10 Minutes A Day
LightNews LightNews
banner
10minutesaday.bsky.social
10 Minutes A Day
@10minutesaday.bsky.social
97 followers 88 following 160 posts
Intersectional, disability led nonprofit
to protect democracy, & disenfranchised groups, especially #Disability community. #Vote #DisabilityRightsAreHumanRights #DisabilityJustice Partners with @diyabled.bsky.social
💙💜
https://www.10MinutesADay.org
Posts Replies Media Videos
Pinned
10minutesaday.bsky.social
10 Minutes A Day @10minutesaday.bsky.social · Apr 12
Join us to protect #Democracy, the #Disability Community, find our next #HandsOff events, get help to make sure you get to #Vote , & more! www.10minutesaday.org/about/
About Us
Mobilizing can be hard Trump and the GOP have been trying to dismantle health care, destroy the social safety net, eliminate environmental protections, and criminalize immigration.
www.10minutesaday.org
Reposted by 10 Minutes A Day
10minutesaday.bsky.social
The Center for Racial & Disability Justice has an incredibly compelling op-ed in the Chicago Sun Times about why #AssistedSuicide laws are bad, & asking @govpritzker.illinois.gov to veto SB 1950. #DisabilityJustice #DisabilitySky #DisabilityRightsAreHumanRights tinyurl.com/4nk7e6ru
Dignity is the right to live — not pressure to die Across the country, and now in Illinois, lawmakers have advanced a so-called "medical-aid-in-dying" bill that promises compassion and choice. The language sounds reassuring: autonomy, dignity, self-determination. But for many disabled and marginalized people, the legislation represents the collapse of real options - not choice. In the early hours of Oct. 31, the state Senate pushed through the End-of-Life Options for Terminally III Patients Act through rushed, opaque circumstances, leaving disability organizations and impacted communities with no time to weigh in. Now it sits on the governor's desk. This is not how ethical policymaking works, and it reflects a larger pattern. When disabled voices are sidelined, the resulting policy cannot claim to protect autonomy or dignity. Polling shows while Americans value compassion and bodily autonomy, support for medically-assisted death drops sharply when people learn that disabled individuals often turn to it because they cannot access housing, care and other essentials. People want fairness not coercion disguised as compassion. Our research at Northwestern University's Center for Racial and Disability Justice shows disabled people, especially those who are poor, Indigenous, or people of color, are already offered help to die more readily than help to live. In Canada, some have been pushed to medically-assisted death after being denied home care or accessible housing. Similar pressures are emerging in the U.S. When disability, poverty and systemic neglect make life unbearable, that is not "autonomy" - it is abandonment. The rhetoric around medically-assisted death frames it as a tightly regulated option for terminal illness. In reality, safeguards are eroded. Research shows physicians routinely underestimate disabled people's quality of life, oversight is minimal, and there is no guarantee people receive palliative care or community support before being offered death. When governments and insurers fund dying more readily than living, we must ask: Whose dignity is being protected? These laws also undermines suicide-prevention efforts by carving out an exception that suggests disabled lives are less worthy of saving. Research from other countries shows troubling "suicide contagion" effects when the procedure is normalized. The answer is not expanding medically-assisted death but expanding accessible housing, community-based services, palliative care, mental health supports and disability benefits that allow people to live with dignity. Illinois may have rushed this bill through, but Gov. JB Pritzker still has a choice. And so do we. True compassion is measured not so do we. True compassion is measured not by how easily we allow people to die, but by how hard we fight for their right to live. Kate Caldwell, director, Research & Policy, Center for Racial and Disability Justice, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
December 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Reposted by 10 Minutes A Day
theediscoqueen.bsky.social
Don’t miss Sat., 12/6/25, w/ @diyabled.bsky.social, @10minutesaday.bsky.social, & so many talented artists from the #disability community having a virtual holiday art market & festival. Join on Zoom or visit the livestream! #DisabilitySky #DisabilityRightsAreHumanRights
Register here! 💜 👇
