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Myshele Haywood

@myshele.bsky.social

Writer, social researcher, organiser, designer, immigrant. She/her.

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Coach Gowron@coachgowron.com · 9mo ago

A warrior is not defined by the fights they have won, but by what they fight for. Stand for those less privileged, stand for the powerless, stand with your neighbors, stand for those who will come after you. Stand for honor, or you stand for nothing at all, and are worth even less.

Myshele Haywood@myshele.bsky.social · 10mo ago

This time, they're bussing racists up from Falkirk... Join the counter-demo and celebrate the season by standing up for refugees. As always, masks & earplugs recommended, vuvuzelas encouraged (both provided if needed). Now with added tinsel! Sunday 14 Dec, 12pm, Castlegate, Aberdeen.

White background, deviated with colourful Christmas lights, abstract figures in purple with their arms raised in friendly gestures. Text reads: Aberdeen welcomes Refugees, Not Racism! Sunday 14 December, 12pm, Castlegate. Stand up to racist bullies and their lies with solidarity, colourful banners and messages of hope. All welcome.
Myshele Haywood@myshele.bsky.social · 11mo ago

And again, dress up warm and bring your vuvuzelas... Aberdeen welcomes refugees, not racism! Stand up to racist bullies with music, colourful banners and messages of hope. All welcome. Sunday 16 November, 3pm, 130 Don Street, Old Aberdeen (Don Street House), AB24 1UY.

Image of abstract purple people with arms raised on a white background and text reading, Aberdeen welcomes refugees, not racism! Stand up to racist bullies with music, colourful banners and messages of hope. All welcome. Sunday 16 November, 3pm, 130 Don Street, Old Aberdeen (Don Street House), AB24 1UY. Logos of Aberdeen CND, SPSC, ATUC, anti-fascist alliance, stand up to racism and Aberdeen Social Centre.
sarah jeong@sarahjeong.bsky.social · 11mo ago

how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...

How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers

For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...

apmreports.org

Myshele Haywood@myshele.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Bring your vuvuzelas! Aberdeen welcomes refugees, not racism! Stand up to racist bullies with music, colourful banners and messages of hope. All welcome. Saturday 25 October, 4pm, Patio Hotel, 213 Links Road, AB24 5EF (also called Doubletree Hotel, off Beach Blvd).

White background with purple abstract human shapes in welcoming poses, with the headline Aberdeen welcomes refugees, not racism! Further text: Stand up to racist bullies with music, colourful banners and messages of hope. All welcome. Saturday 25 October, 4pm, Patio Hotel, 213 Links Road, AB24 5EF (also called Doubletree Hotel, off Beach Blvd). Logos for CND, SPSC, Aberdeen Anti-Fascist Alliance, Aberdeen Trade Union Council, Stand Up To Racism and Aberdeen Social Centre.
Myshele Haywood@myshele.bsky.social · last yr.

Another weekend, another counter-protest... Westhill welcomes refugees, not racism! Stand up to racist bullies with music, colourful banners and messages of hope. All welcome. Sunday 5 October, 2pm, Hampton Hotel, Straik Road, Westhill AB32 6TL.

White background with purple abstract human shapes in welcoming poses, with the headline Westhill welcomes refugees, not racism! Further text: Stand up to racist bullies with music, colourful banners and messages of hope. All welcome. Sunday 5 October, 2pm, Hampton Hotel, Straik Road, Westhill AB32 6TL. Logos for CND, SPSC, Aberdeen Anti-Fascist Alliance, Aberdeen Trade Union Council, Stand Up To Racism and Aberdeen Social Centre.
Myshele Haywood@myshele.bsky.social · last yr.

Aberdeen welcomes refugees, not racism! Another anti-immigrant 'protest' this weekend, so come along to the counter-protest: stand up to racist bullies with music, colourful banners + messages of hope. All welcome. Sunday 28 Sept, 6pm, Sure Hotel, Summerhill Court (off Lang Stracht), AB15 6TW.

