Welcome to my Los Angeles Urban Garden Escape and enjoy the garden musings of an #AfroLatina #Artivist and #Ecolutionary who volunteers in the community to empower others to #growyourownfood
Flowering brocolli that will eventually go to seed. The edible flowers have a sweet taste with a hint of brocolli and is also a pollinator attracting the bees. #growyourownfood #decolonizeyourdiet #urbanfarmer #curandomeconplantas
Another year volunteering with LA Green Grounds during the Nature Fest at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles. Sharing our love for gardening and encouraging our community to #growyourownfood
Drop the #weedkiller and start enjoying fresh greens growing in your lawn. Most of the common "weeds" are edible, nutritious, easily accessible, and I'm almost positive you won't have to worry about them being recalled. Made mallow and bell pepper tacos with a strawberry-mallow smoothie. Plus the time spent outdoors collecting the #edibleweeds also feeds my spirit and helps ground me emotionally. #grubscape #huertourbano #curandomeconplantas #mujersalvaje
Happy Monday to all of us out there getting out werk, werk, werk, werk in! Lmao #nerdetta #curanderadelbarrio #PunkNaturalist #mujersalvaje #afrolatina #mastergardenerLA
Study on #textures and #shadows of nature. #hikingsanbernardino #hijadelatierra #pinecone #NatureRelatedness (at Mt. San Jacinto, San Bernardino National Forest)
When your tribe is so down, yal mske last minute plans to spend the 4th in the mountains and we killed it!! We had the spot all to ourselves and the carne asada tastes beyond bomb cooked on a forest flame. Totally exhausted today, but in that “ahhh ya done good” way. (at Mt. San Jacinto, San Bernardino National Forest)
Making #seedbombs aka #seedballs is not only a fun way to share seeds, it’s also a way to promote #anarchy 😎 (say what now) by growing your own food/flowers! #homemadelefthand #kidswhogarden #GardeningasFormofResistance #Grubscape
His face is my mood. Lmao on a positive note. I’m almost ready to pot a bunch of #aloe pups and some #verdolagas weeded from #MuirRanch in this ridiculously schweaty-underboob weather. Oh and #facepalm our #PendejoPOTUS again, like can someone get him some whole person care already?!!
Sometimes my moods are as colorful as my hair. Sometimes I feel dark and prominant, other times I feel light and bright, and yet there are the times I feel dull and faded. Dimensions baby, they all work together to make one spectacular moi! #PunkNaturalist #locdprofessional #mentalhealthlove #nerdetta #curanderadelbarrio
Hi everyone!
This is an illustrated guide I made as part of my co-admining work at The Middle Eastern Feminist on Facebook! It will be published there shortly.
The technique that is displayed here is a genuine one used in psychology - I forgot the name and couldn’t find it again so if you know about it, feel free to tell me!
Some could say: “Yes but you can use that technique for instances of harassment other than Islamophobic attacks!”, and my reply is: Sure! Please do so, it also works for other “types” of harassment of a lone person in a public space!!
However I’m focusing on protecting Muslims here, as they have been very specific targets lately, and as a French Middle Eastern woman, I wanted to try and do something to raise awareness on how to help when such things happen before our eyes - that way one cannot say they “didn’t know what to do”!
I’d like to insist on two things:
1) Do not, in any way, interact with the attacker. You must absolutely ignore them and focus entirely on the person being attacked!
2) Please make sure to always respect the wishes of the person you’re helping: whether they want you to leave quickly afterwards, or not! If you’re in a hurry escort them to a place where someone else can take over - call one of their friends, or one of yours, of if they want to, the police. It all depends on how they feel!
For my fellow French-speakers: I will translate it in French and post it on my page as soon as I can :)
Please don’t hesitate to share this guide as it could push a lot of people to overcome bystander syndrome!!
Lots of love and stay safe!