If we say that what a person “deserves” to have or not have is based entirely on the amount of $ they possess, it is an inherently amoral society. The majority of wealthy ppl inherit their wealth & the majority of poor ppl are born into poverty. That’s a caste system.

Listen to & follow Evan if you don’t already👇🏼 (Also, this clip made me realize I’d love to interpret for her one day.)

As long as disability justice is framed in terms of accommodation, then our justice will be experienced as an imposition, and only grudgingly granted.

For social justice orgs hiring spoken language interpreters and doing all their organizing in English: read this. Jargon can be exclusionary.

📌The #Interpreters Division Annual Meeting is open to all members, there is no need to register for the American Translators Association conference. ⏰October 9, 11:00 AM-12:00 PM EDT. #1nt

Will be recorded!

Historic election in #Boston today! I’d be the first to vote for a local and a teacher, but I’m voting on policy. Michelle Wu wutrain gets my vote for mayor! Her platform is super impressive: bold & progressive. #BosPoli

The Boston Councilor At-Large election is exciting!! My votes today go to: David Halbert David Halbert Julia Mejia Julia Mejia Carla Monteiro Carla B. Monteiro She/her Ruthzee Louijeune @Ruthzee4Boston Collectively on 🔥 #BosPoli

And might I add I can’t wait to vote for Sonia Chang-Díaz for governor next! #BosPoli #MaPoli

This is a BIG DEAL. A couple quick thoughts: 1) This moment is a win. It's good to celebrate wins in the struggle for justice in the tech space. 2) This win was made possible by the foundational work of Black women computer scientists like Dr. Joy Buolamwini, Deb Raji, @timnitGebru (@dair-community.social/bsky.social)

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and these campaigns take advantage of the trauma people have lived in our countries

“defining terminology as a tool for language justice” and other presentations/workshops I’m dreaming about

This immigrant watched Plaza Sésamo en español in Chile in the 80s. All the time I learn of more things that we owe to Black artists and educators. I know that Sesame Street helped prepare me to grow up in this country.

Two great workshops so far by AAITE! Learning never ends for interpreters (or anybody!) #EduWorkshop

Can we form a support group for all of us guiding our teams in migrating to a project management system? (we're using monday.com! trying to!)