Ace Activism

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I’m not crying. You’re crying.

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I’m not crying. You’re crying.

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Important Warning Please Read and Share

So Scientology has recently been purchasing ad spots on social media sites including Twitter and Facebook. Scientology has always worked hard to recruit young people it seems like they’re investing in social media as well now. I know most people think Scientology is a joke but it’s a seriously dangerous cult which uses fear, extortion, violence, vandalism and various other unethical actions against those who oppose them both inside and outside the church. Here is key information on the abuses committed by Scientology: 

•Scientology uses a form of pseudo-therapy called auditing which focuses largely on embarrassing and traumatic memories. Scientology collects the information you share and uses that information to threaten you if you oppose the church. They also charge huge amounts of money for auditing sessions (which is why they really are doing all this).

 •They are extremely anti-psychology and psychiatry and pressure you against taking any antidepressants, anti-anxiety medication or any other drugs for mental health.

 •They believe homosexuality can be “cured” and are blatantly homophobic. •Enemies of the church are labeled “suppressive persons” and it is forbidden to communicate with such people. This isn’t just to limit the negative press they receive but also is a manipulative tool. If you are in the cult and decide to leave or criticize the church you stand the risk of being completely cut off from your friends and family. “Suppressive Persons” are often also harassed, stalked, or threatened. 

•If you’re new to Scientology and your family or friends are worried about you being in a cult you’re instructed to cut them out of your life, increasing your reliance on the support system (though there’s nothing supportive about it) the church give to you. 

•Scientology’s doctrine includes the concept of “Fair Game”. This basically says that those who are judged a threat to the Church can be punished and harassed by any and all means possible.

 •Because of this, they have no moral qualms about having their members lie in court which they use to defend themselves from lawsuits or charges that they’ve broken the law and also to help win lawsuits against their enemies. •They essentially spied on and stole information from the IRS and tried to frame the mayor of Clearwater Florida for a hit and run. 

•Scientology filed 50 different lawsuits in one year against the Cult Awareness Network, an anti-cult organization. Using false testimony they won one of the suits and because the organization couldn’t pay the fine Scientology took the organizations name and logo so if you were calling to get out of Scientology you’d be unknowingly telling Scientology of your intentions. (For full transparency my mom was a member of the Cult Awareness Network before it was taken over and was sued individually by the Church of Scientology) 

•Scientology has an official branch known as the Sea Org, a mixture between a paramilitary group and slavery, comprised of their most dedicated members including many children/teens who’ve been raised in Scientology. This is where some of the most rampant and terrifying abuse in Scientology occurs. 

•Sea Org members often work over 100 hours a week for Scientology for around 2$ per hour.

 •Sea Org member’s living conditions are terrible; they live in overcrowded communal rooms with up to 12 other people, are not given healthcare unless there is a free clinic in the area, often are forced to miss meals or sleep in order to successfully completed their work. 

•Several former Sea Org members have accused the church of physical abuse. •Sea Org members may not have children and women who have become pregnant have reportedly been forced/coerced by their higher-ups to have abortions. 

•Leaving Sea Org without permission automatically makes you a suppressive person, so young adults who’ve been raised in Scientology who want to leave are cut off from everyone they’ve ever known with no money or job and getting permission to leave can require 3 years of hard labor, social isolation, and group pressure.

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If the right is so worried about persevering Civil War history why do they keep erasing racist parts of American history from text books?

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He was a boy… She was a girl… They proceeded to have a healthy platonic relationship.

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An updated list of organizations to donate to help victims of the refugee crisis

Migrant Offshore Aid Station: The charity which runs independent rescue boats to rescue migrants at risk of drowning.

Médecins Sans Frontières: The humanitarian agency has three rescue ships in the Mediterranean, on Tuesday alone they rescued 1,658 people in its biggest day of operations.

Aylan Kurdi Fund: A specific fund named in honour of the drowned boy was set up within 24 hours of the circulation photographs of his body emerging. All proceeds will go to the humanitarian agency Hand in Hand for Syria.

Refugee Council: A donation of £100 could pay for the education and travel for two children for a week.

Unicef: The UN’s children’s charity is providing life-saving supplies such as clean water, medicine and psychological support. It says a donation of £9 could provide an emergency water kit for a family. 

Save the Children: It says a donation of £50 could buy two hygiene kits including soap, towels and toothbrushes.

British Red Cross: A donation of £30 could buy 28 mats to help Syria refugees cope with the cold.

Islamic Relief: Three families could be fed for a month on a donation of £210, the charity says.

The crowdfunding website Just Giving has a list of specific appeals for migrants in Calais. It includes one of students trying to raise £750 to buy mobile phones, footballs, camping equipment, dictionaries, storage boxes, sanitary items and waterproof clothing.

