#Don't donate to salvation army

[qoslaw]

Regular reminder that salvation Army refuses shelter to trans and lgbtqia+ people who die from exposure as a result rather than give them aid and shelter.

Donate your money and used jackets, winter and thrift items etc instead directly to mutual aid and queer friendly community who can distribute them to those in need!

Donate in a way that actually helps vulnerable people!

#social justice #this is important #Don't donate to salvation army #mutual aid #winter is here #Support community #community news #lgbtqia #protect trans lives #Protect queer lives

[disabledopossum]

Do not donate to them.

They are a hate group that regularly harms the homeless, women and the queer community.

#fuck the salvation army #punk #don't donate to hate groups

[ssaalexblake]

I had a van full of junk to throw at the rubbish tip this afternoon and of course, the heavens opened as soon as i parked up and it chucked it down so hard i got soaked through my waterproof jacket. The second i got back in the car to leave, it stopped raining. I swore a lot. But I did get rid of that 30yo bicycle i guess. 

#how common a phenomenon Are rubbish tips world wide???? #not like a dump #you put it all in their respective type storage container things #and Most of it goes off to be recycled in some way #or to charity #or w/e #i don't use the charity bins in our local one bc it's salvation army and fuck them #i make two trips if i have donations #anyway i hope you can ignore my serial diary posting bc i am not stopping any time soon

[asterchats]

thinking abt. class differences

#my first boyfriend asked me if my shirt was 'like that on purpose' and called my shoes 'old ratty ones' #(and later 'i assume you're upper middle class?' verbatim. Those words exactly. I grew up drinking salvation army donated powdered milk.) #I have More of an income now im not living as one of at-the-time 5 children to a single mother with a mortgage (and i can have a job) #but i still go to the 'living frugal' subreddits and ppl describe my lifestyle and are heralded for #their money saving 'and you don't ever do anything fun!' (there are a lot of fun free things. Like friends) #also though disability is its own. Like. #anyway thinking about the way the class divide in this city is Such a divide. Thanks #(This is not 'oooh im so good at saving money' btw not at all. It is 'if this is not the lifestyle Most people live in australia what. #what do they actually Do.')

[thorne1435]

Never gonna forget the time my mom told me that when she was younger the Salvation Army was selling its donations to soldiers overseas.

Is that true? IDK. Am I ever gonna give anything to the Salvation Army, now? No way in hell.

It is a formative memory.

#I don't like the military mind you #but a lot of well-meaning people do. #Donations are donations. #Making profit off of it is abhorrent in my mind no matter who it's going to. #Hope she was just wrong and/or lying like she often seems to be. #But I'm still not gonna give anything to the Salvation Army. #Just in case...

[fuckmyskywalker]

do you think fratboy!Anakin would have multiple girlfriends at the same time?

Oh. Definitely.

— CW: For misogynistic behaviors, Anakin is a warning himself.

If you ever think of dating him, EVERYONE will warn you NOT to.

He is a player, that's for sure. He is egocentric, narcissistic, selfish. He knows he looks good and he uses it to his advantage at any given chance.

Before he even lays eyes on you, he already has like three girls at his mercy. They don't even know each other because he makes sure to pick the dumb, pretty airheads. He likes to feel intelligent, superior, and honestly? He likes the validation it gives him. His friends at the frat house are no better. They share that sick, misogynistic admiration that boys have when they are with a more than one girl at the same time. He normally has a different girl under his arm at every party, and every weekend when he reluctantly cleans his room, he has to get rid of so many bras he might as well donate them to the Salvation Army or whatever.

But— when he met you... Nah, he was whipped.

It wasn't that "you are not like other girls" cliche, despite he repeated it MANY times in order to have you on your knees for him— because even if you, in fact, weren't like other girls, it was because you saw right through him. Yeah, he was hot, and yeah he had a great dick— but shotgunning a can of beer and running shirtless across the campus wasn't remotely enough to impress you.

Which kind of frustrated him at first. I see him as the type to always get what he wants. So when you just reject his advances, he doesn't even know how to react. His ego has been bruised, and to a muscle brain like him, shit.

