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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/10/2022 2:12 PM
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Hy_Ke-smdEZuiIYirVBUK4lPtSV2spWZ?usp=sharing mutual aid folder. if you want editing access please dm me or another moderator with your email. (edited)
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seb it/they 12/10/2022 3:03 PM
Okay react to this message if you can make it to a meeting specifically centering mutual aid next sunday Dec 18th at 5 pm, if a different time works better say something here (edited)
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seb it/they
Okay react to this message if you can make it to a meeting specifically centering mutual aid next sunday Dec 18th at 5 pm, if a different time works better say something here (edited)
seb it/they 12/10/2022 3:04 PM
@everyone
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here's a meeting notes for that (tentative) time
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if you'd like to edit the agenda and don't have access please ask and we'll add you to the drive
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seb it/they
Okay react to this message if you can make it to a meeting specifically centering mutual aid next sunday Dec 18th at 5 pm, if a different time works better say something here (edited)
Could you give more details on what you mean by this? What mutual aid?
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seb it/they 12/10/2022 3:23 PM
Specifically we were going to discuss the stuff that wasn't covered in this meeting (the outline of which is in the agenda) but basically clinic protection, stuff like linking up with folks in NC if the legislation does get passed etc
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I think building the groundwork for out of state service is a big priority rn. Even if this legislation doesnโ€™t get off the ground quickly, it might be wise for people to transfer their care now (edited)
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I think a bigger priority is trying to prevent these bills from passing tbh
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We should absolutely be prepared for both scenarios. We should do everything we can to stop these bills, but we must accept that even if we succeed we still aren't safe, since stopping this bill will not stop the rise of the far right movement that promotes this hatred on its own. I'll spare everyone from me going on a "every mistake the queer liberation movement has made in the last three decades or so" rant since I'm sure it is known by most people here. But making ourselves more resilient against these reactionary shitheads and solving this problem for good down the line, requires that we build support networks that will allow us to exist and thrive in spite of the state trying to erase us. That's the mindset that came out of Stonewall, that's what brought the queer community more freedoms than we have had in centuries, that's what will help us with our current crisis. That might seem unattainable on its face, but what we do doesn't have to be all-encompassing to make a real difference. Simply making sure people have access to community with their peers can help. Helping people get the right clothes, the right healthcare, all of that makes a real difference, and it saves lives. And we have to be prepared to fill that gap as much as we possibly can, because regardless of whether these bills pass or not, we know we can no longer rely on the state to let us exist in peace.
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We cannot immediately get every sponsor and committee member to withdraw each bill. We however can immediately begin building the groundwork for interstate HRT support networks
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It also seems to me that this discord, being a substantial coalition of orgs and networks, can get that accomplished relatively quickly
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Hayden (he/they) 12/10/2022 7:24 PM
Also being realistic, these bills won't be signed until at least 12 months out. The threat posed by right wing paramilitary action is immediate and ongoing
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That's assuming they even survive the committee
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I don't disagree that this is a good goal my question is just if this is the most immediate priority and what most requires an immediate meeting
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With the amount of hands in this discord, it may be good to create multiple task forces for each goal. Some to pressure representatives and government officials, some to create interstate HRT and transition surgery networks, and others to find and counter anti-trans groups
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I donโ€™t think any one goal is unimportant enough to sideline and we have enough people to create priority groups for each
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Yes my main concern is currently lots of ideas and no organizational structure by which to achieve them. Like for building networks: who coordinates reaching out? To what groups? Are we going to end up with a bunch of fragmentary small networks from people doing it as individuals and how is that prevented? And finally if we are concerned about some stuff becoming illegal is a public discord the best place to coordinate it?
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As for the last point absolutely god no
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Anyone remotely considering illicit activity ought to know who they can trust and work with
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Hayden (he/they) 12/10/2022 7:57 PM
From that it sounds like it's a good idea to specifically coordinate different tasks. Not just "can someone please do x thing" but an actual role that can have accountability
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I volunteer to take the role of "legislative researcher." My task would be to research specific legislation to the best of my ability and report on it in the associated spreadsheet
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Legality shouldn't be a concern for the proposals made so far. I think, just to recap, those were: - helping people leave the state - helping people get healthcare out of state - helping people get grey-market estrogen (completely legal and also not banned under these bills) - clothing exchange programs - organizing out-of-school GSAs (or really organizing any community spaces for queer people in the state). - community defense for trans clinics, drag shows, etc.
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Hayden (he/they) 12/10/2022 8:01 PM
I think the question is if those actions are rendered illegal by the state government. And even some listed above can be illegal if done wrong
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If they are rendered illegal we will have plenty of advance warning and will have time to adapt.
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Hayden (he/they)
That's assuming they even survive the committee
If we want to kill it in committee that work starts now not in 12 months though
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Also none of these things would help with things like chancy ying birth certificates which can only be done legislatively. As much as I wish it were possible, we cannot simply network and Mutual Aid our way out of this. Also idk about y'all but I don't wish to flee my home I'd rather work to keep it safe
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Olivia
If we want to kill it in committee that work starts now not in 12 months though
Hayden (he/they) 12/10/2022 8:11 PM
So when I say the bill won't get through until about a year from now, I'm not saying that we should wait that entire time. Given what happened in Moore county and the recent attack at the wateree dam, it seems like right wing violence has no delay at all
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We should start the pressure on the legislative side immediately, but the mutual aid dimention can't be ignored
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Hayden (he/they)
We should start the pressure on the legislative side immediately, but the mutual aid dimention can't be ignored
My concern is that the follow up meeting seems to be about things like clinic defense which seems to be an extremely nebulous threat that I'm not sure what organization against it could be done unless someone presents far more detailed threat assessments and a plan by which to achieve it. I think instead a follow up meeting should be about getting organized
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Also frankly I'm not familiar with you drhead but as someone who is actually on hrt being told to get it out of state is not really helpful. I recently had a huge problem where I couldn't really get it in state for several months so I'm not sure people who aren't on it appreciate how much of a barrier it would be to get it out of state without HUGE infrastructure and even then it will be difficult as all hell
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/10/2022 8:18 PM
part of that can be solved by organization
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Olivia
My concern is that the follow up meeting seems to be about things like clinic defense which seems to be an extremely nebulous threat that I'm not sure what organization against it could be done unless someone presents far more detailed threat assessments and a plan by which to achieve it. I think instead a follow up meeting should be about getting organized
imo this is why having formalized committees/circles with separate meetings is beneficial. folx wanna focus on different aspects of this and thats good actually
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/10/2022 8:18 PM
i know places that can get anyone here out-of-state telehealth HRT within 2 weeks
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When I proposed a second meeting on mutual aid I was mainly thinking of the other types of mutual aid projects. Regarding clinic defense, I honestly think that won't be actionable until attacks on clinics start happening more often.
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/10/2022 8:19 PM
i posted these in #medical-resources but qmed is a very good one
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As someone who has helped people get their hormones in NC it's not the easiest thing in the world in all honesty
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/10/2022 8:19 PM
i get mine in michigan
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although the sacrifice i make for that specific doctor is i cant use insurance
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they)
i get mine in michigan
I'm guessing they won't let that loophole skip through and will prevent minors from filling prescriptions tbh (edited)
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/10/2022 8:20 PM
pharmacy is going to be a problem yes
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When I proposed a second meeting on mutual aid I was mainly thinking of the other types of mutual aid projects. Regarding clinic defense, I honestly think that won't be actionable until attacks on clinics start happening more often.
I agree I wasn't at the meeting but that was one of the things I saw mentioned
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/10/2022 8:21 PM
i may no longer be able to get mine filled in sc even if the doctor isnt here
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idk yet
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imo this is why having formalized committees/circles with separate meetings is beneficial. folx wanna focus on different aspects of this and thats good actually
I agree but if this is the system that is going to be chosen then that requires (1) consensus from people in the coalition (by which there is currently no means to achieve) and (2) organizational meetings to create that structure
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/10/2022 8:22 PM
their wording is problematic, it doesnt indicate if it directly criminalize the provider, pharmacy, or patient and therefore we have to assume its all of them (edited)
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they)
their wording is problematic, it doesnt indicate if it directly criminalize the provider, pharmacy, or patient and therefore we have to assume its all of them (edited)
Even if it does not pharmacies very likely may not be willing to take the risk
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/10/2022 8:23 PM
i think thats definitely a significant risk
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Olivia
My concern is that the follow up meeting seems to be about things like clinic defense which seems to be an extremely nebulous threat that I'm not sure what organization against it could be done unless someone presents far more detailed threat assessments and a plan by which to achieve it. I think instead a follow up meeting should be about getting organized
Hayden (he/they) 12/10/2022 8:24 PM
I'd agree with this. Like many organizing meetings it can turn into a list of suggestions with no formalized plan for follow through. Also with the clinic protection and other protection we need to make sure the place actually wants us there. Just turning up with guns is maybe not something they want as it can scare staff and patients
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Again my concern is not about establishing mutual aid structures. That's good. My concern is that we are putting the cart before the horse
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they)
their wording is problematic, it doesnt indicate if it directly criminalize the provider, pharmacy, or patient and therefore we have to assume its all of them (edited)
If that's the case, then grey market would likely be the safest option if the bill does pass. It's much harder to trace if it goes through the mail.
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seb it/they 12/10/2022 8:27 PM
Can't really do grey market T
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/10/2022 8:27 PM
yes, though we will need to have an option for transmasc people
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seb it/they 12/10/2022 8:27 PM
I'd just be fucked
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/10/2022 8:27 PM
which is going to have to be getting them out of state
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i cant see any other way
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they)
which is going to have to be getting them out of state
If this is the action plan then there will need to be huge fundraising apparatus so people can afford gas to leave the state. A goal I struggle to see how it can be achieved without getting far more organized first
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seb it/they 12/10/2022 8:31 PM
I do agree more organization is probably needed
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Responsibility is too distributed as is and that's meant that people who normañly would contribute have not
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We are going to have to start by just doing what we can. Simply making ourselves useful at all will bring on more people and make it easier to achieve larger goals later.
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Plans get more disorganized over time naturally. Starting disorganized just means people join into chaos rather than joining into a system that works (edited)
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I'm not even saying achieve large goals right now. I'm saying we need to get organized. Our opponents are organized we can't just be willy nilly and hope to succeed against them
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People are already here willing to do things the question is how we can effectively put them to work. Growth is not the current short coming (edited)
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/10/2022 8:37 PM
can we get some material suggestions olivia?
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im not certain how to proceed
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seb it/they 12/10/2022 8:37 PM
I feel like also more extensive org members should be involved in this discussion
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Not sure how to make that happen currently
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they)
can we get some material suggestions olivia?
Get representatives from each organization in the coalition in an organizational role so that there is some minimum of structure and ability to coordinate as groups rather than just individuals. Together we decide on points of unity and goals so that it is possible to have at least some cohesive ideas of what we want to do rather than just winging it.
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I think that would be a more productive meeting next weekend. One week is enough time for orgs to get a person to attend
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Also establish a structure. Task forces/committees seems good. We need to establish how they will operate or else it's just a group chat
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/10/2022 8:52 PM
im adding this to the meeting notes
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and ill ping everyone asking for each org with a role to put forward a representative (edited)
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they)
and ill ping everyone asking for each org with a role to put forward a representative (edited)
AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/10/2022 9:27 PM
if someone else could do this actually that would be great
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i feel like im doing all of the pings and stuff and i dont like it
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seb it/they
Can't really do grey market T
AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/10/2022 11:19 PM
i also just realized that my chronic hormone imbalances would make greymarket E hard if not impossible for me : /
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seb it/they 12/11/2022 7:47 AM
Eh you can also get lab work done and adjust things your self
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It's just less safe and more expensive
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/11/2022 11:31 AM
would the lab work still be available to me
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currently i need a lab order from my HRT doctor every time i go
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From what I've heard it's just people doing it from LabCorp
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And then self interpreting the results instead of sending them to the doctor
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seb it/they
It's just less safe and more expensive
infinicommune 12/11/2022 11:35 AM
depends on how you source things
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seb it/they
From what I've heard it's just people doing it from LabCorp
You can do this through their website online
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/11/2022 11:35 AM
labcorp is where i go now
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infinicommune 12/11/2022 11:38 AM
I used qmed which is telehealth and it was like $300 first appointment, I think $150 for each appointment after, and like $75 or so for blood work at labcorp. @BTouch went through Asheville Planned Parenthood and it was way cheaper and she just set up online appointment and LabCorp and it was like $17 for the appointment and she didn't even have to actually drive to Asheville (edited)
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/11/2022 11:39 AM
i was able to get insurance to help out with qmed but ive just realized in state insurance almost certainly will back out of covering HRT
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infinicommune 12/11/2022 11:40 AM
Personally I wanna just start trying to synthesize estradiol and estradiol valerate
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Will happen ^
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Mfw I have a chem degree and actual orgo apparatus (edited)
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/11/2022 11:43 AM
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infinicommune
Personally I wanna just start trying to synthesize estradiol and estradiol valerate
CurstaidhVass 12/11/2022 11:48 AM
More interested in this even just for liberation from being knelt down to pharmaceutical systems even rather than how hard/expensive it is to aquire. I mean it runs parallel but the
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Prospect of still having that as a pretty intense attachment to the current mode of healthcare as it inevitably collapses in on itself
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And then stuff like the state we're in actually banning under 21
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/11/2022 11:49 AM
further conversation on this topic probably needs to happen in secure channels
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i would suggest signal
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I would strongly suggest signal yeah
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Also chem/biochem folks :)
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/11/2022 11:51 AM
i have been bullied into taking biology by the workings of the university
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seb it/they
Also chem/biochem folks :)
who?
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Oh I'm biomedical engineering
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So i was excited
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/11/2022 12:03 PM
mechanical here (edited)
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they)
further conversation on this topic probably needs to happen in secure channels
CurstaidhVass 12/11/2022 12:06 PM
It's not illicit insofar as estradiol is not illicit. The systems are available to appropriate the production of it. It's mostly a matter of sourcing it is through chinese/indian websites of arguably poor quality in bulk where people usually get it off to diy hrt, so then have to put it through whatever process I'm not sure how that works to make it into purified valerate
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Also biomed and mechanical are both sweet
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CurstaidhVass
It's not illicit insofar as estradiol is not illicit. The systems are available to appropriate the production of it. It's mostly a matter of sourcing it is through chinese/indian websites of arguably poor quality in bulk where people usually get it off to diy hrt, so then have to put it through whatever process I'm not sure how that works to make it into purified valerate
AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/11/2022 12:08 PM
we're just being cautious. the wording of the new bills is purposefully vague and so it may criminalize the very taking of estrogen
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Not to mention in some states even handing someone a prescription medication is a crime
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Irregardless of what medication it is
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You could hand someone your prescribed antidepressants in NY and get charged with drug exchange, it's very reasonable to be extremely cautious
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(I'm not sure what the laws are about this in SC, further research would be needed, either way it's not something to discuss on discord)
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...Phytoestrogens? I don't think those work for transitioning
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Hayden (he/they) 12/11/2022 8:24 PM
Another angle for mutual aid that just came to my mind is internal mutual aid for people in here. It comes up sometimes, but not everyone can be a warrior 24/7. I think we should think of ways we can come together as a community for support, like group activities or meals
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Yes, especially statewide organizing stuff
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we def need to be doing some aftercare stuff
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Hayden (he/they) 12/11/2022 8:25 PM
Its a little off topic from the previous discussion, but I've noticed that this kind of interpersonal engagement can build a lot of cohesion that just showing up to events may not accomplish
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This bill/this work is hard and triggering for people, care work is essential
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and focusing on trans joy is essential
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We could have like an organizer get together in cola to get to know each other or something
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Hayden (he/they) 12/11/2022 8:25 PM
On that note, I'm located in Columbia and I am happy to cook for people/run plates around town if anyone is having issues making their own food
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Cohesion is cool and good
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Hayden (he/they) 12/11/2022 8:27 PM
Also I know not everyone has a car, if anyone needs a ride somewhere I'm sure someone in here can help
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Half of the stuff we need to is merely community building anyways. That, by itself, is immensely helpful, and it makes up most of the enduring structures of the queer liberation movement
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Hayden (he/they) 12/11/2022 8:32 PM
Im in touch with the people that own the witching hour in Columbia, I wonder if they would be open to hosting a trans-specific event there
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They often host community events and have scheduled drag shows
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That would be rad if we want to build community with the people in here
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Is the witching hour a bar or a restaurant orโ€ฆ?
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Hayden (he/they)
Im in touch with the people that own the witching hour in Columbia, I wonder if they would be open to hosting a trans-specific event there
I wanna go I haven't been able to go to to any of the mutual aid stuff recently. Need something to do to see yall, more than passing short conversations at these last few protests lol
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Hayden (he/they) 12/11/2022 9:35 PM
Ill draft a doc with some action ideas, ranging from day trips to simple meetups
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seb it/they 12/11/2022 9:36 PM
Do we want to have the next meeting still be centered around mutual aid?
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Also what's probably most urgently needed if these bills pass is communities for younger queer people since trans people under 21 will be the most at risk. Especially with regards to the mandatory reporting of trans kids to their parents. But this is a lot harder for a number of reasons.
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seb it/they 12/11/2022 9:36 PM
Or do we want to extend it into more of a general organizing meeting and just plan the mutual aid stuff concurrently
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Hayden (he/they) 12/11/2022 9:37 PM
Idk how much discussion this particular topic warrants in a meeting, given that it can be hashed out in this chat and in dm's
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seb it/they 12/11/2022 9:38 PM
I tend to agree
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I think a planning meeting to get a more specific list of organizational goals, etc is a better idea
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I do still think we should do the mutual aid stuff concurrently i just don't think a meeting is the best way to set that up (edited)
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Probably coming up with a specific list of goals would be more useful in general, and mutual aid stuff will naturally tie into that heavily.
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seb it/they 12/11/2022 9:40 PM
Yeah i think you're right
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Looks like some of that has already been added to the meeting notes
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I'll change the event title to better reflect this content
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Just having general objectives for what we want to accomplish by means of direct action and a basic list of ways we might accomplish those objectives would be absolutely everything I would want out of a meeting on mutual aid anyways
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Hayden (he/they) 12/11/2022 9:47 PM
This is a short list of proposed events that can be attended by OAT people. Feel free to add as you will. If you want to make any of these happen, hit up the mutual aid chat to coordinate. Upstate: Short meet-ups: Day trips: Day hiking trip. Plan would be to meet with upstate comrades and con...
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Here is a quick list I threw together
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Also I do think this conversation would be a good opportunity to educate on queer history, for anyone who needs it. This does discuss how specific subcultures in the queer community effectively functioned as mutual aid networks (and clears up misconceptions about some particularly awful recurring discourse). It was extremely important in the days where these types of groups were your chosen family. https://www.them.us/story/kink-bdsm-leather-pride
Let's celebrate everything the kink and BDSM communities have done for LGBTQ+ liberation.
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i think it would be super fun to do a presentation on lesbian culture, especially during the AIDS crisis, its one of my favorite examples of mutual aid in the queer community
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Also equally applicable to the drag subculture. I need to get around to watching Paris Is Burning.
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drhead
Also equally applicable to the drag subculture. I need to get around to watching Paris Is Burning.
same here, but last time i looked it wasn't on netflix ๐Ÿ˜ฆ any clue where to watch it?
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Directed by Jennie Livingston โ€ข 1990 โ€ข United States Starring Dorian Corey, Pepper LaBeija, Angie Xtravaganza Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York Cityโ€™s African America...
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oh, it is on HBO max now I think
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Stream Paris Is Burning on HBO Max. Against a backdrop of poverty, AIDS, and discrimination in 1980s New York City, this seminal documentary chronicles Harlem drag balls as houses compete in various categories, using fashion, movement and style to win trophies.
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Bless tysm! I know what Iโ€™m doing this week
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It's a must watch, changed my understanding of transfemininity entirely
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It reopens today!!!
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Hayden (he/they) 12/15/2022 9:55 AM
I forgot to add here, but those overdose kits are means tested for active users and "caretakers" of active users. Although that qualifier is vague, the person I spoke with said that it can include family, neighbors and coworkers
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Oh hell yeah, thanks, just ordered these, I did the one before, I didn't know these were available again. People are still catching this ๐Ÿ˜“
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Yeah please everyone get tests
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I'm immunocompromised so people's ability to test and mask determine my ability to safely participate in in person actions etc
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/15/2022 10:39 AM
ordered
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Pushed it out on all my social media, I had no idea they were pushing out another batch, first I heard of it
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Not a primary concern right now
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But Iโ€™ve used this myself a few times and spoken to people who use it as their only source of e
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I saw someone share that too... I know in the list I posted under #medical-resources, Lena's site also links to a guide for making injectable estradiol for monotherapy.
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in light of the house bill that would criminalize providing hrt to minors from "any individual" I do think if people are going to try to create a network by which to do so you should probably be careful about organizing that publicly. even if it isn't illegal yet, if they know where to look then post criminalizaiton you're already got a target on you
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Use signal, tor, and tails etc
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/18/2022 5:59 PM
-little note here to plan both firearm and non firearm trainings for the columbia and charleston areas
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Firearms training will be easy, is anyone SLED certified to teach CWP class here?
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/18/2022 6:04 PM
so 6 categories that we need to work over: -columbia training place/time/instructor charleston place/time/instructor
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I think Scotty with black flag would be the best person for Charleston, he goes every Sunday, he's an NRA instructor now
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/18/2022 6:12 PM
i wonder if for the clothing swap we could book a room on campus early next semester? im trying to think of where we could hold it
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they)
i wonder if for the clothing swap we could book a room on campus early next semester? im trying to think of where we could hold it
We could reserve the ballroom for some privacy and IRIS could sponsor if you need No need to get super into it now but weโ€™re always available
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/18/2022 6:13 PM
yeah thats kinda the scheme i was thinking
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get iris people mobilized to bring clothes
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God knows I have too many The fashion gays will know what to do
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So just for noting which rifle ranges we've used in the Upstate usually: For the upstate by which I mean anything to the northwest of Columbia, we usually have used Philson Crossroad or Indian Creek rifle ranges which are right in the middle of Columbia and Greenville. Or if we don't need to have anyone from Columbia on a given session, Pickens Rifle Range is a great public range.
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Now that we actually have more people in the Low Country in the mix though it may not make as much sense to make both people from Greenville and people from Columbia go off to the same place. In which case I would recommend just doing Pickens Rifle Range because it is much closer and has the best facilities by far.
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seb it/they 12/18/2022 6:18 PM
can yo move to #mutual-aid please :)
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lol i'm way too tired
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That's where we are???
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seb it/they 12/18/2022 6:19 PM
ignore me
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Does Pickins have any guidelines regarding outside instructors or group classes?
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Actually I'll do some looking on their website, disregard
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I don't see any restrictions on that. They don't allow sporting clays anymore it seems. Tragic.
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Most annoying thing about them is they are closed on sunday and monday.
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Nico (she/her) 12/18/2022 6:27 PM
if there is anyone in charleston or clemson that wants to head getting ifaks for your regions add your name on the to do list, or if theres anyone else in cola that wants to help me out with that, also if theres more places that need to be added feel free to do so
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/18/2022 6:28 PM
i think if we can get 1-3 names of people who are willing to help plan the self defense days, put them here for what region you can do and that would be great
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And for resources I can provide right now, Tacticool Girlfriend has great videos covering the basics (and she is one of the very rare firearms channels that isn't neck-deep in shitty right wing politics): https://www.youtube.com/@TacticoolGirlfriend/videos
finger guns pew pew!
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Victor (they/them) 12/18/2022 6:59 PM
Note: There is already a self expression closet and the carolina closet on USC cola campus. It's in the same area as Gamecock Pantry. No need to reinvent the wheel when there's already places for trans people to get free clothes. Also Sustainable Carolina does clothing swap events at least once per semester. They are not hard to plan and teaming up with self-expression closet would make it very easy because all the leftover clothes would have a place to go.
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For swaps, you want to collect clothes ahead of time so the people who get there at the beginning will still have some clothes to look through. This is why you'd want to partner with self-expression closet who already has clothes. The next step is to find a venue that has an area where people could try on clothing. The Russ Ballroom could work only if you were able to set up those giant curtains and make changing rooms. But also note Russ Ballroom has no gender neutral or single stall bathrooms by it.
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seb it/they 12/18/2022 7:02 PM
I thought the self expression closet was limited to students?
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robin (they/it) 12/18/2022 7:06 PM
also me and athena are working on making a way for people all over the state to potentially state what they got/need and get them incontact with people who got/need it in their area. so not just for students and not just for people in cola
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I thought the self expression closet was limited to students?
i think it is
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seb it/they
I thought the self expression closet was limited to students?
Most of the USC stuff works off Carolina card for eligibility. Being honest though I think most people will assume it's only for students if you do one in Russell
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yeah we might need to think outside of the university
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Victor (they/them) 12/18/2022 8:47 PM
Yeah self expression is limited to students, but also people with carolina cards could just get clothes for their non-usc friends
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yeah true
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i see this more as a show of solidarity for the community outside of USC- like solidarity and mutual aid from OAT
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Victor (they/them) 12/18/2022 8:48 PM
Does harriot hancock still have a closet? That would be open to non-usc people
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i dont think they do
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Victor (they/them) 12/18/2022 8:49 PM
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They cleared it out a while back when they first started reopening, I believe
Kudzu started a thread. 12/18/2022 8:57 PM
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seb it/they 12/19/2022 1:54 PM
is anyone else interested in helping me set up a class to educate doctors on how to treat trans patients/trans healthcare?
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WhichWitch17 12/19/2022 2:10 PM
Iโ€™d like to help the best I can.
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Cause I think thatโ€™s a great idea
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seb it/they 12/19/2022 2:11 PM
okay cool i think we should try to set up class materials so that anyone can give a class to their local providers
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and then also set up a class for our local providers
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Ok, asked my friend to clarify the stuff relating to GSAs and this is what he said. I think it should clear up most concerns people brought up:
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seb it/they 12/19/2022 2:12 PM
i was thinking like probably a presentation followed by a Q+A session
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or something like that?
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WhichWitch17 12/19/2022 2:12 PM
Yeah I think thatโ€™d be great.
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Iโ€™d love to whip up a nice looking little presentation with anyone whoโ€™s willing to help
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seb it/they 12/19/2022 2:13 PM
we should try to get into contact with prisma health
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WhichWitch17 12/19/2022 2:13 PM
And then download said presentation so we can send it to other people.
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But yeah getting a contact at Prisma would be super useful
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seb it/they 12/19/2022 2:14 PM
okay i'll go ahead and make a presentation in the google drive and link it here
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Something interesting and new in this though is having the Trevor Project referring people... I think that could be a useful way of connecting people to resources here but we'd either need to be a registered nonprofit or have one of the orgs working with us refer to us.
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Something interesting and new in this though is having the Trevor Project referring people... I think that could be a useful way of connecting people to resources here but we'd either need to be a registered nonprofit or have one of the orgs working with us refer to us.
seb it/they 12/19/2022 2:15 PM
do you want to add the trevor project to the contact spreadsheet so we can contact them?
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WhichWitch17 12/19/2022 2:15 PM
Alright thanks! I think slide one should be notes for rn. Like stuff we should include
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seb it/they 12/19/2022 2:16 PM
also might be a good idea to just add your friend to the org if you want them to continue to have input/invovlment
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that way you don't have to act as a messenger
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I'll ask, but he is out of state just so you know
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WhichWitch17 12/19/2022 2:18 PM
Thatโ€™s ok! Any input and help is useful
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seb it/they 12/19/2022 2:19 PM
you said he was in NC no?
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No, different guy
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seb it/they 12/19/2022 2:19 PM
ah
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also might be a good idea to just add your friend to the org if you want them to continue to have input/invovlment
i am sending him an invitation now
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is anyone else interested in helping me set up a class to educate doctors on how to treat trans patients/trans healthcare?
I would definitely include the genderbread person if you haven't in the learning materials because it's a super easy tool for cis people to at least get the basics down pat
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Something interesting and new in this though is having the Trevor Project referring people... I think that could be a useful way of connecting people to resources here but we'd either need to be a registered nonprofit or have one of the orgs working with us refer to us.
Yeah, you can be sponsored by a registered nonprofit where they basically vouch for you but be very, very careful as that will give them a lot of control over your org
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Cause they'll send you money and they're beholden to the government for that money due to a lot of their funding coming from federal grants and they will keep a close eye on you for that reason. (edited)
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Also you seem to have pretty good structure to become a 501c3 it looks like honestly. Like.. I'm really impressed. The main hurdle honestly would be funding to do it cause registering costs money but registering yourselves would allow a lot more independence and further funding as people often want tax cuts for their donations, to be super real with y'all
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Yeah, you'd also qualify for federal grants too but that requires a lot of means testing because, let's face it, a lot of the government is evil. It's why a lot of food banks won't give food out if you don't have ID, as one example, - It's what the government requires (edited)
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seb it/they 12/20/2022 9:51 AM
It just occured to me, we have some kings/queens from in state in here, i think it might be a good idea to set up a way they can very quickly access defense/protection if they are targeted
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Yeah, you'd also qualify for federal grants too but that requires a lot of means testing because, let's face it, a lot of the government is evil. It's why a lot of food banks won't give food out if you don't have ID, as one example, - It's what the government requires (edited)
seb it/they 12/20/2022 9:53 AM
I think i would be opposed to us becoming a 5013c for this reason
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A bunch of our orgs we're reaching out to are 5013cs, so we can still somewhat benefit from their resources/work with them, but still maintain the fluidity of being less governed by the state
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Lynnie (she/her) 12/20/2022 9:58 AM
c3 can make advocacy a bit of a minefield. My tightness with so many c3's greatly limit how I can advocate, but c3's may be able to pitch funds for legal help. So it isn't bad if this group decides to maintain a degree of separation from 501(c)3 status
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But work alongside them, if that makes sense
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Yeah, it's just something to think about. This is a decision my group had to make when we were building a coalition. There's pro's and con's to both.
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It just occured to me, we have some kings/queens from in state in here, i think it might be a good idea to set up a way they can very quickly access defense/protection if they are targeted
@gamecocksgal @any other kings and queens, would y'all want this? Do you feel it is useful/necessary?
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Yeah, it's just something to think about. This is a decision my group had to make when we were building a coalition. There's pro's and con's to both.
Yeah I'm glad you brought it up because it is not something we had considered yet
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Sam McKenzie 12/20/2022 10:19 AM
Drag king here, we're all generally worried about safety at shows. It hasn't been bad in Columbia yet, which is where I am, but it's been bad in NC and GA, and it's starting to reach Myrtle and Chas (and Greenville has always been bad), so it feels inevitable
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/20/2022 10:21 AM
we're working on defending a drag show in chs this friday
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details in #in-person-protests
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Yeah i think we need like the big red telephone
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Where the drag queens and kings can call us and we'll all pull up
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Y'all deserve to be safe
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/20/2022 10:23 AM
if yall are ever worried about a show being in danger, definitely drop a ping here
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we'll come running
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Yes pls let us know
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I'd prefer more coordination with that ahead of time if possible
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Just bc i feel like stuff could get messy
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I'd prefer more coordination with that ahead of time if possible
It absolutely could, especially if the local PD wants to be dickish about it, which they usually do. A quick-response team in Charleston, for example, would work very different from one in, say, Greenville on these grounds alone. For QRTs to work properly we need dedicated teams familiar with local laws, PD policy, and opposition. (edited)
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Lynnie (she/her) 12/20/2022 10:32 AM
I'm tight with a supportive Spartanburg PD officer if any actions happen in the city limits. Not sure how much they can do, but I can at least ask if that time comes.
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According to Patrick Preacher at Trinity Lutheran, they contacted officer Ben Sanders when they needed Greenville PD protection back when their church was being protested for having a drag show.
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According to Patrick Preacher at Trinity Lutheran, they contacted officer Ben Sanders when they needed Greenville PD protection back when their church was being protested for having a drag show.
Iโ€™m mostly concerned with how a local PD would respond to a sudden gathering of people. Charleston PD (with which I am most familiar) is usually fairly supportive on an institutional level, but by local ordinance the moment you have 12 people in a public space for anything resembling a rally/protest it needs to be permitted (with few exceptions) and they will absolutely enforce that. This is not the case in other jurisdictions, and it would be โ€œmessyโ€ to have a bunch of us show up in CHS at a moments notice only to be broken up by CPD over permits. The local Proud Boys get around this by rotating people in and out as to never hit the magical 12 number. Other jurisdictions Iโ€™m sure have their own legal issues to contend with.
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Lynnie (she/her) 12/20/2022 10:42 AM
I don't know CHS permit policy, but in Greenville, getting a picketing permit is pretty easy if you have a couple of days notice. However, I was under the impression that you do not need permits if it's in response to breaking news.
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I know this is not breaking news, but if a picketing permit is as easy as an email (as it is in GVL) then maybe you just get one (edited)
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@Infofeed could you reach out to your local queens and kings and set this up for your area
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That would be great
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I don't know CHS permit policy, but in Greenville, getting a picketing permit is pretty easy if you have a couple of days notice. However, I was under the impression that you do not need permits if it's in response to breaking news.
Everything you said is correct. The scenario I (and maybe Seb?) are concerned about is the one where there is no prior heads up or coordination; where Kings/Queens need help immediately. In such a case we need to know what we can/canโ€™t do in that moment, which requires local knowledge, as it varies from place to place. (edited)
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Lynnie (she/her) 12/20/2022 10:48 AM
Right - it's a tough problem to solve. I'll support y'all however I can. I'm interested to see how this plays out because it can be very valuable in learning how to handle rapid response to issues.
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@Infofeed could you reach out to your local queens and kings and set this up for your area
As much as I would like to do that, I do not have the recognition in the local community to set that up on my own; needs to be through some kind of organization and not a rando cis white dude. Iโ€™ve tried to do something similar through the local DSA but they tend to be pretty conflict avoidant. My hope is that once we get the SRA back in proper form we can focus on establishing such a network.
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Hm i think there are some other orgs in chs who might be able to do this
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@Cyprus idk do you
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Hm i think there are some other orgs in chs who might be able to do this
I donโ€™t want to put their name out there without their permission, but we do have a excellent local organizer with WREN if ever an event needs to be planned with enough of a lead time. Doesnโ€™t solve the issue at hand, but itโ€™s something. (edited)
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We sent an email out to WREN recently
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And I don't think we've heard back
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Could you possibly poke your local Wren organizer about it
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We didn't have a personal contact so we just cold emailed
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seb it/they
Could you possibly poke your local Wren organizer about it
No problem, will do that now.
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Lol i use too many thumbs up emojis
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Lynnie (she/her) 12/20/2022 11:16 AM
@Infofeed DM me who you are working with please
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Omg i forgot you're a board member
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Lynnie (she/her) 12/20/2022 11:16 AM
Mmhmm
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Well there we go
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I'm so silly ;-;
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Lynnie (she/her) 12/20/2022 11:17 AM
We just have to be careful what gets done in official capacity and otherwise
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Very fair
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Iโ€™m mostly concerned with how a local PD would respond to a sudden gathering of people. Charleston PD (with which I am most familiar) is usually fairly supportive on an institutional level, but by local ordinance the moment you have 12 people in a public space for anything resembling a rally/protest it needs to be permitted (with few exceptions) and they will absolutely enforce that. This is not the case in other jurisdictions, and it would be โ€œmessyโ€ to have a bunch of us show up in CHS at a moments notice only to be broken up by CPD over permits. The local Proud Boys get around this by rotating people in and out as to never hit the magical 12 number. Other jurisdictions Iโ€™m sure have their own legal issues to contend with.
This will be in North Charleston
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Different jurisdiction
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Different jurisdiction
Correct, the conversation has thus far been hypothetical. In this particular case, NC has more accommodating ordinances, but the NCPD is (in my experience) significantly less accommodating as an institution. Different issue, same solution; we needed dedicated local teams. (edited)
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Ncpd is the official security for the event as itโ€™s happening on North Charleston city property
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AFAIK thereโ€™s no public gathering ordinance in North Charleston (edited)
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The current plan is to gather in a public sidewalk
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And not impede traffic flow on said sidewalk
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Ncpd is the official security for the event as itโ€™s happening on North Charleston city property
Which is wonderful. However, that is with prior notice and planning. The original issue at hand is how do we handle these things when we need to do something in the immediate moment with no such prior notice. All Iโ€™m saying is we need to develop local teams with local knowledge to be able to respond as quickly and effectively as possible when the need arises and to avoid sending up the bat signal and having all of us show up at once with no idea what we are doing. I have no comment on the upcoming event, as it is not really relevant to the hypothetical situation thus far discussed as it obviously had sufficient lead time and preparation. And you are correct, NC does not have such an ordinance. (edited)
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Ah okay
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Victor (they/them) 12/20/2022 12:22 PM
We could create channels for each city in SC and then have people who live in/near that city make their own plans for response team and what will work in their jurisdiction. Everyone not in that city can just mute the channel. I think the main cities would be Charleston/NorthCharleston, Aiken, Myrtle Beach, Columbia, Greenville, Spartanburg, and maybe one for Rock Hill/Charlotte area? *Add Orangeburg, Florence (edited)
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We could create channels for each city in SC and then have people who live in/near that city make their own plans for response team and what will work in their jurisdiction. Everyone not in that city can just mute the channel. I think the main cities would be Charleston/NorthCharleston, Aiken, Myrtle Beach, Columbia, Greenville, Spartanburg, and maybe one for Rock Hill/Charlotte area? *Add Orangeburg, Florence (edited)
Thatโ€ฆ.is actually not a bad idea
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Victor (they/them)
We could create channels for each city in SC and then have people who live in/near that city make their own plans for response team and what will work in their jurisdiction. Everyone not in that city can just mute the channel. I think the main cities would be Charleston/NorthCharleston, Aiken, Myrtle Beach, Columbia, Greenville, Spartanburg, and maybe one for Rock Hill/Charlotte area? *Add Orangeburg, Florence (edited)
Victor (they/them) 12/20/2022 12:24 PM
@Moderator Would we be able to create a new subsection in the dicord that's titled "Regional Response Teams" and have a channel for each city as mentioned above?
