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@3wavefund is hiring a Program Officer for the Dis

@3wavefund is hiring a Program Officer for the Disability Frontlines Fund. Check their Instagram or website for more info

It is with deep sadness that we inform you all tha

It is with deep sadness that we inform you all that we have lost our beloved comrade, Rebel Fayola Black Burnett. Rebel was a disabled zami femme who was passionate about disability, housing, and racial justice and had a deep love for their communities and for cats. We will miss their insights and wisdom that they generously shared with our Fireweed Collective community through their webinar entitled, “Coping with Physical and Psychiatric Disabilities,” in 2021. You can watch the video on our Vimeo and remember Rebel fondly with us here: https://bit.ly/rebelswebinar
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Donations towards Rebel’s memorial can be sent to his sibling Elijah via Venmo: @Elijah-Blagg
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Image Description: a circular cropped picture of a light skin Black and Creole disabled zami femme laying on his side snuggling a black and white cat with a serene facial expression placed above a picture of clouds at sunset in pink and golden hues encircled by a swirl of pink clouds and a pink ring framing the photo of Rebel and kitty. Text above reads “In Loving Memory of Rebel Fayola Black Burnett” and a bit url link to his webinar is provided below.

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New video of our newest webinar with the comrade @spade.dean is up on our Vimeo! Check it out at bit.ly/romancemyth or hit that link in our bio for easy access. ASL interpretation and Spanish translation available.
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The third session in Dean Spade's Dismantling the Romance Myth series is about liberating our feelings from the structures that have sought to control them, so that we can feel more of our range of feelings, rather than bouncing between being numb and grasping for “big feelings” through consumer highs, getting attention on social media, or other short-lived and often toxic experiences of escape without a sense of choice.
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Image Description: an advertisement for Fireweed Collective’s webinar with Dean Spade entitled Dismantling the Romance Myth over a black and white background pattern of hearts pierced by arrows and mustard colored text boxes with dark green trim. There is a black and white cropped image of Dean on the right.

TODAY IS THE DAY
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In a previous Fireweed Collective webinar, Dean Spade joined us to unpack the Romance Myth, what toxic lies it tells us, and how it impacts our lives, relationships, and social movements. This session will explore the common cycle of romance, which can occur in sexual relationships, friendships, or relationships with organizations.
How does the cycle of selection, positive projection, and growing attachment, disappointment, and conflict happen? What does it have to do with our early experiences in life and our drives to heal them as we grow? How can awareness of the common features of this cycle help us take care of ourselves and each other when it is playing out, and find more capacity to align our actions with our values? Join us for a conversation about the cycle of romance and how we can navigate it with skill and care.

(Image Description: White, pink, light yellow, and light blue text over a picture of broken heart." Dismantling the Romance Myth Session 3 - Recovering our Emotional Ranges - Facilitated by Dean Spade....What tools and reflective practices can help us tune into what we are experiencing so we can have meaningful connections to other people? Tuesday, February 14th. 5pm pst/ 7pm cst/ 8pm est. For tickets go to www.fireweedcollective.com " Emblem with the words Fireweed Collective in white sandwiched between a fireweed branch and a hand palms up.)

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Check us out!!!
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We are honored to be included in this new book by @changingfrequencies and @ebmore1 with a lovely forward by @auroralevinsmorales detailing the history of our #HealingJusticeLineages. Big thanks to our comrade Agustina Vidal for her words on our approach to mental health. “There is no exile. We are the last stop. When everything comes crashing, there’s no where to go. So we’re going to have to make it work.”
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LINK IN OUR BIO In a previous Fireweed Collectiv

LINK IN OUR BIO

In a previous Fireweed Collective webinar, Dean Spade joined us to unpack the Romance Myth, what toxic lies it tells us, and how it impacts our lives, relationships, and social movements. This session will explore the common cycle of romance, which can occur in sexual relationships, friendships, or relationships with organizations.
How does the cycle of selection, positive projection, and growing attachment, disappointment, and conflict happen? What does it have to do with our early experiences in life and our drives to heal them as we grow? How can awareness of the common features of this cycle help us take care of ourselves and each other when it is playing out, and find more capacity to align our actions with our values? Join us for a conversation about the cycle of romance and how we can navigate it with skill and care.

