June 2012
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“From a philosophical perspective, people with an illness are considered ‘people...”
– Oxford Textbook of Community Mental Health (read Chapter One for free here)
File under: language is important.
See also: persons of colour, persons with disabilities…
(via mindovermatterzine)
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In Community and In Resistance: People of Color... →
wretchedoftheearth:
Edit 5/22/12 - added many links upon request
Please let me know if any of the links go down. I have most if not all of them saved. Also if you have any articles, books, or fact sheets you recommend, add them or message me. Also message me if there is something specific or a specific group you’d like information about. I have a large list (and I have no problem searching a...
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On colonialism being in the 'past'
stay-human:
“…a Europe which tells itself that, say, the Enlightenment Period is closely connected to its present day institutions, a Europe which acknowledges that it took many, many years to impose taxes, to develop instituitions that work, to create a collective idea of a nation state, will, however, curiously insist that European activities in Africa only 60 years ago no longer bear any...
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Is there a game called Personal Space Invaders...
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“Cool Queer People of Color indie... →
newwavefeminism:
thealiensmadethisblog:
gelopanda:
A thorough list of QPOC films/Documentaries that I need to watch.
reblogging for later
oh wow. tumblr has the coolest resources!
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“You start out in 1954 by saying “Nigger, nigger, nigger.” By 1968, you can’t say...”
– Lee Atwater, a head republican strategist, in an anonymous interview in 1981. He is admitting that republicans use coded-language to appeal to the racists in their base. Because, as he always said, “people vote their fears.”
Lee, who would eventually become the head of the Republican National...
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POC: *doing stuff related to their culture*
Media: lmao that's weird. guys! guys! look how fucking different they are!
White people: *doing the exact same stuff stolen from POC's culture*
Media: omfg. OMFG!!! RADICAL! ORIGINAL AND UNIQUE! LETS MAKE THIS A NEW TREND! NO ONE'S EVER THOUGHT OF THIS BEFORE! THIS IS SO INSPIRATIONAL! LET'S MAKE THEM FAMOUS AND GIVE THEM FUCKLOADS OF MONEY FOR THIS!
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'Push Girls': A Fresh Take On Women Riding On... →
by LINDA HOLMES
EnlargeChris Ragazzo/Sundance Channel
Mia, Tiphany, Auti, and (with her back to the camera) Angela are the four women featured in Sundance’s new Push Girls.
Let’s say this first: Popular television is bad at lots of things, and one of them is representations of people with disabilities. Even where they’re present – Artie on Glee, or Walter, Jr....
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“I don’t take hormones and I haven’t had surgery. I’m not less Trans than anyone...”
– Tristan Skye (via genderbendingriotqueer)
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“I want to taste and glory in each day, and never be afraid to experience pain;...”
– Sylvia Plath (via selfinspiration)
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It's Bugger Than "Bath Salts" and "Zombie... →
We need to stop loling about a ‘zombie apocalypse’ and talk about “the declining mental health and substance abuse infrastructure of Miami and Florida as a whole”
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