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A Black single mom needs $793 before TUESDAY 7/1 in order to pay rent!!! She has a new job but she doesn’t get paid until after this date. If 40 people send $20 we will cover this!!! Please donate and share to help a Black family keep their home.

Paypal: lelebabes01 Venmo: lelebabe01

A chronically ill BIPOC femme URGENTLY needs funds for food, meds, and water. She is struggling to make it through this heat wave and needs community support. Please donate if you are able!

We haven’t received much support lately and she is really struggling. $30 can pay for some food and water to help her get through the heat wave.

PayPal/Venmo/CashApp: OCmaskbloc Use as note: 🌹 rose emoji

Transparency: funds are transferred to her ASAP

A Black single mom has gotten a new job and needs $30 to pay for her uniform, as well as $332 in order to pay for a week's worth of daycare for her son. She is not able to watch her son and work at the same time so getting him into daycare is imperative for her to achieve long-term financial stability. We currently have $80/362 and her job starts TODAY. Any amount of support is greatly appreciated.

Paypal: lelebabes01

Venmo: lelebabe01

A Black single mom URGENTLY needs $110 to repair her phone. We need to cover this ASAP since she needs to go to work tmrw. If just 10 people send $11 each we will cover this so please donate and share!

Paypal: lelebabes01 (She cannot access venmo rn)

A Black single mother who is one of my mutual aid contacts needs $110 more to cover her electricity bill by TODAY, 4/3. 10 people sending $11 each will cover this goal. Any donations are appreciated, thank you all so much.

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Venmo: lelebabe01

Hi empoc comrades! School has started back up for me which is fun, I enjoy school and I really like my classes this semester. Also I borrowed a physical copy of The Wretched of the Earth from one of my profs and I’ve started reading it. I’m enjoying it so far.

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Hello em poc comrades! Today I bring a quote from the Samidoun Network on the ceasefire in Gaza and the hostage exchange, the "Flood of the Free".

Our strength and our unity comes from standing together against repression, and for liberation, not in allowing our enemies to cut us off from one another through a politics that seeks accommodation within genocidal imperialism, self-censorship and subordination. It is, at the core, the armed resistance, the Palestinian prisoners, and of course, the people of Gaza, who exposed Zionism and imperialism and brought down all of their military objectives, who are opening the doors of freedom for the heroic prisoners of the cause of Palestine, and who promise a Palestinian future that will be determined only by the people and not by its occupiers, invaders and enemies. This is an indelible stamp and a historical moment upon the road to liberation and return for all of Palestine, brought ever closer.

And from RNN Prisoners:

The current exchange deal, “Flood of the Free,” represents a milestone in our struggle and an added victory to the long march of liberation, affirming that the will for freedom is stronger than all the jailer’s chains.

Long Live Palestine! From the River to the Sea!

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Decided to make a list of some Chinese creators I like on xiaohongshu for those of you who just downloaded the app and want some more content. This list is very much reflective of my personal interests (art, fashion, and diy) but I hope if anyone else has recommendations you will put them in the comments! I just ask that we please don’t put any primarily English speaking creators in here because this is in the interest of journeying outside the Anglosphere internet.

Fashion 服装/穿搭

(Short disclaimer about fashion content: most fashion influencers on XHS are very skinny and pale, unfoetunately there is not a lot of representation for diverse body types.)

OUCERN YANG — shared a lot of 新中式, aka “new chinese style”, which is a clothing style that has a bit of a following on XHS. It’s basically non-traditional clothing that incorporates a Chinese “style” to it.

想买新衣服的羊羊🐑 — does a lot of outfits incorporating hanfu elements without going for the full hanfu look. Classy and colorful style.

富山津渡vtg — feminine, vintage, maximalist outfits.

三文泽 — alternative outfits. Chinese alternative style is pretty distinct and I love it.

BLACKSTONE黑石 — Goth/punk/alternative store. I chose my favorite one but I actually follow quite a few Chinese clothing stores lol.

