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emberoops · 24 days ago

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OOC: Something I found today

The above link is a resource that is AMAZING for anyone that wants to give agriculture- or food-based resources and reparations. I personally find it a beautiful thing. Each pin on the map comes with a quick blurb from the person requesting aid - some lead to websites with needs listed, but most have the need listed immediately in the pin-blurb itself.

This tool is excellent in two ways: for those who have reparations to make, it is an excellent resource. For those who need bolstering, this is also excellent; many pins on this map are community efforts with a history of success in lifting BIPOC voices, promoting land stewardship and agricultural independence for BIPOC, and making food resourcing easier for those groups.

It's a beautiful homage to the power of BIPOC community.

I would like to challenge the people reading this with white privilege to read through and pick something with needs suited to your capabilities, or who have needs within your grasp in the near future.

Personally, I have chosen Our Core's AgriCultural Program, linked here.

#ooc post #I want to hear your thoughts #I know this is a time with a lot of negativity. I know this is a time of despair.#I recently read Layla Saad's book on unlearning/recognizing white supremacy #It's a 28 or 29 day course #each day has its own lesson followed by structured journal prompts/questions designed to allow you to do the work #Anyways. On the last day of the course #The theme is on your personal commitment to the work discussed in the book #One of my commitments is to look for local BIPOC leaders and follow their advice and requests for aid #letting BIPOC set the tone and course for what my help looks like #the search for these leaders brought me to Fire Soul Farms #which directed me here #Another commitment was focused on Palestine but I think this is in the same spirit #it was to focus on the requests and campaigns of BIPOC for financial aid.#Expect more posts of stories and requests for aid from Palestinian sources.#(For those who are themselves fatigued - these will all be tagged.)#the tags will be #irl events #and #irl politics #that is all #thank you for listening #I love you all #thank you

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