Notices by T. Thorn Coyle they/them (thorncoyle@wandering.shop)

Stop for art today.

#photography

“These days, I’m doubling down on hope. Not the pie-in-the-sky variety, but the taking-small-actions type...”

My latest newsletter is on the promise of spring: https://thorncoyle.kit.com/posts/the-promise-of-spring

#photography #hope

I’m so happy that you’re here.

#photography

In case you have random interest in this info:

In Portland OR, the ICE building and Tesla dealership are close neighbors.

"The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression."
— W.E.B. DuBois, sociologist, historian, writer, and activist.

#BlackHistoryMonth

Here’s a thing you can do from home that directly impacts me and people I love.

Erin Reed says: “Public comment is now open for passport gender marker changes.
You can go here to go to each of the three proposed passport rules, and submit comment.
My suggestion: be unique, argue for trans-inclusive policies, against the constitutionality of the changes, etc.”

https://www.reddit.com/r/Passports/comments/1it0ko3/public_comment_on_us_passport_form_changes/

#lgbtqia

Sidewalk Still Life.
Pause a moment and breathe.

#photography

It’s a good day to Stop ICE.

Support immigrants:

Join a local rapid response training.
Strategize and organize with friends and neighbors.
Share Know Your Rights cards.
Protest outside ICE facilities.
If you’re a social worker, teacher, medical professional etc Do Not Report.

You can also support orgs like:
Border Butterflies
Border Kindness
Black Alliance for Just Immigration
RAICES
and many other orgs who’ve been helping people for many years.

#solidarity #immigrants #photography

Border Butterflies helps trans immigrants:

https://borderbutterfliesproject.com

#lgbtqia

"I believe that there will be a clash between those who want freedom, justice and equality for everyone and those who want to continue the systems of exploitation."

— el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz / Malcolm X

Malcolm X—eminent thinker, orator, and revolutionary—fought for human rights and liberation until his assassination on February 21, 1965.

May we all keep finding ways to do the same, and live long enough to see the fruits of our collective labor.

#BlackHistoryMonth

Right now the US government is literally stripping away our history. They're erasing or attempting to erase Black history, Indigenous history, queer history, trans history…

Thread:

This is when we step up and share our stories. We are the history keepers, the way people have kept history for century after century, after century. That's our job now. And we do not cede our history to fascists and oligarchs.

2

And just because they are trying to erase our history does not mean we're not here now. And it never means that we do not have a future. We do have a future. We have a future to build together in solidarity. Blessed be.

3

“By not getting trapped in the churn of terrifying news, by keeping my energy and intention a bit more clear, I have more help to offer those in greater need.

In this way, my personal magic helps support the greater good…”

Because of the generosity of my Patreon supporters, this essay is now free. On Personal Magic When Times are Tough: https://www.patreon.com/posts/on-personal-121738285

#magic

And some evenings…
a dragon visits the fireplace, and helps to keep us warm.

#photography #dragon

"The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress."

Happy Birthday to Frederick Douglass, abolitionist and suffragist.

I made this digital collage using a photo from the Baltimore Uprising by photographer Devin Allen. You can find it in his book A Beautiful Ghetto.

#BlackHistoryMonth

The world’s a mess, and I’m happy to be at the Author Alchemy Summit!

Ready for a weekend of learning from others and sharing what I know.

#WritingCommunity

Portland OR:
Community organizer Tuesday Longway needs help.
He feeds unhoused people, refurbishes and redistributes computers for free, fights fascists, and offers a host of other community support.

As he says, “It’s Black History Month and I can’t even pay my rent on time. This country hates Black men so much I’m not even able to find work of any kind right now.”

If you have a spare $20, his Venmo is @ TuesdayLongway

#pdx

Some trusted organizations are doing training calls for folks wanting info on how to help counter deportations:

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/m2AM_-FwRmyoOrS4E8rCqg#/registration

"I don't even know why I pushed the gun, but I know I was furious at that time."

— Gloria Richardson, civil rights activist, remained a community organizer and advocate until her death in 2021.

#BlackHistoryMonth #USHistory