(Image Description: White, pink, light yellow, and light blue text over a picture of a wall with spray painted heart." Dismantling the Romance Myth Session 3 - Recovering our Emotional Ranges - Facilitated by Dean Spade....What tools and reflective practices can help us tune into what we are experiencing so we can have meaningful connections to other people? Tuesday, February 14th. 5pm pst/ 7pm cst/ 8pm est. For tickets go to www.fireweedcollective.com " Emblem with the words Fireweed Collective in white sandwiched between a fireweed branch and a hand palms up.)

Dear Friends and Comrades, on January 15th, our co

Dear Friends and Comrades, on January 15th, our comrade Agustina experienced two major losses rather suddenly - her life partner and her father in law both passed.

Her Fireweed family extends big love and care for Agustina and their children as they endure this incredibly painful loss.

We ask for the support of our community to insure that Agustina and the kids can give their family dignified burials and have their basic needs met during these difficult times ahead.

If you would like to support with meeting these costs, please donate here. If you would like to leave a message or note of care or condolences, you can do so here.

Image Description: A graphic on a plain light blue background, with an illustration of a fuschia fireweed flower with green leaves stretching up along the left side from the bottom left corner. In the top half of the image is a photograph of Agustina’s family (more description below). Below that in dark text on three light text blocks reads 1) “On January 15, longtime disability justice and human rights organizer Agustina Vidal lost both her father-in-law and her partner.” 2) “Help us support Agustina & her kids as they grieve:”, and there are three hand-drawn fuchsia hearts directly to the right of this text bubble 3) “bit.ly/supportagustina”

A photograph of a family of four smiling people in casual clothing, all with dark hair and dark eyes. They are on a pier with a beach, the ocean, and a blue sky dotted with clouds in the background. From left to right are Erik, Agustina, Luna, and Jero. Erik, a bearded white man with a green bandana over shoulder-length hair, is seated in a power chair, tilting his head towards his family. There are hand-drawn fuschia hearts above Erik’s head. Agustina, a short-haired light-skinned Argentinian person, is standing with her arms around Erik and Luna while leaning towards Erik. Luna has long hair, is leaning into Agustina with her arms around Agustina and Jero, and wears a t-shirt that says "Quarantining With My Cats." Jero has shoulder-length hair, stands slightly closer to the camera with his arm around Luna, and wears an Angry Birds t-shirt that says "May The Force Be With You."

In a previous Fireweed Collective webinar, Dean S

In a previous Fireweed Collective webinar, Dean Spade joined us to unpack the Romance Myth, what toxic lies it tells us, and how it impacts our lives, relationships, and social movements. This session will explore the common cycle of romance, which can occur in sexual relationships, friendships, or relationships with organizations.
How does the cycle of selection, positive projection, and growing attachment, disappointment, and conflict happen? What does it have to do with our early experiences in life and our drives to heal them as we grow? How can awareness of the common features of this cycle help us take care of ourselves and each other when it is playing out, and find more capacity to align our actions with our values? Join us for a conversation about the cycle of romance and how we can navigate it with skill and care.

(Image Description: White, pink, light yellow, and light blue text over a picture of a large tree with many branches and no leaves against a misty forest background.." Dismantling the Romance Myth Session 3 - Recovering our Emotional Ranges - Facilitated by Dean Spade....How do we address our fears when it comes to difficult feelings, such as fear of conflict, standing out, or of anger and rejection? Tuesday, February 14th. 5pm pst/ 7pm cst/ 8pm est. For tickets go to www.fireweedcollective.com " Emblem with the words Fireweed Collective in white sandwiched between a fireweed branch and a hand palms up.)

