crackerhell:

knittedlampshade:

tomithejellyfish:

intrenetdad:

takeawaygirl:

cory-doctorow:

jacketlizard:

welp

fre espeech

jesus christ

this is awful christ :/

oh my fucking god

this is so fucking awful and disgusting 

no guise this cant be real cuz internet racism doesnt affect rl life

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9:12 pm  •  24 April 2013  •  1,101 notes

shycustis:

Do you remember SOPA? The bill that would give government the right to spy on internet activity without warrant, and let them censor “unwanted” sites by blocking people’s access to them?

Meet its twin. But this time it’s all the more frightening; the House has passed it despite Obama’s threats to veto. And by an alarmingly large margin, at that. CISPA threatens the US constitution’s guarantees of due privacy and free speech, permitting any government agency to access and transfer of vast amounts of data- from internet records to even the content of personal e-mails, and all without obtaining a warrant.

What’s even more disgusting than this bill actually making through the House is some of the arguments used to help it’s passage, and comments made by one of the bill’s biggest supporters admitting the bill helps big business while insulting opposers (whose is also speculated to have personal reasons for wanting CISPA made into law).

This threatens every element of your online presence. From personal emails to general activity, any government agency will have the ability to go fishing without consequence.

Please, PLEASE, sign the following petitions. You don’t even have to be a US citizen to sign most of them or act against CISPA, and please keep in mind that if this shit flies in America, who knows what country might use its example to do it, too.

Petition: Avaaz: Save the Internet from the US
(you don’t have to be a US citizen to sign this)

Petition: Sites Not Spies
(you don’t have to be a US citizen to sign this)

Petition: CISPA is Back: Write Congress

Petition: Tell Mike Rogers more that 14-year-olds oppose CISPA
(you don’t have to be a US citizen to sign this)

Twitter: Tweet @RepMikeRogers with your age
Twitter: Tweet @BarackObama and tell him to veto CISPA
Twitter: Tweet reps like @RepDelBene, @GovHankJohnson, @KeithEllison and @GovGaryJohnson and thanks them for acting against CISPA. Look for other reps that have spoken against it, and thank them.

Call your reps: and tell them you strongly oppose the bill. You can look up your reps using the form on the lower portion of this page.

Resource: Fight for the Future

Reblog: This and other posts like it to raise awareness of this threat to internet freedom and privacy.

I will be posting more petitions and resources as I become aware of them.

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11:33 am  •  19 April 2013  •  18,908 notes

parliament-of-owls:

one of my favorite things about my place of employment is that we have a poster of this hanging in the men’s restroom.

(via pissbloc)

10:26 pm  •  17 April 2013  •  4,328 notes

southernish:

I firmly believe in fighting for justice. I believe in educating and chipping away and making baby steps toward positive change. Iʼve seen change come from working within oppressive systems to topple them. But sometimes, that change just ainʼt gonna come and thereʼs only one thing left to do: Shut it down. This is what weʼve come to with the Michigan Womynʼs Music Festival…

I wrote a thing.

2:44 pm  •  17 April 2013  •  57 notes

randumcharacter:

julianplowden:

torrid-wind:

talented10th:

Sybrina Fulton is the mother of Trayvon Martin, the 17-year-old high school student who was shot and killed on Feb. 26, 2012.

***The trial of Trayvon’s accused killer is expected to begin on June 10, 2013. For the latest update in the Trayvon Martin case (as of Feb. 14, 2013) please click: http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/02/14/1594051/whats-happened-in-the-trayvon-martin-case-since-you-stopped-paying-attention/?mobile=nc

THIS IS WHAT THEY DO!!  THEY PROLONG THE TRIAL SO EVERYONE FORGETS AND THE KILLER GETS FREE!!!  DON’T LET YOUR WILL GO TO WASTE!!  PROMOTE PROMOTE PROMOTE!!!

I haven’t forgotten. Not one bit. 

