Check out the latest episode of The Caste Pod on Dalit feminism with Thenmozhi Soundararajan @dalitdiva.bsky.social! thecastepod.org/episode-9/

Caste—one of the oldest systems of exclusion in the world—is thriving. Despite the ban on Untouchability 70 years ago, caste impacts 1.9 billion people in the world. Every 15 minutes, a crime is perpetrated against a Dalit person. 📚📚💜 @dalitdiva.bsky.social

Today @rlivier.bsky.social @freepress.bsky.social releases new research showing that every major U.S. media and tech company (except one) has eliminated or backpedaled on commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion in the face of Trump administration threats. www.freepress.net/policy-libra...

COMPLICIT: Corporate Media's Capitulation to Trump's Attacks on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

This comprehensive report sheds new light on the ongoing capitulation of major media, tech and telecom companies to the dictates of a bigoted and corrupt administration.

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Please consider donating and also forwarding this request for support the mother of our dear friend Praveen Sinha. His Mother has one of the rarest of cancers and they are having to pay for medication out of pocket. Any amount will be so appreciated: www.gofundme.com/f/2z3um-supp...

Donate to Support for Retired Teacher's Cancer Battle, organized by Praveen Sinha

My mom is a retired school teacher. She worked in the nuclear industry for t… Praveen Sinha needs your support for Support for Retired Teacher's Cancer Battle

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Please consider donating and also forwarding this request for support the mother of our dear friend Praveen Sinha. His Mother has one of the rarest of cancers and they are having to pay for medication out of pocket. Any amount will be so appreciated: www.gofundme.com/f/2z3um-supp...

Donate to Support for Retired Teacher's Cancer Battle, organized by Praveen Sinha

My mom is a retired school teacher. She worked in the nuclear industry for t… Praveen Sinha needs your support for Support for Retired Teacher's Cancer Battle

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"there's a new serif in town"

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move

I see the BJP propaganda chief is already in damage-control mode, not sure how successfully

wait I'm sorry I know this isn't the point but did Narendra Modi's oil-and-gas minister—Hardeep Singh Puri, whose name is misspelled here as "puree"—meet with Epstein during that year's U.N. climate conference???

“There is always an attempt to diminish, undermine, or say caste does not exist…” @equalitylabs.bsky.social co-founder & winner of 2025 Vaikom Award from TN @dalitdiva.bsky.social says anti-caste movement in the US is being eclipsed by the collapse of democracy article-14.com/post/-aligni...

‘Aligning Caste Interests With Extremists Has Not Worked In The US’: Winner Of 2025 Vaikom Award

Vaikom awardee and executive director of Equality Labs, a US Dalit civil rights advocacy, Thenmozhi Soundararajan talked to us on identifying a “different orientation” for hope in the US at a time whe...

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What an honor to receive the 2025 Vaikom Award for Social Justice from the Government of Tamil Nadu—in the name and spirit of Periyar. His legacy calls us to action: end discrimination in all its forms—caste, gender, sexual orientation, religion—and make self-respect a lived reality for everyone.

Hunger is unacceptable. On Nov 1, SNAP benefits will be cut for 40 M children, elderly, and those with disabilities. Food banks are already stretched thin due to funding cuts. Please donate AND share your local food banks links to #writingcommunity #writersagainsthunger www.foodbanknyc.org

Home - Food Bank For NYC

NYC's Largest Hunger-Relief Organization. Your $1 = Up to 5 Meals For Families.

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A 85K #SpaceOpera ✨WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE✨ Washed-up alien musician Nesamma Abbas joins a rebel rock band to take down the Human Empire with a martial art of sound. She must confront her pain, master her powers & choose between revolution or redemption. #WOC #SouthAsian #Asian #A #SFF #DVpit !

A 85K #SpaceOpera ✨WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE✨ Washed-up alien musician Nesamma Abbas joins a rebel rock band to take down the Human Empire with a martial art of sound. She must confront her pain, master her powers & choose between revolution or redemption. #WOC #SouthAsian #Asian #A #SFF #DVpit !

WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE 85,000 Word #Spaceopera 🛸 Nesamma Abbas, a washed-up alien musician, 🎸 joins a rebel rock band to take down the Human Empire ✨with a martial art of sound ⚡🎶 .😢She must confront her pain, 🧘‍♀️ Master her powers ⚔️ & choose: revolution ❤️ or redemption #WOC #Asian #SFF #DVpit

I want this now!!!

