Notices by Rowland Mosbergen (rowlandm@disabled.social)

@tmalsburg

One of the reasons why rseaa.org exists!

There has been a lot going on in the last 4 weeks.

My son had major surgery on both his and has been in a double leg cast for the last four weeks.

My wife has been looking for work as a clinical data analyst and preparing applications and getting ready for interviews takes time.

Brand new intake of 30 students across 9 projects that I organise and cosupervise started at work.

Getting the house ready for my sister-in-law's visit.

Finding out my role will turn into a continuing position!

Similarly, I can only provide mutual aid in small ways, not the way I would like to. It's a combination of personal limitations (call it greed) I put on myself and the fact the world willfully ignores helping those who need it most is systemic.

I'm aware of my privilege and I know it's still been stressful.

I see all the mutual aid on here and Twitter and help from time to time. But it's not enough.

Working in #DEI means that I'm always having to recognise and accept that I have limits to how I can help.

I've come to the conclusion that you can't change white institutions to be safe spaces, you can only create local safe spaces within those hostile organisations.

Maybe I wouldn't feel so guilty of more people with stable financial situations would be willing to directly help people asking for mutual aid.

I do try to mention this in my presentations on #DiversityEquityInclusion but it is not front and centre.

@shekinahcancook @libramoon @ryanhoulihan

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenosha_unrest_shooting

You can literally shoot people dead and get away with it provided you are on the good side of the law.

@liztai

Thanks for this.

I might try it out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8oVpL7770I&t=34

Please give if you can to @Tinu

Tinu, a devoted advocate and volunteer for Black women and disabled people, lives with cancer and asthma and is now hospitalized with COVID pneumonia. As a high-risk person, she and her family need our help: cancer is expensive, and without her income this month while she is in the hospital, she and her household need financial support. Hospital stays are expensive—please help her.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/fortinu-covid-recovery-expenses

@Tinu we are all hoping you get well soon.

It is ridiculous that you need to worry about money to get healthy. We need you to be ok without the worry :(