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Yes, but I'm a bit worried that it would be wiser to do this sort of thing on signal
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/in a less public way
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Victor (they/them) 12/20/2022 12:26 PM
Each team would still need to know who is in which region and do research on police policies, etc for each city. I think it'd be worth starting in the discord and then people could use signal for the actual responses
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Victor (they/them)
We could create channels for each city in SC and then have people who live in/near that city make their own plans for response team and what will work in their jurisdiction. Everyone not in that city can just mute the channel. I think the main cities would be Charleston/NorthCharleston, Aiken, Myrtle Beach, Columbia, Greenville, Spartanburg, and maybe one for Rock Hill/Charlotte area? *Add Orangeburg, Florence (edited)
Lynnie (she/her) 12/20/2022 12:26 PM
I would also put Florence (to cover Pee Dee) and maybe Orangeburg
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Rock Hill is also a good idea - that area is exploding right now with development, so I am sure there will be events there
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/21/2022 11:35 AM
good news
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a prototype version of a Queerslist website has been completed
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its in the drive
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its not perfect but its free and it only took a few days to make
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https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12JT8C1XAlnINnOwZnipJXte-gRX1QpET?usp=sharing if anyone wants to view the website, help us test it, or work on it, its in this folder
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/21/2022 11:48 AM
enormous shoutout to @robin (they/it) for making this website possible
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I would put a description of what Queerslist is on the website, right now it looks like it just goes straight to a google form for items (edited)
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/21/2022 11:50 AM
there is one in "about queerslist"
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yeah that's what I'm talking about I clicked on that and it just goes to a goolge form it seems
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/21/2022 11:51 AM
oh there isnt
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okay
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fixed that
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nvm i made it worse lol
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also maybe I'm suggesting a graphic design sin but why not make the header trans colors? just be obnoxiously flamboyant
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/21/2022 11:55 AM
someone with graphic design skills can do that
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Anabelle (She/Her/Hers) 12/21/2022 12:13 PM
if we could make the white background of the oat flag transparent that would be cool
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also maybe I'm suggesting a graphic design sin but why not make the header trans colors? just be obnoxiously flamboyant
If it's mostly white i don't think this would be too bad
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robin (they/it) 12/21/2022 4:16 PM
im on mobile so editing hard could possibly someone make the font on the first/home page of the website the same?
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robin (they/it) 12/21/2022 4:20 PM
thank you ๐Ÿ’ˆ
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seb it/they 12/21/2022 6:03 PM
https://cash.app/$sodacityqueers If y'all would like to financially support soda city queers in getting ifaks and other supplies to distribute to the queer community in cola please donate to this cashapp.
Instantly exchange money for free on Cash App
seb it/they pinned a message to this channel. 12/21/2022 6:03 PM
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/21/2022 6:12 PM
Has soda city queers made it clear when and how they will start distributing? Can we get them to people in OAT?
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Why not dm them and ask and post the answer they give?
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/21/2022 7:30 PM
i forgor social media exists
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we all wish we could
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seb it/they 12/21/2022 7:31 PM
Athena and i live in bliss
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Discord is the only social media i have
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/21/2022 7:32 PM
i forget
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i shouldnt use twitter right?
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cause of the whole elon business
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Casually or for business?
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/21/2022 7:32 PM
do they exist on any other platforms
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just to dm soda city queers
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ideally, reach out to them to get their phone number then use signal.
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Matt Cox he/him 12/21/2022 7:33 PM
Trust me your participation canโ€™t save that trash fire lol
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/21/2022 7:33 PM
okay cool
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Matt Cox he/him 12/21/2022 7:34 PM
Unless youโ€™re packing a spare $50 billion that could leak onto the site, use at your own risk
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/21/2022 7:34 PM
me trying to figure out how to dm someone on twitter
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do they exist on any other platforms
I think theyโ€™re on instagram
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/21/2022 7:34 PM
nvm
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on to instagram
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Trust me your participation canโ€™t save that trash fire lol
participation can leak your DMs right into the hands of whatever far right chuds of the week elon has onboarded to "investigate" things though
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/21/2022 7:37 PM
i technically have a twitter but its solely for using to follow my favorite furry artists
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ok cool i shot them a DM so we'll see what happens
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hopefully we can get some ifaks for people here
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pickles- they/them (mel) 12/21/2022 7:48 PM
๐Ÿ‘‹ local wren organizer here! Lmk what I can do to help. Iโ€™m out of town until next week, but down to support remotely if my signal stays strong. Do yโ€™all have marshals, legal observers, police liaisons, and street medics lined up for Friday?
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participation can leak your DMs right into the hands of whatever far right chuds of the week elon has onboarded to "investigate" things though
Matt Cox he/him 12/21/2022 7:48 PM
Of course, thatโ€™s why I said โ€œat your own risk.โ€ I read the question as one of โ€œis it morally objectionable to interact on Twitter,โ€ I apologize if that was not what was meant
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/21/2022 7:49 PM
we have street medics and a police liason ready
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pickles- they/them (mel) 12/21/2022 7:50 PM
Also! Iโ€™m here in my personal capacity, but Iโ€™m always up for making wren connections
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pickles- they/them (mel)
๐Ÿ‘‹ local wren organizer here! Lmk what I can do to help. Iโ€™m out of town until next week, but down to support remotely if my signal stays strong. Do yโ€™all have marshals, legal observers, police liaisons, and street medics lined up for Friday?
We need a legal observer still I think, did you talk to Sheryl Hyatt about that?
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pickles- they/them (mel) 12/21/2022 7:51 PM
Yes! I gave her some names and Iโ€™ll send the contacts too
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Of course, thatโ€™s why I said โ€œat your own risk.โ€ I read the question as one of โ€œis it morally objectionable to interact on Twitter,โ€ I apologize if that was not what was meant
it can be at the risk of drawing unwanted attention towards the org though, is what my point is. so, not strictly at one's own risk.
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they)
Has soda city queers made it clear when and how they will start distributing? Can we get them to people in OAT?
AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/21/2022 7:51 PM
bad news : ( the queers have been capitalism'd once again and do not have the funding to provide us with ifaks any time soon
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Matt Cox he/him 12/21/2022 7:51 PM
Thatโ€™s fair. Fuck Twitter and Melon Husk. Be super duper careful.
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mastodon is better anyways
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Mastsdon is a bit harder to use
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seb it/they 12/22/2022 1:29 AM
Jontan Guerro Ramirez CLOSET CASE THRIFT STORE Closet Case Thrift Store is a gender neutral thrift store that also provides gender affirming gear free for youth aged up to 24.
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closetcasethrift@waf.org this is their email
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Oh I like closet case
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seb it/they 12/22/2022 8:34 AM
We should reach out to them somehow
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Well we have their email
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seb it/they 12/22/2022 8:34 AM
Mhm
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/22/2022 10:42 AM
we should put em in the resources folder
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seb it/they 12/28/2022 4:26 PM
@Matt Cox he/him can you possibly work on me for finding date time and location for in person defense class?
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the no guns one
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Matt Cox he/him 12/28/2022 4:28 PM
Yeah I can start thinking about stuff. I would need to know what kind of interest we have, so I have an idea what space we need. I'll also need to know any sort of accommodations will be necessary. Maybe I should set up a Google form. I'll start working on a "lesson plan" too
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seb it/they 12/28/2022 4:29 PM
okay i think you should expect 10-20 people at the most
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its probably best to set a location and date then we can limit size if we need (edited)
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Matt Cox he/him 12/28/2022 4:31 PM
Ok, cool. We're not training for competition, so we might be able to make it work in any size situation, we don't need to do a lot of intense workout
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seb it/they 12/28/2022 4:31 PM
my main concern is location atm
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do you know of anywhere that would work?
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would a public park be fine? also makes it a bit more covid safe
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Matt Cox he/him 12/28/2022 4:32 PM
Worst come to worst, I can open my garage door and we use the mats I've laid out
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Park would be fine, as long as no one is bothered by gawkers
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seb it/they 12/28/2022 4:33 PM
okay what park
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Matt Cox he/him 12/28/2022 4:33 PM
The downtown ones could work, especially if it wasn't a high-capacity time
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Like Finlay and Memorial. Even Riverfront
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Hayden (he/they) 12/28/2022 4:36 PM
People use that space on the bank of the broad at river front for yoga and whatnot
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seb it/they 12/28/2022 4:36 PM
okay lets do there
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what is the closest date that would work for you matt?
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that isn't jan 28th
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Matt Cox he/him 12/28/2022 4:37 PM
Well, something closer than that could work, lol
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My kids go back to school next week. At that point, I will have the beginning half of the day free all week.
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Hayden (he/they) 12/28/2022 4:38 PM
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Matt Cox he/him 12/28/2022 4:38 PM
And weekends should be clearer
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We don't have to decide now, but we should have an idea of how often we want to meet. I can't commit to anything more than weekly, and we can spread the times around to accommodate more folks.
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seb it/they 12/28/2022 4:41 PM
yeah i think we should just get a first meeting set ip and then we can decide that based on participation in that
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Matt Cox he/him 12/28/2022 4:41 PM
Ok, are weekends optimal?
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seb it/they 12/28/2022 4:41 PM
i think for most usc students yes
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but i know some people have very busy weekends
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that or weeknight evenings
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Matt Cox he/him
Ok, are weekends optimal?
could put it in the google form?
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if that's something you for sure want to do (edited)
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Matt Cox he/him 12/28/2022 4:42 PM
I'll give it some thought and put the form together in the next couple of days.
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seb it/they 12/28/2022 4:43 PM
let us know if you need help
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i love formatting shit
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I have experience with google forms and data analysis from google forms as well :)
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seb it/they 12/28/2022 4:44 PM
we're both data nerds lol
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Matt Cox he/him 12/28/2022 4:45 PM
You came here crunching numbers. You will leave crunching BONES. (edited)
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Totally loses the effect of the joke when your brain subs a whole word
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I think maybe we should shoot for Saturday or Sunday late morning, early afternoon. Given how many people participate in the CPP, let's call it Saturday 1/7 at noon?
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seb it/they 12/28/2022 4:50 PM
i won't be able to do that time bc i will be on an airplane
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but i think that is a great start
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Matt Cox he/him 12/28/2022 4:51 PM
Woot. We will catch you up when you get back
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seb it/they 12/28/2022 5:48 PM
okay I'll make an event that people can sign up for
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okay rough event made we can edit the description
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/29/2022 11:06 AM
i think we should get the actual address for that park into the event (edited)
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i think this is the right one yes?
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ronnie (he/him) 12/29/2022 11:07 AM
I think the amphitheater is on the cayce side of the river
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If thatโ€™s where youโ€™re trying to go
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/29/2022 11:08 AM
theres several amphithethers
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fuck im so dysgraphic akfdhghg; (edited)
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the photo hayden senty is accessed via the pump station
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which is on the cola side
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ronnie (he/him) 12/29/2022 11:09 AM
Okie dokie that makes sense!
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/29/2022 11:10 AM
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its where the winter solstice celebration is held if anyone here has ever been to that
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they)
i think we should get the actual address for that park into the event (edited)
Hayden (he/they) 12/29/2022 12:06 PM
That is the correct one, there are restrooms on the parking lot side of the canal across the footbridge
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/29/2022 12:07 PM
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ive already updated the event
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closer to the event we should ping everyone to make sure people know about it
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 12/29/2022 12:12 PM
course
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and we should remind every to bring water and a snack
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pinky they/she 12/30/2022 12:47 PM
Sweet I'm excited to do this
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Hayden (he/they) 12/30/2022 2:25 PM
For the firearms training, are we planning on a separate venue for the training and then go to the range? Or all at the range
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seb it/they 12/30/2022 2:27 PM
it depends on if we can find a classroom
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you can read about it in the #deleted-channel thread
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Hayden (he/they) 12/30/2022 2:27 PM
Okay, I was going to say, I've tried range briefings and it's usually a pain lol
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Hayden (he/they)
Okay, I was going to say, I've tried range briefings and it's usually a pain lol
A-A-Ron (they/them) 12/30/2022 2:30 PM
Yeah came here to say this as well.
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seb it/they 12/30/2022 2:33 PM
if yall know of a good classroom space in cola please help us find one
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Hayden (he/they) 12/30/2022 3:06 PM
You can rent some at the library
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Matt Cox he/him 12/30/2022 3:06 PM
It's a very no-gun policy there
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Hayden (he/they) 12/30/2022 3:07 PM
Okay, are we talking a classroom where we could be hands-on?
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Ideally, yes
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Hayden (he/they) 12/30/2022 3:53 PM
Yeah Idk what we could do outside someone's apartment/house
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If we develop a curriculum we could divide it among multiple places
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I'm willing to host in my apartment but any more than about 10 will probably start to feel cramped. I'm in Columbia
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Olivia
I'm willing to host in my apartment but any more than about 10 will probably start to feel cramped. I'm in Columbia
If more than 10 people need it, I can take show up different days throughout the week to explain cycles of function, the 4 fundamentals of marksmanship, firearms safety, some dry fire exercises, and weapons maintenance. Through the week in the evening after I get off work.
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A-A-Ron (they/them) 12/30/2022 4:12 PM
I live fairly close to two different ranges...if ppl wanted to come to my place for a preliminary recap before going to the range, that could always work.
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If the group was super large we could also split between the two ranges fairly easily at that point
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Hayden (he/they) 12/30/2022 4:13 PM
I can also host a smaller group at mine
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If more than 10 people need it, I can take show up different days throughout the week to explain cycles of function, the 4 fundamentals of marksmanship, firearms safety, some dry fire exercises, and weapons maintenance. Through the week in the evening after I get off work.
Ima put together some info graphics for this
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If more than 10 people need it, I can take show up different days throughout the week to explain cycles of function, the 4 fundamentals of marksmanship, firearms safety, some dry fire exercises, and weapons maintenance. Through the week in the evening after I get off work.
Cycles of function:
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4 main rules for firearm safety, these are universal, and there are tons of other good practices to add on
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All weapons are to be treated as if they are loaded Control your muzzle at all times, never pointing it at anything you do not intend to kill or destroy Always keep your finger off the trigger until you intend to fire Be aware of your target and what lies beyond it
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I prefer this version ๐Ÿ˜‰
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There are an infinite number ways to cover fundamentals of marksmanship, and this has evolved since I learned. But it's: Steady Position Aiming Breathing Trigger squeeze https://www.armystudyguide.com/content/army_board_study_guide_topics/m16a2/four-fundamentals-of-mark.shtml
The soldier must understand and apply the four key fundamentals before he approaches the firing line. He must establish a steady position allowing observation
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I don't like the phrasing of breath control, I prefer the phrasing of breathing because it should be natural, just like an awareness of your breathing rhythm, doesn't really matter, but that's my logic
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Hayden (he/they) 12/30/2022 4:32 PM
Make sure to assemble this in the drive
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Olivia
I prefer this version ๐Ÿ˜‰
Yeah, there's a ton of different ways to phrase these but same thing
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Hayden (he/they)
Make sure to assemble this in the drive
I do not know how
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Caboose
I do not know how
I can do it if you'd like
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Olivia
I can do it if you'd like
Please, thank you
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Cycles of Function: 4 Rules of Firearm Safety: Marksmanship Fundamentals There are an infinite number ways to cover fundamentals of marksmanship, and this has evolved since I learned. But it's: Steady Position Aiming Breathing Trigger squeeze I don't like the phrasing of breath control, I...
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Sam McKenzie 12/30/2022 4:45 PM
I do door at some drag shows, and I host others, and I would love some training on how to disarm a firearm. I feel like that could come in handy if, God forbid, something were to happen
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solvent (they/she) 12/30/2022 5:06 PM
what general area of the state are yall thinking of doing this?
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Hayden (he/they) 12/30/2022 5:08 PM
I'm in Columbia, so if the class is at mine it will be there
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solvent (they/she) 12/30/2022 5:08 PM
ah damn nvm
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solvent (they/she)
what general area of the state are yall thinking of doing this?
It's easiest for most of our SRA people to do stuff in the general area between Greenville and Columbia.
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solvent (they/she) 12/30/2022 5:09 PM
got it
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maybe i can carpool if someone in my area is also interested, ill ask my friends
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If you're southeast of cola, we will eventually be able to do something but it will likely be months away because a lot needs to be done. Like organizing the entire SRA in that region.
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solvent (they/she) 12/30/2022 5:11 PM
ya im Charleston area
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If you're southeast of cola, we will eventually be able to do something but it will likely be months away because a lot needs to be done. Like organizing the entire SRA in that region.
One dayโ€ฆ..
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Hayden (he/they) 12/30/2022 5:12 PM
I've talked about putting together a local jbgc so it's not a non-profit but we shall see
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I've talked about putting together a local jbgc so it's not a non-profit but we shall see
Just be aware of the SC constitutionโ€™s prohibition on โ€œparamilitary activityโ€. Itโ€™s the reason why the Oathkeepers and 3% have never really gotten a foothold, and it can be used against us to, if we get too much notoriety. Iโ€™m not a lawyer, but I can think of a few creative ways for the following to be used against us: โ€œassemble with one or more persons for the purpose of training, practicing, or instructing in the use of a firearm or destructive device which is capable of causing injury or death to persons if the training, practice, or instruction is used in furtherance of an unlawful purpose or a civil disorder.โ€ S.C. Code Ann. § 16-8-20.
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Hayden (he/they) 12/30/2022 5:22 PM
Good thing I'm just talking about it in the abstract
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Good thing I'm just talking about it in the abstract
The SRA falls into the same legal grey zone; itโ€™s legal until you do something the state doesnโ€™t like. Anyways abstract or not itโ€™s something we (as a movement) will eventually have to contend with if things go sideways (a la Jan 6th 2.0). (edited)
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ALSO, itโ€™s the reason why you should never show up to a protest, as a group, with firearms. Even if itโ€™s legal for the individual, once a group does it becomes a whole different thing. Just a general PSA.
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ALSO, itโ€™s the reason why you should never show up to a protest, as a group, with firearms. Even if itโ€™s legal for the individual, once a group does it becomes a whole different thing. Just a general PSA.
does SC have gang enhancements that can also apply in situations like that?
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We are advocating for lawful self defense and nothing more. And this type of stuff is exactly why SRA doesn't allow members to represent SRA at public actions.
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does SC have gang enhancements that can also apply in situations like that?
It could, if they want to take it in that direction. Harder to prove though, I believe, as it requires the โ€œgangโ€ to exist solely for the purpose of breaking the law. But again, Iโ€™m not a lawyer.
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Obviously expect that it'll be wielded against us with a lot more prejudice.
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Hayden (he/they) 12/30/2022 5:35 PM
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isnt sra a 501c3? So they at least have that cover going for them
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501c4, actually, I think
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Social welfare group
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We are advocating for lawful self defense and nothing more. And this type of stuff is exactly why SRA doesn't allow members to represent SRA at public actions.
I understand and support that policy, just letting people know before they go rogue. After roe fell, I spent an inordinate amount of time keeping people out of jail trying to protest in dumb ways. Personally I support civil (and not so civil) disobedience, but you have to be smart about it. (edited)
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And as far as I know JBGC ALSO doesn't do anything beyond lawful self defense, but they are much more comfortable with public-facing actions. Which is also perfectly fine, but it requires very different structure than what SRA has, we have to prioritize keeping people safe by maintaining a somewhat low profile and you can't have both of those things.
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Absolutely agree. All Iโ€™m trying to say is that our obscurity as an organization is our greatest defense, and that more militantly minded orgs and individuals, for the purposes of self defense or otherwise, need to keep this in mind especially when operating within SC, as it is particularly sensitive (ya know, after having kicked off a civil war last time). The SRA is pretty good about this, which is why I joined, but some comrades are not. It only takes one to ruin that obscurity however, so it behooves us to educate our brothers and sisters about the stakes involved. (edited)
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Hayden (he/they) 12/30/2022 8:20 PM
I went ahead and clued in a DSA comrade about the range day, he's also the lawyer contact I shared earlier
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He has his own guns
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but isnt sra a 501c3? So they at least have that cover going for them
Watson Brown 12/30/2022 9:24 PM
That's not cover, as they can have the tax exempt status stripped far more easily than any legal action can be taken against individuals.
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And as far as I know JBGC ALSO doesn't do anything beyond lawful self defense, but they are much more comfortable with public-facing actions. Which is also perfectly fine, but it requires very different structure than what SRA has, we have to prioritize keeping people safe by maintaining a somewhat low profile and you can't have both of those things.
Watson Brown 12/30/2022 9:27 PM
This. We don't do anything unlawful and we make clear in every way that we can that we are not a militia, most notably in the fact that we (our chapter at least) are non-hierarchical and a collective.
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 01/01/2023 1:51 PM
just a thought but do we want to reconsider the self-defence class? it conflicts with possible counter-actions on the 7th
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i still want it to happen but maybe a different day
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We could do the 8th maybe?
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 01/01/2023 1:52 PM
@Matt Cox he/him you are teaching that class right? what're you're thoughts on this?
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The class isn't until the 21st
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 01/01/2023 1:52 PM
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Ah thought you were talking about the firearms class, my bad
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they)
@Matt Cox he/him you are teaching that class right? what're you're thoughts on this?
Matt Cox he/him 01/01/2023 2:40 PM
Think itโ€™s worth rescheduling. Sounds like this is the consensus. Letโ€™s push it to the next Saturday. Sound good?
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 01/01/2023 2:41 PM
this works fine for me, ill reschedule the event
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Matt Cox he/him 01/01/2023 2:43 PM
Thank you!
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Check out what I found
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Watson Brown 01/02/2023 9:17 AM
T-shirt mode.
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A good acronym is important! ๐Ÿ˜‹
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Watson Brown
T-shirt mode.
Dorner tactical lmao
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I love it
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pinky they/she 01/19/2023 11:41 AM
Dorner as in Christopher dorner?
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Dorner was so cringe lol
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pinky they/she 01/20/2023 11:07 AM
Cringe?
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Cringe?
He was still a bootlicking liberal and cop who believed that as a whole police and military and the US was good, he acknowledged the racism without acknowledging the system. He was a victim of the system and bullying who reacted to his bullies, but he was also a simp for the system and proud of his time as a cop and in the military, he is also included in ACAB. Sure, I love that he killed cops, more people should, but when you start diving into his story, it's cringe
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Hayden (he/they) 01/21/2023 10:25 AM
Today is the day, if I reached out to you and you have issues finding my apartment, just dm me (edited)
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He was still a bootlicking liberal and cop who believed that as a whole police and military and the US was good, he acknowledged the racism without acknowledging the system. He was a victim of the system and bullying who reacted to his bullies, but he was also a simp for the system and proud of his time as a cop and in the military, he is also included in ACAB. Sure, I love that he killed cops, more people should, but when you start diving into his story, it's cringe
pinky they/she 01/21/2023 10:05 PM
Gotcha
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Black owned firearms instruction in greenville. Sled certified CWP class. Black Smoke Tactical & Defense https://www.facebook.com/BlackSmokeTD?mibextid=ZbWKwL (edited)
See posts, photos and more on Facebook.
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Sam McKenzie 01/24/2023 5:03 PM
Hey y'all, my drag troupe is planning to raise money at each of our shows this year for various community causes, and I'm looking for suggestions/needs. We're charging for people to join the livestreams for our shows and using the money to set up a mutual aid fund. For our first one on Feb 4, we're raising money for a fellow drag king's top surgery. Do y'all have suggestions for other places to direct money? We don't just have to use the money for trans support or to fight transphobia, but that's pretty much all of the requests we've gotten so far
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 01/24/2023 5:04 PM
OAT is also looking for good causes to put on the website
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Hey y'all, my drag troupe is planning to raise money at each of our shows this year for various community causes, and I'm looking for suggestions/needs. We're charging for people to join the livestreams for our shows and using the money to set up a mutual aid fund. For our first one on Feb 4, we're raising money for a fellow drag king's top surgery. Do y'all have suggestions for other places to direct money? We don't just have to use the money for trans support or to fight transphobia, but that's pretty much all of the requests we've gotten so far
seb it/they 01/24/2023 5:05 PM
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another good place might be CPP, since they work do mutual aid
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although they aren't specifically trans oriented
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Hayden (he/they) 01/24/2023 5:09 PM
Whatever happened to the cola qbb fundraiser?
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seb it/they 01/24/2023 5:09 PM
that's the message i linked
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i haven't heard anything from QBB, unsure if they've gotten any funds
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Hayden (he/they) 01/24/2023 5:10 PM
Oh, I am a fool
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Yeah CPP usually needs supplies over direct cash. It's been annoying since our paypal is fucked up
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For those who don't know, we make sandwiches and hand them out to the unhoused every friday and sunday
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Along with clothes, other necessities, etc
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i haven't heard anything from QBB, unsure if they've gotten any funds
AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 01/24/2023 5:11 PM
last i heard from qbb the drive wasnt very successful
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used the wrong acronym for a srcond sorry
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seb it/they 01/24/2023 5:12 PM
Yeah i haven't heard any updates, so i assume they're still not getting resources
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they)
OAT is also looking for good causes to put on the website
Go fund me for tortuguita (activist murdered by police)โ€˜s mother to come to the US and spread their ashes in the weelaunee forest they died defending https://gofund.me/eaa17a59
This is the official Fundraiser for Manuel (Manny) โ€œTortuguitaโ€ Terán (they โ€ฆ Daniel Paez needs your support for For Family of Manuel "Tortuguita" Páez Terán
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 01/24/2023 9:38 PM
okay. i definitely want more long term stuff for the website but i can put it on there if you want
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The Atlanta Solidarity Fund bails out activists who are arrested for participating in social justice movements, and helps them get access to lawyers. Your contribution will go directly to supporting those facing repression. Please contribute what you can. When we stand together, we are strong!
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 01/24/2023 9:38 PM
im going to work on a donations page and roll it out later tonight
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Atlanta solidarity fund for arrested forest defenders (including trans people arrested)
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 01/24/2023 9:41 PM
did tort identify as trans? if they did i want to include that info (edited)
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Itโ€™s complicated
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 01/24/2023 9:42 PM
when isnt it tbh
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understandable
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You could say they were a non-binary person
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 01/24/2023 9:43 PM
that works for me
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just figure it'll help with donations
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but ive included an intersectionality blurb on the page too (edited)
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Rad (edited)
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 01/24/2023 9:51 PM
https://www.oatsc.org/more/donations @Cyprus what do you think
The following links donate to trans rights and related insersectional causes. OAT is not in need of donations at this time, and we are not affiliated with any organizations listed.
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let me know if it needs changes
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That works, you could also put PSAF on there
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 01/24/2023 9:52 PM
i will update more orgs tomorrow
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seb it/they 01/24/2023 9:55 PM
You could also put soda city bail
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And abortion funds
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carolina abortion fund is a good one
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also any hrt / gender affirming surgery gofundmes for sc trans peeps / trans people in general
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 01/25/2023 9:42 AM
carolina abortion fund and soda city bail both added to the website
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Sam McKenzie 01/25/2023 2:00 PM
A lot of y'all work with QBB, right? I'd love to donate money after one of our shows to them, but a performer in the show has a bad history with an unlicensed mutual aid group that did shady shit with the money and wasn't transparent, so in the interest of transparency, I'd like to talk to someone at QBB about how the donation money would be used/distributed. I messaged them on IG, but I'm not sure if they'll see it
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 01/25/2023 2:00 PM
i can get a message to them. ill send this on over.
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Sam McKenzie 01/25/2023 2:01 PM
Thanks, Athena!
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ColorfulKnoll 01/25/2023 3:46 PM
What's QBB?
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queers bash back (edited)
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Hayden (he/they) 01/25/2023 3:48 PM
The QBB-95 (Chinese: 95ๅผ็ญ็”จ่ฝปๆœบๆžช; pinyin: 95 Shì Bฤnyòng Qฤซngjฤซqiฤng; literally: Type 95 Squad Light Machine Gun) is a Chinese light machine gun. Its English designation comes from ่ฝปๆญฆๅ™จ, ๆญฅๆžช, ็ญ็”จ, 1995 (Pinyin: Qฤซngwuqi, Bùqiฤngโ€”Bฤnyòng, 1995; literally: Light weapon, rifle, squad-based, 1995). The QBB-95 is the standard issue to People's Liberation A...
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Sorry I couldn't resist
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queers bash back (edited)
ColorfulKnoll 01/25/2023 3:48 PM
Oh okay, thank you
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 01/25/2023 4:34 PM
nerd
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How long does today typically last? I may be running behind
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last time it was an hour
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Matt Cox he/him 01/28/2023 11:14 AM
We talking about the class? I plan for about an hour, flexible
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Woops, my partner went back to sleep, I might miss it entirely. She's recovering from a broken ankle.
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Matt Cox he/him 01/28/2023 11:46 AM
Yikes! If itโ€™s that intense, Iโ€™d say, go ahead and give it a miss. Love to have you, but totally understand.
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just made it
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Matt Cox he/him 01/28/2023 11:52 AM
Iโ€™m down here picking out a spot
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I just got a few stun guns and put them on my leg and belly and it hurts more than I remember, time to build a resistance lmao (edited)
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 01/29/2023 1:41 PM
caboose this seems like a bad idea
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they)
caboose this seems like a bad idea
Agreed, I am not as young as I once was, anyways I got 2 stun guns and a CS sillicade spray for anyone that needs em
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Hayden (he/they) 01/29/2023 1:51 PM
Try pepper spray next
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seb it/they 01/31/2023 1:40 PM
Does anyone have any good written resources on the gun laws in South Carolina
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Yeah
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Learn about state gun laws & concealed carry permits using our interactive concealed carry reciprocity map. Find firearms laws & CCW travel restrictions.
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I'm signed up to go to a CWP class in Greenville. Gotta sign up on Facebook, they have 7 spots left. It's 8am and lasts 5-8 hours. It's a 2 for 80$ class. Gotta just DM the FB account From the trainer: Whatโ€™s included. All paperwork, and range time, Safety glasses and ear protection will be provided. The address on your license must be your current address. If you have a firearm please bring it with you. If you donโ€™t have a firearm you can rent from the range. You can also purchase the required rounds from the range as well. Class starts at 8am the duration will be a minimum of 5 the max 8 hours. Itโ€™s a $30 deposit to hold you and your guest spot.
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It's black owned, a guy I met on tiktok discussing how firearms ownership and defense training was important for marginalized people.
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seb it/they
Does anyone have any good written resources on the gun laws in South Carolina
See above
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I have stuff I can donate to queerslist, what is the plan for being able to get stuff where it's going?
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Hayden (he/they) 02/02/2023 9:43 AM
How does the donation stuff work? I have a ton of femme clothing to donate and I don't know who needs it or how to get it to them
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Hayden (he/they) 02/02/2023 11:12 AM
I see nobody has filled out the needs form. Does everyone know what that is and how to get to it?
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Camryn Aisling 02/02/2023 11:31 AM
There's a needs form?
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/02/2023 11:32 AM
"Queerslist" is our free clothing exchange service for trans people in need. In order to request an item or to list an item that you are ready to give up, select the tab titled "Queerslist." If you want to see what others have available, select the drop-down menu under "Available Clothes" and
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The offers form is still broken
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And i cant fix it
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jacklyn pinned a message to this channel. 02/02/2023 11:34 AM
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we should make a social media advertising the offers and request form once we get stuff fixed
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/02/2023 11:35 AM
Oh yeah
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Gimme a day and ill try again tonight
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Hayden (he/they) 02/02/2023 11:37 AM
I can start going through the clothes I have to get sizes and pictures but it will take time
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I'll also reach back out to the witch store, they are very pro-queer and would probably help us out
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Hayden (he/they)
I can start going through the clothes I have to get sizes and pictures but it will take time
we all can help with that on sunday
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added to the todo list (fixing the form, social media, reach out to witch store)
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/02/2023 11:39 AM
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Hayden (he/they) 02/02/2023 12:31 PM
Witch store W
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im applying there rn
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god i want to do a class feildtrip to the witch store now
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Hayden (he/they) 02/02/2023 12:32 PM
We can, it's right across from the rosewood publix
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I need more incense anyway
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THIS SUNDAY! Queers Bash Back Columbia will be tabling at yโ€™allmart at art bar distributing free zines, medical supplies, and harm reduction supplies! Come say hi :)
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already made an event for it and an announcement
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but i did yoink that graphic for the event (:
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well, part of it
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one of the things on the to-do list is set up a recurring mutual aid meeting. how about monday nights at 8 in the vc? folx can pop in and share what they need, supplies or support-wise, share local mutual aid resources, etc.
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seb it/they 02/02/2023 2:07 PM
I know that the when2meet in announcements was created for this purpose
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And @WhichWitch17 was working on that
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ah gotcha sorry didnt see it
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seb it/they 02/02/2023 2:07 PM
(Monday at 8 does work for me though)
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Yeah np :)
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do we have enough to talk about to justify a weekly meeting tho?
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i understood it to be more of a check-in call/resource share than a structured meeting
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WhichWitch17 02/02/2023 2:09 PM
yeah its not a meeting
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its like a de-stress hangout thing
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uhh I think people wanted to set up like actual Meetings though to coordinate stuff
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seb it/they 02/02/2023 2:13 PM
I mean it could be good to do both
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Have the first 15 mins be serious
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Then chill
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Or alternate weeks
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i dont even view a hard line between those things
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Hayden (he/they) 02/02/2023 2:14 PM
Monday works as well for me
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like coordinating mutual aid efforts and then carrying them out by doing a resource share are simpatico (edited)
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seb it/they 02/02/2023 2:15 PM
I think some of the goal was also mental health care/let's not be 100% serious all the time
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Also "who are all these strange gay people in my phone"
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Like getting to know and trust each other better
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/02/2023 2:16 PM
It me im the strange
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Hayden (he/they) 02/02/2023 2:16 PM
I do know y'all, that's how I know y'all are gay and strange lol
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seb it/they
Also "who are all these strange gay people in my phone"
Is there any other kind?
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Hayden (he/they) 02/02/2023 2:16 PM
But point taken
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seb it/they 02/02/2023 2:17 PM
Yeah i haven't like gone camping with everyone here multiple times lol
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(although I'd be down)
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Hayden (he/they) 02/02/2023 2:17 PM
Might be something to organize once we get to spring
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/02/2023 2:18 PM
Backpacking but weโ€™re actually migrating to the canadian border
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Relevant skills taught here
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Hayden (he/they) 02/02/2023 2:18 PM
Can't have fun camping with the threat of casualties
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Have you ever tried indoor camping? With beds and air conditioning? Super fun and sexy
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/02/2023 2:18 PM
Bernie no
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Have you ever tried indoor camping? With beds and air conditioning? Super fun and sexy
this pls
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Hayden (he/they) 02/02/2023 2:18 PM
A little overnight car camp at congaree could work
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/02/2023 2:18 PM
I have a whole new set of gear i need to try
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I was a scout for like ten years, Iโ€™ve done my time in the wild
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/02/2023 2:19 PM
I need to try out my new 2 person tent (edited)
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seb it/they 02/02/2023 2:20 PM
Looks like Monday at 5 and Friday at 3 are the times that are the best on the w2m
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So maybe Monday is a good idea
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Also looks like very few people filled it out
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seb it/they
Looks like Monday at 5 and Friday at 3 are the times that are the best on the w2m
Whatโ€™s it for exactly?
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seb it/they 02/02/2023 2:25 PM
Mutual aid meeting which is for general coordination, getting to know each other, mental health care, skill sharing and resource sharing
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I also think we should keep it a tight 30 bc other wise it's going to be burnout inducing
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At least for me
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Hayden (he/they) 02/02/2023 2:27 PM
30 minutes would probably be short for both serious business and social time
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30 minutes cap on business and then social until people are ready to go?
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ppl can hop in and out too
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seb it/they 02/02/2023 2:27 PM
I mean if it's every single week...
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Maybe 45 is better?
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I just really cannot do super long meetings all the time sustainably (I'm also not the only person here ofc so if y'all feel that would be better i can leave early etc)
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Yall tryna take a weekend camping trip? ๐Ÿ‘€ we could have a bonfire and marshmellows
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I wanna go camping in the neighborhood month or two
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based on the when2meet ive went ahead and scheduled the mutual aid call for this friday at 5pm https://discord.gg/ynX2mqmB?event=1071786875464990804
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Hayden (he/they) 02/10/2023 12:09 PM
A little off topic, but a disabled person in Cayce reached out to Columbia People's Programs asking for help to build an accessibility ramp in their home. I'm reaching out to a bunch of different orgs for people who have experience building ramps, have extra materials or tools, or crowdfunding
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I can carry lumber and drill and hammer
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Lmk if/when your contact says thereโ€™s labor to be done
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/10/2023 1:00 PM
Fowarding from CPP, I am willing to supply all needed tools and possibly some lumber
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Hayden (he/they) 02/10/2023 1:01 PM
Does anyone have a circular saw
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/10/2023 1:02 PM
i am 99% certain i have one
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i know i have several reciprocating saws and bandsaws
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A-A-Ron (they/them) 02/10/2023 1:03 PM
Does Cola have a community tool box?