CRIPPING ART VIRTUAL HOLIDAY MARKET> JOIN US FOR AN EVENING OF DISABLED ART. PERFORMANCE. COMMUNITY AND CELEBRATION! THE CRIPPING ART VIRTUAL MARKET IS A CHANCE FOR DISABLED ARTISTS TO SPOTLIGHT, SELL AND SHARE THEIR ARTWORK THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. COME AND CELEBRATE WITH COMMUNITY, MEET THE ARTISTS, AND ENJOY SOME BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK, WHILE TOGETHER WE HONOR THE LEGACY OF THE BELOVED ALICE WONG. LIVE EVENT 6-8PM EST / 5-7PM CST / 3-5PM PST DECEMBER 6, 2025 REGISTER FOR THE ZOOM: bit.ly/ CAVirtualHolidayMarket OR JOIN US ON YOUTUBE: bit.ly/YouTube_DIYabled
December 2, 2025 at 3:32 AM
10minutesaday.bsky.social
As a #Disability led & focused nonprofit, we oppose #AssistedSuicide, but 2 states--Illinois & New York sent such bills to their governors to support or oppose. We need a veto from @govpritzker.illinois.gov. Please do 1 of the simple action items here. #DisabilityJustice #DisabilitySky 💜
Home Page
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/keep-their-hands-off Loading...
www.10minutesaday.org
December 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Reposted by 10 Minutes A Day
theediscoqueen.bsky.social
Really good arguments ab how #AssistedSuicide harms marginalized folks, like the #Disability community, from the Center for Racial & Disability Justice. #DisabilityJustice #DisabilityRightsAreHumanRights 💜

Want to help make sure IL doesn’t pass a law like this? Visit www.10MinutesADay.org
👇👇👇
10minutesaday.bsky.social 10 Minutes A Day @10minutesaday.bsky.social · 9d
The Center for Racial & Disability Justice has an incredibly compelling op-ed in the Chicago Sun Times about why #AssistedSuicide laws are bad, & asking @govpritzker.illinois.gov to veto SB 1950. #DisabilityJustice #DisabilitySky #DisabilityRightsAreHumanRights tinyurl.com/4nk7e6ru
Dignity is the right to live — not pressure to die Across the country, and now in Illinois, lawmakers have advanced a so-called "medical-aid-in-dying" bill that promises compassion and choice. The language sounds reassuring: autonomy, dignity, self-determination. But for many disabled and marginalized people, the legislation represents the collapse of real options - not choice. In the early hours of Oct. 31, the state Senate pushed through the End-of-Life Options for Terminally III Patients Act through rushed, opaque circumstances, leaving disability organizations and impacted communities with no time to weigh in. Now it sits on the governor's desk. This is not how ethical policymaking works, and it reflects a larger pattern. When disabled voices are sidelined, the resulting policy cannot claim to protect autonomy or dignity. Polling shows while Americans value compassion and bodily autonomy, support for medically-assisted death drops sharply when people learn that disabled individuals often turn to it because they cannot access housing, care and other essentials. People want fairness not coercion disguised as compassion. Our research at Northwestern University's Center for Racial and Disability Justice shows disabled people, especially those who are poor, Indigenous, or people of color, are already offered help to die more readily than help to live. In Canada, some have been pushed to medically-assisted death after being denied home care or accessible housing. Similar pressures are emerging in the U.S. When disability, poverty and systemic neglect make life unbearable, that is not "autonomy" - it is abandonment. The rhetoric around medically-assisted death frames it as a tightly regulated option for terminal illness. In reality, safeguards are eroded. Research shows physicians routinely underestimate disabled people's quality of life, oversight is minimal, and there is no guarantee people receive palliative care or community support before being offered death. When governments and insurers fund dying more readily than living, we must ask: Whose dignity is being protected? These laws also undermines suicide-prevention efforts by carving out an exception that suggests disabled lives are less worthy of saving. Research from other countries shows troubling "suicide contagion" effects when the procedure is normalized. The answer is not expanding medically-assisted death but expanding accessible housing, community-based services, palliative care, mental health supports and disability benefits that allow people to live with dignity. Illinois may have rushed this bill through, but Gov. JB Pritzker still has a choice. And so do we. True compassion is measured not so do we. True compassion is measured not by how easily we allow people to die, but by how hard we fight for their right to live. Kate Caldwell, director, Research & Policy, Center for Racial and Disability Justice, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
