Julia S
@juliacsmith.bsky.social
She/her. Recent transplant to NJ from Chicago. My newsletter = short, energizing examples of community organizing, mutual aid, arts, & more. Subscribe at https://here-for-you.ghost.io/ "what we pay attention to grows." - adrienne maree brown
I always like to point out that this poem was written at 826DC, a nonprofit serving DCPS students, and published in one of their anthologies - 826dc.org/student-writ...
The Tiger - 826DC
The tiger He destroyed his cage Yes YES The tiger is out Originally published in “They’re Singing a Song in Their Rocket” and “You Will Be Able to Say a Thousand Words”
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jesse@jesseltaylor.bsky.social · 2w agoOkay, this is the next poem to film adaptation
Please click here to learn ways you can interrupt the ICE machine: bit.ly/ICblockit
EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of children, sponsors arrested by ICE after tips from US child migrant agency
More than 12,000 people have been arrested by U.S. immigration authorities following tips from the Office of Refugee Resettlement during President Donald Trump’s second term.
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I appreciated reading this. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/u...
Trump Gutted the Kennedy Center. A Tour Guide Wants You to See It Anyway. (Gift Article)
In a dogged demonstration of love for a Washington institution, Sandy Weiswasser is among a few dozen volunteers still showing dwindling visitors a hollowed-out building.
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I do this all the time and it makes me feel like a Patron of the Arts.
Sunny Moraine@dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social · 3w agoIf you want to read a book and your library doesn’t have it, it is truly a massive favor to an author to request that the library acquire it. It really and truly is
Youngmi is a Korean immigrant and domestic violence survivor fighting for her freedom in the Washington State. Donate to her defense fund and you’ll be entered to win one of several raffle prizes: chuffed.org/project/1517... #FreeYoungmi #FreeThemAll
my unholy creation. its actually working, it hasnt been an hour yet and the air quality in my place is noticeably better. i can breathe in comparable comfort, and my eyes dont hurt! link to build ur own here: engineering.ucdavis.edu/news/science... beware walmart, they overprice their filters
Mira@thefreeradical.org · last mo.hey minneapolis peeps, anyone know where i can get the materials to make a corsi-rosenthal box for cheap? im broke and id rather get them all in one fell swoop so my time outside's limited
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@maineimmigrants.bsky.social has organized a GoFundMe to support Johan Sebastián's family. "Johan Sebastián was a 25 year old young man who worked tirelessly to provide for his family. He leaves behind his wife and their 3 year old daughter, who now face an uncertain future without him."
Donate to Justice and Support for Johan Sebastián’s Family, organized by Friends of de Guerrero Family
[English version below] Hoy, una vida fue arrebatada inju… Friends of de Guerrero Family needs your support for Justice and Support for Johan Sebastián’s Family
gofundme.com
In an article titled “One Moment in Time: Designer Willi Smith & Mary Jane’s Wedding Dress,” comics scholar & fashion historian Monica Geraffo addresses “the context of what it once meant” to incorporate Smith’s unique creative vision into Marvel's superhero universe. 1/11 #SpiderMan #ComicsStudies
Go Fund Me for the sister who was surrounded by white supremacists on the Metro in that viral photo. If you shared the photo, consider actually making a material donation.
Brian Goldstone@brian-goldstone.bsky.social · last mo."The most common thing I hear from people who are not directly targeted by the immigration assault is some version of: I want to do something. I just don’t know what." open.substack.com/pub/antiauth...
What You Can Do Right Now
What You Can Do Right Now
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Trans people are having to create a modern day green book just to be able to use the bathroom in Idaho. This is where we're at. www.advocate.com/politics/sta...
Idaho law criminalizes trans people’s bathroom use. Advocates are mapping safe places to pee
The Idaho Inclusive Bathroom Map shows the private places where people can still use facilities aligned with their gender identity.
advocate.com
Register now for this training next week with IC cofounder Mariame Kaba! Come identify your most sustainable, effective role in social change based on what fits your skills, capacities, relationships, & lived realities. 🗓️ Weds, July 8 🕰️ 7pm ET/4pm PT
Find Your Role in the Work With Mariame Kaba (Learn To Do #1) · EducateUS
This session with visionary, legendary organizer and activist Mariame Kaba, author of We Do This ‘Till We Free Us and other books, helps participants identify their most sustainable and effective role...
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BREAKING: Alligator Alcatraz has officially closed. A lot of outlets won’t report on this, but the Miccosukee Tribe played a key role in the fight.
vouched fundraiser for the Minneapolis defendants chuffed.org/project/1865...
