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@CharleneCac

📝 : A Black, Queer and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements. Creator BookMe:

Chicago, IL
Joined June 2009

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  1. Hey, consider not saying Happy Mothers Day to folks you don’t know. It’s awkward and painful for many of us.

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    Today's newsletter highlights the Campaign by ! Almost 70% of women in jail who can’t afford money bail are mothers to kids under the age of 16. Bless a mama by donating to reunite them in time for :

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    My 3 year old nephew can also eat without getting food all over his clothes. AJ FOR PRESIDENT!

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    8 hours ago

    If whoever did the guillotine tweet gets canned from the afl, please send me your resume I may have positions available.

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  5. There’s nothing wrong with single-skillet cooking. I do it all the time. Why make life more difficult?

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  6. Anyone in Chicago interested in having me come to their home and helping them learn to cook/build out their kitchen? Any budget and any skill level. I once taught a cooking class to middle schoolers in St. Louis, I’m sure I can handle you. Would be a modest fee.

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  7. So you’re the T.I of the movement huh? Y’all. Nearly 100K. I’m just in awe. Amazing.

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  8. I love food. From seed to plate. I love it.

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  9. Few things in life are as delicious as warm, soft pita bread. I’m having some right now and...I’m just enamored.

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    May 9

    There is no such thing as tireless work or people tirelessly giving.

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    May 7

    The ppl I most admire, the ppl I consider leaders, are those who are willing to learn in public, to grow in front of our eyes. In her book Unapologetic (which yall should get) reminds activists that we all didn’t know something at some point & had to learn it all.

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    May 7

    Letter from woman in prison (where she's seen others imprisoned since their teens): "I believe if we didn't already feel comfortable putting kids in prison, we wouldn't have accepted kids in (immigration) cages now."

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  13. May 7

    Meanwhile a lot of youth organizations leave their folks behind after they turn 16/18/21. We wanted to change that dynamic and create a different type of political home.

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  14. May 7

    People question/joke about that a lot. There are real political/social/Economic reasons for many of the early decisions made in building .

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  15. May 7

    This is a major reason that is 18-35. South African movement work inspired our decision.

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  16. May 7

    I better not ever hear Jill Biden refer to anything terrible that happened to white women before 1991. She should just really “move on.” — Jill Biden Says 'It's Time To Move On' From Anita Hill Controversy

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    May 6

    Why is it "if you can't pay rent, buy less lattes" and not " if you can't pay your employees a living wage, buy less yachts"? 🤔

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    May 7

    A reporter should ask Kemp or his staff about what they expect poor women to do now that they blocked access to birth control AND abortion.

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  19. May 7

    Folks who give birth should never have to do so in a jail cell.

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  20. May 7

    I’m heartbroken over the woman who had to give birth while being ignored in a jail cell. Prison abolition is a reproductive justice issue.

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