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Anti-blackness in the indie scene is a serious issue and we should always call it out even if it seems like a "nothing-burger," but at the same time you should always uplift and support black indie creators regardless. Solely bringing them up when some popular indie creator gets called out for racism will only lead them to being forgotten when the controversy dims down and everyone moves on to something else.

Justice For Jordan Shaw

@justiceforjordanshaw's comprehensive post on this issue is here: Justice For Jordan Shaw

Hey all! My name is Phoenix and I'm a white, Jewish (Free Palestine) and Panamanian Latina trans woman and union steward and organizer. I'm married to Olivia (@writeswrongs), the daughter of Salvadoran refugees, a U.S. naturalized citizen, a union organizer, anti-imperialist feminist and writer. We're asking for help today. 

I’ve been struggling to even find low wage entry level restaurant jobs and I have been out of work since mid-March after I got fired at my unionized job for allegedly leaving notes with "migrants welcome" and Jewish and Muslim religious symbols outside the living space of an open white nationalist. The fact that this person is a white nationalist is not being denied by my employer, who is claiming I created a safety risk and violated their equity principles by doing this. Meanwhile in the real world Nazis have repeatedly stalked me and my parents and spent years harassing our neighborhood with public rallies and calling for my and my wife's peoples to be exterminated by force. I am in the middle of a union grievance process with that employer to return to that job and/or receive backpay.

Because I've been out of work, there's been additional financial stress on our household. We hope to soon be a two person income home again very soon but we will need your help with rent and grocery costs. My wife hasn't been able to afford meals at work where she serves as a health assistant for homeless and low income people. We also recently were contacted to foster a new family member who was taken into the care of the state. This has been a very exciting and new process for us and we hope to soon be on our feet to support ourselves and my new sibling. She is being placed with us next week.

Please, if you can share this post, a multiracial queer couple dedicated to serving their community through direct service, union + tenant organizing and socialist political struggle will be able to maintain their housing as we transition into a new and exciting phase of our lives.

Rent is due by June 4th, 2026 and we are behind on our phone bill and the prior month’s split-in-two rent payment. My wife's check otherwise won't be able to cover rent and all our other expenses, and we wouldn't be able to afford groceries. 

My birthday was May 6th, and I couldn’t afford even the small present of a nice meal to myself so this would be a great late birthday present. Thank you. You can donate through these services below.

Venmo: writeswrongs CashApp: $writeswrongs / $PhoenixSinger PayPal: [email protected]

Definitely could still use help. Thank you all.

Us all together:

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