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Stef Tran
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tarsunusrat.bsky.social
inspired by @prisonculture.bsky.social fundraiser for Gazans,I made this bag,raised 300 dollars for Rania in Gaza through a raffle.Rania has told me multiple times that what people are willing to do outside of Gaza to help Gazans gives her immense hope in these horrific times
gofund.me/99d9327b
A white cloth bag with two handles. A round appliqué peace is sewn to the bag. The bag shows running stitches
June 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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deborahrosereeves.bsky.social
I stitched this old tweet by @ladyofsardines.bsky.social and remind myself of its truth literally every day.
Photograph of an embroidery hoop. A tangle of multi colored threads dangles from the bottom of the hoop, and stitched in grey thread is the following quote by Ursula Wolfe-Rocca: "It can be overwhelming to witness/experience/take in all the injustices of the moment. The good news is that they're all connected, so if your little corner or work involves pulling at one of the threads, you're helping to unravel the whole damn cloth."
January 9, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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bilboyaga.bsky.social
Mask blocs provide mutual aid like free n95 masks, exist all over the world, and like this story shows, will keep you safe when other systems won’t, whether the issue is a pandemic or climate change wildfires.

Protect yourself and others from illness and disability. Give/get mask bloc mutual aid:
January 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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johnedwinmason.bsky.social
"...the climate of repression on college campuses is only intensifying, and Israel’s genocide of Palestinians continues unabated. The goal of the crackdown on Palestinian rights advocacy is to silence criticism of Israel’s barbaric assault, which has killed at least 46,000 Palestinians."
ninaber.bsky.social Nina Berman @ninaber.bsky.social · Jan 10
Leading scholar and law professor Katherine Franke leaves Columbia due to a toxic and hostile work environment. Read her statement ccrjustice.org/home/press-c...
In Solidarity With Katherine Franke, Our Former Board Chair
Prof.
ccrjustice.org
January 10, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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flavorflav.bsky.social
The 13th Amendment allows for modern day SLAVE LABOR. They risking their lives for pennies.
phillewis.bsky.social Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Jan 10
Hundreds of incarcerated firefighters are fighting the wildfires raging across southern California for $5.80-$10.24 per day

When responding to disasters, they may earn $26.90 over a 24-hour shift
‘Essential’: nearly 800 incarcerated firefighters deployed as LA battles wildfires
The firefighters earn $5.80-$10.24 per day plus $1 an hour when responding to active emergencies, according to CDCR
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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theserfstv.bsky.social
So Facebook's new policies boil down to you can say LGBTQ+ people have mental illness and should be rounded up but you can't say Free Palestine
January 10, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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sandraproudman.bsky.social
Please share widely 🙏🏼

I am taking item donations (literally anything from the publishing community or readers) for the next #KidLit4Ceasefire fundraiser to run Jan 15th through 31st. I am at about 100 items, trying to get to at least 500.

airtable.com/appgMC1CTRup...
December 4, 2024 at 3:10 AM
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sandraproudman.bsky.social
Things are SO bad at the moment in Gaza and the families we fundraise for are struggling so much in the cold with dwindling funds. It’s really worse than ever.

Please consider donating an item:
airtable.com/appgMC1CTRup...

Or let me know if you want to donate to the families directly!
December 27, 2024 at 4:05 PM
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schwartzwords.bsky.social
I've donated a query and chapter critique to the next #KidLit4CeaseFire Auction

Check it out and all the other amazing items getting added to the auction, which opens January 15

www.32auctions.com/organization...

You can still donate items! (url in the graphic wasn't working for me but the qr is)
KIDLIT4CEASEFIRE AUCTION QUERY AND FIRST CHAPTER CRITIQUE FROM LEANNE "L. A." SCHWARTZ with a picture of me and my books #KIDLIT4CEASEFIRE 2025 AUCTION (JANUARY 15-31ST) Donate an Item HTTPS://BIT.LY/KIDLIT4CEASEFIREAUCTION2025SIGNUPS
January 4, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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sallysultzman.bsky.social
Get my 1st 50 edit at the Kidlit4Ceasefire Auction. Recent clients declared "You don't charge enough!" & "I don't need a book coach, I just need you!" The winner can include a query & synopsis in the 1st 50!

Thanks to @sandraproudman.bsky.social for organizing! www.32auctions.com/organization...
A black graphic with red, green and white flowers to represent the Palestine flag in the corners. The text reads "KIDLIT4CEASEFIRE AUCTION" in red, white, green at the top. In the middle is "1st 50 Edit from Sarah STETS" in white. At the bottom is a small pic of Sarah M. Anderson and a graphic of Sarah STETS with a blue quill pen on a cream background. A black graphic with red, green and white flowers to represent the Palestine flag in the corners. The text reads "KIDLIT4CEASEFIRE 2025 AUCTION" in red, white, green at the top. In the middle is "(January 15-31st)". At the bottom is a "Donate an Item" with a green arrow pointing at a QR code and underneath that is "https://bit.ly/kidlit4ceasefireauction2025signups" all in white.
January 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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isthiseva.bsky.social
I'm a contributor for #KidLit4Ceasefire! If you've ever wanted a portrait from me and would also like to support a good cause, please keep an eye out! And check out the quoted post if you also want to be a contributor.

Huge thanks to Sandra for organising. 💜
www.32auctions.com/organization...
Graphic for KidLit4Ceasefire Auction. The auction items is 1 digital character portrait commission by Eva I. Pictured in the graphic is my profile picture and an example character portrait.
January 4, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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joabaldwin.com
Lots of people joining Bluesky again! Welcome! Whether you just joined, or you created an account decades ago and are gonna start posting now, here are some tips to enhance the experience. Share widely for all newcomers 🦋
Tips for moving from Xitter to Bluesky Before you start following people, fill out your profile! Bio, PFP, banner, and post at least 5 to 10 things. Just reuse your top 10 banger tweets—recycling is encouraged! This way, when people see you followed them and they check your profile, they’ll know what you are about and might follow back. Turn off NSFW filters in Moderation > Content Filtering Find your friends using a tool like skeet.labnotes.org or Sky Follower Bridge. Not perfect, but they’ll find the majority of the people you were following. Turn on “show posts from my feeds” in Settings > Home Feed Preferences. This will add random posts from them to your main feed, but tweaked to your liking, no ads and BS. I recommend the Catch Up feed (kinda like a “best of”). Tweak Reply Filters to something that works for you, also at Settings > Home Feed Preferences. This shows replies from people you follow to anyone else on your main feed... (ALT text too long, continues in comments)
August 7, 2024 at 12:09 AM
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lifeinpoetry.bsky.social
Mosab Abu Toha's collection THINGS YOU MAY FIND HIDDEN IN MY EAR is available for download as a free ebook from City Lights Books at this link:

city-lights-books.sellfy.store/p/things-you...
Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear
Winner of the Palestine Book Award and the American Book Award National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry Finalist Shortlisted for the 2022 Walcott Poetry Prize  “Written from his native
city-lights-books.sellfy.store
October 24, 2023 at 1:00 AM