At The Root Collective
@at-the-root.bsky.social
A non-hierarchical collection of artists, activists, dreamers, healers, scholars, speakers, and more, all seeking a liberatory future. Based on the colonized lands of the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Muscogee peoples.
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The Young Palestinians of Huntsville and @dsanorthalabama.bsky.social are launching a No Appetite for Apartheid (na4a.org) campaign with A Taste of Palestine, a cultural food event. Purchase tickets at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Little Free Pantries & Cold Weather
Add:
- Pre-packaged meats in pouches
- Dry, boxed or bagged shelf-stable goods
- Instant coffee, hot cocoa, and tea.
- Nut butters in PLASTIC jars
- Hand & body warmers
- Hygiene, period, incontinence products
**No metal cans or glass jars!**
Add:
- Pre-packaged meats in pouches
- Dry, boxed or bagged shelf-stable goods
- Instant coffee, hot cocoa, and tea.
- Nut butters in PLASTIC jars
- Hand & body warmers
- Hygiene, period, incontinence products
**No metal cans or glass jars!**
January 26, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Little Free Pantries & Cold Weather
Add:
- Pre-packaged meats in pouches
- Dry, boxed or bagged shelf-stable goods
- Instant coffee, hot cocoa, and tea.
- Nut butters in PLASTIC jars
- Hand & body warmers
- Hygiene, period, incontinence products
**No metal cans or glass jars!**
Add:
- Pre-packaged meats in pouches
- Dry, boxed or bagged shelf-stable goods
- Instant coffee, hot cocoa, and tea.
- Nut butters in PLASTIC jars
- Hand & body warmers
- Hygiene, period, incontinence products
**No metal cans or glass jars!**
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Finding it difficult to keep up with the mountain of prefiled bills that appear during Legislative Session? Don't worry, we got you! These are the bills we are keeping our eyes on this session.
January 25, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Finding it difficult to keep up with the mountain of prefiled bills that appear during Legislative Session? Don't worry, we got you! These are the bills we are keeping our eyes on this session.
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Another year, another bad bill in Alabama. House Bill 23 has been proposed; if passed, it would extend “Don’t Say Gay” through the 12th grade. Sound familiar?
Let’s remind our representatives that Alabamians don’t want bills like this. We’ll help you make your voice heard: ALTRAC.works?source=bsky
Let’s remind our representatives that Alabamians don’t want bills like this. We’ll help you make your voice heard: ALTRAC.works?source=bsky
Alabama Transgender Rights Action Coalition
ALTRAC provides the information you need to help protect the rights of transgender Alabamians. Learn how to contact your state representatives, and find out about local rallies where you can make your...
ALTRAC.works
January 26, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Another year, another bad bill in Alabama. House Bill 23 has been proposed; if passed, it would extend “Don’t Say Gay” through the 12th grade. Sound familiar?
Let’s remind our representatives that Alabamians don’t want bills like this. We’ll help you make your voice heard: ALTRAC.works?source=bsky
Let’s remind our representatives that Alabamians don’t want bills like this. We’ll help you make your voice heard: ALTRAC.works?source=bsky
The Young Palestinians of Huntsville and @dsanorthalabama.bsky.social are launching a No Appetite for Apartheid (na4a.org) campaign with A Taste of Palestine, a cultural food event. Purchase tickets at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
January 18, 2026 at 4:55 AM
The Young Palestinians of Huntsville and @dsanorthalabama.bsky.social are launching a No Appetite for Apartheid (na4a.org) campaign with A Taste of Palestine, a cultural food event. Purchase tickets at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Shenanigans is taking donations of easy-open proteins, such as packages of tuna salad with crackers or soups in pull-tab cans; hand warmers; and adult hats, gloves, and scarves to create winter care kits. They also have an Amazon wish list at www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
January 18, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Shenanigans is taking donations of easy-open proteins, such as packages of tuna salad with crackers or soups in pull-tab cans; hand warmers; and adult hats, gloves, and scarves to create winter care kits. They also have an Amazon wish list at www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
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"𝟯𝟬 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗼 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺"
beingliberal.substack.com/p/30-things-...
beingliberal.substack.com/p/30-things-...
