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I have blacked out my tumblr today. See you tomorrow!

I mean, I’ll be in internetless land until friday afternoon, but my tumblr’s main page will be available again tomorrow.

Friday, 1/20(the 2nd Anniversary of the “Citizens United” decision, Occupy Pittsburgh will hold a permitted  protest  Action against “Citizens United” and Corporate corruption of our government and body politick. We’ll have a permitted rally Friday, 1/20 at  4pm,  in Market Square.

 Then  we’ll got to nearby PPG and posting, ceremoniously and theatrically, a Peoples’ Bill of Indictment for environmental crimes(toxic pools)

\Mdavis as well as a People’s Subpoena for their ” Certificate of Live Birth”, underscoring that they don’t have any, and so, should not have “free speech” rights to unlimited financial contributions, which corrupt our government and body politick.

  Then we can proceed to 625 Liberty Ave., location of gas-fracking, EQT’s Headquarters and do the same there…

Then we can proceed up 6th Ave.,  to financial criminal BNY Mellon and posting, ceremoniously, a Peoples Bill of Indictment for their crimes against the people, as well as a People’s Subpoena for their “Certificate of Live Birth”.

Then, we can proceed to the Federal Courthouse to rally for a “Move To Amend” the Constitution to undo the “Citizens United” decision. ….

 

We’re going to be busy, with a dynamic, vociferous, rather than a static event , so folks are encouraged to arrive  early, promptly, 4pm Market Square, Pittsburgh to protest against Corporate take-over of our government, Corporate corruption and pollution. And for an amendment to overturn the infamous “Citizens United” decision.

Visit the OccupyPittsburgh.org web site. 

thequietworld:

I’m mostly just left wondering when we as a society are going to stop putting this glossy sheen over the Civil Rights era and when white people will stop patting themselves on the back for being so damn wonderful for giving people the rights they deserve and when we can move on to realize that if the power balance is to ever even out, then white people will have to stop putting their own racism up on a damn pedestal as some beacon of how far we have come as a nation because a) racism still exists b) we need to look back on our historical mistakes with a sense of shame that such movements were necessary in the first place

Movement to Reverse the Supreme Court Decision
The 2nd anniversary of the “Citizens United” decision: 1/20/2010 to 1/20/2012

Rally In Opposition to “Citizens United”
January 20th4:00 pm: Rally at Market Square:Downtown Pittsburgh

Organized By Occupation Pittsburgh:Occupationpittsburgh.org
Visit the People Park:6th and Grant Street:Downtown Pittsburgh


The “Citizens United” decision is a galvanizing issue. It exemplifies the motives for the creation of the whole “Occupy Movement” and our efforts to stand against corruption of our government, politics and the legislative process.




SOME LINKS
See:  Comedy Central satirist Stephen Colbert formed a Super PAC earlier this year to mock the Citizens United Supreme Court decision:http://www.nationalmemo.com/article/will-colbert-super-pac-play-south-carolina


See:  City of Pittsburgh Supporting Movement to Amend Citizens United Decision:  http://pittsburgh.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=1024499&GUID=52DA376D-B372-4D37-8588-3090A8397F87&Options=Advanced&Search


“ABC News/Washington Post poll finds that 80 percent of Americans oppose the Citizens United  ruling, including 65 percent who “strongly” oppose it.


This Announcement is Provided as a Community Service by Holistic Living Quest
See Our Suggestions related to the Global Occupation Movement:  http://hlqholistic.org/OCCUPATION.MOVEMENT.html



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New Series: Sexual Inventory Checklists for Neurodivergent People

neurodivergentsexuality:

(by Devyn)

“Yes, No, Maybe So: A Sexual Inventory Stocklist” at Scarleteen is a brilliant resource for anyone who is sexually active or considering sexual activity. The “Stocklist” is made up of several different lists of different sexual activities, situations, and boundaries that you might run into. For example, the “Body Boundaries” list includes items like “talking about a partner’s body” and “having my shirt/top off with a partner.” The purpose of the stocklist is for the reader to consider these situations beforehand, make a decision about what is a “yes” a “no” or a “maybe,” and communicate about this with their sexual partner(s). 

What I love about these checklists is that nothing is assumed. When you start to have sex with someone, there are often already expectations in place that neither partner explicitly agreed to. These expectations often mask the need to establish genuine consent, and they can be particularly harmful to neurodivergent people. As an autistic person with several mental illnesses, I often find that partners automatically expect that they “get” to Stare Deeply and Meaningfully Into My Eyes during sex or that I find talking about my fantasies to be erotic and always possible. To help make communication about sex easier and to replace those predetermined expectations with more intimate knowledge, I think checklists like the one at Scarleteen can be very helpful.

Unfortunately, because neurodivergent people are so often invisible in discussions about sexuality, I find that Scarleteen’s checklist doesn’t include many situations and boundaries applicable to us, like stimming, nonverbal-ness or flashbacks. To put emphasis on neurodivergent experiences and start discussion about how neurodivergence can play out during sexual activity, I’m creating a supplement to The Sexual Inventory Stocklist. Like Scarleteen, I’m going to divide this supplement into different categories, which are tentatively going to be named: Personal Space Boundaries, Sensory Boundaries, Communication Boundaries, Privacy Boundaries, Semantic Boundaries, Emotional Boundaries, and Verbal Boundaries. Each category will be published separately as I complete it.

The original Stocklist encourages its users to make each item off with a “yes, no, maybe, I don’t know, fantasy, or N/A,” but in many cases, that might be too simplistic. Some items, you might just want to mark off with a “yes” or “no,” but others might need much more explanation about time, intensity, frequency, or other factors, and that’s okay. Other terms like “hard limit” or “requirement” might also be helpful.

You can reblog each checklist with your own responses, read them passively, or print them out and fill them in by hand. If you want to create additional items or expand one item into several, that’s cool too. For example, if one item under “sensory boundaries” is “playing music during sexual activity,” you might want to split that into “playing music without lyrics during sex” and “playing music with lyrics during sex.” 

Finally, if you have suggestions for an item on any of the lists, you should also feel free to message or submit them to this tumblr, and I’ll include your entry with a credit to you. The more people who contribute items, the more inclusive the checklists will be.

I’m excited for this project! Hopefully it will be helpful for thinking and communicating about boundaries and desires.

I AM SO EXCITE!

numol asked: i already have you added on the chat thingy, it's just that you always have a "do not disturb" icon when you're online so i figure i shouldn't disturb you.

I just find that If I don’t, I get messages from hyper social people who want to talk about… nothing in particular. Since I have a hard time with the whole managing conversations thing, the “not talking about a particular topic” thing makes me all stressed. I like people to have a topic when they decide to IM me, not IM me *just* for random social interaction. Even if the topic isn’t imperative or “important”.