December 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
10minutesaday.bsky.social
The Center for Racial & Disability Justice has an incredibly compelling op-ed in the Chicago Sun Times about why #AssistedSuicide laws are bad, & asking @govpritzker.illinois.gov to veto SB 1950. #DisabilityJustice #DisabilitySky #DisabilityRightsAreHumanRights tinyurl.com/4nk7e6ru
Dignity is the right to live — not pressure to die Across the country, and now in Illinois, lawmakers have advanced a so-called "medical-aid-in-dying" bill that promises compassion and choice. The language sounds reassuring: autonomy, dignity, self-determination. But for many disabled and marginalized people, the legislation represents the collapse of real options - not choice. In the early hours of Oct. 31, the state Senate pushed through the End-of-Life Options for Terminally III Patients Act through rushed, opaque circumstances, leaving disability organizations and impacted communities with no time to weigh in. Now it sits on the governor's desk. This is not how ethical policymaking works, and it reflects a larger pattern. When disabled voices are sidelined, the resulting policy cannot claim to protect autonomy or dignity. Polling shows while Americans value compassion and bodily autonomy, support for medically-assisted death drops sharply when people learn that disabled individuals often turn to it because they cannot access housing, care and other essentials. People want fairness not coercion disguised as compassion. Our research at Northwestern University's Center for Racial and Disability Justice shows disabled people, especially those who are poor, Indigenous, or people of color, are already offered help to die more readily than help to live. In Canada, some have been pushed to medically-assisted death after being denied home care or accessible housing. Similar pressures are emerging in the U.S. When disability, poverty and systemic neglect make life unbearable, that is not "autonomy" - it is abandonment. The rhetoric around medically-assisted death frames it as a tightly regulated option for terminal illness. In reality, safeguards are eroded. Research shows physicians routinely underestimate disabled people's quality of life, oversight is minimal, and there is no guarantee people receive palliative care or community support before being offered death. When governments and insurers fund dying more readily than living, we must ask: Whose dignity is being protected? These laws also undermines suicide-prevention efforts by carving out an exception that suggests disabled lives are less worthy of saving. Research from other countries shows troubling "suicide contagion" effects when the procedure is normalized. The answer is not expanding medically-assisted death but expanding accessible housing, community-based services, palliative care, mental health supports and disability benefits that allow people to live with dignity. Illinois may have rushed this bill through, but Gov. JB Pritzker still has a choice. And so do we. True compassion is measured not so do we. True compassion is measured not by how easily we allow people to die, but by how hard we fight for their right to live. Kate Caldwell, director, Research & Policy, Center for Racial and Disability Justice, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
December 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Reposted by 10 Minutes A Day
shevotesil.bsky.social
On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, we remember and honor the lives of trans people lost to violence. Say their names. Support survivors. Commit to action so that every trans person can live freely and safely. #TDOR
Graphic titled “Transgender Day of Remembrance” in large black text, with “November 20” written below. The background features pastel blue, pink, and white paper hearts arranged diagonally to resemble the colors of the transgender pride flag. A text box reads: “On November 20, we remember and honor the lives of trans people lost to violence. Say their names. Support survivors. Commit to action so that every trans person can live freely and safely.” At the bottom, it says “#TDOR” and displays the She Votes Illinois logo in the lower right corner.
November 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Reposted by 10 Minutes A Day
shevotesil.bsky.social
This #GivingTuesday, your voice matters and so does your support! She Votes IL fights for:

✅ Reproductive justice, maternal health, & menstrual equity
✅ LGBTQ+ rights & immigrant justice
✅ Voting access & civic engagement

Donate today to fuel advocacy & action → secure.actblue.com/donate/shevo...
