(this list is mainly ways non-locals can donate but by extension offers a lot of resources and places to volunteer in the Twin Cities + there are specific ways to donate time under the cut which can be adjusted to your local neighborhood)
Memorial Blood CenterĀ declared a blood emergency on Tuesday, Jan 13. MBC is the blood supplier for both tier 1 trauma hospitals in the metro area (Hennepin County Medical Center and North Memorial Health).
Reach out to your neighborsĀ āĀ especially if you know they are staying home right now āĀ and ask if they need groceries or toiletry items. Offer to pick up prescriptions, give rides, or shovel their driveway. If you know them well, bring them a treat that you know they'll enjoy. Or just ask them how they're doing and let them know you are there to support.
Connect with any of the orgs aboveĀ and see if they are looking for volunteers.
Connect with a church or mosque in your area.Ā FromĀ u/MuddieMaeSuggins: "I know a lot of regular Redditors are not religious (myself included) but like it or not this is a where a lot of community organizing happens, especially in immigrant communities."
Connect with your local school's admin office and/or their PTA.Ā It's ok to reach out even if you don't have kids at the school. PTAs are organizing mutual aid for school families, safe rides, school observers.
Find an official protestĀ or other event viaĀ Indivisible,Ā 50501,Ā FREE AMERICA, orĀ MIRAC. Students at many high schools areĀ staging walk-outs; if your local school is doing this, reach out to school leadership or the PTA and ask how you can support as a community member.
Join the effort to stop Hilton from housing ICEĀ by booking hotel rooms and then cancelling at the last minute. This action can be done from home! The effort is being organized by Sunrise Movement, who are telling activists to target specific hotels one-by-one. More info:Ā SHUT DOWN HILTON
Find people in your area who are actively monitoring ICEĀ and/or stationing themselves in high-traffic areas and ask how you can help. Check for local FB events where people are organizing and just show up.
At minimum, read theĀ COPAL HandbookĀ before you go out to observe.Ā The DFL, Monarca, and other orgs have been hosting online trainings for constitutional observers (though these fill up quickly).
When you see ICE in action, start recording. Be as loud and as disruptive as possible: honk your horn, set off your car alarm, blow your whistle. Let people know that ICE is in the area. If you see someone being detained, try to get their name and a phone number to call their emergency contact.
If you do not feel comfortable observing ICE in person, there are ways you can support from home. Just ask the people who are organizing in your area. I have social anxiety, and I had never participated in any kind of political action before this past Saturday. If I can do it, you can!
Local organizers are requesting that people who help monitor ICE DO NOT participate in 1-to-1 mutual aid efforts, as these can put the families you are helping at risk.
If you have friends/acquaintances who are sympathetic but not politically active,Ā reach out to them. Show them that they're not alone in feeling helpless. Pick a few low-commitment actions from this list and do them together.
7.5/10 - the story and pacing fell flat at times, but the cinematography, choreography, and music were wonderful. I loved how raw and authentic the worship scenes felt. Regardless of what you believe, it was touching to see people be so vulnerable in their worship and emotions. I know that was very important to everyone involved in the film and I think they knocked it out of the park in that regard.
Lastly, it was much tamer than I was expecting after seeing the reviews from Venice and reading the screenplay. The sex and birth scenes were not nearly as graphic as I thought they would be.
Searchlight released the Ann Lee screenplay so I read it and Iām pretty sure the people saying how weird and obscene it is have never read fanfiction
Iāve got a bunch of different light sources in my little office space too (several candles, desk light, ceiling light, window) and I do it because I have sensory issues (ADHD combined type babeyyy!!1!). I often canāt handle the full strength of the ceiling light, so I turn on the table lamp or light a candle or use a combination of lamp & scattered candles to light everything without assaulting my eyes and making me feel like a bug pinned under lab lights. Plus, sometimes I canāt take light from certain angles; light too directly on my paper might give me a headache, for example, or light from above bothers me bc of the flitting shadows on my workspace
So yeah, maybe Peter has a bunch of them bc he dumpster dives for lamps, which would be awesome and also on-character, and maybe he also does it bc heās just comforted by always having a few light sources around, or maybe he just likes the aesthetic. But he might also do it bc he needs to be able to meticulously control the light levels in his room to keep from sensory overload.
EDIT: looked at the notes that were here before me & Iām glad to know we all agree XD
hey so, no judgment whatsoever, but like, why do you like sweden
/a befuddled swede
I know, itās embarrassing š
I was really interested in Sweden growing up because my great grandparents were all from there and I still have cousins in Halland and other provinces that I talk to. But TL;DR: it was my special interest to the point where I got a callback from Allt fƶr Sverige and my friends made fun of me for it, calling me āJenna the Swedeā, so I just combined the nickname and Spider-Man. š
No disrespect intended towards real Swedes, I promise!
Itās a Tuesday on Tumblr, and the Heated Rivalry fever is showing no signs of stopping. The adaptation of Rachel Reidās bestselling novel about rival hockey players is light on hockey and heavy on good old enemies to lovers, and weāre so here for it. Please enjoy this collection of Hollanov art (and some Skip, for balance) to tide you over til Friday.
