How dare you wield the very important language of consent like a fucking scythe against your fellow queers? That is a tool, not a fucking weapon. Do not use it to attack our history, this event that your elders made for you.
Do not climb up on the backs of the dead who went before you and sneer down at the ones who lifted you up. Make your own Kiddie Pride if you want to. Leave your elders alone.
Still waiting for the day where I can just listen to pagan metal without any second thoughts and without having to do excessive research beforehand, to make sure the band members aren't fucking nazis.
Those stupid motherfuckers really gotta take the best fucking music genres from us as well.
Yeah, that gets on my nerves too and how we need to do extra work to see who is affiliated with who. That happened to me with finding Bilkisnir when looking for artists, and their Wikipedia page is loud and up front about them being a "NSBM" band. Fuck that noise.
Using white sage that you purchased directly from indigenous people (Native Americans) for smoke cleansing (not smudging!!). Purchasing from indigenous people help preserve their homes, land and support their communities. Even if not for spiritual reasons you should check out tribal shops and purchase from them. They have amazing handcrafted jewelry, clothing and art. You can appreciate the culture without stealing from it, appropriating it or giving money to some white middle class mom on Etsy selling dream catchers and “smudge sticks.”
Is Cultural Appropriation:
Burning white sage while chanting some random words or making random sounds and calling it “smudging.” Smudging is a specific ritual that, unless you’re a part of a NA tribe that practices it, you’re not knowledgeable enough to perform. What you’d be doing is called “smoke cleansing” and NO it’s not the same thing as Smudging. Smudging is a whole ritual that isn’t just lighting some plants on fire.
Interesting read about smudging, NA experiences and cultural appropriation: Beauty Independent
I put together a no dig raised garden bed yesterday, that I spent zero dollars on, and I’m gonna run you through the process.
I have this spot in the backyard that is half a semicircle of rocks buried in amongst the grass, so this here. First thing was to pull all the rocks out of the grass, we’re gonna use them later.
And then lay out composts and manures and whatever you can get your hands into the size of your bed. How much depends on how much you can get your hands on, just make sure it’s nice and flat on the top. Homemade slow compost or horse manure is great for this because we won’t have to worry about weeds or pumpkins or capsicums growing out of the compost. If you’ve got stables or government paddocks near you, there is probably manure that they’re dying to get rid of.
Here’s the reason we don’t worry about those plants growing up out of it, your layers of cardboard. This acts as a weed matting for anything growing in the compost, as well as anything of the established plants on the site. Get a hold of it however you can, I got this from work. There will be a local business that takes large orders of stock that is drowning in cardboard boxes that you can get a hold of. Make sure you take any plastic tape off too, because it’s going in the soil. It’s a lot easier to take tape off damp cardboard, I let it sit out and wait for it to rain, but soaking it with the hose works too.
Add more cardboard! Cover all those edges, make sure there isn’t any gaps and you have plenty of overlap! It’s the only thing standing between you and a gardenbed full of pernicious grass rhizomes!
Look at the pile of cardboard you still have left and decide that fuck it, you’ll do too more layers of cardboard. It will all break down eventually, and if you do it right you won’t prevent water reaching the soil underneath.
Shingle the cardboard the opposite way to tiles on a roof. Start in the middle and then overlap on top of that as your work your way out. That way instead of the water running all the way to the edge, it runs under the next bit of cardboard and into the soil. If it doesn’t make sense, let me know and I’ll add a diagram.
Border! It keeps your cardboard down! Keeps your mulch in! I used the rocks I dug out and some old bricks that are in a pile around the corner. Get onto gumtree or craigslist or those facebook buynothing groups, someone’s ALWAYS trying to get rid of old tired landscaping rock. You’ll notice that there’s cardboard sticking out the edges, yeah that’s so the weeds aren’t just gonna come straight up through those rocks. It’ll look daggy for a little bit, but it’ll break down pretty quick, especially if you walk on it.
Mulch! Again for free that someone was trying to get rid of. Apparently councils and tree surgeons are always looking to get rid of it but around here everyone has already figured that out so I got this of someone who ordered too much and was trying to get rid of the excess off their driveway.
And we’re done! Don’t plant straight into it if you used a lot of manure, or if you got a ton of weeds there. Let it settle and give the soil critters time to do their work.
I hope this was helpful, if you have any queries hit me up! Have fun and get your hands dirty!
I want other young people to understand that if the extent of your radical action is posting “eat the rich!” on social media and waiting for somebody to tell you a revolution has started, nothing will change and you’ll get arrested in the Third Red Scare and that’ll be it
And most importantly, joinradical groups in your area. Strength is found in numbers and none of us can change the world alone. If you need help finding your local movement, DM me and I’ll look around for you so you can start getting stuff done
If you’re younger and can’t join unions or go to protests, you can still do some of the above.
Like as stated above for example, use open source software. Switch from chrome to firefox. Read the terms and conditions.
Shop at antique/thrift/pawn stores and stop buying everything new.
Barter. Exchange services, items, or skills with your peers. Are you 16 and able to drive your friends around? Carpool, and ask that your friends pay you back with food sometime, or teach you a skill that they have. Maybe that band kid is really good at knitting. Learn how to do that.
Never think that your contribution is useless. An ocean is just a multitude of drops.
Also, you can definitely join radical groups and participate in organizing protests and action groups when you’re younger.
There’s always a lot of work to be done and not all of it requires experience, a specific skill set or being legally an adult.
Tons of action groups would absolutely welcome young people and if some don’t, do not take it personally and just try another.
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Also, and this is important, even if you don’t find or have access to A Group With A Plan, absolutely nothing stops you from taking individual action on your own time. Does your community have hungry people? Shoplift some bread and balogna, and let them know while you eat together why you did it. Rack some concrete and fill some potholes. Stencil some propaganda. Be the damage you’d like to see on the world.
