DawnDena Gordon

This is a really good example of Silk’s Ring Theory that I describe here: bsky.app/profile/deed...

Personally, I need to remember to seek my own support from my own ring. I’ve sometimes depended too much on those who are directly affected.

Ring Theory is a simple idea, but it can help inform your behaviour when you know which ring you are in.

It’s complicated because we don’t always know what people face each day and we can be in multiple rings at the same time as we live in a complex society.

Support can take many forms - checking in, a hug, food, a flag, listening more than you speak, educating yourself instead of asking affected people to explain things, showing up for rallies, resisting the urge to centre your own emotions, speaking up when you see injustice, etc…

Although the theory was originally developed in a grief context, it works in many different situations.

Right now, with so much happening in the world, it’s easy to get caught up in our own emotions—even when others are more directly affected.

A graphic showing Silk’s Ring Theory. Concentric rings show the person most affected in the centre. Their closest loved ones are in the next ring, then close friends, then acquaintances, and so on. An arrow with the words “Support In” points at the centre. An arrow saying “Vent Out” points out. Text at the bottom reads “what ring are you in?”

Silk’s Ring Theory: The person most affected are in the centre. Their closest loved ones are in the next ring, then close friends, then acquaintances, and so on. When offering support, direct it inward to those closer to the crisis. If you need to vent, do it outward—toward someone in a bigger ring.

I’m glad you enjoyed the recipe! I’ll keep the coconut as I enjoy it. I look forward to the next installment.

This red dress is not decoration. It is witness. It is prayer. It is a vow to never look away. (4/4)

#RedDressDay #MMIWG2S

With each stitch of this red dress, I remember that this is not history—it is ongoing. I carry the weight of my place in this story. I hold myself accountable to truth, to listening deeply, and to acting with care. (3/4)

#RedDressDay #MMIWG2S

As the descendant of settlers, I do not speak over grief that is not mine, but I sit beside it, listening. I honor the courage of families who continue to search, speak, and survive. (2/4)

#RedDressDay #MMIWG2S

A small handmade red felt dress, stitched with black thread, hangs on a silver wire hanger against a textured concrete wall. The dress is simple but symbolic, evoking remembrance and reflection.

Today, I hold space for the lives stolen and the voices silenced—Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit people who should still be here. (1/4)

#RedDressDay #MMIWG2S

Also… George Weasley

I love the entirety of the Muppets on magazine covers that @riotgrlerin.bsky.social has created, but the Beaker ones live in a special place in my heart!

Make something, anything, because creation is defiance. It’s hope. It’s proof that we’re still here, still capable of beauty, still shaping the world instead of letting it shape us.

A hand drawn card. The background is a brick wall. The silhouette of a hand reaches invitingly from one corner. Text reads, “ We build too many walls, and not enough bridges.”

1/2 Loneliness, chaos, uncertainty—it’s easy to feel like we’re standing in the wreckage of something that once felt whole.

The world may be unravelling, but we don’t have to. Let’s build.

Camilla the Chicken as Paris Hilton on the cover of Paper magazine.

Agreed. It has almost nothing to do with tariffs. I have no desire to visit the US any time soon. It’s scary and I don’t want to give any financial or perceived support to the Cheeto and his goons.

YouTube video by EpicHappyBirthdays HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESS! - EPIC Happy Birthday Song

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A middle aged white woman with glasses leans backwards with one foot in the air. She wears a black top hat, a vibrant green floof with lots of ruffles as a top, a black and white checkerboard skirt, black checkerboard tights and green, gold floral tapestry shoes with large buckles. She is smiling and waving.

When you dress like this and they ask about the shoes, you know they’ve got to be fabulous!

#vog_bishop #fluevog

Waldorf and Statler as George Clooney and Brad Pitt on the cover of GQ magazine.

just over here photoshopping muppets onto the cover of gq magazine: thread

A four-panel comic by queeeerchameleon. Panel 1: Three chameleons on two branches, one in trans flag colors, one in gender fluid flag colors, and one in non-binary flag colors. Text - someone has a gender you don't understand? Panel 2: A chameleon in pride flag colors on a branch. Text - that's how stuff works sometimes. Panel 3: closeup of the pride flag chameleon's face. Text - I don't understand French... Panel 4: extreme closeup of the pride flag chameleon's face. Text - but the language STILL EXISTS.

This.

A white middle aged woman with short brown hair and glasses slouches against a light grey wall. She is wearing vibrant pink and charcoal grey/black. Her pink includes a hat, crocheted floral earrings, a floral lapel brooch, a bangle, and a dress that comes to her knees. She is wearing a men’s charcoal tweed blazer over the dress. Two layered charcoal necklaces drape over the dress. Black tights and black Mary Jane flats with cream trim complete the outfit.

Colours of the day Monday: pink and charcoal! #cotdstyle #vog_sandra #ootd #joyousdressing

Back in the office after a week at home with a cold and a bad back. My back is screaming at me. I can’t wait for my stand up desk to arrive.

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It’s especially important to add Alt text to images where the image is text based. It’s often easy to do as you can copy paste text from images.

There are more experienced folks out there who know far more about writing good alt text than I do. I’m getting better though.

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ALT? What is that? Why does it show up on some images?

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A handwritten recipe for: "Skoki Gold" Carrot Cake From: Skoki Valley 2 cups flour 2 tsp. b. powder 1 1/2 tsp. b. soda 2 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp salt. 3/4 cup broun sugar 3/4 cup oil 3/4 cup white sugar 4 еggs 1 - 8 oz can crushed pineapple (+ juice) 4 cups finely grated carrots. ½ cup chopped nuts 3/4 cup long sweetened coconut Sift first 5 ingredients together. Blend together sugars, oil & then eggs. Beat well. Add dry ingredients. Mix. Add carrots, pineapple, nuts & coconut. Grease & flour extra large cake pan. Bake @ 350° for 45 min. to 55 min (until it springs back when touched. Cream cheese icing: ½ cup butter 1- 8оz pkg. cream cheese 1-1b icing sugar (less) 1 tsp. Vanilla Whip with mixer until fluffy.

Our favourite family recipe:
Skoki Gold Carrot Cake

Always! 😻

We use them often at work. They’re great for switching things up and ensuring that everyone has a voice. Not to mention looking at things from a different point of view.

Have you considered Liberating Structures as a tool to encourage equity?

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