Via Supervisor Hilda Solis: This week, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion to consolidate homeless services under one unified Los Angeles County department. This directive aims to simplify the current system, increase coordination, and improve our response to the needs of people experiencing homelessness.

Heads up: Local law enforcement in the US may start rounding up homeless / houseless folk on or around April 2nd and jailing / imprisoning them.

We had a person in local govt overhear that the initiative is coming from the federal govt.

Not just sweeps. Not just your normal harassment. But a big initiative to remove them and lock them up.

I have *not* validated this. But keep an ear open in your local town to see if you're hearing similar.

Even if this specific initiative turns out to be false, the US federal govt has made it clear that the homeless / houseless are being targeted. Now is a good time to get involved in community efforts to feed and house them. Meet them as you are able and talk with them.

We need to protect our neighbors.

Edit: There's a lot you can do to stop this (and really any homeless sweep). Get involved. Get Quick React Teams up. If a sweep happens, you can go to the site and start slowing the police down. Be creative. Plenty of legal... ways to do this. But you'll need numbers for those on site.

@Occupyjourney @mahaska
Felony record and 6 years in prison for sleeping on public land in Tennessee. And calling it "firm compassion", no less! I'm not sure Orwell could have made this shit up.

EDIT: I think we locked down anti-trolling measures enough to make it safe to post an invite link right here! Join now at: https://discord.gg/cMtKd8j3

The #OutcastCreatorCollective new #Discord server is NOW ACCEPTING NEW USERS!

Our discord server is a place for #contentcreator / #influencer / #livestream / #artist / #writer / and many other types of #creators (and their fans/supporters!) to share tips and resources, commiserate and complain (in our #rant room ​), find others to #collaborate with, and to #selfpromote your content (as long as that's not the ONLY involvement you have with our community!)

The #outcast part of our name is because our community is focused especially on supporting so-called #outcastcreators, those who don't abide by societal rules set by #ThePatriarchy / #Capitalism / #Sponsorships / #AdFriendly / #monetization and are therefore #ostracized -- #banned , #blocked, #shadowbanned , or otherwise #censored / face #censorship to a degree that most creators never face!

Folks like #sexworker / #erotic / #adultentertainer , #intersectionalfeminism (not the ad-friendly "girl power" kind), #normalizenudity ,
#progressive / #leftist ,#sexualeducation , #kink and #fetish education, #LGBTQ + / #queer , #disability , #houseless , #racialequality , #mentalhealth and many other types of #activism , and so on.

(Worry not--any nudity or erotic/adult content is limited to our 18+ rooms, which require age verification to access. You won't accidentally stumble onto anything that's likely to get you embarrassed on the bus!)

Please note you don't HAVE to be an "outcast creator" to join us, you just have to be respectful towards those who are, and expect to cross paths with them in our community.

Also please note that we are NOT a place that is welcoming to white nationalists, conspiracy theorists, TERFs, "debate bros" or otherwise toxic people who usually use the excuse of "free speech" to be hateful towards others. Respectful language is strictly enforced- no insults, no matter how subtle you think you're being, will be tolerated. Our community is, above all else, dedicated to being a #wholesome (if ad-unfriendly) space that is here to support creators and their followers, NOT provide yet another platform for hate.

We're a new server, but staffed with volunteers who have experience with a variety of content creation, and we're very open to feedback to however we can improve our community!

I hope to see you there!

Okay~ *deep breath* Big news! It's taken about twenty hours over the past week, but I think we've pretty much finished setting up our new #OutcastCreatorCollective #discord server, where #contentcreator and their supporters can commiserate, collaborate, share resources, or otherwise form a #community of supportive friends who are interested in lifting each other up so we can keep up the fight. The server is especially intended for those who are fighting against #thepatriarchy, standing up for #racialjustice, #feminism, #lgbtqia rights, #disability activism, #mentalhealth , #normalizenudity, #sexworkers , #houseless advocacy, and so much more.

Please note that we are NOT welcoming to those who often complain the most about "having their free speech suppressed"--you don't have to be a #progressive #activist to join, but you're unlikely to enjoy yourself if you aren't at least left-of-center.

You don't have to be an "outcast creator" or their supporter to join, but be aware that our focus is to be a safe place for those who are, so respectful behavior is mandatory! If you're not yet a content creator but you would like to get advice and encouragement from others who are, you may be interested in joining as well. :)

While we're still testing out anti-trolling safety measures (that's what took up so much time this week ) we're keeping the link direct-invite-only, so if you'd like to join, please DM me and I'll give you the link. Also please let anyone you know who might be interested in joining about our new server!

Sorry for all the exclamation points, I'm just really excited