emi koyama
@eminism.org
activist, writer, rogue intellectual seattle / portland rightsandsafety.org • aileens.org more links: https://linktr.ee/emikoyama
Massage Parlor Organizing Project (of Seattle) which I helped to start 7 years ago has stylish new bilingual merch for fundraiser! www.instagram.com/p/DY-w_KfAZM... I’m buying the swallow totes for myself and Crush ICE shirt for my nephew. Get great designs and support migrant worker organizing!
Some liberals are OBSESSED with "private" prisons as though the problem is not simply PRISONS. Folks, the vast majority of prisons in the U.S. are PUBLIC NOT PRIVATE. And they are HELL HOLES. OK? I need folks to stop and actually focus on the PROBLEM which is PRISONS AND JAILS.
Of $2.5 billion of fire relief funds, $0 went to fire victims. $75 million went to the military. $14 million went to pay cops to tear gas civilians who were protesting against ICE. www.nbclosangeles.com/investigatio...
Victims get little relief from Newsom's $2.5 billion fire fund
Most of California’s $2.5-billion fire relief fund is still unspent, according to records, & some money was diverted to CHP at protests.
nbclosangeles.com
Children‘s trauma was logged and used as a reason for cops to harass & threaten kids & their families. Over and over the tech sales pitch for public safety is revealed as racist and predatory. inquest.org/the-algorith...
The Algorithmic School-to-Prison Pipeline - Nicholas E. Stewart - Inquest
With little transparency or oversight, technology is being used to flag youth as risks to public safety and deciding who is surveilled, arrested, and confined.
inquest.org
someone who draws a super cute picture of a chihuahua waiting for me at home while i remain at the hospital is a definition of a good friend. art by mihobaker on insta (not on bsky)
The minute Church of Harm Reduction (a 501c3 nonprofit tried to use Paypal Giving Fund as a way to accept donations for @aileens.org they permanently ban CHR’s Paypal account. No reason is given.
For those who want to know more: Here's Emi herself explaining the circumstances around the need at Aileen's. She's a seasoned fighter with a vision for sustaining this work by and for swers
emi koyama@eminism.org · 2mo agohey folks, i’ve been very sick. i’m currently in hospital, my fourth since getting diagnosed in january. despite that my prognosis is good, as most medical issues are arising from side effects of chemotherapy and not cancer itself. …
Emi Koyama is an OG of trans, Asian, disabled sex worker and anti violence organizing who is battling cancer; the org she started, Aileen's, provides barrier free support to street sex workers on the Pacific Coast Highway. Donate to keep Aileen's going while Emi fights cancer. gofund.me/cd8374855
Donate to Keep Aileen’s Open While Co-Founder Emi Fights Cancer, organized by Madison Zack-Wu
Please help movement icon and community leader, Emi, by keeping … Madison Zack-Wu needs your support for Keep Aileen’s Open While Co-Founder Emi Fights Cancer
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hey folks, i’ve been very sick. i’m currently in hospital, my fourth since getting diagnosed in january. despite that my prognosis is good, as most medical issues are arising from side effects of chemotherapy and not cancer itself. …
Keep Aileen’s Open while Co-Founder Emi fights cancer - organized by Madison Zack-Wu gofundme.com/f/support-ai...
Donate to Keep Aileen’s Open While Co-Founder Emi Fights Cancer, organized by Madison Zack-Wu
Please help movement icon and community leader, Emi, by keeping … Madison Zack-Wu needs your support for Keep Aileen’s Open While Co-Founder Emi Fights Cancer
gofundme.com
more more more! (lottery open. pre-apply now!)
Seattle Social Housing Developer@seasocialhousing.bsky.social · 3mo agoHere's our Blog post about the first Social Housing building in Seattle -- Elara at the Market!! There you will also find a link to our Housing Lottery!!! PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD! seattlesocialhousing.org/seattles-fir...
Join our Client Vetting Workshop 💕 Learn safer offline screening practices, boundaries, and harm reduction strategies in a peer-centered space. 📅 Thurs, May 21 ⏰ 6–8 PM 💻 Google Meet Open to current & former sex workers ONLY! Register: decrim305.org/events
Looking forward to this talk tomorrow 5/21 “What Does Law Mean in Crisis? How Crip Feminist Technoscience Will Save Us” by Ly Xīnzhèn M. Zhǎngsūn Brown youtube.com/live/rRmZ_ve... Part of the UW Public Lecture series.
