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<aside> ✊🏿 **#BlackLivesMatter
Donate to all of the major BLM orgs with this link—it will be spread evenly between "40+ community bail funds, mutual aid funds, and racial justice organizers."
Out in the field or protesting? Here's a guide on how you can keep your photos accessible to everyone. **Please ensure the safety of protesters by blurring or blacking out their faces.
BLM Protesting Pocket Guide - How, where, when, etc to protest! Ally.Wiki - Resources, petitions, links, contact, missing persons lists, etc. Ghabal Blocker - Twitter blocklist for racism, bigotry, xenophobia, far-right, anti-LGBTQ, anti-choice and misogyny
Have no idea what's going on? Educate yourself.
Tweets are now listed in a new section titled, "Racism/Discrimination/Police Violence," easily found in the table of contents below!**
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<aside> ❄️ Need help in Texas?
Here are some threads with community and healthcare resources:
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https://twitter.com/MaryBadThings/status/1361698511868334081?s=20
https://twitter.com/thatonequeen/status/1362076574376366082?s=20
<aside> ❣️ **Hi there! Coronavirus is really stressful! Here's a great website to visit to help ease anxiety and stress: https://www.virusanxiety.com/ Or, check out this digital toolkit from The Mighty
Please also see the bottom section of this document for some self-care tips and exercises you can do from home!
Are you food insecure?
Food resources in Chicago, IL, USA Food resources for Black trans people across the US
Are you a college student and struggling because of the COVID-19 pandemic? Some universities offer emergency loans to students. Contact your financial aid office for more information, and to see if you qualify.**
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<aside> ❣️ This list of resources is compiled/managed by Aiden Strawhun. Their context: genderqueer (they/them, please!), has CPTSD and hEDS, is female-presenting, and they are white, as well as a journalist. Aiden is also a graduate of the UC Berkeley graduate school of journalism, the managing editor of Can I Play That?, an ambassador for Women in Games WIGJ, and the former advocacy director for Women in Games International.
The list of game recommendations at the very bottom is put together by the games community! Please feel free to submit your own suggestions and information, especially if something is missing in terms of accessibility.
Curious what's being updated? Check out the updates tab at the top of this page!
Have a resource you'd like to add? Please email Aiden at astrawhun[at]gmail[dot]com or reach them on Twitter (or Instagram) @AStraww!
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If you are in immediate danger and need help right away, please call your local emergency line. Global list of those numbers can be found here: https://thelifelinecanada.ca/help/crisis-centres/worldwide-emergency-numbers/
Lifeline crisis chat (browser): http://www.contact-usa.org/chat.html
Crisis text line: https://www.crisistextline.org/ (US) Text HOME to 741741 (Canada) Text HOME to 686868 (UK) Text HOME to 85258
National Suicide Hotline: 1-800-784-2433 1-800-442-4673
National suicide prevention lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 En Español: 1-888-628-9454 Hearing impairment options: Online chat: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/help-yourself/for-deaf-hard-of-hearing/ Video relay Service: 800-273-8255 TTY: 800-799-4889 Voice/Caption Phone: 800-273-8255
HopeLine: (Call or text) 1-877-235-4525