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Hayden (he/they) 02/10/2023 1:03 PM
I think Richland library might
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robin (they/it) 02/10/2023 1:05 PM
i have lots of carpentry experience from being a tech theater person but i have no supplies besides a tape measure
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Hayden (he/they) 02/10/2023 1:05 PM
Take our makerspaces and studios on-the-go with quality equipment perfect for entrepreneurs, creatives, and lifelong learners.
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/10/2023 1:06 PM
i can check the workshop tonight and let yall know exactly what i have (i havent used any of the wood saws in years so my memory is poor)
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A-A-Ron (they/them) 02/10/2023 1:09 PM
Ugh I love libraries
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/10/2023 1:53 PM
unrelated
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i have come into possession of an obscene quantity of eggs
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and i dont eat eggs
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does anyone here need free eggs (edited)
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seb it/they 02/10/2023 2:06 PM
@Midlands SC
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they)
does anyone here need free eggs (edited)
Victor (they/them) 02/10/2023 2:07 PM
I would love free eggs I am almost out and eat them very much
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ColorfulKnoll 02/10/2023 2:07 PM
May I ask how you came into possession of so many eggs
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i will also take freeeggs
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/10/2023 2:08 PM
i was given them by columbia people's party to distribute
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they are dozens where at least 1 egg was cracked on arrival (i have removed all of the cracked eggs myself)
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Victor (they/them) 02/10/2023 2:09 PM
A dozen eggs would be really awesome. My roommate with a car is gone this weekend so I dont have a way to get more groceries
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/10/2023 2:09 PM
i will be distributing them tomorrow morning probably
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seb it/they 02/10/2023 2:09 PM
Vic if you need a ride to the grocery store I've got a car
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I'm more than happy to give you a ride
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Victor (they/them) 02/10/2023 2:11 PM
Thank u for offering. I think I'll be okay since he will be back sunday and I have food to last until then but I'll let you know if that changes.
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seb it/they 02/10/2023 2:11 PM
Okay even if it would just be more convenient for you to go earlier feel free to dm me
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Victor (they/them)
Thank u for offering. I think I'll be okay since he will be back sunday and I have food to last until then but I'll let you know if that changes.
AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/10/2023 2:12 PM
do you need me to get the eggs to you today
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cause it doesnt make much difference to me if i do it today or tomorrow
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Victor (they/them) 02/10/2023 2:12 PM
I have 2 eggs so today or tomorrow either is okay
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/10/2023 2:13 PM
would you, @char and @seb it/they be able to take delivery of eggs at around 5pm-5:30
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seb it/they 02/10/2023 2:13 PM
Tomorrow i cannot
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/10/2023 2:14 PM
this is today
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sorry
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seb it/they 02/10/2023 2:14 PM
Well probably @felix can
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Victor (they/them) 02/10/2023 2:14 PM
Today yes I could
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seb it/they 02/10/2023 2:14 PM
Oh today i can
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/10/2023 2:14 PM
cool]
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they)
would you, @char and @seb it/they be able to take delivery of eggs at around 5pm-5:30
sure yeah
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/10/2023 2:14 PM
it egg time
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e g g t i m e
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Victor (they/them) 02/10/2023 2:14 PM
Okay thank you! I appreciate egg โค
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seb it/they 02/10/2023 2:14 PM
Idk if you saw but I'll take 2 dozen
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Just bc I'm veggie so i eat so many eeg
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/10/2023 2:15 PM
i am going to have over 120 eggs left if i give each of you 24
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h e l p
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seb it/they 02/10/2023 2:15 PM
Uh time to make custards
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Victor (they/them) 02/10/2023 2:15 PM
Sheesh
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throw something in CSOC
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if u give me more ill make meringue cookies
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Victor (they/them) 02/10/2023 2:15 PM
I can take 2 dozen my roommates will eat eggs too
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seb it/they 02/10/2023 2:15 PM
We could actually bake stuff with the eggs and give it out at distro
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That could be cool
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/10/2023 2:16 PM
i can go to the store and see about cake mix
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seb it/they 02/10/2023 2:17 PM
Yeah idj
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I think there are probably better ways to use more eggs
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Time to make omelettes
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/10/2023 2:19 PM
google says i should mak shakshuka
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seb it/they 02/10/2023 2:19 PM
You should also say something in iris
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ITS SO GOOD
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seb it/they 02/10/2023 2:19 PM
That's what I'm making tonight
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/10/2023 2:19 PM
i have never eaten shakshuka
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so i will try it
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its yummmy
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eggs n tomatos n spices
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seb it/they 02/10/2023 2:20 PM
A spicy tomato and pepper sauce is slowly simmered then finished with eggs cooked on top. This makes a delicious anytime meal--breakfast, brunch, lunch, or dinner!
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/10/2023 2:20 PM
oh cool its like 90% egg
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seb it/they 02/10/2023 2:20 PM
This is the recipe i use (edited)
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/10/2023 2:20 PM
okay i will go to store
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and make shakshuka
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hmmmmmmm]
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how do i scale this up
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i dont wanna make 20 pans of the stuff
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seb it/they 02/10/2023 2:21 PM
I've tried to and it's hard
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Not a very scalable recipe bc of the poaching
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/10/2023 2:22 PM
and making 30 pans of shakshuka sounds excessive
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if someone gets me cake mixes or other baked goods i dont mind making baked goods for distro
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seb it/they 02/10/2023 2:22 PM
Best i did was doing two pans at once
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/10/2023 2:22 PM
i will go to the store today and buy cake mix and drop it off with the eggs
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ask in CPP first
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but sounds good to me
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/10/2023 2:23 PM
idk cpp is where i got the eggs
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they were going in the garbage if i didnt get them
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ask if they need cake for distro
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/10/2023 2:23 PM
o h
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or sweets in general
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athena the egg queen
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they)
google says i should mak shakshuka
YES
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/10/2023 2:24 PM
done
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athena the egg queen
AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/10/2023 2:24 PM
im gonna be like that family that accidentally bought a room full of toilet paper in 2020, except if i do this i will be very sticky
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Shakshouka can honestly also work with just separately made eggs put on top, just poach or make over easy separately
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/10/2023 2:25 PM
the pan is the limiting factor honestly
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i can scale up stuff in a pot by getting a bigger pot
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seb it/they 02/10/2023 2:25 PM
Make egg drop soup
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/10/2023 2:25 PM
but i cant just stack more stuff in a pan
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Hm this is true
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Victor (they/them) 02/10/2023 2:39 PM
I can take 2 dozen my roommates will eat eggs too
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I will always take eggs if you definitely canโ€™t use them all
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When they arenโ€™t worth more than gold, theyโ€™re my favourite thing in this world
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I will always take eggs if you definitely canโ€™t use them all
AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/10/2023 2:55 PM
where am i taking them to you at? 5-5:30 today
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Victor (they/them) 02/10/2023 3:06 PM
Also gamecock pantry has refrigerators so if you cant find other people to give eggs, they could go there
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/10/2023 3:12 PM
ok they do take eggs but they misgendered me on the phone > : (
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Victor (they/them) 02/10/2023 3:17 PM
Fucked ๐Ÿ˜ฆ I've had problems with Gamecock pantry. Most of the workers are sorority girls doing it for service hours and they are not required to do any kind of safe zone training :/
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/10/2023 3:19 PM
i have achieved a state where i find service hours funny
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i pretty much volunteer as a part time job
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Victor (they/them)
Fucked ๐Ÿ˜ฆ I've had problems with Gamecock pantry. Most of the workers are sorority girls doing it for service hours and they are not required to do any kind of safe zone training :/
AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/10/2023 3:44 PM
ok wait victor where in the colliseum am i going
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i dont want to wander around with a hundred eggs
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they)
where am i taking them to you at? 5-5:30 today
Can you drop by South Tower?
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/10/2023 4:11 PM
i will try
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/10/2023 5:03 PM
Otw to @Bernie next
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And then victor
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they)
ok wait victor where in the colliseum am i going
Victor (they/them) 02/10/2023 5:03 PM
Did you find it? I was napping. The pantry is through the bottom floor entrance on the Colosseum that faces blossom street.
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/10/2023 5:43 PM
I do in fact have a circular saw @Hayden (he/they)
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Hayden (he/they) 02/10/2023 5:50 PM
Nice
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/10/2023 5:54 PM
Mission 5: egg delivery Targets delivered: 4/4 Side mission (go to store): complete Completion status: 100% Civilian casualties: 34
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Camryn Aisling 02/10/2023 5:56 PM
Amazing! Mission complete! That right there is why you're the best, Boss!
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Wow, all time low on the civilian casualties Good job on reducing the collateral damage
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seb it/they 02/10/2023 6:34 PM
i am not feeling well due to my chronic illness so i won't be able to come to the mutual aid meeting tonight
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sorry y'all
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Hayden (he/they) 02/10/2023 6:53 PM
When is that happening tonight? I thought it was scheduled for 5
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seb it/they 02/10/2023 6:54 PM
Yes it was, not sure why it didn't happen
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Aside from "people just didn't show up"
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I guess we should just reschedule
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Hayden (he/they) 02/10/2023 6:57 PM
Probably because it's Friday at 5 lol
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I'll hop in the voice chat if anyone wants to appear
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seb it/they 02/10/2023 6:58 PM
yeah not an ideal time, i think we should change the time
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Hayden (he/they) 02/10/2023 6:58 PM
I think @Olivia brought up that it was a bad idea
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The second best time was monday night which I would imagine works better
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seb it/they 02/10/2023 7:03 PM
yeah she did we should almost definately move it to monday night
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seb it/they 02/10/2023 8:01 PM
How does next monday at 6:30 sound to folxs?
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/10/2023 8:03 PM
Dont know if ill make it but schedule wise i can.
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i was driving in a car during the meeting : (
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i was driving in a car during the meeting : (
AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/10/2023 8:52 PM
Multitask /s
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seb it/they
How does next monday at 6:30 sound to folxs?
could you make an event so we can get headcount plus make everybody aware that it's scheduled/when it's scheduled
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i also made an agenda
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im looking at the "microgrants/direct cash donations to queer ppl in need" section on the big todo list
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the other day at the statehouse i spoke with Nuubiana, and they told me about an interesting thing capital club does for non-profits. apparently once a month they will charge a cover at the door, and donate some percentage of it to a non-profit. we're obviously not that, but Nuubiana org is and they said they'd be willing to be our fiscal sponsor so we could do that (edited)
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we could then use the money to help folx in need
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Hayden (he/they) 02/18/2023 10:01 AM
A random idea @Olivia and I came up with: instead of relying on individual asks for clothes, host a "garage sale" of gender affirming clothes that anyone can pick up from
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That was what was meant by like the clothing swap events afaik
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Or at least that's what I was thinking
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Idk probably wasn't communicated well
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Hayden (he/they) 02/18/2023 10:04 AM
Yeah I just mean something more publicly facing
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Ah
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Yeah i think it's a good way to do community engagement type stuff and possibly even get cis people involved
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Hayden (he/they) 02/18/2023 10:06 AM
I'll put it into the mutual aid agenda
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Cool thanks
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the other day at the statehouse i spoke with Nuubiana, and they told me about an interesting thing capital club does for non-profits. apparently once a month they will charge a cover at the door, and donate some percentage of it to a non-profit. we're obviously not that, but Nuubiana org is and they said they'd be willing to be our fiscal sponsor so we could do that (edited)
i also added this to the agenda
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Hayden (he/they) 02/18/2023 10:15 AM
For the garage sale, I can reach out to the witch store to see if they would want to host or offer supplies
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the other day at the statehouse i spoke with Nuubiana, and they told me about an interesting thing capital club does for non-profits. apparently once a month they will charge a cover at the door, and donate some percentage of it to a non-profit. we're obviously not that, but Nuubiana org is and they said they'd be willing to be our fiscal sponsor so we could do that (edited)
I think in order to do this we need to have a really clear idea of where that money is going because rn we don't have an avenue to use it, something to discuss in the mutual aid meeting I think
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for sure, and i think those avenues definitely exist, we just need to identify them. i bet many of us are financially insecure and struggle with high medicine costs or transportation issues to doc visits or whatever
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I will say i am really opposed to like means testing type stuff
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If we're doing something like this there should be little to no application besides "i need help"
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yea same
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I think in order to do this we need to have a really clear idea of where that money is going because rn we don't have an avenue to use it, something to discuss in the mutual aid meeting I think
Also transparency, there needs to be a high level of trust between the wider org and whoever is dealing with money
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@mutual_aid reminder we are going to have a meeting Monday at 6:30! If you're interested in doing mutual aid please come contribute, I think we have a lot of capacity and resources that we can bring to bear. Please rsvp to the event if possible! (edited)
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Wait is it 8:30
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I thought it was 6:30
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Also please add to the meeting agenda transheart
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seb it/they
I thought it was 6:30
You're right my bad
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Okie cool lol
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seb it/they 02/20/2023 9:19 AM
Realizing i might be a bit later to the meeting today because i have cadaver lab
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Hayden (he/they) 02/20/2023 9:23 AM
Over my dead body
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Needs to go on agenda
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1 hour warning y'all :)
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Olivia
Needs to go on agenda
James Harley 02/20/2023 5:34 PM
Is this one of those spam accounts?
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No yโ€™allmart is a very real organization
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James Harley 02/20/2023 5:35 PM
And we trust them?
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Nico (she/her) 02/20/2023 5:35 PM
Yeah, it's a regularly occurring flea market in Columbia, the organizers are very queer friendly
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also they are offering to collect money for us, rather than the other way around. I'm not sure what the scam would be
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James Harley 02/20/2023 5:37 PM
Just making sure, I get spammed on instagram so many times I barely know whatโ€™s real anymore.
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the ig has gotten a few sus dms from accounts with sketchy fundraisers, but those just get ignored
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@mutual_aid meeting is live
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Hayden (he/they) 02/20/2023 7:59 PM
Mutual Aid action items added to the big todo
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Which i read as the dog from the wizard of oz
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/20/2023 8:12 PM
apparently the dog's name was toto
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lies
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Hayden (he/they) 02/20/2023 8:23 PM
Random thought I had with the potlucks, if we do every other Thursday the second one would be the day before st patricks
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We could do an Irish themed one
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Corned beef would be fun
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 02/20/2023 8:41 PM
i volunteer to bring the carbombs
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Hayden (he/they) 02/20/2023 8:42 PM
I'll look into the corned beef, but so far it looks beyond my ability lol
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seb it/they 02/20/2023 9:27 PM
if anyone has allergies and wants to do potluck stuff, lmk and i can try to cook something that accomidates whatever dietary restrictions
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hello! i can help with a makeup class!
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i can help teach
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cool
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Needs to go on agenda
Victor (they/them) 02/21/2023 11:32 AM
I wasn't at the meeting last night, but I wanted to suggest having the yall mart money go to the Trans Love Fund. I applied for it in December for help buying meds and other things I needed after Top Surgery and there's no means testing, you just describe your situation and why you need money and then they email you, confirm your identity and then they send a check to you in the mail. No requirements for it to be trans related expenses, if you are struggling to make rent or buy medicine, you can also get financial help. They give microgrants of $200 per person and you can reapply every 6 months. They also said that this is subject to change due to funding availability. Here's their website and you can scroll down to the bottom to see all the requirements. https://wearefamilycharleston.org/tlf
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We should promote the hell out of them
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I think it's worth setting up a capital club event for them
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We should definitely make contact with WAF, their email is in the spreadsheet afaik
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I can write that email tomorrow most likely
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Hayden (he/they) 02/21/2023 2:04 PM
I just found out you can get a pre-brined corn beef at Walmart lol
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So it's on the menu for st paddy's
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seb it/they
I think it's worth setting up a capital club event for them
seb it/they 02/21/2023 2:21 PM
Also tabling at yallmart
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seb it/they
I think it's worth setting up a capital club event for them
i know someone who works there part time
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at capital club
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seb it/they 02/21/2023 3:51 PM
We've also heard from @Nuubiana about possibility of getting an donation event funded by them
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oh cool
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total aside: at the last meeting we briefly talked about paying for stickers and i forgot to mention this but @Kiral has printed most of them for us and they can do them for free
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Hey everyone, just wanted to share this flyer - as I'm sure many of you know, Mar 4 - 11 is the week of action for Stop Cop City, some comrades in Atlanta are having this event and are inviting folks to come join in. I am also looking into a phone zap or something like that for folks who can't go there physically, I'll keep y'all posted!
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If anyone wants more info or to contact the event organizers let me know!
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Does anyone have allergy/dietary concerns for the potluck
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I'll be making something with no meat/nuts/dairy
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i do, but i'll bring benadryl and my epi to be safe bc its too many to list
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im considering making a bean dip, just gotta find the recipe again.. (edited)
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i do, but i'll bring benadryl and my epi to be safe bc its too many to list
You can also dm me if you'd prefer
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Or I can dm you ingredients
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Anyone have any preferences/cravings
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Lol idk what I want to cook
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Hayden (he/they) 02/27/2023 11:28 AM
I'm making beyond chili mac
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Potluck?
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It's scheduled this Thursday at 6 at Hayden's house
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Nice! Anything special I can bring? Do people like Brussels sprouts? I can roast them in the oven.
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That sounds yummy to me, i love brussel sprouts
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Hayden (he/they) 02/27/2023 5:56 PM
Meeting in 30
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seb it/they 02/27/2023 6:29 PM
@mutual_aid meeting now :)
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seb it/they 02/28/2023 4:26 PM
i've decided i'll be making snickerdoodles for the potluck
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Hayden (he/they) 02/28/2023 4:57 PM
Sounds good
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i've decided i'll be making snickerdoodles for the potluck
if itโ€™s possible please save me one ๐Ÿซ 
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Nico (she/her) 03/01/2023 5:17 PM
I probably won't have time to make stuff for the potluck but I can buy soda and snacks, if there are any specific requests lmk
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Actually jacklynn has suggested I bring a salad mix so might go with that, still gonna get soda tho cause I'm a soda fiend
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 03/01/2023 5:20 PM
i am definitively NOT going to be there for the potluck
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Hayden (he/they) 03/01/2023 5:24 PM
Sounds great!
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To the salad, not to Athena not coming
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Nico (she/her) 03/01/2023 5:37 PM
Just btw I'll be coming straight from work so I'll probably get there just after 7
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same
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seb it/they 03/01/2023 5:55 PM
Maybe it's a good idea to do the next one later
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I think that would work better for pretty much everyone
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yea i dont remember why we scheduled it so early in the first place๐Ÿ˜…
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Hayden (he/they) 03/01/2023 6:46 PM
It was a completely arbitrary decision that nobody objected to
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i spoke with yallmart
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they'll get back to us in a week about tabling
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seemed receptive to raising funds for trans love fund and needy trans folx gofundmes (edited)
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seb it/they 03/02/2023 4:21 PM
Cookies are in the oven :)
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Or about to be
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Hayden (he/they) 03/02/2023 4:21 PM
I just got home, getting ready to get ready
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seb it/they 03/02/2023 4:27 PM
And the world's shittiest chocolate cake
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I didn't have the correct sized pan so it's very thin and sad
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seb it/they 03/02/2023 4:48 PM
@regan-they do you still want one?
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@regan-they do you still want one?
sorry for responding late but yes if itโ€™s possible
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i was planning on just swinging by your apartment whenever you were available
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seb it/they 03/02/2023 5:54 PM
I'm leaving right now but I'll make sure to save one for you ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ
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seb it/they
I'm leaving right now but I'll make sure to save one for you ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ
tysm!!!!!
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Please donate to the Atlanta solidarity fund
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23(?) people were arrested at a music festival last night and charged with domestic terrorism, including a legal observer with the National lawyers guild
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@mutual_aid meeting in 18 minutes
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seb it/they 03/06/2023 6:43 PM
Oh shit I totally forgor
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Sorry I'm in the middle of cooking, if y'all are still going when I'm done I'll join
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My mom can't help she doesn't have the training but she gave me a list of people that do trans voice therapy in SC, I can send it later and we can start reaching out soon
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 03/06/2023 7:16 PM
cool
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im still willing to host a makeup class btw
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James Harley 03/06/2023 11:13 PM
I wanna go to makeup class!!!!
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My mom can't help she doesn't have the training but she gave me a list of people that do trans voice therapy in SC, I can send it later and we can start reaching out soon
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mg0djnPfcrQB4FYS-W7H0W-vZpEsrIjgczDDQuZ2ke0/edit?usp=sharing List of speech therapists that do transgender stuff licensed to practice in SC
Sheet1 Last Name,First Name,Your gender identity,Professional area of practice (e.g., SLP, voice pedagogy, etc) ,Country,State / province,City,Relevant Professional Affiliation(s),Email,Phone,URL,Working w/ trans voice clients since...,Working with "traditional" voice patients since...,Singing v...
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im still willing to host a makeup class btw
seb it/they 03/07/2023 7:19 AM
Would you need supplies? How many people could you comfortably host?
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ppl would need to byo unless we get some for each participant
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and probably 6-7
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Hayden (he/they) 03/08/2023 2:49 PM
Hey y'all, I got drafted to work the night of the 16th so I cannot host the potluck
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I can if nobody else wants to (edited)
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comrade kalia (she/her) 03/09/2023 12:25 PM
bro i hate this fuckin state, they denied my unemployment benefits because i couldnโ€™t work โ€œthe same hoursโ€ as my last job โ€œthe same hoursโ€ meaning 4:30 in the fucking morning which destroyed my physical and mental health. like, didnโ€™t care that i could work 8 hours a day even as early as 6am, just that i couldnโ€™t work โ€œthe same hoursโ€
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im fucking broke and my job applications that i have out arenโ€™t moving fast enough and idk if i can make my fucking rent
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i have two interviews im waiting to hear back from but who knows how long thatโ€™ll take
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i seriously have no idea what to do or where to go
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 03/09/2023 12:34 PM
I have free space if you or anyone is in danger of not having a place to live.
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comrade kalia (she/her) 03/09/2023 12:41 PM
i might take you up on that
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i have until the first to come up with $1500 for rent and bills
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i donโ€™t wanna be fucking homeless again i almost made it 3 years
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if i make it two more months i will have had a place for as long as i was homeless
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comrade kalia (she/her)
i might take you up on that
AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 03/09/2023 12:50 PM
Just lemme know what you need ๐Ÿ‘
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does anyone know of any queer- housing/ displacement type organizations or mutual aid? iโ€™m in the charleston area and iโ€™m about to be in need
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I only know of a place that will give you a place to sleep i think for a night or so and some food
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Shit i canโ€™t remember the number
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i know i shared it with @jacklyn
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We've also discussed setting something like that up in cola with the quakers, and I think there are a few couches you could crash on here for a bit @Ross1662
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comrade kalia (she/her)
i have until the first to come up with $1500 for rent and bills
Are you crowdfunding at all?
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i know i shared it with @jacklyn
i cant remember the name either and didnt see it in our msg history but i'll check again when im at my laptop later
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I see an event for next week but were we planning to do a meeting tomorrow?
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seb it/they 03/12/2023 4:30 PM
I was yed
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Yes
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i have until the first to come up with $1500 for rent and bills
robin (they/it) 03/12/2023 6:59 PM
drop your venmo in the chat
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drop your venmo in the chat
comrade kalia (she/her) 03/12/2023 7:11 PM
cโ€™est moi
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Are you crowdfunding at all?
comrade kalia (she/her) 03/12/2023 7:12 PM
i thought of that but i didnโ€™t know if i would get very many donations bc i donโ€™t have much of an online presence
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seb it/they 03/12/2023 7:13 PM
If you don't mind I could spread stuff around
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You'd need to make like a graphic about it or something
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comrade kalia (she/her) 03/12/2023 7:13 PM
i can probably do that
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would i like, make a gofundme link or just a graphic with my Venmo or something
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seb it/they 03/12/2023 7:17 PM
I've generally seen people put like what they need money for/any marginalized identities they have and a Venmo and cashapp
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And maybe a cute photo or something
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comrade kalia (she/her) 03/12/2023 7:19 PM
makes sense
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i can figure something out tomorrow for it
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seb it/they 03/12/2023 7:19 PM
Are you disabled at all?
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comrade kalia (she/her) 03/12/2023 7:20 PM
i have a menagerie of mental health issues/autism
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seb it/they 03/12/2023 7:20 PM
There is some decent crowdfunding infrastructure set up by some organizers on Twitter that I can try to get you hooked into
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comrade kalia (she/her) 03/12/2023 7:20 PM
oh shit cool
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seb it/they 03/12/2023 7:24 PM
@tinu, the #NEISvoid, and @bennessb are decent places to start
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seb it/they 03/12/2023 8:21 PM
Looks like @bennessb is less active now
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It's been a second since I had a twitter
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@comrade kalia (she/her) are you okay if I post something in announcements and ping mutual aid to get more eyes on your venmo
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comrade kalia (she/her) 03/12/2023 8:25 PM
sure! thank you so much ๐Ÿ’œ
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cโ€™est moi
seb it/they 03/12/2023 8:26 PM
@mutual_aid if y'all have a few bucks to spare consider helping out comrade Kalia, she needs to raise $1,500 to avoid eviction and pay bills
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seb it/they 03/12/2023 8:33 PM
O.A.T. Mutual Aid meeting When: 6:30pm Monday, March 13th Where: Discord "meetings" Voice Chat Introductions Order of the Day general wellbeing check-in how is everyone doing? what do you need? Etc. Action Items
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i also made a new meeting agenda
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if you need anything/want to help plan/just want to be involved make sure to drop in or feel free to edit the agenda :) (edited)
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I can if nobody else wants to (edited)
not actually going to be able to host that night
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seb it/they 03/12/2023 9:39 PM
The Campaign for Southern Equality, in partnership with state and local organizations, is providing rapid response support to the families of youth who are impacted by anti-transgender healthcare bans that are passing across the South. [โ€ฆ]
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this was sent as another emergency fund we could contribute to by the WAF people
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i also sent a quick responding email about it :) just to keep good communication
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@comrade kalia (she/her) are you okay if I post something in announcements and ping mutual aid to get more eyes on your venmo
AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 03/12/2023 9:41 PM
if a more cohesive post is created we could also maybe post this to the OAT socials?
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they)
if a more cohesive post is created we could also maybe post this to the OAT socials?
seb it/they 03/12/2023 9:41 PM
@social_media
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 03/12/2023 9:41 PM
i feel like that would be appropriate
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seb it/they
You'd need to make like a graphic about it or something
AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 03/12/2023 9:42 PM
to clarify we probably need this to happen first
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before social media can do anything
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seb it/they 03/12/2023 9:44 PM
oh wait my brain scrambled things
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i thought you were talking about the fund
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i'm multitasking sorry
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 03/12/2023 9:44 PM
yeah
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i can throw the fund on the website
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and maybe clear up a few older donation funds from there (edited)
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is it OK if i remove the tort fund? they're pretty much at their goal
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seb it/they 03/12/2023 9:53 PM
I'm fine with that, but definitely keep ATL solidarity fund
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not actually going to be able to host that night
cade (he/him) 03/13/2023 8:39 AM
i take it this weekโ€™s potluck might not be happening
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is there anyone else who can host?
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seb it/they 03/13/2023 9:30 AM
Could we just delay it by a week?
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Hayden (he/they) 03/13/2023 11:30 AM
That's fine by me
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we can yea
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Hiyas. My name is Malachite and Iโ€™m a trans man. Iโ€™m finally having a hysto on March 29th but tbh I donโ€™t have much support. Iโ€™m not sure if this is the correct spot to post this but - I was just wondering if thereโ€™s anyone in Charlotte available March 29th-April 1st to kick it with me at my house? Iโ€™m having my hysterectomy and I donโ€™t have someone to help take care of me after. Iโ€™ll just need help with cooking and getting to the restroom. Iโ€™ll have my meals premade and make it super easy. I can provide food and good company. If not- is there anyone with a microwave and a mini freezer/fridge that I can temporarily borrow? I may be in a situation where Iโ€™m taking care of myself after my hysto & I have stairs in my house so Iโ€™ll need access to a microwave and freezer/fridge upstairs. Im having to purchase so many other items for my surgery that I canโ€™t afford to purchase these too. Thanks in advanced for any help or resources. (edited)
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Hiyas. My name is Malachite and Iโ€™m a trans man. Iโ€™m finally having a hysto on March 29th but tbh I donโ€™t have much support. Iโ€™m not sure if this is the correct spot to post this but - I was just wondering if thereโ€™s anyone in Charlotte available March 29th-April 1st to kick it with me at my house? Iโ€™m having my hysterectomy and I donโ€™t have someone to help take care of me after. Iโ€™ll just need help with cooking and getting to the restroom. Iโ€™ll have my meals premade and make it super easy. I can provide food and good company. If not- is there anyone with a microwave and a mini freezer/fridge that I can temporarily borrow? I may be in a situation where Iโ€™m taking care of myself after my hysto & I have stairs in my house so Iโ€™ll need access to a microwave and freezer/fridge upstairs. Im having to purchase so many other items for my surgery that I canโ€™t afford to purchase these too. Thanks in advanced for any help or resources. (edited)
seb it/they 03/13/2023 3:24 PM
@Upstate SC @mutual_aid
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 03/13/2023 3:25 PM
Theres still no one under the @Outside SC role unfortunately
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seb it/they 03/13/2023 3:27 PM
I'm wondering if we can contact our friends at Charlotte sra
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@Kudzu do you know anyone who could help him out?
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I know this isn't directly linked to gun stuff but it's definitely in your area
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Thanks everyone ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿฅน
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seb it/they 03/13/2023 3:28 PM
Feel free to drop a cashapp or Venmo too
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My Venmo is @kaijadex
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@seb it/they thanks for the heads up, I'll look around and see if someone can help out!! @malachite pm me with some details and we can go from there!
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Sam McKenzie 03/13/2023 3:54 PM
I have a group chat of transmascs in the CLT area. Can I screenshot your message and post it there, @malachite ? I have a feeling someone there might be able to help
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Yes @Sam McKenzie for sure! (edited)
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@seb it/they thanks for the heads up, I'll look around and see if someone can help out!! @malachite pm me with some details and we can go from there!
It said I canโ€™t message you. Iโ€™ll send a friend request
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Lol yeah that'd be why
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Sam McKenzie 03/13/2023 4:05 PM
@malachite I'll DM you what they respond! I added you as a friend, you'll have to add me back
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@malachite I'll DM you what they respond! I added you as a friend, you'll have to add me back
Thank you so much
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looks like we're good for tabling at yallmart
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for our bio, would it be this pulled from the website: OAT was formed in late 2022 as a queer defense and community organization in the wake of anti-trans bills such as S243. S274, S276, and H3351. We are dedicated to fighting transphobic legislation and improving the quality of life for all queer people in South Carolina, but we will continue to fight long after these bills have been defeated. OAT's uniting goal is total victory over transphobia in the south and beyond, and we will continue to fight until this goal is achieved. We encourage all trans folxs, queer people, and allies interested in joining the fight to click our organizing discord linked at the bottom of this site.
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for the qr code, did we ever hear back from trans love fund? or we can just do a few individual gofundmes ig?
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jacklyn
for the qr code, did we ever hear back from trans love fund? or we can just do a few individual gofundmes ig?
seb it/they 03/14/2023 6:44 AM
Yes, I'd promote them
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Ross1662
does anyone know of any queer- housing/ displacement type organizations or mutual aid? iโ€™m in the charleston area and iโ€™m about to be in need
seb it/they 03/14/2023 7:49 AM
Did you ever find anything? How are you holding up?
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@Hayden (he/they) @Olivia did we figure out who is hosting the moved potluck? I wasn't clear on that and neither of y'all have signed up
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do we need to find a different location or something like that?
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Hayden (he/they) 03/15/2023 12:59 PM
I'm happy to
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okay cool
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Hayden (he/they) 03/15/2023 12:59 PM
It's just this Thursday I have to work
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ah got it
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i'm trying to pick out what i want to make atm
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any requests?
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i probably cant afford to make much
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probably going chips/salsa route
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seb it/they 03/15/2023 1:01 PM
if you can't afford it don't feel pressured to bring anythign
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i can bring extra on your behalf :)
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i'll probably make bread and a lentil stew
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seb it/they 03/15/2023 5:44 PM
@char did you figure out what date/time that you want for makeup class?
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april first or second is fine with me
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seb it/they 03/15/2023 6:02 PM
cool
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let's go with april first
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malachite
Hiyas. My name is Malachite and Iโ€™m a trans man. Iโ€™m finally having a hysto on March 29th but tbh I donโ€™t have much support. Iโ€™m not sure if this is the correct spot to post this but - I was just wondering if thereโ€™s anyone in Charlotte available March 29th-April 1st to kick it with me at my house? Iโ€™m having my hysterectomy and I donโ€™t have someone to help take care of me after. Iโ€™ll just need help with cooking and getting to the restroom. Iโ€™ll have my meals premade and make it super easy. I can provide food and good company. If not- is there anyone with a microwave and a mini freezer/fridge that I can temporarily borrow? I may be in a situation where Iโ€™m taking care of myself after my hysto & I have stairs in my house so Iโ€™ll need access to a microwave and freezer/fridge upstairs. Im having to purchase so many other items for my surgery that I canโ€™t afford to purchase these too. Thanks in advanced for any help or resources. (edited)
robin (they/it) 03/16/2023 12:50 PM
any updates on this, ive been looking for a free/cheap microwave and mini fridge in the charlotte area, but haven't gotten any good leads
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robin (they/it)
any updates on this, ive been looking for a free/cheap microwave and mini fridge in the charlotte area, but haven't gotten any good leads
@Kudzu is gonna come kick it for a little bit the day of my surgery. A friend of mine has a mini fridge I can borrow but heโ€™s all the way in Midland NC and I donโ€™t have transportation. Another one of my friends might be able help but she doesnโ€™t know yet.
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robin (they/it) 03/17/2023 2:12 PM
alright ill keep looking
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I appreciate you all
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Hayden (he/they) 03/18/2023 10:08 AM
Columbia chair for free, dm for address
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Jacklyn for scale
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And day bed
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Hayden (he/they)
And day bed
What are you supposed to do with it at night?
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Bernie
What are you supposed to do with it at night?
ColorfulKnoll 03/18/2023 12:03 PM
Tuck it in and read it a bed time story
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It's sleepy time
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seb it/they 03/18/2023 1:26 PM
@char can you get me all the details for makeup class so i can make an event
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also @mutual_aid here is the meeting agenda for 3/20, please add stuff you'd like to discuss https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Jl1wdx7IL1EjbzUHdLaSI2cfArpI0ZBSxhJFO7JoxWI/edit?usp=sharing
O.A.T. Mutual Aid meeting When: 6:30pm Monday, March 13th Where: Discord "meetings" Voice Chat Introductions Order of the Day general wellbeing check-in how is everyone doing? what do you need? Etc. Everyone is good
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ya sure
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comrade kalia (she/her) 03/18/2023 4:59 PM
hey friends!! wanted to give a quick update on my rent situation - idk if yโ€™all saw my posts in #vent-no-advice , but I got a verbal job offer the other day and itโ€™ll be in writing officially by this Tuesday. i am unsure what they pay periods look like for the company, but i should get paid at least once before my bills come due. :)
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iโ€™ll be a junior software engineer and my salary will be $57k/year plus benefits, which is like $15-20k more than i have ever made
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seb it/they 03/18/2023 5:00 PM
hell yeah :))
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i'm so happy for you and proud of you transheart
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comrade kalia (she/her) 03/18/2023 5:01 PM
thank!! i am so appreciative of everyoneโ€™s help and i am happy that iโ€™ll be able to contribute more time here since i wonโ€™t be stressed 24/7
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plus i can return the favor if anyone else gets in a bind
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seb it/they 03/18/2023 5:04 PM
do you want to update what i posted for you in #announcements
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seb it/they 03/18/2023 5:16 PM
we still need to finalize the location for the clothing swap so we can start to promote it
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where do we want it to be? it was agreed that it's best to be public, but not specifically where
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seb it/they
do you want to update what i posted for you in #announcements
comrade kalia (she/her) 03/18/2023 5:21 PM
thatโ€™s probably a good idea, thanks for thinking of it
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seb it/they
where do we want it to be? it was agreed that it's best to be public, but not specifically where
AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 03/18/2023 5:23 PM
hayden's house or memorial park are the only remaining options
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seb it/they 03/18/2023 5:24 PM
it was also discussed holding it on campus somehow
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USC is a public campus centrally located in the state and IRIS or CSOC have the ability to reserve large outdoor spaces here if needed
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seb it/they 03/18/2023 5:32 PM
yep, could you check for a location? i think that's the best way to do it
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seb it/they
yep, could you check for a location? i think that's the best way to do it
Yeah I can check availability. What's the date?
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Hayden (he/they) 03/18/2023 5:35 PM
March 25th, a week from today
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Looks like the Blatt field or one of the strom fields are open
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They're pretty big open spaces on grass
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seb it/they 03/18/2023 6:10 PM
could we get tables?
