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Stop buying from Muji.

It’s being reported that Muji uses cotton produced by Uyghur Muslims in Chinese concentration and labor camps, specifically in Xinjiang. Obviously, the atrocities being done to the Uyghur Muslims are horrific, and a company profiting off of said atrocities is disgusting.

I know Muji is wildly popular on studyblr, but I’m asking you to think about real humans being forced into labor camps. As an average citizen, we only have two ways of imposing our power: by voting and by being deliberate with our money. Do not give Muji your money.

Do not support Muji. Do not support concentration camps. Do not support the violation of human rights. Stay aware, read the news, and be a critical consumer.

Articles and petitions linked here:

ABC Net article: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.abc.net.au/article/11645612

BBC article: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/amp/business-50312010

The Independent Article: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/chinese-cotton-uk-government-important-uighur-muslim-labour-a9478501.html%3famp

Change.org Petition - Stand up for the Uyghur Muslims in China: https://www.change.org/p/stand-up-for-the-uyghur-muslims-in-china-antonioguterres-amnesty-un

StopGenocide.org - Close the Camps: https://www.stopgenocide.org/close-the-camps/

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I don’t know if anyone else needs to hear this right now, but I need to hear it so i’m gonna say it.

you are not hopeless. nothing is set in stone for you. you are not destined to be anything other than great. we can fail and we can be upset, but failure doesn’t mean it’s the end. failure is a chance to change course and there are endless possibilities for you, but you have to believe that it’s not hopeless for you.

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here is my advice of the day that i wish someone would have told me sooner

something is always better than nothing.

even if you procrastinated on that assignment and its late as hell - turning it in less than perfect for half credit is better than just not turning it in

if you cant brush your teeth twice a day for 2 minutes apiece and floss - brushing them once a day for 30 seconds is better than not doing any teeth care at all

can’t shower? just wash your face. even with just water. or wipes, if you cant even manage that. No spoons to wash dishes? just rinse them a little with water before you put them in the sink, so when you eventually can do them it will be a little bit easier

something. anything. no matter how small, it’s always better than nothing

your illness will tell you its hopeless. that theres no point in trying if you wont succeed. but in those moments, something is always a success. it is always valuable. and it is always worth doing.

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Just a reminder in case your mind is playing tricks on you today:

You matter. You’re important. You’re loved. And your presence on this earth makes a difference whether you see it or not.

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don't give up.

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The more you're struggling, the kinder I need you to be to yourself. It's going to make it unbelievably harder and more painful for you if you're beating yourself up for what you can't do right now, or blaming and hating yourself for all the ways that your struggle is inconveniencing your life.

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Poetry by Conee Berdera

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here is a compilation of some of my favorite resources, workbooks & apps for people who cannot afford going to therapy, but would like to improve themselves in any way:

therapistaid has many, many worksheets for skills from dbt and even a self care assesment!

cbt worksheets from psychologytools.

coping skills for anger, managing difficult thoughts, getting better sleeping habits, etc.

mental health resources for kids & teens.

DBT skills training (pdf)

DBT skills workbook (pdf)

wysa app offers a wide range of skills, from a personalized AI chat where you can vent to a compilation of your emergency contacts. (only available on google play as of feb 2021)

sanvello app (google play + app store) allows you to track your progress, identify which self care habits you need to improve and guives you monthly reports of your overall state.

feel free to add more!

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hello! just a lil smth, please don’t scroll!

tw // anti-asian violence

there’s been a fuck ton of aapi hate since the beginning of the pandemic and especially lately, with the georgia shootings today, and even the grammys last sunday

all this said i just wanted to share a few resources (none mine!):

- anti-asian violence resources (this resource is also linked in my pinned, it contains information, petitions, places to donate and a lot more)

- stop asian hate (contains petitions, places to donate, ways to spread the word and more)

- sites to donate to and share (if you have a twitter please consider retweeting)

- a cumulative twitter thread with a little bit of everything and more than i explained

+ stop asian hate gofundme

+ asian american resource center (an atlanta based foundation focused on housing and civil classes)

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if you have any resources you wanna share reply and/or reblog and i’ll add it, and with that please share this with the same tags <3 sending love to my fellow aapi, please stay safe all of you and don’t be fucking racist :]

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“I don’t think people understand how stressful it is to explain what’s going on in your head when you don’t even understand it yourself.”

— Sara Quin

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You don't ever need to prove your worth or your value to anyone else. Ever. No matter how they feel about you, your worth, your strength, the things you've survived, your beauty, your courage, what you bring to people's lives, those things remain unchanged.

Your worth cannot even be proven by anything you might be inclined to do to prove it. It is immeasurable. They either see that or they don't. Either way, you don't have time to waste or energy to spare to prove it to them. It exists whether or not they see it.

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You survived another week in a very tough world, even though at times it felt like you wouldn’t, and I’m so proud of you.

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Source: mother–natures–son

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Someone else’s success doesn’t invalidate yours.

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i love that giving us up was never an option and i deeply hope that this will never be an option in the future either 🤍

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