What Does Law Mean in Crisis? How Crip Feminist Technoscience Will Save Us
YouTube video by UW Office of Public Lectures
youtube.com
“Cisgender: Disorienting History” by @perryzurn.bsky.social is finally (from the time I was interviewed about my previous writing on the topic) coming out in July! I’m so looking forward to it. www.dukeupress.edu/cisgender
Cisgender: Disorienting a Category
dukeupress.edu
Perry Zurn@perryzurn.bsky.social · 3mo agoFinal day to get *Cisgender* or *How We Make Each Other* or SO MANY OTHER GOOD BOOKS from Duke UP at 40% off!
King County’s new Racial Disparities in Opioid Use Outcomes report is out. cdn.kingcounty.gov/-/media/king... Despite overall reduction in overdose deaths, racial/ethnic gaps persist, especially harming Black and American Indian/Native Alaskan communities.
hey people in seattle area? @aileens.org a peer-run outreach and community space by and for women(+) working along the pacific hwy needs more clothes! our spot is buzzing and can’t keep up with the demand for gently used cute spring/ summer clothes. check your closet, ask around, donate!
We need more people like these folks. They know that more cops =/= prevention or safety. "The ordinance passed 7-5 with Kanal, Councilors Tiffany Koyama Lane, Angelita Morillo, Candace Avalos and Mitch Green opposing it."
emi koyama@eminism.org · 3mo ago
“Shutting down a venue doesn’t make [sex work] go away," Emi Koyama told Filter. "It displaces people to other areas, and it becomes more dangerous.”
Portland Changes "Nuisance Property" Code, a Crackdown on Motel Sex Work
“Shutting down a venue doesn’t make [sex work] go away," Emi Koyama told Filter. "It displaces people ... and it becomes more dangerous."
filtermag.org
politicians and media are tripping when they seriously ask if some motels actively cater to sex traffickers. why would any motel want to invite that kind of risks and trouble? …
So here's the funniest episode of not-so-funny LLM scam attempt involving fake me: apparently, the fake AI of me solicited SUSAN STRYKER to pay fake me $$$ to feature her book in my fake "book club" because yoiu know Susan Stryker could use some exposure from some fake Emi Koyama.
emi koyama@eminism.org · 4mo agohey so… i’ve been receiving inquiries about a solicitation supposedly from me recruiting authors to pay several hundreds of dollars to be featured in “Portland LGBT+ Book Club.” it’s not me, and think it’s probably a scam. is this something other people are seeing as well? and what to do?
Even though I’m taking a break from day day of operation of @aileens.org the women are really stepping up! Our dropping space is as taxed as ever, bringing in you and old peers who live and work on Pacific Highway in South County, Washington State. …
Just received my forth inquiry from someone who received the scam email, which tells me there must be hundreds of recipients. And there’s nothing I can do about it on my end.
emi koyama@eminism.org · 4mo agohey so… i’ve been receiving inquiries about a solicitation supposedly from me recruiting authors to pay several hundreds of dollars to be featured in “Portland LGBT+ Book Club.” it’s not me, and think it’s probably a scam. is this something other people are seeing as well? and what to do?
Here’s somebody else experiencing something closer to what you did!
Beth Cato@bethcato.bsky.social · 4mo agoI just found out that an AI scammer is impersonating me in their spam campaign. I am LIVID. Please, please share this post. Warn people. I’m horrified that someone might be ripped off in my name. No one is safe from being impersonated like this.
![A contact form reads:
Subject: Checking Authenticity
Body of message
Hi there Beth. I have been contacted by someone who is using the email, [email blacked out], and using you name and one of your novels 'Feast of the Starving Stone: The Chef’s Five' to engage with me as a fellow author - if it is you then great, if it is not, as i suspect, then this is a fake approach. I just wanted to be sure. thanks. [signed name blacked out]
You're a real person, right?
No, I'm a bot.
Please don't include existential questions in a contact form.
Yes.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cern5jawmb4qln6tjhkhwwvv/bafkreigemzi2mpi63jrvcgnzrxhg7qog2sqlxub6l6ptyoj7akojbbbwca)
LLMs can “write” a thousand scam emails to try to trick authors desperate for audience, but they still need to attach my name to it because i have the reputation and legacy for producing real work over several decades.
emi koyama@eminism.org · 4mo agohey so… i’ve been receiving inquiries about a solicitation supposedly from me recruiting authors to pay several hundreds of dollars to be featured in “Portland LGBT+ Book Club.” it’s not me, and think it’s probably a scam. is this something other people are seeing as well? and what to do?
hey so… i’ve been receiving inquiries about a solicitation supposedly from me recruiting authors to pay several hundreds of dollars to be featured in “Portland LGBT+ Book Club.” it’s not me, and think it’s probably a scam. is this something other people are seeing as well? and what to do?
i've been sick for several weeks and have been receiving washington state's paid medical leave benefits. it's an amazing feeling to be supported when i feel vulnerable. why can't we make it permanent and universal for everyone?
