#Support Local

[roseredsnow]

Please reblog.

I'm seeing a lot of comments on tiktok right now along the lines of

"Going back to Starbucks after 15 months because Trumps got relected"

Blaming what's happened on Palestinians, now I get being angry at those that didn't vote but how the fuck is breaking your boycott gonna fix anything?

Take that money and go to your local coffee shop.

If you're in a more marginalised group and done trying to help the rest fair enough.

If you're not, you talk to those baristas, you pay attention to those posters for local events and you build community.

Starbucks isn't gonna give a shit you're back, but the young person terrified for their life is gonna care that their workplace gets business, that you complimented their hair, that you took a picture of the group looking for volunteers.

If you can go to Starbucks you can go to your local coffee place instead.

[yourdependente]

[thedruidsforest]

I just finished listing a bunch of new wire-wrapped crystals in my Etsy shop! Link below. I'm getting ready for a local craft show in November, so I'll be running sale online now through Samhain 💚 Use coupon code SAMHAIN24 for 20% everything! I'm working on some new items right now too, including some larger spell bottles and herbal bundles from my garden.

TheDruidsForest on Etsy

[xxxjasontoddxxx]

Anyone else ever think about like.

Your local library?

I love my local library. I go there at least twice a week and I have so many books checked out that it will take me months to finish. But I'm in there so often they just... Don't charge me late fees. 💀

Point being, local libraries are focal points of community, learning, knowledge, and togetherness.

My local library hosts meet ups, community events, crafts, classes and lessons, book clubs, writers clubs, crafting clubs. They have programs for kids AND teens, as well as adults. You can learn English as a second language for FREE at my local library!

I LOVE my library. It stays open because of all of its programs, and we're voting soon on whether or not to expand it. I say we absolutely should! Libraries are essential to the development of life skills, knowledge, and wisdom. Children love libraries! My favorite place to hang out after school was the library, always. I would grab a book and just start reading.

Libraries are SO important to not only me, but to many people who otherwise wouldn't have access to reading material and learning opportunities!

I just love libraries.

[alpaca-clouds]

Rural Living vs Capitalism

Something I find rather funny is this one thing that somehow left wing and right wing people will agree on: They kinda hate farmers and their protests and them wanting living wages - just for different reasons. Like, sure, there is a certain group of right wing traditionalists who idealize farmers, but pretty much everyone else just is angry with them in one way or another.

Among left wingers I usually make myself unpopular by looking at farmer protests and go: "Yeah, well, actually they are right?" Because most of the times the protesting farmers are the smaller and middle sized farms, who get fucked over by the big coorporate farms. And that is an issue. It is among the issues they are protesting about.

And this is a general thing when it comes to the rural communities.

See, a lot of times left wing people tend to be rather suspicious of rural folks, having this idea that everyone in rural areas is super conservative - not to say racist, misogynist and queerphobic. And... Like, we know that statistically speaking a lot more people with "conservative" ideas (if not outright rightwing) live in the rural areas, which has to do with folks in those areas generally being older. And if younger families move into rural areas, they often are better off and hence statistically also more likely to be right-leaning at the very least.

However, the fact is that nobody gets quite as fucked over by capitalism as people in the rural areas are - both farmers and people just living there. And there are always people living in rural areas for the other reason people might move there: The fact that living in rural areas is on the surface a lot cheaper. Homes are cheaper there at the very least.

But that is where it starts. Because rural folks get fucked over in so many way. Generally there is the fact that a lot of other stuff is more expensive in the rural areas. Often amenities might be more expensive. You want fast internet? Lol good luck finding someone offering it. The internet cables lying in your village are probably like 15 years old. You remember ISDN? You wanna go shopping? Well, you gotta drive 30-60 minutes to the next supermarket. Need new clothes? Well, it is a two hour drive now. Also, the supermarket might be more expensive than the one in the city. You cannot drive a car for some reason? Well, we have a bus that comes two times a day, if you miss it, you are fucked. The next train station is like an hour away. Mostly because for "small" rural communities it is just not payign under capitalism to put all those things into the villages. A big supermarket? Does not make enough money there. Fast internet? Costs too much to put down there. The same with everything else. And thus... Because capitalist companies want to make a profit, a lot of stuff is not available in rural areas. In the worst cases this leads to food deserts - large areas where no supermarkets and ways to get food (other than fast food joints) are avaialble.

Oh, and schools? At times the next school might be more than an hour away as well.