30 Real Things You Can Do Right Now to Stop ICE and the Slide Into Authoritarianism
Statements won’t stop ICE or authoritarian power. These 30 concrete actions show how Americans can protect immigrants, cut corporate support, organize locally, and apply real pressure—starting now.
beingliberal.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:09 AM
"𝟯𝟬 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗼 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺"
beingliberal.substack.com/p/30-things-...
beingliberal.substack.com/p/30-things-...
Follow our friends at @altrac.works to fight this bill!
Alabama state legislature begins tomorrow! Lots of stuff in addition to that on my plate this week. For now, here's a reaction post for @al.com on the expansion of the "Don't Say Gay" bill that was refiled. Gift link: www.al.com/politics/202...
LGBTQ groups hope Alabama’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill will be ‘dead on arrival’
The current "Don't Say Gay" bill bans gender identity discussion from kindergarten through fifth grade.
www.al.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Follow our friends at @altrac.works to fight this bill!
Food Not Bombs: free vegan meal distribution every Friday, 5:30-7:30pm, inside The Hearth. Join us at 715 Arcadia Circle NW, Huntsville, AL 35801. Wheelchair access into the building!
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linktr.ee/FNBHSV256
January 9, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Food Not Bombs: free vegan meal distribution every Friday, 5:30-7:30pm, inside The Hearth. Join us at 715 Arcadia Circle NW, Huntsville, AL 35801. Wheelchair access into the building!
linktr.ee/FNBHSV256
linktr.ee/FNBHSV256
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Chevron fuels imperialist aggression, from Venezuela to Palestine. Join the #BoycottChevron campaign now.
We will not cede our rights, our land, and our futures to fossil fuel executives.
Read more: loom.ly/pQ-Bdh0
We will not cede our rights, our land, and our futures to fossil fuel executives.
Read more: loom.ly/pQ-Bdh0
Israeli Genocide in Palestine, US Aggression in Venezuela - fueled by Chevron.
Chevron fuels imperialist aggression, from Venezuela to Palestine.
loom.ly
January 8, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Chevron fuels imperialist aggression, from Venezuela to Palestine. Join the #BoycottChevron campaign now.
We will not cede our rights, our land, and our futures to fossil fuel executives.
Read more: loom.ly/pQ-Bdh0
We will not cede our rights, our land, and our futures to fossil fuel executives.
Read more: loom.ly/pQ-Bdh0
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An Alabama lawmaker is working on a bill that would make the Dolly Parton Imagination Library a permanent program in the state. https://ow.ly/O6gi50XNS5T
January 6, 2026 at 1:05 PM
An Alabama lawmaker is working on a bill that would make the Dolly Parton Imagination Library a permanent program in the state. https://ow.ly/O6gi50XNS5T
Things are not out of our control. Join us for hope-in-action as we, the people of the land we call North Alabama, band together and work toward a new future.
It's time for our second People's Movement Assembly! Learn more about PMAs at projectsouth.org/global-movem..., then register to attend ours at altrac.link/pma2026
January 4, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Things are not out of our control. Join us for hope-in-action as we, the people of the land we call North Alabama, band together and work toward a new future.