He is probably in the football team, idk, hockey team, soccer, ANYTHING, so he will constantly invite you to his games, saying you should go and cheer him— and you don't go to any. Anakin will not give up tho. It comes to a point where even his friends are confused; why is he so pressed up about you? why doesn't he give up and just find another dumb bitch?

You know about his side girls, you know he isn't the "loyal" type, and you constantly remind him of that, you even wonder why are you still talking to him. You throw his cards away, his chocolate boxes, leave him on read constantly... you are really giving him a hard time. So Anakin, trying so hard to fucking have a good, stable thing, decides to break up with all his side chicks, which once again, wounds his ego. He feels like he is losing a safe mechanism that makes him feel like a "man". It frustrates him that he has to give up on having sex constantly, just to pursue you as you deserve. Plus, his little bitches don't make it any easier...

It is up to you to believe him.

#𓆩ꨄ︎𓆪 anya answers! #anakin skwalker #anakin skywalker imagine #anakin skywalker x reader #anakin skywalker one shot #fratboy!anakin #fratboy!anakin skywalker

[nando161mando]

"the fucking Salvation Army sent us paper mail asking for donations

a lot of people don't realize that it is a religious organization (it's right there in the name) with a strong anti-queer agenda. we have friends who've been personally affected by the discriminatory manner in which they provide services and by the hateful conduct of their staff.

donate to local food banks and shelters, not to the Salvation Army. thank you."

#thesalvationarmy #salvation army #queerphobia #fuck queerphobes #fucking grifters #grifters gonna grift #right wing grifters #grifters #donations #religion #dogma #atheist #class war #discrimination #queer #queer solidarity #lgbtqia #lgbtqia+ #lgbtqia+ solidarity #ausgov #politas #auspol #tasgov #taspol #australia #fuck neoliberals #neoliberal capitalism #anthony albanese #albanese government #eat the rich

[khaire-traveler]

⚔️ Subtle Nemesis Worship ⚖️

Stand up for yourself and others

Join causes that you're passionate about; attend a protest if it's safe to do so (don't risk your well-being please)

Learn self-defense (includes weapons)

Support human rights or abuse survivor organizations

Educate yourself on historical breeches of human rights and how they still affect people today; educate yourself on oppression

Get a candle that reminds you of her (no altar needed)

Wear jewelry that reminds you of her

Keep a picture of her in your wallet

Have imagery of swords, scales, whips, lashes, daggers, or apple branches around

Have a stuffed animal goose or griffin

Eat an apple

Grow an apple tree or thistle plant

Be kind to yourself and others

Prioritize your well-being; put your needs first

Assert your personal boundaries; learn what your boundaries are

Practice patience, especially with people you dislike or who annoy you

Cook a meal for someone in need

Volunteer at a homeless or animal shelter

Donate supplies to a homeless shelter; blankets, warm clothes, and canned foods during the winter are especially needed; hygiene kits are often highly sought after year round

Cook a meal for your loved ones

Practice empathy for others (not at the risk of your own well-being, however; empathy does not equal self-sacrifice)

Try not to support companies or organizations that are morally corrupt or supporting things that go against human rights (Chick-fil-A, Starbucks, Salvation Army, etc.)

Educate yourself about corrupt organizations and companies so you know which to avoid

Be gentle with yourself when going through something difficult

Apologize for your mistakes, even if it's hard; only do this if you are prepared for a potentially negative reaction, however

Hold others accountable for their actions; don't let people off the hook constantly

Hold yourself accountable for your actions; take responsibility when necessary

Light a bonfire in her honor; write down bad things that have been down to you on paper; burn them in the fire (safely!!!); focus on the feeling of retribution

Take a warm shower/bath after a long day, especially if you're feeling down on yourself

Write encouraging affirmations on sticky notes and place them where you'll see them

Make a list of your strengths and weaknesses; celebrate what you're proud of, work on what you're not

Express yourself in little ways if you can't be fully open; a bracelet to represent your gender, pride flag colored shoelaces, etc.

Celebrate your accomplishments; you did a great job!

Feed neighborhood cats, dogs, birds, etc.

Engage in random acts of kindness; holding the door for someone, complimenting a stranger, helping someone carry things if they're struggling, tipping well, etc.