Art 艺术

画画的玉玉卿 — digital illustrator who works in the 古风 style that I see often on the Chinese internet, aka art that incorporates a lot of historical Chinese design language and motifs. She has a series where she draws Chinese historical artifacts as people.

画画的老张和面包 — impressive large and detailed marker drawings.

杉泽 — extremely finely detailed paintings often featuring Chinese stories and motifs.

阿社模型 — builds miniatures of buildings. Usually talks a little bit about the background behind the piece and who commissioned it in the accompanying narration.

翰德 内画艺术 — Chinese snuff bottle painting. If you haven’t heard of it, it’s where you take a tiny brush and paint inside a tiny bottle. Very fun.

赵恒逸 Henry — fantastic fineliner drawings.

DIY 手工

房灰灰 — lovely DIY home decor.

王执着 — very fun and interesting concepts for DIY furniture.

周周疯狂 DIY — more DIY modern style furniture.

ailehe — alternative clothing DIYs. For some reason DIY clothing are called “remakes” on XHS, I assume to differentiate it from DIY furniture and decor.

I could have linked more people here but this took a while to put together lol. Also if you like something, chances are you can go into the tags of the post and find more of that. I hope hexbears find something fun and enjoyable here!

Hello em poc comrades!! How are we all doing? Are we doing anything interesting this week? Any fun reads lately? I’ve been working on writing a communist fantasy series based inspired by the Chinese Revolution and a lot of my reading lately has been research for that, which also doubles as theory and history reading haha

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@Imsomking@hexbear.net has gotten a fundraiser set up!!! Before clicking off this post, please read it in its entirety.

1. She is currently in a lot of danger. You may remember from this post that she was half outed as trans. People around her are suspicious and are looking through her phone. She is terrified of police involvement if they find evidence that she is trans. On top of this, Iraq is going to be bombed again soon, this month.

2. We don't have a lot of time. Since Trudeau resigned, the new Canadian PM is likely to be Poilievre, who is running on an extremely anti-immigrant policy. She needs to be in Canada before the next election happens, which could be as early as late March. This means we need to raise as much money as we can ASAP.

3. We're shooting to raise $15,000 by the end of January. She needs this money to make the flight and to pay living expenses once she reaches Canada. Please, please donate if you are at all able. If you cannot donate, please share this fundraiser with people you know who can donate. Share it with your friends, family, on social media, on discord, anywhere.

4. If you live in Canada, please reach out via DM. She will need additional support once she reaches Canada. We need a network of people to support her. Any help we can get, we need.

Thank you all for reading and for helping. This is incredibly urgent. We appreciate all of your support!!! 💚💚💚

(crossposted from hexbear)

@Imsomking@hexbear.net has gotten a fundraiser set up!!! Before clicking off this post, please read it in its entirety.

1. She is currently in a lot of danger. You may remember from this post that she was half outed as trans. People around her are suspicious and are looking through her phone. She is terrified of police involvement if they find evidence that she is trans. On top of this, Iraq is going to be bombed again soon, this month.

2. We don't have a lot of time. Since Trudeau resigned, the new Canadian PM is likely to be Poilievre, who is running on an extremely anti-immigrant policy. She needs to be in Canada before the next election happens, which could be as early as late March. This means we need to raise as much money as we can ASAP.

3. We're shooting to raise $15,000 by the end of January. She needs this money to make the flight and to pay living expenses once she reaches Canada. Please, please donate if you are at all able. If you cannot donate, please share this fundraiser with people you know who can donate. Share it with your friends, family, on social media, on discord, anywhere.

4. If you live in Canada, please reach out via DM. She will need additional support once she reaches Canada. We need a network of people to support her. Any help we can get, we need.

Thank you all for reading and for helping. This is incredibly urgent. We appreciate all of your support!!! 💚💚💚

(crossposted from hexbear)

Hello em_poc hexbears! I'm so sorry this thread is late today, totally my bad. I hope the new year has been good for you all so far! Any plans, goals, resolutions? I'm going to try to read more theory this year!

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