#Volunteer Program

[historyofguns]

The article, authored by Kit Perez and published on The Armory Life, discusses the importance of volunteer work in preparing individuals for survival situations, particularly through service in fire departments, EMS, and search and rescue units. Participation in these organizations can provide invaluable skills and experience in handling emergencies and disasters. For instance, volunteer firefighting offers training in CPR, vehicle extrication, emergency medical services, and more, often at no cost. Similarly, EMS service provides real-time medical response training, and search and rescue (SAR) involves specialized skills for wilderness and urban scenarios. The article emphasizes the mutual benefits of volunteering: while communities gain dedicated support in critical situations, volunteers receive extensive preparation for emergencies.

[townpostin]

Interactive Session on Human Rights Held at DBMS College of Education

NHRC New Delhi organized an interactive session at DBMS College to raise student awareness on human rights. The session at DBMS College of Education, organized by the National Human Rights Commission, aimed to educate students on human rights. JAMSHEDPUR – An interactive session on human rights was held at DBMS College of Education, organized by the National Human Rights Commission, New…

[bruciemilf]

I reject your "Dick is the only responsible sibling" agenda, and bring you it's superior.

[inkskinned]

no, but really, we need to talk about the casual objectification that has become the fallback discourse of the internet: if you're pretty and dressed nicely, you're a slut. and if you're even vaguely outside of their body standard, you're fucking disgusting.

too-frequently, people position sex workers as being "the problem". they sneer you're addicted to pornography, you don't know what a real woman looks like. but real women are in pornography. the real bodies on display are not the issue here: the issue is that other people feel extremely confident when commenting on someone's physique.

2000's super-thin is slowly worming its way back into the public ideal. recently i saw someone get told to "go for a run", despite the fact she was on the thinner side of average. not that it would ever be appropriate to say that: but it's kind of like sticker shock when you see it. people think that is fat? holy shit. do they just have no idea about things?

but what are you going to do about it? that's the problem, right. because chances are - you're a normal person. we can say normalize carrying fat on your body, but we are not the billion-dollar diet industry. we are not the billion-dollar fashion industry. we are just, like. people. who are trying to make content on the internet, without being treated shittily.

as someone who has been on both sides of things: you are treated better when you are thin and pretty. this is statistically correct. i am not saying that you cannot be bullied for being thin; i'm saying there are objective institutional biases against certain bodytypes. there are videos of men and women who lost weight all saying: i now know for a fact exactly how much worse you're treated. in the comments, some asshole inevitably says something akin to you deserved to be dehumanized when you were fat.

which means that ... the easiest thing to do is be pretty and thin. it is the path of least resistance, because of course it is, because any time you post a picture of yourself without a thigh gap, someone immediately comments something like you need to try a diet.

the other half is also dehumanizing though, huh, just in a different way. when i put on makeup and nice clothes, i am told i slept my way to the top as a professional. do you know how many women in STEM have told me they purposefully dress to "unimpress" because they already struggle to be taken seriously and if they're ever considered pretty - it for some reason takes away from their authority.

so they make it seem like it's your fault. you, existing in a body - it's your fault! if you didn't want shitty comments, don't have a body. they position us against each other like chess pieces; vying for male attention we don't even need.

and i can be an authority on this unless you think i'm fat and unattractive. when i am pretty and thin, i'm an activist. when i am just a normal person who makes a good point: i am immediately dismissed. nobody fucking believes you if you're not seen as attractive. you literally lose value. you cease to exist.

but the whole time, it feels like - is anyone actually grounded the fuck in reality? the line of "pretty and thin" keeps shifting. nobody seems to understand what "a normal weight" even looks like, because it's not something that exists - you cannot tell a person's health by looking at their body. even if you think you could tell that, even if you're sure a person is dangerously overweight - people are not your dolls. they do not need to be dressed up or displayed properly to soothe your aesthetics. you aren't concerned for them, you're stealing their agency. you don't get to say if they're "allowed" to take pictures and post them on the internet - you don't get to tell them how to exist.

people hide behind "the obesity epidemic" without any actual qualifications. they crow things about "normalizing unhealthiness".

but it's bullshit. i have visible abs. there is a pair of parallel lines on my body, even when i'm relaxed; where my obliques meet my abdominal wall. i am proud of this because it means i'm strong, because i overcame an eating disorder only to be ripped as fuck. it is genetic and physical luck that i even get any definition, i'm pleased as punch.

but it does mean that my abdominal wall sticks out a little bit. the other day i posted a video of myself dancing, and, for a moment, my shirt slipped. you could see a little bit of my stomach. i was cartwheeling to the floor. moments before this, i'd had my foot over my head.

a guy slid into my DMs. a row of vomiting emojis prefaced: you should really lose some weight before you think about dancing.

i stared at it for a long time. there was a time when i would have been triggered by this, where it would have encouraged me to starve myself. i would have ignored the fact i'm flexible, agile, good at jumping: i would have lost the weight for a stranger's passing comment. i would have found myself and my body fucking disgusting.

and for what? to please what? because why? so that he can exist in this world without an unchallenged eyeball? what would my self-hatred even accomplish? usually i write paragraphs. obviously. on this particular occasion, in this body i've been at war with for ages: i just felt exhausted.

it shouldn't be even worth saying. it shouldn't be hard to explain. all of this emotional turmoil when he cannot even comprehend the most basic truth: i am not an object on display for him.