Save the Date graphic for Giving Tuesday. Large red text reads ‘Giving Tuesday.’ Below it, light blue text says ‘December 2, 2025.’ Under that: ‘Support the voices of women, femmes, and girls in Illinois.’ Background is dark blue with scattered snowflakes. On the bottom left, there is a red QR code inside a yellow box labeled “SCAN.” On the bottom right is the She Votes Illinois logo featuring the shape of Illinois with the organization’s name in teal and red.
November 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Reposted by 10 Minutes A Day
theediscoqueen.bsky.social
Please let us know if you’d like to add your/your org’s name! Time sensitive! 💜 #Disability #AssistedSuicide #DisabilityJustice 👇👇👇
10minutesaday.bsky.social 10 Minutes A Day @10minutesaday.bsky.social · Nov 9
1/We have a sign-on letter asking JB Pritzker to veto IL SB 1950, which legalizes #AssistedSuicide. If you’re willing to advocate your org’s name (regardless of where you are), pls let us know, & we’ll get in touch. You can also email us @ [email protected]. #DisabilityJustice
November 9, 2025 at 4:43 AM
10minutesaday.bsky.social
1/We have a sign-on letter asking JB Pritzker to veto IL SB 1950, which legalizes #AssistedSuicide. If you’re willing to advocate your org’s name (regardless of where you are), pls let us know, & we’ll get in touch. You can also email us @ [email protected]. #DisabilityJustice
November 9, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Reposted by 10 Minutes A Day
theediscoqueen.bsky.social
Please help oppose SB 1950, a dangerous bill that would harm the #disability community & which was opposed by the disability rights orgs & community. The largest national minority shouldn’t go unheard. This bill greatly hurts efforts towards #DisabilityJustice. #AssistedSuicide #DisabilitySky 💜 👇
10minutesaday.bsky.social 10 Minutes A Day @10minutesaday.bsky.social · Nov 3
Around 3 AM on 11/1, Illinois passed an assisted suicide bill, SB 1950. We need support to ask @jbpritzker.bsky.social to veto it. #Disability orgs & advocates all opposed the bill but were unheard.
You can read more about it on our blog. #AssistedSuicide #DisabilityJustice 💜
Take action here👇
Home Page
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/keep-their-hands-off Loading...
www.10MinutesADay.org
November 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Reposted by 10 Minutes A Day
10minutesaday.bsky.social
If you’d like to read more about why IL’s & other #AssistedSuicide bills harm the #Disability community, visit the link below. #DisabiltyJustice #DisabilityRightsAreHumanRights #DisabilitySky 💜
Action Alert: The End-Of-Life Options Act in Illinois
On Friday, October 31, 2025, no treats were given by the Illinois legislature to the disability community—around 3:00 am, they voted to pass SB 1950, the "End of Life Options Act," an assisted s...
www.10minutesaday.org
November 3, 2025 at 9:05 PM
10minutesaday.bsky.social
Around 3 AM on 11/1, Illinois passed an assisted suicide bill, SB 1950. We need support to ask @jbpritzker.bsky.social to veto it. #Disability orgs & advocates all opposed the bill but were unheard.
You can read more about it on our blog. #AssistedSuicide #DisabilityJustice 💜
Take action here👇
Home Page
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/keep-their-hands-off Loading...
www.10MinutesADay.org
November 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
10minutesaday.bsky.social
Hey, #resisters!

If you’re in Chicago, join the 49th ward for a whistle kit assembly event on 11/6/25. Details here. Need more info? Text this number if you’re interested in volunteering: (312)725-2699, or donate to the whistle assembly wishlist here: redirect.viglink.com?u=https%3A%2...
