The Spoon Platoon 🥄

Promo graphic for the spoon platoon love yourself valentines week. Graphic shows the disability Pride colors in the corners, with translucent spoons and a blue purple gradient background. The spoon platoon logo is in the middle with the words "Spoon Platoon: Love Yourself", and some smaller white text that says love yourself is in the bottom right.

Celebrate all the small wins. Sometimes progress is tiny, and noticing it is a way of loving ourselves and keeping momentum without burning out. If doing something imperfectly means you get it done, do it imperfectly. Perfection is the enemy of success.

Promo graphic for the spoon platoon love yourself valentines week. Graphic shows the disability Pride colors in the corners, with translucent spoons and a blue purple gradient background. The spoon platoon logo is in the middle with the words "Spoon Platoon: Love Yourself", and some smaller white text that says love yourself is in the bottom right.

Pacing is hard, especially when you want to keep going with whatever you're doing. Try to decide on break points ahead of time, such as after a set amount of time, or after completing part of a specific task, instead of waiting until your own breaking point.

A graphic highlighting a streamer named CSilverstone who uses he/him pronouns. The top of the image has the text from the Spoon Platoon logo with letters alternating colours between red and yellow for the word Spoon, and blue and green for the word Platoon. Beneath the logo are the words, "Celebrating Black Creators" in pink. The middle of the graphic has CSilverstone's profile picture, which is a photo of him holding his hands together while wearing a tan fur lined jacket, and glasses. Below the profile picture is the streamer's name, pronouns, and a quoted description of them that states, "CSilverstone is a Guyanese-American variety streamer who plays a little bit of everything- from platformers to JRPGs, anime-style, action-adventure and superhero games! Outside of streaming, he likes taking nature walks, playing games, photography and technology. He's here to play games, have fun, and meet new people!" Pink text at the bottom links to his channel at twitch dot tv slash CSilverstone. The background of the entire graphic are textured bands of the disability pride flag (Black, red, yellow, white, blue, and green) There are also decorations of a grey spoon on the bottom left, a grey hand holding the disability pride flag on the bottom right, and two circles with crossed spoons over the disability pride flag.

And up next for his slot after is @csilverstone95.bsky.social so be sure to stop by!

A graphic highlighting a streamer named blacksugarpill who uses he/him pronouns. The top of the image has the text from the Spoon Platoon logo with letters alternating colours between red and yellow for the word Spoon, and blue and green for the word Platoon. Beneath the logo are the words, "Celebrating Black Creators" in pink. The middle of the graphic has blacksugarpill's drawn profile picture, his fursona and vtuber Alt, a catboi with black hair and a white face mask. Below the profile picture is the streamer's name, pronouns, and a quoted description of them that states, "Meowdy I'm Silver! I'm a black/filipino artist who has a passion for drawing freaky, alternative, queer cats! On Twitch I like to share my art process and play surreal, indie games. I also bring physical art to vend at shows and enjoy connecting with other artists in all types of communities. Through my work, I enjoy sharing the beauty in the weird and macabre!" Pink text at the bottom links to his channel at twitch dot tv slash blacksugarpill. The background of the entire graphic are textured bands of the disability pride flag (Black, red, yellow, white, blue, and green) There are also decorations of a grey spoon on the bottom left, a grey hand holding the disability pride flag on the bottom right, and two circles with crossed spoons over the disability pride flag.

Check out @blacksugarpill.bsky.social who's live RIGHT NOW for his raid train slot:

"A graphic highlighting Black creators in the Spoon Platoon community. The top of the image has the text from the Spoon Platoon logo with letters alternating colours between red and yellow for the word Spoon, and blue and green for the word Platoon. Beneath the logo are the words, "Celebrating Black Creators" in pink. The graphic showcases each member with an image representing them. From left to right, the creators are blacksugarpill (he/him) and CSilverstone (he/him).

