February 2011
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“People like to think of technologies and media as neutral and that only their...”
– Douglas Rushkoff (via azspot)
Feb 1st
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Feb 1st
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What Are The Warning Signs For Suicide?
mentalhealthsupportinfo: Seek help as soon as possible by contacting a mental health professional or by calling the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK if you or someone you know exhibits any of the following signs:  Threatening to hurt or kill oneself or talking about wanting to hurt or kill oneself Looking for ways to kill oneself by seeking access to firearms, available...
Feb 1st
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January 2011
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“Justice is what love looks like in public. Tenderness is what love feels like in...”
– Dr. CORNEL WEST (via psydoctor8)
Jan 31st
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“Sensitivity in its highest form is intelligence. Without sensitivity to...”
– Jiddu Krishnamurti - The Collected Works Volume XV
Jan 31st
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Jan 31st
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Jan 31st
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Jan 30th
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“Simply being lesbian does not make one a feminist, anymore than being lesbian...”
– Feminism is for Everybody, bell hooks (via sarahgraham7)
Jan 30th
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“And even if we gave a fetus all the rights of a regular human it still would not...”
– Rabble (via inherhipstheresrevolutions)
Jan 30th
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Jan 30th
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“Already, sexism disguised in neuroscientific finery is changing the way children...”
– Cordelia Fine, Delusions of Gender (via artsexbooksandpolitics)
Jan 29th
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“To live in this world, you must be able to do three things: to love what is...”
– Mary Oliver (via creampuff) (via skysignal) (via electriflyingstars) (via elastica) (via sophiemunns) (via artpropelled) (via asktheangels)
Jan 29th
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“We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence...”
– Elie Wiesel (via thechocolatebrigade)
Jan 29th
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“‎True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar; it comes to see that...”
– Martin Luther King (via gravyholocaust)
Jan 29th
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“With this legislation, which was introduced last week by Rep. Chris Smith...”
– The House GOP’s Plan to Redefine Rape | Mother Jones All rape is fucking forcible, you assholes. I hate you all, Republicans. Seriously. Every last one of you. I don’t think I will ever feel safe in this country as a woman, and I am terrified for my daughter’s future. (via greaterthanlapsed) So,...
Jan 29th
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Jan 28th
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“You know, there’s a lot of talk in this country about the federal deficit. But I...”
– President Barack Obama (via mohandasgandhi)
Jan 28th
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What's Happening in Egypt Explained. (UPDATED)
promotingpeace: The basics: Egypt is a large, mostly Arab, mostly Muslim country. At around 80 million people, it has the largest population in the Middle East and the third-largest in Africa. Most of Egypt is in North Africa, although the part of the country that borders Israel, the Sinai peninsula, is in Asia. Its other neighbors are Sudan (to the South), Libya (to the West), and Saudi Arabia...
Jan 28th
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Jan 28th
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WatchWatch
thegang: Visibility Project Video: Kit Yan / Directed & shot by Mia Nakano The Visibility Project is a photographic portraiture series focused on the Queer Asian American identified community. All the participants have identified as female at one time and the project is inclusive to: trans, ftm, mtf, genderqueer, bisexuals, lesbian, gay, intersex, andro, two-spirit, or any other gender...
Jan 28th
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“We’re the aliens you don’t deport.”
– MARTIN SHORT, on being Canadian, to American host Bill Maher, on Real Time. (via inothernews)
Jan 28th
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“Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man’s original...”
– Oscar Wilde (via graceisred)
Jan 27th
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“‘Young folk, don’t ever become well-adjusted to injustice,’ he said. ‘I don’t...”
– Cornel West says poor are ignored (via caraobrien)
Jan 27th
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“Pointing out that men are privileged in no way denies that bad things happen to...”
– Barry Deutsch- The Male Privilege Checklist (via reelaroundthefountain)
Jan 27th
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“Borderline personality disorder is a form of madness made of mood disorders and...”
– Girl in Need of a Tourniquet: Memoir of a Borderline Personality by Merri Lisa Johnson (via nicole16b)
Jan 27th
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“I am a cage, in search of a bird.”