Legal Defense Fund for MN Anti-ICE Organizers
On the morning of June 16th 2026 fifteen anti-ICE organizers were indicted on federal conspiracy charges in Minnesota, 12 of whom were arrested in aggressive raids across the Twin Cities. This fundrai...
chuffed.org
I'm attending a digital humanities event in Montreal. There was a keynote on AI and something about the talk made me wonder if it had been written by Claude. I said as much in the Q&A. As I posed the question, the speaker shifted, looking slightly uncomfortable. What he said next shocked the room +
Legal defense fund for the Minnesota 15. Please share and support them! We keep us safe 💙🤍🩵
Legal Defense Fund for MN Anti-ICE Organizers
On the morning of June 16th 2026 fifteen anti-ICE organizers were indicted on federal conspiracy charges in Minnesota, 12 of whom were arrested in aggressive raids across the Twin Cities. This fundrai...
chuffed.org
Fundraising time: A Minneapolis-area Liberian mother, who has been in the US since she was a child in the ‘90s, was taken by ICE 4 weeks ago and is still detained Her family, including 4 kids ages 8-17, need $2000 to cover the legal fees to bring her home I’ll match 1st $500 Venmo @wrigleyfield
Also if you have the means for diapers, formula and menstrual products to buy a container or two when you hit up big box retailer to drop off at mutual aid you should.
Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑@emilylhauser.bsky.social · 2mo agoevergreen reminder that if you see anyone grabbing diapers or formula, no you didn't
When they talk about the alleged violence and disorder of resistance, people have to keep highlighting federal violence. That is the real story, and it's the primary reason any of this is happening.
This art by my friend @ollycostello.bsky.social is beautiful. ollycostelloshop.com/products/sus...
Sustain Us Screen Print
The Grief is Immense | Our Movements Grow | May the Joys We Tend Sustain Us These 9x12" screen print on purple card stock are individually hand printed by me! Featuring my solstice design, this image ...
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🚨 DHS is accepting public comments on the proposed ICE detention center in Washington County, Maryland. Take 2 minutes to tell DHS why this project should not move forward: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell... ✍️ Submit your comment before July 1 and help make your voice heard.
God they’re having so much fun. I wanna be there!
Gilded Age cast member just dropped footage from inside the black church after the Knicks win www.instagram.com/reel/DZiJant...
TONIGHT!
Interrupting Criminalization@interruptcrim.bsky.social · 2mo agoJoin FreedomTrainers with @maketheroadnj.bsky.social & @faithinnewjersey.bsky.social, who are hosting a call to share learnings from Delaney Hall & work on nationalizing the demand to release folks from detention centers! 📅 Wednesday, June 3 ⏰ 8 pm ET/5 pm PT 🌐 bit.ly/June3DH to register
Among the other atrocities at Delaney Hall last night, state police in riot gear attacked and arrested an elderly man playing a cello through the tear gas and mounted police assault. Well done, Mikie Sherrill. He was so dangerous.
+ adding this link for a Trenton family www.gofundme.com/f/support-jo...
Donate to Support Jorge’s Family During His Detention, organized by Resistencia en Accion NJ
Jorge Raymundo, a hardworking father of three, is currently deta… Resistencia en Accion NJ needs your support for Support Jorge’s Family During His Detention
gofundme.com
Julia S@juliacsmith.bsky.social · 3mo ago(2/2) - Cosecha: venmo @cosechanj or secure.actblue.com/donate/luchemos - Eyes on ICE: venmo @MutualAidNetwork - New Labor: Bit.ly/GIVENL - DIRE: diresupport.org/donate/ - Resistencia: www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati... Thank you. ❤️ #DelaneyHall #AbolishICE
(2/2) - Cosecha: venmo @cosechanj or secure.actblue.com/donate/luchemos - Eyes on ICE: venmo @MutualAidNetwork - New Labor: Bit.ly/GIVENL - DIRE: diresupport.org/donate/ - Resistencia: www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati... Thank you. ❤️ #DelaneyHall #AbolishICE
Julia S@juliacsmith.bsky.social · 3mo ago(1 of 2) Hi from NJ! If you can, please send some $ to any of these places to help the families and supporters of the hunger strikers at #DelaneyHall: - linktr.ee/SupportOurFa... - Gaby & Martin Soto: gofund.me/2fb28941c (you may have heard her on Democracy Now! this week) …