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/do people have tables
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Hayden (he/they) 03/18/2023 6:11 PM
I can bring a table
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Bernie
Looks like the Blatt field or one of the strom fields are open
If you can reserve a location today, then we should immediately start promoting
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i have a table
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seb it/they 03/18/2023 6:13 PM
if someone could make a version of the social media post that can be a poster that would be cool
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Olivia
If you can reserve a location today, then we should immediately start promoting
I'll have to get to a computer but I can do it or make Max get it done tonight from IRIS
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seb it/they 03/18/2023 6:15 PM
@Max (they/it)
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I'm right next to them, it'll get done
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seb it/they 03/18/2023 6:15 PM
oh lol
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Bernie
I'll have to get to a computer but I can do it or make Max get it done tonight from IRIS
Thank you
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seb it/they
could we get tables?
It'll have to wait until Monday, but we can ask facilities people if it's an option if we don't have enough
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 03/18/2023 6:34 PM
a poster for this already exists
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we just need to alter it
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seb it/they 03/18/2023 6:36 PM
Yes that's why I said a version of it
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I just want something with an aspect ratio that can be printed (edited)
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Olivia
If you can reserve a location today, then we should immediately start promoting
Blattโ€™s open basically all day as of now, but realised we didnโ€™t have an idea for time frame. Just let us know what hours you want the event to take place
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Hayden (he/they) 03/18/2023 11:59 PM
I believe we were thinking 8-12
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Bernie
Blattโ€™s open basically all day as of now, but realised we didnโ€™t have an idea for time frame. Just let us know what hours you want the event to take place
Hayden (he/they) 03/19/2023 10:35 AM
Did the button get pushed on this reservation
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Hayden (he/they)
Did the button get pushed on this reservation
It takes about three days for them to get back to us on if itโ€™s approved or not
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Hayden (he/they) 03/19/2023 10:36 AM
Okay cool
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Thanks for doing that
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@mutual_aid meeting in 37 minutes
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 03/20/2023 6:31 PM
@WhichWitch17 i saw that IRIS is having voice training tomorrow, we're also hoping to get something set up for OAT in the near future, do you think the people running yall's would be amenable to that? could you put us in contact with them?
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We definitely can at least get you the information, Iโ€™ll get it from Ray
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Hayden (he/they) 03/20/2023 6:35 PM
"If you think you shouldn't say it on here, dont" is a good rule
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Hayden (he/they) 03/20/2023 7:59 PM
DM's have been sent to people going to the OAT-luck that I don't know, if anyone has questions feel free to ask
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seb it/they 03/20/2023 8:07 PM
Thanks Hayden
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Hayden (he/they) 03/20/2023 8:12 PM
@mutual_aid Here is the link for the OAT-luck spreadsheet, make sure to fill it out before Thursday: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HloRyzaonS1D1jyT15_DA7337JOxGJFA5ZkWwsO8htE/edit?usp=sharing
Sheet1 Name,What you are bringing,Ingredients (please bold allergens),Support details (does it need to go on the stove or need a serving spoon) Hayden,Big ol' pork roast,Pork, potatoes, green beans, hoisin sauce, honey, salt, pepper,It will use my cast iron, which will be annoying to clean. I wi...
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Wish I could make it.
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seb it/they 03/21/2023 8:45 AM
Is there a specific reason why you couldn't make it?
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Hayden (he/they) 03/21/2023 10:54 AM
Slightly off topic, but I will be getting a group camping site at congaree national park for April 14-15th. If anyone would like to come, just lmk
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We have a ton of extra gear, so if you have never been camping we can work something out
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Hayden (he/they) 03/21/2023 11:06 AM
Why can't I make event ๐Ÿ˜ก
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bc we still don't have the organizer role thingy set up yet, give me details and i'll make it sorry
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Hayden (he/they) 03/21/2023 11:09 AM
It's all good, I was just going to copy/paste the camping trip from CSOC to here so people can express interest
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seb it/they
bc we still don't have the organizer role thingy set up yet, give me details and i'll make it sorry
AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 03/21/2023 11:15 AM
the role is ready if we want to start rolling it out (edited)
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Arnold Karr 03/21/2023 3:14 PM
@Hayden (he/they) do you need my tent? I can bring it tomorrow. Also I'm doing a presentation at the Friends' Meeting Sunday so I won't be at Finlay. Do you think it will be a good soup day? I have about a gallon in the freezer.
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Arnold Karr
@Hayden (he/they) do you need my tent? I can bring it tomorrow. Also I'm doing a presentation at the Friends' Meeting Sunday so I won't be at Finlay. Do you think it will be a good soup day? I have about a gallon in the freezer.
is that presentation regarding the queer safe house? if so i'd be down to attend/speak this weekend
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@Hayden (he/they) do you need my tent? I can bring it tomorrow. Also I'm doing a presentation at the Friends' Meeting Sunday so I won't be at Finlay. Do you think it will be a good soup day? I have about a gallon in the freezer.
Hayden (he/they) 03/21/2023 3:29 PM
We should be good on the tent, but thanks. We might just stick with sandwiches for this Sunday since it's supposed to be warmed up by then
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Arnold Karr 03/21/2023 3:32 PM
@jacklyn It's not. I'm talking about "Dover Beach" by Matthew Arnold as a segue into a series on the decline of traditional religion in the West. If anyone thinks that sounds interesting, they're more than welcome. I'll start at 11:30 after worship.
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seb it/they 03/21/2023 3:33 PM
oh that's a good poem
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Arnold Karr 03/21/2023 3:34 PM
@seb it/they I'd love for you to be there.
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seb it/they 03/21/2023 3:34 PM
i unfortunately am very busy this week, but i will definately re-read the poem, my grandpa first read it to me when i was little
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i didn't understand it at all at the time, but now it means a lot to me
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here is the poem for those unfamiliar
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Arnold Karr 03/21/2023 3:39 PM
My dad loved to recite poems from memory. Two of his favorites were "The Cremating of Sam Magee" and "The Deacon's Masterpiece." Both should be read and reread.
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seb it/they
Is there a specific reason why you couldn't make it?
Iโ€™m gonna be in GA this weekend.
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seb it/they 03/21/2023 9:58 PM
Oh the potluck is on Thursday, or are you talking about the clothing swap?
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Oh I thought it was Saturday. Maybe Iโ€™m getting things confused
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Where is the potluck happening?
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Hayden's house
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You can dm him for address
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Hayden (he/they)
@mutual_aid Here is the link for the OAT-luck spreadsheet, make sure to fill it out before Thursday: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HloRyzaonS1D1jyT15_DA7337JOxGJFA5ZkWwsO8htE/edit?usp=sharing
Also list what you're bringing in here
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Update on my situation: I found someone to sit with me for a few days! My friends start date is the 3rd so she will be able to stay and help take care of me! Thanks to everyone for real
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Hayden (he/they)
@mutual_aid Here is the link for the OAT-luck spreadsheet, make sure to fill it out before Thursday: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HloRyzaonS1D1jyT15_DA7337JOxGJFA5ZkWwsO8htE/edit?usp=sharing
Hayden (he/they) 03/23/2023 10:16 AM
Make sure y'all fill this out for tonight. So far we have my roast and nuggets lol
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cade (he/him) 03/23/2023 10:17 AM
sounds like a feast if iโ€™ve ever heard one
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updated it with what i'm bringing
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Hayden (he/they) 03/23/2023 12:16 PM
I think drinks are the biggest gap
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@Bernie is there any update on clothing swap location? did green quad respond?
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Nova ๐Ÿ’• 03/23/2023 12:17 PM
Where is it?
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I would like to see if I can come
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it will probably be on campus, either we will just show up to blatt feild or it will be in greenquad
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still ironing out the details, but as soon as it solidifies i will make an announcement and ping everyone :)
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Nova ๐Ÿ’• 03/23/2023 12:19 PM
Which campus. Im so sorry im confused
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USC campus sorry lol
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Nova ๐Ÿ’• 03/23/2023 12:20 PM
Ohhh okay in Columbia
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yep :)
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Nova ๐Ÿ’• 03/23/2023 12:21 PM
I wonโ€™t be able to make that Iโ€™m in the upstate.
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seb it/they
@Bernie is there any update on clothing swap location? did green quad respond?
We havenโ€™t received a response yet. If they donโ€™t respond, as Davis is closed on weekends, Max recommended we do guerrilla tabling on the Davis field that day. It coincides with Admitted Student Day, which is what makes space such a problem for that day.
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i though we were going to do blatt feild
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guerilla
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if needed
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BLATT IS WHAT I MEANT
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oops not all caps
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lol
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i might just say it's at blatt
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Yes, not Davis, that is taken. Blatt is that smaller gym and has a nice field that apparently wonโ€™t be used
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i mean we have tables and there is a feild
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sooo.... sounds like a plan
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I wonโ€™t be able to make that Iโ€™m in the upstate.
i'd really like for us to get more events in the upstate, if youre interested you should join the mutual aid meeting and we can get something coordinated for the future :)
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Nova ๐Ÿ’• 03/23/2023 12:24 PM
Absolutely we can do that
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When is it and where
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the mutual aid meetings are mondays at 6:30
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online
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Nova ๐Ÿ’• 03/23/2023 12:24 PM
Okay
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yep :)
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Nova ๐Ÿ’• 03/23/2023 12:24 PM
Iโ€™ll try to@attend this mondays
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in a bit i'm going to make the agenda which you can add whatever you want to it
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Nova ๐Ÿ’• 03/23/2023 12:25 PM
Okay
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We need to promote it tn if GQ won't get back to us we just publish the graphic with blatt ig
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i'm going to make an event roundup post after i get back from my class today
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but yes we do need social media promotion too
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Olivia
We need to promote it tn if GQ won't get back to us we just publish the graphic with blatt ig
If itโ€™s not in by 5 today, itโ€™s not coming today. We love USC and efficiency
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Max (they/it) 03/23/2023 12:45 PM
I'd just go for blatt field frankly it's more open and we would need a lot less set up and takedown
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yeah i agree tbh
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Really the only issue there is that we canโ€™t reserve it and itโ€™s closed, but being closed also makes it less likely anyone will be around to kick us out
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Hayden (he/they) 03/23/2023 1:50 PM
Is there decent parking near Blatt? I can bring my table and a few groundsheets to lay things out
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yeah on the street
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Hayden (he/they) 03/23/2023 1:51 PM
Like the 6 spots on Sumter?
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seb it/they 03/23/2023 1:51 PM
You could also probably park behind 300 main
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It's pretty empty on the weekend idk if the gates will be open though
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Hayden (he/they) 03/23/2023 1:52 PM
Okay, worst case I can stop in front of Blatt, drop things off, and find parking elsewhere
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robin (they/it) 03/23/2023 1:58 PM
there is a parking lot at blatt
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Hayden (he/they) 03/23/2023 2:00 PM
Does it require a parking pass
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Yeah that's what I was thinking
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Hayden (he/they)
Does it require a parking pass
robin (they/it) 03/23/2023 2:02 PM
to enter ? no. to not get kicked out ? idk
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 03/23/2023 2:03 PM
i am not sure if they get checked on weekends or not
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seb it/they 03/23/2023 4:36 PM
Cakes are in the oven
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Hayden (he/they) 03/23/2023 4:38 PM
For people coming, try to ride together if possible. I have decent parking, but not infinite parking. Feel free to box in the blue Honda if space is tight
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Whats going on?
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seb it/they 03/23/2023 4:45 PM
Oat potluck
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Hayden (he/they) 03/23/2023 4:46 PM
*OAT-luck
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The fact you arenโ€™t just eating buckets of oats is reprehensible, itโ€™s sickening
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I eat oatmeal every morning can I be in charge of oat now
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seb it/they 03/23/2023 4:47 PM
Lol
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Olívia is the OATarch
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Roxy she/her 03/23/2023 4:50 PM
M-oat-archy
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What time?
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 03/23/2023 4:56 PM
its in the events
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although you should probably ask the host if they still have room, since its full
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Ah, never mind
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Olivia โ€œthe brown sweaterโ€ oatarch
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Brown like an oat This coup was premeditated
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seb it/they 03/23/2023 5:21 PM
Cakes
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cade (he/him) 03/23/2023 5:22 PM
omg theyโ€™re not brownies this time!
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Big brownies, maybe
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seb it/they 03/23/2023 5:24 PM
i got real cake pans thanks to benjamin isaac
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Hayden (he/they) 03/23/2023 5:36 PM
Just one brown
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Itโ€™s two, Hayden
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Hayden (he/they) 03/23/2023 5:50 PM
Wow the roast fumes must be getting to me
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Roxy she/her 03/23/2023 5:51 PM
just realized liv was already bringing a potato dish didnt see that before starting mine so there will be 2 potatoes dishes sowwy
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 03/23/2023 5:52 PM
wait am i using that wrong
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i might be
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seb it/they 03/23/2023 5:52 PM
one can never have too many potatoes
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nah that's correct athena
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Hayden (he/they) 03/23/2023 5:55 PM
I also have potatoes in the roast lol
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i wont be able to make the potluck tonight. i feel sick to my stomach : (
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cade (he/him) 03/23/2023 7:06 PM
hope you feel better ๐Ÿ’•
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Clothing swap donations kinda ๐Ÿ”ฅ
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 03/24/2023 3:09 PM
wtf
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this better be made of gold
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Iโ€™m assuming itโ€™s a prom dress maybe
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Nope it's like a top thing with lots of sequins
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ohhh
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Hayden (he/they) 03/25/2023 9:05 AM
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im gonna come by later towards the end
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robin (they/it) 03/25/2023 9:07 AM
might rain btw
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Hayden (he/they) 03/25/2023 9:26 AM
It's starting to open up, we moved under the bridge
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People come out! Its embarrassing to huddle under a bridge without a lot of ppl
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Come and get these shoes lol they're super cute
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Omg they are
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Hey where are you all!
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 03/25/2023 10:15 AM
Blatt field still
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Hey yโ€™all for anyone planning on coming later weโ€™re actually all packing up
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Closing shop early
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Hayden (he/they) 03/25/2023 11:18 AM
Y'all hungry for lunch
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Watcha thinkin
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Hayden (he/they) 03/25/2023 11:18 AM
Somewhere cheap
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Not close to campus
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The waffle?
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Groucho's in 5p?
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Just drove past the waffle, it's pretty busy I would not
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Naahh not rly hungry for a sub I think. Yall go ahead I might get back to the box in a few and decide to join yall
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Hayden (he/they) 03/25/2023 11:22 AM
They have just normal sandwiches
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Railroad BBQ has some pretty good vegan options but not cheap.
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Hayden (he/they) 03/25/2023 11:24 AM
Liv and I are going to grouchos
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Unless someone has a better idea we can get to in the near future
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We got two more seats if anyone is available
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Sam McKenzie 03/25/2023 11:31 AM
Where did y'all move? Is anyone still at the swap?
11:31
I'm never on this part of campus
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 03/25/2023 11:31 AM
we're all done, sorry
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Hayden (he/they) 03/25/2023 11:32 AM
We packed up early
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Mainly due to the poor weather that's supposed to land at 12
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Sam McKenzie 03/25/2023 11:33 AM
Ah damn, okay thanks!
11:33
Yeah it looks gross
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Hayden (he/they) 03/25/2023 11:35 AM
But if you have any specific requests, I'm still in the area with a lot in my trunk
11:37
Box squad, we need the tent tomorrow for y'all mart
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yallmart says art bar cancelled on them tomorrow because of the rain. they're rescheduling for april
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@AthenaTheCommie (she/they) @char @Hayden (he/they) @seb it/they
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Nice
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Hayden (he/they) 03/25/2023 12:20 PM
Oh
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seb it/they 03/25/2023 1:18 PM
i went ahead and cancelled the event
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 03/25/2023 2:25 PM
Im fucking exhausted fine with me
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is this meeting really just me and athena lol (edited)
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Hayden (he/they) 03/27/2023 6:28 PM
No
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robin (they/it) 03/27/2023 6:32 PM
im coming im just slow ok
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@mutual_aid
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seb it/they 03/27/2023 6:33 PM
I'm taking until Thursday off (edited)
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I'm new, was unaware of a meeting. Apologies
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seb it/they 03/27/2023 6:53 PM
Yep mutual aid meetings happen every Monday at 6:30
18:53
No need to apologize, welcome :)
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Ope. I work til 7 on Mondays but will pop in when I'm able.
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 03/27/2023 7:42 PM
Im not in a good state to attend meetings, sorry
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Hayden (he/they) 03/27/2023 7:45 PM
No prob, we got a lot of stuff done. One idea I had that might be of interest is gradually having different themes for the potlucks, like if the coincide with holidays or do a picnic
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My off the wall idea is 18th century cooking
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seb it/they 03/27/2023 7:47 PM
haydens about to make us all eat hardtack and gruel
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Hayden (he/they) 03/27/2023 7:48 PM
Don't forget the salt pork
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I have so many period sources to share
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seb it/they 03/27/2023 7:50 PM
hayden have you seen my historical cook book collection
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i don't think you have since it's in oregon
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Hayden (he/they) 03/27/2023 7:55 PM
I've never been to Oregon
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is this meeting really just me and athena lol (edited)
AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 03/27/2023 7:55 PM
is this a mistake or was i genuinely at the meeting, i have no memory of a couple hour period this evening (edited)
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Hayden (he/they) 03/27/2023 7:56 PM
I think you were signed up
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seb it/they 03/27/2023 8:32 PM
should i try to update the todo list in a bit?
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have people acutally been using it? i know for me i forgot to update it for a bit
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have people acutally been using it? i know for me i forgot to update it for a bit
A-A-Ron (they/them) 03/27/2023 9:06 PM
I look at it from time to time just to see what needs to be done. I'm in like 5 different orgs doing stuff rn so I just have a lot on my plate
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And sorry y'all, I got home and needed a nap, totally forgot about the meeting ๐Ÿ™ƒ
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Sorry I havenโ€™t been around more. Work is nuts this time of year and Mondays are when my band practices.
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Hiya, lovely folx-- want to flag that our next cycle of the Trans Love Fund will open from March 30-April 6th. The application will go live on this webpage then: https://wearefamilycharleston.org/tlf The application is meant to be low barrier (it's not perfect, but we're trying), and any TGNC folx in SC with financial need (life is expensive) can apply for a $200 microgrant... word on the street is we're finally launching a PayPal disbursement option, along with our traditional mailing of paper checks, in an attempt to provide more immediate disbursement options.
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seb it/they 03/28/2023 2:08 PM
Do you mind if I post in announcements?
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seb it/they
Do you mind if I post in announcements?
please-- always appreciate it, seb
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seb it/they 03/28/2023 2:09 PM
We're working on an organizer role that would allow you to post in announcements directly, once that gets rolled out I'll make sure you get it :)
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Hayden (he/they) 04/01/2023 10:11 AM
With regard to this event, people don't necessarily have to spend the night, everyone is welcome to stop by the campfire
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AsterTheDisaster 04/01/2023 1:04 PM
Lol i'll be camping that weekend... But in like WV/ky area for a geology trip ๐Ÿคฃ (edited)
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Hayden (he/they) 04/01/2023 1:13 PM
Oh nice
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seb it/they 04/01/2023 5:05 PM
@char how did the makeup class go?
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James Harley 04/01/2023 6:03 PM
It was good, we learned a lot from it. This was especially helpful since Iโ€™m in the costumes hair and makeup department for Off Off Broadway
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Well for the show there doing
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Chicago
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it was fun! small - just 3 ppl plus me but id want to do it again!
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it was just real basic stuff
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i enjoyed @jacklyn helping out with some things i know less about like contour n stuff
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seb it/they 04/02/2023 8:17 AM
@mutual_aid reminder about our meeting tomorrow, please add to the agenda and hit interested if you can come :)
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seb it/they
@mutual_aid reminder about our meeting tomorrow, please add to the agenda and hit interested if you can come :)
Arnold Karr 04/02/2023 9:08 AM
Is it virtual or in real space?
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seb it/they 04/02/2023 9:08 AM
This is virtual, it will be in the meetings chat
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robin (they/it) 04/02/2023 6:39 PM
@everyone hey yall, @Ophelia is getting out of a rough situation, but they have to leave all their stuff behind. it would be helpful if they could get a little help to buy some necessities once they get to a safer location. if you can help please paypal AndiC22
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Hailey (she/they) 04/02/2023 6:40 PM
Do they have Venmo or cash app?
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James Harley 04/02/2023 6:41 PM
There not going to have a phone once the plan is in action, so maybe mail in cash
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robin (they/it) 04/02/2023 6:41 PM
not at the moment :/
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James Harley
There not going to have a phone once the plan is in action, so maybe mail in cash
AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/02/2023 6:41 PM
will they have a persistent address?
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robin (they/it) 04/02/2023 6:42 PM
so this is their fiances paypal who they will be living with.
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they)
will they have a persistent address?
It's an apartment complex
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Hailey (she/they)
Do they have Venmo or cash app?
We can get one
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Hailey (she/they) 04/02/2023 6:47 PM
Itโ€™s okay I can just download PayPal!
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Thank you
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robin (they/it) 04/02/2023 10:14 PM
want to speak during the middle of an oatcast and weren't at the social media meeting ? we are trying to limit this to only trans people and people who could do this somewhat regularly . we also want to involve people from all around the state and would do it virtually so dont feel like location would stop you from participating . if this sounds like something you want to do react with the haircut emoji (edited)
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want to speak during the middle of an oatcast and weren't at the social media meeting ? we are trying to limit this to only trans people and people who could do this somewhat regularly . we also want to involve people from all around the state and would do it virtually so dont feel like location would stop you from participating . if this sounds like something you want to do react with the haircut emoji (edited)
@everyone
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robin (they/it) 04/02/2023 10:16 PM
i woops meant to put that in social media my bad
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Dingo (they/them) 04/02/2023 10:16 PM
i could come on once in a while yeah
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/02/2023 10:20 PM
ive very deliberately not been involved with oatcast production since its not my thing, but im willing to pop in if you want a speaker from time to time
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Same, especially if you ever want to talk about legislative things, I'm always down to clown around with politics
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Same, especially if you ever want to talk about legislative things, I'm always down to clown around with politics
AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/02/2023 10:34 PM
me showing up on the podcast to talk about... idk discord bots and scheduling
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Hailey (she/they) 04/02/2023 10:41 PM
Just putting this out there since this is mutual aid but if anyone ever needs something urgently and needs money feel free to message me anytime! Or if anyone needs to be picked up from anywhere.
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Anyone know a good place to get a tire plugged? I have a nail in one of mine
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VibrantVi
Anyone know a good place to get a tire plugged? I have a nail in one of mine
Black 's tire in Florence
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Sorry, anywhere near Cola? Iโ€™m at USC
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Discount tire
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It's on garners ferry (edited)
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Thank you
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Np (edited)
10:22
Would anyone mind getting my car from Columbia metropolitan airport on the 24th? That or taking me there in my car and just dropping me off and holding onto it until this summer? (edited)
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I am not too far from the airport. You could leave your car at my house and vould drop you off and pick you up. Please tell me the dates of your return?
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Would anyone mind getting my car from Columbia metropolitan airport on the 24th? That or taking me there in my car and just dropping me off and holding onto it until this summer? (edited)
@mutual_aid
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oh whoops
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I am not too far from the airport. You could leave your car at my house and vould drop you off and pick you up. Please tell me the dates of your return?
I'm not coming back I'm moving
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robin (they/it) 04/03/2023 10:27 AM
im going to pick up the car and take it to ophelia over the summer at some point it just needs a place to be until i can do that (edited)
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@Ophelia you also said you needed some help, TAA would love to help. We would need this completed, for our organization. https://forms.gle/3e7VowHwS3mL3ZW98 Fill it in and let us know how we can help.
This questionnaire is not only a way for us to get to know your needs but an essential part of tracking our participant's progress. The information from this form also generates a summarized report reflecting TAA's goals, outcomes, resource utilization by our organization and our impact on the community we serve.
10:36
TAA is often willing to help where we can. There aren't many of us and I personally can't always keep up with the thread. However, when TAA may be able to help, please Tag me or direct message me and we will do our best.
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I filled it out
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Nuubiana
@Ophelia you also said you needed some help, TAA would love to help. We would need this completed, for our organization. https://forms.gle/3e7VowHwS3mL3ZW98 Fill it in and let us know how we can help.
do you mind if i edit this into a less specific message and pin it?
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Not at all
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https://forms.gle/3e7VowHwS3mL3ZW98 Do you need help wtih a mutual aid ask? TAA may be able to help. fill out the above form and they will respond.
This questionnaire is not only a way for us to get to know your needs but an essential part of tracking our participant's progress. The information from this form also generates a summarized report reflecting TAA's goals, outcomes, resource utilization by our organization and our impact on the community we serve.
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@Nuubiana does this look okay?
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seb it/they pinned a message to this channel. 04/03/2023 10:39 AM
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VibrantVi
Anyone know a good place to get a tire plugged? I have a nail in one of mine
nuttall tire is good afaik
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VibrantVi
Anyone know a good place to get a tire plugged? I have a nail in one of mine
i second the discount tire on garners ferry
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Cool, thank you
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Ophelia
I filled it out
Can you please respond to my message.
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seb it/they 04/03/2023 2:19 PM
probably going to miss the mutual aid meeting today, my disability is flaring up
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Hailey (she/they) 04/03/2023 2:21 PM
Iโ€™ve got a scheduling conflict with another event so I wonโ€™t make it to this one
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/03/2023 3:58 PM
ill be there
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A-A-Ron (they/them) 04/03/2023 4:20 PM
Do any new folks from @Upstate SC have any interest in joining in tonight?
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Well, new folks in general, but I just know we had a few join up this past week.
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AsterTheDisaster 04/03/2023 4:28 PM
What time?
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A-A-Ron (they/them)
Do any new folks from @Upstate SC have any interest in joining in tonight?
jules (she/they) 04/03/2023 4:32 PM
i can join!
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AsterTheDisaster 04/03/2023 4:33 PM
Oh cool my meeting got cancelled TN so I'll try to make it
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A-A-Ron (they/them)
Do any new folks from @Upstate SC have any interest in joining in tonight?
I'll be joining, just finished a midterm
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Hayden (he/they) 04/03/2023 7:52 PM
I'm making the google form for the photo thing, but I decided to name it: Iridescent
19:53
Seems appropriate
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any requests for the potluck?
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robin (they/it) 04/05/2023 9:45 AM
hey @mutual_aid we got another meeting coming up next week this is a great opportunity to propose new ideas or to get involved with other plans especially if you are a new member. if you are located outside of columbia PLEASE plan/host an event decolumbification is needed.
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A-A-Ron (they/them) 04/05/2023 10:11 AM
"Decolumbification" is a great term...appeals to both the local and the federal level.
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Hayden (he/they) 04/05/2023 10:12 AM
For the potluck, needs will probably be drinks
10:12
I'll make vegetarian chili mac again instead of stew (edited)
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A-A-Ron (they/them)
"Decolumbification" is a great term...appeals to both the local and the federal level.
I get lost in the threads. Decolumbification of what?
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the org, we're concerned that too much of the activity of the org is centered in columbia and would like to increase involvement in the upcountry and lowcountry
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Camryn Aisling 04/05/2023 11:43 AM
We only have two people signed up under the peedee role
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one of those is a bot ;-;
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Camryn Aisling 04/05/2023 11:44 AM
Oh no
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sadcat
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what does the peedee role even mean...
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Nico (she/her) 04/05/2023 11:56 AM
Peedee is a region of sc
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It's like northeast, myrtle Beach, florence, marion
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it was just such an odd name I kinda thought it was a joke role
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Nico (she/her) 04/05/2023 12:05 PM
yeah sc has some goofy place names like 96
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Camryn Aisling 04/05/2023 12:07 PM
96 is a new one to me
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Nico (she/her) 04/05/2023 12:07 PM
Do u know greenwood? It's near there
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Hayden (he/they) 04/05/2023 12:07 PM
Nobody knows why it's called that lol
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It's an 18th century name lost to time
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jules (she/they) 04/05/2023 12:44 PM
its got nothing on possum kingdom, sc
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jules (she/they)
its got nothing on possum kingdom, sc
Nico (she/her) 04/05/2023 12:44 PM
WHAT
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possum
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Hayden (he/they) 04/05/2023 12:44 PM
Or north, sc
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Nico (she/her)
possum
jules (she/they) 04/05/2023 12:45 PM
yep. middle of nowhere, south of greenville near belton.
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class feildtrip
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A-A-Ron (they/them) 04/05/2023 1:11 PM
Y'all tryna hit up Scandinavia?
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Hey I know this might not be great for #mutual-aid but I gotta quit my job soon since I have a fucked up knee and itโ€™s getting way too hard on my body. Iโ€™m in Charleston and was wondering if anyone knows any queer friendly jobs or work I could do? Preferably off the books so I donโ€™t have to pay taxes (not cuz Iโ€™m anti tax but because Iโ€™m poor)
22:03
Also jobs I could sit down at ^^
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Do you want me to ping the mutual aid role to get more responses?
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Thank you but itโ€™s not urgent yet
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just trying to plan out what to do
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it was just such an odd name I kinda thought it was a joke role
Arnold Karr 04/06/2023 7:49 AM
There was a Pee Dee tribe. There's a Big Pee Dee and a Little Pee Dee River. I think it's also one of the distinct BBQ regions in SC.
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A-A-Ron (they/them) 04/06/2023 8:00 AM
There is a Pee Dee tribe, point of clarification. Also I have heard that about the BBQ but have never tried it
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BenjaminIsaac 04/06/2023 8:03 AM
They made us constantly recite that we lived between the yadkin and the pee dee rivers in elementary
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( Iโ€™m from like north of charlotte)
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seb it/they 04/06/2023 9:35 AM
update on voice training (edited)
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seb it/they
update on voice training (edited)
IRIS would be glad to host another session in the fall. Weโ€™re an open campus and everyone is welcome
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seb it/they 04/06/2023 9:55 AM
the main focus was making sure it was accessible to older trans folks/and maybe online?
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seb it/they 04/06/2023 1:56 PM
I know this is a long shot, but if there's anyone in the Columbia area that wants a cat, this boy desperately needs a home. His mom is a trans girl who got kicked out, and she moved across the country but had to leave him. I would keep him, but my cat is FIV+ 1/?
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seb it/they 04/06/2023 2:25 PM
is anything else happening with queerslist?
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i think it's probably better to stick to local clothing swaps than that bc it was pretty uneffective
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robin (they/it) 04/06/2023 2:26 PM
agree
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/06/2023 2:26 PM
Its still broken and yeah i think it should be taken down
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Hayden (he/they) 04/06/2023 4:49 PM
@mutual_aid potluck tonight, there is still room
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seb it/they 04/06/2023 4:50 PM
i forgot to put on the spreadsheet but i got some drinks
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aka a gallon of arizona iced tea
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seb it/they 04/06/2023 5:22 PM
i have no idea, i would reach out on the twitter post to get more information
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Camryn Aisling 04/06/2023 5:22 PM
Somehow my brain did not process that it was a twitter post
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Is it too late to go sign up for the potluck?
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seb it/they 04/06/2023 6:29 PM
No
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if i sign up could I go with you?
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seb it/they 04/06/2023 6:30 PM
Yeah
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I'm climbing rn so I'll be a little late
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Probably closer to 7:30
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okay, just let me now when I should head over to your area
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im in a meeting rn so i'll be a little late too
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Hayden (he/they) 04/06/2023 6:48 PM
So everyone is going to be late?
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That's cool, just lmk next time so I don't make the food 30 minutes early
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okay, just let me now when I should head over to your area
seb it/they 04/06/2023 7:28 PM
We're going to be read in like 5 mins if you want to go ahead and walk over
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Okay omw
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Hayden (he/they) 04/06/2023 7:30 PM
I'm going to circle k to get a drink
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regan-they
Okay omw
seb it/they 04/06/2023 7:34 PM
We're outside gambrel, ready when you are
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Just got over the bridge!
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Its still broken and yeah i think it should be taken down
i have hidden the pages from navigation they're still on the site if anyone wants to fix them though
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Hey I know this might not be great for #mutual-aid but I gotta quit my job soon since I have a fucked up knee and itโ€™s getting way too hard on my body. Iโ€™m in Charleston and was wondering if anyone knows any queer friendly jobs or work I could do? Preferably off the books so I donโ€™t have to pay taxes (not cuz Iโ€™m anti tax but because Iโ€™m poor)
seb it/they 04/10/2023 8:38 AM
how are you doing with your job search?
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Hey I know this might not be great for #mutual-aid but I gotta quit my job soon since I have a fucked up knee and itโ€™s getting way too hard on my body. Iโ€™m in Charleston and was wondering if anyone knows any queer friendly jobs or work I could do? Preferably off the books so I donโ€™t have to pay taxes (not cuz Iโ€™m anti tax but because Iโ€™m poor)
whatโ€™s your availability?
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Hayden (he/they) 04/10/2023 3:12 PM
@mutual_aid it looks like we may have bad weather this friday for the campout. Does another weekend work better for everyone?
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seb it/they 04/10/2023 3:13 PM
may 6 is best for me
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but that's pushing things back quite a bit
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thats graduation for me ;_;
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Nico (she/her) 04/10/2023 3:13 PM
is that not graduation weekend
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seb it/they 04/10/2023 3:13 PM
oh lol
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uh
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Hayden (he/they) 04/10/2023 3:14 PM
28/29th seems to be the best, the group site is open then
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seb it/they 04/10/2023 3:14 PM
that's just my most busy time
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oh well
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Hayden (he/they) 04/10/2023 3:14 PM
Or people could just show up to congaree with their square hats and wizard robes
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When is finals week?
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seb it/they 04/10/2023 3:15 PM
then
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Hayden (he/they) 04/10/2023 3:15 PM
Hm how about the weekend following graduation
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Worst case I can just cancel and try again later
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Yeah I cant get a refund if I cancel so a postponement should be better
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seb it/they 04/10/2023 3:19 PM
i think the weekend after may 6th is good
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even though its a bit out
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@mutual_aid meeting live
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i totally forgot I'm doing a clemson event today! keep the meeting notes available
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A trans-affirming, racial justice-focused, prison abolitionist project sending books to incarcerated LGBTQ-identified people across the United States
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Hayden (he/they) 04/10/2023 7:47 PM
I cant change the reservation to May because of the got dang fireflies
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It will have to be in June
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Anyway we will have time to prepare
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Its going to be June 10-11. At least I got a Saturday-Sunday, which gives us more time to go around the park
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And they charged me $10 to change it lol
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i totally forgot I'm doing a clemson event today! keep the meeting notes available
AsterTheDisaster 04/10/2023 8:52 PM
lol you were doing an event... so am I. ๐Ÿ˜‚ fancy seeing you there sorry we didn't get to chat hope it went well for you too. (edited)
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I got a lot of quesstions about aromanticism and xe/xem pronouns lol
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oh yeah it was great! i actually probably inadvertently directed some people over to you since I said that you posted the sign-up as my club president
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I got a lot about being trans, with a lot of variation in that topic
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AsterTheDisaster 04/10/2023 8:54 PM
๐Ÿ˜ˆ more people hehehe growing our army /j
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my mom is a clemson alumni and Iโ€™ve been trying to get her to take me to daughters weekend
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if yall can repost this anywhere ppl would be looking to adopt that would be amazing! we cannot keep this dog full time! share with your family, your friends, your coworkers!!
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robin (they/it) 04/11/2023 10:11 AM
@mutual_aid do we need to make an announcement about Laura Loomer ? i wasn't at the meeting yesterday, but i know that was on the discussion list .
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WhichWitch17 04/11/2023 10:12 AM
i think we should do an announcement
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robin (they/it) 04/11/2023 10:14 AM
how can i be helpful in making that happen ?
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i think we need to make a graphic, and get some more details ironed out
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@AthenaTheCommie (she/they) was possibly going to do the graphic
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WhichWitch17 04/11/2023 10:16 AM
when do we need the graphic by?
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End of the week
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WhichWitch17 04/11/2023 10:18 AM
i may try and toss my hat into the ring if you need it
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robin (they/it) 04/11/2023 10:18 AM
i think thats fine as long as some one makes it ....
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the basic idea is to replicate the tpusa graphic by editing the graphic she had already published
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robin (they/it) 04/11/2023 10:24 AM
can we send an email to the MSA on campus and maybe some other groups ?
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i can probably draft an email today
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yes that would be good
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robin (they/it) 04/11/2023 10:33 AM
Hi, We are Organize Against Transphobia (OAT) while we are not a student organization, there are a lot of UofSC students in the org. As you may or may not be aware, Laura Loomer is coming to USC campus on the 18th. Laura Loomer is a known fascist and is a self described โ€œproud islamaphobeโ€ it is important that she is not allowed to spread her hateful ideologies without challenge. OAT is working on planning action to counter her visit and wanted to invite your organization to participate and/or help plan. Thanks, OAT
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^ very rough edits appreciated
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I could take a shot at refining it
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one min
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Hi, We are Organize Against Transphobia (OAT), a queer-rights advocacy group that includes many USC students. As you may or may not be aware, Laura Loomer is coming to USC campus on the 18th. Laura Loomer is a known fascist and has branded herself as a "proud Islamophobe." She has a long history of promoting conspiracy theories and working with white nationalists. it is important that she is not allowed to spread her hateful ideology unchallenged. OAT is making plans to counter her visit and minimize the harm of her event. We wanted to invite your organization to participate and/or help plan. Thanks, OAT (edited)
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robin (they/it) 04/11/2023 10:57 AM
thanks graham youre the best around
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Hayden (he/they) 04/11/2023 10:59 AM
I would combine the first two sentences as "We are Organize Against Transphobia (OAT), a queer-rights advocacy group that includes many USC students."
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edited it in
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Remember to put the location as capstone house on the poster
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Hi, We are Organize Against Transphobia (OAT), a queer-rights advocacy group that includes many USC students. As you may or may not be aware, Laura Loomer is coming to USC campus on the 18th. Laura Loomer is a known fascist and has branded herself as a "proud Islamophobe." She has a long history of promoting conspiracy theories and working with white nationalists. it is important that she is not allowed to spread her hateful ideology unchallenged. OAT is making plans to counter her visit and minimize the harm of her event. We wanted to invite your organization to participate and/or help plan. Thanks, OAT (edited)
Hi, We are Organize Against Transphobia (OAT), a queer-rights advocacy group that includes many USC students. As you may or may not be aware, Laura Loomer is coming to USC campus on the 18th. Laura Loomer is a known fascist and has branded herself as a "proud Islamophobe." She has a long history of promoting conspiracy theories and working with white nationalists, and we believe it is important that she is not allowed to spread her hateful ideology unchallenged. OAT is making plans to counter her visit and minimize the harm of her event. We wanted to invite your organization to participate and/or help plan. Thanks, OAT Just noticed an uncapitalised sentence start and Iโ€™m a terrible explainer
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Hi, We are Organize Against Transphobia (OAT), a queer-rights advocacy group that includes many USC students. As you may or may not be aware, Laura Loomer is coming to USC campus on the 18th. Laura Loomer is a known fascist and has branded herself as a "proud Islamophobe." She has a long history of promoting conspiracy theories and working with white nationalists, and we believe it is important that she is not allowed to spread her hateful ideology unchallenged. OAT is making plans to counter her visit and minimize the harm of her event. We wanted to invite your organization to participate and/or help plan. Thanks, OAT Just noticed an uncapitalised sentence start and Iโ€™m a terrible explainer
do we have an email address to send this to?
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seb it/they
do we have an email address to send this to?
I assume this is talking to student orgs?
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yes i know MSA was mentioned
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Has she targeted any other groups that might have student orgs? I know thereโ€™s LASO, and then thereโ€™s Courtney McClain who does student protesting stuff. For an on-campus student thing, might be worth reaching out to her for reach with people weโ€™re not familiar with or thinking of. (edited)
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she's targeted immigration stuff yeah
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i'm in laso but inactive, but i know @Nico (she/her)'s brother is pretty invovled? or was
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but laso has no-politics rule afaik
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Ah yeah, wasnโ€™t sure how many groups like that are politically active
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seb it/they
i'm in laso but inactive, but i know @Nico (she/her)'s brother is pretty invovled? or was
Nico (she/her) 04/11/2023 1:57 PM
Yeah he was pretty involved, I have contact info for some of the LASO people, even if LASO itself can't be politically involved I know there's some people who might be interested in joining the protest as individuals
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seb it/they 04/11/2023 1:59 PM
Oh lol apparently they don't have an issue with politics bc someone just posted the psl event in there
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Nico (she/her) 04/11/2023 2:00 PM
oh ok
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seb it/they 04/11/2023 2:05 PM
I think we should also try to set up a decompression space again for people
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robin (they/it) 04/11/2023 2:07 PM
i might be able to do that pretty easily . probably not my room because my roommate would be here most likely, but i know some people i can ask, but also we could yoink a study room
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seb it/they 04/11/2023 2:09 PM
I wonder if it would make sense to just call on like capstone residents too
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Bc like idk id be pretty pissed about a fascist like this lady being in my dorm
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robin (they/it) 04/11/2023 2:10 PM
yeah to be honest i think a lot of my neighbors are ... fascists but there are a lot of non fascists too
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I remember last year that Capstone residents could reserve the little conference room on the ground floor of Capstone if they called the person in charge of the building whose office is in that hallway by the front desk area
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robin (they/it) 04/11/2023 2:11 PM
there is a capstone event that night in the ground floor room so idk if that will work this time (edited)
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robin (they/it)
there is a capstone event that night in the ground floor room so idk if that will work this time (edited)
Is that the big room right as you walk in on the side opposite Gibbes or the smaller one tucked down the hallway next to it?
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robin (they/it) 04/11/2023 2:28 PM
the big one pretty sure
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seb it/they 04/11/2023 2:44 PM
Emails MSA:somuslim@mailbox.sc.edu need: Courtney McClain NAACP USC chapter
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If you need to get it to Courtney, when IRIS has worked with her or when sheโ€™s reached out to us, we just used her Instagram
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seb it/they 04/11/2023 2:46 PM
@social_media can someone reach out to her on the insta?
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we also need to get into contact with SC united and TAA about the mothers day event
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going to write an email about that now
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Iโ€™m taking over the form to the Admin offices after work in about ten minutes, will let you know when itโ€™s with them
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seb it/they 04/11/2023 2:55 PM
Hello, We are reaching out to ask for your help in setting up an event for Saturday may 13th, we will be holding some sort of event on the statehouse grounds to make space for people who donโ€™t have good relationships with their families. We have reached out to a few local mom groups and are pla...
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okay this is not a good email but it sure is an email
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robin (they/it) 04/11/2023 3:10 PM
edited it a tad little bit
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The request is in, coordinator said there weren't any conflicts and it should be confirmed in about a week
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robin (they/it) 04/11/2023 3:29 PM
for mother day or may day or both ?
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Just mother
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The state office building had about eight state cops in the lobby, it's wildly more guarded than Blatt or Gressette
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Nico (she/her) 04/11/2023 3:47 PM
messaged the president of laso's gf about the protest, she's passing it along to her gf to see if laso would want to participate
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Nico (she/her) 04/11/2023 4:01 PM
she said laso won't be participating as an org but we are free to promote it in the group me
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if yall can repost this anywhere ppl would be looking to adopt that would be amazing! we cannot keep this dog full time! share with your family, your friends, your coworkers!!
robin (they/it) 04/11/2023 7:50 PM
my parents said "we have too much dogs already" >:(
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understandable
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if they know anyone tho that can help!
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Hayden (he/they) 04/12/2023 6:40 PM
Hey @mutual_aid , our next potluck on 4/20 is going to be at Riverfront Park at 6pm. The area we are thinking is the green space directly next to the river over the footbridge. If you look up "Riverfront Park Amphitheater" it is right next to that spot
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Somewhat mutual aid/but not super important (let me know if you dont want this here) If anyone is looking to get furniture off their hands for cheap, me and my trans roommate need some and wanted to keep the money with other queer people who might need it ๐Ÿ˜ญ Im low-income but this isn't super urgent since im not moving out until july/august, just wanted to put it out there
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Do you live near a college? It's almost the end of the school year and people tend to just dump stuff
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^this
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Or if you have a list of what you need, we can comb through the stuff out of state kids just leave behind for no reason and see if we can get it
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I have nine full length mirrors from the haul last year they line my walls and I am surrounded by myself
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Ehehe thats awesome
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Im in charleston so ill check around CofC
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I have nine full length mirrors from the haul last year they line my walls and I am surrounded by myself
robin (they/it) 04/14/2023 8:16 PM
the beauty because its bernie but the terror if anyone else
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Bernie
I have nine full length mirrors from the haul last year they line my walls and I am surrounded by myself
Camryn Aisling 04/14/2023 8:16 PM
Yo what the fuck, I should've stuck around to loot the mirrors
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I always just left as quickly as I could pack
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Im looking specifically for sofas because theyre so expensive new ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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Do you live near a college? It's almost the end of the school year and people tend to just dump stuff
robin (they/it) 04/14/2023 8:17 PM
when i was a kid i would go to sorority dumpsters at the end of the year and just collect so many good things
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seb it/they 04/14/2023 8:17 PM
Be careful with dumpstering for a sofa (edited)
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Bugs
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I only got them because I knew I'd be the one putting on Birdcage next year and remember the mad scramble for mirrors, so I lurked like Alameda Slim in the night and swooped in to snatch them like so many dogies rustled
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The sofa in my dorm last year definitely had some combination of unknown diseases
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Thx for the advice everyone <3 (edited)
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Nico (she/her) 04/14/2023 8:41 PM
Hey does anyone know if there are any services for (cw: animal death) your pet suddenly dies, my partners parents dog died, mom is disabled and can't move dog on her own
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Nico (she/her)
Hey does anyone know if there are any services for (cw: animal death) your pet suddenly dies, my partners parents dog died, mom is disabled and can't move dog on her own
Irabella (Leilah)(she/fae) 04/14/2023 9:06 PM
Is she in SC?
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Irabella (Leilah)(she/fae)
Is she in SC?
Nico (she/her) 04/14/2023 9:08 PM
Yes
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Bernie
I have nine full length mirrors from the haul last year they line my walls and I am surrounded by myself
idk why there's so many mirrors
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it's like the number one single category of item
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/14/2023 9:57 PM
yeah
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college students are vain i guess idk
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lamps are probably a close 2nd
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ill be going dumpster diving around graduation
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and i check the swearingen bins year round if anyone wants old tech junk
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I think a bunch of us are going to go
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We should coordinate/work together
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/14/2023 10:02 PM
definitely
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OAT dumpster diving session
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and i check the swearingen bins year round if anyone wants old tech junk
nothing beats an optiplex
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/14/2023 10:02 PM
ill be doing green quad a lot since im on that side of campus
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nothing beats an optiplex
AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/14/2023 10:03 PM
yeah sorry, IT and distributions keeps a pretty tight grip on PCs
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idk why there's so many mirrors
I assume itโ€™s because theyโ€™re both big and relatively cheap, so not worth seriously donating or taking with you
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/14/2023 10:03 PM
but ive found some 1 rack server routers and wired access points before
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Lots of rich out of staters here to party on their parentsโ€™ money
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/14/2023 10:04 PM
lots of old high level physics textbooks too
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which reminds me oh shit gamecock firster's printer is about to get sent to supplies if i dont go get it : /
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Outside of Patterson is pretty good
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Or at least it looked good last year
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/14/2023 10:07 PM
yeah that ones very good because theres a lot of curb space, plus 2 dorms (south and patterson)
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Thereโ€™s also so much stuff left in the lobbies, itโ€™s usually the good stuff too because itโ€™s meant to be โ€œdonatedโ€
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As in held for a few weeks and then dumped
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I actually think @char sorted through the donations last year and a bunch were actually donated
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Really? Last year RMs carried a bunch of the Soto stuff from the lobby and out to the dumpsters anyway
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/14/2023 10:12 PM
this was green quad
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i got my lamp and my mirror from char
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Ah, theyโ€™re less chaotic evil than SoTo
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/14/2023 10:13 PM
coulda gotten more but i dont have a lot of space
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bernie you should put some mirrors on your ceiling
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really freak out any guest
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I need more
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I have 9, letโ€™s make it 19
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119
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Every surface is a mirror
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Sheโ€™s giving Lady from Shanghai (edited)
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and i check the swearingen bins year round if anyone wants old tech junk
Camryn Aisling 04/14/2023 10:18 PM
How old
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/14/2023 10:18 PM
the access points i found were pretty new, maybe 5 years old
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but the books are usually from the 90s
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Camryn Aisling 04/14/2023 10:19 PM
Oooooh
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90s computing books
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/14/2023 10:19 PM
i can grab a sample next time im over there if you want to lmk if you want any
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Can you let me know if you ever see any FORTRAN books
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Camryn Aisling 04/14/2023 10:26 PM
Also same
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Especially 77
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seb it/they
I actually think @char sorted through the donations last year and a bunch were actually donated
yes they were!
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however, bins get full fast so please dumpster dive bc half of the shit gets filled up fast
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seb it/they
I actually think @char sorted through the donations last year and a bunch were actually donated
most of the clothing is in the self expression closet now
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pls go use it!! its free and has so much good clothes
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Camryn Aisling 04/14/2023 11:12 PM
There's a self-expression closet???
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for usc students ya
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Camryn Aisling 04/14/2023 11:13 PM
I was never informed of its existence while I was there pensivewobble
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It was hidden or didnโ€™t exist for a long time
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BenjaminIsaac 04/14/2023 11:13 PM
it is pretty new
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And now theyโ€™ve moved it to somewhere incredibly inconvenient
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BenjaminIsaac 04/14/2023 11:14 PM
I was in the intersection earlier and saw a door labeled โ€œself expression closetโ€ but is it actually not there and in the coliseum still?
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Yeah, it got moved, that room used to be it
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BenjaminIsaac 04/14/2023 11:15 PM
I would say they should take the sign down but I donโ€™t think anyone ever even looks at it
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in a hallway too narrow to turn in
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Yeah no, itโ€™s a storage closet for OMSA stuff now
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Lots of gay nonsense, all the Pridechella stuff was in there
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Camryn Aisling 04/14/2023 11:53 PM
Oh yeah
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There definitely wasn't a closet in the intersection when I was there
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I used to hang out there all the time
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I need someone to drive me to the middle of nowhere in rural Georgia on Monday morning
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Cyprus
I need someone to drive me to the middle of nowhere in rural Georgia on Monday morning
seb it/they 04/15/2023 9:22 AM
@mutual_aid
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I need someone to drive me to the middle of nowhere in rural Georgia on Monday morning
comrade kalia (she/her) 04/15/2023 10:12 AM
define Monday morning and middle of nowhere Georgia
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comrade kalia (she/her)
define Monday morning and middle of nowhere Georgia
Anytime Monday morning, mf hazlehurst
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comrade kalia (she/her) 04/15/2023 10:31 AM
oh god damn that is the middle of nowhere
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im actually from two counties over, i lived in Jesup until i was 7
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would you need a ride back? and whereabout do you currently live? im in chs
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I currently live in Columbia and I wouldnโ€™t need a ride back, I need to pick my car up
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Ran into car trouble the other day and had to leave my car down there
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So now I need to retrieve my car after the auto shop replaces my brake line
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I can cover your gas
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Hayden (he/they) 04/16/2023 3:44 PM
Just finished the second photo shoot ๐Ÿ˜Ž
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I'm going to try to write a few hundred words about each shoot with the consent of the subject, we can post it as a thread on Twitter, host it on my professional site, or on the oat site
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I need someone to drive me to the middle of nowhere in rural Georgia on Monday morning
if you still need a ride i can drive you there tmrw
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I just got home from GA, was in Dublin
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I think I have a ride but will lyk if that changes
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Caboose
I just got home from GA, was in Dublin
Lol my car is in hazlehurst thatโ€™s not too far
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If you could left Friday, coulda rode with me, I go to Dublin every other weekend for visitation with my daughter
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I put up stickers in GA too lol
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I went storm chasing on Thursday and got my car stuck in mud and a brake line cut, i wouldโ€™ve hit you up while I was stuck there if I knew you were there
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Car is still there getting brake line replaced and I need to pick it up
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Big oof, not fun
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Who wants to be police liason for Motherโ€™s Day
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/17/2023 4:01 PM
bernie is already our state house point of contact for context
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seb it/they 04/17/2023 6:20 PM
@mutual_aid meeting in 10 mins
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A-A-Ron (they/them) 04/17/2023 7:31 PM
Shoot y'all sorry, had to work late tonight
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Hayden (he/they) 04/18/2023 10:46 AM
My sister is going to be downsizing some of her stuff, including furniture, femme clothes, cookware, etc
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I'll post a list in a few days
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Is there a list of things we actively need or people are looking for? or a venmo or something? I struggle to keep up with discord servers esp during classes ๐Ÿ˜ฆ
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A police report was apparently filed against an OAT member for allegedly assaulting someone during the Laura Loomer shindig
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This did not happen
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However, if somebody needs help with legal fees / jail support due to protest activity at OAT events we should help each other in that way
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cade (he/him) 04/19/2023 12:57 AM
i hate how far theyโ€™re trying to take this false narrative of violence
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acting like we called in threats before she showed up, then saying we threw rocks at her car, and now one of us assaulted someone?
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a list of lies here
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A police report was apparently filed against an OAT member for allegedly assaulting someone during the Laura Loomer shindig
lumenbos (they/he) 04/19/2023 1:04 AM
where did you hear this? not doubting but I would like to know
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lumenbos (they/he)
where did you hear this? not doubting but I would like to know
Heresay, Loomerheads on twitter are spouting it as fact. USC Republicans said it. Loomer herself said they threw rocks at her car on twitter.
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However, if somebody needs help with legal fees / jail support due to protest activity at OAT events we should help each other in that way
robin (they/it) 04/19/2023 8:12 AM
we have lawyers in chat
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lumenbos (they/he)
where did you hear this? not doubting but I would like to know
Usc republicans claimed it
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lumenbos (they/he) 04/19/2023 8:43 AM
Good to know both where they're saying it and that we have lawyers just in case
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seb it/they 04/19/2023 8:43 AM
Where did they specifically claim this?
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Also there were police there the whole time basically
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I don't think it would be possible for anyone to have assaulted anyone else without getting immediately arrested (edited)
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Yo wtf autocorrect
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Hayden (he/they) 04/19/2023 8:44 AM
The worst that happened is someone brushed by someone at some point and it's blown out of proportion
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seb it/they
Where did they specifically claim this?
A statement regarding the unacceptable behavior from the leftist mob atevent.
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seb it/they 04/19/2023 8:45 AM
Oh lol
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Also can't you like file a police report just because basically?
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robin (they/it) 04/19/2023 8:45 AM
harut claimed he got punched but he was just bumped into
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Too bad ):
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Harut claimed he was assaulted. I was maybe fifteen feet away and I didn't necessarily see him get assaulted, but it was right when he opened the door so maybe someone bumped into him. He seemed to have a specific person in mind so I'm guessing if it was prosecutable there would've been an arrest there
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A-A-Ron (they/them) 04/19/2023 9:48 AM
The fact they call OAT a radical, violent mob and then you swipe and see our graphic with oatbert just chillin there is also objectively hilarious.
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James, what exactly did you see? Assault is a very broad term
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James, i need to remind you also that diversity of tactics is one of our points of unity
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Oat point of unity # 2
We do not condemn the tactics that individuals in this movement choose to use to oppose queerphobia and transphobia, as long as they donโ€™t compromise any of our other values or points of unity. Legislative action and direct action are different tools in the same toolkit. A diversity of tactics is key to our liberation.
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You've repeatedly tried to police the tactics of others in here and that really is not cool
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James Harley 04/19/2023 10:01 AM
I saw someone from our side punch one of the people who attended.
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it's not the first time I've been threatened with arrest at a protest, it doesn't matter how you act, you will still get that threat pretty often
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James Harley 04/19/2023 10:05 AM
True but again, donโ€™t prove them right. Itโ€™s not going to look good on us if they film us doing what I saw at the end
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lumenbos (they/he) 04/19/2023 10:06 AM
I don't see how shouting and chanting was a negative tactic even with the threat of arrest. it dragged out her time and made a mess of the Livestream she was confident enough to do.
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Matt Cox he/him 04/19/2023 10:06 AM
While I will go ahead and say, itโ€™s not the best thing that could happen, pretending that fascists advocating genocide openly did not start the violence is more proving them right, and punching a fascist.
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James Harley
I saw someone from our side punch one of the people who attended.
huh? this literally didn't happen
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/19/2023 10:07 AM
can i ask who?
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no you cannot
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also good for them, i retract my previous statement
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lumenbos (they/he) 04/19/2023 10:07 AM
Please do not disclose anything like that over discord
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complete hearsay, i think they were lying actually
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filing a police report doesnt mean anything on its own
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/19/2023 10:08 AM
im confused now
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complete hearsay, i think they were lying actually
People love to make things up, itโ€™s probably a euphemism for some communist sex thing
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if it didn't happen, fine, but if it did happen, also good
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Nico (she/her) 04/19/2023 10:09 AM
Almost everything they have put out about is just a straight up lie so I wouldn't put stock into anything they say without evidence
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If someone did punch someone, and you know about, keep quiet until they have anything worth its weight
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the more people confused about it the better
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Matt Cox he/him 04/19/2023 10:10 AM
Also, whatever did or did not happen, if they are promoting the idea that the pro trans folks are getting violent, itโ€™s basically an admission they will be initiating more violence. Would anyone like to resume self-defense classes?
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Nico (she/her) 04/19/2023 10:11 AM
It wouldn't matter how respectful we acted, they have a much larger social media presence and would just make up shit regardless of how presentable we make ourselves
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Also, whatever did or did not happen, if they are promoting the idea that the pro trans folks are getting violent, itโ€™s basically an admission they will be initiating more violence. Would anyone like to resume self-defense classes?
lumenbos (they/he) 04/19/2023 10:11 AM
I'm definitely interested in learning self defense
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Matt Cox he/him 04/19/2023 10:13 AM
Anyone who is interested in resuming, please DM me availability. Iโ€™m trying to pick up side work, so Iโ€™m going to have to think about how are going to get this done, but we absolutely will.
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Hayden (he/they) 04/19/2023 10:15 AM
Just wanted to re-emphasize this point. We've had this conversation before but it's really not appropriate for anyone to tone police in here regardless of the circumstances. If anyone wants to simply debate fascists or play nice with them there are avenues to do that. This is not one of them.
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I think it's important to acknowledge that fascists can't really be debated because they are not using logic
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They instead operate in expressions of power and violence
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Which is why showing up and proving they do not have power is an effective tactic
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Its about liberation not about chasing respect we'll never get
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so short but so well spoken
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Hayden (he/they) 04/19/2023 10:18 AM
Yeah I'd be interested to know what a "civil" version of last night would look like and how it would have been a victory
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standing outside quietly while they do their thing uninterrupted
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because if speakers see that theyโ€™ll get welcomed like that, they will be less likely to return
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cade (he/him) 04/19/2023 10:19 AM
maybe she wouldnโ€™t have been 45 minutes late
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45 extra minutes to dunk on her
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45 minutes late + couldnโ€™t speak for 30 minutes
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robin (they/it) 04/19/2023 10:20 AM
L + ratio
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because if speakers see that theyโ€™ll get welcomed like that, they will be less likely to return
for me the goal is always moreso organizers than speakers as a target. Laura Loomer can use this to show how censored she is and move to the next opportunity. For students here, and I'm especially thinking of the TPUSA thing here, it is (hopefully) just more effort than it's worth to do these kinds of events and try to make them happen in a way that isn't a total shitshow for them
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Thatโ€™s why they make shell organizations to do things like this
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i hope dylan develops critically high blood pressure due to the stress we place him under
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I want that man to gray
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and the rest of the cohort
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for me the goal is always moreso organizers than speakers as a target. Laura Loomer can use this to show how censored she is and move to the next opportunity. For students here, and I'm especially thinking of the TPUSA thing here, it is (hopefully) just more effort than it's worth to do these kinds of events and try to make them happen in a way that isn't a total shitshow for them
Ahhh I see, that makes more sense
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Just wanted to re-emphasize this point. We've had this conversation before but it's really not appropriate for anyone to tone police in here regardless of the circumstances. If anyone wants to simply debate fascists or play nice with them there are avenues to do that. This is not one of them.
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I donโ€™t know what tone means, Iโ€™m just saying what I saw, if itโ€™s not meant for here I can delete it.
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Uncensored America/Laura wasted a shit ton of money and time doing this
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I donโ€™t know what tone means, Iโ€™m just saying what I saw, if itโ€™s not meant for here I can delete it.
A-A-Ron (they/them) 04/19/2023 10:24 AM
That's probably a good call, discord isn't the safest place to have those sorts of discussions.
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I donโ€™t know what tone means, Iโ€™m just saying what I saw, if itโ€™s not meant for here I can delete it.
Tone policing is the practice of dictating what other people say/how they present due to concerns that they will not be respected
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An example would be saying that someone cannot say "fuck you" to Laura loomer because she would find that disrespectful and not believe us
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lumenbos (they/he) 04/19/2023 10:26 AM
I think it's important that more of their vitriol was directed at us than her primary targets. there were a fewnMuslim students outside in protest and if we weren't there and weren't taking much of the heat it would have been much worse for them. this is also how we build solidarity with other minority groups
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I donโ€™t know what tone means, Iโ€™m just saying what I saw, if itโ€™s not meant for here I can delete it.
Hayden (he/they) 04/19/2023 10:26 AM
https://www.purewow.com/wellness/what-is-tone-policing ^Heres a good article about it. In this case, I get the attraction to "civil" discussion as a way to appear legitimate, but that doesn't work for two reasons. 1. They can't be reasoned with, they want us dead 2. It's unreasonable and patronizing to expect everyone to act with the upmost kindness when this kind of speech is being spread around and contributing to dangerous legislation
When the topic at hand is evaded to address the way in which the conversation was addressed, thatโ€™s tone policing. Here, we explain.
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James Harley 04/19/2023 10:40 AM
The way everyone felt that night was completely reasonable and understandable, but my concern was if people actually were going to get arrested. If it seemed like Iโ€™m policing you I apologize, I donโ€™t really know Laura until yesterday, and hearing what she was saying, I can tell sheโ€™s full of shit. When I said that we had to do it like the transgenderism meeting, I meant that as not to silence you, but to say make our point and statements (fuck youโ€™s, jokes, booโ€™s, names of course will be included, everyone reacts in their own way)
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Matt Cox he/him 04/19/2023 10:46 AM
The tendency to see people claiming we are violent and wanting to avoid that at all costs is understandable. But the fact is main stream sources repeat this ad nauseam and uncritically, even if the only people harmed or harmed by fascist and police. It may not be a great idea to encourage such reactions, but criticizing someone for having an extreme reaction to literal fascists, who have openly stated, and are protected in doing so they want genocide, directs energy away from countering them, and towards managing each other, even while the most peaceful protests are called โ€œburning down cities.โ€ (edited)
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Itโ€™s counterproductive, insulting, and plays into the oppositionโ€™s idea of who we are, and how we conduct ourselves.
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Logan (he/him) 04/19/2023 10:47 AM
Also I was like ft away from the guy when he claimed he was assaulted. He's full of shit
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Matt Cox he/him 04/19/2023 10:48 AM
These people think that reading picture books is a sex crime, if we start taking them seriously, we may as well go home
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CaptainHydration 04/19/2023 10:49 AM
Hate to be off topic my apologies. Is there any particular skill or knowledge that is needed for OATSC right now?
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I would say stuff like email writing, script writing, podcast recording and editing, art/graphic design, being good at talking to people, basic willingness to help, cooking/carework skills like emotional listening and support, and financial/fundraising skills are like some (but definitely not all) of the skills we need
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Oh and there's also all of the legislative stuff, so being able to research legislation, talking to reps, contacting other orgs, etc etc
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Also being good at music
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CaptainHydration 04/19/2023 10:52 AM
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And tbh any skill that would be good for trans people to learn from like first aid, self defense, firearms, sewing
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Etc
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Makeup
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Lol basically whatever skills you have can and will be useful to us
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Also, if you have a car and can carpool for meetings you plan on going to, that's always a big request usually
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Especially from the upstate
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CaptainHydration 04/19/2023 10:55 AM
Right okay
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I would say stuff like email writing, script writing, podcast recording and editing, art/graphic design, being good at talking to people, basic willingness to help, cooking/carework skills like emotional listening and support, and financial/fundraising skills are like some (but definitely not all) of the skills we need
Might be something for the #oat-faq ?
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CaptainHydration 04/19/2023 10:55 AM
Iโ€™m from Clarendon mostly so if I can do something there
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Specifically for the how to get started section
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Tbh I don't think we have anything set up there
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we're trying to get some decolumbification but it's very hard due to the population spread here (edited)
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But you can definitely start your own events and we will support you/can help with planning and whatnot
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Building mutual aid infrastructure is super super important rn
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Idk if you know any local trans/queer people?
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I'm a senior graphic comms major @ clemson and would love to offer any help with teaching podcast recording and editing, art/graphic design, i have a technical writing textbook i could share if that might be wanted, and can also teach ASL (I'm a CODA, child of deaf adults) and also cooking/carework skills. Would anyone also like to work on any of these and we can maybe see what we want to prioritize?
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seb it/they
I would say stuff like email writing, script writing, podcast recording and editing, art/graphic design, being good at talking to people, basic willingness to help, cooking/carework skills like emotional listening and support, and financial/fundraising skills are like some (but definitely not all) of the skills we need
in response to this!
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I personally would love an ASL class
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i am trying to learn as i am autisitc, frequently nonverbal, and hard of hearing
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I'm a senior graphic comms major @ clemson and would love to offer any help with teaching podcast recording and editing, art/graphic design, i have a technical writing textbook i could share if that might be wanted, and can also teach ASL (I'm a CODA, child of deaf adults) and also cooking/carework skills. Would anyone also like to work on any of these and we can maybe see what we want to prioritize?
could you possibly come to one of our social media meetings? we are working on a podcast currently and struggling to get it off the ground
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also is there any way you could offer ASL interpretation to future events?
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sure, when are they? and I can try but its actually illegal in some states and a disservice since I'm not certified or an interpreter, or deaf/hoh (edited)
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ah that's fine
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robin (they/it) 04/19/2023 11:22 AM
also if you want to make graphics for social media that would be great ! recently ive been doing it and the google slides art is funny for certain things but not funny for others
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we don't have anythign specific set up right now that would need interpretation, but if you have any connections to interpreters i would be interested
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lol sorry if this is overwhelming! you've got a lot of really needed skills
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also if you want to make graphics for social media that would be great ! recently ive been doing it and the google slides art is funny for certain things but not funny for others
I can totally help, and also I can offer advice, use Canva / canva.com its free, super intuitive, and well-suited for this type of graphics work you're looking for!
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we are already using canva and trello
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I can try getting in touch with Clemson's interpreting program!
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robin (they/it) 04/19/2023 11:25 AM
also you said a couple days ago that a mutual aid list of needs would be helpful and maybe i can work on that when im less overwhelmed by school
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Same here! I can start one though (edited)
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jessica could you go to a monday mutual aid meeting to maybe set up an online asl class?
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or we could set up one now?
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Yes I can try! I'm also going to be much more free in a month once the semester ends and can offer a lot more of my time
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I can totally help, and also I can offer advice, use Canva / canva.com its free, super intuitive, and well-suited for this type of graphics work you're looking for!
robin (they/it) 04/19/2023 11:26 AM
if you have time soon could you make a mother's day event graphic ๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐Ÿ‘ˆ i can gather and add the info if you could get a basic plan out ?
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Yes I can try! I'm also going to be much more free in a month once the semester ends and can offer a lot more of my time
yeah, if you just want to send a message in here when the semester is over we can set something up
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1simpUa34ywDhOpIWi92YuhFBlqoExietvbZsWly9eO4/edit?usp=sharing Mutual Aid list. I have it so anyone with the link can edit but I can change it (edited)
Items Needed: Skills Needed:
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To steal from an org I'm affiliated with, we could do something similar to a Clemson thrift swap
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we've already done a clothing swap
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for the clothes part specifically
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ah ok
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and are actively planning another one in the fall in cola
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I have a lot of formal plus size femme stuff that I could contribute (edited)
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maybe clemson people could have a mirroring one?
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like we both do one at the same time
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I have a lot of clothes at home from multiple family members that Iโ€™m saving for a swap in the fall
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Yeah that would be nice to organize, multiple clothing swaps or a all-over mailing one if we get some funds maybe
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and are actively planning another one in the fall in cola
hell yeah ill be there and bring all my cool old band shirts and masc clothes
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ive been wanting to donate them to something for trans ppl for so long
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i also have skirts/unworn bras that i dont want
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we were thinking about doing it close to halloween
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so people could also scoop stuff for coustumes
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Omg hell yeah
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halloween is best holiday ez
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That also gives fall break for people to go home and gather their stuff to swap
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but yeah it would be cool to do mirroring events
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i think was thinking we could also do a mirroring letter writing event
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for trans prisoners
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/19/2023 11:36 AM
For what its worth im also very interested in learniny ASL
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I keep trying and adhdโ€™ing (edited)
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A-A-Ron (they/them) 04/19/2023 11:37 AM
Yeah I started a class that got disrupted by COVID, would love to try again!
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i would love to do a lil class or i can make some infographics too, and do another class for the clemson neurodiversiy club too and anyone who'd like to learn some. non-verbal signs and such (edited)
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i think doing a combined event would be good
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as long as it's online/partially online so people all over the state can join
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oops i edited it slightly but im just worried the content might differ enough to warrant two but we could totally do both. i don't want to overload people
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yeah
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i'd like to learn nonverbal signs lol
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Also safety/riot/protest signs could be something we might want to look into too. idk much about those, i could ask around if we're interested
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they would be really helpful for events like the ones we just had
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where there is a lot of noise
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i couldn't hear anyone or process any verbal stuff, but one of the MSA members fingerspelled his name to me and that's literally the only name i remember
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i wish i couldve taken ASL instead of French
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Or spanish
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at work i felt so bad when i couldnt speak spanish with spanish speaking customers
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i will be relearning spanish more and more
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it's kinda embarrassing how little i can speak since it's my first language
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i wonder if we have any native spanish speakers here who would also be willing to set up a class
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i wonder if we have any native spanish speakers here who would also be willing to set up a class
I took it in high school but would love to learn more and practice it again ๐Ÿ˜ฆ i hope we do that'd be sick
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A-A-Ron (they/them) 04/19/2023 11:46 AM
They told us to take Spanish because of "business," and so I was like "yeah, screw that." Now realizing knowing Spanish would help immensely with labor organizing.
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Prime example of how a purely anti-capitalist politics isn't enough
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ASL Signed languages have so many benefits and anyone can become deaf, lose hearing, go nonverbal or mute, etc. for many reasons, idk why it isn't taught more (edited)
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https://www.youtube.com/user/billvicars This is a great resources for anyone wanting to learn ASL
ASL - American Sign Language University (http://lifeprint.com) Resource site for ASL students, teachers, interpreters, and parents of Deaf children.
seb it/they pinned a message to this channel. 04/19/2023 11:48 AM
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how can we put the mutual aid list in the pinned folder? does the owner need to make a copy of my document or something? (edited)
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i already pinned it
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sorry i meant the google drive folder that's pinned near the bottom!
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of that list
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Atticus (he/him) 04/19/2023 11:49 AM
My best friend is Deaf and there is a severe lack of young people and minorities who know sign languages. Definitely go for it if you have any interest at all, but also please remember that ASL and Deaf culture are heavily intertwined and you should look into educating yourself on that at the same time.
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jessica youre awesome for helping set this up tysm
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oh yeah do you have access to that jessica?
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if not dm me an email and ill give you access and you can transfer the doc over
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only viewing, will do!
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Atticus (he/him)
My best friend is Deaf and there is a severe lack of young people and minorities who know sign languages. Definitely go for it if you have any interest at all, but also please remember that ASL and Deaf culture are heavily intertwined and you should look into educating yourself on that at the same time.
Good point, thank you for reminding me I should also make a point to teach about that at the same time โค๏ธ
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ideally we would also be able to get a Deaf person who can teach, does anyone know someone who would be willing?
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overall i'd like to intentionally reach out to Deaf communities in SC
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1simpUa34ywDhOpIWi92YuhFBlqoExietvbZsWly9eO4/edit?usp=sharing Mutual Aid list. I have it so anyone with the link can edit but I can change it (edited)
lumenbos (they/he) 04/19/2023 11:55 AM
Can we add a list of users who can help with the various mutual aid needs/skills on that doc? could be a useful resource for @ing people and directing projects.
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i think if we do that we shoudl make it into a spreadsheet
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lumenbos (they/he) 04/19/2023 11:56 AM
I have a graphics communication associates and a cracked adobe suite to work with. I can also assist with cooking (teaching how to cook or providing meals to people)
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what is "IFAK"?
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JessicaM
ASL Signed languages have so many benefits and anyone can become deaf, lose hearing, go nonverbal or mute, etc. for many reasons, idk why it isn't taught more (edited)
A-A-Ron (they/them) 04/19/2023 11:56 AM
I worked with a few nonverbal students for two years, and I know some kindergarten classes would teach ABCs with the signs and also a few words so they could somewhat communicate with my students. Which is such an easy way to start the process young but I don't think it ever really carried over as they got older unfortunately. But if you tell kids "hey, this will help other kids feel included" they'll bend over backwards trying to learn and make sure they are kind. It'd be easy to teach imo. (edited)
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individual first aid kit
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Ohhhh okay thank you!
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I'll made a google sheet in that same folder now and move it over
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lmk when you make it and i can start adding more skills
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there's sooo much
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it's made!
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I have a graphics communication associates and a cracked adobe suite to work with. I can also assist with cooking (teaching how to cook or providing meals to people)
the main place where cookign is useful rn is for the potluck, but there's a lutheren church in cola who cooks meals for queer youth, i want to connect with them and start holding events like that with them eventually
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just have had the spoons to do so yet
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idk if you're interested with helping contact them/set that up
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how best to set the spreadsheet up with multiple people for each skill? (edited)
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i think we should organize the skills into loose categories first
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the main place where cookign is useful rn is for the potluck, but there's a lutheren church in cola who cooks meals for queer youth, i want to connect with them and start holding events like that with them eventually
lumenbos (they/he) 04/19/2023 12:01 PM
oh yeah I'm aware of them. it would be cool if they're operations expanded. I can look into that
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yeah if you could do that and then report back during the monday mutual aid meeting i would really appreciate taht
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lmk if you need any emails sent from the oat email account or anythng like that
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lumenbos (they/he) 04/19/2023 12:04 PM
Could I discuss it in the mutual aid meeting first to better get a grasp on what kind of events or outreach we'd like to do with them?
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When are all the different meetings? or where can i find that info?
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yes ofc
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#oat-faq is the best place to find info
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on mondays at 6:30 there is the mutual aid meeting
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and sundays at 7 there is the social media meeting
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@Organizer can someone make the events for these for next week
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I Can do it
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and the meeting agendas too
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thanks ren
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where are the agendas?
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no docs have been created
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you just need to create a blank doc for each and then copy the template from an old meeting and clear it out
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oh could you add a description too
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Ahhh okay gotcha
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Im not at my computer but got it (edited)
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i got it
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lol we've got like 50 skills down and i could keep going
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Thanks seb ๐Ÿ’œ
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Hayden (he/they) 04/19/2023 12:21 PM
https://discord.gg/sJFe38qK?event=1095160115319021648 For new folks, we have a picnic planned for tomorrow evening in Columbia
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how best to set the spreadsheet up with multiple people for each skill? (edited)
when you feel like we've got all the skills listed we could make an annoucement to get people to add their skills
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so you don't have to add people
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Fair! I think we have everything we've listed and can think of, but can add more as they come up
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would you be willing to write an annoucement about it and i can post it?
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Hey everyone! We've made a spreadsheet for skills we're looking to learn and teach for a variety of goals. Please take a look and add yourself (or new skills!) where you think you could help/be of service! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1n6t3GSiyU9KJ_JqBKJmtYZ-_QlWrbKhEVX6UIxp_uf0/edit?usp=sharing
Skills Skills,Helpers Available Writing,https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wsNOvMAfEK4zjIwvgdJUmY1FFiqsm3hg/view?usp=sharing,< Link to Technical Writing textbook zip file with many resources email writing
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How's that?
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that's perfect thanks :)
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i might just ping mutual aid
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done :)
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thanks for doing this jessica, i think this will make some mutual aid stuff clearer going forward
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debating if we should make a tab for active mutual aid requests as well in the future
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so they don't get swept away in the discord stream
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Hopefully! I'm always happy to help when I can โค๏ธ I also added the mutual aid and social media meetings to my calendar to try to attend and help when I can (edited)
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I personally would love an ASL class
James Harley 04/19/2023 12:44 PM
Does that stand for Aiken-Augusta Swim League by chance?
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Does that stand for Aiken-Augusta Swim League by chance?
American Sign Language unless this is a joke ๐Ÿ˜‚
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James Harley 04/19/2023 12:46 PM
Both, thatโ€™s actually the acronym of my Olympic swim team back in high school
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oh james
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would you want to make a queer joy post about your metal band?
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(for social media purposes)
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James Harley 04/19/2023 12:48 PM
Definitely, what should I post?
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James Harley
Definitely, what should I post?
seb it/they 04/19/2023 1:00 PM
Hi friends! Weโ€™re planning on doing a social media post series on trans & queer joy, and what it means to you. These will be posted on Instagram and Twitter. To be featured, please send in: (dm or ping @lissie ! (pls ping) they/she ) โ€ข a few sentences on what trans/queer joy means to you โ€ข a name youโ€™d like the quote attributed to (optional) โ€ข a photo, picrew, or drawing/art piece to represent yourself (doesnโ€™t have to be you, just something you feel represents you!) โ€ข any other info youโ€™d like to share โ€ข rolling deadline, submit whenever! SEEKING: your pets! please post in pet-appreciation-society Weโ€™re going to be posting Instagram and Twitter posts with YOUR pets! If interested, follow the guidelines below and post here (pinging me), or DM @lissie ! (pls ping) they/she ) Guidelines: โ€ข high-ish quality โ€ข clear image โ€ข natural lighting preferred โ€ข clean, simple background preferred โ€ข feel free to send in photos with both you AND your pets โ€ข if youโ€™d like to be tagged, drop your social media โ€ข please provide your pet/s names, + a short sentence or two about them โ€ข please provide your name as well if comfortable ! โ€ข rolling deadline! Send in as you want to, but please only send each pet in once unless otherwise specified!!
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here are the post guidelines from lissie, you should dm her with whatever you'd like posted
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but i think it would be good to have a photo of you with your band and how it relates to your queer joy
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James Harley 04/19/2023 1:03 PM
You got it, when my bands ready, weโ€™ll post it
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Hey everyone! We've made a spreadsheet for skills we're looking to learn and teach for a variety of goals. Please take a look and add yourself (or new skills!) where you think you could help/be of service! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1n6t3GSiyU9KJ_JqBKJmtYZ-_QlWrbKhEVX6UIxp_uf0/edit?usp=sharing
Nico (she/her) 04/19/2023 1:20 PM
Is language skills meaning like skills with 2nd languages, or like being good with words
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seb it/they 04/19/2023 1:20 PM
second languages
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writing/being good with words is split into several seperate skills
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(you can and should add skills if you can think of something else though idk what magic you linguistics people know about)
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sage ๐ŸŒฟ 04/19/2023 1:36 PM
I took a look at the sheet, and iโ€™ll add my own skills when i get home ๐Ÿซก
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Hey everyone! We've made a spreadsheet for skills we're looking to learn and teach for a variety of goals. Please take a look and add yourself (or new skills!) where you think you could help/be of service! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1n6t3GSiyU9KJ_JqBKJmtYZ-_QlWrbKhEVX6UIxp_uf0/edit?usp=sharing
Because my google account has my deadname on it can someone put me under first aid for being able to help with injection and first aid supplies
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i have an abundance of first aid stuff at my house because my dad was critically ill for many years
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It's not letting me put my name on stuff
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How do I gain access to edit
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Ope, back to work, lunch is over, will do later
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seb it/they 04/19/2023 1:47 PM
you can dm an email to get access to the oat drive, but i think you already have access no? idk after work dm me and we can work it out
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Because my google account has my deadname on it can someone put me under first aid for being able to help with injection and first aid supplies
Also this summer I intend on taking emergency medicine courses so I have more formal training, as well as stocking up on harm redux supplies, so I would totally be good being a designated non urgent medical care person
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seb it/they 04/19/2023 1:49 PM
added to the sheet for ya
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My brother is a medic in the army and has a ton of supplies he said he'd give me
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seb it/they 04/19/2023 1:50 PM
if you can get/ distribute ifaks i'd love you forever
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tons of people in cola need them and need training on how to use them, ideally everyone in oat would have one
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Irabella (Leilah)(she/fae) 04/19/2023 1:51 PM
Will Friday be too late to add to that list? I cant edit the doc on mobile for some reason
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seb it/they 04/19/2023 1:51 PM
absolutely not
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you can add whatever you want whenever
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seb it/they
if you can get/ distribute ifaks i'd love you forever
They are a bit pricey but Im sure I could find them cheaper (or more likely just put them together on my own)
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seb it/they 04/19/2023 1:51 PM
we've got a supplies list in the mutual aid folder
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curtosey of athena
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it's an ongoing project that somewhat got slowed down bc our medic training had a lot of issues getting set up
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Okay yeah i see that now
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I'll take inventory of what I have already
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It would also be good to keep a short supply of emergent meds like inhalers/insulin if we can
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inhousepharmacy can help with that
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seb it/they 04/19/2023 1:55 PM
i would like to set up needle distribution rn and harm reduction supplies eventually too
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just haven't really made progress on this but it's a big goal
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When I get to columbia in august ill definitely prioritize helping with that
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i would like to set up needle distribution rn and harm reduction supplies eventually too
Hayden (he/they) 04/19/2023 1:56 PM
I know I've mentioned it, but I do have a ton of clean needles, I believe 20 gauge?
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The issue is apparently that's not a type people use often
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seb it/they 04/19/2023 1:56 PM
yeah ouch too big
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I have a lot of extra 25 gauge and 1ml syringes but as i can ill buy other commonly used needles, especially insulin needles
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seb it/they 04/19/2023 1:58 PM
this could be something we could intentionally try to fundraise for in the future
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i think narcan distribution is also a good idea as well
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If anyone immanently needs .25mm/31g needles I have ~90 sterile insulin needles
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seb it/they 04/19/2023 2:01 PM
can you edit the message to include the area of the state you are in
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Im making a supply list right now
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ill add declan to it
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seb it/they 04/19/2023 2:02 PM
You should make a non deadname email so I can add you and we can share it
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who the hell is already using this email
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my bad
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seb it/they
You should make a non deadname email so I can add you and we can share it
Whats your email?
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I got it now
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seb it/they 04/19/2023 2:13 PM
You can dm me and I'll get it in like 2-3 hours
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seb it/they 04/19/2023 2:13 PM
Im about to go into lab
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i think narcan distribution is also a good idea as well
lumenbos (they/he) 04/19/2023 2:29 PM
I believe dhec has free narcan supplies at each county clinic location. it would be a good way to start compiling supplies. I'll have to double check though. my partner and I have also bought needles online in bulk pretty cheap so I can ask him about that as well
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^^When i can ill get some narcan to keep with me and ill add it to the supplies list
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i think narcan distribution is also a good idea as well
Once the semester ends this is my project to get CPP doing, got a few leads I'm gonna work on in a week or two
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Just very busy at the moment
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But yes you can get it from dhec and some schools offer it too, ik USC does
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seb it/they 04/19/2023 2:33 PM
When you get time to work on this I'd love to help
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JessicaM
Hey everyone! We've made a spreadsheet for skills we're looking to learn and teach for a variety of goals. Please take a look and add yourself (or new skills!) where you think you could help/be of service! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1n6t3GSiyU9KJ_JqBKJmtYZ-_QlWrbKhEVX6UIxp_uf0/edit?usp=sharing
I can cook, sew by hand (can ask ma how to machine), & emotionally listen, willing to generally help, advocate/check for mobility access, help others with discord & google, I have a 5 seater SUV to carpool (unavailable until May 10th ish), I can sing (musical instrument?), and yeah I have a lot of clothes to donate from me & my family in various sizes
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seb it/they 04/19/2023 2:53 PM
Can you update the sheet?
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seb it/they 04/19/2023 2:53 PM
Do you want to share a email account with me?
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It will take me a second to get you access but i can do that
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Or another mod
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dw I have to drive home anyways lol
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I'll dm you my email
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seb it/they 04/19/2023 2:57 PM
Okay cool
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My lap also just got out like over an hour early
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seb it/they 04/19/2023 3:29 PM
I spent like 60 dollars getting water and masks for the protest last night (also got Benadryl for future protests to have on hand) if y'all would like to send me a few bucks to cover it my venmo is Sofa-Guerrero-20
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cade (he/him) 04/19/2023 3:32 PM
omg masks are EXPENSIVE
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/19/2023 3:33 PM
yeah
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Oh guess ill add that to the supply list: -I have 40 n95 masks
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James Harley 04/19/2023 3:34 PM
Holy fuck!!! Shits expensive these days!
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seb it/they 04/19/2023 3:35 PM
i'd be interested in doing mask distribution in the future too
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and covid accesibility mutual aid
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i am immunocompromised so this is very very important to me
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lumenbos (they/he) 04/19/2023 3:37 PM
Masks are super common at bin stores. you have to make sure they're actual medical grade but if you find them they're like 1-5$ for bulk packs
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seb it/they 04/19/2023 3:37 PM
yeah in the future i can also procure some from usc
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Covid is still a thing which somehow shocks some people
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seb it/they 04/19/2023 3:37 PM
this was just short notice
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yeah and i will die if i catch it
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I also have at home covid tests but those are widely available
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seb it/they 04/19/2023 3:38 PM
they also no longer really work
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lumenbos (they/he) 04/19/2023 3:38 PM
there are bin stores near my house so I will make a mental note to buy them up when I see them
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Medical supplies and Harm Redux supplies list: Contact info: Laira- starry#1631, starboycowgirl on insta Declan- viciar#6513 Have: 25 gauge needles (laira - rural charleston county) 31 gauge/insulin needles (declan - spartanburg) 1ml Syringes (laira) Gauze (laira) Antiseptic wipes (laira) Banda...
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Running list of medical supplies as we get this figured out, if anyone thinks of anything ping me, or if they have something that wants to be added
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seb it/they 04/19/2023 3:40 PM
i added all the stuff i have
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you should get epipens/make epipencils
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oh i'm going to make CR boxes for future irl events
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to increase ventilation
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at some point i posted i think a people's CDC article about making events covid accesible
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Got it o7
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Covid is still a thing which somehow shocks some people
AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/19/2023 3:47 PM
i love all the people on twitter saying we were only wearing masks last night to protect our identities, meanwhile masks barely do a thing to stop facial recognition, we all just care about each other lol
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they still think covid was a democratic china hoax to oust President Trump
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I spent like 60 dollars getting water and masks for the protest last night (also got Benadryl for future protests to have on hand) if y'all would like to send me a few bucks to cover it my venmo is Sofa-Guerrero-20
seb it/they 04/19/2023 3:51 PM
lol thanks to everyone who venmoed me, got enough to consider it good, no longer need anything
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I can cook, sew by hand (can ask ma how to machine), & emotionally listen, willing to generally help, advocate/check for mobility access, help others with discord & google, I have a 5 seater SUV to carpool (unavailable until May 10th ish), I can sing (musical instrument?), and yeah I have a lot of clothes to donate from me & my family in various sizes
hey i added this paragraph at the bottom by your name but just go thru and add your name beside what you could be helpful for when you can! (edited)
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Also I have a handful of these in 2 sizes from my friend's mom who is a respiration nurse I can donate along with some of the little rectangle blue masks. Pic alt text is a screenshot of a website showing the particulate respirator/surgical masks i'm talking about that wrap around your head/headgear instead of ears (edited)
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Also I have a handful of these in 2 sizes from my friend's mom who is a respiration nurse I can donate along with some of the little rectangle blue masks. Pic alt text is a screenshot of a website showing the particulate respirator/surgical masks i'm talking about that wrap around your head/headgear instead of ears (edited)
seb it/they 04/19/2023 4:01 PM
can you add alt to this
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do we want to reach out to someone about narcan from Clemson's Young Democratic Socialists of America Discord? they do tabling for it pretty often here and can probably help us get some unless we have a resource already
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I think thats a good idea to get it distributed to people at clemson
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I'm gonna go to the local DHEC office to get some when i get my drivers*** license soon (edited)
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That's good to know I didn't know anyone with a license could go and pick some up
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seb it/they 04/19/2023 4:09 PM
we've had mixed success with that
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i think @Hayden (he/they) tried to get some and could not at somepoint
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maybe they've fixed that now?
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Gotcha, maybe it's a call ahead and check kind of thing due to supply?
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Hayden (he/they) 04/19/2023 4:11 PM
I have a source up in Greenville that could help y'all out
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Individuals getting doses from dhec are encouraged to call the office beforehand to make sure they have some
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list of places offering free narcan in sc
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Hayden (he/they) 04/19/2023 4:13 PM
The process is pretty much them asking "are you or someone you know an active or recovering user of opiates" and if yes they give you some tw: discussion of addiction
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seb it/they 04/19/2023 4:13 PM
can you put this in #medical-resources
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or maybe you already have
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tysm!!!
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Hayden (he/they) 04/19/2023 4:13 PM
The lady told me even if it's just a neighbor or coworker you can get some
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The process is pretty much them asking "are you or someone you know an active or recovering user of opiates" and if yes they give you some tw: discussion of addiction
AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/19/2023 4:13 PM
we as OAT should send someone to do this, or multiple someones separately, and get a reasonable supply
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can you tell me where to go and whatnot? im willing to do this
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Does it expire quickly? hopefully not
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I can do it for the charleston area and try to distribute it to other leftist/queer groups in the area
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Hayden (he/they) 04/19/2023 4:14 PM
Narcan can expire on the box within a few years, but studies show it can be stable for even longer if stored properly
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/19/2023 4:15 PM
few years soudns good enough ]
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seb it/they 04/19/2023 4:15 PM
i've got two rn
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Hayden (he/they) 04/19/2023 4:15 PM
The only result is a diminished effectiveness, you aren't going to poison someone
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Okay perfect, thank you that's good to know
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Hayden (he/they) 04/19/2023 4:16 PM
I also have resources to do a narcan training, including a little fake narcan. Training can take like 15 minutes
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I also have resources to do a narcan training, including a little fake narcan. Training can take like 15 minutes
seb it/they 04/19/2023 4:17 PM
i can be the person ODing again for this if you want
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if you want to do one in cola
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Hayden (he/they) 04/19/2023 4:17 PM
Now now, let's make sure everyone gets a turn
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I've actually OD'd before so I might be a good model for that one lol
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/19/2023 4:17 PM
i have never had narcan training and would like to have it
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can we do a video of it too to post in medical resources or something for ppl who can't go?
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seb it/they 04/19/2023 4:18 PM
yeah liv is probably a better candidate
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/19/2023 4:18 PM
we should probably check if videos by more qualified people exist
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can we do a video of it too to post in medical resources or something for ppl who can't go?
Hayden (he/they) 04/19/2023 4:18 PM
That's a good idea too. There's no shortage of resources online
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they)
we should probably check if videos by more qualified people exist
That's true I didn't think of that, good point
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seb it/they 04/19/2023 4:19 PM
there are a bunch of videos online
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can someone go through them and find one they like and post in #medical-resources
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I need about $75 for blood tests for my hormone levels (i do DIY) and because of medical bills from the past week, I am struggling a bit with finding the money for it, if anyone can help with that it would be greatly appreciated. My venmo is @arescentum
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I need about $75 for blood tests for my hormone levels (i do DIY) and because of medical bills from the past week, I am struggling a bit with finding the money for it, if anyone can help with that it would be greatly appreciated. My venmo is @arescentum
seb it/they 04/19/2023 4:40 PM
do you want me to put this in #announcements and ping mutual aid?
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/19/2023 4:41 PM
while on the topic, should i remove old pinned venmos in this channel?
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do you want me to put this in #announcements and ping mutual aid?
Its not urgent so no need to ping โค๏ธ
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but yes thank you so much
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i feel so guilty asking for help but i dont think ill be able to afford it without help
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/19/2023 4:42 PM
we got you friend
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I need about $75 for blood tests for my hormone levels (i do DIY) and because of medical bills from the past week, I am struggling a bit with finding the money for it, if anyone can help with that it would be greatly appreciated. My venmo is @arescentum
seb it/they 04/19/2023 4:43 PM
do you have a cat as your profile? want to make sure i'm not messing up lol
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I need about $75 for blood tests for my hormone levels (i do DIY) and because of medical bills from the past week, I am struggling a bit with finding the money for it, if anyone can help with that it would be greatly appreciated. My venmo is @arescentum
I'd be good if I get $35ish :))
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AsterTheDisaster 04/19/2023 4:53 PM
What resources (like guides,people experience, websites) are there for a legal name change in South Carolina? (edited)
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seb it/they 04/19/2023 4:54 PM
i believe @Nuubiana may know about this?
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oh lmfao my venmo has my deadname
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oopsie daisy
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seb it/they 04/19/2023 5:03 PM
oops i thought you knew sorry ;-;
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/19/2023 5:03 PM
yeah sorry : /
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look im just going to hit my head and forget about it in a week
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A-A-Ron (they/them) 04/19/2023 5:03 PM
I didn't see nothin'
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i saved this because it happens so much alt text: meme that shows two emoticons with closed eyes exchanging money saying "i do not see" in reference to both having their deadname on their paypal (edited)
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/19/2023 5:04 PM
furry commissions be like
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i saved this because it happens so much alt text: meme that shows two emoticons with closed eyes exchanging money saying "i do not see" in reference to both having their deadname on their paypal (edited)
seb it/they 04/19/2023 5:04 PM
can you add alt
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https://peoplescdc.org/2022/11/17/safer-in-person-gatherings/ one of my friends found it for me, this is a guide to covid precautions for irl events
Guidelines for keeping each other safer while gathering in-person during the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic. As the holidays quickly approach, continuing questio ...
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Im going to find resources for places still giving covid vaccinations and boosters in south carolina and post it in #medical-resources if someone wants to pin it
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seb it/they 04/19/2023 5:07 PM
ping me and i will pin
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I still don't have my booster but i'll definitely get that soon now that ive had a string of unfortunate illnesses
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I still don't have my booster but i'll definitely get that soon now that ive had a string of unfortunate illnesses
I added your request to this form, is there anyone else currently looking for aid we can add? Alt text: screenshot of google doc, OAT Mutual Aid List showing money needed chart with laira's row (edited)
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seb it/they 04/19/2023 5:25 PM
yes but they are buried in chat i think
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I need about $75 for blood tests for my hormone levels (i do DIY) and because of medical bills from the past week, I am struggling a bit with finding the money for it, if anyone can help with that it would be greatly appreciated. My venmo is @arescentum
Oki i got enough now <33
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thank yall so much
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If anyone wants to resend their request for aid I can add it โค๏ธ so we have a better place for it than lost in chat
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robin (they/it) 04/19/2023 9:35 PM
ok so my main useful skill is scavenging. like im really good at finding things for cheap/free. like i all the time be estate saling and on govdeals and craigslist and online bidding websites ... proficient dumpster diver and idk where to put that
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seb it/they 04/19/2023 9:36 PM
several people have asked for/need furniture
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Campuses are going to be a treasure trove for the next few weeks
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seb it/they 04/19/2023 9:37 PM
i dont remember the specific person, but they were from charleston
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i would love an oat dumpster diving event
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if yall want to do a dumpster diving event we could reach out to cofc and try to get details on where their stuff will go when students move out
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for anyone in lowcountry area
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I am unfortunately from a much lower part of the low country than charleston, but I could definitely try to raise more awareness back home
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I'd totally be down
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I'd totally be down
also unrelated idk why but when I clicked your pronouns page it didnโ€™t work ๐Ÿ’”
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thats weird, is it working for anyone else?
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when i click on it, it works
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seb it/they 04/19/2023 9:49 PM
it worked for me
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maybe itโ€™s cause Iโ€™m on mobile?
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Yeah sometimes links in bios dont work on mobile rahhhh
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robin (they/it) 04/19/2023 10:01 PM
can we maybe do a little update on the new set up of mutual aid system because honestly im a little confused and i know a lot has changed today and i appreciate all this work .
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^^yeah and pin it
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@JessicaM is probably a good person for this
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She did a lot of hard work on it
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Which as robin said, is greatly appreciated <3
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/19/2023 10:05 PM
I also dont feel like i understand it
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robin (they/it) 04/20/2023 8:59 AM
can we add to the skills list posting to social media. because im always begging people to do that
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seb it/they 04/20/2023 9:00 AM
you can add it
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or should be able to
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don't need to ask permission
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robin (they/it) 04/20/2023 9:01 AM
ok i did it
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robin (they/it) 04/20/2023 9:41 AM
im adding @Ophelia 's needs to the mutual aid sheet she needs funds for moving out, getting new belongings because she will be leaving all of her stuff behind for safety reasons, and paying rent once she gets out paypal: AndiC22
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Hey, I can try to explain whatever's confusing but also feel free to change stuff around to make it more intuitive ๐Ÿ™‚
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If you could just give an overview i think we'll be fine
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This system is a lot more intuitive than what we had before and idk how I would improve it
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robin (they/it) 04/20/2023 10:16 AM
i poked around and i think i got it now but it would be nice for people who may have missed some messages yesterday to know what changes were made :)
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Hayden (he/they) 04/20/2023 10:37 AM
Reminder to fill out the spreadsheet if you are coming to the potluck tonight: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HloRyzaonS1D1jyT15_DA7337JOxGJFA5ZkWwsO8htE/edit?usp=drivesdk @Midlands SC
Sheet1 Name,What you are bringing,Ingredients (please bold allergens),Support details (does it need to go on the stove or need a serving spoon) Hayden,bowls, utensils, tortilla chips drinks Caboose,4 Chairs & OAT stickers
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We made a Google doc and spreadsheet in the Mutual aid Google Drive folder to help keep track of things we need like skills and helpers/teachers in the spreadsheet, and things like items and money needed on the google doc currently. Hopefully it will help mitigate things getting lost in discord and people can not worry about missing things as much hopefully ๐Ÿ™‚ and if people want to offer any aid, it's an easy resource to look at everything we need and where you can help https://docs.google.com/document/d/1simpUa34ywDhOpIWi92YuhFBlqoExietvbZsWly9eO4/edit?usp=sharing (edited)
Items Needed: Gender-affirming clothing Undergarments Furniture Blankets/sleeping bag Money needed: Fulfilled? For Amount $ Details Laira starry#1631 $35 for $75 testing I need about $75 for blood tests for my hormone levels (i do DIY) and because of medical bills from the past we...
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idk where else to put this but does anyone know any good dermatologists in the midlands? or just any dermatologists
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lumenbos (they/he) 04/20/2023 10:49 AM
I've been to Carolina dermatology and it was okay
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Hayden (he/they)
Reminder to fill out the spreadsheet if you are coming to the potluck tonight: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HloRyzaonS1D1jyT15_DA7337JOxGJFA5ZkWwsO8htE/edit?usp=drivesdk @Midlands SC
I'll stop through Walmart after work to grab something pre-made of whatever or drinks we might be lacking
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Hayden (he/they)
Reminder to fill out the spreadsheet if you are coming to the potluck tonight: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HloRyzaonS1D1jyT15_DA7337JOxGJFA5ZkWwsO8htE/edit?usp=drivesdk @Midlands SC
AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/20/2023 11:35 AM
i dont really have time to cook today so im going to be getting a few premade items from the store, if anyone has some cheap requests let me know
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Hayden (he/they)
Reminder to fill out the spreadsheet if you are coming to the potluck tonight: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HloRyzaonS1D1jyT15_DA7337JOxGJFA5ZkWwsO8htE/edit?usp=drivesdk @Midlands SC
Stuart (he/him) 04/20/2023 12:26 PM
too long a drive from greenville, can i transfer you some money to buy stuff with?
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Hayden (he/they) 04/20/2023 12:52 PM
That's kind, but we should be set with what we have
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Hayden (he/they) 04/20/2023 3:00 PM
Did y'all want to do the outdoor potluck another time? There's 4 people signed up rn
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Nico (she/her) 04/20/2023 3:01 PM
I feel like that might be ideal, I was still trying to figure out what I was gonna bring anyways
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Hayden (he/they) 04/20/2023 3:02 PM
I haven't bought anything for it yet, I just wondered if a different time or day would be better for more people
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Hayden (he/they) 04/20/2023 3:25 PM
I also because I'm a little tired from the past few days and I've got editing to catch up with
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Y'all can feel free to go though
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/20/2023 4:24 PM
Im very tired too
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And dont mind skipping
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Can anyone take me to Georgia to pick my car up tomorrow
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/20/2023 4:52 PM
i thought it wasnt going to be ready till monday?
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Itโ€™s ready early
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Can anyone take me to Georgia to pick my car up tomorrow
Oh thank God, I didn't sleep last night . Ima go home and pass out lmao
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/20/2023 4:53 PM
im going to assume this is for the potluck lol
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Cyprus
Itโ€™s ready early
I can take you sat evening or Sunday if you don't get anyone
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I can either do tomorrow or find someone Monday or Tuesday
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they)
im going to assume this is for the potluck lol
Yes my bad, and I don't know how to make it not a reply lmao
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I can either do tomorrow or find someone Monday or Tuesday
Can it be late tomorrow?
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Yes my bad, and I don't know how to make it not a reply lmao
AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/20/2023 4:54 PM
you cant undo it
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I don't get off work till like 530-6pm
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they)
you cant undo it
I must live with the shame ๐Ÿ˜ข๐Ÿ˜ข /j
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wow they got that part in rly early (edited)
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Yeah Iโ€™m shocked
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Irabella (Leilah)(she/fae) 04/21/2023 11:46 AM
So the spreadsheet of mutual aid volunteering is what we can do and what we're willing to learn or only what we can currently provide help in?
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I would say it should be what you can currently do
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And then if you want to learn stuff you should ask in the respective spot
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Likebif you wanted to learn social media stuff you could ask there etc
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Irabella (Leilah)(she/fae) 04/21/2023 12:17 PM
Mind if I make Column C the "Want to Learn?" section?
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I need a help a local move in Columbia, need a few bodies, they have a uhaul and we need to have them moved by tomorrow. Anyone able to help?
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want to ping midlands or something?
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Ahh yes. @Midlands SC I need a few people to help us move a vulnerable community member tonight in Columbia, meeting around Woodfield area (NE Columbia) around 2030 and need to have them moved by tomorrow. They have a uhaul, won't need to use our vehicles for cargo (edited)
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Hayden (he/they) 04/21/2023 7:22 PM
What is going on that this person is moving so quick?
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Hayden (he/they)
What is going on that this person is moving so quick?
I can DM some stuff, but its something we're doing with Justin
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dm me.
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iโ€™ll answer once iโ€™ve got deets
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Ahh yes. @Midlands SC I need a few people to help us move a vulnerable community member tonight in Columbia, meeting around Woodfield area (NE Columbia) around 2030 and need to have them moved by tomorrow. They have a uhaul, won't need to use our vehicles for cargo (edited)
Dm I can come help
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Hey my roommate got two binders today but they are too small. They're a size small so if anyone wants lemme know
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are they half or full?
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seb it/they 04/21/2023 9:17 PM
I also have a small half sized black binder up for grabs
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It's GC2B
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are they half or full?
One of each
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Ahh yes. @Midlands SC I need a few people to help us move a vulnerable community member tonight in Columbia, meeting around Woodfield area (NE Columbia) around 2030 and need to have them moved by tomorrow. They have a uhaul, won't need to use our vehicles for cargo (edited)
Thanks for the help last night those who came. I'll need 3 or 4 more ppl today at around 1300 in the same area, NE Columbia, I should be done with this wheelchair ramp around 1100 Alt text: Lumber and hardware on concrete that is going to be a wheelchair ramp (edited)
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seb it/they 04/22/2023 9:12 AM
One thing I'd like to work on is a list of resources for trans survivors
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Thanks for the help last night those who came. I'll need 3 or 4 more ppl today at around 1300 in the same area, NE Columbia, I should be done with this wheelchair ramp around 1100 Alt text: Lumber and hardware on concrete that is going to be a wheelchair ramp (edited)
Done Alt text: 1st pic wooden wheelchair ramp made out of 3 planks and a 2 by 4 on each side as a bumper mounted to a concrete porch 2nd pic wheelchair ramp with black non slip mat on top
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Hell yeah
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@Midlands SC Is anyone available in like an hour in NE Columbia to help finish loading this appt into a uhaul? Just small stuff and cleaning left then unload at the new appartment
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@Midlands SC Is anyone available in like an hour in NE Columbia to help finish loading this appt into a uhaul? Just small stuff and cleaning left then unload at the new appartment
I have a meeting in Irmo at 12 but if you still need help when thats over I can come
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Definitely, could use the help unloading the new place
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@mutual_aid if you have a current monetary mutual aid request please say something/drop your venmo/cashapp/whatever and i can print out a QR code so people can donate tomorrow at yallmart (edited)
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does anyone have a printer ?
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@mutual_aid if you have a current monetary mutual aid request please say something/drop your venmo/cashapp/whatever and i can print out a QR code so people can donate tomorrow at yallmart (edited)
@Organizer can someone put this in annoucements too? idk if it should be an everyone ping
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i will print it
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i wanna print a flyer for khepri
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i'm going to go to 300 main
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oh uh you can use my printer once i'm fully moved (after may 1st)
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can you print a flyer for yall mart of khepri
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i can if you send me the file
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please dm it to me
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robin (they/it) 04/22/2023 12:41 PM
im working on getting a qr code for ophelia's rent
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yeah i already talked to her about it, if you could send me a graphic in dms i'd appreciate it
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also if we can get a big invite to the discord/website
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i have some of caboose's sticker as well but not that many @Caboose could you possibly get me more today or does hayden have some?
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sure thibg
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ill make one when i get home
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i will also be printing this, thanks to dillion for making it for me
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robin (they/it) 04/22/2023 12:46 PM
idk how to make a qr code but if some one gets me one for the oat website i can make a graphic
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i think there already is one actually, somewhere in social media
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make sure to use the one without the OAT logo in the center, and also put the website name typed out on there
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i have some of caboose's sticker as well but not that many @Caboose could you possibly get me more today or does hayden have some?
Yes to both
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okay, i'll dm yo uabout pickup/dropoff
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robin (they/it) 04/22/2023 12:59 PM
@seb it/they alt: "help a trans comrade with rent and get adjusted to a new location" on the left oatbert says "thank you !!!" on the right is a QR code
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can you dm it to me
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it will get lost in here
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oh also need a text version of the paypal incase the qr code doesn't work for people
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seb it/they 04/22/2023 1:10 PM
is there anything else i should add?
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robin (they/it) 04/22/2023 1:13 PM
looks good to me
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i will also be printing this, thanks to dillion for making it for me
AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/22/2023 1:28 PM
i already have about 15 of these
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seb it/they 04/22/2023 1:29 PM
can you get some to me for first shift tomorrow
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i will also be printing this, thanks to dillion for making it for me
Arnold Karr 04/22/2023 2:10 PM
Does it take 2 devices to open a qr code in a pdf? I tried holding my thumb on one and nothing happened.
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robin (they/it) 04/22/2023 2:11 PM
uh im pretty sure yes. we are going to print out the qr codes so people can use their cameras to access them
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seb it/they 04/22/2023 2:11 PM
yeah they will be taped to the table so people can just scan them
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Arnold Karr 04/22/2023 2:12 PM
Is there another kind of link that doesn't require a hard copy?
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seb it/they 04/22/2023 2:14 PM
i can get you the links in a bit if you'd like yeah
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Thanks everyone that showed up the past 2 days to help with the move and the ramp stuff. Just finished turning in their uhaul, it's been a busy 2 days. I appreciate yall
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does anyone on campus have extra masks right now?
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i want to distribute some at y'allmart
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@AthenaTheCommie (she/they) ?
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/23/2023 10:14 AM
yeah i got you
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ill be at yall mart so i can just bring them
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okay but arent you coming later?
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i only have ~10
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/23/2023 10:15 AM
im going to be there shift one
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I haven't always had luck with class-action settlements and such, but here's one for facebook selling our info if you used it during a certain period of time. If this isn't wanted i can delete, but maybe some spare cash for ppl who need it or can claim it. And you can do it through Paypal or Venmo as well as mastercard and such
Facebook Users Class Action $725 Million Settlement: There is a Facebook Users Class Action $725 Million Settlement! You are included in this Settlement as a Settlement Class Member if you were a Facebook user in the United States between May 24, 2007, and December 22, 2022, inclusive. The Settlement Class includes the following: All Facebook users in the United States between May 24, 2007 and December 22, 2022. To receive a payment from the Settlement, you must complete and submit the form. Your Claim Form must be submitted by August 25, 2023. If you submit your claim by U.S. mail, make sure the completed and signed Claim Form is postmarked by August 25, 2023. [The form is through the link below.] https://www.facebookuserprivacysettlement.com/#submit-claim (To find your Username: Go to facebook.com on desktop > click profile top right > click "Settings and Privacy" > Click Settings > Username)." or on the Facebook mobile application by navigating to: โ€œProfileโ€ > โ€œEdit Profileโ€ > โ€œYour Profile link.โ€
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If you were a Facebook user in the United States between May 24, 2007, and December 22, 2022, inclusive, you may be eligible for a cash payment from a Class Action Settlement.
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One thing that we need to consider for upcoming outdoor events
11:45
Heat exhaustion/stroke and first aid for heat related illnesses
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I got some masks if you need em
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Just as a heads up there's like a biker group meeting up close to the art bar
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/23/2023 12:04 PM
Okay whose the point of contact for yall mart
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Hayden (he/they) 04/23/2023 12:04 PM
Jacklyn
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Do y'all need a table?
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/23/2023 12:04 PM
We need a table and i have no idea where our space is
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I cant find whoever is in charge
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@jacklyn
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Hayden (he/they) 04/23/2023 12:05 PM
Look for security/info booth people with yallmart branded shirts in the parking lot
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Worst case, I can bring a table or y'all can grab the picnic tables in the lot
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Omw with table
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Any updates?
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Hayden (he/they) 04/23/2023 12:23 PM
Walking up with the table
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Can anyone tell me what's going on
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@AthenaTheCommie (she/they) @seb it/they @Caboose where are y'all, I'm outside art bar
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That's on me, my bad
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We're set up
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That's on me, my bad
Hayden (he/they) 04/23/2023 12:47 PM
Yeah I don't think of this as one person's failure but a collective failure. At all actions, we need to make sure someone is posted up on messaging platforms so everyone knows what's going on. I'm not too concerned about my personal convenience, but I'm more worried about this situation in medical or defense emergencies
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Hayden (he/they) 04/23/2023 2:54 PM
Almost there, delayed by train
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/23/2023 7:31 PM
very happy with how yallmart went today
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robin (they/it) 04/24/2023 10:04 AM
where are the meeting notes? they aren't actually linked in the meeting and i cant find them in the drive folder of meeting notes
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i think i might have forgotten to make them ;-;
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robin (they/it) 04/24/2023 10:05 AM
ok i can do that
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yeah sorry
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robin (they/it) 04/24/2023 10:08 AM
the meeting notes are now created @mutual_aid please add what you want to discuss or plan in the meeting notes
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robin (they/it) 04/24/2023 11:13 AM
i added a couple things from the todo list but feel free to add/remove stuff
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robin (they/it) 04/24/2023 11:37 AM
does anyone know if there is a free fridge in cola ? im thinking if i cant spend all my cock dollars i will get a bunch of food from the snack shop and take it to a free fridge . idk if this is a thing that only exists in atl
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i think you should probably ask CPP people about this
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does anyone know if there is a free fridge in cola ? im thinking if i cant spend all my cock dollars i will get a bunch of food from the snack shop and take it to a free fridge . idk if this is a thing that only exists in atl
Yes hello CPP people here what kinda food were you thinking of getting?
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I'm not sure what's available in that store tbh but we use a LOT of sandwich stuff
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/24/2023 11:44 AM
its mostly candy and premade sandwiches
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robin (they/it) 04/24/2023 11:45 AM
ive never been in there so idk whats in there either
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BenjaminIsaac 04/24/2023 11:45 AM
they have some frozen meals but idk how useful those are to people without microwaves or ovens
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and lots of sushi I think
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the one at 650 may be totally different
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I think we'll pass on sushi distribution lol
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BenjaminIsaac 04/24/2023 11:46 AM
good plan
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If they sell like cases of drinks that would be really good with the hot weather really setting in
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robin (they/it) 04/24/2023 11:46 AM
i can look at some point this week
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iirc stuff clears out pretty quickly
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so might want to check earlier bc almost everyone has a few bucks left over
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robin (they/it)
i can look at some point this week
Feel free to let us know what they have and we can get back to you about if it's something we can use :)
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BenjaminIsaac 04/24/2023 11:47 AM
if itโ€™s carolina cash and not meal plan dollars you can spend that at cvs also i think
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robin (they/it) 04/24/2023 11:47 AM
its meal plan dollars
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I don't know how feasible this is, but for those of us in dorms moving soon, should we set up a small like bank sort of thing where we donate the stuff we don't need and people here that do take what they need?
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great idea
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robin (they/it) 04/24/2023 1:35 PM
i was going to send updates about what was in the donation bins but i didnt want to spam people
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seb it/they 04/24/2023 1:35 PM
iput "dumpster diving" on the list
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Yeah I got this idea from that
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seb it/they 04/24/2023 1:36 PM
my main concern is storage
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/transport
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I was thinking probably by region
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for the transport issue to be slightly less
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seb it/they 04/24/2023 1:38 PM
we should definately talk about this in the mutual aid meeting
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I'll put it in the meeting notes
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seb it/they 04/24/2023 2:02 PM
speaking of which
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if anyone finds a good desk chair please let me know asap
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Carrie (she/her) 04/24/2023 2:58 PM
Hi everyone I started a disability justice and abolition group. Part of it is focused on community care and mutual aid. The link to the Instagram is here:https://www.instagram.com/p/CrbSAuMOxYx/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
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seb it/they 04/24/2023 3:00 PM
do you want to join oat as an org as well?
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Carrie (she/her) 04/24/2023 3:00 PM
I'm still looking for a few other disabled organizers to help run things so if you're interested, let me know.
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do you want to join oat as an org as well?
Carrie (she/her) 04/24/2023 3:01 PM
Yes I'd love that
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seb it/they 04/24/2023 3:01 PM
i'm interested in participating, but don't really have extra organizing spoons atm
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we'll get a role set up soon
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Yes I'd love that
Iโ€™ll make the role now. Do you want the name as Access Abolition or Access Abolition SC?
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Carrie (she/her) 04/24/2023 3:03 PM
Access Abolition SC
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I'll hopefully post an interest link this week
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It's currently volunteer-led because I too am broke lol but one of the organizing roles may be in charge of getting grants
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Nerak1 Dave 04/24/2023 4:01 PM
Carrie, I could help with grants and stuff. I've written seven grants and got them all. I was also on my statewide council for vocational rehabilitation for >6 years.
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Nerak1 Dave
Carrie, I could help with grants and stuff. I've written seven grants and got them all. I was also on my statewide council for vocational rehabilitation for >6 years.
Nico (she/her) 04/24/2023 4:27 PM
Grant writing is a skill I would like to develop, wondering if u could share any advice/tips if it wouldn't be too much trouble
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Irabella (Leilah)(she/fae) 04/24/2023 5:00 PM
I'm also very interested in learning how to write for grants
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I know this is a long shot, but I got an earlier top surgery consultation spot because someone cancelled theirs. Itโ€™s now May 1st at 2:00 PM at UNC Plastic Surgery, 2 hours away from Charlotte. Iโ€™m working on possibly a rental car but unsure if I can do it with my chime bank. Would anyone be available to give me a ride there and back? I can compensate gas. An Uber there alone is $150. ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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I know this is a long shot, but I got an earlier top surgery consultation spot because someone cancelled theirs. Itโ€™s now May 1st at 2:00 PM at UNC Plastic Surgery, 2 hours away from Charlotte. Iโ€™m working on possibly a rental car but unsure if I can do it with my chime bank. Would anyone be available to give me a ride there and back? I can compensate gas. An Uber there alone is $150. ๐Ÿ˜ญ
seb it/they 04/24/2023 5:35 PM
@Upstate SC @Outside SC
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seb it/they 04/24/2023 6:10 PM
can someone else run the mutual aid meeting?
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i'll definately still come but i'm really tired and out of it and would appreciate someone else doing it
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seb it/they 04/24/2023 6:31 PM
@mutual_aid meeting right now
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A-A-Ron (they/them) 04/24/2023 6:35 PM
I'll hop on shortly
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seb it/they 04/24/2023 7:17 PM
if you want to be on the planning committee for OATfest (live outdoor music festival put on by OAT) please react to this message
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if you want to be on the planning committee for OATfest (live outdoor music festival put on by OAT) please react to this message
seb it/they 04/24/2023 7:19 PM
@mutual_aid
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Hey sorry I'm not feeling well and I slept thru the meeting ><
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robin (they/it) 04/24/2023 8:27 PM
beginnings of a poster for the art exchange
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the bottom is where i will put date, time, location ...
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if you cant tell i really like the yellow flower background
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A-A-Ron (they/them) 04/24/2023 8:30 PM
Looks good, I also love the background...should oatbert be painting something, though?
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seb it/they 04/24/2023 8:31 PM
oatbert should be painting oatself
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self portrait!!
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self oatrait?
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I know this is a long shot, but I got an earlier top surgery consultation spot because someone cancelled theirs. Itโ€™s now May 1st at 2:00 PM at UNC Plastic Surgery, 2 hours away from Charlotte. Iโ€™m working on possibly a rental car but unsure if I can do it with my chime bank. Would anyone be available to give me a ride there and back? I can compensate gas. An Uber there alone is $150. ๐Ÿ˜ญ
AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/24/2023 10:22 PM
if you end up not finding anyone, shoot us your payment info here and we're happy to advertise it. we had a lot of people at yallmart asking to donate to people.
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if you end up not finding anyone, shoot us your payment info here and we're happy to advertise it. we had a lot of people at yallmart asking to donate to people.
Maybe we can set up a fund? That we can distribute when ppl need it? a cashapp, venmo, and/or paypal like lizzie i think mentioned in the social media chat (edited)
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Edit: wrong channel lol my bad (edited)
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Edit: wrong channel lol my bad (edited)
AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/25/2023 1:58 PM
you get this directly from the clinic?
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Yes, they reached out and asked us not to show.
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seb it/they 04/25/2023 8:08 PM
We're hiring a summer intern! $4,800, paid out across a 12-week duration (expectation of a 20-hour work-week). Students and non-students alike are welcome. Send your materials by May 1st! More info below: https://t.co/UNUfCqeW65
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Victor (they/them) 04/26/2023 4:46 PM
Checked bins in green quad C here's what's there rn
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robin (they/it) 04/26/2023 4:47 PM
@seb it/they desk chair
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seb it/they 04/26/2023 4:47 PM
please
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i will walk to greenquad rn if someone will help me get it out of the bin
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Victor (they/them) 04/26/2023 4:48 PM
Identified things: Vacuum, desk chair without arms, multiple drawer sets, tv stand, headboard, shoe rack, window curtain with rod.
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I am home already so I cannot get there.
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(I took pics 1 hr ago and have already walked home)
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seb it/they 04/26/2023 4:50 PM
anyone else in greenquad?
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Victor (they/them) 04/26/2023 4:51 PM
@char u around green quad?
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I can walk up to greenquad if you really need a hand
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i am not
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I don't live too far
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seb it/they 04/26/2023 4:54 PM
im just not sure if i can get into the building
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unless i'm confused
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robin (they/it) 04/26/2023 4:55 PM
the locks aren't on at this time
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seb it/they 04/26/2023 4:55 PM
i'm still ill so i would apprecaite help
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i haven't thrown up or passed out today but i feel very weak lol
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yeah I'll get headed over there
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you want me to just deliver it lol
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seb it/they 04/26/2023 4:56 PM
would you?
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that would be so cool
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yuhh might take me a lil minute tho
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seb it/they 04/26/2023 4:56 PM
lol thanks ๐Ÿ’œ
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seb it/they
anyone else in greenquad?
AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/26/2023 4:59 PM
im in honors dorm
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do you want me to come down
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seb it/they 04/26/2023 5:00 PM
i think liv maybe has got it?
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idk
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robin (they/it) 04/26/2023 6:21 PM
@Olivia in the snacks area there are granola bars of various types, bottled drinks, chips, candy, some frozen meals, and like individually packaged sandwiches/salads
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another thing i thought about is coffee grounds from Starbucks
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lumenbos (they/he) 04/27/2023 8:40 AM
saw these posted on Craigslist. might be a good place to look for mutual aid items? 1st screenshot: "The Rapids Neighborhood Association Yard Sale Saturday, April 29, 2023 9:00 โ€“ 2:00 pm Rain or Shine โ€“ Cash Only Multiple homes in The Rapids Subdivision are participating in our yard sale. We are located off of Old Bush River Road, next to Saluda Shoals Park, near the Harbison shopping area. Plan to drop by for some great deals. Included in the sale: Housewares, collectibles, tools, antiques, furniture, toys and more! See you there." 2nd screenshot: "Earlewood Neighborhood Yard Sale, April 29th 8 am-12:00 pm. This is the largest neighborhood yard sale in Columbia. Come to Reformation Lutheran Church at the corner of River Drive and Union Street to shop our vendors and get your map to unlock the treasures of over a dozen locations throughout the neighborhood." (edited)
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saw these posted on Craigslist. might be a good place to look for mutual aid items? 1st screenshot: "The Rapids Neighborhood Association Yard Sale Saturday, April 29, 2023 9:00 โ€“ 2:00 pm Rain or Shine โ€“ Cash Only Multiple homes in The Rapids Subdivision are participating in our yard sale. We are located off of Old Bush River Road, next to Saluda Shoals Park, near the Harbison shopping area. Plan to drop by for some great deals. Included in the sale: Housewares, collectibles, tools, antiques, furniture, toys and more! See you there." 2nd screenshot: "Earlewood Neighborhood Yard Sale, April 29th 8 am-12:00 pm. This is the largest neighborhood yard sale in Columbia. Come to Reformation Lutheran Church at the corner of River Drive and Union Street to shop our vendors and get your map to unlock the treasures of over a dozen locations throughout the neighborhood." (edited)
seb it/they 04/27/2023 8:41 AM
can you add alt text
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lumenbos (they/he) 04/27/2023 8:42 AM
remind me how that's done. am I just adding a description to the post?
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seb it/they 04/27/2023 8:42 AM
yes just take all the text and copy and paste it into discord
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lumenbos (they/he) 04/27/2023 8:42 AM
gotcha
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robin (they/it) 04/27/2023 9:42 AM
not much in cappy bins rn except this bookshelf and some pillows
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Ooh, I have that exact set of shelves ๐Ÿ’•
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seb it/they 04/27/2023 9:46 AM
how big are the shelves?
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robin (they/it) 04/27/2023 9:48 AM
~ 3 foot by 3 foot by 1 foot
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seb it/they 04/27/2023 9:49 AM
hm... i might also want those
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idk let me google some things first
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eh they're probably too small
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They're also fairly easy to turn into little cat trees if anyone has a pet needing enrichment โค๏ธ cut some holes for them to go through all the different boxes
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/27/2023 11:46 AM
Big fluffy rug at the honors dorm dropoff
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robin (they/it)
@Olivia in the snacks area there are granola bars of various types, bottled drinks, chips, candy, some frozen meals, and like individually packaged sandwiches/salads
robin (they/it) 04/27/2023 2:23 PM
@Olivia bumping this
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@Olivia bumping this
AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/27/2023 2:24 PM
this at green quad?
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robin (they/it) 04/27/2023 2:25 PM
its at russy
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@Olivia bumping this
Oops sorry. None of that is super desirable but if you need to burn through stuff then individually packaged shelf stable snacks like granola bars can be handed out relatively easily and bottled drinks are always popular, especially as we get into summer
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puppygirl blair 04/27/2023 8:49 PM
I'm currently unemployed due to my disability and my parents are going through tough times especially with my expensive medical bills. Any help at all is greatly appreciated
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Don't mind my deadname
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seb it/they 04/27/2023 8:50 PM
do you want me to post in annoucements and ping mutual aid?
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do you want me to post in annoucements and ping mutual aid?
puppygirl blair 04/27/2023 8:56 PM
That would be really appreciated tysm
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Click to see attachment ๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ
seb it/they 04/27/2023 8:57 PM
@mutual_aid
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can you write me a message for annoucements or do you just want the same message?
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puppygirl blair 04/27/2023 8:58 PM
The same is fine. Currently my brainpower is really low
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Haven't been feeling too well
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/27/2023 8:59 PM
dont be afraid to let us know if you need anything else either
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seb it/they 04/27/2023 9:00 PM
yeah do you know about the trans love fund?
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puppygirl blair 04/27/2023 9:00 PM
I dont
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seb it/they 04/27/2023 9:00 PM
it's a fund hosted by We are family
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it opens one a month and with very little info will give you 200 dollars towards any bill if you're trans
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including medical expenses
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boom
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seb it/they 04/27/2023 9:01 PM
also i haven't forgotten about sending you clothes!!
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just in finals hell
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Carrie (she/her) 04/27/2023 9:05 PM
@puppygirl blair do you mind if I share this on my organizing groups insta page. It's called @Access Abolition SC . It's specifically for disability justice, abolition, and community care
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just in finals hell
puppygirl blair 04/27/2023 9:05 PM
Understandable. I just went on a college tour at coastal carolina for my sister and I'm thinking on going to become a journalist/ photographer
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@puppygirl blair do you mind if I share this on my organizing groups insta page. It's called @Access Abolition SC . It's specifically for disability justice, abolition, and community care
puppygirl blair 04/27/2023 9:05 PM
I would appreciate it. (edited)
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seb it/they 04/27/2023 9:05 PM
oh cool! if you ever want to do any photography/journalist work for OAT we've got a bunch of stuff you could do
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and several journalism and photgraphy people
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i know hayden really enjoys photography
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puppygirl blair 04/27/2023 9:06 PM
That would be really cool
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seb it/they 04/27/2023 9:07 PM
@Carrie (she/her) does your org have any legal/social work type help?
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i'm about to be uninsured and trying to figure stuff out rn and being led through the process by my mom who is unreliable
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trying to figure out a solution that makes sense, although i've functionally been uninsured for 3 years and have had to skip out of tons of very important medical care
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Carrie (she/her) 04/27/2023 9:10 PM
Unfortunately not yet but I can recommend disability rights sc . They're a non-profit group of lawyers who work with people with disabilities pro-bono
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seb it/they 04/27/2023 9:10 PM
hm i'm not sure if i even really need a lawyer, i don't really want to sue my mom i just want to have access to care ;-;
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Carrie (she/her) 04/27/2023 9:11 PM
They also have people who are legal advocates/social worker types
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They might can mediate a convo between you and your mom
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seb it/they 04/27/2023 9:13 PM
hm my mom has refused mediation with me before
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idk i need to try to talk to her about it when classes are over i'm just kinda stuck with this situation
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Carrie (she/her) 04/27/2023 9:13 PM
Wouldn't hurt to call and ask.
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seb it/they 04/27/2023 9:14 PM
yeah thanks for the info
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Carrie (she/her) 04/27/2023 9:17 PM
You're welcome I'd call sooner than later and at least get an intake on file because they serve the whole state.
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seb it/they 04/27/2023 9:18 PM
yeah i really struggle with phone calls
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Carrie (she/her) 04/27/2023 9:20 PM
I do too. You can email them too. I can also help you draft a script or email just dm me
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seb it/they 04/27/2023 9:21 PM
oh good i can send emails
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thanks
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Carrie (she/her) 04/27/2023 9:21 PM
You're welcome
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yeah i really struggle with phone calls
puppygirl blair 04/27/2023 9:21 PM
Same here
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It's really hard for me
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Carrie (she/her)
@puppygirl blair do you mind if I share this on my organizing groups insta page. It's called @Access Abolition SC . It's specifically for disability justice, abolition, and community care
puppygirl blair 04/27/2023 9:41 PM
I gave you a follow
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I gave you a follow
Carrie (she/her) 04/27/2023 10:19 PM
I followed back . We just started and are looking for organizers and volunteers to help with research, individual grants, social media posts, etc We are cross disability led and encourage people from a variety of intersecting identities to join us! We are a volunteer-led collective.
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I followed back . We just started and are looking for organizers and volunteers to help with research, individual grants, social media posts, etc We are cross disability led and encourage people from a variety of intersecting identities to join us! We are a volunteer-led collective.
puppygirl blair 04/27/2023 10:21 PM
I'm thinking on going to college for journalism/ photography and I would love to help spread the word of marginalized groups like us (edited)
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I'm thinking on going to college for journalism/ photography and I would love to help spread the word of marginalized groups like us (edited)
Carrie (she/her) 04/27/2023 10:23 PM
Awesome! Feel free to send me your phone number privately and I can add you to the signal chat I'll be creating this weekend
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I'm sure we could have you work on socials
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puppygirl blair 04/27/2023 10:24 PM
Tysm
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I needed something to do with my dead end life and this sure helps
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Carrie (she/her)
I followed back . We just started and are looking for organizers and volunteers to help with research, individual grants, social media posts, etc We are cross disability led and encourage people from a variety of intersecting identities to join us! We are a volunteer-led collective.
is there a discord? I'm not a big instagram user
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I needed something to do with my dead end life and this sure helps
we're here for you โค๏ธ and empathize
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is there a discord? I'm not a big instagram user
Carrie (she/her) 04/27/2023 10:36 PM
There is not yet. Once we grow more , we might make one. Do you want to be added to the Signal chat ? If so, dm me your number and I can add you.
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signal chat?
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Signal is an encrypted messaging platform
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 04/27/2023 10:37 PM
Say "hello" to a different messaging experience. An unexpected focus on privacy, combined with all of the features you expect.
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Carrie (she/her) 04/27/2023 10:37 PM
It's a safer way to message and organize
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ah okay thanks
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we're here for you โค๏ธ and empathize
puppygirl blair 04/27/2023 10:38 PM
Thanks all of yall so much
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I'll work on making one tomorrow! and of course โค๏ธ
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Carrie (she/her) 04/27/2023 10:40 PM
Of course. We're all here to help eachother and build power and community through solidarity
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I'm thinking on going to college for journalism/ photography and I would love to help spread the word of marginalized groups like us (edited)
Hayden (he/they) 04/27/2023 10:41 PM
Lmk if you ever need help with that degree, I graduated with one in multimedia journalism
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Hayden (he/they)
Lmk if you ever need help with that degree, I graduated with one in multimedia journalism
puppygirl blair 04/27/2023 10:43 PM
Ty
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I'm thinking on going to coastal carolina
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Hayden (he/they) 04/27/2023 10:52 PM
Were you thinking broadcast or print?
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puppygirl blair 04/27/2023 10:55 PM
Probably print or multi media
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Most likely multi media
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With a minor in photography
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Hayden (he/they) 04/27/2023 11:00 PM
Something like media arts might be good too. USC has a pretty good journalism school as well
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But GL in any case
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seb it/they 04/28/2023 7:42 AM
Welcome to your three day Crip Crash Course! We'll cover the basics so you have a clear understanding of disability justice.
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Nico (she/her) 04/28/2023 10:06 AM
I hate to ask this but does anyone in cola have extra estradiol tablets, ideally I'd need 6, 2mg tablets
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Nico (she/her)
I hate to ask this but does anyone in cola have extra estradiol tablets, ideally I'd need 6, 2mg tablets
Should we ping midlands/mutual aid?
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Should we ping midlands/mutual aid?
Nico (she/her) 04/28/2023 10:12 AM
Someone said they could get me some
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@Roxy she/her can you help me write the description for the potluck?
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i know it's going to be at 7, you'd mentioned there were also going to be movies but i don't remember which ones
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Roxy she/her 04/28/2023 11:39 AM
yeah one sec I will dm
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Probably print or multi media
yeah! look into graphic communications majors. broad and encompasses what you mention (edited)
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lumenbos (they/he) 04/28/2023 4:29 PM
anyone interested in data/statistics/infographics? I have access to data visualization software and make a lot of reports for work. if that's ever useful for agitprop or social media posting I would be down for working on that
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either0rgans 04/29/2023 12:14 AM
Yall anybody know of good campsites and places for free food in either chucktown or nc? Idk which way im going if
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seb it/they 04/29/2023 7:38 AM
@Hayden (he/they)
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Hayden (he/they) 04/29/2023 7:57 AM
By campsites do you mean like a paid rv or tent site? (edited)
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And NC is a big place, there's some free ones in Pisgah and that area
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And NC is a big place, there's some free ones in Pisgah and that area
either0rgans 04/29/2023 8:21 AM
Looking for free or close to free as possible near Asheville
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Hayden (he/they) 04/29/2023 8:25 AM
It's a bit far, but burrells Ford is on the border. Free, open year round and first-come-first-served
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miss altava 04/29/2023 9:41 AM
There are multiple free campsites in South Eastern KY too in the Daniel Boone national forest as well. Not sure how far of a drive that is to asheville though
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I really want to start laser hair removal because dysphoria but it is prohibitively expensiveโ€ฆ Iโ€™m thinking about starting a gofundme, are there any other platforms that are similar but donโ€™t have the same restrictions at gofundme
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I really want to start laser hair removal because dysphoria but it is prohibitively expensiveโ€ฆ Iโ€™m thinking about starting a gofundme, are there any other platforms that are similar but donโ€™t have the same restrictions at gofundme
yeah there's a bunch! I'd do some reading and see which takes the smallest percentage and tht ppl seem to like
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robin (they/it) 04/29/2023 1:12 PM
if you want to share your venmo or gofundme here we can promote it
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I'll figure logistics out and talk with my mom first but tysm
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I'll figure logistics out and talk with my mom first but tysm
lumenbos (they/he) 04/29/2023 1:24 PM
have you looked at Groupon discounts too? laser hair removal shows up on there all the time
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O thats really nice to know ty
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BenjaminIsaac 04/29/2023 6:46 PM
intact shelves in maxcy dumpster
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some drawers too
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AsterTheDisaster 04/29/2023 8:02 PM
I hate how colleges (at least I know USC and Clemson) literally have donation spots not far from dorms and yet this still happens.
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Also in my building they blocked the ramp to get out with all the foutons being thrown away last year. so nobody who needed the ramp could take out their trash or anything during move out week.
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BenjaminIsaac 04/29/2023 8:04 PM
at least if itโ€™s in the dumpster students who need it can take it because the donation bins have cameras set up and they claim theyโ€™ll charge you for stealing if you take from them
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AsterTheDisaster 04/29/2023 8:05 PM
Wait really dang
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BenjaminIsaac 04/29/2023 8:05 PM
yeah itโ€™s really strict for no reason lol
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I think some are easier than others but maxcy sent out an email saying there was a camera in there (edited)
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AsterTheDisaster 04/29/2023 8:06 PM
Well I guess if you think of it, it's like a big profit day for the places that are getting them (not that that justifies it in my eye). And probably a safety risk from the university standpoint. That super sucks. (edited)
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BenjaminIsaac 04/29/2023 8:06 PM
personally though if I had an entire set of shelves Iโ€™d at least post about it first even if I didnโ€™t have this server before just chucking it
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give it to a younger cousin or something
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AsterTheDisaster 04/29/2023 8:07 PM
It just kills me that someone had a $300 futon for a year and threw it away. But I guess not everyone grows up valuing things the same way. (edited)
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seb it/they 04/29/2023 8:19 PM
I have a black half tank small GC2B binder up for grabs if anyone wants it. I'm willing to go 50/50 on shipping for anywhere within SC (edited)
seb it/they pinned a message to this channel. 04/29/2023 8:22 PM
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Camryn Aisling 04/29/2023 9:01 PM
Where would you even have space for a futon in a dorm room
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yeah itโ€™s really strict for no reason lol
because then it's considered trespassing
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Camryn Aisling
Where would you even have space for a futon in a dorm room
under loft beds usually
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Camryn Aisling 04/29/2023 9:02 PM
I'm realizing my concept of a futon is probably a lot bigger than most futons are
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seb it/they 04/29/2023 9:02 PM
Most are loveseat sized or smaller
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Camryn Aisling 04/29/2023 9:03 PM
Oh, yeah
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My futon folded out into a bed
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I think it was... queen or full sized
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"A futon is a type of bed that can be converted, when not in use, into a daytime sofa" but their sizes and styles can differ, like some don't seem to have any framing at all just cushion
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Where would you even have space for a futon in a dorm room
i had one shoved under a lofted bed in my dorm in a 90sqft room with a dresser, a desk, another bigger desk, a side table/cabinet thing, and an armoire you just have to be creative lol
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robin (they/it) 04/30/2023 12:08 PM
fuck ton of shelves in cappy
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can you let me in to grab them
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some of them
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@robin (they/it)
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in like a bit i'm making lunch
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robin (they/it) 04/30/2023 12:21 PM
there isnt locks
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ah neat
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robin (they/it) 05/01/2023 2:14 PM
heyyo @mutual_aid meeting tonight add what you want to discuss in the meeting notes that are linked in the event description
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Hayden (he/they) 05/01/2023 5:12 PM
I found this hat in the road if anyone wants it Alt: Hayden wearing a green cowboy hat with rhinestone details
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I found this hat in the road if anyone wants it Alt: Hayden wearing a green cowboy hat with rhinestone details
James Harley 05/01/2023 5:20 PM
Iโ€™d love a cowboy hat
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Hayden (he/they) 05/01/2023 5:23 PM
Whoever gets it from me first can have it
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seb it/they 05/01/2023 6:06 PM
This skateboard is also up for grabs
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seb it/they
This skateboard is also up for grabs
seb it/they 05/01/2023 6:08 PM
Alt: a skateboard with a grey cat, a spider and blue trucks and details
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seb it/they 05/01/2023 6:21 PM
10 mins until meeting :3
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This skateboard is also up for grabs
cade (he/him) 05/01/2023 7:02 PM
i would like this skateboard pls
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lumenbos (they/he) 05/01/2023 8:02 PM
for those coming to the potluck, is anyone allergic to cats, dogs, or hay? I don't know if it's been said that we have indoor animals
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robin (they/it) 05/01/2023 8:05 PM
i updated the todo list with stuff from this evening's meeting
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seb it/they 05/01/2023 8:14 PM
I am allergic to gods but will make sure to take an allergy pill before jand
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Listen I know you meant dogs but thatโ€™s a really funny message
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Atheist because ur allergic to gods
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seb it/they 05/01/2023 8:15 PM
Oh oop lol
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Oh dear, Iโ€™m quite allergic to cats ๐Ÿ’€
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robin (they/it) 05/01/2023 8:33 PM
die then (joke)
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Not a bad idea, truly. Will take whatever I can and hope for the best, but no promises on my longevity
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lumenbos (they/he) 05/01/2023 8:36 PM
we do have air purifiers so I'll try to run our big one in different parts of the house before hand.
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i would like this skateboard pls
dmed u
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or tried to actually
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you have to accept the friend request first
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okay so we need to figure out a cookie recipe
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so far i have No nuts no egg no gluten no dairy no soy are there any other considerations? (edited)
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Soy maybe? Not a very wide spread allergy but I had it when I was younger so thatโ€™s where my mind goes
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yeah that's the top 8 allergens covered
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unless we plan on putting shellfish in the cookies
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does anyone have any resources on community responses to child abuse that are noncareceral/don't involve cops?
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lankyy_luka(they/them) 05/01/2023 10:45 PM
I have some knowledge I'm studying to be a social worker
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can i dm you?
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lankyy_luka(they/them) 05/01/2023 10:47 PM
for sure โค๏ธ
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robin (they/it) 05/02/2023 12:16 PM
i updated the mutual aid list because ophelia has a different paypal now
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hey idk if this counts as mutual aid but i really need help finding a home for my foster dog khepri- most of us are moving at the end of the month and this boy really needs a home- if you can help spread the work or know anyone looking to adopt a dog that would be so helpful
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esp anyone who works or volunteers with pets in any way shape or form
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(yes we have contacted shelters, they are either full, really hard to get him into, or are kill shelters which i refuse to do)
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I have a black half tank small GC2B binder up for grabs if anyone wants it. I'm willing to go 50/50 on shipping for anywhere within SC (edited)
this is still pinned btw i think it was taken โค๏ธ
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seb it/they 05/02/2023 4:44 PM
Thanks
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this too i think was covered, right? โค๏ธ just cleaning out while looking for things in pinned
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robin (they/it)
i updated the mutual aid list because ophelia has a different paypal now
is it a seemingly deadname one still or a new one?
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robin (they/it) 05/02/2023 4:55 PM
its a dead name one but the old one was actually owned by someone else and now she has her own
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Gotcha, i was unsure if i just wasn't seeing the update or something, sorry โค๏ธ
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seb it/they 05/02/2023 5:55 PM
@Olivia did you post the graphic to mom groups? this may have already happened but i wanted to ask
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this too i think was covered, right? โค๏ธ just cleaning out while looking for things in pinned
seb it/they 05/02/2023 5:56 PM
unsure about what this message was reffering to
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 05/02/2023 7:33 PM
alright, safe space columbia is discussing attending on may 13th
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they have the personnel available, they;re working through it now
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unsure about what this message was reffering to
oh sorry it didn't reply to it or it was removed, it was a $$ aid that already got fulfilled tht could be unpinned
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seb it/they 05/02/2023 8:29 PM
Thanks i got it
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hey idk if this counts as mutual aid but i really need help finding a home for my foster dog khepri- most of us are moving at the end of the month and this boy really needs a home- if you can help spread the work or know anyone looking to adopt a dog that would be so helpful
if you wanna help / need more info pls dm me
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 05/03/2023 9:32 AM
safe space columbia is confirmed for tabling at the mothers day event, they'll be bringing a table and physical media. they also have someone whose willing to speak, i have her name and contact info below. 803-730-3055 carmen courtwright
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Received this this morning. I already put stuff on the sheet, but do we have any updates on the total list of organisations we know are coming?
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i still haven't sent out the email sorry, i've been really tired from school stuff
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@puppygirl blair how are you doing?
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seb it/they
@puppygirl blair how are you doing?
puppygirl blair 05/03/2023 1:25 PM
Ok but not the best
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Been really depressed for at least a month
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seb it/they 05/03/2023 1:26 PM
yeah you mentioned earlier
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is there anything we can do to help? (edited)
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puppygirl blair 05/03/2023 1:26 PM
I'm not sure tbh
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My antidepressants got upped a bit last week and I think it made it worse
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I just got back from my therapist and I talked about it
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But I don't feel sad today for some reason
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robin (they/it) 05/03/2023 1:29 PM
make sure you tell your doctor/psych/whoever is prescribing the meds too.
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make sure you tell your doctor/psych/whoever is prescribing the meds too.
puppygirl blair 05/03/2023 1:30 PM
I don't have a psychiatrist at the moment because it was her last session at the current practice because she was moving
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robin (they/it) 05/03/2023 1:30 PM
ive had bad experiences with doctors/psychiatrists not listening to me when ive told them my meds weren't being successful and im worried that might happen to you but my experiences are not universal
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puppygirl blair 05/03/2023 1:31 PM
But I'm always open for suggestions
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ive had bad experiences with doctors/psychiatrists not listening to me when ive told them my meds weren't being successful and im worried that might happen to you but my experiences are not universal
puppygirl blair 05/03/2023 1:31 PM
Sorry to hear
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I don't have a psychiatrist at the moment because it was her last session at the current practice because she was moving
robin (they/it) 05/03/2023 1:31 PM
maybe try getting on the case load for another psych at the same location ?
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robin (they/it)
maybe try getting on the case load for another psych at the same location ?
puppygirl blair 05/03/2023 1:32 PM
That's what's happening
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I'm trying to get someone who would prescribe me ketamene therapy because I hate what ssri's do to me
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But I'm always open for suggestions
robin (they/it) 05/03/2023 1:33 PM
keep a journal or note on your phone of what happens or changes with dates incase there is a pattern of days where you are depressed vs. not depressed. it can help doctors especially if you are changing doctors
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puppygirl blair 05/03/2023 1:34 PM
That's what my mom suggested
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I'm trying to get someone who would prescribe me ketamene therapy because I hate what ssri's do to me
robin (they/it) 05/03/2023 1:34 PM
have you tried snris ? im on those for anxiety, they dont do shit for my depression, but i know a lot of people do take them for depression
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ssris didnt work for me either they made me less mentally healthy
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puppygirl blair 05/03/2023 1:37 PM
Like a big problem for me is that I want to do psylobin and I know I'll die of serotonin syndrome if I take it with ssri's and snri's
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@puppygirl blair how are you doing?
puppygirl blair 05/03/2023 1:39 PM
Still remember about the clothes? Just checking
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seb it/they 05/03/2023 1:39 PM
yeah, i mean to do that this week, but let me put it on my todo list so i don't forget!
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puppygirl blair 05/03/2023 1:40 PM
Thank all of yall for the unyielding support
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Because I don't have many people to talk to about my problems
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seb it/they 05/03/2023 1:42 PM
of course
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robin (they/it) 05/03/2023 1:42 PM
pavlov yourself ! do the same thing everytime you are happy then after a little while when you are zad do that thing (listen to the same song or podcast, watch the same show, go on a walk, there are a lot of different things it could be)
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it kinda sounds jokey but i do this
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Because I don't have many people to talk to about my problems
puppygirl blair 05/03/2023 1:48 PM
Especially when the mental health industry makes people who have mental health problems look like they are crazy and either pumps us with meds or puts us in mental intuitions which are a literally a prison
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robin (they/it) 05/03/2023 1:54 PM
yeah ive been successful at dodging the ward despite them trying to yoink me but i am worried im going to get out on meds that make me a zombie
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seb it/they 05/03/2023 2:10 PM
Hello (ORG NAME), On Saturday May 13th OAT will be hosting a Queer Joy Motherโ€™s Day event on the statehouse grounds from 11 am to 3 pm. We would like to make this a collaborative event with multiple queer orgs in the area. Are you interested in tabling at the event or hosting some form of quee...
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can people look over my email to reach out to other orgs for the mothers day event
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i've got a migraine so it might be bad
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robin (they/it) 05/03/2023 2:14 PM
i added an extra paragraph
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seb it/they 05/03/2023 2:16 PM
Sunflower seed butter is the answer when you want an easy, allergen-free cookie without any gluten, nuts, dairy, or eggs.
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does this recipe look good to people?
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puppygirl blair 05/03/2023 2:29 PM
I wish there was a channel for photography
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Because I love taking photos of nature and stuff
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seb it/they 05/03/2023 2:29 PM
I think #queer-joy is the place I would put that
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seb it/they 05/03/2023 8:51 PM
trying to send this out now, do we have a specific email for SC united and wren? i know we talked to pickles, but i'd like to also send an email if possible
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 05/03/2023 8:52 PM
ill look around
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(phil@fordandfordgroup.com; adam@southernequality.org; Emily Mayer <emily@fordandfordgroup.com>) these are from the org spreadsheet @seb it/they
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seb it/they 05/03/2023 9:06 PM
we do not have a wren email
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@Carrie (she/her) would access abolition be interested in tabling/ hosting an acitivity at the OAT mother's day event?
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robin (they/it) 05/04/2023 8:46 AM
@mutual_aid i made the new meeting with notes go add anything you want to talk about to the meeting notes
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seb it/they 05/04/2023 8:47 AM
Thank you Robin
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seb it/they 05/04/2023 9:32 AM
@robin (they/it) do you want to help me set up the stichnbitch
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i think we should do it online as all of the sewing people in cola have left
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i know @regan-they was interested too
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robin (they/it) 05/04/2023 9:33 AM
yeah
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we should do it before the art swap because i know im crocheting stuff for the fundraiser
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seb it/they 05/04/2023 9:34 AM
yeah i also wanted to sew something
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how does like online tuesday at like 8 sound?
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robin (they/it) 05/04/2023 9:34 AM
that sounds good to me
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i was going to suggest we could have it be regular and like everyweek there isnt a potluck ?
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sounds good to me
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robin (they/it) 05/04/2023 9:36 AM
yay this is gonna be so fun
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seb it/they 05/04/2023 9:36 AM
hm idk who to ping to get people to sign up
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 05/04/2023 9:37 AM
Midlands probably
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robin (they/it) 05/04/2023 9:37 AM
its online so not just midlands
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we can do an event roundup and ping everyone because there is a lot coming up
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@cade (he/him) @Hassan he/him @robin (they/it) @Harper (they/she) @Aaron A (any/all) pinging y'all because you expressed interest in participating in the planning for OATfest, what times work for an initial planning meeting?
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robin (they/it) 05/04/2023 10:22 AM
any time next week
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i think wednesday evening works best for me
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robin (they/it) 05/04/2023 10:25 AM
alright ill make an event and we can always change the time if anther time works better for the majority
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Harper (they/she) 05/04/2023 10:27 AM
This coming Sunday Monday or Tuesday evenings work for me
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let's do tuesday then
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robin (they/it) 05/04/2023 10:28 AM
alright got tuesday at 7 max an hour because me and seb are going to stitch and bitch on the same day
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oh so true
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i don't mind having a max time, i think that will keep us focused a bit more
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hey i still have an unexpired full dose of paxlovid that i never used (i thought i had covid but didnt) so if anyone here gets covid lmk and i can get it to u
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can you post this in #medical-resources too
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@AthenaTheCommie (she/they) @lumenbos (they/he)
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did y'all see this recipe?
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 05/04/2023 12:34 PM
it looks fine to me
12:34
i can probably buy all that at walmart
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do you want me to pin it?
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 05/04/2023 12:36 PM
go ahead
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Hayden (he/they) 05/04/2023 1:02 PM
Who is going to the potluck from the rosewood area
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if anyone needs a ride from downtown lmk
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seb it/they 05/04/2023 1:06 PM
Char you should just carpool with me and Felix and athena
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idk if me, fawn, sasha and eden will fit too
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seb it/they 05/04/2023 1:08 PM
Ah so true
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There are only 5 spots unfortunately
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im excited tho!
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seb it/they 05/04/2023 1:47 PM
I can't come to the potluck bc Felix is sick
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 05/04/2023 1:54 PM
okay
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if anyone needs a ride from downtown lmk
AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 05/04/2023 1:54 PM
char can we carpool ๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐Ÿ‘ˆ
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@felix get well soon and let us know if you need anything at all
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puppygirl blair 05/04/2023 1:57 PM
I wish I could go to the potluck but I have no transportation and I'm far away from everyone I think
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robin (they/it) 05/04/2023 2:00 PM
which direction?
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puppygirl blair 05/04/2023 2:00 PM
Fort mill sc
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robin (they/it) 05/04/2023 2:01 PM
oh cant help you there sorry
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puppygirl blair 05/04/2023 2:01 PM
So the top of south carolina
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robin (they/it)
oh cant help you there sorry
puppygirl blair 05/04/2023 2:01 PM
It's fine
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seb it/they 05/04/2023 2:01 PM
we've been trying to get an upcountry potluck scheduled
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we just need people to host
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puppygirl blair 05/04/2023 2:03 PM
I don't know any people up here unfortunately
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my two friends are from nc
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seb it/they 05/04/2023 2:04 PM
maybe reaching out in #lowcountry-general is a good place to start
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or wait wrong one
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#upstate-general
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you can also ping upstate
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robin (they/it) 05/04/2023 2:04 PM
still no access ?
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puppygirl blair 05/04/2023 2:05 PM
It also sucks because there is no support organizations in my county
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seb it/they 05/04/2023 2:05 PM
wack
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they)
@felix get well soon and let us know if you need anything at all
it's seemingly just a cold, i'll be ok
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seb it/they 05/04/2023 2:05 PM
oh its bc who ever moved it didn't update the roles
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puppygirl blair 05/04/2023 2:06 PM
Hopefully if I go to usc Columbia I'll get the support I need
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Still got to figure out when I can take a tour
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My dad said that they are all booked until the fall
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char can we carpool ๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐Ÿ‘ˆ
ya sure
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seb it/they 05/04/2023 2:15 PM
@puppygirl blair you should be able to access the upstate chat now
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Hayden (he/they)
Who is going to the potluck from the rosewood area
cade (he/him) 05/04/2023 2:32 PM
iโ€™m off garners ferry
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Hayden (he/they) 05/04/2023 2:32 PM
I'm going to grab Liv tonight
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cade (he/him) 05/04/2023 2:33 PM
since seb wonโ€™t be able to come, could you pls bring a bunch of stickers and fliers for me to take to the drag protest tomorrow? (edited)
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Hayden (he/they) 05/04/2023 2:34 PM
Sure
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Ok, haircut cancelled, I can come today
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cade (he/him) 05/04/2023 2:35 PM
thank you hayden!
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I'll be coming from Gaston if anyone needs a ride
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it's seemingly just a cold, i'll be ok
i feel a lot better should be good by tmrw morn
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hello! one of my really cool and really trans friends friendโ€™s home recently burned down in the myrtle beach area. if anyone is able the contribute anything to their go-fund-me then that would be swell (also if this isnโ€™t the proper channel to post this in than please let me know and iโ€™ll post it there) https://gofund.me/12aca98f
I would like for you to meet my โ€œAngelโ€ Snyder. We are told that angels walk amongst us and we will โ€ฆ Lynn Bennett needs your support for Snyder family fire
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i feel a lot better should be good by tmrw morn
the cold has been vanquished
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 05/05/2023 10:22 AM
i am happy to report that the 10% of the lemonade that did not end up on my floor is delicious
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robin (they/it) 05/05/2023 12:54 PM
anyone in cola got clothes 2x shirts and 34/30 pants that ophelia could have ?
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I can dig through my stuff
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Hayden (he/they) 05/05/2023 12:55 PM
I can check extra clothes from the swap when I get home
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robin (they/it) 05/05/2023 12:56 PM
thanks yall
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Looking for a specific gender or just any clothes?
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robin (they/it) 05/05/2023 12:56 PM
femme clothes would be best but clothes general are needed and will be happily accepted
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I might have something close to or at that size, Iโ€™ll check as Iโ€™m packing up my things in the next few days
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Closest I've got is a lot of women's 1xl tops
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Pants probably wonโ€™t happen, but I do have a lot of oversized (for me) shirts that may work
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Closest I've got is a lot of women's 1xl tops
robin (they/it) 05/05/2023 1:07 PM
she wants those please
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Cool, pull up
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robin (they/it) 05/05/2023 1:08 PM
we in tuberville or whatever still
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Is there a day you need them by?
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robin (they/it) 05/05/2023 1:08 PM
be in columbia in like an hour
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ideally wed swing by and get it on our way out of town
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robin (they/it)
be in columbia in like an hour
I'm home until these evening, no need to rush
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anyone in cola got clothes 2x shirts and 34/30 pants that ophelia could have ?
I have something thatโ€™s a 14-16, donโ€™t know what that is in measured sizes
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I also have a lot of 8 - 10/14 ish things, could those fit her?
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robin (they/it) 05/05/2023 2:36 PM
we got some from liv but thanks
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seb it/they 05/05/2023 9:50 PM
we still need speakers for the mothers day event
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seb it/they
we still need speakers for the mothers day event
Something we should fundraiser for?
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It would be too late to book anyone who would take a payment to speak
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Oh you mean humans
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I thought you meant equipment (edited)
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I assume? Could also be sound speakers, donโ€™t know what seb meant
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https://www.tumblr.com/covidtgncstudy/714948456065712128/interview-opportunity-for-transgender-and Paid study for trans and gnc people on their pandemic experiences
Hi, all! My name is Nico and I am an undergraduate researcher at the University of Texas at Austin. I am currently recruiting transgender and/or gender-nonconforming people for my thesis study on geโ€ฆ
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we still need speakers for the mothers day event
AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 05/05/2023 11:46 PM
we have a safe space dinners person
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I assume? Could also be sound speakers, donโ€™t know what seb meant
seb it/they 05/06/2023 7:09 AM
I meant people to speak
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I would be willing to speak about my grandmothers
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/my moms a little bit
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@puppygirl blair you should add your mutual aid request to this doc too: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1simpUa34ywDhOpIWi92YuhFBlqoExietvbZsWly9eO4/edit?usp=sharing
Items Needed: Gender-affirming clothing Undergarments Furniture Blankets/sleeping bag Money needed: Fulfilled? For Amount $ Details Ophelia she needs funds for moving out, getting new belongings because she will be leaving all of her stuff behind for safety reasons, and paying ren...
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@puppygirl blair you should add your mutual aid request to this doc too: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1simpUa34ywDhOpIWi92YuhFBlqoExietvbZsWly9eO4/edit?usp=sharing
puppygirl blair 05/06/2023 1:23 PM
Thank you so much seb. You are a life saver
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Low grade high urgency MA request: does anyone in Columbia have concealer
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Cyprus
Low grade high urgency MA request: does anyone in Columbia have concealer
seb it/they 05/06/2023 6:10 PM
@Midlands SC
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Low grade high urgency MA request: does anyone in Columbia have concealer
Do you want me to pick you some up from CVS or something? Can you also send me a pick or name of what concealer because I will fuck it up if you dont
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I don't know makeup (edited)
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robin (they/it) 05/07/2023 2:17 PM
ok so i went to an art festival today and got a bunch of artists' instagrams . when we get a date for the art fundraiser ill dm them, but i went through and followed them all today and added them to this spreadsheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1smR-6B42b4BvEJBLQe8A74x4yxkr9Qe05dArNbh7OBo/edit?usp=sharing
Sheet1 artist name,way to contact them angela bond,instagram macrayay,instagram anncohen,instagram keith two,instagram sam collins,instagam all the bloom,instagram jenny turner,instagram contrived curiosities,instagram robert walker,instagram sergey cherep,text: 4047726071 havana moon music,inst...
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robin (they/it) 05/07/2023 2:25 PM
most of them are atl/decatur artists but some are tennessee, alabama, florida, even saw a south carolina guy but he didnt seem like an oat supporter if you know what i mean
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robin (they/it) 05/07/2023 2:38 PM
if we dont get gabeaux im going to cry real life tears i had 3 pieces from her hanging in my dorm and she is a goddess on earth !
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can the oat account post this on its story?
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also if anyone here can help me print posters that would be cool
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or just share it around on social media
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can the oat account post this on its story?
robin (they/it) 05/07/2023 7:44 PM
yes but i am incompetent and am not capable of putting stuff on the story if any other person who is smarter at instagram can do it please do
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@lai is going to do this
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alt: a google form reading Mutual Aid/General Need posting request -This is a form to be posted in our monthly mutual aid roundup post- we are flexible and you don't need to provide anymore info than you are comfortable with. 1: What do you need help with? A short introduction as well if you'd like. 2: If you're asking for cash assistance what is your preferred way of receiving it? (please include your username(s) as well) 3: If you would like to include your social media would you like it posted with the roundup? Where should we point people (what is your username, what platforms, etc) 4: Any special requests with how we post your request? For example if you want socials given out by dm rather than posted publicly- etc. Anything else as well. (edited)
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robin (they/it) 05/08/2023 7:45 AM
some one dmed us this on instagram
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seb it/they 05/08/2023 7:46 AM
Do you want to like repost it and make an announcement about it
07:46
I'm getting ready to go to work, but once I get there I can do it as well
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robin (they/it) 05/08/2023 7:47 AM
From campaigns to creatives, lead generation & more, manage every request, contact or feedback with monday.com forms
seb it/they pinned a message to this channel. 05/08/2023 7:48 AM
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seb it/they 05/08/2023 7:48 AM
Oh wait this isn't like a micro grant
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robin (they/it) 05/08/2023 7:48 AM
looking at the application this would be something that oat would fill out to get funds for a specific project like the oatfest
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seb it/they 05/08/2023 7:49 AM
We'd need to apply yeah
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Tbh might be good to go ahead and do it for oat fest
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robin (they/it) 05/08/2023 8:10 AM
i can do that
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seb it/they 05/08/2023 8:10 AM
Okay neat
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We still have a few mutual aid asks for mother's day event, we still need art supplies, people to speak, and tables and chairs
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robin (they/it) 05/08/2023 8:16 AM
what is the email again ? the oat email that is
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im a bit small brained right now
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seb it/they 05/08/2023 8:17 AM
Uhh i don't remember
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ColorfulKnoll 05/08/2023 8:51 AM
Hey just a warning for those going through any name change process, if you need a notary I don't suggest going too postal express on east main Street in Lexington
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Notary there laughed at me when I was getting documents signed just letting people know so they don't deal with same process
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robin (they/it) 05/08/2023 8:52 AM
thats so upsetting im sorry
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ColorfulKnoll 05/08/2023 8:52 AM
It was awhile back, but thank you
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But listing hostile environments can be just as important as positive ones
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So I wanted to share
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robin (they/it)
i can do that
robin (they/it) 05/08/2023 8:53 AM
done
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But listing hostile environments can be just as important as positive ones
robin (they/it) 05/08/2023 8:53 AM
agree
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does anyone have a ladder i can borrow? i need to repaint some stuff near the ceilings on my walls, so the ladder doesn't need to be huge resolved, i got a ladder (edited)
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robin (they/it) 05/08/2023 10:14 AM
@Midlands SC ^^
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mystic_darkwing 05/08/2023 10:15 AM
how high is the ceiling? no ladder but i could lend you a folding chair that can get paint on it
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nvm
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yo its fix it felix
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ColorfulKnoll 05/08/2023 11:30 AM
I have a bunch of men's dress clothes from when I was bigger and not out, I'd love to donate them during the clothes swap if allowed
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robin (they/it) 05/08/2023 11:31 AM
yeah we can definitely take those when we have another swap in the fall
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we don't really do donations for a clothes swap
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it's more of a "you take stuff to trade and if you don't trade it you have to take it back"
11:31
just bc we don't have a storage
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robin (they/it) 05/08/2023 11:31 AM
but like you can come and bring them to swap
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that being said please bring stuff
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yeah
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ColorfulKnoll 05/08/2023 11:31 AM
Totes, I'd love to do so
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Theyre fairly nice and I know dress clothes can be pricey
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yeah we were thinking around halloween
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ColorfulKnoll 05/08/2023 11:33 AM
Noted, I'll make sure to keep updated as the dates come around
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all gone! stuff up for grabs! my landlord is incapable of cleaning up after himself so i have his free shit to give away! - leather suitcase - coffee maker - small space heater - curtain rod and garbage bag of curtains - small TV antenna for like local TV - base for a plastic christmas tree and a plastic christmas tree @Midlands SC (edited)
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robin (they/it) 05/08/2023 3:08 PM
looks like a theater after strike. lots of theaters use old luggage and old christmas trees if no one wants those you could see if a theater needs them. there are probably easier options too
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there were several funnier things that he left, my favorite of which was A Single Rollerblade
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 05/08/2023 4:13 PM
so id like people's thoughts on this, how many cookies do we want if we are expecting 40-50 people
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200 cookies?
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That sounds like a little much but if we have any extras they could easily be donated
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Extras could go to homeless people for Columbia People Program's Sunday food distribution (edited)
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robin (they/it) 05/08/2023 5:46 PM
@mutual_aid meeting in 45 minutes
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robin (they/it) 05/08/2023 6:30 PM
@mutual_aid meeting now
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beware robin is on train
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seb it/they 05/08/2023 6:30 PM
I'm brain bad
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Going to skip this one
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Not trans related but Iโ€™m going through a really rough time right now, like severely tough, Iโ€™m not okay by any means and Iโ€™m out of the medicine that keeps me kind of functioning. I get paid on Wednesday so I can pay someone back if they can loan me $35. Iโ€™d really appreciate any help I can get tbh. My venmo is @kaijadex TIA ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿฅน
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Hayden (he/they) 05/08/2023 7:11 PM
I can put those as examples of what we could do (edited)
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Woah I got two people that sent it. ๐Ÿ˜ญ thank you. Iโ€™ll send it back
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keep it, you need it more than i do
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take care
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robin (they/it) 05/08/2023 7:15 PM
^
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3 people. Yโ€™all are literally so fucking amazing
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it's monopoly money in this capitalism game
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at least in monopoly everyone starts out with the same amount lmfao
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Thank you. Yโ€™all have no idea Iโ€™m going THROUGH it. Thank you so much. Iโ€™m crying ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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Thank you. Yโ€™all have no idea Iโ€™m going THROUGH it. Thank you so much. Iโ€™m crying ๐Ÿ˜ญ
robin (they/it) 05/08/2023 7:19 PM
if you need more mutual aid we can boost your venmo and possibly get it on social media
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robin (they/it) 05/08/2023 7:27 PM
attention all athena hates stickers
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Iโ€™m okay for now. I may need it for this move coming up in November, I really appreciate all the help. ๐Ÿ˜ญโค๏ธ
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When you're moving you should say something in here and we could probably help with that too
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When you're moving you should say something in here and we could probably help with that too
Much appreciated. Itโ€™s across the country for my safety, so Iโ€™ll probably be doing some crowd funding. It would be cool if we could do a plant or a bake sale or something and put together a mutual aid fund for those of us who choose to move out of state due to the laws.
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robin (they/it) 05/08/2023 8:39 PM
if you need funds we got some fundraising events coming up. if you want to get in on those
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robin (they/it) 05/08/2023 9:04 PM
the mutual aid fund on social media form is now in the drive along with responses
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robin (they/it) 05/09/2023 11:39 AM
ok so im looking at lgbt books for prisoners resources and i found a group that supplies sc prisons but it seems like just any one not specifically queer or trans people and a group the works with primarily trans people in california
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solvent (they/she) 05/09/2023 8:14 PM
i made a little money selling some art and i wanted to give it to ppl who need it, if u or anyone u know needs cash for something send me ur venmo or gofundme and ill get it to u
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locked out of my paypal so i cant send money that way sadly ):
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theres only 2 ppl on the mutual aid spreadsheet so looking for more local ppl to help
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seb it/they 05/09/2023 8:20 PM
Ophelia needs a lot of help atm
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i made a little money selling some art and i wanted to give it to ppl who need it, if u or anyone u know needs cash for something send me ur venmo or gofundme and ill get it to u
puppygirl blair 05/09/2023 8:24 PM
Thank you so much for the help
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Ophelia needs a lot of help atm
solvent (they/she) 05/09/2023 8:25 PM
theres only a paypal link on the spreadsheet
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puppygirl blair
Thank you so much for the help
solvent (they/she) 05/09/2023 8:25 PM
ofc enbyheart
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theres only a paypal link on the spreadsheet
seb it/they 05/09/2023 8:26 PM
I can dm them for venmo or some other crowd funding
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Carrie (she/her) 05/09/2023 8:26 PM
If anyone with a disability has a mutual aid request I am posting them on access abolition sc as well
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seb it/they
I can dm them for venmo or some other crowd funding
solvent (they/she) 05/09/2023 8:26 PM
would appreciate
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If anyone with a disability has a mutual aid request I am posting them on access abolition sc as well
seb it/they 05/09/2023 8:27 PM
@puppygirl blair
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Carrie (she/her) 05/09/2023 8:28 PM
I posted Blair's I just meant anyone else
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If anyone with a disability has a mutual aid request I am posting them on access abolition sc as well
robin (they/it) 05/09/2023 8:42 PM
ophelia would probably also benefit from this
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robin (they/it)
ophelia would probably also benefit from this
Carrie (she/her) 05/09/2023 8:43 PM
Great if Ophelia could send me the info I can make a post
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robin (they/it) 05/09/2023 8:44 PM
@AndiC22 on paypal
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what all info do you need?
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Carrie (she/her) 05/09/2023 8:45 PM
If there is a specific goal and what the aid is for.
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Ie medical bills, housing , etc
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I'll try to create a Google Form tomorrow.
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robin (they/it) 05/09/2023 8:49 PM
she just relocated out of an abusive household and need to like rebuild a life
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Carrie (she/her) 05/09/2023 8:50 PM
That works
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Iโ€™ve been MIA lately because my partner is visiting from Ireland for a week, but my mom & i have a TON of stuff to donate like clothes, blankets, hair claws for hopefully anyone wanting gender-affirming accessories or anything, a bamboo comb, etc. what can i do? I wanna donate them here but idk how unless people ask for specific things, yknow? We donโ€™t really have a stockpile i dont think but i can hang on to them for now if not. I can probably go through it and take pictures and inventory (edited)
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robin (they/it) 05/10/2023 7:14 AM
i think the best way would be to create a list or spread sheet and then make an announcement to see who wants what
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mystic_darkwing 05/10/2023 10:24 AM
in response to a conversation in vent no advice something like that would be great
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where are y'all?
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also do you have an idea of how many people would be interested?
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mystic_darkwing 05/10/2023 10:40 AM
im a bit out past lexington, i can get a feel for people i know personally who might be interested in going or if you just wanted to make it a community outreach type thing i could help organize that
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tbh we were already going to do a self defense class and range day soon, i'd be fine with moving it closer to y'all/still holding it in cola but driving to pick a signficant number of y'all up
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and then crowd funding for pepper spray and whatever other self defense stuff you think would be useful
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tbh we were already going to do a self defense class and range day soon, i'd be fine with moving it closer to y'all/still holding it in cola but driving to pick a signficant number of y'all up
puppygirl blair 05/10/2023 10:42 AM
Hell yeah range day
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mystic_darkwing 05/10/2023 10:43 AM
yeah just lmk more information when it gets figured out
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do you know of any venues in your area that would be free/cheap and could hold like 20-30 people?
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ideally with both indoor and outdoor space
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mystic_darkwing 05/10/2023 10:54 AM
not off the top of my head but ill look around and make a list
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not off the top of my head but ill look around and make a list
also if you have any friends dealing with the same situation/queer friends who could use support feel free to throw them an invite link
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robin (they/it) 05/10/2023 9:24 PM
i secured an art donation for art swap ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ’ช
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mystic_darkwing 05/10/2023 9:30 PM
when is the art swap and would things like crafts be accepted? i make jewelry and patches and stuff that i can offer but idk if thats what you guys are looking for
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seb it/they 05/10/2023 9:30 PM
Yes both are accepted
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robin (they/it) 05/10/2023 9:32 PM
june 25th and bring whatever art you make. im bringing some stuff i forged and crocheted it doesnt have to be "typical" or "normie" art
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seb it/they 05/10/2023 9:33 PM
For a second I thought robin was going to show up with like some forged checks
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robin (they/it) 05/10/2023 9:34 PM
nah i made some tiny swords and a bottle opener and little hook thing
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For a second I thought robin was going to show up with like some forged checks
Crime is an art โœจ
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Hayden (he/they) 05/10/2023 9:44 PM
I'll see if I can get some prints together
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who should I communicate with for mailing to midlands
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seb it/they 05/11/2023 8:53 AM
should i go ahead and schedule another stich n bitch and online hangout for next week?
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robin (they/it) 05/11/2023 8:53 AM
yes
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we can do every week or every other week? it was really fun
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seb it/they 05/11/2023 8:54 AM
every week is fine with me
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i went ahead and made them events
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robin (they/it) 05/11/2023 8:55 AM
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seb it/they 05/11/2023 9:01 AM
also we're potlucking next week as well?
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should be in the park right?
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do we have a graphic made for that and sign up?
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robin (they/it) 05/11/2023 9:02 AM
@Hayden (he/they) was working on that i believe
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Hayden (he/they) 05/11/2023 9:03 AM
It will be in the park, I just have to reconfigure the poster
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seb it/they 05/11/2023 9:04 AM
i can go ahead and make the event in a bit
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seb it/they 05/11/2023 9:28 AM
has anyone got into contact with the (former) godzilla guy about the art exchange?
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robin (they/it) 05/11/2023 9:32 AM
i havent
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all gone! stuff up for grabs! my landlord is incapable of cleaning up after himself so i have his free shit to give away! - leather suitcase - coffee maker - small space heater - curtain rod and garbage bag of curtains - small TV antenna for like local TV - base for a plastic christmas tree and a plastic christmas tree @Midlands SC (edited)
all of this is still available, please take it ;-; @Midlands SC
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somebody here wants a christmas tree oooo you want it sooo bad
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Camryn Aisling 05/11/2023 9:42 AM
We actually already have that exact christmas tree :V
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ouuuuhh you want two identical trees soooo bad
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double the christmas
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all of this is still available, please take it ;-; @Midlands SC
Hayden (he/they) 05/11/2023 9:49 AM
Do you happen to still have that folding frying pan?
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I will snag the Mr coffee tho
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seb it/they 05/11/2023 9:54 AM
yes we do
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i will set those aside for u
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Hayden (he/they) 05/11/2023 9:55 AM
I will be out of town the next two weekends lol but I can get them sometime
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seb it/they 05/11/2023 9:56 AM
i also have your john brown sticker
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i have these 2 thermarest pads as well which anyone can have also maybe as donations for CPP stuff?
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yo does anyone have any calamine lotion i can borrow? wanna ask before i go n buy some
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Are you still in midlands?
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yo does anyone have any calamine lotion i can borrow? wanna ask before i go n buy some
@Midlands SC
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Dingo (they/them) 05/11/2023 6:36 PM
Uhhh unfortunately no, I'm sorry :<
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cade (he/him) 05/11/2023 6:36 PM
idek what calamine is
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Itโ€™s like pink stuff for poison ivy
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cade (he/him) 05/11/2023 6:36 PM
ohh
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CVS sells a spray that was a life saver for me, i'd lend it but im in charleston (edited)
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cool iโ€™ll probably get that then
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also much cheaper than the name brands (iirc about $7?)
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Anybody studying for the MCAT? Free to a good home
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Anybody studying for the MCAT? Free to a good home
seb it/they 05/11/2023 7:30 PM
I also have two anatomy coloring books that are (mostly) uncolored
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hey idk if this counts as mutual aid but i really need help finding a home for my foster dog khepri- most of us are moving at the end of the month and this boy really needs a home- if you can help spread the work or know anyone looking to adopt a dog that would be so helpful
i still havenโ€™t gotten any responses yet - if anyone wants to help me print and put up flyers i would appreciate it. also, please share with anyone you know who cares for dogs or could be open to adopting. this is a time sensitive matter and he really needs a home ๐Ÿ’–
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please dm me if you can help in any way
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mystic_darkwing 05/11/2023 8:19 PM
unfortunately i cant take in a dog rn but depending on where you live i can help put up posters/flyers and post on social media
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that would be amazing
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im willing to spread the word outside of the midlands for him
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mystic_darkwing 05/12/2023 7:01 AM
alr just send me a copy of the flyer and i can put it up in the redbank/lexington area
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robin (they/it) 05/12/2023 12:12 PM
ok so for our prisoner outreach plan i did some research into lgbtq books for prisoners and it looks like they at least partially send packages because a friend or family member requested books for the person or the person in prison reaches out to the org .
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i can write an email to ask if those are the only ways they get new people on the list
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i have some other ideas for that as well
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robin (they/it) 05/12/2023 12:25 PM
should i write the email?
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yeah go for it
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my main idea was to look through the defend atlanta prisoners bc a lot of them are trans and need support
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cyp also sent me a list of a few people who need help
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all gone! stuff up for grabs! my landlord is incapable of cleaning up after himself so i have his free shit to give away! - leather suitcase - coffee maker - small space heater - curtain rod and garbage bag of curtains - small TV antenna for like local TV - base for a plastic christmas tree and a plastic christmas tree @Midlands SC (edited)
all of this is gone now! gave the stuff people didn't ask for to goodwill
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i have these 2 thermarest pads as well which anyone can have also maybe as donations for CPP stuff?
the two thermarests are still available and also this laundry bag @Midlands SC (edited)
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also this tv stand that my landlord left it's about 2ft tall
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it's kinda broken, the rectangle bit doesn't attach properly, so be prepared to secure it better somehow if u want it
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not rlly mutual aid but does anyone in the midlands want some pothos cuttings?
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if so dm me
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not rlly mutual aid but does anyone in the midlands want some pothos cuttings?
@Midlands SC
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 05/14/2023 7:32 PM
do we have to ping every time this happens
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liek thats just plant cuttings
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this feels like overuse to me
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seb it/they 05/14/2023 7:33 PM
It's what we've done until now
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 05/14/2023 7:33 PM
i think we should potentially re-evaluate that too
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mystic_darkwing 05/14/2023 7:33 PM
unless its interupting other, more important business i dont see the harm in it people can just clear the notification
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seb it/they 05/14/2023 7:34 PM
Especially when it's free stuff
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look i'm not gonna calculate the daily ping density every time something relevant comes up for a ping-able role
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people can manage their notifications themselves
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the use above and similar past use isn't spam, so it's fine
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AthenaTheCommie (she/they) 05/14/2023 7:35 PM
k
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fine with me
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Would a better solution be to put stuff like that in region channels rather than pinging the regions in mutual aid?
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robin (they/it) 05/15/2023 9:42 AM
@mutual_aid we are putting together a mutual aid post if anyone needs to promote a venmo, gofundme........ dm me or @lai or fill put the for in announcements
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robin (they/it)
@mutual_aid we are putting together a mutual aid post if anyone needs to promote a venmo, gofundme........ dm me or @lai or fill put the for in announcements
seb it/they 05/15/2023 9:49 AM
@Ophelia @puppygirl blair @malachite (pinging you bc i know you have upcoming or ongoing mutual aid needs)
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robin (they/it) 05/15/2023 9:55 AM
ophelia and blair already have given us the needed information and have told us to make a post about them
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@mutual_aid we are putting together a mutual aid post if anyone needs to promote a venmo, gofundme........ dm me or @lai or fill put the for in announcements
seb it/they 05/15/2023 9:56 AM
also @Ross1662
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also @Ross1662
puppygirl blair 05/15/2023 1:38 PM
Have you been busy
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Sorry for asking again about the clothes
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seb it/they 05/15/2023 1:41 PM
yeah sorry it's still on my todo list
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seb it/they
yeah sorry it's still on my todo list
puppygirl blair 05/15/2023 1:57 PM
Your fine. Take your time
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Hayden (he/they) 05/15/2023 3:11 PM
New graphic made
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We still need some help getting on our feet
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Um would anyone be able to pick me up from st.george tomorrow so I can get to my appointment at planned parenthood. Originally dad was gonna drive us but he had to cancel very last minute
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Um would anyone be able to pick me up from st.george tomorrow so I can get to my appointment at planned parenthood. Originally dad was gonna drive us but he had to cancel very last minute
mystic_darkwing 05/15/2023 4:59 PM
what time
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Uh appointment is at 1:40 pm
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So dunno what time picking me up would work at
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mystic_darkwing 05/15/2023 5:54 PM
i get out of school at like 3:30 and st george is like an hour from me so i could if you cant find anyone else but you should probably look for another option
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Iris Huin
Um would anyone be able to pick me up from st.george tomorrow so I can get to my appointment at planned parenthood. Originally dad was gonna drive us but he had to cancel very last minute
seb it/they 05/15/2023 5:54 PM
@Lowcountry SC
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Um would anyone be able to pick me up from st.george tomorrow so I can get to my appointment at planned parenthood. Originally dad was gonna drive us but he had to cancel very last minute
mystic_darkwing 05/16/2023 11:04 AM
do you still need this is or did you find someone else
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seb it/they 05/17/2023 9:28 AM
https://www.projectn95.org/free-air-purifiers/ if anyone knows an org who needs free air purifiers here's a free link to some
Learn about indoor air quality and air purification and request a donation of free air purifiers from Project N95, the trusted nonprofit source for healthy air programs and information.
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https://www.projectn95.org/free-air-purifiers/ if anyone knows an org who needs free air purifiers here's a free link to some
NightOwlLuna 05/17/2023 10:27 AM
I once bought 5 of those box fans and Merv 13 filters like the ones in that link thumbnail photo. And each one of them malfunctioned, apparently Merv 13 filters are too much for box fans because the moters blew out on all 5
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huh that seems strange
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NightOwlLuna 05/17/2023 10:27 AM
It all happened in less than a day
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i know a lot of people who have used merv 13 filters with box fans to make CR boxes and have never heard of any issues
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could it be something like a power surge occured?
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NightOwlLuna 05/17/2023 10:28 AM
I'm not sure
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All 5 of them were the same brand though
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the box fans?
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NightOwlLuna 05/17/2023 10:28 AM
Yes
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hmm yeah maybe that brand was just sucky idk weird
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NightOwlLuna 05/17/2023 10:28 AM
I thought so
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i'm going to make some CR boxes with my next paycheck most likely
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NightOwlLuna 05/17/2023 10:29 AM
I mean a lot of people were telling me it worked for them
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I guess I'm just an unlucky person
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That was a lot of money wasted
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I bet if you tried again with different fans it would work fine
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you could take out the MERV13 filters and just replace/return the box fans
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NightOwlLuna 05/17/2023 10:30 AM
Maybe but after 5 I'm kinda scared to
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that's fair
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there are other ways to improve/mointor ventillation
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you could also just buy a filtration unit as well there are some that are ~150 that do pretty well
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NightOwlLuna 05/17/2023 10:31 AM
It was a long time ago and I wasn't thinking I could return them, by the time I realized it was past the date where I could have.
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aw damn that sucks :/
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NightOwlLuna 05/17/2023 10:32 AM
I now use an Okaysou air purifier
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neat
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NightOwlLuna 05/17/2023 10:33 AM
It's doing pretty good
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do you know how many AC/hour it does?
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NightOwlLuna 05/17/2023 10:33 AM
I'm not sure
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I could link it but not sure if that's allowed here
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it is
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link to your hearts content
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NightOwlLuna 05/17/2023 10:34 AM
Okaysou 4 Filters Smart Air Purifiers for Home Large Room, Covers up to 1000 Sq.Ft, Air Quality Monitor, H13 True HEPA Filter Cleaner with Washable Filter, Remove 99.97% Dust Pollen Smoke Hair Dander Odor, Auto & Echo Mode for Bedroom, AirMax10L Pro https://a.co/d/5F40NLJ
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I guess they aren't available anymore on amazon
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Currently that is
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I like how the light turns red when it detects impurities in the air. And I know it's functioning because it happens every time I cook
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Choosing an air filter can be confusing, but it needn't be. 1. Determine the room dimensions or person capacity To reduce the risk of transmission we aim to introduce as much fresh or filtered air into a space as possible. The World Health Organisation recommends a minimum of 6 air changes per hour (ACH) or
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it probably has a CO2 monitor in it
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this is a good tool to do the math on how good a filter is/what brands are most reccomended for covid
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NightOwlLuna 05/17/2023 10:40 AM
Awesome thanks!
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you can also set price ranges
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NightOwlLuna 05/17/2023 10:40 AM
I've had people walk in and comment on how good the house smells since I got that one
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We have smoke and pets in the house
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Clean Air Kits are super-quiet Corsi Rosenthal bulk air cleaners built simply from 3M Filtrete virus + allergen filters and banks of silent rgb fans. Quiet enough to leave on always, powerful enough to protect you and those you love from airborne transmission of viruses like Flu, RSV, & Covid-19
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this is also a good way to get a CR fan all at once, i think they don't upcharge too bad and the pc fan ones are quiter
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if you want to try CR boxes again
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NightOwlLuna 05/17/2023 10:41 AM
I think I might try again
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Thanks!
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yeah my plan is to make one of the PC fan ones in my office
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bc it always smells weird in there and none of my officemates mask
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NightOwlLuna 05/17/2023 10:43 AM
I was about to comment that it looks like a pc tower
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yeah lol they literally are PC fans, they're much quieter than the box fans
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someone did a study on the noise levels, it's a factor you can control in the clean air calculator
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NightOwlLuna 05/17/2023 10:44 AM
I have one of those really huge test benches from cooler master, I wonder if I could convert it
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Lots of fan slots on it
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i know some people who specailize in air filtration and have done a bunch of fan designs for covid stuff, so if you're interested i can hook you up with them to get some design advice possibly/relay info
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NightOwlLuna 05/17/2023 10:46 AM
Sure! ๐Ÿ™‚
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yeah feel free to dm me with whatever questions or anything :)
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NightOwlLuna 05/17/2023 10:47 AM
Alright ๐Ÿ‘ thanks ๐Ÿ˜Š
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mystic_darkwing 05/17/2023 9:43 PM
are there any lawyers in the server?
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seb it/they 05/18/2023 7:07 AM
Yeah there are a few
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What do you need lawyering for
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mystic_darkwing 05/18/2023 8:54 AM
one of my previous teachers was made to resign unjustly and is thinking about suing the school for discrimination because they did discriminate against her very hard the whole time she worked there
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seb it/they 05/18/2023 8:56 AM
Ah, might be good to ask the ussw if they know any good work attorneys
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mystic_darkwing 05/18/2023 10:11 AM
ussw?
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Union of southern service workers
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mystic_darkwing 05/18/2023 10:20 AM
ill look into it
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they're in here, @Brence Walters might be able to help
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Hayden (he/they) 05/18/2023 1:36 PM
It looks like the rain is still on, did we want to forge ahead with the outdoor potluck or did we want to look at other options?
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seb it/they 05/18/2023 1:40 PM
i won't be able to come, but i think moving it indoor is most likely the best bet
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Hayden (he/they) 05/18/2023 1:57 PM
Since it's just me and two people, do we want to put a raincheck on
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im no longer coming either
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lumenbos (they/he) 05/19/2023 10:56 AM
just learned about this at work. https://www.unitedway.org/our-partners/partner-with-us/cause-marketing/grocery-workers-appreciation-fund I'm not sure of all the eligibility criteria but if anyone is currently working in a grocery store it's worth a shot for an extra $250.
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