Beautiful Support Your Local Library illustration and print by artist @liberaljane (buy it on her site).
Here are three ways to get started, which she recommends:
1) Get a library card (it’s free and usually just requires proof of residency!)
2) Attend your local library’s events and programming.
3) Advocate for increased support and funding.
Someone on the original tweet also recommended donating books and materials, which you no longer use - always worth asking your local librarians what sort of things they need for the library.
My suggestion:
4) Start a zine club at your local library, where you can share and / or read zines with others, or even make zines with others. Zine clubs are an awesome way to meet people, make friends and explore more zines.
And, if you're lucky, your library may have a zine library or zine collection. If not, speak to your local librarians about setting one up! ✨
Yesterday I came across someone’s experience of paying for art commissons of their fat characters and, upon receiving them, finding out that the artist had drawn them as thin.
I thought it would be a good idea to list some of the artists on tumblr that I follow/reblog from who include fat designs in their art always, not only when it is commissioned to them (which I found out is a good indicator of the respect they actually have). Some of them do commissions, others sell their own products.
I thought that this would not only help those who want to commission or buy art but also those who simply want to follow artists who post fat designs without having to search the tags and encounter an immense amount of fatphobia and highly hateful content (if you regularly search the tags, you know what I’m talking about).
If you are an artist who includes fat characters in your art, especially if you do commissions, please reblog this post and add yourself to the list. If you don’t use tumblr frequently you can also add another handle or link for people to be able to find you and contact you about your work! As a side note for whoever needs the heads up, not all of the platforms are completely sfw.
On March 2, 2023, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee chose to criminalize transgender youth and Drag performers by signing two incredibly bigoted bills into law. One targets transgender and nonbinary youth, the other targets drag performers. 🎨 cover art by @liberaljane . → If you are a transgender or nonbinary person and you need support, please reach out to: @crisistextline
Text HOME to 741741 @trevorproject Reach a trained counselor at 866-488-7386
→ If you are an ally, please make your voice heard. Support local organizations ACLU of Tennesse @aclu_tennessee
Tennessee Justice Center
@tnjustice
Tennessee Equality Project
@tnequality
True You Tennessee
@trueyoutn
“This year, we have seen unprecedent attacks on trans youth and their rights.
Make no mistake, going after trans kids is cruel and a part of a larger right-wing agenda. In the same way that it was never about restrooms, today’s fight is not about sports or health care. It's about erasing and excluding trans people, and in this case kids, from participating in public life.” 💬 @liberaljane
I can't wait to go to an anime convention this year! To celebrate, I wanted to draw Princess Aurora holding up a sign based on Cinderella's song, "Every Girl Can Be a Princess," but Aurora credits herself saying it too. This piece is also inspired by @liberaljane!
Princess Aurora says trans rights and stand with Palestine!
A more lighthearted ask... do you have a favorite art form? Or art movement? I absolutely adore surrealism
I love art about recovery and positivity. Like people using their art skills to share positive messages with themselves and others? I live for that. So people like @chibird and @thelatestkate and @haleyincarnate and @titsay and @lousydrawingsforgoodpeople and @featheredadora and @inkflowergarden and @kittenwitchandthebadvibes and @thesadghostclub and @liberaljane and @positivedoodles are among the artists I admire the most and they're right here on tumblr which is excellent for me
More than 500,000 people have already left Ukraine due to the invasion by the Russian Federation. The European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management estimates that roughly 18 million Ukrainians will be affected by the conflict in humanitarian terms, with 7 million internally displaced and 4 million seeking refuge elsewhere. To help those still in Ukraine, as well as Ukrainian refugees, we’ve compiled this list of resources.
HelpUkraineWin.org has a collection of vetted and trusted resources, charities, and organizations to help Ukraine.
Some additional ways to donate:
Vostok SOS provides immediate evacuation support.
Malteser International provides essentials for Ukrainian refugees.
Ukraine Crisis Media Center provides fundraising links and a list of tips for sharing information.
Misinformation spreads fast on social media. It is more important than ever to share accurate, verifiable news and information. Here are some resources to learn how to identify misinformation:
This link from the nonprofit WITNESS shares tips for identifying authentic video sources (available in English, Spanish, Ukranian, Russian, and Arabic).
These visual verification tips, also from WITNESS, provide information on verifying images and videos (available in English and Spanish).
This interview with NPR contains tips for identifying fake TikToks.
35,180 notes - Posted February 28, 2022
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2,118 notes - Posted August 1, 2022
#4
Take action to honor the Uvalde elementary school victims.
The death toll continues to climb from a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Last year, over 1500 children and teenagers were killed by guns in the US. Enough is enough. Gun control legislation is needed to end senseless gun violence in America.
Here's how to show your support👇
Donate to Everytown for Gun Safety
Send a message to your Senator to urge them to pass gun safety laws
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5,172 notes - Posted May 25, 2022
#3
Two years later, still no justice.
In the middle of the night on March 13, 2020, Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old EMT, was senselessly killed by police as she slept in her own home. Breonna was a daughter, friend, sister, and hero in her community.
Since her death, no one has been charged for her murder. The only semblance of justice that we have seen is the passing of the Breonna Law in Kentucky. But there is still much work to be done to ensure that other innocent people do not continue to lose their lives in the same manner.
Your name will forever be on our minds, in our hearts, and on our lips as we SAY YOUR NAME.
Rest In Power, Breonna 🕊️
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6,247 notes - Posted March 12, 2022
#2
Supreme Court overturns Roe V. Wade, ending federal abortion rights.
Abortions will be banned immediately in:
Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Wyoming
These states have laws to protect the right to an abortion:
California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington, Washington DC, Vermont
Click here for details on where abortion stands in your state.
Here is what you can do:
Donate to an abortion fund to provide help for those whose rights have been stripped or jeopardized.
Find a local protest or call your representative to make your voice heard.
Consider purchasing abortion pills or emergency contraception. For information on your rights to self-managed abortion, visit reprolegalhelpline.org
Hello! Sorry for bothering you, but I thought you might want to know that the art you reblogged (https://vaspider.tumblr.com/post/710322682052395008) was a stolen repost of this (https://www.tumblr.com/liberaljane/655829690687340544/art-by-liberal-jane). Love your blog and hope you have a nice day!
Just fyi the disability marriage equality art you rb’d was stolen the original is from liberaljane -> https://liberaljane.tumblr.com/post/668134645391622144 & she has lots of other great art, too
just thought youd like to know,,,,, you dont have to do anything w this info if you dont want to tho