[isawken]

last week i went to an elder focused lgbtq fashion show put on by the org my best friend is program director for where local designers were paired with local gay and trans folks over 50 to model and then take home sick outfits and it was so fun and so cool and i got so emotional and i wanted to share pictures bc it was incredibly heartening to see so many people show up for and celebrate old queers

bonus ken because i’m 30 and in two measly decades i will be an old queer

[presidentkamala]

was talking abt this with @kowai-kabuki-tanuki the other day but like WHERE are the action items??? Trying to volunteer - like actually volunteer constructively (be it reading to kids or hopping on calls with government officials or showing up to a school board meeting as part of a group or even picking up some litter at the park) is like trying to find a needle in the haystack of endless fundraising and "awareness" campaigns.

I know I'm not the first to notice this but like wow every website i go to the "get involved" tab or page is just different ways to donate or to sign up for email lists that purportedly will tell me about events "in my area" - and those events are almost always fundraising events or like 2 hr rallies or what have you.

Like you don't understand I'm trying to find people who will make school lunches with me to give to kids who have lunch debt. I'm trying to find the thing where we all get to chat together about the best strategies we can deploy to ensure the county doesn't make evictions easier etc.

I'm tired of the campaigning!!!!! Like let's DO something I don't want to uselessly mill around in front of the supreme court feeling angry!! And when i go to the local abortion org and sign up for escort training i uhhh ACTUALLY WANT THEM TO SCHEDULE IT!!!!!!!

Look fundraising is important and awareness is important and they are both necessary arms of any real nonprofit org and I'm not getting down on them - but I also NEED to be able to join an action-based volunteer group that won't require me to give up my job for a year and is also not like. affiliated with a church or smthn.

[lynettethemadscientist]

It kills me that I can’t actually talk to Nick Valentine because if I could I would tell him that the identity crisis he’s going through is actually a very human experience. The way he talks about his predecessor strongly resembles the way people talk about their parents. They wonder about how much of themselves is really them and how much is just how their parents raised them. They wonder who they even are outside of their parent’s influence and what they’re supposed to become. And ultimately the answer is to take the tools and instruction that were given to you by your parents and to do even better with them. And Nick comes so close to realizing this. But there’s a sort of bitter tone when he insists that the good he does now is his own. I wish I could help him reconcile with his “father”. I wish I could tell him that his predecessor would be proud of him. That the original Nick would be so proud that a synth chose to use his knowledge and skills to help others and to finish the job that he couldn’t 200 years ago.

[engin-program]

💔 Our hearts are with Sumy, Ukraine.

As Ukraine marked Palm Sunday — a sacred day of peace and renewal — russian missiles struck the heart of Sumy’s city center. The attack claimed 34 lives, injured 117 people, and once again shattered the calm of an ordinary day. Among the victims are children.

These attacks no longer shock the world as they should. But they must never become “normal.” They are not.

We mourn with those who lost loved ones. We stand with the survivors. And we draw strength, as Ukrainians always do — not only to endure, but to keep fighting for a future without war.

At ENGin, we remain committed to building that future: by empowering Ukrainians, connecting them with the world, and helping their voices be heard louder than the sounds of sirens. 🙏

[weevmo]

Pixels - Pixels - Pixels!!

Having some fun with Aseprite recently - just with these goobers - thinking of making some more animations with it soon! But for now - expression exploration.

[a-star-that-fell]

i am in hell. i am in hell. why can’t i ask people for things

[evieswizardtower]

Don't forget about the people in your community who are struggling. Don't forget about the people in your community struggling with addiction. Don't forget about the price in your community who don't have a place to sleep.

[kaleobot]

i am burnt out with programming at work. i want to do something actually immediately helpful. side project time

are there any apps/websites that do something that seems like it would be (somewhat) straightforward for someone with coding experience to make, BUT suck to actually use in practice because the site is paywalled/predatory/steals data etc?

or something that doesn't currently exist but similarly could be achievable by one person with enough time?

the more specific and esoteric the better, i have no profit motive here so if it helps even 1 person i'm down

if possible please rb for larger sample size!

[astralforests]

congratulations to me i have completed the online course and readings portion of the master naturalist certification program....hopefully doing the first of two required field days next weekend, and then will get started on 30 hours of volunteer work 🎉

honestly highly recommend master naturalist programs to anyone in the US who wants to learn more about their local nature + get involved with relevant volunteerism; the course wasn't difficult and while i felt like i had a good knowledge base going in i still learned A Lot, and i am excited to Meet People And Do Things. it's modeled on the master gardener program you may be more familiar with. they vary a bit from place to place but most states have one!

[yourfaveisanavatar]

Squissistant from @squissistant-volunteer-program is marked by the Extinction and the Web

squissistant from @squissistant-volunteer-program is marked by the extinction and the web!

[moregraceful]

hope everyone who got a creator subscription notif from me today realizes something deeply unwell and bizarre happened to me in march

[engin-program]

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