The Belgian town where families take in people with psychiatric conditions

Photojournalist Ilvy Njiokiktjien was granted rare access to document the lives of boarders and their foster families in Geel, which has a remarkable, centuries-old tradition of altruistic psychiatric care

#GoodHumans

https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/10/geel-belgian-town-familes-foster-people-with-psychiatric-conditions

@LlamaMountainStudioArts @Graci

It is much the same with trans folks. We often are underemployed, have less access to health care, and other pressures leads to mental health issues like Anxiety and depression.

However, with awareness there is hope. Many of these problems can be, and are already on their way to beings solved by support, and inclusion.

I know there's a lot of push back against those things right now, but that's only happening because so many people are pushing forward.

And with a nod to @Mandypar's sign-off, have some #EvergreenTerrace covering #TearsForFears

#CoSoMusic via #BelterRadio

It slaps. A lot. You've been warned! ⚠️

https://youtu.be/Ks4_nZwNMcU

#News

I wrote about Sudan 3 weeks ago, around its one-year-anniversary of brutal civil conflict. (If anyone wants access to that historical explainer, let me know.)

The crux of that piece, as with the one I wrote on Tigray two years ago, was reflecting on the work we can do even when we can't directly push for change.

The lesson from Sudan, where civic protests first toppled a dictator, is to *never* let militaries control a country's path to more democratic futures.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/09/darfur-atrocities-ethnic-cleansing-human-rights-watch-report-rsf-sudan

Imagine if Darth Vader were voiced by Barry White!

Hive mind: What do you wish you knew before you started implementing public-facing APIs? (For an article, but I don’t have to quote anyone.) #APIs

Is there a reason they are arresting the Press?

@q00w2

Well that explains the screaming inside my own, I guess!

Seriously, though--

That's super kind to say, but it also hits on something I always watch out for:

When you write in a more holistic way like this, it's easy to think you're actually able to step outside the system.

Many writers put on airs because they think they're "rising above the madding crowd" with their words--but none of us can. Best we can do is try to describe the whole from within.

(And screw up. And try again. 🤞🏻)