#BlackHistoryMonth is still going strong, so please consider supporting more of our fellow Black creators!

Join Silver and CSilverstone today for their slots in the Black Excellence Raid Train, and learn more about them in the thread below. 🥄⤵️

💚: r3dlabs.com/events/black...

Promo graphic for the spoon platoon love yourself valentines week. Graphic shows the disability Pride colors in the corners, with translucent spoons and a blue purple gradient background. The spoon platoon logo is in the middle with the words "Spoon Platoon: Love Yourself", and some smaller white text that says love yourself is in the bottom right.

Love yourself by noticing what makes you feel good (this could be music, gaming, drawing). Once you know what works for you, try and carve out a bit of time for it (even just 5 minutes). Taking care of ourselves includes giving ourself permission to do things that bring us joy.

Promo graphic for the spoon platoon love yourself valentines week. Graphic shows the disability Pride colors in the corners, with translucent spoons and a blue purple gradient background. The spoon platoon logo is in the middle with the words "Spoon Platoon: Love Yourself", and some smaller white text that says love yourself is in the bottom right.

You can support yourself by making your space feel comfortable and assistive. Even some small changes (tidying a tiny corner, lighting a candle, even making putting things you might need within reach) can make the world of difference.

Promo graphic for the spoon platoon love yourself valentines week. Graphic shows the disability Pride colors in the corners, with translucent spoons and a blue purple gradient background. The spoon platoon logo is in the middle with the words "Spoon Platoon: Love Yourself", and some smaller white text that says love yourself is in the bottom right.

One way of loving yourself is to focus on staying connected to yourself. Drink tea, listen to music you like, or just pay attention to where and when you are in space. These are ways to count small moments and ground yourself.

Promo graphic for the spoon platoon love yourself valentines week. Graphic shows the disability Pride colors in the corners, with translucent spoons and a blue purple gradient background. The spoon platoon logo is in the middle with the words "Spoon Platoon: Love Yourself", and some smaller white text that says love yourself is in the bottom right.

Mindfulness doesn't have to be sitting in silence and meditating (especially if you find that hard). You can be mindful by paying attention to what you're doing, noticing small sensations, or just focusing on single simple activities.

Promo graphic for the spoon platoon love yourself valentines week. Graphic shows the disability Pride colors in the corners, with translucent spoons and a blue purple gradient background. The spoon platoon logo is in the middle with the words "Spoon Platoon: Love Yourself", and some smaller white text that says love yourself is in the bottom right.

Love yourself by trying to avoid negative self-talk. This doesn't mean you need to force positivity on yourself, just pay attention to harsh thoughts and try to switch them for neutral or kind language. It may feel forced or uncomfortable, but small switches can add up over time.

Promo graphic for the spoon platoon love yourself valentines week stream (February 9th, 3PM EST). Graphic shows the disability Pride colors in the corners, with translucent spoons and a blue purple gradient background. The spoon platoon logo is in the upper left corner with the words "Spoon Platoon: Love Yourself", and white text that says love yourself is in the bottom right. Text reads: Affirmation Jars / With Nyxed & Nico / If you’d like to make a jar with us, you will need: A Jar/Container to put your affirmations in! / Some slips of paper to write on / Something to write with / (Optional) Materials to decorate your container with (you could use paint, ribbon, stickers, tape, or anything else you’d like!!) / twitch.tv/spoonplatooncrew There are decorations on the left and right sides of a jar filled with pink hearts, and a heart with arms and legs embracing itself.

We've had to push our timing back a bit, but some of the Spoon Platoon admins are live making affirmation jars (and doing some more art). We'd love to see you come hang out!! twitch.tv/spoonplatooncrew

Promo graphic for the spoon platoon love yourself valentines week. Graphic shows the disability Pride colors in the corners, with translucent spoons and a blue purple gradient background. The spoon platoon logo is in the middle with the words "Spoon Platoon: Love Yourself", and some smaller white text that says love yourself is in the bottom right.

