fabianromero:

I got an email from my sister today that said “Going to trial is going to cost me $15,000.00 and they want it all by May or I will have to represent myself. I don’t know what to do.” The truth is that I don’t know either. My sister has been working 2 part-time jobs on top of going to school full-time to pay for the typical bills, a room in a cheap apartment with me, and anywhere from $750 to $1,500 a month for lawyer bills. I have offset her bills by paying extra whenever I can and recently discovered that I too am in the negative in my bank accounts.

My sister left her emotionally abusive husband 4 years ago and came to live with me. At the time I was financially stable and could afford to pay rent for a small 2 bedroom for myself, Nora and my nephew. I have co-parented my nephew since then. I have grown up with him in my life have become a better person, a loving being more than I was before his birth. He is magical child.  
When he is with us he tells me that he gets to us his “magination.” He asks for adventures outdoors, in our living room and by learning things. “What are giraffes made up of?” He asks and that becomes our day. He loves learning and exploring and making new friends. He befriends my friends with his timidness and captures their hearts with his tenderness.

The court hearing is in July. I cannot share any details about the case or the reasons why I believe that the father does not deserve primary custody. I can share why I believe he should stay with my sister. My sister is a compassionate, patient parent. She allows his interests to bloom and has created large art projects with him including “Teatro Sebas” a cardboard puppet theater, a cardboard fire truck that fits 2 small beings, and collaborative paintings that cover the walls. He is bilingual although his father had discouraged this and has told him that he, Sebas, is not Mexican or mixed. In our home he is allowed to have feelings, to cry, to throw fits. He is disciplined with positive reinforcement and showed unconditional love with affection.

Sebastian is a mixed child. He is 5 years old and already understands racism. He is aware of how belonging with his white family means denying his mixed heritage, he is smart. Internalized racism is not avoidable but I know that when people of color grow up around positive representations of people like him they grow up with more confidence.

Please if you can, give anything. Right now the goal seems impossible and I believe that anything is possible. Thank you for considering. Please share widely.

TROLL IN THE MOTHERFUCKING DUNGEON. 

QUEER UNICORN / WIZARD GANG ASSEMBLE! 

If you are Asian/Hapa Haole/Mixed and in The Bay please help this lil guy out.

My friend Sal’s brother, Max was arrested this morning when the police raided the Oakland Encampment. They are holding him in a cell by himself. Please call the Oakland Mayor (510-238 -3141) and Alameda Police Sheriff (510-272 -6878 ) to demand that MAX ALPER and everyone else that was unfairly arrested for assembling be released.

these aren’t the only reasons one might seek out a skype visit but they are sure as hell the reasons i did.

 i wanted to signal boost zoomcare’s new skype visiting service. while i cant make any promises about the medical staff actually participating in the program yet i can say scheduling my visit was a breeze and all my usual pronoun and birth name vs. self generated name issues weren’t a thing. in fact the lady who contacted me asked if i wanted the dr who will be seeing…err skyping me to use the name/pronoun i had given her. it’s $49 and in some cases will require in person attention but for the simpler things like: sore throat, bladder infections, urinary tract infections, rashes, skin infections, sinusitis, pink eye, sprains, swimmer’s ear, minor headaches, upper respiratory infections, allergies, bronchitis, minor diarrhea, vaginal yeast infections, acne & cold sores this might be an option for you if you are not too fond of waiting rooms or find them inaccessible

classycoochie:

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MY MEDICAID MATTERS!
RALLY IN SAN FRANCISCO
Wednesday, September 21 at Noon
Civic Center Plaza

Medicaid (Medi-Cal) in California is being considered for substantial cuts by Congress and the Super Committee.
On September 21 more than 1,000 people with disabilities will gather in WASHINGTON, DC to say NO to these cuts!
(Sponsored by NCIL, AAPD and ADAPT)

Show the country that people from coast-to-coast are saying
MY MEDICAID MATTERS!

We’ll be constructing a unity chain to show our unity, our strength, and our steadfast hope for the future. Help make this chain long and strong by bringing with you strips of paper with your name and/or your story that can be added to the chain. We’ll have blank strips on hand, so that every-one can be included.

For more information contact:
Derek at ILRCSF, 415-543-6222
Sponsored by:
Independent Living Resource Center SF
Co-sponsors include:
Community Resources for Independent Living, Hayward
Marin Center for Independent Living
Silicon Valley Independent Living Center, San Jose
Center for Independence of Individuals with Disabilities, San Mateo
Berkeley Center for Independent Living
California Partnership
Health Access

This is a rally I’ll be participating in and will be organizing people to go to and the agency I work for is helping to sponsor. It’s sponsored and being organized by the disability community but we want EVERYONE present! This is a solidarity rally for those who will be rallying with ADAPT in Washington D.C the same day!

SIGNAL BOOST!

I’m not in town but this budget cut will hinder my ENTIRE family’s ability to get health care if it ends up happening, if you’re in town please go!

(Source: quelola)