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faebee: “ #blacklivesmatter “i can not relate to or feel your pain + experience, but i am with you in any way you need me to be with you. lead the way.” - rupi kaur this is not a war on police, or a war at all. this is a cry for change. a cry for...

faebee:

#blacklivesmatter

“i can not relate to or feel your pain + experience, but i am with you in any way you need me to be with you. lead the way.” - rupi kaur

this is not a war on police, or a war at all. this is a cry for change. a cry for reinventing a system and way of living based on love and acceptance, rather than one that bases it’s decisions off of misinformed fear and bigotry.

britwitch:

a favourite book isn’t just a story, it’s a memory of you - the person you were every time you read it - that’s why I can’t bear to throw my books away

dont let tumblr make you think it’s not okay to

thewomanandthebell:

bettervillains:

madlori:

dongstomper:

  • drink the whiskey drinks
  • drink the vodka drinks
  • drink the lager drinks
  • drink the cider drinks
  • drink the drinks that remind you of the good times
  • sing the songs that remind you of the better times

*is now pondering how many of her followers are too young to get this reference*

I GET BLOGGED DOWN

But I scroll up again!

Tumblr’s never gonna keep me down.

phillyrealjustice:

A march through North Philadelphia on July 8 not only grew as it passed through many neighborhoods over 4 hours, short rallies were held wherever there were crowds and many who didn’t join listened and raised their fists. Outrage against police brutality, mass incarceration and police killings - Alton Sterlings and Philando Castile are just the latest - is so common that most people of color can easily understand why someone would break and shoot at cops, as in Dallas the day before. Starting at 22 and Lehigh, the protest reached Broad and Huntingpark Ave, marched back via Germantown Ave and finally stopped at Allegheny and Broad. Surprising the cops, protesters then boarded the Broad Street subway to City Hall. When cops on foot and bicycles confronted demonstrators in the street outside of City Hall, protesters briefly surrounded the police. The worried cops quickly forced their way out of the encirclement. The protest was organized and led by the REAL Justice Coalition and Black and Brown Workers Collective.

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arturum-expectare: Doc, what are the top five items food banks LOVE to receive? I'm doing a collection soon and want to ask for specifics.
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docholligay:

MONEY. WE WANT MONEY. MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY. WE CAN DO SO MUCH WITH IT. WE HAVE ACCESS TO DEALS YOU COULD NEVER. MONEY

That aside.

 I’m only going to talk about food items but if your food bank takes personal items, a lot of times diapers, feminine hygiene products, etc, are very very welcome. 

1) Canned chicken and beef 

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looooooove this stuff. It’s expensive, it lasts forever, it tastes good and it can be used a variety of ways. This stuff is fucking catnip to food banks, it’s so hard for us to provide proteins. 

2) Fancy nut butters

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Peanut butter is a standby for food banks as a shelf-stable inexpensive protein, but if we have a family with a kid with a peanut allergy that’s not going to work. Non-peanut butters are expensive and it’s something we hardly ever see donated. (we also like peanut butter, but that’s easier for us to buy ourselves than non-peanut butters)

3) Canned or packaged tuna

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You may notice a trend here in shelf-stable proteins. And yeah. That’s basically it, so I’m not going to keep harping on it. But this stuff is a godsend. 

4) Easy breakfast things for kids (Granola bars, instant oatmeal, and the like) 

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Whatever Donald Trump tells you, most people who get food from food banks are actually working their asses off and so they have to leave Obama to raise their baby or whatever, and they don’t have a lot of time in the morning. Things like this that kids can make for themselves are expensive. (Another trend you may be noticing–donate shit that costs a lot of money. That helps us more than all the shitty green bean cans in the world) But they are so helpful for busy working families where the parents may not have a set schedule and sometimes little Amanda is making her own breakfast before she runs off to school. Don’t let kids go to school hungry. 

5) Shelf-stable juice

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This is one people never think of! But if you show up with a bunch of (preferably reduced sugar stuff) bottles of juice at my door, oh man, you are gonna get so many check mark and okay hand emoticons. This stuff is great for kids, and it doesn’t require refrigeration until it’s opened, so it works great for food drives.