– Franz Kafka (via liquidnight)
Jan 27th
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“Rape culture is telling girls and women to be careful about what you wear, how...”
– This is a damn good read. (via nikkiwiley)
Jan 23rd
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readnfight: this ain’t livin’: What Does ‘Middle Class’ Even Mean? People who are culturally middle class but economically lower class lack power, which is something that gets erased in attacks on ‘the middle class’ as a set of ideals, as an ethic. Many ‘middle class’ ideals are things that I believe should be human rights (access to a college education, for example)....
Jan 23rd
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“There is no such thing as being non-political. Just by making a decision to stay...”
–  Joan Kirner at the Women into Power conference, Adelaide (1994)
Jan 23rd
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“Witch hunts did not eliminate the lower-class woman healer, but they branded her...”
– Witches Midwives and Nurses: A History of Women Healers Barbara Ehrenreich & Deirdre English (via iwillnotshavemyvagina)
Jan 22nd
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“I can remember speaking to a 12-year-old boy, a football player, and I asked...”
– Shakesville: “My liberation as a man is tied to your liberation as a woman.”  (via sarahgraham7)
Jan 22nd
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Facts from Filipina feminist history
fywomenshistory: A few fun facts about Filipina feminist history: Prior to Spanish colonization in the 1500s, women practiced pre-marital sex, divorce, abortion and actively participated in trade. The first Filipina “feminist” organization was established in 1901: Asocacion Feminista Filipina. Filipinas became the first women in Asia to obtain suffrage, in 1937. Because of the...
Jan 22nd
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Jan 16th
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Jan 16th
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“The law discriminates against rape victims in a manner which would not be...”
– anon.
Jan 15th
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“The law discriminates against rape victims in a manner which would not be...”
– anon.
Jan 15th
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“Naturally I will be a bit depressed and blue at times, and tired and...”
–  Sylvia Plath (via fluegeltuer)
Jan 15th
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“Naturally I will be a bit depressed and blue at times, and tired and...”
–  Sylvia Plath (via fluegeltuer)
Jan 15th
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10 Reasons Why Repealing Health Reform Would Harm...
corruptpolitics: While there are a wide array of opinions about health care reform and its impact, it is indisputable that our nation’s children, especially low-income children and those with special health care needs, are better off today because of the new law. Repealing health reform would be devastating for these the millions children and families who already are or soon will benefit from...
Jan 15th
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10 Reasons Why Repealing Health Reform Would Harm...
corruptpolitics: While there are a wide array of opinions about health care reform and its impact, it is indisputable that our nation’s children, especially low-income children and those with special health care needs, are better off today because of the new law. Repealing health reform would be devastating for these the millions children and families who already are or soon will benefit from...
Jan 15th
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“You were never greater than you are right now, nor will you ever be. Your worth...”
– Michael Tamura (via commondense)
Jan 14th
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“You were never greater than you are right now, nor will you ever be. Your worth...”
– Michael Tamura (via commondense)
Jan 14th
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“It is hard for immigrants to be visible when they can be deported. It is...”
– Leslie Espinoza and Angela P. Harris in Embracing the Tar-Baby: LatCrit Theory and the Sticky Mess of Race
Jan 14th
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“It is hard for immigrants to be visible when they can be deported. It is...”
– Leslie Espinoza and Angela P. Harris in Embracing the Tar-Baby: LatCrit Theory and the Sticky Mess of Race
Jan 14th
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“It is no accident that race is clear-cut and unknowable at the same time. Race...”
– Leslie Espinoza and Angela P. Harris in Embracing the Tar-Baby: LatCrit Theory and the Sticky Mess of Race
Jan 14th
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“It is no accident that race is clear-cut and unknowable at the same time. Race...”
– Leslie Espinoza and Angela P. Harris in Embracing the Tar-Baby: LatCrit Theory and the Sticky Mess of Race
Jan 14th
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“After I realized the extent to which men work from a base of unacknowledged...”
– White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh
Jan 14th
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“After I realized the extent to which men work from a base of unacknowledged...”
– White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh
Jan 14th
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“White people have power and believe that they think, feel and act like and for...”
– The Matter of Whiteness by Richard Dyer
Jan 13th
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