Project LETS

Sign the Petition Demand the Release of Rodney Taylor from ICE Detention

ICE has been holding a disabled Black man for a year!

Rodney Taylor is a double amputee who was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE took him.

He’s been denied his prosthetics & placed in solitary.

His health is declining.

Public outrage might save his life.

Say his name:

Slide 1 shows a blue winter-themed background with falling snowflakes. Centered is a large white rectangle with bold black text that reads, “Winter Tips for Disabled People.”

Slide 2: “Dangers of winter storms for disabled people.” Below the heading is a bulleted list that reads: “Power outages + cold temps → loss of heat/equipment, increased health risks.” “Batteries draining faster (wheelchairs, AAC, hearing aids, ventilators).” “Medication instability (some meds can’t freeze or need refrigeration).” “Blocked access → snow/ice on ramps, sidewalks, curb cuts, transit delays.” “Direct service disruptions when PCAs/home health can’t travel safely.”

Slide 3: “To stay prepared this winter.” The bullet points read: “Fully charge mobility + assistive devices; keep batteries out of the cold.” “Plan for heat loss: blankets, layers, safe warming options.” “Protect medications from freezing or overheating.” “Arrange snow removal for ramps, doors, and accessible paths.” “Confirm paratransit availability + set personal attendants backup plans.” “Take advantage of public libraries as warming centers during their normal hours.”

Slide 4: “Winter 2025 is already bringing Arctic cold, early snow, and dangerous storms across the country.” Below that, a second paragraph reads, “This season, let’s strengthen our support networks, check on one another, and make inclusive disability preparedness a priority.”

Winter emergencies hit disabled people hardest. Let’s prepare together and keep our communities safe.

Warming centers: 211 | Disability & Disaster Hotline: 800-626-4959

thank you so much for your support! ❣️

$415 left to raise! Can you help us meet this goal?

#MutualAid #DisabilityJustice #Abolition #Crowdfunding #Disabled #BlackMutualAid

$460 left to go!

$545 left to raise !

we have received $415 so far. need $785 to meet our goal! 💗

Flyer with text overlaid on a notebook page. Up top highlighted "URGENT" with "request for community support!" Underneath, black text: "A Black, Disabled Comrade in NYC is facing an immediate threat of homelessness. The constant stress of housing instability is taking a heavy toll on top of autistic burnout, survivorhood, and deep grief. They are doing everything they can to build a stable, self-determined life, but no one can do it alone. Let's wrap them in community care." Highlighted in yellow: "$1200 is needed TODAY to secure their housing and give them room to breathe." On the bottom right: "Venmo & Cashapp: strawb3rrym00n Use the purple heart emoji (💜) on the note."

‼️ URGENT‼️ request for community support!

A Black, Disabled Comrade in NYC is facing an immediate threat of homelessness. $1200 is needed TODAY to secure their housing and give them room to breathe.

Venmo & Cashapp: strawb3rrym00n Use the purple heart emoji (💜) on the note.

Please share & donate!!

Wow that is awful! People just claim things left and right these days 🙄

who is still doing this in 2025??

portrait style graphic text post with a light pink background overlayed on a background of bright pink flowers. Text reads: “Mutual aid request. Black neurodivergent & disabled comrade in NYC urgently needs community support to survive unsafe living conditions. They are under-resourced, under-supported, and experiencing housing instability. All of this has taken a major toll on their mental health on top of ongoing autistic burnout and grieving. In-person support: If you’re in NYC and can offer SUSTAINED covid cautious in-person support, please DM @m00nglades to get connected. Financial support initial goal: $3000. Venmo & Cashapp: strawb3rrym00n. Use a Purple Heart emoji as note.

👉🏽 Black neurodivergent & disabled comrade in NYC urgently needs community support to survive unsafe living conditions. They are under-resourced, under-supported, & housing insecure. They are in need of SUSTAINED covid cautious in-person support & financial support. DM if you can plug in!

portrait oriented text post with a blurry color field background in magenta, purple, peach, teal, chartreuse, and cream, with some abstract shapes resembling a lava lamp. Text on the graphic in scattered text boxes reads : X-Savior is a Black trans femme abuse surviver seeking ongoing support for housing, food, and phone costs. Support has stalled and she's at repeated risk of losing her hotel room just as hurricane season is picking up. Still seeking solo rental leads and in-person support in NC - please DM ! X-Savior NEEDS stable and safe housing of her own ASAP. PP: xthomas688, CA: thehumanpro, vnmo: footlucid (Reba Neh).

