Everyone Owes a #Debt to #Laborers
http://www.smirkingchimp.com/thread/jim-goodman/107559/everyone-owes-a-debt-to-laborers

This #LaborDay, a day set aside as a national holiday in 1894, we commemorate the #laborunion movement, the demand for an eight-hour work day, better working conditions, #fairwages, and an end to #childlabor.
#Genderequality, #racialequality, fair #farmprices, and #farmworker rights are separate issues but all related to the struggle of the #unions for a fair wage and decent working conditions.

I've lost my respect for Michael Lewis: It seems that it was esp. impt. to Mr. Lewis to cast Mr Oher as intellectually inferior. In an interview in 2007, Lewis said that Mr. Oher was on the dean’s list at Ole Miss, “which says a lot about their dean’s & big football schools take athletes, “many of whom are from the underclass or Black kids from ghettos around America,” - put them in easy majors to ensure that they can keep their G.P.A.s up. #RacialJustice #RacialEquality https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/26/opinion/i-have-a-pretty-good-idea-why-michael-oher-is-angry.html?unlocked_article_code=0NiZHb68JlEvNvG6rprpCS09Xg2nj0C0SS1ZfYiLrC3gcke9J7mRB6pNb6XY4eV-jTU1pt4Y6FDP3Vx894jtqajvJbMNvUrtCSnoTexCGymVPm76vjvtOdUZZJclxOlfMByowgpSM_LjO0tlQRyX7DrQqU2YnLfweydIEz9vSn62Fm9ZeHDxfZQSOT5E721RmL2U16zu4p0ZxLc5nQ_nxiGVpx4TVBhaqRD5Fm5TXYS_9nLqPwoBySkKyVJGlyUY31i4bNhTLpRLkeKZxZbeQUqiwgG34JtWvHlmFrREOEtFvSV0Q2SIMLUOned-q5v9OJa1kA5_AR3GWEoGfFCtbUwlQIKxCuv6qtVmiyyGr80x1gspC_MJyy2RrhYo&smid=nytcore-android-share

TY Rep Maxwell Frost, you're a brilliant spokesperson for #GunReform, #RacialEquality, #LGBTQ ppl, #GenZ, getting the Dem vote out... You're correct, the The Justice Dept must investigate #DeathSantis & all elected leaders nationwide who're enabling white supremacists. #VoteBlue2024 https://www.msnbc.com/katie-phang/watch/rep-frost-on-racially-motivated-florida-shooting-191688261509

I'm a cradle #Catholic. I did all the stuff (Baptism, Fist Communion, Confirmation) as a wee lad. I was born here all my life. When I was around four years old, the church kicked out my mom and, by extension, my family. I explored other faiths, #meditation, #yoga, #Buddhism, and all the things. I wanted to not convert to a religion or practice that I had not been born to or wasn't otherwise ancestrally connected. I explored Protestant fellowships but soon began seeking "the deeper things" back in the lives of saints. This led to a deep dive into the #EarlyChurch Fathers and early church history. Entering the #OrthodoxChurch, I lived in several monasteries and wandered around the US like the guy in Way of a Pilgrim. I was ultimately drawn to #Theosis and the #PrayerOfTheHeart, sometimes called the #JesusPrayer. That church became tedious as well. Long story short, decades later, a pandemic, and a few ends of the world here I am. I recently stumbled across a podcast called the #PopeFrancisGeneration. I'm intrigued. I am listening. Let's see where my current studies lead.

Some of my interests:
#NewMexico #Ogapoge #SantaFe #SantaFeRiver #Water #Birds #Plants #Medicine #Hiking #Walking #NaturePhotography #Biophilia #Wilderness #Rewild #Rewilding #Regenerative #RegenerativeDesign #UniversalDesign #RegenerativeAg #RegenAg #AppropriateTechnology #Contemplation #Hesychasm #Prayer #Ancestors #Death #Dying #Grief #DeathDoula #DeathAdvocacy #Apophatic #RadicalCompassion #Compassion #SocialJustice #PublicHealth #SocialWork #EnvironmentalJustice #DisabilityRights #HealthEquity #Recovery #RecoveryPosse #Drawing #Writing #VisualThinking #WriteToThink #Journal #BulletJournal #SystemsChange #Humanrights #Inclusion #Accessability #InvisibleDisabilityRights #DisabilityVoice #RacialEquality #PublicHealth #Grief #Hospice #Humanrights #Food #Health #Fasting #Calsthenics #Movement

I'll continue to post interest hashtags in this thread to be.

