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1010 - FEATURE: Female DJs beating the odds in Japan's boys' club EDM scene
When popular South Korean performer DJ Soda took to social media last summer to call out those who groped her at an Osaka music festival, she highlighted the challenges faced by women carving out their own dynamic niche in the male-dominated electronic dance music scene.
2459 - David🌹🦥: "Once again, the legitimacy of …" - disabled.social
Once again, the legitimacy of indigenous sovereignty is under attack. How surprising... https://mohawknationnews.com/blog/2024/02/28/syracuse-court-iroquois-people-ignored-again-in-new-york-state-us-land-grab/
2730 - As abortion bans in Florida and Arizona loom, Black families are left vulnerable
Abortion attacks aren’t slowing down as the clock ticks on Florida’s six-week ban and Arizona’s Supreme Court has paved the way to reinforce a Civil War-era law that criminalizes nearly all abortions. The consequences could be catastrophic for Black reproductive health, exacerbating existing disparities in access to care and alarming rates of maternal mortality, advocates and health-care providers fear.
3624 - Prof Kemi FG: "Kaepernick: "The cops should m…" - disabled.social
Kaepernick: "The cops should maybe not kill Black people all the time." NFL & fans: "That dirty ni-, that dirty thug should shut his mouth and leave politics out of sports." Butker: "Broads should stay in the kitchen, and while I'm at it, let me tell you about 'diversity,' if you know what I mean, ha ha." NFL & fans: "Yes gigachad, speak your truth, we value all opinions here." #BlackMastodon #BlackFedi #BlackTwitter #NFL #football https://www.npr.org/2024/05/23/nx-s1-4977336/harrison-b...
5680 - lara_palombo
My... research shows how racism pervades the public service - one of the most important and powerful structures in the country. [New] Strategies will mean nothing unless the public service invests in robust, anti-racist and Indigenous-led strategies. https://t.co/OmmyRU1YI6 https://t.co/t74N5b8tJJ
6076 - TracyWesterman
We have a prevention & early intervention allergy & a deficit love affair in Oz. Majority of budgets spent locking people up; removing children; endless mental health & suicide stats that r not treatment alterable. Why do we not ‘get’ the economic & social value of prevention?
7819 - The jokes that non-Indigenous people are making about the Queen would cause many of the rest of us to lose our job. That's a little thing called privilege.
7952 - Authors with disabilities spreadsheet
Sheet1 Books,Disability if known ,Field/genre,notes,Website Ansay, A Manette,Limbo; Vinegar Hill,chronic illness ,memoir,<a href="http://www.as.miami.edu/english/creativewriting/creative-writing-faculty/a-manette-ansay-/">http://www.as.miami.edu/english/creativewriting/creative-writing-faculty...
10832 - What happens when safety signage assumes everyone can take the stairs?
We all want to feel safe in public spaces, but what happens when safety signage assumes everyone can take the stairs?
This isn’t just a design fail. It’s a reminder that accessibility must be considered in every part of planning, especially emergency responses.
Visual Description: An image shows a stylised figure in a wheelchair positioned at the top of a staircase. Above the figure, bold red text reads: “IN CASE OF FIRE.” Below the stairs, it says: “USE STAIRS.”