Take care of yourself physically and emotionally

Practice restraint; learn to hold your tongue if it would only escalate a bad situation

Engage with self-care often, especially when feeling unwell

Practice emotional regulation; allow yourself to feel your feelings; find healthy emotional outlets

Work on forgiving yourself of past mistakes; learn from it, and move on

Let go of people or things that do not contribute to your life in a positive way

Focus on yourself, your future, and your well-being rather than focusing on the success or torment of others; YOU matter, YOUR success matters!!!

When you make promises, try to hold yourself to completing them

Build makeshift animal shelters for animals, especially in the winter season (bird houses out of wood, cat houses of old coolers, etc.)

Engage in activities you're passionate about; drawing, crafting, bike riding, etc.

Play with pets if you have any

Exercise; get movement throughout your day

Pick up trash in your neighborhood or environment; don't litter

Don't kick someone while they're down; offer them a hand up

Treat vulnerability with kindness rather than hostility

Give yourself compliments; wear things that make you feel attractive or badass

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I may add more to this later! For now, this is my list of discreet ways to worship Nemesis. I hope this helps someone, and take care, y'all! ❤️

Link to Subtle Worship Master list

#helpol #hellenic polytheism #hellenic pagan #nemesis #nemesis deity #nemesis worship #paganblr #pagan tips #deity worship

[rrlexchange]

Ralph Lauren Takes His Line on the Road

By Stephanie Strom Sept. 23, 1993 (Originally published in the NYT)

While other retailers are taking their acts to television's home shopping networks, Ralph Lauren is taking his new line of jeans and rugged clothing on the road in an 18-wheeler.

A team of nine young salespeople yesterday started selling the designer's RRL, or Double RL collection out of a Peterbilt semitractor trailer truck parked on the campus of New York University in Manhattan. The trailer, painted with mustangs running across one side and pulled by a cherry red cab, plans to visit college campuses across the country cultivating customers who might otherwise miss the company's more traditional marketing efforts.

"It's a traveling billboard," Mr. Lauren, who looked as if he had just stepped out of one of the on-board dressing rooms in full RRL attire, said in a truckside interview at N.Y.U.

But it goes beyond that. The truck gives the designer, who is as much a savvy marketer as he is a fashion maven, and his retail empire reach beyond the fashion magazines and department store shops that feature RRL clothes. College students do not necessarily look to the ads in Esquire and Vogue for wardrobe ideas, Mr. Lauren reasons, or spend money in department and specialty stores.

Ralph had challenged us to come up with a new way of reaching young people because they don't read magazines as much," said Mary Randolph Carter, vice president of advertising for the Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation.

Peter Strom, the company's to-the-point President, explained that the traveling store was not about making a profit but, rather, about making a statement. The truck is scheduled to stop on college campuses through the first week of December, but Mr. Strom said he would be willing to finance a spring tour if the one this fall won the company exposure.

That sales are a secondary goal is not surprising, since $68 blue jeans and $78 flannel shirts may not fit into the average college student's budget. But Mr. Lauren is not worried about prices. "All the prices are very competitive," he said. "My products are really good products, high quality, and people will pay for that." Thrift-Shop Ambience.

The shop inside the truck, which has a sort of a Salvation-Army-thrift-shop-meets-general-store atmosphere, opens onto a tented area where clothes are stacked on battered industrial work tables, tossed into baskets or hung on mobile pipe racks. The collection is heavy on items like roomy barn jackets, tooled belts, faded flannel shirts and worn jeans

To handle logistics and campus politics, the company teams up at each campus it plans to visit with a student group, which then makes arrangements for the truck's arrival. In exchange, the traveling RRL shop donates 10 percent of its profits to the sponsoring organization.

Ads in campus newspapers and an "800" telephone number help herald the arrival of the truck, which stays two days at each campus. After leaving N.Y.U. it will head for the University of Connecticut at Storrs and then the University of Massachusetts at Lowell.

Said Sam Hamilton, the 29-year-old road manager who is leading the team, "I figure I can write a memoir when it's all over."

#double rl #rrl exchange #ralph lauren #rrl #ralph lauren western #rrlexchange #polo western #rrl western #polo ralph lauren #doublerl #rrl vintage

[hiraganasakura]

Plushblr! Is there anywhere I can donate gently used plushes?

