save palestine.

also from the article: it is estimated that 29 mobility devices are destroyed or damaged EVERY DAY. and I’m going to assume those are only the ones that are REPORTED.

Image Description: Tweets by Maria Town, with a link to a different article from Domestic Employers organization, with the preview image being a photo of Engracia Figueroa - a smiling black woman with dark brown skin and coily black and grey hair. The tweets say the following, “ “Engracia Figueroa, a fierce advocate for people with disabilities, passed away on Sunday due to complications from injuries she sustained when United Airlines destroyed her custom wheelchair last July.” #FlyingWhileDisabled #Disability https://domesticemployers.org/hand-in-hand-grieves-the-loss-of-engracia-figueroa United broke Engracia’s wheelchair and refused to replace it. The loaner chair the airlines provided to Engracia did not support her properly. Her skin broke down, became infected, and she died. 2/3 How many hospitalizations and deaths have resulted from airlines inaction and indifference to this issue? Thank you@HiHemployers for your advocacy and for sharing this tribute. Rest In Peace and Power, Engracia. You deserved so much more. 3/3” End of Image Description

Image Description: Screenshots from the News Week article by Toria Branhart and the Domestic Employers Org article by Blithe Riley, about the passing of Engracia Figueroa. A photo of Engracia Figueroa, a black woman in a custom motorized wheelchair, and an accompanying member of the “Hand in Hand” activist group and home care worker organization, Christine Laing, a black woman wearing a mask. Engracia is shown speaking in the “Care Can’t Wait” rally in Washington D.C. from July 2021, at the podium. A quote. “"Mobility devices are an extension of our bodies. When they are damaged or destroyed, we become re-disabled. Until the airlines learn how to treat our devices with the care and respect they deserve, flying remains inaccessible,” the activist said in an interview after the incident.“ “All of us at Hand in Hand are heartbroken, shocked and enraged by Engracia’s needless death. This loss should never have happened. While we are reeling from the layers of injustice this tragedy makes visible, we are holding Engracia’s tenacity and resolve as our guidepost. Lives are at stake in the work that we do, and our current ableist and racist system continues to fail our communities time and time again. We cannot and will not stand by and let these systems of oppression prevail. We demand that United Airlines end the damage of wheelchairs and assistive devices on its flights and create an accessible process for people with disabilities to travel safely, with dignity. Sign and share our petition here.  Please note: this statement was updated 11/5 after Hand in Hand received more details from Engracia’s lawyer about the extent of her injuries.” End of Image Description

So in full: Engracia Figueroa was a black disabled working class woman, as well as a worker and disability activist. She died 4 months after her custom motorized wheelchair was destroyed by United Airlines directly after she came back from Washington D.C., where she attended an activist rally where she demanded better conditions for Home Care workers and disabled people.

The broken $30,000 custom motorized wheelchair was a fire hazard and basically unusable. The wheelchair was necessary for her survival, well-being, independence, and ability to work.

Forced to use it while broken in the 5 hours waiting at the airport, resulted in her hospitalization. “Hand in Hand”, “Caring Across Generations”, “Care Can’t Wait Coalition”, their petition, their media campaign, and (later on) Senator Tammy Duckworth’s office demanded United Airlines take further responsibility. The campaign further highlighted the pervasive issues with airlines destroying mobility aids and other necessary devices.

However, by the time United Airlines agreed to replace the $30,000 wheelchair, Engracia succumbed to her worsened condition due to using an inadequate loaner chair they had previously provided in the time they refused to take full responsibility.

“Hand in Hand” organization points towards the unjustness of systemic both ableism and racism having a hand in her untimely death, and encourage people to sign their petition against United Airline’s damaging of assistive devices.

In my personal view (especially as a black disabled person myself), the intersections of ableism, racism, and classism must be acknowledged when discussing this situation.

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Hello moots!

Starting a loop, tagging mutuals who actually deserve the BEST!

And hopefully they tag other mutuals and continue the loop!

