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Writer. Theater & filmmaker. Cultural strategist. 🇵🇭🏳️‍🌈
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A good reminder. Now is not the time to be on the fence. Bringing back a slogan from the gay rights movement: Silence = Death.

NO DEI, NO DOLLAR! ALL HANDS ON DECK! May this be the first 24 hours of shifting our consumer practices. Keep our money in our communities. Organized by The People’s Union, this boycott urges consumers to halt their spending at major retailers, fast-food chains and gas stations for a full day.

I am an artist in service of artists because I know the impact of our work. I believe in our ability to help heal our communities and to imagine new worlds built on trust and love. I also deeply believe that collaborations will help us win.

Hello BlueSky community! My name is Kat Evasco and I’m a storyteller by way of theater and film. I am a cultural strategist who believes in the power of artists and cultural workers to shape culture towards a world that is regenerative, equitable, and just. Let’s collaborate!

Recently, Meta decided to end its third-party fact checking program, paving way for more divisive rhetoric and outright lies to spread and erode democracies around the world. @mariaressa.bsky.social reminds us that collaboration will help us win and to not become the monster to fight the monster.

My latest! Thank you @eryk.bsky.social, @mariaressa.bsky.social and Maria Amelie of Factiverse for your voices "Sensationalism, controversy, and misinformation outperform factual reporting, eroding trust in journalism and deepening societal divisions." www.forbes.com/sites/hessie...

My loves, I am committed to deepening my learning and studies. Now is the time we drink from the deep wells of knowledge and wisdom of our elders and our ancestors. Here’s some powerful quotes from How to Stand Up to A Dictator: The Fight for Our Future by @mariaressa.bsky.social

This book is an essential read for this existential moment we are in. Thank you @mariaressa.bsky.social for your courage and for inspiring us to stand together and stand up against fascism.

Meta is censoring and shadow-banning the truth. Working on my full migration to blue sky. Anyone got tips on best practices to save your data before deleting your account?

Remembering the magic of the Northern Lights. Fairbanks, Alaska.

Keep making art no matter what.

The grief is coming in waves. My dear Romi, I love you sis. I can’t believe I’ll never hear your voice and your ilocano jokes. How our laughter was explosive. You were one of the realest people I knew. I will light candles for you, put food at the altar regularly, ask for your guidance. I miss you.

“Cowardice asks the question, ‘Is it safe?’ Expediency asks the question, ‘Is it politic?’ But conscience asks the question, ‘Is it right?’ And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular but because conscience tells one it is right.” MLK Jr

Cozy Sunday reading by Nobel Peace Prize winner @mariaressa.bsky.social

In deep reflection of this - how to practice grief individually and collectively.

Thank ACLU!

I kept this screenshot assuming someday we might be asked to forget.

Calling in all the ancestors today, including my recent ancestors, Mark Aquino and Romi Acosta-Noa. We love you and we honor you.

tonight!

Today would have marked 52 years of Roe as the law of the land. But Donald Trump packed the Supreme Court with anti-abortion extremists to get it overturned. This week, he cut off access to reproductiverights.gov. We must keep fighting for women’s rights.

And this is what brought me to this platform this week. Hello @bsky.app !

Now is good time to watch Unseen, a documentary film by Set Hernandez. www.pbs.org/pov/films/un...

When convicted felons protect convicted felons. Day 2 after inauguration and it is a darker and more dangerous world.

This matters. Not because I think Trump is capable of mercy or empathy towards these vulnerable groups. But because it is a public act of defiance. Contrast that with all these other powerful people in this country signaling nothing but appeasement and obedience.

Helpful!

Pope Francis called plans by President Donald Trump for the mass deportation of undocumented immigrants a “disgrace,” signaling the return of the rocky relationship that defined the pontiff’s ties with the first Trump White House. Read more: wapo.st/3PIRZi9

Needed something nourishing for the soul today. A dish that makes me feel at home.

Sometimes the truth is really hard to plant both feet into. Every time, it’s an opportunity to practice sitting in the discomfort until we can step into our truths with ease.