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Hey Fireweed Fam!
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As we head into the last few weeks of 2022, we are winding things down for some much needed rest, but don’t worry because we will be back soon in February 2023 with our support groups and webinars!
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At Fireweed Collective we believe that it is within relationships that we heal. We like to foster an interdependent model of peer mutual support grounded in the principles of disability justice where folks feel the agency to ask for and receive what they need, and where support is a shared responsibility.
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Slide through these graphics for more info on the Support Groups that are NOW open for registration (link in our bio).
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Feeling left out of all the Halloween festivities

Feeling left out of all the Halloween festivities

Join Us! We are here for YOU🖤🖤🤎

Join Us! We are here for YOU🖤🖤🤎

Don't miss out on this event organized by @peoples

Don't miss out on this event organized by @peopleshub

Are you a part of the disability justice movement?

Are you a part of the disability justice movement? Are you curious about what funding disability justice looks like? Join this webinar with Third Wave's Fund Co-director Kiyomi @3wavefund LINK IN BIO.

Link in bio! MY PEOPLE! April 28th @ 7 PM EST/4 P

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MY PEOPLE! April 28th @ 7 PM EST/4 PM PST I’m holding the very first virtual pop-up about healing thru liberation movement work & African Traditional Religions/Practices, how they impact each other. This group is for Black folks only. Pull thru and bring ya folks! Register here: https://fireweedcollective.networkforgood.com/events/42398-earthseed-healing-thru-african-traditional-religions

Image description: A green and yellow background with a mostly red African continent and a black panther attached to the top left corner of the continent. Fireweed Collective emblem in the bottom left corner of the flyer. Over the background there reads in light green bubble letters: EARTHSEED HEALING THROUGH AFRICAN TRADITIONAL RELIGIONS If you’re seeking personal and community transformation and healing work, let’s build a learning community together! This is a participant-led space for Black ATR practitioners new & old, who are also interested in being freedom-fighters. This is a generative learning environment, no expertise is required. https://bit.ly/fcsupportgroups

Inside the Questions: The Purpose of Disability

March 24th @ 4-5 PM PST / 7-8 PM EST

Presented By Elena House-Hay and Dustin Gibson

Fireweedcollective.org/20-22 or link in bio

We come with more questions than answers. The questions are what animates the work we do inside and outside of institutions and prisons to create a world without either. What is the purpose of exacerbating, creating and manufacturing disability, and how is it carried out? How should we identify individually and collectively? What is the purpose and utility of the labels? What is the duty of disabled people… of disabled artists? How do we get free?

Elena House-Hay is an incarcerated artist in Pennsylvania. Her work focuses on madness, systematic repression, and the promise of abolition. She works in tandem with PeoplesHub, Let's Get Free, and various prison advocacy zines and newsletters. Elena is committed to drawing attention to the flaws of the PIC and to the humanity of those held in state-sponsored captivity.

Dustin Gibson is the Director of Access, Disability and Language Justice at PeoplesHub. He works with groups to develop anti-ableist practices and build access-centered cultures. Dustin is a peer support trainer, popular educator and member of several abolitionist organizations.

Join Fireweed Collective for an overview of the fo

Join Fireweed Collective for an overview of the foundations of the mental health system and the Disability Justice and Healing Justice movements. We will take a look at the histories and core beliefs of each approach, and how they manifest in the delivery and outcomes of mental health care.

Link in Bio

Join Fireweed Collective for an overview of the fo

Join Fireweed Collective for an overview of the foundations of the mental health system and the Disability Justice and Healing Justice movements. We will take a look at the histories and core beliefs of each approach, and how they manifest in the delivery and outcomes of mental health care.

Workshop for BIPOC Folks – Friday, March 11th at 1 PM PST / 4 PM EST

Link in bio or visit fireweedcollective.org

Join Fireweed Collective for an overview of the fo

Join Fireweed Collective for an overview of the foundations of the mental health system and the Disability Justice and Healing Justice movements. We will take a look at the histories and core beliefs of each approach, and how they manifest in the delivery and outcomes of mental health care.

Open Workshop – Friday March 4th at 1 PM PST / 4 PM EST

Workshop for BIPOC Folks – Friday, March 11th at 1 PM PST / 4 PM EST

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