Straith 🍉@straith.ca · 10mo ago

GREY GARDENS in space: A fledgling documentarian gets overly entangled with two deposed Imperials in exile on a once-opulent space station. He must choose: launch his career as a truth-teller, or protect these people from the judgment of a hostile audience. #DVpit #A #SF #LGBT #TV #novella

#DVPit: ✨Welcome to WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE✨ Washed-up alien musician Nesamma Abbas joins a rebel rock band to take down the Human Empire with a martial art of sound. She must confront her pain, master her powers and choose between revolution or redemption. #WOC #SouthAsian #Asian #A #SF #SFF #POC

Dear #litagents, I'm happy to present an #agentsguide for a revised version of WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE an 85K word Adult #SPACEOPERA. This will be pitched for #DVpit! #WOC #SouthAsian #Asian #A #SF #SFF #POC ALT

Day 6 of #DVParty My next book is WE DRUM FREEDOM: 🧘Jemina Brass is the first nun in Lethan’s warrior order 💔The monks haze her brutally. ✨The One Sound leads her to a secret mystic network 🪄Jemina learns to wield sound as power 🌟Now she must choose: tradition or a bolder future for all. #DVPit

Day 6 of #DVParty My next book is WE DRUM FREEDOM: 🧘Jemina Brass is the first nun in Lethan’s warrior order 💔The monks haze her brutally. ✨The One Sound leads her to a secret mystic network 🪄Jemina learns to wield sound as power 🌟Now she must choose: tradition or a bolder future for all. #DVPit

Day 5 of #DVParty: sharing the inspo playlist for my #SpaceOpera, WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE. These tracks were recorded with Marvin Etizioni for my Sufi-blues album. They capture the book’s spirit & its emotional core. #DVpit #WOC #SouthAsian #Asian #A #SF #SFF #POC soundcloud.com/dalitdiva/se...

We Sang Down the Empire

Listen to We Sang Down the Empire by dalitdiva #np on #SoundCloud

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Day 5 of #DVParty: sharing the inspo playlist for my #SpaceOpera, WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE. These tracks were recorded with Marvin Etizioni for my Sufi-blues album. They capture the book’s spirit & its emotional core. #DVpit #WOC #SouthAsian #Asian #A #SF #SFF #POC soundcloud.com/dalitdiva/se...

We Sang Down the Empire

Listen to We Sang Down the Empire by dalitdiva #np on #SoundCloud

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#DVparty Day 4 This is my #spaceopera WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE as a meme. My novel examines the pain of colonization and how to heal yourself and free your communities. It incorporates buddhist and sufi themes of freedom from suffering. #DVpit #WOC #SouthAsian #Asian #A #SF #SFF #POC

#DVparty Day 4 This is my #spaceopera WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE as a meme. My novel examines the pain of colonization and how to heal yourself and free your communities. It incorporates buddhist and sufi themes of freedom from suffering. #DVpit #WOC #SouthAsian #Asian #A #SF #SFF #POC

WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE's opening:"Nowhere in New Jerusalem, as the sun sank behind the horizon of aging buildings, was there even a hint of change. And yet, it was there, waiting. Here in the capital of empire, the rot of power met the chaos of millions yearning for a different destiny." #DVparty

Meet the MC of my #spaceopera WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE: Nesamma Abbas a pop star who sang the Human Empire to its knees and pushed galactic history to the brink. Outrageous, kind, and wildly entertaining, her journey to heal herself and the galaxy is one of my favorites. #DVparty #booksky #writersky

Today is DAY 1 of #DVparty, a community event to talk up projects that Diverse Creators plan to pitch during #DVpit! Since it's our inaugural year on Bluesky, we'd like to invite any diverse creator to participate! Share about your beautiful work & let's build a #writercommunity here! #writersky

Hey #DVparty! Here’s the moodboard for my #SpaceOpera WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE. Washed-up alien musician Nesamma Abbas joins a rebel rock band to take down the Human Empire with a martial art of sound. She must confront her pain, master her powers and choose between revolution or redemption.

Dear Ones ~ Please join @EqualityLabs @BuddhistPeace & Black Buddhist Studies Initiative for a processing space. We will grieve, we will sit, and we will heal & organize. This Thursday, September 18th 2025 5-6:30pm PT/ 8-9:30pm ET. Register at bit.ly/RootedCommunity or tap the link in bio

Dear Ones ~ Please join @EqualityLabs @BuddhistPeace & Black Buddhist Studies Initiative for a processing space. We will grieve, we will sit, and we will heal & organize. This Thursday, September 18th 2025 5-6:30pm PT/ 8-9:30pm ET. Register at bit.ly/RootedCommunity or tap the link in bio

Today I walked the picket line with @teamsters.bsky.social Local 210 members on strike in the Bronx. When Perrigo picked this fight, it wasn't just with these workers — it's with all of us. Because New York is a union town.