It's time for our second People's Movement Assembly! Learn more about PMAs at projectsouth.org/global-movem..., then register to attend ours at altrac.link/pma2026
December 30, 2025 at 2:44 AM
It's time for our second People's Movement Assembly! Learn more about PMAs at projectsouth.org/global-movem..., then register to attend ours at altrac.link/pma2026
Looking for a Giving Tuesday recipient? May we suggest @tkoalabama.bsky.social, the preeminent Black TLGB+ advocacy org in Alabama?
www.tkosociety.org/donate
www.tkosociety.org/donate
November 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Looking for a Giving Tuesday recipient? May we suggest @tkoalabama.bsky.social, the preeminent Black TLGB+ advocacy org in Alabama?
www.tkosociety.org/donate
www.tkosociety.org/donate
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Today, we honor those members of the transgender community who have lost their lives as a result of anti-trans violence, bigotry, and isolation. Join us in honoring those we’ve lost this year by spending some time with the Trans Remembrance Project 🏳️⚧️ 🕊 transremembrance.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Via @rchapoco.bsky.social: The Alabama Public Library Service Board Thursday is expected to vote on whether to restore state aid for Fairhope Public Library, and another proposal to further restrict minors from library materials that positively depict transgender individuals.
APLS to vote on Fairhope funding, 'gender ideology' ban on books for minors | Alabama Reflector
The APLS Board is preparing to vote to update the administrative code and whether the Fairhope Public Library should get state aid.
alabamareflector.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Via @rchapoco.bsky.social: The Alabama Public Library Service Board Thursday is expected to vote on whether to restore state aid for Fairhope Public Library, and another proposal to further restrict minors from library materials that positively depict transgender individuals.
A young Black man has been displaced by the carceral system and is now in need of funds to stay out of jail. Any amount, as well as sharing this campaign, helps.
Any amount helps. www.gofundme.com/f/community-...
Donate to Community Aid for a Young Black Man's Freedom, organized by David Snyder
Hello to anyone that follows me and if you don't know who I am my name is D… David Snyder needs your support for Community Aid for a Young Black Man's Freedom
www.gofundme.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:09 AM
A young Black man has been displaced by the carceral system and is now in need of funds to stay out of jail. Any amount, as well as sharing this campaign, helps.
The board meets TODAY. Can you help us reach 1000 signatures by 4pm?
The Huntsville-Madison County Public Library board meeting is this Tuesday, November 18, at 4pm at the North Huntsville Public Library. Even if you can't attend, please sign our petition calling on the board to refuse the APLS's transphobic rule changes: actionnetwork.org/petitions/hm...
HMCPL Do Not Comply with Anti-Trans Mandate
On July 16th, John Wahl, chair of the Alabama Public Library Service Board, and the Alabama Republican Party, sent a letter to library directors across the state advising them to “take immediate steps...
actionnetwork.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The board meets TODAY. Can you help us reach 1000 signatures by 4pm?
The Huntsville-Madison County Public Library board meeting is this Tuesday, November 18, at 4pm at the North Huntsville Public Library. Even if you can't attend, please sign our petition calling on the board to refuse the APLS's transphobic rule changes: actionnetwork.org/petitions/hm...
HMCPL Do Not Comply with Anti-Trans Mandate
On July 16th, John Wahl, chair of the Alabama Public Library Service Board, and the Alabama Republican Party, sent a letter to library directors across the state advising them to “take immediate steps...
actionnetwork.org
November 17, 2025 at 1:57 AM
The Huntsville-Madison County Public Library board meeting is this Tuesday, November 18, at 4pm at the North Huntsville Public Library. Even if you can't attend, please sign our petition calling on the board to refuse the APLS's transphobic rule changes: actionnetwork.org/petitions/hm...
Huntsville-Madison County Public Library has compiled an extensive guide to social services, ranging from food banks to utilities assistance to disability support and more, in Madison County: guides.hmcpl.org/socialservices.
LibGuides: Social Services in Madison County: Home
A guide to social services available in Madison County, AL.
guides.hmcpl.org
October 30, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Huntsville-Madison County Public Library has compiled an extensive guide to social services, ranging from food banks to utilities assistance to disability support and more, in Madison County: guides.hmcpl.org/socialservices.
Abridged transcript: This Halloween, be the village! If you're passing out candy this year, consider adding shelf-stable kid foods to your treat bucket! Ideas to include: ramen cups, microwave mac & cheese, protein bar, snack pudding packs, chips or pretzels, mini muffins.
