I want this in every library, everywhere. After all, some kids won’t even google this stuff because they don’t want parents/siblings checking their browser history.
This is really awesome. And if you’re not familiar with how the Dewey Decimal system works – the numbers subject-based, which means these numbers are applicable in EVERY library. So if you see something you want to research on this list – look for those same numbers in any of your local libraries.
ALWAYS REBLOG WHEN YOU SEE SOMETHING LIKE THIS PLEASE; ITS SO MUCH MORE THAN IMPORTANT TO PEOPLE. IT MEANS EVERYTHING TO SOMEBODY AND EVEN THOUGH YOU MIGHT NOT SEE THIS IN THE SAME LIGHT, SOMEONE MIGHT. INFACT YOU REBLOGGING THIS COULD STOP SOMEONE TAKING THEIR LIFE TONIGHT.
“My folks both have dementia. They are living in a facility in Washington State that provides them with more than adequate care, but their insurance has run out.. Medicaid is poised to take over but the facility will not accept it until their balance owing is at zero.
My sisters and I have pushed ourselves to the limit just to try to cover the gap between what the insurance would cover and the fast-rising cost of their care, now more than $10,000 a month. We’ve poured tens of thousands of dollars of our own into the facilities coffers, and exhausted my folks’ limited resources.
I hate having to do this. The ask is huge, I know. And the time limit is absurd. But we only have until the 25th to raise a significant sum.”
the costs of my grandparents living has been tough on all of us, even me – i can’t afford to go to school any more partially because of this (and partially because i don’t want to dig a grave made of private debt!) and my father and his siblings have not been able to live comfortable for years now. this country does not care about anyone’s health, really, and it pisses me off. please share and help if you can – thank you.
The administration’s gag rule would have devastating effects for women and those seeking sexual and reproductive health care services.We can all agree that patients should have access to the best medical care and information possible. This rule would do the opposite and put women’s health at risk.What does the gag rule do?Donald Trump has said from day one he wants to control women. With a new gag rule, he and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar are now trying to make it official government policy.
The Trump-Pence administration’s new rule would block patients from care at Planned Parenthood. It would also prohibit doctors, nurses, hospitals, and community health centers across the country from being able to refer their patients for safe, legal abortion.
In short, a gag rule would keep women from having full information about all of their reproductive options, and from getting the best health care possible.
Everyone, regardless of their race, of their income, or where they live, deserves the best medical care and information available. Under this rule, they won’t get it.
What does the gag rule do?
We can all agree that patients should have access to the best medical care and information possible. This rule would do the opposite and put women’s health at risk.
The Trump-Pence administration’s gag rule would do three things:
Impose new rules designed to make it impossible for patients to get birth control or preventive care from reproductive health care providers like Planned Parenthood.
Prevent health care providers across the country from referring their patients for safe, legal abortion.
Remove the guarantee that patients get full and accurate information about their health care from their doctor.
The gag rule is an attack on Title X, the nation’s program for affordable birth control and reproductive care that four million people rely on. Title X ensures people have access to contraception and gives them more control over their lives, health, careers, and economic security — and a gag rule takes that care away.
Why you should care, and what it means for patients
The administration’s gag rule would have devastating effects for women and those seeking sexual and reproductive health care services.
First, the gag rule would block patients from health care. Planned Parenthood health centers serve 41 percent of patients who get care through Title X-funded health services — yet this rule is designed to bar those patients from coming to Planned Parenthood health centers.
Preventing those patients from coming to Planned Parenthood would mean many are left with nowhere else to go, leaving them without access to birth control, cancer screenings, STD testing and treatment, or even general women’s health exams. But it doesn’t stop there. The gag rule would apply to 4,000 Title X-funded health care providers across the country, including community health centers, hospital-based clinics, and health departments.
Other health care providers have been clear — they couldn’t fill the gap if Planned Parenthood were no longer allowed to serve these patients. Already, in many counties, Planned Parenthood health centers are the only places that provide uninsured people or people with low incomes the reproductive care they need.
This would fall the hardest on people of color. Because of systemic inequities, many patients who rely on Title X for their health care needs are people of color, who already face significant barriers to accessing health care. Black and African Americans make up 21 percent of Title Xpatients, and Hispanic and Latino patients make up 32 percent. After being blocked from these health centers, including Planned Parenthood, many patients would have nowhere else to go for care.
The gag rule would limit women’s reproductive health choices. This is an attempt to take away women’s basic rights. Period. Under the gag rule, if a woman is pregnant and wants or needs an abortion, her provider would be prohibited from telling her where she can go to get one. Or if a woman’s pregnancy would severely affect her health — for example, she discovers that she’s pregnant after being diagnosed with cancer — she might not receive information that abortion is even an option.
