Lies Make Bitter, Not Sweet

MICHIGAN

Metro Detroit area: https://www.wxyz.com/news/list-of-warming-centers-available-in-metro-detroit?fbclid=IwAR0hkJRTItkYQTA9_k4bU1wnt2J6b0MH3nULRp-NTgbJTwPcrZUJXrmasfQ

CHICAGO

This is only for Chicago: all police stations are warming centers (I know, many folks may not feel safe there), folks can call 311 for the closest warming center.   https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcchicago.com/weather/stories/Find-a-Chicago-Area-Warming-Center-405236335.html%3Famp%3Dy Park field houses are also being used as warming centers: https://www.google.com/amp/s/chicago.curbed.com/platform/amp/2019/1/29/18202711/polar-vortex-warming-centers-parks-libraries-schools

les-looups on tumblr is offering to help spread info on how to get to warming centers! 

Pacific Garden Mission 1458 S Canal St, Chicago, IL 60607 (312) 492-9410 Catholic Charities seems to be a place a lot of places requires you to contact (idk if its for vouchers) prior to acceptance (atleast thats what i was told) https://www.catholiccharities.net/AboutUs/CareerOpportunities.aspx (312) 655-7525 https://www.obmission.org/about_us https://www.sarahs-circle.org/services/resources.html https://roselandchristianministries.org/programs/

https://www.breakthrough.org/programs/permanent-supportive-housing/

 http://www.cawc.org/contact-us/ http://www.ccolife.org/contact/

 https://www.womenshelters.org/cit/il-chicago 

Lyft is also giving free rides to chicago’s designated warming centers with the code CHIJAYDEN19 – SOURCE chicagotribune DOT com/redeye/culture/ct-redeye-lyft-free-rides-homeless-chicago-20190129-story DOT html

Chicagoland warming centers

In order to be accepted in to a shelter they make you through so many hoops but as far as ive been informed you must be literally living on the streets to be accepted as a homeless person for both temporary or permanent housing. You also must qualify in other assorted areas in order to even get in to a program but ill lost as much information as possible that ive documented over the past 2 years. Featherfist 2255 e 75th street Open from 1-3pm (walkins) (773) 721-7088

https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/about-us/news/chicago-park-district-announces-62-park-field-houses-serve-warming-shelters

MINNESOTA

Duluth, MN warming center info: open tonight (Tuesday the 29th) and tomorrow (Wednesday the 30th), 10:00 pm - 6:30 am, 5830 Grand Avenue

WISCONSIN

fox6now.com/2019/01/29/lyft-offers-free-rides-to-warming-shelters-in-milwaukee-madison-amid-the-bitter-cold/

Libraries and town halls in most cities are open to be warming shelters in the southern Wisconsin area

In Wisconsin, particularly the Milwaukee and Madison areas, where temps will be reaching as low as -55 degrees, ppl are being encouraged to call 211 where you will be directed to warming centers. Once you get the address for an open shelter, you can use Lyft, which is offering free rides up to 25 dollars with the code WIJAYDEN19.

IOWA

Des Moines, IA: https://www.polkcountyiowa.gov/health/news-press-releases/warming-center-locations-throughout-the-metro/ (free DART bus rides)

 Iowa City, IA: https://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Warming-centers-available-in-Iowa-City-505049421.html Quad Cities: https://wqad.com/2019/01/27/trinity-hospitals-to-provide-warming-shelters-during-dangerous-cold-snap/

 Cedar Rapids, IA is offering free bus rides and the NewBo market building will be open as a warming center.

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GENERAL INFO:

Gina Bellman was 42 in 2008 when the show premiered and yet from the very first episode she is portrayed as beautiful and sexy and desirable. But not in a “she’s 42 but she’s sexy bc she looks 21″ kinda way and not in a “oh she’s a hot cougar I like older woman bc I a 20 year old manchild with an oedipal complex” kinda way. She’s portrayed as desirable bc Sophie is one badass bitch who can do anything and con anyone in any role she wants to. Also 42, despite what society tells us, is not actually old. But it feels like it is, for women at least. We are constantly bombarded with all this crap about how getting wrinkles in the worst thing ever and how looking over 30 is a horror story that should be avoided for as long as possible. 

PSA:

lyft is partnering with united way to give free rides (2 rides, up to $25/per ride) to warming centers through friday 2/1 with code MSPJAYDEN19

all the women that had to grown up being super self-aware of what they wear, what they think, what they say, how they act, where they are, with whom, etc in every aspect of their life, all the time, in this sexist society (especially women of color, non-straight women and trans women): good. finally you all have to learn how to behave.  

So this little kid donated a book to the library a couple weeks ago. 

They’ve been coming into the library every so often to look proudly at their book on display and tell anyone who’ll listen about how they donated THAT book, it has a sticker the librarian had them pick out that they got to sign their name on in the inside cover and everything!!!! (I saw them once excitedly insist a high schooler grab the book and open it to see the sticker, much to the high schooler’s amusement, lol).

Today they came into the library to ask me where their book was, ‘cause they’d looked around the past little while and couldn’t find it anywhere.

“Ah, that’s ‘cause it’s out right now,” I explained.

Their jaw dropped and their eyes went wide, “It’s out?!”

“Yep! It’s not here because it’s at somebody’s house right now.”

“AT THEIR HOUSE?!”

They started practically vibrating in excitement.

“Yep!”

“Like, for real?”

“Uh huh.” I grinned, “It’s the second time it’s been taken out too.”

“TWICE?! It’s been taken out TWICE already?! Oh my goodness! Oh my goodness!!!!”