Consider adding some shelf stable goodies to halloween buckets for trick or treaters this year! #Halloween #Huntsville #feedalabama
October 29, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Abridged transcript: This Halloween, be the village! If you're passing out candy this year, consider adding shelf-stable kid foods to your treat bucket! Ideas to include: ramen cups, microwave mac & cheese, protein bar, snack pudding packs, chips or pretzels, mini muffins.
Big weekend coming up! First, come see us at @indivisible5al.bsky.social's Hay Day Festival this Saturday, Oct. 25, 2-5pm at Butler Green -- then at @rainbowtrouble.bsky.social's Prideoween Picnic this Sunday, Oct. 26, 11am-4pm at Ditto Landing 🦇🎃🍂
October 20, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Big weekend coming up! First, come see us at @indivisible5al.bsky.social's Hay Day Festival this Saturday, Oct. 25, 2-5pm at Butler Green -- then at @rainbowtrouble.bsky.social's Prideoween Picnic this Sunday, Oct. 26, 11am-4pm at Ditto Landing 🦇🎃🍂
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📢 Take action! 📢 As the House and Senate continue to work on 12 spending bills for fiscal year 2026 both chambers are planning to increase funding for ICE adding onto the $45 billion ICE just received in the reconciliation bill.
NO MORE money for Trump's cruel plans.
Act now: bit.ly/noicefunding
NO MORE money for Trump's cruel plans.
Act now: bit.ly/noicefunding
Urge Senators and Members to Reject ICE Funding and Invest in Communities
We need you to take action NOW! On September 30th, the House and Senate will be reaching their government funding deadline. Given the short timeline and disagreements between the two political parties...
bit.ly
September 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
📢 Take action! 📢 As the House and Senate continue to work on 12 spending bills for fiscal year 2026 both chambers are planning to increase funding for ICE adding onto the $45 billion ICE just received in the reconciliation bill.
NO MORE money for Trump's cruel plans.
Act now: bit.ly/noicefunding
NO MORE money for Trump's cruel plans.
Act now: bit.ly/noicefunding
It's not too late to write in to the APLS board about their transphobic and unconstitution admin code changes, no matter where you are in the state; just write and sign a letter using Read Freely's online template by **12pm tomorrow, 10/14**, and they'll deliver your letter by the 4:30pm deadline.
Only 8 DAYS remain to send your letter to the Alabama Public Library Service to oppose the amendment to ban positive depictions of transgender people in Alabama libraries.
Use our online letter here and share with friends!
www.readfreelyalabama.org/apls_oct2025...
Use our online letter here and share with friends!
www.readfreelyalabama.org/apls_oct2025...
Tell the Alabama Public Library Services Board: Reject the Proposed Administrative Code Amendment
Supporting the Right to Read in All Alabama Libraries
www.readfreelyalabama.org
October 14, 2025 at 3:29 AM
It's not too late to write in to the APLS board about their transphobic and unconstitution admin code changes, no matter where you are in the state; just write and sign a letter using Read Freely's online template by **12pm tomorrow, 10/14**, and they'll deliver your letter by the 4:30pm deadline.
Come see me at Gold Sprint TODAY to get your written comments to the APLS board on time!
Come see me at Lowe Mill on the patio between doors 14 and 15!
There's still time to write a public comment in opposition to the transphobic state public library code changes! More info at bit.ly/4gub7gz
October 12, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Come see me at Gold Sprint TODAY to get your written comments to the APLS board on time!
CORRECTION: I'll be at Gold Sprint tomorrow, Sun. Oct 12, 11am-5pm!
Come see me at Lowe Mill on the patio between doors 14 and 15!
There's still time to write a public comment in opposition to the transphobic state public library code changes! More info at bit.ly/4gub7gz
October 12, 2025 at 2:21 AM
CORRECTION: I'll be at Gold Sprint tomorrow, Sun. Oct 12, 11am-5pm!