👉🏽 X-Savior is a Black trans femme abuse surviver seeking ongoing support for housing, food, & phone costs. Support has stalled and she's at repeated risk of losing her hotel room just as hurricane season is picking up. Still seeking solo rental leads and in-person support in NC - please DM !

portrait style graphic text post with a blurred bright marigold yellow, orange, and red background. Text reads : Support for Mohagany. Mohagany signed a lease for her new house this past week!!! She needs continued support for rent and other costs of living. Please continue sharing her GoFundMe and pay links. GFM : bit.ly/3UVxuy, CA : tsmohagany, vnmo : MohaganyRegina [end text]. To the left of the graphic is a photograph of Mohagany posing inside of her new apartment with white walls behind her and light wooden floors. She's holding up her new keys and beaming at the camera.

portrait style graphic text post with a blurred bright marigold yellow, orange, and red background. Text reads : Mohagany needs household items and supplies for her new home! Please visit bit.ly/wishlist4mohagany to purchase items directly, or donate funds using the links below. GFM : bit.ly/3UVxuy, CA : tsmohagany, vnmo : MohaganyRegina [end text]. Centered on the graphic is a photograph of Mohagany posing inside of her new apartment with a white door and light wooden floors. She's holding up a peace sign and beaming at the camera. Mohagany is wearing a cream maxi dress with short ruffled sleeves and pink, orange and yellow flowers scattered across the surface, large gold hoop earrings, a few gold bangles on both wrists, and black sandals.

❤️‍🩹 Below are time sensitive fundraisers for community members our PSAs are currently supporting.

👉🏽 Mohagany is a trans woman of color who was recently released from a men’s prison & is still assisting other incarcerated trans women while facing transphobic barriers for her own reentry.

Live blog: RECOVER-TLC workshop on new Long COVID clinical trials - The Sick Times Researchers and advocates meet near the National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus this week in Bethesda, Maryland for the second RECOVER-Treating Long COVID (TLC) workshop. The two-day event will off...

We're back for day two of the NIH's RECOVER-TLC workshop on new #LongCOVID clinical trials. We'll catch you up on everything that happened yesterday, and share today's presentations as well.

@betsyladyzhets.bsky.social is reporting live from the workshop in Bethesda, MD. bit.ly/4giPmAi

there's literal police departments on this directory of alternatives 😭 alternative to what? "untrained" police? so misleading!

Building alternatives to 911 must be rooted in prison abolition, anti-capitalism, & radical autonomy, esp for BIPOC communities. Otherwise, you're reproducing the same coercive, paternalistic, anti-Black, ableist systems under the guise of "community care," and gaining some capital along the way.

Lil Nas X's arrest is the dangerous venn diagram of anti-Blackness, homophobia, misogynoir, ableism, and the ghastly violence of policing in this country. No one deserves to be surveilled & caged because they are in crisis. No one deserves to be surveilled & caged PERIOD.

#abolition #antipsychiatry

"As we saw with the death of Jordan Neely, racism and ableism — that is, discrimination based on disability — against those we perceive as visibly mentally ill can even result in politicians and media outlets celebrating your death at the hands of a vigilante." !!!

thank you for this piece❤️‍🩹

here are some resources that we have on our site projectlets.org/get-support (inc our rapid response line for folks at risk of involuntary psych hold) as well as an upcoming panel on anti-carceral, holistic ways to respond to mental health crisis🌿

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i will be moderating this online panel for @projectlets.bsky.social !! come thruuuu

REGISTER: bit.ly/care-in-action

#abolition #mentalhealth #carework #peersupport #anticarceral #holistic #mutualaid #bluesky

The text reads: “Access Information. A recording will be made available. ASL interpretation will be made available. You can share additional access needs via your registration form or by emailing support@projectlets.org” At the bottom center of the text box is the Project LETS logo in green and yellow script.

Access Information:

🌱 A recording will be made available.
🌱 ASL interpretation will be made available.
🌱 You can share additional access needs via your registration form or by emailing support[at]projectlets[dot]org.

REGISTER: bit.ly/care-in-action

The text reads: (in bold) "Donation Information" and then "This event is part of our Fall crowdfunding initiative to help us grow our anti-carceral mental health program." Below are four bullet points that read "Our suggested donation for community members is: $20-$40", "Our suggested donation for mental health workers is $30-$50", "You can choose how much to donate. It can be more or less than the suggested amount.", and "Nobody will be turned away for lack of funds. If you cannot donate to access this event, use our Free Access form." At the bottom right of the text box is the Project LETS logo in green and yellow script.

