Patti Kameya

midwest writer. escaped the LA suburbs. treating historical amnesia. she/her.

[Patti Kameya @pkameya]

On Sunday, October 4, 4:00-5:30 PM join me, Hawona Sullivan Janzen, Carrie Pomeroy, Alison Morse, and Savannah Dotson at Elsa's House of Sleep for a reading on Making Home! https://t.co/A995wbAOzf #saintpaul #hamlinemidway #localartists #communityarts

[Patti Kameya @pkameya]

Why teach about historical context to creative writers? I have a few ideas. https://t.co/DqyZulFyag #writerslife #onlinewritingclasses #creativewriting #history #historyteacher

[Patti Kameya @pkameya]

How do you answer the "so what" question? Discover how your story transforms when placed in a broader historical frame, or historical context. Sign up for my #onlinewritingclass through the #loftliterarycenter. https://t.co/4g19cCHOgq #creativenonfiction #writerslife

[Patti Kameya @pkameya]

It's cool today in Minnesota, but hot where workers are picking our grapes.

[United Farm Workers @UFWupdates]

Miss "Lydia" shows us her screen with a temp of 97° at 11am while she works packing grapes in Bakersfield CA. The area is under an extreme heat warning meaning a high risk for heat illness especially among the elderly like herself but she works out of necessity. #WeFeedYou #calor

[Lakota Man @LakotaMan1]

Who else is thankful that Native Americans are still here? 🖐🏾

[Patti Kameya @pkameya]

A thought for the people who make #ValentinesDay possible. Workers who bring us chocolate. Sugar. And flowers.

[United Farm Workers @UFWupdates]

When you think of roses on #ValentinesDay remember workers like Maria who work long hard hours growing the rose bushes that provide these beautiful blooms. Maria works at Star Roses under a UFW contract that provides great benefits. Thanks & Happy Valentine's Day Maria #WeFeedYou

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

Whitewashing the uncomfortable parts of the past doesn't just affect Black stories. For example, you can't fully appreciate how a peanut farmer from Plains, GA became a beloved president unless you know TRUE Black History.

The unwhitewashed history of Jimmy Carter:

A thread.

[CODEPINK @codepink]

How are the California wildfires connected to the genocide in Gaza?

@oliviadinucci & the CODEPINK DC team are in Congress today drawing the parallels.

[Patti Kameya @pkameya]

A public service message from Friday Night Semites.

[Sammy Obeid @SammyObeid]

This is your personal invitation to stop an ongoing genocide

[Patti Kameya @pkameya]

Thank you @DenshoProject for reminding us of another reason to remember September 11.

[Densho @DenshoProject]

On the anniversary of #September11th we’re looking back on an oral history clip with May Y. Namba. In this clip, she reflects on the similarities between the persecution faced by the Muslim and Arab American community in the wake of 9/11 and her own WWII incarceration.

[Sammy Obeid @SammyObeid]

Because I was in Hawaii last night, I had the privilege of being the first standup to do “they’re eating pets” material

[Patti Kameya @pkameya]

Thank you @UFWupdates for expressing solidarity with our hardworking Haitian neighbors and friends.

[United Farm Workers @UFWupdates]

We organize with Haitian-origin farm workers in NY. They’re as American as the apple pie their work makes possible, but right wing racists are spreading dehumanizing lies.

Haitians are not eating pets.
They’re feeding America.

The anti-Haitian bigotry we’re seeing is repulsive.

[Patti Kameya @pkameya]

@SelenaMMoon Congratulations, and good luck!!!

[Patti Kameya @pkameya]

Today, many people will celebrate freedom over food. How many of us can celebrate free from worry about feeding our families?

Check out the link in this UFW post to find out which produce labels may have UFW labor contracts behind them.

[United Farm Workers @UFWupdates]

Grilled portobello mushrooms are a fantastic meatless burger alternative to toss on your #July4 grill. Make them union mushrooms by looking for Monterey Mushrooms. Thank you Ariel for this photo. List of products harvested by UFW members @ https://t.co/9EhPAnf8KU #WeFeedYou

[United Farm Workers @UFWupdates]

Grilled portobello mushrooms are a fantastic meatless burger alternative to toss on your #July4 grill. Make them union mushrooms by looking for Monterey Mushrooms. Thank you Ariel for this photo. List of products harvested by UFW members @ https://t.co/9EhPAnf8KU #WeFeedYou

[Patti Kameya @pkameya]

Some long-overdue good news, as our planet continues to heat and we still eat.

[United Farm Workers @UFWupdates]

We welcome the proposed creation of a federal heat safety standard by the Biden-Harris Admin. This common-sense & life-saving rule proposed by @OSHA_DOL will, once effective, protect the health and lives of farmworkers who have no choice but to work during dangerous temps. 1/

[Fred T. Korematsu Institute @korematsu]

Once thriving Japantown communities were permanently altered from displacement, theft, and an unwillingness to return due to heartbreak. The Lost Kinjo series from @AsAmNews examines lost Japantown communities that disappeared after WWII. Learn more: https://t.co/mycBWCP6ED

[United Farm Workers @UFWupdates]

On #FathersDay let's hear it for Joaquin, a father of 4, who has been working in agriculture in the US for 25+ years. He's currently laboring in OR's corn fields growing the sweet corn many of us will enjoy this summer. #WeFeedYou

[Patti Kameya @pkameya]

Before the organic blueberries landed in my refrigerator, they were outside in the heat, picked by workers covered head to toe.

[United Farm Workers @UFWupdates]

Teresa in a 50 year old mother of 3. She is working harvesting blueberries in Bakersfield CA earning 16.$50 an hour. It was 97° when this photo was taken on Friday and this week the temps are supposed to pass 100°. #WeFeedYou

[Patti Kameya @pkameya]

Arts nonprofits bring us art to shift our thoughts, hearts, and relationships. What happens to our communities when they disappear? Read this thoughtful piece by @purenoumena
https://t.co/MLtRpZ3OES