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1:26 pm  •  16 April 2013  •  15,284 notes

anarcho-queer:

Read In Between The Lines, There Was An Uprising In Guantanamo Bay Yesterday

After a mass hunger strike by 44+ of the 166 detainees that started Feb. 6th and years of peaceful resistance, prisoners at Guantanamo Bay have had enough of the torture, indefinite detention and horrid conditions. The lawyers of the inmates insist that the hunger strike in more widespread and nearly every person at the prison is refusing to eat.

Inmates covered security camera’s and windows and used broomsticks, mop handles and makeshift batons made up of tape and water bottles to clash with guards. 

The violence erupted during an early morning raid at Camp 6 when guards attempted to end communal living and place all inmates in single cells. According to military officials, guards shot 4 ‘non lethal’ weapons at the inmates, 1 of which was injured. Though this should be taken with a grain a salt considering that Guantanamo Bay is where the military is known to torture inmates. 

It should also be noted that 87 of the prisoners at Gitmo are cleared for release and 46 other prisoners cannot be prosecuted for a ‘lack of evidence’ according to the U.S. government. In other words, over 80% of the inmates being held at Guantanamo Bay would otherwise be free. 

In January of 2013, Obama signed the NDAA 2013 which allows him to indefinitely detain American citizens without charge or trial, which is literally contradicts the constitution, and banned the government from closing Guantanamo Bay. 

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10:14 pm  •  14 April 2013  •  2,269 notes

topsidepress:

Imogen Binnie’s book tour for NEVADA continues through the month of April in the eastern US and Canada. All events are free and open to the public. Books will be available!

This tour is possible because of the many readers who have ordered NEVADA via our Topside Bookstore. If you want to help support this book and this author, consider buying a book, poster or postcard today!

More info about the tour and book at www.topsidepress.com.

 

April 14 - 7:00pm - Pittsburgh, PA

Assemble, 5125 Penn Ave

April 15 - 6:30pm - Cleveland, OH

Cleveland LGBT Center 6600 Detroit Ave

April 16 -  7:00pm - Detroit, MI

The Traffic Jam, 511 W Canfield St

April 17 - 6:00pm - Cincinnati, OH

Univ. Cincinnati, Rec Center Classroom 3210, 2600 Clifton Ave

April 18 - 7:00pm - Liberty, TN

The Bookhouse - 422 Davis Hollow Road

April 20 - 7:00pm -  Houston, TX

East Side Social Center - 4202 Canal Street

April 21 - 7:00pm - Center Point, AL

Covenant Community Church - 2205 3rd st. NE

April 22 - 7:00pm - Asheville, NC

Firestorm Cafe and Books - 48 Commerce St

April 24 -  7:00pm - Toronto, ON

Young Centre for the Performing Arts - 50 Tank House Lane

April 25 - 7:30pm - Maynooth, ON

The Arlington - 32990 Highway 62

April 26 - 6:00pm - Montreal, PQ

La Cagibi - 5490 boul St. Laurent

April 27 - 4:00pm - Brattleboro, VT

Brattleboro Cheese Shop - 39 Main Street

April 28 - 5:30pm - Portland, ME

Space 538 - 538 Congress St

April 29 -12:00pm - Burlington, VT

UVM - Livak Ballroom, 4th floor of the Davis Center

April 29 - 6:00pm - Burlington, VT

Radio Bean - 8 N. Winooski Ave.

 

you should go!

2:45 pm  •  11 April 2013  •  9 notes

melifluus:

An image from Matthew Heimbach’s Facebook account.

This dick is the leader of Towson’s “White Student Union”, a hate group that has recently announced it will be proving a “patrol” service to keep an eye out for non-white people out and about on campus at night. It goes…

10:47 pm  •  9 April 2013  •  118 notes

brujacore:

I drew a comic for Bitch Magazine about dealing with PTSD. It’s called “Trigger Warning.”