I have some old but very well taken care of plushes that I don't want anymore and my options are throw them out or find somewhere to donate them. (Or perhaps hand them down to my nephew but it's gonna be a while before he's old enough to pick his own toys and he probably won't want all of the ones I'm giving up anyway.)

Obviously I'd prefer to donate them, but it's hard to find places that take used plushes, and the few I've found are so-called "charities" that aren't quite so charitable (like Salvation Army).

If anyone knows of anywhere I could possibly donate plushes to, then that'd be great. Also ftr I live in the US, in case that matters. Any ideas are helpful!

#original post #plushblr #not sure what else i can tag that's related

[aurosoulart]

Just adding on here, I haven't seen you talk about it at all so I don't know your stance- but please don't donate to Autism Speaks or any charity that associates with it. I'm saying this as an autistic person. They are a plague on our community and they publicly vouch for atrocities.

oh yeah, Autism Speaks absolutely sucks and is awful. they are a hate group, not a charity at all. 😔 other 'charities' I'm also avoiding are PETA and the Salvation Army

#auropost #for those who don't know all the above groups are unethical for a slew of reasons #but to sum it all up they mistreat people and animals and spread a lot of bad media! #but yes thank you for this message and please let me know of any other shady organizations if you know them #i want to make a list of groups to avoid alongside my list of good ones

[jackawful]

So we all know that Grocery Stores Bad, right? Like second maybe to housing, food is one of the basic things people need to live that currently costs money, and sometimes a lot of money, and that's pretty ethically fucked up. But there are plenty of ways around this, both through the state and outside of it, and I think it's worth talking about. I've especially noticed that folks raised middle-class & folks who have leftist sympathies but currently lucrative jobs have trouble with this, so I put together a handy guide.

Ways to Fight The Commodification Of Food And Also Eat For Free:

Research, utilize, and support your local food banks! Plenty of food banks get funding based on how many people use them, so by getting what you can from a food bank, you're usually helping them stay afloat. Some food banks are means-tested, especially the ones that get federal funding, but often the coolest volunteers will help you wiggle around a way to present your household finances that'll let you qualify (not fraud, mind - just different ways to present the same situation) or not require paystubs/proof of (no) income. Plenty of food banks are not means-tested. Try to find secular food banks, and failing that, low-pressure religious food banks can be great too. Often the "shopping" experience feels a little bit like a food scavenger hunt & they often get fun weird stuff that grocery stores couldn't sell enough of. Consider donating the money you would've budgeted for groceries if you have spare cash, or volunteering if you have spare time.

Check to see if you qualify for food stamps, and apply. Each state administers EBT differently, and will have different rules, but actually taking the step of signing up and de-stigmatizing the use of EBT when you talk to others is important. I've seen too many people assume they made too much money to qualify, miss out on benefits for months, and then get a fair amount when they do. If you wind up consistently having extra SNAP dollars, consider using them on shelf-stable emergency food or (and you're technically not supposed to do this) giving away staples to projects under number 4 based on community need. If you're in a state where benefits don't roll over month-to-month, do a big shopping trip or go to a take-and-bake restaurant like Papa Murphy's on the last day of the month so your excess dollars don't disappear.

Dumpster dive! Every city and state has different laws and regulations on this, and you'll have to decide how to engage with those. Sometimes just asking employees is good - oftentimes especially places that have ready-made food, like pizza and donut shops, differ on both corporate policy on end-of-day disposal and individual employee convictions. Be mindful of padlocks and "no trespassing" signs. For grocery stores, be mindful of expiration dates and packaging conditions. Dumpster diving for food is a thing that takes a lot of personal risk assessment, and especially if you intend to distribute the food to other people, it's important to know what condition that food is in and what risks may come with eating it, BUT generally you're pretty likely to find good quality stuff. Which, speaking of distributing to others, brings me to:

Other free food projects! Food Not Bombs is the big notorious one, but plenty of cities have similar projects that work on similar models (PDX, for example, has a group that broke off so they could serve non-vegan dumpster'd food). Freeboxes and Little Free Libraries often have food pantries for shelf-stable food, and part of the pandemic mutual aid boom was the Free Fridge project. As with food banks, if no secular projects exist in your area, finding the lowest-pressure religious option in your area is a solid route (Sikh Gurdwaras are usually best, Salvation Army worst, imo). Stuff like this is often lowest barrier to entry of the things on this list, and also easiest to be both a contributor and a recipent of the free food. Google is your friend here, but also, these are things that are comparatively easy to start if you don't have resources in your area - don't be afraid to reach out to more established projects nearby to ask about how they got started!

