“We call on the administration to cease its wholesale assault on U.S. science, and we urge the public to join this call. Share this statement with others, contact your representatives in Congress, and help your community understand what is at risk. The voice of science must not be silenced. We all benefit from science, and we all stand to lose if the nation’s research enterprise is destroyed.”
#CallToAction: UK based creatives! The Society of Authors is organizing a day of protest against Meta's wholesale theft of authors' work on Thursday.
Details and social media assets:
https://societyofauthors.org/2025/04/01/soa-day-of-action-following-allegations-of-metas-mass-theft-of-authors-work/
The local chapter of the Service Employees International Union has put out a call to action to support detained workers like Lewelyn Dixon.
The SEIU Union demands that the University of Washington:
– Protect detained workers’ jobs
– Provide leave for immigration proceedings
– Educate all employees on their rights
Hamas: A Call for General Mobilization in Defense of Gaza, Al-Quds, and Al-Aqsa
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
This is a message to the people
“Go forth, whether light or heavy, and strive with your wealth and your lives in the cause of Allah. That is better for you, if you only knew.”
A Call for General Mobilization in Defense of Gaza, Al-Quds, and Al-Aqsa
In light of the zionist occupation’s escalating brutal aggression and its perpetration of massacres against our people in the Gaza Strip, as well as its continued crimes in the West Bank, Al-Quds, and the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque—with full American support and complete international silence—
We, in the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), call upon our people, our Arab and Islamic nation, and the free people of the world to rise up in a general mobilization this coming Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, in defense of Gaza, Al-Quds, and Al-Aqsa; in support of our people’s steadfastness; and in rejection of the occupation’s crimes and those who support it.
We call for intensifying marches and solidarity events in all cities and capitals, making these blessed days of Ramadan days of full-scale mobilization. Use all means to pressure for an end to the killing, siege, and starvation. Support Gaza and heal its wounds, support Al-Quds and Al-Aqsa and strengthen their steadfastness, and expose the crimes of the occupation and the U.S. support behind them.
We call for the following:
First:
To our people in the West Bank, Al-Quds, and occupied Palestine:
Make your way to Al-Aqsa Mosque, remain steadfast and observe i’tikāf (spiritual retreat), confront the occupation and its settler mobs in all arenas, in support of Gaza, Al-Quds, and Al-Aqsa.
Second:
To our people of the occupied interior and in the diaspora on the occasion of Land Day (March 30):
Take to the streets in massive popular marches, rejecting policies of displacement and annexation, and affirming our right of return and liberation.
Third:
To the Arab and Islamic nations and the free people of the world:
Make the upcoming Friday, Saturday, and Sunday days of rage and protest everywhere. Continue to pressure the occupation and its backers through mass demonstrations, besieging zionist and American embassies, and exposing the genocide committed against our people.
Fourth:
To the leaders and governments of the Arab and Islamic world:
Take up your historical responsibilities. Take a decisive stand to end the aggression, lift the siege on Gaza, and support the steadfastness of our people.
Fifth:
To mosque preachers and religious speakers:
Dedicate the upcoming Friday sermon to the issue of Palestine, Gaza, and Al-Quds. Urge the Ummah (nation) to support and stand with the Palestinian people, to enhance their resoluteness, their steadfastness on their land, and their defense of their land and holy sites.
Let the coming days be days of overwhelming anger everywhere against the occupation and its backers. Let this enemy and its supporters know that Palestine, Gaza, Al-Quds, and Al-Aqsa have brave men and free people who answer the call for support and solidarity, raising their voices and taking a united stand against the occupation and those aligned with it.
Let the actions and protests continue until the aggression ends and the siege is lifted.
The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)
Tuesday, 25 Ramadan 1446 AH
Corresponding to 25 March 2025 CE
#CallToAction let your local postal service workers know that you have their back: call your electeds in Congress and tell them to fight the dismantling and privatization of the U.S.P.S.
https://www.wane.com/top-stories/u-s-postal-service-workers-host-rally-to-keep-postal-service/
URGENT #CallToAction
Here's a simple way to support trans people in the U.S.: leave a comment on the rule below. The proposed change would limit or eliminate gender care for trans people under ACA plans. Leave a comment before April 11.
Please share widely; remember that if they get away with this with little public reaction, they'll come for YOUR care next. Make noise, protect others now, you are protecting yourself in the future.
URGENT #CallToAction
Via Martha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social:
"Hunterdon NJ is an anti-library region on par w Florida. LGBTQ+ books have been attacked for 4 years. Now town fathers are closing Bunnvale Library, a vital resource for educational programs, access to books & a safe space for all ages. E-mail the Lebanon Twp Comm before 4/2 to save the library."
@romancelandia @bookstodon #Romancelandia
#CallToAction to help legendary editor and founding member emerita of RWA, the original: Vivian Stephens, who needs financial help for living and medical expenses.
Anything you can donate helps, as does sharing with your own social circles.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-vivian-stephens-a-romance-pioneer-in-need
#PSA #CallToAction Reminder: Illinois Consolidated elections are coming on April 1st (yes, bad date, very real issues!)
Kelly Jensen has put TWO guides out to help residents of the state defend their public and school libraries from hostile puritan Christofascist takeovers.
Many voting sites are open as of TODAY 3/17~
Please share widely:
URGENT #CallToAction for authors and artists: please leave comment at the link below opposing giving OpenAI leave to steal your intellectual property.
Comment period ends today, March 15; act now or forfeit your intellectual property forevermore.
Explainer at The Verge:
https://www.theverge.com/news/630079/openai-google-copyright-fair-use-exception
#GenAI #OpenAI @AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Romancelandia @romancelandia @bookstodon