Positive self-talk is great in theory, but hard in practice, especially when you're struggling for energy. One way we can make this easier for ourselves is to have reminders ready, like an affirmation jar or some notes you can glance at when you need a little boost.

Happening soon, come stop by!! 🌟

💖 twitch.tv/spoonplatooncrew

Promo graphic for the spoon platoon love yourself valentines week stream (February 9th, 3PM EST). Graphic shows the disability Pride colors in the corners, with translucent spoons and a blue purple gradient background. The spoon platoon logo is in the upper left corner with the words "Spoon Platoon: Love Yourself", and white text that says love yourself is in the bottom right. Text reads: Affirmation Jars / With Nyxed & Nico / If you’d like to make a jar with us, you will need: A Jar/Container to put your affirmations in! / Some slips of paper to write on / Something to write with / (Optional) Materials to decorate your container with (you could use paint, ribbon, stickers, tape, or anything else you’d like!!) / twitch.tv/spoonplatooncrew There are decorations on the left and right sides of a jar filled with pink hearts, and a heart with arms and legs embracing itself.

Creative activities can be one method people use to "recharge". Tomorrow at 3PM EST, we'll be live on twitch making some affirmation jars. This stream is for self-care, not necessarily for output, and we'd love to see you if you're able to join. twitch.tv/spoonplatooncrew

Promo graphic for the spoon platoon love yourself valentines week. Graphic shows the disability Pride colors in the corners, with translucent spoons and a blue purple gradient background. The spoon platoon logo is in the middle with the words "Spoon Platoon: Love Yourself", and some smaller white text that says love yourself is in the bottom right.

Loving yourself can start with the basics. Sometimes the most "simple" things can be hard to remember. Take a minute to notice if your body needs any food, water or rest, and try to fulfil those needs if you can. You don't need to take care of yourself perfectly.

Promo graphic for the spoon platoon love yourself valentines week stream (February 9th, 3PM EST). Graphic shows the disability Pride colors in the corners, with translucent spoons and a blue purple gradient background. The spoon platoon logo is in the upper left corner with the words "Spoon Platoon: Love Yourself", and white text that says love yourself is in the bottom right. Text reads: Affirmation Jars / With Nyxed & Nico / If you’d like to make a jar with us, you will need: A Jar/Container to put your affirmations in! / Some slips of paper to write on / Something to write with / (Optional) Materials to decorate your container with (you could use paint, ribbon, stickers, tape, or anything else you’d like!!) / twitch.tv/spoonplatooncrew There are decorations on the left and right sides of a jar filled with pink hearts, and a heart with arms and legs embracing itself.

One way some people take care of themselves is through activities like art. Some of our admins will be streaming on the 9th making some affirmation jars together - If you have spoons, we'd for you to come and hang out! 🥄💖 twitch.tv/spoonplatooncrew

Promo graphic for the spoon platoon love yourself valentines week. Graphic shows the disability Pride colors in the corners, with translucent spoons and a blue purple gradient background. The spoon platoon logo is in the middle with the words "Spoon Platoon: Love Yourself", and some smaller white text that says love yourself is in the bottom right.

Valentine's day is often made about loving other people, but this Valentine's week, we're trying to focus on loving ourselves. We're trying to celebrate having self-compassion, and making time to take care of ourselves. 🥄

💕 How do you love yourself?

A graphic highlighting World Cancer Day. The top of the image has the text from the Spoon Platoon logo with letters alternating colours between red and yellow for the word Spoon, and blue and green for the word Platoon. Beneath the logo are the words, "World Cancer Day" in purple. There are drawings of a silver spoon, purple crossed ribbon, and the disability pride flag along the bottom.