#Resist
This is a flyer with a yellow background that says in red letters “JOIN US:” In blue letters, it says,”WHISTLE ASSEMBLY EVENT.” In black text, it says, “AT ROGERS PARK” There is a black image in the top left corner that has a sketch of a whistle outlined in white & says, “FORM A CROWD STAY LOUD” Poster text say is black: When (underlined): November 6, 2025 Where (underlined): La Choza Mexican Grill 7022 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60626 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM In underlined black text & all caps, it says, “HOW CAN YOU HELP?” All caps black text says below; * SHOW UP AND BRING A FRIEND! * DONATE OR PURCHASE FROM OUR AMAZON WISHLIST *SPREAD THE WORD ?(?? Vvvvvvggggggggg( Want to volunteer or have any questions? Leave a message to 312-725-2699 https://tinyurl.com There are graphics showing hands of various colors held up & small hearts at the bottom of the poster.
November 3, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Reposted by 10 Minutes A Day
theediscoqueen.bsky.social
@10minutesaday.bsky.social & @diyabled.bsky.social are putting together a zine that covers voting tips for the #disability community. If you’re a disabled #artist & would like to help illustrate it, please get in touch below! #DisabilityJustice #VoteThemOut 💜💙👇👇👇
10minutesaday.bsky.social 10 Minutes A Day @10minutesaday.bsky.social · Oct 20
Are you a disabled artist? We’re looking for some members of the #disability community who’d like to help illustrate a zine about voting tips for disabled folks. If you’re interested, please reach out! #DIsabilityRightsAreHumanRights #DisabilityJustice #DisabilitySky 💜💙
This is a graphic that has a turquoise background. On the background, there are rows of ballot boxes that say, “VOTE” on them & which have a paper ballot sticking out of the top. The graphic is a call to action, & the text on it, which is bold & in red, says Call for Disabled Artists For Voting Tips for Disabled Voters Email: DIYabledGo@gmail.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:50 PM
10minutesaday.bsky.social
Are you a disabled artist? We’re looking for some members of the #disability community who’d like to help illustrate a zine about voting tips for disabled folks. If you’re interested, please reach out! #DIsabilityRightsAreHumanRights #DisabilityJustice #DisabilitySky 💜💙
This is a graphic that has a turquoise background. On the background, there are rows of ballot boxes that say, “VOTE” on them & which have a paper ballot sticking out of the top. The graphic is a call to action, & the text on it, which is bold & in red, says Call for Disabled Artists For Voting Tips for Disabled Voters Email: DIYabledGo@gmail.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Reposted by 10 Minutes A Day
shevotesil.bsky.social
Block Club Chicago has launched a new WhatsApp Channel to keep residents up to date on ICE activity, migrant coverage, & breaking immigration news.

The newsroom will share weekday recaps & real-time alerts directly to subscribers’ phones. Sign up today! blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/15/b...
Block Club Chicago Launches WhatsApp Channel Focused On Chicago Immigration News
Block Club’s new WhatsApp Channel delivers ICE updates, migrant coverage and breaking immigration news straight to readers’ phones.
blockclubchicago.org
October 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
10minutesaday.bsky.social
1)/2 Tens of millions of Americans rely on SNAP to survive. This is cruel & inhumane to do to people & will harm so many people, including children, disabled people, & those who are barely making ends meet as it is. It’s a good time for a #NoKings event.
petermorley.bsky.social Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · Oct 17
Agricultural secretary says that SNAP benefits will run out before November. These are the consequences of the Senate GOP and Donald Trump not negotiating for millions of people who depend on the ACA. They simply don’t care if people don’t get their healthcare or STARVE!
rollcall.com/2025/10/16/u...