(via othermike)

7:39 pm  •  8 April 2013  •  96 notes

strugglingtobeheard:

commanderbishoujo:

so-treu:

girljanitor:

autie-turtle-cat:

[tw: police brutality, racism,white supremacy, underage victims]

violentwaters:

NEW YORK CITY, NY — A family trying to ride the MTA train in Brooklyn were aggressively…

3:38 pm  •  6 April 2013  •  874 notes

Is Hoax more than a blog/website?

Yes! Hoax is a zine that is published 2 or 3 times a year (depending on how quickly we can procure, review, and decide upon submissions) in hard copy.

 Is Hoax downloadable online?

No. We design Hoax using a PC program and the files are routinely too large to be supported in any format through any hosting site online. We also choose to keep the zine’s content offline to respect our contributors’ privacy – our default position is that writing or art intended for print distribution is not automatically consented to appear online, where it can be documented, searched for, and found by individuals and institutions who are not necessarily intended to see the material. This is also why we do not publish the names of any issue’s contributors online. 

 Where can I find Hoax?

You can purchase Hoax by visiting our etsy site, meeting us at a zine fest on the east coast of the US, or through several distros like Doris, twelveohtwo, Mend My Dress, Stranger Danger, and Sweet Candy. You can also find Hoax at bookstores like Bluestockings (NYC), Quimby’s (Chicago), Wooden Shoe (Philly), Boxcar Books (Bloomington, IN), and Atomic Books (Baltimore).

 Why do you number every 5 pages by hand?

Each issue is printed with a small white border around the page edges as determined by the computer program we use. Including page numbers in the layout of the zine actually cuts into valuable space for written pieces! Hand-numbering every 5 pages lets you, the reader, know that we put lots of love into each individual copy while saving us time from numbering every single page.

 Is Hoax a for-profit zine?

No. Any and all funds procured for or by Hoax go directly back into creating, printing, promoting, and distributing the zine. This is why we as individuals do not trade Hoax—we think it unfair for us as editors to personally benefit from a project that is a collaboration between dozens of individuals.

 Can I copy pieces of Hoax that I like and distribute them?

Yes, within reason! We advertise Hoax as an anti-copyright publication, meaning that the content of the zine is free to be distributed at the reader’s discretion as long as credit is given to the original source. We strongly urge you to keep in mind the boundless hard work of every single contributor to Hoax when deciding to circulate the zine’s content and respect our commitment to dedicating monetary proceeds of the zine to the continuation of the project.

 How do you handle trigger warnings?

We choose to place a trigger warning on the front of our zine rather than on individual pieces. We do this because we recognize that triggers are unique and highly personal. We believe that it is impossible to discern what content has the potential to be triggering to every one of our readers, and we do not want to create a hierarchy of what material is “intense” or “real” enough to warrant a warning. Please contact us if you have suggestions as to how to better incorporate trigger warnings into future issues of Hoax.

 Who are the editors of Hoax?

We are close friends who live in the Northeastern United States. sari identifies with the following qualifiers: white, mid-20s, female-assigned at birth (FAAB), non-binary/trans*/gender variant, queer, able-bodied, Western, working-class to college-educated, depressed, punk, survivor. Rachel identifies with the following qualifiers and more:  white, mid-20s, cis gender female, queer / lesbian, Western, crazy, Jewish, well educated, highly privileged.

Can I get the entire Hoax collection?

No. Issues 1-3 are permanently out of print, and we don’t personally have hard copies of them.

 Are you looking for an unpaid intern?

Yes! We are boundlessly thankful to several of our friends for their help with printing and assembling copies of Hoax in person and always appreciate additional helping hands. Our only intern at the moment is a talkative and sassy cat named Inanna, but she often falls asleep on the job (literally) and tends to create messes instead of alleviate them. Those with opposable thumbs are encouraged to apply.

* ON SUBMITTING *

 Can I submit if I don’t identify as a feminist or a woman?

Absolutely. While at its core Hoax is a feminist publication, we understand that the term is seen as inflexible to some and we believe that “feminisms” come in a variety of forms. We are very aware of the history of people who self-identify as feminist using their alignment with the word to exclude, bar, or intimidate women of color, trans women, gender variant individuals, disabled folks, those of low-income, and other people of marginalized groups from communities, spaces, and circles that are supposedly feminist. We’re also pretty fed up with the tendency for feminist zines to do this and strive to make Hoax a space where people of all genders and backgrounds can discuss the intricacies of their life experiences, feelings, and knowledges.

 What kinds of submissions are accepted?

We are open to a variety of submissions. In the past, we have published personal narratives, interviews, academic essays, poems, short stories, photographs, colleges, comic excerpts, and more. We are always in need of artwork that can be used as background images to complement the text.

 What should I send along with my submission?

When e-mailing your material, we ask that you include your mailing address and a 50-words-or-less bio about yourself written in the third person. If your submission is chosen, we will include the bio in the “About the Contributors” section of the zine and will snail mail you a free copy of the zine! Please note that because of the dozens of contributors included in each issue, we have to be very strict about the length of bios – we’re serious about keeping it under 50 words! Feel free to include your contact info such as an e-mail address or website URL if you are interested in potentially being contacted directly by readers.

 How long would you like written material to be?

In general, we prefer to publish material that is between one and five pages single spaced in size 12 Times New Roman font. Please note that when we accept longer submissions, we have less space for other contributors to be published!

 What should I be aware of when submitting material?

Here at the “offices” of Hoax, we welcome submissions that may be very intense, emotional, controversial, and personal. However, we ask that contributors use trigger warnings when e-mailing us such pieces. One of the benefits of collaborating on this project is that we can split up material that is particularly upsetting or unnerving to either of us. This helps ensure that the reviewing and editing process is emotionally safe and does not interfere with our decision making.

 Do you make suggested edits on written pieces?

Yes. We offer edits on most submissions in the hopes that readers with a variety of lived experiences and reading comprehension skills will be able to fully grasp the depth of your piece. Please be flexible and willing to work with us if we make changes or offer suggestions. We will absolutely not print anything that you do not fully approve of, and are willing to work with potential contributors throughout all stages of the writing process.

 You claim to work with contributors during every stage of the writing process. What does this mean?

We are open to working with contributors during the writing process as closely as preferred. In the past, we have read over potential ideas for submissions, co-written drafts of submissions via email, provided multiple rounds of editing, and met with select potential contributors in person. Please note that we are both very busy and we can only commit to helping you write if you are committed to submitting.

 How will I know if my material is chosen?

If your material is chosen, we will contact you with an acceptance e-mail. Please be aware that it sometimes takes us a long time to respond—the two of us also work / are in school and have a number of other responsibilities. We also try to wait until we have received numerous submissions before making any final decisions. Feel free to contact us if you have not heard a response.

 Why was my submission rejected?

There are a variety of reasons why we choose not to publish every piece we receive. Sometimes, we do not have enough space for all of the content that we receive and choose to prioritize pieces that we feel best complement the other work in the issue while sticking to the underlying theme. Other times, we feel that certain submissions would benefit from edits or revisions. If your piece is not printed, we highly encourage you to re-submit to a future issue. We will prioritize working with you to make edits or revisions, if needed.

12:30 am  •  4 April 2013  •  5 notes

disbeard:

themodernistwitch:

watershed zine (i’ll make a tumblr for it too so those who can’t get their hands on a physical copy can read all about it) is a zine for musicians’ stories about the first time we heard bands/records that marked a turning point in our own growth as listeners to, lovers of and writers of songs.

any band, any record. doesn’t matter. 

please submit and/or boost! deadline for issue #1 is may 31st, 2013.

ooooh

(via sonikaspace)

8:53 pm  •  3 April 2013  •  62 notes

mrqfzine:

ZINE TEASER

— just a taste of *one* of the amazing pieces you’ll be able to find in the hard-copy of:

Mixed Up!: A Zine About Mixed-Race Queer and Feminist Experience

find out more about Tobi’s awesomeness here and here

_________________________________________________________________

In Visibility

By Tobi Hill-Meyer

“I think it’s important that we acknowledge that all the folks in this group are wh—”  He stopped himself and looked around the room, “Or that at least none of us are visibly people of color.”   

It had happened a dozen times before, but for some reason this time it didn’t inspire feelings of shame.  I didn’t retract into thinking I’m not a ‘real’ person of color, or at least not real enough to count.  For the first time, I responded with anger.  “Who’s this white guy to tell me whether or not I am ‘visible’?” I thought to myself.  “Just because you don’t see me, doesn’t mean I’m invisible.”

Visibility is not a thing that I am, but an interaction I have with every single person I meet.  It’s not simply the inherent characteristics of my body, as if the rest of the world has no say in the matter.  What happened with that guy was actually his inability to see me, rather than my inability to be seen. 

For years I had focused on how the things I do impact how visible my race is: my hair length, my clothes, wearing cultural symbols or political slogans.  Now, I’m realizing that the one factor that matters more than anything else is whether or not the person looking at me has any significant experience with Native communities.  That is something entirely about them, and has nothing to do with me.

Just last year I had a very different experience at a queer conference.  In a room full of a hundred people, an organizer of a two spirit group walked passed everyone else to come talk to me and invite me to their group, because to them it was obvious that I was Native.  Experiencing that shook up the narrative I had always been told about being invisible and I realized what had been true all along: among Native people I am very visible.  The Native spaces I’ve been a part of have been full of folks who are mixed.  And to my knowledge, I’ve never had a Native person assume that I’m white.

Dealing with what I pass as and how people read me has also been a big issue around my gender.  Earlier in my transition, whenever I got called ‘sir’ or ‘he’ I felt a pang of failure, as if I had done something wrong.  I would think “Did I let my voice get too low?” or “Maybe I should start wearing makeup even though it’s not my style.”  After enough time, I reached a place where my womanhood seemed to me to be obvious enough.  I stopped seeing it as my failure when someone couldn’t see me as a woman, but as theirs.  Now I laugh, waiting for them to correct themselves, rather than cringing and wanting to hide.  I think I’m finally beginning to reach that same place with my race.

So the next time someone comments on my invisibility, I’m going to say “Invisible to who?  You?  Oh I get it, you just don’t see race.”

12:21 pm  •  2 April 2013  •  12 notes

spectraspeaks:

QWOC Media Wire seeks submissions from queer women, trans people, and gender non-conforming people of color who inhabit multiple “in between spaces.” We’re offering you a space to talk about how you navigate “life in the gray,” and how the experiences of these multiple identities converge or share territory. 

We are open to original visual art, poetry, music, and mixed media)*, but we’re particularly interested in personal narratives/essays, creative non-fiction, social commentary submissions in the following categories:

- Romantic Relationships
- (Bio and Chosen) Family experiences
- Single-Issue Identity Politics and Community Organizing
- Creating Community with Other “In-Betweeners”
- Diaspora Borderlands; Geograpny and Migration (queer folk who grapple with “life in the gray” across cultures and continents)
- “In Betweener” Odes, Homage, and Manifestos: Ideal for rants, “truth” prose, interviews with notable leaders that inspire or historical icons.

This call for submissions will culminate in a special editorial series to be released in June 2013.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS APRIL 30TH, 2013. 

Read the full call here. Or submit right away: http://bit.ly/qwocborderlands

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5:19 pm  •  1 April 2013  •  347 notes

slutevsies:

REALLY important, read up if you don’t know about this already

(Source: rhys260293, via navigatethestream)

1:46 pm  •  28 March 2013  •  851 notes