This Sunday, October 5 at 3pm ET, join us for a virtual screening of Severed, a new documentary from Gaza by Donkeysaddle Projects, followed by a live panel discussion that I’ll be on. Palestine is a disability justice issue! Register at tinyurl.com/SevOct5

About a week until the launch of the "Palestine is a Disability Justice Issue" campaign. On Oct 5, 3 pm ET, join us for a screening of Severed–following Mohamad Saleh, who lost his leg at 12, reflecting thousands disabled by Israel’s #GazaGenocide. RSVP: tinyurl.com/SevOct5 Host: tinyurl.com/SevOct

BREAKING: Federal judge finds that the Trump administration unconstitutionally targeted noncitizens for deportation over Gaza war protests.

🎥 In collaboration with @nativemax.bsky.social, during the first INYFW, we also spoke with Dante Biss-Grayson (Osage), the creator behind the family-owned brand Sky-Eagle Collection, who reminded us that "fashion can be for a cause, for social justice." Report and clips by: Fabiana Gibim

🎥 Part 1 | At the first Indigenous New York Fashion Week, in collab with @nativemax.bsky.social, we spoke with Jeremy Arviso (Diné, Hopi, Akimel O’odham & Tohono O’odham), Creative Director of Original Landlords. He shares his story & inspiration. Part 2 soon! Report and clips by: Fabiana Gibim

Check out this Q&A with our Founding Executive Director, @jendeerinwater.bsky.social – a bisexual, Two-Spirit, multiply-disabled citizen of the Cherokee Nation–on bringing disabled artists & audiences together at our #DBIWP. Read the article here: newsuns.net/jen-deerinwa...

As the severe tendinitis & psoriatic arthritis have become more severe due to a lack of healthcare it’s become increasingly difficult to read books. I use audiobooks now as an access tools to great writing, such as Joshua Whitehead’s novel, Johnny Appleseed. Let’s make all books #DisabilityAccess.

“if he can order the Navy to operate as a presidential hit squad on the high seas, any number of grim hypotheticals could become reality sooner than Americans might expect,” @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues:

✨ The first INYFW, produced by Relative Arts, lit up Lenapehoking (NYC) with #Indigenous creativity, identity, and storytelling. In collaboration with @nativemax.bsky.social, we’ve pulled together this recap–celebrating the designers, the looks, and the energy that made it unforgettable.

Get your submissions in! @crushcolonialism.bsky.social is always looking for pitches from Indigenous people with community ties of written pieces from journalism to more creative genres (no fiction) and high quality photography and videos. #IndigenousWriters #Indigenous #IndianCountry

I’m so excited to be included in the latest exition of New Suns by @unitedstatesartists.org. #DisabilityJustice is absolutely necessary for arts & event programming. @crushingcolonialism is committed to creating space for all our #Indigenous relatives & accomplices. #DBIWP25 #WorldPride

Wild how political alliance with Zionism sweeps all sorts of wild statements about Jews under the table

Severed is a must watch. Show your support by signing up to host a private or public screening & sharing with your communities. Severed is a powerful new short doc that follows Mohamad Saleh, a teenager from #Gaza who lost his leg at 12 & survived five Israeli military assaults tinyurl.com/SevOct

The Assembly of First Nations annual general assembly wraps up today in Winnipeg. Among the talking points was an emergency press conference held by a First Nation in Manitoba, and a discussion on the repatriation of historical artifacts.

Stop saying govt actions are “illegal.” The U.S. has NEVER honored its laws. Democrats & Republicans violate civil rights, commit genocide, & various forms of oppression every damn day. & this isn’t a democracy! A democracy is how the Haudenosaunee Confedaracy operates, not this bastardized US ish.