USDA's Rollins says food stamp funding to dry up in two weeks - Roll Call
Nearly 42 million people could be left without monthly food benefits if the federal government doesn't reopen before funding runs out.
rollcall.com
October 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Reposted by 10 Minutes A Day
momaladearest.bsky.social
Looking for a #NoKings event that’s virtual? Here’s one that is led by & focused on the #disability community. Register & join below! 💜💙 #DisabiltyJustice #DisabilitySky #DisabilityRightsAreHumanRights
October 17, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Reposted by 10 Minutes A Day
theediscoqueen.bsky.social
If you’re looking for a virtual #NoKings event, here’s one focused on the #disability community with the registration link! 💜💙 #DisabilityJustice #DisabilityRightsAreHumanRights #DisabilitySky #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain 👇
October 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
10minutesaday.bsky.social
Don’t miss the #NoKings event we’re sponsoring with @diyabled.bsky.social! It’s virtual &
a chance for the #disabilty community to hang out! Hope to be there with you tomorrow! 💜💙
Zoom registration link;
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Virtual No Kings. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Virtual No Kings. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
diyabled.us14.list-manage.com
October 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
10minutesaday.bsky.social
Are you a member of the #disability community who would like to attend a #NoKings event but can't do in person? We're hosting a virtual one with our partners, @diyabled.bsky.social, Saturday, 10/18, & we'd love to to be with you in community! #DisabilityJustice #DisabilitySky 💙💜
Home Page
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/keep-their-hands-off Loading...
www.10MinutesADay.org
October 13, 2025 at 7:39 PM
10minutesaday.bsky.social
1/ #PatientAssistedSuicide harms disabled people & those with complex health conditions. Even though it's often branded as only being for terminal patients, this has not been the case in every instance. Canada allows PAS for non-terminal patients. The US has allowed it, too. #DisabiltyJustice
Newsletter titled, "Abuse: Patients with Non-Terminal Anorexia Die from Assisted Suicide Drugs" Proponents of assisted suicide claim that there have been no abuses in states that have legalized. It is clear that this, claim is not accurate when reviewing what has happened with patients with anorexia, a treatable mental health disability which is not a terminal condition. Two patients in a Colorado case study in their early 30s 1, and at least one patient in Oregon2 with anorexia nervosa have died using assisted suicide drugs. In Colorado from 2017-2024, 30 patients died from assisted suicide drugs for "severe protein calorie malnutrition."3_In California from 2016-2023, 40 patients with "endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disease," which includes anorexia, died from assisted suicide drugs.4 A recent study revealed at least sixty published cases of assisted suicide and euthanasia among patients with eating disorders in Belgium, the Netherlands, and the United States, raising significant public safety concerns.5 A third of the cases involved young people in their teens and twenties, some of whom had never received comprehensive treatment before they were assisted in suicide. This is happening and will continue through creative interpretation of assisted swieisle-lowe and, in the case of anorexia patients, novel new "terminal anorexia" diagnoses. References: 1 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35168671/ 2 https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PROVIDERPARTNERRESOURCES/EVALUATIONRESEARCH/DEATHWITHDIGNITYACT/Documents/year24.pdf, page 14 3 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1S3yC6qkS15rywRVUhV_J6CuD3202k2nZ/view, page 4 4 https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CHSI/CDPH%20Document%20Library/CDPH_End_of_Life%20_Option_Act_Report_2023_FINAL.pdf, page 15 5 https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1431771/full It was issued on September 19, 2025 & is volume III in a series of newsletters from the Patients' Rights Action Fund (PRAF).
September 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
10minutesaday.bsky.social
The WHO its releasing updated guidance about controlled prescriptions, including pain medicine, explaining these are critical, medically necessary medications for some people, & they’re in short supply. #Disability #ChronicPain 💜💙
Upcoming WHO Guideline Looks to Improve Global Access to Pain Drugs
The full guideline document of the “WHO Guideline on Balanced National Controlled Medicines Policies to Ensure Medical Access and Safety” is scheduled to ...
www.painmedicinenews.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Reposted by 10 Minutes A Day
petermorley.bsky.social
Daily Reminder: Social Security is OUR money!
September 22, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Reposted by 10 Minutes A Day
petermorley.bsky.social
I know I fight for healthcare and Social Security through awareness and engagement with your Congresspersons, but I also try to give YOU hope.

We must always have hope. I suffer a lot from my chronic illness & disabilities, but I'd suffer more if I didn't try. Our voices are needed. NEVER GIVE UP.🙏
September 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM