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I work at a pet store. This is pretty much me, to every customer, every day.
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Students Share What It’s Like To Be Black At Mizzou
Being black at the University of Missouri was tough long before the country started paying attention to why.
Cultural insensitivity, racial slurs and de facto segregation are the common threads minority students say separate the 7 percent of black students from the 77 percent white students that make up the school’s population. Four black students shared their experiences with The Huffington Post on what their life is like dealing with racism on campus.
(Source: huffpost)
Abortion Rides
Last week I received a message from an anon who was sexually assaulted, pregnant, and needed an abortion, but had no ride. She lived in the area so, I decided to bring her myself. Her grandmother was very grateful that I was able to help and said she wished there were more people like me out there. And there are. After starting a post, a bunch of people began offering their services so I decided to make abortion rides a thing.
This is a list of individuals who may be able to bring you to where you are going to have an abortion. Please keep in mind that people do have other responsibilities and that you need to coordinate with them. They may or may not ask for gas money. It’s not a definite yes you will have a ride, they’re just willing to try and help. If you want to be added to the list, email me at alleecats@yahoo.com with your name, URL, and the location you can provide your help to (please make abortion rides the subject).
This post will continue to be updated!Allie - Massachusetts & Rhode Island
Emily - Upstate New York
Transkitty - Wichita, Kansas
Rachel - Birmingham, UK
Paige - Southern Ontario
Erin - Southern California/Orange County
Abby - Central North Carolina
Shelby - South Florida
Rebecca - North-West Georgia
Rachel - Maine & New Hampshire
Lauren - Albany, New York
Kayla - Aurora, Illinois (and surrounding suburbs)
Dani - Las Vegas, Nevada (and surrounding areas)
Myra - Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas
Risa - Worcester, Massachusetts & Keane, New Hampshire (and surrounding areas)
Jen - Southern California/Los Angeles, California
Shelby - Northern New Jersey
Rachel - Washington, D.C. , South Maryland, & North Virginia
Rebecca - Phoenix, Arizona
Daylin - Northern California
Michelle - Southern California
Josie - San Diego, California (and surrounding counties)
Evelyn - Indiana
Updated on September, 14, 2015
This list will continue to be updated as more people volunteer. To track those updates, please go through #ar updates on our blog.
Lindsey - Mid Michigan
Alley - Orange Country, California (weekends only)
Maddi - Central Florida
Kate - Santa Barbara/Los Angeles, California
Sarah - San Francisco Bay Area, California (and surrounding areas)
Danielle - Boulder, Colorado
Jillian - South Florida
Kat - Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Ellie - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Madison - Orange County, California
Hannah - Houston, Texas
Eva - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota
Sara - Central Arkansas
Jasmine - Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Kendra - Southeast Georgia
Amanda - Southern Ontario, Canada
Melissa - South + Central Manitoba, Canada
Hannah - Wisconsin
Melissa - Washington D.C., Southern Maryland, Northern Virginia (occasionally Southeastern Connecticut) Abortion doula services available for anyone needing emotional support, at no cost
Sadie - Portland, Oregon
Taylor - East Chicago, Illinois/Northwest Indiana/Lower Southeast Michigan
Rena - Greensboro, North Carolina
Emma - Chicago, Illinois (and some surrounding suburbs)
Doris - South Texas
Sydney - Southeast Florida
Tamara - Southern Louisiana/Southern Mississippi
Updated on September 15, 2015
I ask you to please email abortionrides@yahoo.com with your name, tumblr URL, and location if you would like to be included on the list. If you send it to the email above (alleecats@yahoo.com), title it abortion rides or I will not see it. I will ignore all the people tagging me/messaging me on tumblr with their info.
For now, you must have a tumblr blog to be on this list.
Katie - Melbourne/Viera/Palm Bay, Florida
Sam - Butler County/Hamilton, Ohio (Volunteer asked a note to be made to state that they are a trans man)
Wendy - Colorado Springs, Colorado
Anna - York, Pennsylvania (and some surrounding areas)
Mark - Massachusetts, Rhode Island, & Connecticut (Volunteer asked a note be made that they are a cis man)
Madison - Upstate New York
Maggie - Lincoln, Nebraska
Makenzie - Central Oregon
Emily - Lincoln/Omaha, Nebraska
Alli - Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania
Kelsie - Albuquerque, New Mexico
Talia - Tucson, Arizona
Alejandra - Boulder, Colorado
Chelsey - Fairbanks, Alaska
Denali - Anchorage, Alaska (and surrounding areas)
Felicia - Gresham, Oregon
Maddi - Horry County, South Carolina (weekends only)
Laura - St. John’s/Newfoundland, Canada
Emily - Saginaw, Michigan (and surrounding areas)
Andrea/Dina - Western Massachusetts (Note: Dina runs the blog, but their mother Andrea is also offering their services)
Nicolette - Albuquerque, New Mexico
Colin - Worcester County, Massachusetts
Cristina - Watauga County/Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Devon - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota
Ally - Los Angeles County, California
Katherine - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Sophie - Eastern Nebraska
Zoe - East/Central Wisconsin
Charlie - metro-Boston, Massachusetts
Tianna - Sacramento/Auburn, California
Julia - Atlanta, Georgia
Shayla - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Kate - Arvada, Colorado
Christina - Eastern New York/Western Massachusetts/Southern Vermont
Updated at September 16, 2015
T.J. - Jasper/Alberta, Canada
Catherine - Brighton, UK
Hannah - Macomb County/Oakland, Michigan
Barbara - Baltimore, Maryland/Washington D.C.
Simone - Northern California
Megan - North/Central Utah
Shelby - Havertown, Pennsylvania
Anastasia - Hobbs, New Mexico
Kirsta - Central Washington
Tashia - Louisiana
Caroline - Los Angeles County, California
Caitlyn - Cincinnati, Ohio (licensed mental health counselor, will not only provide a ride but emotional support)
Tuesday - Portland, Oregon
Jen - Ottawa, Canada
Kay - North New Jersey
Sharae - Boston, Massachusetts
Jill - Northern Colorado
Breigha - Ottawa/Ontario, Canada
Hannah - Chicago, Illinois
Madison - Seattle, Washington (and surrounding counties)
Monika - Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Lore - Travis County/Austin, Texas
Samantha - Greater Toronto Area in Southern Ontario, Canada
Colleen - Southeast Ohio
Sarah - Duluth, Minnesota (and surrounding areas)
Fitz - Southeast Michigan
Cassandra - Susquehanna/Minersville, Pennsylvania
Sydni - Knoxville,Tennessee
Updated at September 18, 2015
Itzel - Sacramento, California
James - Central Florida
Rachel - Asheville, North Carolina
Lee - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Kaitlin - Central Florida
Claudia - Tampico/Madero/Tamaulipas, Mexico
Victoria - Rochester, New York
Elianah - Arlington/Mansfield, Texas
Erin - Shawnee. Oklahoma (and surrounding areas)
Delia - Orlando/Central Florida
Jess - Des Moines, Iowa
Elisabeth - Salem/Eugene, Oregon
Kelly - Southeast Michigan
Hayley - Louisville, Kentucky
Maura - Central/Northern Delaware and Philadelphia
Hailey - Gilbert/Phoenix, Arizona (also providing doula services free of charge)
Tatum - Central Virginia
Max - Columbus, Ohio
Kelsey - Northern Virginia, Southern Maryland, and Eastern West Virginia
Rachel - San Francisco, California (and surrounding areas)
Amy - Southwest Florida (volunteer would like there to be a note that there will be a man driving the car and they will be there as an escort)
Updated at September 22, 2015
Amanda - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Kaitlin - Snohomish Count/Seattle/Everett, Washington
Melanie - Boise, Idaho
Liz - New York City, New York
Kaili - Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Courtenay - Gainsville, Florida (and surrounding areas)
Emily - El Paso/Las Cruces. New Mexico
Kay - Massachusetts & Rhode Island
Addie - Georgia (and possibly neighbouring states)
Maria - Gastonia/Charlotte, North Carolina
Sam - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (volunteer would like that it be noted that they’re a cis man)
Lauren - Mid Michigan
Zoey - Capital District of New York
Abbey - Nashville, Tennessee
Hannah - Worcester County, Massachusetts (and surrounding area)
Shana - Pot Falls, Idaho/Spokane, Washington
Jenna - San Diego, California
Updated at October 15, 2015
Paige - Toronto, Canada
Claire - St. Paul/Minneapolis, Minnesota
Leslie - Lakewood, Colorado (and surrounding areas)
Shayna - East Wisconsin
Sarah - Denver, Colorado
Danni - Northeast Texas
Sadie - Vermillion/St. Paul/Minneapolis, Minnesota
Alyx - Columbus, Ohio
Sophia - St. Louis, Missouri (and surrounding counties)
Whitley - Dalton, Georgia
Marissa - Southern Washington
Beth - Gaston county/Watauga, North Carolina
Evie - Oxford, UK
Katie - Western Maryland
Marie - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania/Northern Delaware/South New Jersey
Sarah - Louisville, Kentucky (and surrounding areas)
Alyssa - New Jersey-New York-Pennsylvania tri-state area
Anna - Jersey Shore area
Christine - Vancouver, Washington
VIDEO: Living Under Israel’s Missiles
Four boys of the Bakr family were killed by a missile strike during last year’s incursion. Their surviving family members are still scarred from the attack.
More than anyone, children bear the brunt of regular Israeli military assaults on the Gaza Strip. During the 51-day war in the summer of 2014, 551 children were killed and 3,436 were injured. But these gruesome figures say little about the psychological state of the nearly 800,000 children who have survived the periodic bombing campaigns. After the final cease-fire that ended Israel’s Operation Protective Edge on August 26 of last year, UNICEF estimated that at least 425,000 Palestinian children in the besieged Gaza Strip require “immediate psychosocial and child protection support.”
[ The physical wounds of Gaza children might have healed, but they live with enduring psychological trauma ]
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(Source: spenale)
Margaret Cho: Trolls Who Call Me ‘Fat And Ugly’ Are Admitting Defeat
Margaret Cho has a simple philosophy for dealing with degrading comments about herself: If you’re debating a woman and you stoop to calling her “fat” or “ugly,” you’ve already lost the argument.
(Source: huffpost)
Communism will win.
Backwards day~
Handmade Scientific and Literature Inspired Bracelets
UK-based indie boutique Jezebel Charms handcrafts bibliophile inspired jewelry and accessories with a vintage and rustic allure. The artist draws inspiration from literature’s most prolific passages and favorite writers, which include Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, and William Shakespeare’s plays among other favorite authors and books. The artist also constructs jewelry illustrated with scientific diagrams and old world maps. You can find more rustic designs at her Etsy shop.
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