#introduction #introductions

Alabama GOP refuses to draw second Black district, despite Supreme Court order

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/alabama-gop-refuses-draw-second-black-district-supreme-court-order-rcna94715

#AlabamaGOP #BlackDistrict #SupremeCourtOrder #VotingRights #RacialEquality #PoliticalRepresentation #Politics #News

Gender and Race Bias in the Fitness Industry👇🏾


📌67.8% of all fitness instructors are women, 32.2% are men

📌Women earn 95¢ for every $1 earned by men

📌Marginalized community underrepresented in upper management


🗣️Share your thoughts and boost to bring public awareness to this issue. 


⏰It’s time to bridge the gap!


Source 🔗 https://www.zippia.com/fitness-instructor-jobs/demographics/

#fitness #genderequality #racialequality #lgbtq #dei #equalpay #enddiscrimination #equalrights #racism #discrimination

Gender and Race Bias in the Fitness Industry👇🏾

📌67.8% of all fitness instructors are women, 32.2% are men
📌Women earn 95¢ for every $1 earned by men
📌Marginalized community underrepresented in upper management

🗣️Share your thoughts and boost to bring public awareness to this issue.

⏰It’s time to bridge the gap!

Source 🔗 https://www.zippia.com/fitness-instructor-jobs/demographics/

#fitnessindustry #fitnessprofessional #fitnesstrainer #genderequality #racialequality #lgbtq #dei #equalpay #enddiscrimination

From 20 Jun: Researchers have shown that omitting race and ethnicity as predictors in colorectal cancer recurrence risk prediction models may be associated with racial and ethnic biases that contribute to health disparities and worsened patient outcomes - https://healthitanalytics.com/news/omitting-race-ethnicity-from-risk-models-may-lead-to-health-disparities #healthcare #racialequality

From 17 Apr: In areas with more Black doctors, Black people live longer - It’s the strongest evidence yet that increasing the diversity of the medical workforce may be key to ending entrenched health disparities. - https://www.statnews.com/2023/04/14/black-doctors-primary-care-life-expectancy-mortality/ #healthcare #racialequality

Miss Virginia and the Sweet Sisters by Donna Lawrence is "exciting, engaging, heartwarming, fun, and poignant."
#youngadult #suspense #racialequality #historicalfiction #books #promo
https://www.amazon.com/Miss-Virginia-Sweet-Sisters-Novel/dp/B0BNTXTGVW/

We were truly all the same ~
Perhaps if white Americans could accept the Oneness of God, then perhaps, too, they could accept in reality the Oneness of Man - and cease to measure, and hinder, and harm others in terms of their 'differences' in color. ~ Malcolm X
#HumanRights #Justice #RacialEquality #ReligiousEquality

The #OutcastCreatorCollective new #Discord server is NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS!

Our discord server is a place for #contentcreator / #influencer / #livestream / #artist / #writer / and many other types of #creators (and their fans/supporters!) to share tips and resources, commiserate and complain (in our #rant room 🙂​), find others to #collaborate with, and to #selfpromote your content (as long as that's not the ONLY involvement you have with our community!)

The #outcast part of our name is because our community is focused especially on supporting so-called #outcastcreators, those who don't abide by societal rules set by #ThePatriarchy / #Capitalism / #Sponsorships / #AdFriendly / #monetization and are therefore #ostracized -- #banned , #blocked, #shadowbanned , or otherwise #censored / face #censorship to a degree that most creators never face!

Folks like #sexworker / #erotic / #adultentertainer , #intersectionalfeminism (not the ad-friendly "girl power" kind), #normalizenudity ,
#progressive / #leftist ,#sexualeducation , #kink and #fetish education, #LGBTQ + / #queer , #disability , #houseless , #racialequality , #mentalhealth and many other types of #activism , and so on.

(Worry not--any nudity or erotic/adult content is limited to our 18+ rooms, which require age verification to access. You won't accidentally stumble onto anything that's likely to get you embarrassed on the bus!)

Please note you don't HAVE to be an "outcast creator" to join us, you just have to be respectful towards those who are, and expect to cross paths with them in our community.

Also please note that we are NOT a place that is welcoming to white nationalists, conspiracy theorists, TERFs, "debate bros" or otherwise toxic people who usually use the excuse of "free speech" to be hateful towards others. Respectful language is strictly enforced- no insults, no matter how subtle you think you're being, will be tolerated. Our community is, above all else, dedicated to being a #wholesome (if ad-unfriendly) space that is here to support creators and their followers, NOT provide yet another platform for hate.

We're a new server, but staffed with volunteers who have experience with a variety of content creation, and we're very open to feedback to however we can improve our community!

If any/all of that sounds interesting to you and you'd like an invite, you can reply or DM me here, or PM me on Discord at #Ceridwen6967 .

I hope to see you there!

#equalrights #marriage equality #lgbt #lgbtq #racialequality #equality

Have you ever wondered about what does 'equality' means? http://bit.ly/2XD1tlH
#equality #issues #genderequality #racialequality #wealthequality #economicequality
#richcountry #poorcountry #developingcountry #developedcountry