“During the darkest days of the AIDS crisis we buried our friends in the morning, we protested in the afternoon, and we danced all night, and it was the dance that kept us in the fight because it was the dance we were fighting for.” – Dan Savage
Today, the "original" Starbucks at Pike Place Market in Seattle, is announcing they're organizing their union. ✊
Read the letter workers addressed to CEO Brian Niccol about why they're joining thousands of workers nationwide fighting for a better Starbucks:
My secret to escaping the cycle of self hatred was
1) Gratitude/Appreciation
2) Exercise
3) Whimsy
4) Unmasking
5) Writing poetry
6) Love (self/platonic/romantic)
7) Vulnerability
8) Community in real life
9) Allowing yourself to be new/bad at things
10) A job I liked
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Through Beauty 2 The Streetz, Shirley Raines gave Skid Row more than food and makeovers, she gave hope. She reminded us that dignity is a human right, no matter your zip code. A Sister to the people. Her impact will live on. Rest in Power, Shirley
Elong Muᛋᛋk tried his hardest to silence all posts about the general strike. Hundreds of these posts been throttled. They’re scared to death of this. Tweet your own posts please about this. Share tweets about this. Don’t let them silence this huge event. Something is happening.
@normalestdyke Your dad won't say it so I will: I'm so proud of you for getting a year clean. My oldest cousin died to fent, so your and any recovery is deeply important to me and so many others. I know you're needing to hear this from your dad and I'm sorry his selfishness is so loud.