Grow or forage your own food! As opposed to the last thing, this one is pretty high barrier IMO, involving either having land to tend (owned by you, used with permission, or guerilla gardened) or becoming good at plant identification. Honestly, though, you'd be surprised at how many of thr plants around us are edible and tasty - I just had my first acorn muffins this year and they're great! Checking into native plants and low-effort gardening and compost systems and foraging laws and processing what you get can be labor-intensive, so usually I reccomend people pick one familiar thing to start: blackberries, walnuts, acorns, dandelion, even urban fruit trees. This is another thing where knowing your local laws and assessing risk becomes important, but on top of that, connect with local indigenous groups and learn how to respect the land you're engaging with

I'm not mentioning buying local or CSAs or farmers markets here because while a lot of that stuff can be good, it still costs money, and I firmly believe food should be free. That said, you don't have to become a full freegan overnight, or ever, to take these steps. Each thing I've listed is its whole own rabbit hole of research for you to do, especially because all of them will look different in different places.

Ultimately, though, every bit of free food you get or help others get is a load off your wallet and helps build an alternative food system. No one person is going to be able to abolish grocery stores and institute universal free food, but if everyone does what they can to get less money involved in their own food consumption, that makes our non-monetary food systems more robust and resilient. Everything I've mentioned here is also what people turn to during natural disasters or supply chain collapse, and it's worth building these systems up ahead of time so that they're more able to handle the shock of increased demand.

Eat free food. Help other people eat free food. Fight the idea that this should be tied to your income, give back where and when you can, and encourage the people in your life to reduce their dependance on the grocery system.

[fourohfourlifenotfound]

Okie dokie time to use y'all's performative activisim to get you off of google

You know how you hate Chick-Fil-A? That's partially because they donate to the Salvation Army. Many news articles about Chick-Fil-A's homophobic charity donations will mention this fact. (See also: the post that circulates on this website every year about Salvation Army not being great.)

Who else donates to Salvation Army? Searching online for "Salvation Army Corporate Sponsorships" will bring up the charity's own page listing all of the companies. Google is currently listed as a Platinum partner ($1M+ cumulative giving in a single year).

So if you stand by boycotting Chick-Fil-A, you'll probably want to boycott Google too. Here's some steps you'll need to take:

- Switch off of Chrome to Firefox and off Google search engine to something else (Ecosia is my personal favorite)

- Don't buy Google-based phones. They can make money off of purchases and ads in apps on Android phones

- Stop paying for (and maybe even using) Google Suite. LibreOffice is a popular alternative, and I know DropBox and OneDrive are popular cloud storage alternatives.

- Ad block EVERYTHING. A lot of smaller websites use Google AdSense to make ad money, but Google also makes money off of that

- Quit using Google Maps. There's also ads on this. I don't have an alternative yet.

- Stop giving money to companies that give money to Google. I don't have a comprehensive list-- no one does. It can be as innocuous as Geoguessr, who uses a Google Maps API that costs money. You'll need to actually do a lot of research to pull this one off-- and some of this information may not be publicly available.

- Probably more things I haven't even realized yet

Why this post?

1) Unless you're doing every step above, I don't want to hear you say a word about my fast food preferences. If you're going to take the idea of your purchases matching your values seriously, you need to do serious research, not boycott whatever's trendy. (Even I haven't done the full research, such as figuring out why Salvation Army has this negative reputation and drawing my own conclusion about the morality of donating to it)

2) The list above should terrify you. Many if not all of them collect data about you to personalize advertisements. This amount of data collection is not immediately obvious to the average consumer. We need to fight back against the culture of casually selling our personal data for "free" internet services-- something that Tumblr, despite all of their current UX flaws, is working to do.