The U.S.’s summer COVID-19 surge continues, with cases increasing across all regions through early August, driven by travel and gatherings as well as the variant XFG. This week's full COVID-19 trends by @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social: bit.ly/4mWEUk9

🌎✨ Today is the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples: Awareness is a start—action changes lives. How? Donate, amplify our voices, commit long-term, shop Indigenous. 🔗 crushingcolonialism.org/donate/ #IndigenousPeoplesDay #IndigenousResistance

Franco-Palestinian MEP Rima Hassan exposed the EU’s double standard: 17 sanctions against Russia, none against Israel. Now Slovenia has become the first EU country to ban arms trade with Israel. Will the rest of Europe follow? 👉 Support Indigenous reporting: crushingcolonialism.org/donate/

For #TheMagazine, Cree filmmaker & writer @tjcuthand.bsky.social reflects on gender, art, and survival–from queer teen isolation in 1990s Saskatchewan to life as a trailblazing trans man using cinema as resistance. #Pride Read the full piece: crushingcolonialism.org/the-queer-pe...

and remember, the US hoarded vaccines during the pandemic. most of the globe never got access to them because of us. the back of the line is probably our future next time, especially since we are no longer at the table with WHO, etc.

📣 We featured in the bi-monthly magazine, Free Minds Connect. Our Founding Executive Director @jendeerinwater.bsky.social shares Crushing Colonialism’s journey centering Indigenous voices, resistance, & storytelling. Read the full issue here: freemindsbookclub.org/our-work/con...

Sizzle up your evening with this hot, hot, hot Cabaret TONIGHT! Join us in person or virtually. Get your tickets for both at the link. You don’t want to miss this one. #DisabilityArts #2SLGBTQIA #Indigiqueer

🔥 Our Founding Executive Director, @jendeerinwater.bsky.social, takes the stage at the Disability Culture Cabaret: Pride Edition, a night of gender-nonconforming, Disabled brilliance. 📍Hook Hall, 3400 Georgia Ave NW, D.C. 🗓️ July 30, 6-9 p.m. | Livestream 🎟️ 18+ show: www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...

The dire cuts to Medicaid coupled w/ the extreme underfunding of Indian Health Services is act of genocide. 7/23–26 @crushcolonialism.bsky.social is joining a 60-hour vigil in DC. We'll read statements from our relatives on 7/24 7-8pm EDT. Watch the livestream at protectmedicaidvigil.com #Indigenous

Gives me goosebumps. I got to watch this stellar performance from backstage at #DBIWP25

To honor this #DisabilityPrideMonth, read and share this interview with our Founding Exec. Director, @jendeerinwater.bsky.social, on crip Indigenous futurism, storytelling as resistance, and building power on our own terms. 📖 Interview via Red Pepper magazine: www.redpepper.org.uk/the-spark/te...

"The disability community is the largest and most diverse of all marginalised communities, yet there’s rarely any media by us" Empowerment comes from fighting marginalisation and discrimination on multiple fronts, says @jendeerinwater.bsky.social www.redpepper.org.uk/the-spark/te...

25% off today only! Show your support for decolonization and with Indigenous nations and artists by rocking @crushcolonialism.bsky.social merch. crushingcolonialism.org/shop/#!/ #4thOfLies #CrushColonialism #IndigenousArts

This #4thofJuly, don’t just “reflect”, learn real history and support Indigenous-led work. How? 🛍️ Shop and wear our merch to ask for Indigenous sovereignty 📰 Subscribe to The Magazine to support Native storytelling 💸 Donate 📣 Share #LandBack Visit our online store: crushingcolonialism.org/shop/

At the NATO summit in the Hague, almost all European nations reached an agreement to raise military spending to 5% of each county’s GDP. This comes as President Trump said the U.S. would not come to the defense of other NATO nations unless they hit 5% in military spending.

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Ending our panel at the #WorldPride Human Rights Conference '25, our Founding Executive Director & Cherokee @jendeerinwater.bsky.social spoke on the challenges to #HireIndigenous in the arts & media industry, stressing the need for trust, consistency & community-building: youtu.be/UdefzV9lt2s

During our panel at #WorldPride Human Rights Conference 2025, Rivolta Sata, a multidisciplinary artist from Afriqiyah & Abya Yala, discussed the importance of Indigiqueer storytelling and the challenges Indigenous artists face in the music industry. 📺 Full session: youtu.be/UdefzV9lt2s #DBIWP25

