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My grandmother began sewing ribbon skirts as part of her healing from the trauma of residential schools.
She and my mother have always been fantastic seamstresses, frequently making my Halloween costumes.

She's now moved on to making regalia, and this is her first Plains-style regalia dress.

#NativeAmerican #Regalia #Indigenous

we should hire the guy who does the voiceovers for the Chemical Safety Board youtube videos to make videos about CVEs

It’s easy for a bunch of people to sit around and theorize about growing pains when you’re not the one who has to wonder about what that noise is outside your house

MN transgender name change clinic! Free attorneys help you get started. Must register in advance, Zoom or in person! http://www.robinskaplan.com/resources/events/2022/12/lgbtq-legal-services-transgender-name-change-clinic

*walks outside to the dumpster, tosses in a fresh stack*

#fediblock #ItsAlwaysPleroma

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L.J.'s post about someone trying to tell her to replace her dish rack (as ergonomic keyboard rest) with something expensive, unobtainable and flimsy reminds me of how tech companies keep pretending to solve disabled people's problems when actually we tend to MacGyver stuff out of random household objects.

https://thebaffler.com/salvos/care-tactics-mauldin

From the only drag performer who was in Club Q at the time of the attack: https://twitter.com/unluckybanshee/status/1594914600536809472

I've launched a #Mastodon instance focused on #AudioDescription. This is a space where professionals and fans can come together to learn, advocate, and work together towards the goal of quality AD in all environs. The server is bare-bones right now, so your patience is requested as we build things out. You can also make an impact by boosting this news across your networks. To join, head over to https://adforward.org/auth/sign_up
#blind #a11y #LowVision

I'm a white person who's been on the fedi for 4 years. I witnessed the rise and fall of PlayVicious.social (aka "PV"), an instance that was thoughtfully moderated by an all-BIPoC team. it was a nexus of brilliant, creative, funny people who made the fediverse a better place. and then it shut down, and so many Black and Brown people gave up on this place as a result. it was a huge, huge loss.

why did that happen, you ask? I'm gonna let Ro (former admin of PV) tell that story, because it's come up again recently: https://ubiqueros.com/notes/97vj3h30hp
I was a w.e mod when this went down. it's all true; he's not exaggerating.

Hi everyone! I am an #antiracisteducator and public school advocate looking to connect with other folks who are making the transition to #mastadon. Please follow me if you are interested in understanding what is happening with attacks to our public education system. I was recently targeted by alt right provocateurs and political opportunists, and my story reflects what is happening in school districts across the country. I love learning and sharing info that supports our #CollectiveLiberation. 💗

I documented some of my recent experiments in reverse-engineering the Print Gocco, a Japanese DIY printmaking tool from the 1970s. You can read about it here: https://www.nobadmemories.com/blog/2022/05/printmaking-as-play/ #theWorkshop

I’m wondering if y’all can help me build a community of trans people of colour on the tag #TransPOC as i miss the wonderful people i knew on a different animal themed app.
After seeing reports of racism and bad moderation I guess i’m just trying to find my people. Boosts very welcome.

#Trans #Queer #LGBTQIA #LGBT #BlackMastodon #Black #POC

@Pixley @lennie I was trying to remember the term I heard about murmurations causing radar distortion, and it's "radar angels," but in trying to find that I located this actual, excellent sentence on wikipedia:

"It was not until the later 1950s that it was widely accepted that birds were the primary cause of angels."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radar_angels

😑
Another Black person played Mastodon "instance roulette" and lost.

We need a Mastodon instance Green Book pronto or this ain't gonna work.

This is starting to feel like the WW2 Dunkirk evacuation where the Black and Indian Commonwealth soldiers were abandoned on the beach...

https://twitter.com/wickdchiq/status/1594711597359980547

I would like to be able to make recommendations to BIPOC who have been scared off by the (non)moderation of mastodon.social and some of the other bigger instances.

If you know of an instance where there are non-white people who are doing the moderation (and also that the moderation is good) please let me know.

Thank you, comrades! <3

I’m working on a tiny, free Mac app right now. I still need an app icon though. Anyone here have experience and/or interest in making one for me, or know someone who might? I’m happy to pay a little too.