Ok. Shit just got real. This morning Sydney 5.30am refugees at Villawood were woken with lights in faces told to pack. Taken to airport. Not told where where going. Picked up Melb refugees. Flown to Perth. WA Premier not advised. Now at Northam refugee centre. Phones taken. 🤬
No paid work because of COVID, not already receiving Centrelink: govt payment of $600 a week
No paid work because of COVID, but already receiving Centrelink: govt payment of $310 a week
Same expenses. One group gets liveable (just!!) payment, the other starvation-level payment
You wanna know what’s frustrating about having #ADHD?
Some mornings, I absolutely crush it and get a ton of stuff done. And I’m SO proud of myself.
The problem is, I feel like I should be able to be that productive every day.
It’s the inconsistency that breaks my self-esteem.
“we should be treating addiction to illegal drugs like a health problem" okay interesting! I have some news for you about how medical & psychiatric institutions treat people with health problems
I want more people to realise that undoing oppression that you are responsible for doesn’t deserve and shouldn’t expect any form of reciprocation.
That’s literally the bare minimum and it has *always* been the price of a belief in justice.
Meanwhile the people in power call themselves "climate leaders" as they open up new oilfields, pipelines and coal power plants - granting new oil licenses exploring future oil drilling sites.
This is the world they are leaving for us.
As a designer who consults with museums on gender inclusive practice, I am often asked about signage and icons. Here are some of my top recs for easy swaps you can make for a more gender inclusive visitor experience:
You don’t have to be thin. You don’t have to be a model. Sea-witches who steal voices are beautiful. Greying spinsters who catch murderers are beautiful. Women who become swamp-ogres at sundown are beautiful. You are already perfect ♥️
it’s wild how critics will complain that “no one is reading books anymore” but then ignore that women and children are buying books by the millions because those books aren’t Serious Literature.