A graphic highlighting World Cancer Day. The top of the image has the text from the Spoon Platoon logo with letters alternating colours between red and yellow for the word Spoon, and blue and green for the word Platoon. Beneath the logo reads: "World Cancer Day. Cancer is a group of diseases characterised by the uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells. Cancer begins when cells grow and divide unconctrollably, ignoring the body's normal signals to stop. There are over 100 types of cancer. THey are categorised according to where they start in the body and the type of tissue they effect. Treatment for Cancer can involve surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted therapy, transplants, or hormone therapy."

A graphic highlighting World Cancer Day. The top of the image has the text from the Spoon Platoon logo with letters alternating colours between red and yellow for the word Spoon, and blue and green for the word Platoon. Beneath the logo reads: "World Cancer Day. Anyone can get cancer, but certain demographics are more prone to certain kinds of cancers than others (e.g. people over 60 are more affected by cancer than any other age group.) Cancer is a genetic disorder, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's always inherited. Some cancer can be caused by lifestyle factors, alcohol, smoking, sun exposure, etc.) If you have close biological family members who have had cancer, you are more at risk of developing it."

For more information, view the graphics below or check out the following resources:
standuptocancer.org
www.cancerresearchuk.org
www.cancer.org

A graphic highlighting a streamer named adobeard who uses he/they pronouns.The top of the image has the text from the Spoon Platoon logo with letters alternating colours between red and yellow for the word Spoon, and blue and green for the word Platoon. Beneath the logo are the words, "World Cancer Day" in pink. The middle of the graphic has adobeard's drawn profile picture, showing a person with red hair, blue eyes, and a hearing device. Below the profile picture is the streamer's name, pronouns, and a quoted description of them that states, "Howdy! I'm a deaf demisexual ginger streamer who loves cheesem RPGs, and cozy games! We have lots of joke, puns, and cheesy silliness to try to escape the stressors of life! In addition, we focus heavily on mental health, accessibility, and common decency for all!" Pink text at the bottom links to his channel at twitch dot tv slash adobeard. The background of the graphic are textured bands of the disability pride flag.

A graphic highlighting a streamer named GamingWithGrayce who uses he/they pronouns.The top of the image has the text from the Spoon Platoon logo with letters alternating colours between red and yellow for the word Spoon, and blue and green for the word Platoon. Beneath the logo are the words, "World Cancer Day" in pink. The middle of the graphic has Grayce's profile picture: a person with round glasses, reddish-pink hair, and dark lipstick. Below the profile picture is the streamer's name, pronouns, and a quoted description of them that states, "GamingWithGrayce streams a cozy mix of chill and scary games like Stardew Valley and Dead by Daylight. Expect comfy vibes, community-driven stories, and plenty of screams (and laughs.) Perfect for fans of cozy chaos and narrative adventures!" Pink text at the bottom links to her channel at twitch dot tv slash gamingwithgrayce The background of the graphic are textured bands of the disability pride flag.

Check out @adobeard.bsky.social and @gamingwithgrayce.bsky.social!

A graphic highlighting creators on World Cancer Day in the Spoon Platoon community. The top of the image has the text from the Spoon Platoon logo with letters alternating colours between red and yellow for the word Spoon, and blue and green for the word Platoon. Beneath the logo are the words, "World Cancer Day" in pink. The graphic showcases each member with an image representing them. From left to right, the creators are adobeard (he/they) and GamingWithGrayce (she/her/they.)

World Cancer Day was February 4th, and we wanted to share some resources and highlight Spoon Platoon Cancer survivors.

Please take a look below to get to know @adobeard and @gamingwithgrayce, as well as helpful information and links:

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Announcement for the Aspec Podcast Series. On a blue background is the Aspec Podcast logo on the top left hand side. There is a picture of Tyeewhyee and, Tyee's Twitch channel (twitch.tv/tyeewhyee) is listed, next to the Twitch Glitch. At the top right, on an orange background are the words "Soul Ace Day (Feb 16)", and "A Chat with the Founders". Beneath this, in blue text is the date and time (Sunday Feb 9th at 2:00pm EST). Below this, on the left hand side is a picture of Alyshia. The words "Alyshia" and her handle, "@YaGirlLici" are written below in orange on a blue rounded rectangle. To the right of this is a picture of Kim. The words "Kim" and her handle, "@kimriottt" are written below in orange on a blue rounded rectangle. On the right hand side is a blue rounded rectangle with the text "Also featuring Marshall, @GentleGiantAce".

