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"Don't watermark/sign your art, it's tacky and ugly blah blah blah" PLEASE SIGN YOUR ART. I WANT TO BE ABLE TO REMEMBER WHO DREW THESE RANDOM PRINTS ON MY WALL AND SUPPORT THE SAME ARTISTS AGAIN

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warriorofdune

May his memory be a blessing.

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Willem Arondéus (22 August 1894 – 1 July 1943) was a Dutch artist and author who joined the Dutch anti-Nazi resistance movement during World War II. He participated in the bombing of the Amsterdam public records office to hinder the Nazi German effort to identify Dutch Jews and others wanted by the Gestapo. Arondéus was caught and executed soon after his arrest. Yad Vashem recognized Arondéus as Righteous Among the Nations.

Their attack, which took place on 27 March 1943, was partially successful, and they managed to destroy 800,000 identity cards, and retrieve 600 blank cards and 50,000 guilders. The building was blown up and no one was caught on the night of the attack. However, due to an unknown betrayer, Arondéus was arrested on 1 April 1943. Arondéus refused to give up the rest of his team.

Arondéus was openly gay before the war and defiantly asserted his sexuality before his execution. His final words were:

"Tell the people that homosexuals are not by definition weak."

From Wikipedia

hunter-rodrigez

He was also a pretty great artist

kurloz38

Reblog to include his artwork!

achelois-daughter

the invisible life of addie larue

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Can everyone who reads this PLEASE reblog it?!?!? Libraries literally saved my life as a child!

Being abused at home, bullied at school and lost in the world, the library and all the books I could escape to the most amazing worlds, kept me alive!

I would walk to the library, and spend all day, from 10 am to 9 pm reading there!! I got special awards for how many books I read, I wrote little blurbs on why i loved the books (probably why I love to BETA and do ARCs)

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE Just hit the green arrows and the reblog!!!

As a 50 year old woman, the library offers me so much. Digital art pads to borrow, 3D printing, book clubs that are face to face (yeah, the introvert likes face to face because a moderator will stomp on anyone getting snarky)

New books in LARGE PRINT! I’m visually challenged and as much as I love my kindle, The feel of a real book in my hands will always be a beloved feeling!

Our library also has quarterly books sales of almost free books!! For 5$USD we get in a day early and can buy as many as we want. Anyone else has to wait and there is a limit for the first 2 days.

stevviefox

Also many, many libraries have inter library loan(it may be called something different). This means if they don’t have the item you want, they can get it for you. This may include photocopy/pdf of articles. This can also include along with books and DVDs, microfilm/fiche which is also a huge resource. Check around for libraries that are listed as depositories if you want to look at government documents.

Remember that many colleges and universities have open stacks for the public. You will likely have to pay a membership fee but you will get to stuff.

psi1998

I love the library ☺

icycove

The library was one of my favorite places to go as a kid and I still live to go and just. Sit and read. Or do homework. The university I’m at has a massive 8-story one I love to just wonder around in~ Great places

jaks21

Libraries are amazing places, we need to protect them to ensure their continued existence.

earhartsease

I used to wander about the fiction section in my local library, and choose books with the most interesting titles - I discovered two amazing authors that way

vaginadude

If you feel disconnected from your local community & want to find ways to get involved, seriously consider spending some time at the library. Go to some events! Organize a reading group!

mathcat345

Support your libraries!

Read banned books!

People who don’t learn can be more easily controlled and told what to think!

thedaddycomplex

Echoing @mathcat345, if your school has banned a book, your library will likely have it. Read it. Fuck censorship.

may12324

Constanta - vengeful bride of dracula -- from A Dowry of Blood

#this makes me feral #vampire #constanta #st gibson #a dowry of blood

velociraptrix

women in STEM (shenanigans, tomfoolery, escapades, and mischief)

calmdowngorgeous

Destroy the myth that libraries are no longer relevant. If you use your library, please reblog.

So exhausted of book influencers on tiktok and Twitter implying that authors including sexism, racism, transphobia, etc. in their stories is endorsement of that behavior

More often than not it’s members of these marginalized communities who are the authors sharing discrimination/oppression they’ve faced in their own personal lives and book “influencers” (who are often not members of that marginalized community themselves) are stating it’s wrong for them to do so.

If you personally don’t enjoy books with this kind of content, that’s fine. I often find myself struggling to read some of the best trans-femm literature because the topics can be heavy and hurt to read about but that does not mean the books are bad by any means.

Policing how people with marginalized identities tell their stories when you’re not a member of that group feels like a form of discrimination in itself.

In summary: Don't Like? Don't Read!