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During the opening plenary of WorldPride Human Rights Conf. 2025, our Founding Executive Director, @jendeerinwater.bsky.social (Cherokee), acknowledged Comanche & White Mountain Apache queer actor, Jonathan Joss, whose life was taken on the 1st day of Pride Month. #DBIWP25 #WorldPride #WashingtonDC

🌈 From start to finish, the final evening of #DBIWP25 at Atlas Performing Arts Center #DC was unforgettable. Thanks to all who celebrated with us, to our donors, and to everyone else who made it possible! 📷: WTA (Slides 2&4) See the full recap: www.instagram.com/p/DKfFTTpxei... #WorldPride

🌈 Last night @jendeerinwater.bsky.social delivered a moving land acknowledgment in collab w/Skye & Mercie Cummings at the #WorldPride 2025 Welcome to #DC Reception. 📌 Our next #DBIWP25 gathering: TODAY, 5PM ET at Atlas Performing Arts Center 🌏 Livestream: youtube.com/@CrushingColonialism

We're happy to share that @jendeerinwater.bsky.social will offer the Indigenous land acknowledgment today, May 31, at the WorldPride DC Welcome Ceremony! 📍Rubell Museum, 5-6 PM 65 I St SW, "Washington, D.C." Find the link to the event: www.eventbrite.com/e/mayor-muri... #WorldPride #WashingtonDC

Looking for rad community minded events for #WorldPride? Can’t make it in person but still want to participate? Join @crushcolonialism.bsky.social this Fri & Sun for #DBIWP25, the only #Indigiqueer events happening. Our events are hybrid, FREE & disability & language accessible. Learn more below.

NEXT Friday is day one of #DBIWP25. RSVP today for your free tickets & we’re encouraging people to come early. Can’t wait to see y’all & have a happy & safe Pride season! #WorldPride #TwoSpirit

🌈 The #Pride edition of #TheMagazine is almost here! Our Exec. Dir. @jendeerinwater.bsky.social invites you to open your heart to Indigenous diversity as you read it. Subscribe to support #Indigiqueer voices: crushingcolonialism.org/subscribe/ Or donate: crushingcolonialism.org/donate/ #DBIWP25

Go bump Hope for #DBIWP25, #WorldPride & beyond. Join us for the live performance of Hope at Atlas on June 1st. Check our website for more info & how to get your free tickets. You can also catch the live stream on our YouTube & Facebook accounts or watch later on our website #TwoSpirit #Indigiqueer

In this interview with @eleanorg.bsky.social I discuss the genocide & erasure of Two-Spirit & Indigiqueer people & why it’s crucial we tell our stories for ourselves at events like #DBIWP25. Sign up for our newsletter & learn more about DBIWP25 at the link. Join us in person or watch the live stream

🎙️ OUT NOW: Our Founding Executive Director, @jendeerinwater.bsky.social, joins @eleanorg.bsky.social on @projectcensored.bsky.social for a powerful interview about Indigenous views on gender, and the colonial imposition of the binaries. Tune in: www.projectcensored.org/bars-binarie...

I was recently on Project Censored, hosted by @eleanorg.bsky.social. We talked about everything from colonization's impact on Indigenous gender, queerness & #MMIWG2, to ecocide & @crushcolonialism.bsky.social's upcoming Indigiqueer & Two-Spirit #DBIWP25 HYBRID events during #WorldPride.

A federal judge has temporarily halted the federal government's plans to transfer land in eastern Arizona for a massive copper mining project that has been years in the making.

⚠️ The proposed 2026 federal budget includes major cuts to programs Native communities rely on: health care, education, housing, infrastructure & climate resilience. These cuts risk vital resources, jobs & violate treaty rights and tribal sovereignty. Share to spread awareness. #Indigenous #News

Trump 2026 Budget Guts Billions from Indian Country Programs. nativenewsonline.net/currents/tru...

NEW: The attack on a Gaza aid ship didn't come from nowhere. In 2010, Israel raided a fleet of civilian ships trying to bring aid to Gaza, killing 10 people. The Obama administration blocked UN efforts for an independent investigation. Joe Biden & Chuck Schumer *defended* the attack.