The Autistic People of Color Fund

You can donate to support the Fund for Community Reparations for Autistic People of Color's Interdependence, Survival, & Empowerment here: awnnetwork.org/apoc/

New survey alert!! Our Policy Director Finn is gearing up to write a policy brief on autistic people of color’s experiences in higher education. The survey link is in our bio, and we look forward to hearing about your experiences. Please complete the survey and share!

We’re unable to keep up with the current amount of applications we receive, and we want to be able to maintain our schedule/promise to applicants and grantees. This change will also give our team time to work on building infrastructure to hopefully make this a temp change. (3/3)

Emergency applications (tinyurl.com/apoc-emergency) will remain open throughout the year, except during staff breaks (which we’ll post about in advance). We really didn’t want to place a limit on our applications, but we’ve been working on a backlog for years now. (2/3)

Hello everyone! We at the APOC Fund have a new change to how and when we accept general applications. Starting next month, our general application (tinyurl.com/apoc-general) will only be open for four months each year, so that’s January, April, July, and October. (1/3)

it doesn’t matter what saying the oppressed uses, the oppressor will always say that it’s dangerous and unfair. “black lives matter” brought out people saying “so white lives don’t matter” and “from the river to the sea” brought out “you want the eradication of all jews” you can’t try to accommodate to them cause while they kiII you, they’ll get mad you used some words they “don’t like”

Our presentation on dismantling zionist pinkwashing turned into a shareable introductory thread with references: 🧵

🇵🇸🇮🇱 Abby Martin Destroys Israel's 'Human Shield' Argument (2021)

🇮🇱 The reality of Israel that the media hides from you.

Tomorrow is Global Encryption Day! Join the movement to defend privacy-protecting encryption by opposing dangerous internet bills like the EARN IT Act, STOP CSAM Act, and the Cooper-Davis Act. Contact your legislators: badinternetbills.com #GED2023

i disagree. prisons should not exist, and this suggests the opposite. crime and incarceration are contrived—largely defined by poverty, a society structured by deprivation, and antiblack coercive violence. carceral logics make these conditions possible. it’s prison.

Today we learnt about Korea's first psychoanalyst 김성희 Kim Sung Hi/Kim Sung Hee (1917-2003). He challenged inhumane practices against people with mental illness. We would like to know more about him. If you have any information about him please share it with us. Thanks.

Don’t forget to print out: 🔺Emergency health information 🔺Copies of emergency contacts 🔺Copies of current prescriptions. Put these in waterproof containers. Actually try to put everything in waterproof containers.

🔺 Car bag- stuff you need to survive if you have to completely leave the area and travel long distance for safety.

🔺Grab and go bag - stuff you can grab if you have to leave home in a hurry and unassisted. 🔺At home bag: water, food, first aid, clothing, medical supplies, meds. Again, a bag of stuff you can use unassisted if you’re trapped at home.

Disabled ppl: In case of emergency YOU SHOULD HAVE MORE THAN 1 BAG PREPARED 🔺 Bedside bag - items you need if you are trapped in or near your bed. Meds, supplies, snacks, water. 🔺Carry on bag- items you need to keep on your person at all types. Wallet, meds, med supplies.

If the child on the left was old enough to pick cotton and the child on the right was old enough to attend Klan rallies, then today's children are old enough to learn about both of these and how they've led us to where we are today.