Song off of my new album
Rae Spoon- I Will Be A Wall of
June 2013
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“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.” Here are more life lessons from the Dalai Lama.
People like to throw around the term “ally”. White people who claim to be anti-racist, non-disabled folks who claim to be invested in challenging ableist norms, cis queers who claim to understand the importance of trans* visibility. People claim “ally” for themselves regularly and with ease. But the truth is that being an ally takes more work than most of us imagine. In fact, it takes constant vigilance. And there are many ways we fail at it everyday. Frankly, some of us are just totally doing it wrong. To help sort it out, I’ve compiled this list of “8 Ways Not To Be An Ally” and I hope it’s useful.
I only wish that Mia McKenzie posted more often.
Owl Daddy has some more news about Que(e)ry: Leather Bound at ALA Annual in Chicago:
Announcing a live performance by Chicago’s queer rapper Big Dipper!
And get out your reading glasses for the Librarian Realness Contest!
The party starts on Monday, July 1 at 9pm, at …
ALA happening at the same time as Chicago Pride will be kinda a collision of worlds for me.