You guys deserve the best <3

Tagging- @ambrosia-and-nectar @mycroft-microsoft @astra2111

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Tagging:

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@crucifiedsam @real-girl

Thank you my darling @1337wtfomgbbq 😘💕💕

First and foremost, I have to tag my partner in crime and her many urls @sam-cordell-walker 

@lizzybgood @fallenfar @wellcometothedarkside @tina-hale @proudofyoumurphy @kamidiox @debivc78 @sweet-sammy-kisses @destiel-sucks-i-know-that-now @youmightbeanidiotif @bangingpatchouli @travellerintime @sam-winchester-admiration-league @12rosesofautumn @embracethewincest @ilovejared @arkvark2 @sammygurl976-blog @aunty-matter @thatonewitchwhovapes @nancysfaveanon @reddieandwaiting87 @wordyanon @madcat4301  @deanscarlett @laf-outloud @stripperlecki @supernaturallywincest @hippychick006 @deanandsamalovestory @wif-san @fromsamwtocordellw @durinsbride @armymaninashtraysaweverything @ghost-go-roasty-mctoasty @alignallofthelights @allhailkingjared @samisadeangirl 

That’s a lot of mutuals. 😘💖💖💖

I hope I didn’t miss anybody. 

Awww @nancylou444 you are simply the best ♥️

I suck at Tumblr so I’m going to tag some wonderful folks who I always see in my feed lately, but if you notice I miss you please know it’s not you, I’m just an idiot. I think these are all mutuals, but if we aren’t…don’t tell me. I don’t want to know 😭

@laf-outloud @ladyofthelake @xlynnbbyx @durinsbride @july4thkisses @neecy83

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@deanwanddamons @supernatural-jackles @smol-and-grumpy @winchest09 @avanatural @deangirl93 @waynes-multiverse & everyone else who is following me. Sorry I can’t tag more of you tumblr is being ugh right now. But you all are awesome!!

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Thank you so so much for the tag you sweet @avanatural 😘 you’re simply amazing 💕

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@kippykasey @b3autyfuldisast3r @eevvvaa @dean-winchester-is-a-warrior @deanwithscissors @charred-angelwings @awkward-and-indecisive @cryptichobbit @cactuwus @kazsrm67 @thinkinghardhardlythinking @mummybear @mvdeanw @waywardbaby @waynes-multiverse @lovealways-j

You all deserve the best

@robot-in-recovery @mushroomfen @yeetmetotahiti @tolkien-fantasy @trxblemaker @madnessismylover @pistachiozombie @schrodys-cat @anjoafricano @blueberryrock @sleepy-daydream-in-a-rose @macguirerhee @aquaparks

Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?

But there's one thing you're not allowed to take away. That there was a little girl, who was constantly told she'll have to marry a man one day, and she always hated the thought of marriage until she watched Ruby and Sapphire, two girls get married o tv, when she suddenly realized she has a future. And there was a girl who went home crying because her classmates told her only boys can kiss girls when she tried to kiss her female crush, and then saw Catra and Adora kiss onscreen and suddenly felt like her feelings might not be wrong after all. And the little boy who never knew why he didn't want to date girls until he saw Benson tell Kipo he's gay, and altough this little boy wouldn't learn what that means for years, he knew there's this word Benson used and he knew it meant he didn't want to be with Kipo because she's a girl and he wanted to be with Troy because he's a boy and he loved him. And there must have been a girl who never wanted a boyfriend but didn't know girls can have girlfriends until she saw Amity and Luz call each other girlfriends. And don't get me started on the enby kids who didn't exactly understand why Raine Whispers was called they and them but realized they'd love to be called that.

There were so many of these kids. And maybe their parents turned off the tv and yelled at them saying they're being brainwashed by modern cartoons. But it was too late. These kids already saw themselves, and already saw it's not wrong to be themselves.

You can dislike these cartoons but you CANNOT deny that what they did to these kids changed their lives for the better.

Oh and one more thing. These shows aren't being made by cishet creators. There could have been a cishet creator who wanted to create a gay character in a cartoon but it didn't happen because they were told no they just took it. But these creators did not take no for an answer, and the reason they didn't, is because they were those kids, who needed to see these cartoons but did not. And this is another reminder not to compare these cartoons because they aren't enemies, they're helping each other, giving more opportunities to do even more.

Anyways. I was that kid. Steven Universe changed my life and helped me accept who I am.

the first image shows leorio on a call with a golden iphone, a small smile on his face. he is a dark-blue-eyed black man with a short black afro and very thin eyebrows, he's also sporting his signature small circular glasses but golden-rimmed this time. he is wearing a purplish-blue top with a golden-striped collar and a golden tie that we can only see the top part of.