Hello dreamers, good news we're going to have an update tomorrow! (Thank you so so much @meowzcw !) ✨✨
I'm blown away by everyone's support and interest in helping Slumbertale move forward.
For this month and April, I'd like to invite anyone who is thinking to volunteer as assistants on chapter 06 and chapter 07 to please DM me your preferred art program, as well as a line and colored version of this rough panel. All levels are welcome!!
This little test is just to see what you feel most comfortable to do (e.g line, color or even fx) and most importantly what you have most fun doing! ✨ (Oh and if you only want to do flat colors that's fine too, you can just dm me without the test)
I'm not super strict about the brush for textured line etc but if you like a little guidance you can follow the line style and flat colors from this panel.
Best of luck! And see you tomorrow at the chapter update :D
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One of the projects you can sign up for is the Revolutionary War Pension Files Transcription Mission—a special collaboration between the National Archives and the National Park Service as our nation approaches the 250th anniversary of American independence.
These pension files contain firsthand accounts from over 80,000 men and women who lived through the American Revolution. By transcribing and tagging these #RevWarVets documents, you make them more accessible to researchers, educators, and history enthusiasts worldwide.
Volunteers have uncovered fascinating stories, including battlefield experiences, sightings of famous generals, and glimpses of 18th century life. Your contributions help preserve these narratives for the future.
If you can read cursive, get started: https://www.archives.gov/citizen-archivist/missions/revolutionary-war-pension-files
Tucson aid workers plan to sue after they claim federal agents pointed guns at them near the Arizona-Mexico border earlier this year.
NOGALES, AZ (AZFamily) — Tucson humanitarian aid workers are pursuing legal action after they say federal agents pointed guns at them while they were delivering aid near the Arizona-Mexico border earlier this year.
Gail Kocourek, a longtime volunteer with the Tucson Samaritans, said she and another aid worker were on a routine aid run in March when armed men chased them in an unmarked vehicle near Sasabe, which is northwest of Nogales. They said the men wore no uniforms and did not initially identify themselves as law enforcement.
Believing they were being approached by border vigilantes, a common sight in the borderlands, the volunteers tried to avoid them and instead approached a nearby Border Patrol agent for help. That agent informed them that the armed men were not vigilantes and were Homeland Security Investigations officers.
According to the federal claim filed by the aid workers, the HSI agents then pointed rifles at them, ordered them out of their vehicle, handcuffed them, and detained them for about 30 minutes before releasing them without explanation or charges.
“They have a civil right to be moving on their way and not be stopped without cause and have guns pointed at them,” said Arizona civil rights attorney Paul Gattone, who is representing both volunteers.
Gattone has filed a federal claim, a precursor to a potential lawsuit, alleging the volunteers were stopped unlawfully while performing legal aid work in a region where their group is widely known. The claim accuses the agents of assault, false arrest, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
His clients are seeking $500,000 in compensation, though Gattone said the issue goes beyond money.
“This is a disturbing pattern we’re seeing across the country. It is unacceptable. This is not how law enforcement is supposed to act in a democratic system. We’re hoping to bring attention to it and get accountability,” he said.
Gattone said they were on a public-access road and driving a marked vehicle identifying them as humanitarian volunteers.
Arizona’s Family has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security to ask why the agents involved were not in uniform. As of publication, DHS has not responded to the request for comment.