And if you are a farmer? Well, if you are a small farmer you are fucked as well. Because no way in hell are you able to work your farm as efficiently as a coorporate farm management company is able to, who underpay the farmers working for them. Those companies can afford for giant automated systems, too, that take care of a lot of the stuff. Things that a lot of smaller farmers just cannot pay for or need to go into dept for.

So, in so many ways... Yeah, people in rural areas get fucked over again and again. Both people living there - and the farmers. And... Well, yeah. Of course because in the rural areas people tend to be a lot more conservative - but in the end they might be fucked over more than anyone else by capitalism. And due to the lack of basically everything around them, they often lack access to the information of how and why they are fucked over.

Which is not to say, that there are not left wing organizations active in rural areas. And some people there start to see how they get fucked over.

But I just wished for left wing people to also realize that this really is a big issue. And have some sympathy for those people.

[tr1n4thew1n]

Go to your local scene shows NOW

Whether it’s punk, emo, raves, or goth clubs, if you’re into it you NEED to go to a local band gig sometime! Not only are you supporting your local artists, you’re supporting your community. I have met some of the best people in my life at these places, formed some of the deepest bonds I’ve ever had, and become a completely new person from them.

Music has a sense of community behind it. It’s one of the few universal languages. We have internal sonar towards it, especially when it makes us feel something.

Now more than ever we NEED community. We need solidarity. We need connection, and this is one way to find it.

[fruitdragon]

Okay this is maybe not talked about as much. But a lot of local venues for the good music just aren't fucking accessible.

Like I have a favorite bar that often has punk, hardcore, and metal bands playing and it's a great bar!

It's also above a fucking restaurant the stairs are testing me and it's narrow as fuck as I maneuver with my cane or crutches, and if it's a day I need my walker fucking forget about it, there's no fucking elevator

There's like one local show a month that's at an actually accessible place and I try to hit up as many of those as possible! But I'm still constantly wanting more and since I love the local scene I just wish it loved me back even though I know that's not normal to expect

[rosielindy]

‼️‼️ Small, consistent acts of resistance add up. I’ll be participating in this blackout on February 28. Please join me! ‼️‼️

The 24 hour Economic Blackout

As our first initial act, we turn it off.

For one day we show them who really holds the power.

WHEN:

Friday February 28th from

12:00 AM to 11:59 PM

WHAT NOT TO DO:

Do not make any purchases

Do not shop online, or in-store

No Amazon, No Walmart, No Best Buy

Nowhere!

Do not spend money on:

Fast Food

Gas

Major Retailers

Do not use Credit or Debit Cards for non essential spending

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

Only buy essentials of absolutely necessary

(Food, Medicine, Emergency Supplies)

If you must spend, ONLY support small, local businesses.

SPREAD THE MESSAGE

Talk about it, post about it, and document your actions that day!

WHY THIS MATTERS!

~ Corporations and banks only care about their bottom line.

~ If we disrupt the economy for just ONE day, it sends a powerful message.

~ If they don't listen (they wont) we make the next blackout longer (We will)

This is our first action.

This is how we make history.

February 28th

The 24 Hour Economic Black Out Begins.

[agnarid]

Holiday shopping advice: try to shop from small and/or local businesses. You're supporting small businesses instead of greedy corporations and you can find some really cool stuff.

[impscreation]

[jlandersen01]

Got the sons with their respective fathers.

*chef's kiss*

Ita bag from Michigan favorite Lucky Cat Market! She makes pins, stickers, and plushies as well!

She made these Gojo/Geto and Nanami pins! Also has a Choso one too! (Also available as stickers)

https://luckycatmarket.co/

[therealmackenson10]

Check out my latest track.

Mr. Mack – “Every Day Is a Blessing” (Feat. Ava B)

My friends daughter on the hook & chorus.

Yeah, your lyrics are poppin’, chart topping, but ruining the next generation. I guess like a quarterback you had no option.

[dsireland86]

@xxkittenkissesxx look what I got in the mail!!

I absolutely love them 💕 you did such a fantastic job. Thank you for making them. My next purchase will be the key chain!

If you haven't checked out Sarah's Etsy shop, you have to! The stickers are so adorable

[bunhuggerdesign]

Happy Holidays Bird

[tempestuousreed]

I went to my local crafting thrift store today, which is kind of a toss up because their inventory rotates so frequently, but they almost always have some cool finds.

But.

Today I found three hanks of gorgeous wool roving for really cheap.

It was only $17 for all three.

I cannot wait to spin them once I’m done with the yarn I’m spinning for someone as a gift.