April 2012
18 posts
Watchmmmajestic:
coldcaveat:
White people, explain yourselves.
omg
March 2012
48 posts
Out walking in the swamp picking cowslip, marsh marigold, this sweet first green of spring. Now sauteed in a pan melting to a deeper green than ever they were alive, this green, this life, harbinger of things to come. Now we sit at the table munching on this message from the dawn which says we and the world are alive again today, and this is the world’s birthday. - from The First Green...
When I'm trying to follow along at yoga
whatshouldwecallme:
“In his Letter from a Birmingham Jail, Dr. King says “I am cognizant of the...”
– from Communities of Care, Organizations for Liberation: http://nayamaya.wordpress.com/2011/06/19/communities-of-care-organizations-for-liberation/
Vernal Equinox by Amy Lowell
The scent of hyacinths, like a pale mist, lies between me and my book; And the South Wind, washing through the room, Makes the candles quiver. My nerves sting at a spatter of rain on the shutter, And I am uneasy with the thrusting of green shoots Outside, in the night. Why are you not here to overpower me with your tense and urgent love?
Beyond Debt: An Economy of Gratitude →
elitc:
Debt: The First 5000 Years covers a vast sweep of history, anthropology, and political economy, arguing not so much for a single thesis as for a braid of complementary ideas. Among them are:
That money originated as “social currencies” used to rearrange relationships among human beings (marriage, funerals, blood money, and other social functions), and was not used to buy and sell...
“Guilt is not a response to anger; it is a response to one’s own actions or lack...”
– Audre Lorde
I need this quote today! Everyday I see trans women posting about the oppression and violence that they experience and/or witness other trans women experiencing. And literally everyday their justified anger and outrage in the face of violence is subjected to guilt-ridden responses.
...
Transcending Anatomy: A Wish List for... →
transcending-anatomy:
I wish for no one to be labeled as a “(wo)man”, or even as “(fe)male-bodied”, because of their anatomy. I wish for the chance to describe my own body and to name my own parts.
I wish for discussion about how to come to terms with my body, how to ease the pain of dysphoria (mine or someone…
In The Thick Of It: Fashion Queers →
inthethickofit:
I want to pause for a minute and talk about queerness and clothing.
I want to talk about how often when folks talk about gender neutral clothing they’re talking about clothing that is traditionally seen as male clothing.
I want to talk about how despite best efforts, masculinity and trans…
Trayvon Martin's Family Calls For Arrest Of Man... →
jalwhite:
konjum-mainakkale:
rubyvroom:
That’s right. He hasn’t been arrested.
Trayvon Martin, an unarmed African-American teenager, wasshot and killedin a gated community in Florida late last month by a white neighborhood watch captain, according to police. But the watch captain, George Zimmerman — a 26-year-old college student who has admitted to police that he shot the young man — still...
“When I asked the police why there’s been no arrest, they told me they respected...”
– Shooting mystery: Miami-Dade teen killed by a crime watch captain - Miami-Dade - MiamiHerald.com
Horrifying. Not surprising, but still horrifying.
(via robot-heart-politics)
White privilege. WHITE PRIVILEGE. This is what it looks like. This is what it creates.
(via neetainari)
NOTES ON ARGUING WITH DUDES & PERFORMATIVE ANGER
pussy-strut:
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“And don’t give me that, “Oh we reached out to communities of color but they...”
– From “…On Taking Up Space” by witchymorgan on the Bklyn Boihood blog
I also love the paragraph after this one but it’s a short article and I’ve included links. This could be a good resource to send people if they don’t get why POC often don’t feel comfortable in many queer/trans* spaces.
(via...
“I would say to a young activist, ‘Do visionary organizing.’” Boggs told Hyphen....”
– http://colorlines.com/archives/2012/03/grace_lee_boggs_advice_to_young_activists_you_must_be_visionaries.html
“White queers, including white trans people, are at the LOWEST risk for pretty...”
– DTWPS (via zorascreation)
Truth! Fuck the ‘it gets better’ campaign!
(via kenzmirage)
Filing this under “things that may hurt for me to say but needs to be said.” it hit me when I was at a transgender day of remembrance event and hearing all the names of women in countries of color being read....
“There is no coming to consciousness without pain. People will do anything, no...”
– Carl Jung (via psychedelic-freak)
“The slaves are taught that petitions or elections, or lobbying for this or that...”
– Larken Rose (via liberationfrequency)
What even is to be civilized.
(via scarlet—-skyline)
…shit.
(via foxtalbotnegatives)
Yeeeeeeeeep. Pretty much.
(via dumbthingswhitepplsay)
Damn. And bloop, bloop, bloop.
(via witchsistah)
bklyn boihood: What Does it Mean to be an Ally to... →
bklynboihood:
We use the term “ally” for someone who is truly supportive of the survivor. Often people in the survivor’s life are trying to be helpful, but are doing so in ways that don’t feel helpful or supportive to the survivor. Examples: encouraging the survivor to “leave it in the past,” trying to “cheer…
“Because I spend so much time now in a very professional, gender normative work...”
– Dean Spade (Queerture: Q & A With Dean Spade)
“The femme identity is always treated with suspicion and disdain precisely...”
– Amber Hollibaugh, My Dangerous Desires: A Queer Girl Dreaming Her Way Home. Found and well-substantiated on We Are All Subversives. (via wonderwomanproject)
Love and solidarity for femmes who don't apologize...
feral-femme:
tangledupinlace:
I see you with your 5 o’clock shadows, your outfits held together with safety pins and strategically placed belts, your leather and your florals and the snarl on your faces and I can’t keep my heart from bursting.
Femininity FOREVER
<3 femininity forever <3 <3 femme of center forever <3 <3 living life in the shameless pursuit of self defined...