Refugee Action is offering to take old cars as donations. It says the last scrap car it took raised £126 for refugees. It is also looking for old mobile phones and even printer cartridges. 

A Facebook group Music Against Borders is looking for musical instruments for migrant musicians in Calais.

Teacher Mary Jones is looking for donations of books for her Jungle Bookslibrary named after the Calais migrant camp.

The grass roots campaign Calais Action is urging supporters to donate in any way they can. It has put together a map of drop-off and collection zones.

Red Cross Europe: providing emergency health services at central train stations

International Rescue Committee:  improving living conditions by setting up camps

World Vision: providing food, water, shelter, education and psychosocial care

Side by Side: A family in Thurrock helping with basic humanitarian aid

Hummingbird Project: Driving regularly to Calais with nurses, legal aid, food kitchens

‘Childhood bags’: fundraising to take books, toys and warm clothes to children

Folkestone United: organising protests, taking donated goods to Calais in September

Avaaz.org: lobbying local councils, providing language support, housing refugees

An Amazon wish list has been set up for people to buy specific items such as shoes and sleeping bags to be delivered to Calais as part of the appeal #KentforCalais and #HelpCalais. The truck leaves on 17 September

GlobalGiving provides emergency assistance and long term support

                                        Petitions to Sign

The Independent’s petition for Britain to accept its fair share of refugees

Accept more asylum seekers and increase support for refugee migrants in the UK

80 Syrian war refugees are waiting in Calais for their rightful and legal asylum in the UK

Create a compassionate Euro-wide policy to deal with refugee migrants

End the Calais crisis

We are willing to house Syrian refugees

Resettle Syrian Refugees in the U.S

#RefugeesWelcome: Demand the EU take urgent action to help refugees

Tell Prime Minister David Cameron to Protect Refugees

Demand the Irish Government Do More to Help the Refugee Crisis

Stand Up for Refugee Resettlement

Tell Congress: Don’t Forget Syrian Refugees in the Budget

Canada, Allow Syrian Refugees to Settle in Our Country!

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Positive messages from non-ace people to asexual spectrum people

So I decided to make the reverse of this blog for non-ace people to send love and support to ace spectrum people. I’d love for y’all to send messages/follow.

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We Get It You’re Gay

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Super Important Warning Please Read and Share

shower-anon.tumblr.com Just sent me several pictures of intensely disturbing gore from the holocaust. Please Please protect yourself, block them and share this for your jewish followers. This just really freaked me out and kinda triggered my gore related anxiety. Like I don’t care if you never reblog a single thing from me ever again but I really need you all to help protect other jews by sharing this.  

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Update: it appears the person is mailing it to those who reblogged the @jews warning, they may do the same with this post. please make sure you block them before sharing.

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Your Historic Fave is Problematic is coming soon.

The history books may have idolized them to the extent that it appears that your favorite person from history sees to be free from any fault. But that’s not the case. Because it’s important to remember that even the greatest people aren’t perfect.

But I need your help!

I need famous historical people you want to read up on, volunteers to help and I’d love for my work to be worthwhile so if y’all would follow and share this I’d really appreciate it.

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Would you hire/date someone who was conservative?

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LGBTQ+ Inclusion Survey

I am writing a research paper that I hope to publish in academic publications and need your help! Please Answer this three question survey on LGBTQ+ Inclusion in the mainstream movement.  

Please help me out and take the survey. (x)

Also please share this so I can get more accurate numbers. 

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I’m making a queer/feminist tshirt company!!!!!

visit http://www.cafepress.com.au/lgbtshirt to get a fucking great shirt and support a nonbinary asexual jewish kid

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when the asexual community plays respectability politics and says things to make themselves more ‘appropriate’ to straight people, they need to realise they’re hurting other asexuals.

i am a CSA survivor, i’m sex-repulsed, i have a medical condition preventing me from having (some kinds of) sex. i am autistic, and aromantic.

i am almost everything that you say you’re not when you’re trying to explain to straight people why you’re ‘totally normal lmao’. 

so please stop throwing other aces under the bus so you can make yourself seem appropriate to allosexuals. 

stop making me and others seem like the ~weird aces~ or the ~broken aces~

(~rusty)

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Replacement for ableist slurs

Silly Foolish Absentminded Confused Dazed Befuddled

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Nonplussed Inane Thoughtless Ignorant Perplexed Careless Incompetent Asinine

Come on, you know you want to use “befuddled” more.

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If asexuality is “just a phase” and the moon has phases are asexuals the moon? If so that makes sense since everyone looks up to asexuals

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If you support asexuality...

Reblog this and follow me

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This blog is meant to educate non asexual people but almost all of our followers are asexual Demi or aromantic please follow us so we can educate more people