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It will go nicely with the gold velvet curtains at the VPC!! 😆💖

So happy for you!!!

"Agree to disagree" is reserved for things like "I don't like marmite." Not homophobia, transphobia, not human rights. Not basic common decency. We do not have a difference of opinion here. We have a difference in morality. Disagreeing with the validity of someone's identity and the rights and services they deserve or don't deserve because of it is discrimination, not disagreement. David A. Evans

Beliefs are like shoes. Mine fit me, not you, but that doesn't make your feet bad. Old shoes fall apart. New shoes need breaking in.

Thank you @charleyinma.bsky.social I appreciate your response! I’m going to stick around for a while longer.

Joanna Macy Leaves This World The gift of a profound legacy of hope, transforming despair into empowerment

#JoannaMacy had such an impact on my life. I discovered the Work that Reconnects at just the right time. It took me from despair to empowerment. Grateful for her legacy. open.substack.com/pub/tathra/p...

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Anyone out there? It often feels like I’m staring into an abyss on here. Please respond especially if we know each other outside this space. Wondering if being on BlueSky is worth it. I had high hopes.

National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) poster, 'Ancestral Lines' by Jeremy Morgan Worrali, featuring image indicating 5 generations in bright red, yellow, green, blue + orange with sun in the background.

#NAIDOC2025
#BLAKLOUDPROUD

Support the Yoorrok Commission Actions, Be a good ancestor: Support the recommendations, Call for implementation and funding, Centre First nations Voices in designing the future now. (On a background with a stylised Australian Aborignal Flag and wavy lines with earth and ochre tones.

Voted yes for the Voice to Parliament and can't abide the harm colonisation still causes? Support the implementation of Yoorrook’s recommendations.
It’s time.
Because a post-colonial Australia is possible.
🖤💛❤️
#YoorrookJustice #TruthTelling #BeAGoodAncestor
🔗 www.yoorrook.org.au/reports-and-...

Lead Together Membership Join this online community where people like you can explore what it means to lead in uncertain times, redefining leadership and sharing power in a peer learning environment. For people who care about...

If you’re more about mending fences than building walls, if you’re keen to prevent harm and explore community care practices, if you want to find new ways of being on this planet together, consider joining me here: mailchi.mp/b6a8a3dc9b43...

When you help rescue the neighbours cat while preparing for a presentation on Self Care and Community Care… their gratitude in the form of this stunning bouquet!

Write up of the pride awards
qnews.com.au/the-glamour-...

What a privilege to live in a part of the world where we cerebrate queer excellence.
#PrideAwards
#MelbourneTownHall
#QueerExcellence
#celebrated

There’s something about connecting with someone who has known you your whole life. Grateful for the kinship with my aunt. Our conversation spanned birds, urban life, politics, human nature, identity and kitting of course!
#family
#kinship

I love this city!
Doing a strategic planning day right in the middle of the CBD.
#Melbourne
#architecture

Amplify Bookstore Dedicated to books by BIPOC authors.

Here's a great way to diversify your bookshelf: amplifybookstore.com

Activists hang Trans Pride flag in California's Yosemite National Park to protest erasure efforts "Let this flag fly higher than hate," says organizer Pattie Gonia.

Let this flag fly higher than hate. www.advocate.com/news/transge...

14 bird sightings yesterday! 7 tawny frogmouths, 3 black swans, 2 kookaburras and a pair of galahs.
#birdlyf
#Australianfauna
#LocalWildlife

#IDAHOBIT honours the day WHO removed being gay from their list. I was
Invited to share its impact on me and my life by the diversity committee at Vincent Care Hub. They went all out and made me feel very welcome and celebrated. We have come so far and have a long way to go!
#LivedExperience
#Queer

Trans inclusion after the Supreme Court decision: FAQs | Good Law Project Guidance for this time of uncertainty

🏳️‍⚧️ FAQs 🏳️‍⚧️

Based on legal advice from a team of equalities lawyers, including a KC, we answer some of the pressing questions raised by the Supreme Court.

The law is uncertain – but it’s almost certainly been misstated by the EHRC and ministers.
goodlaw.social/bf2d17

Trans inclusion after the Supreme Court decision: FAQs | Good Law Project Guidance for this time of uncertainty

Here is some clarity for the anti-trans FWS ruling in the UK. It shows that it’s not as far reaching or cut and dried as we feared and will likely be further clarified through future court rulings.
goodlawproject.org/resource/tra...

Part Two: What’s Missing from the Adaptive Leadership Frame (and Why It Matters)This is the second in a two part series on a training I attended.

This is the second in a two-part series about what I learned from the Adaptive Leadership Training. It's about what was missing and an invitation to discuss and evolve our leadership frameworks to integrate emerging social realities. tathra.substack.com/p/part-two-w...
#leadership
#intersectionality

A man paddles a wooden canoe through a lush, green forest waterway. Bold white text reads: “Indigenous Peoples sidelined in global climate fight.”

Indigenous Peoples are among the most effective environmental stewards.

Yet, they receive less than 1% of international climate funding.

A new UN report calls for reforms that will benefit these communities: news.un.org/en/story/202...

Yesterday was a 7 tawny day! Confirmed three pairs and one solo. The pairs have moved around a bit, the solo has been in the same tree for a couple of weeks at least.
#birdlife
#TawnyFrogmouth
#NotOwls
#AustralianFauna
#EdgarsCreek

Tathra Street - Victorian Pride Centre

Looking for a speaker for IDAHOBIT or on Queering Leadership? Find me on the Speakers Bureau of the Victorian Pride Centre. pridecentre.org.au/speakers/tat...

Part One: Strength in the Frame – What I Gained from Adaptive Leadership Training The first in a two part series on the insights and reflections that came from being a participant in a program on Adaptive Leadership.

I wrote a thing about a recent experience as a participant in a leadership program, a rare treat for me! Here's the first part on the strengths and learning. Part Two on what was missing to follow.

Finland just seems to get it right - education, housing. #TaxTheRich #ClassWar

yes, we need more trans elders please!

To my Canadian friends, I was hoping to come to BC in May to see family and friends and witness the Camas blooming to feed my soul. I've decided not to come for a bunch of reasons. Finances were a factor, but also the geopolitical situation. It just doesn't feel safe to travel. Maybe next year. 💔 🍁

BACKLASH: a global crisis of emergence (a serialized essay- Part 1) The times they are a’changin’ – again

A decade ago I bought a box of “Parenting for a Peaceful World” by Robin Grille after reading it, now I know why. open.substack.com/pub/robingri...