One thing to know about us? From day ONE, weโve been on a mission to change the culture around voting. Thatโs why weโve brought conversations about voting to:
๐บ TV screens, with the casts of black-ish and The West Wing
๐ถ Music festivals like Roots Picnic, One Music Fest, Broccoli City
๐๏ธ Cultural conventions like CultureCon, Afro Tech, Complex Con
๐ฑ Social media feeds, with messages from our talented Co-Chairs and Ambassadors
๐ Parties at the Polls, in communities across the country
Help us continue our work to bring voting into the culture, and prove that voting can actually be FUN. Make your #GivingTuesday donation at weall.vote/givingtuesday today!
As most of you know I am fundraising to receive life saving ketamine infusions at a clinic in Florida to treat my Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. I cannot tell you how blessed and grateful I am to have this opportunity. There is so little research on CRPS that for years I had no hope of any treatment or symptom management. This disease ate up my life, a life which I now have the chance to get back.
To celebrate Giving Tuesday I want to share 5 things I'm excited to do after treatment:
5. Make more art - This is something that I already do, but with great difficulty. Sculpting and painting are my two favourite forms of visual art but are especially exhausting. I want to pursue my inspiration uninhibited and be able to fully express my creative vision!
4. Interact with nature - Nature has been a huge part of my mental, physical and spiritual healing. I feel most myself when I am deep in nature, but this is difficult for me because forests arenโt very wheelchair accessible. I dream of hiking, swimming, climbing, gardening, exploring this beautiful earth in every way I can.
3. Go back to school - I had to drop out of school in grade 12 because I was too sick to keep up, even with alternate education. I loved school and I love to learn. I want to finish high school and go to university to study film, visual art and writing.
2. Make movies - I am a filmmaker and have been since I first watched a movie. My love for film is my most consistent passion and driving force. I am an artist and a storyteller and I have so much to share with the world!
1. Be myself! - I want to figure out who I am and be that person with my whole heart. I got sick so young that I never had the opportunity to explore myself as an individual human being. Iโve learned so much about myself over the last year and I know there is so much of me left to discover once I am given the chance.
By supporting my fundraiser, whether through donation or sharing, you are helping me live the life I have only dreamed of. For that I am endlessly thankful.
I don't sell my art, but I do give it away! It's Giving Tuesday, so if you're going to donate and would like some art as a thank-you, I'm happy to ship a small canvas to you in the US (I'll pay shipping!).
Find my list of favorite charities and the tag for all my available paintings on my website: https://knitmeapony.com/tags-and-warnings I ask for a $10-20 donation for one of my existing paintings.
That's not a complete list of my available art; I'm still trying to get that all loaded into the site. Anything on this blog that's not tagged 'waking the witch' is probably still available - just ask!
For my Tumblr friends and mutuals only, if you donate at least $50 I will make a custom painting just for you; I'm very fond of pet portraits, historical images, and internet memes but I'm open to many subjects. Please DM me to negotiate a subject before you donate.
(If you don't have the ability to donate, I'm also happy to trade for my art -- make a little art of your own, or send me little treasures you already own but don't mind sharing. I love broken jewelry so I can make new stuff out of it!)
Today's Giving Tuesday and what better way help than to be a part of saving cats and kittens with @kittcrusaders a 501c NPO that I'm extremely passionate about! They save them from high kill shelters and give them another shot at life, especially those that have special needs and senior cats! They are small grassroots rescue that desperately needs your help! Your donations cover cat food and all medical needs! Any little bit helps, even sharing this post! 100% of your donations go to #kittcrusaders or you can donate via here, or directly via paypal.me/donatekittcru or by texting Kittcrusaders to 44321 #givingtuesday #givingback #kittens #nonprofit #kittcrusaders #adoptdontshop #catsofinstagram #latina #latinacreators #bodypositive #charityevent #ivydoomkitty https://www.instagram.com/p/Cljz-YuST62/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
For this #GivingTuesday please consider supporting wildlife vets @savingthesurvivors so that they continue with the rapid response to poaching incidences as well as treating victims of unfortunate circumstances. #SaveRhinos https://www.savingthesurvivors.org/donate Stunning image by NatGeo conservation #wildographer @stevewinterphoto #Wildography #SavingTheSurvivors #WildlifeRescue #SaveTheRhinos #charitytuesday #donatetoday #rhino #stoppoaching #protectwildlife #wildlifeconservation #rhinoconservation https://www.instagram.com/p/CljQ2aCs0z4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Released on this day in 1950, WOMAN ON THE RUN. We were proud to finance the restoration of this film by UCLA Film & Television Archive. The film has been released on Blu-ray/DVD by our friends at Flicker Alley: bit.ly/2E6BhHE
If you would like to support our restoration efforts, you can donate at https://www.filmnoirfoundation.org/contribute.html
#Noirvember #GivingTuesday Eddie Muller
EDIT 11/30/2022: GoFundMe link to those having issues with their website or don't do Facebook: In Honor of Our Friend Bridget
Hey...it's been awhile but got something important to bring up. When I first discovered Mr. Cornelius 'E.C.' Hickey, I went around looking for pics of that Adam Nagaitis dude that played the character. First stop was @blazingadam. All them pics and info! Talk about a one stop shop! I was beyond thankful for that site. Unfortunately, back in November, Bridget from Blazing Adam announced on her Twitter that she was going into Hospice. A couple of us decided we'd like to set up a fundraiser for the Hospice in her area in her honor. This is a Facebook fundraiser, and the link leads to the fundraiser there. If you're looking for a good cause on Giving Tuesday, please consider donating: Bridget's fundraiser for Community Hospice & Palliative Care
Not on Facebook, but still want to donate? Feel free to go right to their site to donate: Give to Community Hospice and Palliative Care
Around the world today on GivingTuesday, people are giving to the causes that matter the most to them. Join the global movementโhere are five ways you can help unhoused people this winter.
๐ฅ ๐บ๐ธ Wildfire along I-40 near the TN/NC state line
๐ฅ Video from Brook Richardson captures the intense flames and smoke.
๐ The incident occurred on November 20, heightening the growing concerns about wildfires in the region and intensifying efforts to address the escalating situation.
๐The fire is near the border between Tennessee and North Carolina along the I-40 highway. Authorities are working to manage the situation and ensure the safety of residents and travelers in the area.
โผ๏ธ Please, if you don't believe that terrible things are happening to the climate and it is a real threat to your own life, check out the forum Forum "Global Crisis. Responsibility" on December 2 at the Creative Society platform
In 2020, we reached more than 100 million people to educate them about voting and helped more than half a million voters get registered and ready to vote.
In 2024, we are planning to make an even BIGGER impact, mobilizing thousands of volunteers to host voter registration events in their communities โ which YOUR support will help us do.
Join us as we gear up for the big year ahead, and make a #GivingTuesday donation at weall.vote/givingtuesday that will power our work to reach voters across the country.
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Oh look, it's #GivingTuesday all over again! Happy Groundhog Day #GivingTuesday edition! Well we didn't quite meet our goal yesterday but that's okay. We have groundhogs and that means every day can be Groundhog Day! Thanks to all of you amazing people we only need to raise $3,391 more to meet our full match of $13,400! I'm pretty excited about that because when all is said and done that means we will have raised $26,800 for the critters of The Pipsqueakery! So, let's do this! Fun fact: Did you know that one of my least favorite TV tropes is groundhog day episodes? Doesn't matter, Im doing it to you all anyway! #groundhog #rescue #sanctuary https://www.instagram.com/p/Cll3RW3OpwZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=