It would have dangerous and widespread health effects. We’re familiar with the consequences of a domestic gag rule because we’ve seen similar dangerous measures in effect. One of the Trump-Pence administration’s very first acts in office was to reinstate and expand a “global gag rule,” which bans overseas groups from receiving U.S. global health funding if they even so much as mention abortion-related services.
Evidence has shown that the global gag rule leads to increases in unsafe abortion, as well as unintended pregnancies, women dying from pregnancy-related complications, and infant and child deaths. It also leads to health center closures, which leave people with less access to care. We should be ending the global gag rule — not importing a version of it to the U.S.
How can I take action?
We can’t afford to let the Trump-Pence administration continue down this path of chipping away at our reproductive health care access. Now is the time to unite, show our power, and make sure everyone gets the health care they want or need, without politicians controlling when, how, or why.
Heard some important information on Twitter today, and thought I’d post it here for anyone who may not have heard it. This is actually a thing, devised by human rights organisation called Karma Nirvana.
Louie Gong describes his company, Eighth Generation, as “a Native-owned, community-engaged small business that began when I started putting cultural art on shoes.” It’s true, in 2008, Gong began decorating sneakers and skateboarding apparel with indigenous Nooksack patterns — a move that, as a Nooksack himself, set him apart from the non-Native designers who’d been doing so for years. As demand grew, so did Gong’s ambition.
Here you go, kids!
How to procure Native-American-and-First-Nation-themed items without entitlement or cultural appropriation in one easy step.
BUY THE THINGS DIRECTLY FROM THE PEOPLE THEMSELVES.
Because if they’re selling these representations of their culture and being fairly compensated, you’re not appropriating, you’re appreciating. And helping good folks make a living while you’re at it.
Everybody wins.
^^^this is the difference. participate in the parts of culture that people CONSENT to sharing!! it’s that simple, if you buy directly from the source, they are creating with the idea that people outside the culture will be consuming, and can pick and choose what they are okay with you having.
the same idea as wearing traditional dress that someone of that culture gave you as a present vs. buying a knockoff version for “fashion”
I’ve used this argument for a long time as a difference between appropriation and appreciation. If you are buying directly from the people of that culture you are supporting them in keeping certain practices and talents alive. They are choosing what they share while making a living from their work. You are supporting them, while enjoying their culture. This is not only okay but it can really help people from these communities.
With appropriation, you are taking money away from the people. While mocking everything they stand for, and giving money to big companies who only care about profit, and have no understanding of the people they are stealing from.
Eighth Generation is awesome! They ship fast in addition to having gorgeous merchandise. Five stars.
I appreciate everything in this post
Because it took like 4 steps to find the damn thing, here is a link to the place:
I’m underage, pregnant and need a termination desperately.
I’ve taken two pregnancy tests both positive (paid for by my boyfriend, though he had to borrow money from his parents to get them). My parents don’t have the money to support me on this. (We are barely scraping by to afford bills and food, even living in government housing). I need roughly 190$. My friends have all put in $30, though most of them had to borrow money from parents or take it out of their study savings.
I have an appointment with my doctor tomorrow (covered by the government) and she’s going to give me a referral to a clinic but I won’t be able to get a termination until I have the money.
Please, if you can help me by sharing this or donating I would be forever appreciative. I don’t know what else to do. I’m not old enough to get a job (neither is my boyfriend) and we are both severely mentally ill and aren’t fit to raise a child right now.
If you’re able to donate and want to please message me for my PayPal. (It has my suburb on it and I’m not comfortable giving it out to hundreds of people) All the money will go directly to an abortion, I’ll post a photo of the receipt or whatever they give me to confirm it’s done. If I’m able to get it done. Thank you in advance.
Hey folks, I hate to do this but… I’m currently in need of donations. 😦
This morning, we had to take our 7 month old to the Emergency Room due to very labored breathing. He had a chest x-ray, and 5 other things done. He’ll be fine (Bronchospasm, tightening of the airways due to virus), but this put us into a crappy position. I don’t have work lined up for the summer yet (college closes next week), and we’re already paying off a bunch of other debts. We are stretched very, very thin.
I know most of you are broke too, so even just a reblog would be helpful!
If you can spare us a couple of dollars, you have my eternal gratitude and love.
Paypal: anna_desu@hotmail.com
Thanks guys ❤
Please spare what you can for the Pearlmethyst queen herself, Annadesu!
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