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1538 - mekka okereke :verified:: "🤦🏿‍♂️Utah women's basketball w…" - disabled.social
Utah women's basketball was in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho for a basketball tournament. While walking to dinner, racists in a lifted truck with confederate flags, yell the n-word and other slurs at them, and threaten them by revving the engine by them. At the press conference, the city did the usual dance: half apologizing, but half doing the "I hope people don't think our town is racist now!" dance. Which is awkward, because another white nationalist showed up to disrupt the press conference
2547 - jdm2 🇵🇷: "“In light of the unceasing sla…" - disabled.social
“In light of the unceasing slaughter in Gaza, though, the Western response to the intercepted Iranian missiles and drones is sickeningly cynical. Sunak’s pathetic claim that “no one wants to see more bloodshed” fails to account for the reality that, as long as it’s Palestinian blood, it’s all totally fine.” 🔥🔥🔥 Op-ed: Sorry, but Iran is not the aggressor here by Belén Fernández #Gaza #Palestine #USPol #Iran https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/4/14/sorry-but-iran-is-not-the-aggressor-here
9215 - For her beauty, Anastacia Escrava was forced to wear an iron muzzle all her life in Brazil
You may have seen the iconic image of this masked woman but probably not have been able to locate the history behind it. She is called Escrava Anastacia, an enslaved African woman who lived in Brazil in the 19th century. Known for possessing great beauty accompanied with her piercing blue eyes, Anastasia was worshipped in...
9695 - Just got docked 100% attendance points for missing one class for the first time when I have disability accommodations that modify the policy. I then emailed my disability specialist about issues I ...
9706 - I just saw a post going around Instagram about how we should be mobilizing more for disability justice rather than focusing on language and symbolism. I want to talk a little about my experienc...
9967 - We are the first to be impacted and the last to be heard'. Thanks to all who authored this extremely important piece. Hopefully this leads to real change #climatechange indigenous
11076 - More than 20 writers withdraw from Bendigo Writers Festival over censorship concerns - ABC News
More than 20 writers have withdrawn from the Bendigo Writers Festival in central Victoria over concerns about free speech in relation to the Israel-Gaza war.
That plan states that "criticism of the policies and practices of the Israeli government or state is not in and of itself antisemitic".
"However, criticism of Israel can be antisemitic when it is grounded in harmful tropes, stereotypes or assumptions and when it calls for the elimination of the State of Israel or all Jews or when...
11484 - “Take your hijab off or loose your job!”
“Take your hijab off or loose your job!”
That was what a leading very big and extremely well known organisation said to me.
Someone who had headhunted me and offered me the job before I even stepped foot inside the building.
They knew of me, knew my work, knew I was tech savvy and led teams effectively to deliver million pound programmes.
Of course there were interviews. Of course I aced them.
It was for the position of Director of Strategy & Transformation.