#activism #chick fil a #salvation army #boycott #google #firefox #tumblr

[killallyourfrendz]

PSA since I'm seeing the salvation army posts circulating again, If you are looking for alternatives to SA/Goodwill for donationing clothes (or other stuff) consider looking into if your nearest largish hospital has an associated thrift store. The hospital I work at is advertising it a lot for the holiday season and I realize ppl might not know some hospitals do this. Our thrift store also supplies our emergency department with extra clothes to have on hand to give to homeless patients so they can discharge fully dressed (pants, shoes shirts, sweater, basics). Same with equipment like walkers and wheel chairs they usually get brought to hospital volunteer services to give out to patients who don't have insurance.

I'm looking out my office window and I can actually see the thrift store truck unloading bins of clothes right now as I write this what a coincidence., it's a good way to get old sweaters and coats directly to ppl who need them during the cold season. Check to see if your local emergency department will take clothing donations directly, we occasionally have an ED clothing drive that's advertised to employees too, not sure if they'll accept from the general public tho.

#salvation army #goodwill #donations #donating #thrifting

[sag-dab-sar]

So I bought a 7 Sorrows Chaplet. I was extremely hesitant to buy the one I wanted due to this:

I abhor missionary work. Like genuinely loath it. I actively avoided using ethnologue as a source because of how much I hate it. Nor would I ever donate to Samaritan's Purse or Salvation Army. But I was pleasantly surprised to find this:

"nor use aid to induce a person to change religion" thats what I needed to hear, in order to feel comfortable buying the chaplet. Hopefully they are true to their word— I would hope Christians would be.

"seek for our work to be our testimony" <- thats the proper way to 'evangelize' in my opinion. Show the love of Jesus Christ, let people see that you are doing amazing work because of him, and if they want to ask you about it then you can say "I do this because my Christian values teach me so." If the person wants to know more so be it, if they don't want to know more respect it. This is how I wanted to evangelize when I was a Christian but my church shamed me for it not being rigorous enough, I wasn't actively spreading the Good News, I wasn't fulfilling The Great Commission. Ugh.

Anyways, its nice to know part of my purchase went to an aid program that I hope is honest and helpful.

I basically just held my breath and jumped in the deep end of the pool with Our Lady of Sorrows veneration by this purchase .... without any idea how to swim. I'm hoping the chaplet will be a physical reminder and give me a reason to actually start instead of just thinking about it.

#mariolatry #christian missionary #evangelism #my practice #xtianity #*i am not christian #*but i am accepting of all faiths here! #except proselytism #that can die #ethnocide

[tjmystic]

I don't know if anyone else experiences this, but one thing I can't stand is having to decipher everything everyone says.

When the new YouTuber I found calls herself Christian, does she mean she loves Jesus, or does she mean she hates everyone who's queer and non-Christian? When the guy I'm on a date with agrees with me about empowering women, is he actually a feminist, or does he believe some nonsense about "a woman's place" and hate trans people? Is the journalist condemning Israel against the state-endorsed murder of Palestinians, or do they hate all Jewish people?

I have an English degree. I genuinely enjoy parsing meaning out of things. But not when it has a fundamental affect on how I feel about engaging with something. I don't want to support a blog that really means "shut up about white privilege, racism doesn't exist" when they say "we're all more similar than we are different". I don't want to befriend someone who means "I support war and violence" when they say "the way we treat our veterans is atrocious".

And on the flip side, I don't want to hate people for not knowing something when they say or do the wrong thing. Is this person gushing about Harry Potter ignorant of J.K. Rowling's evil, or do they know and just not care? Is my cousin who donates to the Salvation Army well-intentioned but unaware of the organization's hate crimes, or does she know and approve? Does my neighbor who eats at Chik-fil-A just love the chicken and not know the politics, or does he like the homophobic agenda?

The people who deliberately hide stuff are never going to come out and say what they actually mean, and the people who don't know can't know what they don't know, so this isn't a "please change" call to action post. I'm just mourning the fact that it's so hard to go into any interaction anymore with good faith. For me, it feels like I'm constantly on edge, wondering if someone really means what they say, wondering if they just don't have some key piece of information that I do, wondering if they're saying something nice with a vile ulterior motive hidden underneath.