Arachne @Arachne@wonkodon.com

#Fediblock #fediadmin
Indigenous people are currently being attacked by numerous people, due to standing up against targeted anti-Indigenous racism on Mastodon.
This is mostly via abusive toots and subtoots, and bad-faith reports accusing us of racism. But I have also recieved an abusive email from a new sock puppet account of a person evading suspendion @ aliceGutierrez@mastodon.world

Admins and mods: please keep an eye out for this current wave of anti-Indigenous racism, and take appropriate action. Thanks!

Hello Fediverse! I am coming before you all today to promote my new instance: blackqueer.life! You may have seen my post on my old account about it a few weeks back. I wanted to wait until I finished migrating my old account over here, got the instance up and running to where I wanted it, etc before promoting it fully.

We all know Fedi isn't always kind to Black users, doubly so for Black queers. My instance represents my attempt to continue the amazing work some folks are doing in the Fediverse to make these platforms more accessible and safer for all users, ESPECIALLY marginalized folks.

When I joined the fediverse, the first thing I was searching for almost from the beginning was an instance dedicated to or centering Black queer people explicitly. While there are a few amazing communities like that out there, many of them are either not federating, offering limited federation only, or are currently closed to new users.

This allows them to have much greater control over the content their users are exposed to, which I have tremendous respect and appreciation for. Hell, I've got alts in some of those places!

However. As a newcomer to Fedi, it was not overly easy for me to find these places and gain access, which I recognize is somewhat by design. Limited or no federation meant the only way to locate them was by word of mouth and extensive research.

This is where BlackQueerLife comes in. I want to build a place where Black queer, trans, and GNC folks can feel safe making a home while also being able to venture out into the rest of the fediverse. I want somewhere they can use as a landing pad. I want as many multiply marginalized Black folks off of corporate hellsites like Twitter and Bluesky as possible. We are not safe being corporate playthings.

Most importantly, I want every Black queer person who joins Fedi to know that they have somewhere they can go. I don't expect that all would necessarily want to join, but I want all Black queer fedizens to know that they are welcome to.

So if you see this, please boost this post to spread the word. If you already boosted the other posts that have gone out about this instance, no pressure. Thanks so much!

@blackmastodon@a.gup.pe @BlackMastodon@chirp.social

#BlackMastodon #BlackFedi #BlackFediverse #BlackQueer #BIPOC #QTPOC #LGBTQ

Testing the #academia outreach here on Mastodon. Please boost if you think you know others who might know.

I'm looking for some good light undergraduate-level books/articles in English about Taiwan under the Japanese and during the White Terror. History, culture, I would even love recommendations of short fiction if you have any.

Thanks

#Taiwan #Colonialism #WhiteTerror #JapaneseColonialism #History #CulturalStudies #Literature

Indigenous youth (15-30 years old) in need of financial assistance for sport, education , and culture can apply for a bursary here. Proof of Indigenous ancestry needed. https://www.indigifund.com #bursary #Indigenous #Indigedon

'Bringing together #Diné #weavers and #VisualArtists with objects from #AMNH , “Shaped by the Loom” positions #weaving as “an #ArtForm , a #cultural practice, and a #LivedExperience ” according to #exhibition text. The #gallery exhibition features 25 Diné #textiles dating from the mid-1800s to present day, as well as objects including images by Diné #photographers , and #historic and #contemporary weaving materials.'

https://www.forbes.com/sites/chaddscott/2023/03/17/new-yorks-din-textiles-come-out-of-the-closet-at-bard-graduate-center/amp/

#Indigenous #NativeAmerican #NativeArt #Showcase

'I Am Home' Spotlights Navajo Traditions In A Beautiful Way | Huffington Post

It’s been a whirlwind year for #filmmaker Kymon Greyhorse.

Six months after he graduated from the University of New Mexico, he learned his short film “I Am Home” had been selected to screen at Sundance, the largest independent film festival in the country. At just 23, Greyhorse — who is of #Navajo and #Tongan descent — was hobnobbing with big-name directors and A-list celebrities.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kymon-greyhorse-culture-shifters_n_6449925de4b0d840388c7a78?fbclid=IwAR3DVZ6jSloMQCQEpRhNE-lj1lk1ZGZskn6iH4EhCLHUO_Xw8OTes9k7nfQ

More information about the parenthical tragedy of the Jewish massacre at the #Coronation of Richard I

(New history to me)

#Jewdiverse

https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Pogroms-1189-1190/

OMG!! I can't believe this, but I love it! Five women Senators in South Carolina
( 3 Republicans and 2 Democrats) defeated a near-total ban on abortion. In Nebraska, it was an 80-year-old Republican State Senator Merv Riepe who abstained from voting to advance the near-total ban. Republicans with SENSE saved two states today from abortion bans. Yeh, I don't type that many times!
#AbortionIsHealthcare #AbortionRights #BansOffOurBodies
https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2023/04/27/conservative-dissenters-block-abortion-limits-in-nebraska-south-carolina/

A first century fresco of the Roman spring goddess Flora, found in the ancient city of Stabiae.

#ancient #art #archaeology #spring #mythology #italy

Yes! Give *ALL* BC Crown lands back to the First Nations!

Seems like the least we can do, given that colonists wiped out the large majority of Indigenous peoples living here then continued to actively terrorize their descendants in the decades that followed, right up to present day.

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-northeastern-canada-reconciliation-settlement-first-nations

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#canada #BritishColumbia #FirstNations #reconciliation #justice

NEW COMMANDMENT:
Thou shalt respect and affirm the gender identity of all individuals, including trans people, and actively work towards creating a world where they can live authentically and without fear of discrimination or harm.

For those in the Cleveland-Akron-Columbus area, there are demonstrations planned in the coming days around the police murder of Jayland Walker. Jayland Walker was shot over 60 times by Akron police for daring to run during a traffic stop. The city of Akron has a long history of having a police department that is incredibly racist, and that operates with total impunity. In the past police there have been able to gas crowds off the street and arbitrarily arrest people, so, if you are planning on going, expect it to potentially get a bit spicy.

Please boost this widely on social media, and to anyone you know in the area.