equally, and authentically."
#fear #HumanRights #elections #pain #love #vote #rights #equal
#gay #lesbian #transgender #trans #LGBT #race #POC #BIPOC #women #disabled #handicap
#racism #racist #sexism #discrimination #hate #EqualRights #equality #love
#family
@TexasObserver Now imagine the indigenous people of what's now called America had had the power to prohibit Europe-born immigrants from owning property on native people's lands.
#IndigenousPeople #Openness #Freedom #Equality #Community #UnitedInDiversity #BanTheGOP #DrainRacism
#OnThisDay in 1971, SCOTUS decided in Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, a landmark case that helped shape the policy of desegregation in American public schools. This was a crucial step towards equality and justice for all #Desegregation #Equality
BBC News - New Zealand cabinet reaches #gender #equality for the first time
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65247904