Donation Info:

💸 Our suggested donation for community members is $20-$40, & $30-$50 for mental health workers.
💸 You can donate more or less the suggested amounts.
💸 Nobody will be turned away for lack of funds. If you cannot donate, use our Free Access form.

REGISTER: bit.ly/care-in-action

The text reads: “In a panel discussion, we’ll hear from current Project LETS Peer Support Advocates (PSAs) working on the front lines of abolitionist care work and crisis response.” Below, bold text states: “What to expect:” followed by two bullet points: “concrete examples of resistance, connection, and advocacy to take back and recreate in your own communities” and “practical skills and wisdom gathered by those who break down and traverse carceral walls” At the bottom right of the text box is the Project LETS logo in green and yellow script.

What to expect from our panel discussion of Peer Support Advocates (PSAs):

🌿concrete examples of resistance, connection, & advocacy to take back & recreate in your own communities
🌿practical skills & wisdom gathered by those who break down & traverse carceral walls

REGISTER: bit.ly/care-in-action

A colorful flyer with a textured pink, blue, green, and orange abstract background contains a large white text box bordered in black. The text inside reads: “We speak of non-carceral care in our dreams of a more liberatory approach to mental health and crisis response, but what does that really look like in practice? What does an abolitionist care praxis look like on the ground and in our communities? Join Project LETS in exploring beyond visions and stepping into the everyday practice of non-pathologizing, holistic care work based completely outside of carceral frameworks and systems.” In the bottom right corner is the Project LETS logo in green and yellow script.

We speak of non-carceral care in our dreams of a more liberatory approach to mental health and crisis response, but what does that really look like in practice? What does an abolitionist care praxis look like on the ground and in our communities?

#abolition #mentalhealth #peersupport #carework

A colorful flyer with a textured pink, blue, and green abstract painted background announces an online event. At the top, a bold black text box reads: “Abolitionist Care Work In Action.” Below, another text box explains: “What does non-pathologizing, holistic care work outside of carceral frameworks and systems look like? Hear from current Project LETS Peer Support Advocates in a panel discussion.” Further down, details of the event are listed in separate boxes: “online Zoom panel” “Sunday, September 21, 1pm EST / 10am PST” “ASL interpretation” To the right is the Project LETS logo in green and yellow script. At the bottom, a white box with black border reads: “register: bit.ly/care-in-action”

Join Project LETS on Sunday Sept 21st @ 1PM ET (10AM PST) for an online panel discussion on Abolitionist Care Work in Action!❤️‍🔥

Hear from our Peer Support Advocates on what non-pathologizing, holistic care work looks like — outside of carceral frameworks & systems.

REGISTER: bit.ly/care-in-action 🌀

Beige background :Image with copy on a beige background: When the nervous system is already dysregulated, heat just adds fuel. 🧠 Brain fog 💓 Heart racing 💦 Sweating or not sweating at all 🪫 Crushing fatigue It’s not “just the heat.” It’s #dysautonomia. It’s #LongCovid. Stay cool. Rest. You’re not alone. 🔁 Share if you feel it too.

The heat isn’t just uncomfortable, it’s disabling when your nervous system’s already fried.

🔥 Dysautonomia + Long COVID =
🧠 Brain fog
💓 Heart racing
💦 Sweat chaos
🪫 Energy crash

Stay cool. Rest. You’re not imagining it.

#LongCovid #MECFS #HeatSensitivity #POTS

People need to name Kennedy’s desire and goal of killing as many ‘unfit’ poor, sick, disabled, Black and brown people as possible—this is the only reasonable conclusion one can make from his ideas and policies.

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💧If drinking water is hard try: ice chips, fruits like melons or cucumbers, herbal teas, broths, or electrolyte powders in water
💧Keep your space cooler by blocking sunlight (blackout curtains, aluminum foil, cardboard boxes)
💧Hang a damp sheet in front of a fan
💧Stay low(since heat rises)

Accessible ways of staying cool:

💧Use wet washcloths or cool packs (frozen veggies from the freezer) on your wrists, neck, groin, behind your knees, and under your arms
💧Mist your skin with a spray bottle and sit near a fan
💧Take a sponge bath with lukewarm water while seated or lying down