#communitycare

Christina Jewett is driven by purpose. She uses fitness and wellness as tools for care, resilience, and community. From empowering Houston youth to leading health programs, she shows up every day to uplift people who are too often overlooked.

She’s now in the running to become the next Ms. Health and Fitness, with a chance to be featured on the cover of Muscle and Fitness HERS and win 20k. You can vote every day, and the contest ends in 8 days.

This isn’t just about a title. The competition also supports the B Plus Foundation, which provides financial assistance to families, funds childhood cancer research, and raises awareness in the fight against childhood cancer.

If you believe in community first, health for everyone, and using fitness to make real impact, support Christina and help amplify her work. 💪🏽🖤

🌍✨ EARTH SEED: A People’s Journey of Radical Hospitality ✨🌍

We’re thrilled to partner with People’s Kitchen Collective and Voices Rising LGBTQ of Color Arts & Culture for a two-part celebration of Octavia E. Butler’s visionary legacy — Earthseed: A People’s Journey of Radical Hospitality.

💫 Part 1 — Friday, Oct 24 | 6–9 PM 🍲 Documentary Screening + Panel + Potluck! Join us for a screening of Earthseed, followed by a community conversation with @justuskitchen (@peopleskitchencollective) and @isisasare (@sistahscifi). Together, we’ll explore radical hospitality, survival, and collective care inspired by Butler’s Parable series.

💫 Part 2 — Saturday, Oct 25 | 1–4 PM 🧭 Care Pod & Go Bag Workshop “Pod Mapping & Your Go Bag Will Save Your Life” — a hands-on workshop to build your own community care toolkit, grounded in Earthseed principles.

Every day, we wake up not knowing if we will survive. As LGBTIQA+ refugees in East Africa, our lives are shaped by trauma, fear, and constant uncertainty. We escaped violence, imprisonment, and hatred only to find ourselves fighting a new battle: starvation, sickness, and isolation.

We are human beings, just like everyone else.

We deserve dignity.

We deserve safety.

We deserve a chance to live.

Right now, many of us have no food. No clean water. No access to ARVs or basic medicine. Our bodies are weakening, and our spirits are breaking. The world may not see what we go through, but the pain is real. The trauma is deep. And the silence around our suffering is unbearable.

Please, stand with us.

Share our story.

Support us if you can.

Help us to survive until resettlement. Your kindness no matter how small can save a life.

We don’t want to lose another queer brother or sister.

We are fighting to stay alive.

We are begging to be heard.

🌈💔 Being queer is NOT a crime.

Being alive should NOT be this hard.

If you are able, please support our fundraiser and help us get food, ARVs, and nutritional supplements. Together, you can help keep hope alive.

Your solidarity means everything.

Please don’t look away🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🌈🏳️‍⚧️.

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With only three episodes left of the First season of Fat Positive Everything Podcast, I had the honor of interviewing Diana Dimmock, founder of @accessibility4everybody consulting!

Hi everyone,

I’m reaching out because I’ve come to realize how important it is to not go through challenges alone—especially when navigating systems that can feel overwhelming or unfair.

I’m currently in a space where advocacy and support could really make a difference, whether it’s understanding my rights, finding accessible resources, or just having someone to stand beside me in the process. If you have experience, insight, or are part of a network that supports individuals facing educational, mental health, or systemic barriers, I’d deeply appreciate any guidance or connection you can offer.

This is not easy to ask—but I believe there’s strength in community, and that progress often begins with a conversation. If you’re open to talking, pointing me in the right direction, or simply listening, thank you. It means more than I can express.

Let’s build a future that’s more supportive, equitable, and kind—together.

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