White background with purple image of abstract people, different ages and genders,with text above: Aberdeen welcomes refugees, not racism! And beside and below the people: Stand up to racist bullies with music, colourful banners and messages of hope. All welcome. Sunday 28 September, 6pm, Sure Hotel, Summerhill Court (off Lang Stracht), AB15 6TW. At the bottom, logos of CND, SPSC, Aberdeen Anti-Fascist Alliance, Aberdeen Trade Union Council, Stand Up To Racism, and Aberdeen Social Centre.
thiiird person@thiiirdperson.com · last yr.

i'm noticing that no one has anything negative to say about Robert Redford, who lived his life without saying a bunch of awful things about people for views and clicks. maybe the way to avoid negativity after you die is to not act like an asshole for views and clicks while you're alive

Jason K Pargin, author@jasonkpargin.bsky.social · last yr.

I am begging you to understand how madness spreads in a society. It's not just blind panic among the ignorant that there's a monster coming. It's smart-sounding people insisting you are a bad person unless you, also, believe in the monster and join the panic.

Claire Willett@clairewillett.bsky.social · last yr.

reposting with alt text because this feels incredibly significant. the right-wing disinfo machine means a lot of the people grieving Charlie Kirk never heard any of the things he said that would have tarnished his brand as Guy Who Just Wants to Have Dialogue Across the Aisle

One thing that has become really clear since yesterday is that we live in at least two different realities. Talking to a friend who only knew Charlie as a Christian motivational speaker because that's all that ever came across her feed. Showed me videos I've never seen before of him saying perfectly reasonable and empowering things. I showed her videos she'd never seen before of his racism, misogyny, homophobia, advocating for violence against specific groups of people. She was horrified by his remarks about Pelosi's husband's attacker being bailed out and celebrated for his violent act. She was horrified by a number of things that he said, but she had never seen or heard them before, the same as I had never seen or heard the generalized clips of him sounding like a perfectly nice loving man and father. Neither of us had a whole picture of this man. I mentioned he was a known white supremacist and she thought I was joking. She talked about him giving a speech about finding your purpose and doing good in the world and I thought she was joking.I saw why this friend was mourning the loss of a person she thought was a good person. My friend, bless her, saw why I feel the way I do about him. We understood each other better. In spite of a multi-billion dollar internet machine specifically focused on keeping us apart. Because we talked to each other with the desire to listen and to learn rather than the desire to change someone else's mind or to be "right". None of those motivational things he said change my opinion about him because they don't erase the negativity, the subtle calls for violence, the belittling and denigrating of other races religions genders etc. His negative and blaming comments about homeless people, the poor, and victims of domestic violence. His comments about rounding up people who didn't think like him and putting them in camps where their behavior could be corrected. That time he said empathy was a made-up word he didnt believe in. That other time he said the Civil Rights Act was a mistake. The time he said most people are afraid when they get on a plane and see that there's a black pilot. His anti-vaccination rhetoric and his active campaigning against people being allowed to wear masks for their own health. His open support of fascism and white supremacy. To me, all of those are fully unchristian sentiments. Those are undeniable and just one of them would be a deal-breaker for me. All of them together are a picture of a man who was polarizing,enraged a lot of people and rightly so, but even with all of that I would never wish upon him or especially his children the end that he got. Oh, and my friend had never heard, and God help me I don't know how she escaped the news, but she had never heard of the Minnesota legislators who were shot in June. The husband and wife and dog who were killed, one after throwing themselves over their child to protect the child. The other couple who somehow survived. Politically motivated attacks specifically because they were democrats. She learned about those shootings that happened months ago because I showed her Charlie Kirk's comments about them. The kidnapping plot against a female Midwestern Democratic governor. The assassination attempt against Pennsylvania's democratic governor. All things Charlie had plenty to say about while supporting the Second Amendment and bashing the Democratic party. She didn't know about any of it because we're all living in two different worlds and none of us have the whole story.
🎃👻 Rob for Apples @ Glasgow Fantasycon 👻🎃@robwillb.bsky.social · last yr.

