EEDA Newsletter Vol 6, Res 10: Eject Disk Manifesto, Sustainable Alternatives to Amazon, & More
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Hi friends! Tuesday was my birthday and the weekend before we took a trip to NYC to celebrate by seeing Audra McDonald in Gypsy* and we also saw Idina Menzel in Redwood. We also got to see friends I haven’t seen in years, decades even, and a couple of them were meeting Nicole for the first time. We took the subway all around and visited bookstores, stationery stores, and fragrance stores. I had delicious cheesecake and the best bagel sandwich that I have ever had in my life. There was a latke in it. There was a latke in my bagel sandwich. Heaven! We went to the library and I met Winnie the Pooh and Friends, the original toys which inspired the stories.
It has been about twenty years to the day that I was last in NYC and my heart is overflowing from seeing people I love in one of the cities I love most.
It’s another resource week so let’s get to it!
Resource 1: United States Disappeared Tracker by danielleharlow
QUOTE "Inspired by the USA Disappeared Tracker account on Bluesky, this dashboard visualizes persons brought into ICE custody when the [Tr*mp] Administration has demonstrated undeniable political motive/animus and/or the person has been denied appropriate due process, even if the charges are eventually substantiated in a court of law"
Resource 2: Eject disk. A manifesto for everyone stuck in the system that keeps crashing you. Via Brilliantcrank
This read is adjacent to a lot I do here at EEDA and I appreciate this take on things.
Many thanks to Violet Blue for passing this along to me.
Resource 3: CCWF Paper Trail
I saw this post on Instagram via Los Angeles Mission who writes:
Inside the Central California Women’s Facility — the largest women’s prison in the state — a group of incarcerated women, nonbinary, and transgender writers are quietly doing something historic: running their own newspaper.
It’s called The Paper Trail, and its stories are unlike anything else you’ll read this year.
Created in partnership with The Pollen Initiative and led by a former San Quentin editor, this newsroom is offering voice, dignity, and truth from a population rarely heard — and often erased.
The mission of the Paper Trail from their website:
CCWF Paper Trail is a pioneering publication that serves the largest women’s prison in the world. It engages with community, promotes hope, creates positive solutions, and amplifies voices rarely heard.
You can sign up for their newsletter at the bottom of their homepage.
Resource 4: Your Ultimate Guide to Sustainable Alternatives to Amazon and Target via Conscious Life & Style
I’m giving a side-eye to the term “ultimate” but this can be a helpful place to start.
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Recent & Current Reads
Inclusion of a book in this section is not necessarily a recommendation and these books won’t necessarily be added to my Bookshop. Links are affiliate links.
Recently Read:
Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz (out 8/5)
Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams
Currently Reading:
Down in the Sea of Angels by Khan Wong (out 4/22)
No New Things: A Radically Simple 30-Day Guide to Saving Money, the Planet, and Your Sanity by Ashlee Piper
Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds by Adrienne Maree Brown
* Yes, I am aware that this word is now considered a slur and I avoid using it in other contexts.
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