I am incredibly excited to have the opportunity to chat with the founders of Soul Ace Day - a day to celebrate the intersection of Ace identity and African American identity! Join myself, @yagirllici.bsky.social, Kim, and @gentlegiantace.bsky.social on Sunday Feb 9 at 2:00pm EST on Twitch!

Congratulations!! 🥳🙌

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Promo announcement graphic for Spoon Platoon to declare new member applications are open. Graphic shows the disability pride colors in the left and right corners alongside custom drawn hands of varied skin tones holding the disability pride flags. Semi transparent spoons decorate a lavendar to teal gradient background. The Spoon Platoon logo created by Petito_Nico is in the upper left hand corner, with text that reads: "Opportunities - Community Events - Collabs - Resources - Tips // Now Accepting New Members! // Join the Spoon Platoon Crew, a community of disabled and chronically ill streamers uplifting each other through awareness, equity, accessibility, and advocacy. We may not always have individual spoons, but together there’s enough to share." There are two cups of lattes (left matcha, right coffee) that say 'Spoon Platoon' in latte milk art drawn by cosmicquarts.

🎊 Accepting New Members! 🎊

While we aren't an official stream team (yet), Spoon Platoon is a community of disabled and chronically-ill streamers sharing resources and spoons to uplift each other.

We'd love to have you join us. 🥄

Apply here: ⤵️
📝 forms.gle/R2euwk7GXY1k...

Black Disabled History matters too!!
Our strength is Black History ✊🏽
Our resilience is Black History 🖤
Our beauty is Black History 🦋
Our influence is Black History ✨
Black Disabled history matters because disabled people contributed so much to our history

A collage of illustrations surrounding a selfie of the artist Silver, aka blacksugarpill. The artist has afro textured hair, heart shaped glasses and multiple facial piercings. There are several images of cats featuring themes of body horror, gore, and trans representation. The main color palette consists of red, white, and black.

Illustration of two black cats with white faces, white paws, red eyes and red cheeks. Both their names are ALT. The small one on the left sits on top of a floating, bleeding tooth, and he has red fleshy, toothy, demon wings. Several sharp teeth are emerging from his head while he smiles and makes a peace sign. The tall cat one on the right is wearing a red, fleshy jacket, skirt and platform boots with several teeth jutting out of the clothes. Drool is dripping down from the skirt. He is wearing a spiked choker and holding a bloody knife in his left hand. The background is a bright red with black teeth doodles and eerie faces.

Headshot illustration of a black cat with fluffy cheeks and a large toothy smile. Their throat is torn open, exposing bright red flesh, blood, and red centipedes emerging from it. The background is also bright red with messy black paint strokes as a border.

An image split in two. On the left is an illustration of a small shop stand with a sign up top that reads Shop Small. The stand has various meats and bleeding body parts being sold. The table is made out of flesh and teeth. The cashier are two black cats with white faces, white paws, red eyes and red cheeks, named ALT. On the right is a selfie of the artist Silver, aka blacksugarpill. He has afro textured hair, heart shaped glasses and multiple facial piercings. He is wearing a spiked choker and a black sweater with a design featuring several cat themed organs. The design is drawn by Silver.

Happy Black History Month 🙌🏾❣️

I'm Silver, a black/filipino trans artist with a passion for serving freaky, alternative, queer cats to all! 🐱🫀🔪🔥

🔗 linktr.ee/blacksugarpill

Support black artists/creators forever and always 🕺🏾💖

#art #blackartist #blackhistorymonth