This post that a friend of my partner's shared on FB potentially explains the Kristin Chenoweth thing, and is frightening.

Myshele Haywood@myshele.bsky.social · last yr.

Aberdeen welcomes refugees, not racism! Saturday 6 September, 2pm, Marischal College. Peaceful community event with food, music, colourful banners and messages of hope for refugees. All welcome.

Three colourful cartoon people smiling with their hands raised, in front of a cartoon image of the entrance to Marischal College, a stone archway. Text in pink: Aberdeen welcomes refugees, not racism! Saturday 6 September, 2pm, Marischal College. Peaceful community event with food, music, colourful banners and messages of hope for refugees. All welcome. Logos of Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, Aberdeen Anti-Fascist Alliance, Aberdeen Trades Union Council and Aberdeen Social Centre.
Ashley C. Ford@smashfizzle.bsky.social · last yr.

Someday we will deeply interrogate the weaponized expectation of gratitude for authority figures who believe you owe them for not killing you YET. It’s like the person holding a blade to your throat being annoyed that you’re complaining about bleeding instead of thanking them for not cutting deeper.

The Independent@the-independent.com · last yr.

Vance goes after NYC mayoral hopeful Mamdani: ‘He should show more gratitude to the United States’

Myshele Haywood@myshele.bsky.social · last yr.

Aberdeen welcomes refugees, not racism! Community groups & local residents are gathering on Saturday 30 August, from 2pm, for a peaceful event outside Patio Hotel, 213 Links Rd, Aberdeen, AB24 5EF. There will be food, music, colourful banners and messages of hope for the refugees living there.

Aberdeen welcomes refugees, not racism! Saturday 30 August, 2:00pm, Patio Hotel, 213 Links Rd, Aberdeen, AB24 5EF (also called Doubletree, off Beach Blvd). Peaceful community event with food, music, colourful banners and messages of hope for refugees. All welcome. With cartoon image of three people smiling and waving, and logos of North East Scotland Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, Aberdeen Anti-Fascist Alliance, Aberdeen Trades Union Council and Aberdeen Social Centre.
Myshele Haywood@myshele.bsky.social · last yr.

Westhill welcomes refugees, not racism! Community groups & local residents are gathering on Saturday 23 August, 5-7pm, for a peaceful event outside the Hampton Hotel on Straik Rd, Westhill. There will be food, music, colourful banners and messages of hope for the refugees living there. (1/6)

Westhill welcomes refugees, not racism! Saturday 23 August, 5-7pm, Hampton Hotel, Straik Rd, Westhill, AB32 6TL. Peaceful community event with food, music, colourful banners and messages of hope for refugees. All welcome. With cartoon image of three people smiling and waving, and logos of Disabled People Against Cuts, Aberdeen Trades Union Council and Aberdeen Social Centre.
Quite Interesting@qi.com · last yr.

A 7-year-study of 70,000 elderly people from 19 towns in Japan has found that the more public library books there are in a town, the fewer residents need long-term nursing care.

Myshele Haywood@myshele.bsky.social · last yr.

Incredibly powerful work from a dear friend. Written in a UK context, but equally relevant in the US now. Please watch to the end.

Fiona Robertson@fionaswriting.bsky.social · last yr.

My plea to everyone being legislated out of existence by the government. Don't let them win. Solidarity with all marginalised people the government kills up front. Thanks to @iamloudpro.bsky.social for rushing the video so it could come out now, for always being supportive and for a platform.

Cassie aka Lamia@intersectionscch.blacksky.app · last yr.

I'ma tell you all what I tell my clients. You feel bad because it is bad. You are unmotivated to go to work because the world is on fire & the government is sending people to kidnap children and adults & maiming people who try to stop them. You are having a normal reaction to obscene circumstances.