Liz Amaya-Fernandez

The fury I feel seeing this country under siege

Sometimes it is helpful to be married to someone who grew up under authoritarianism & other times it is horrifying.

Saw this tonight & would have enjoyed it more had it not been so eerily current.

University leadership in U.S. seems to be finally speaking up. That's a good thing, I guess, but we remember their silence regarding attacks on trans folk, DEI, human rights etc.
Indirects on grants are important, but I wish it didn't take that to move the people who lead our institutions on issues.

“To those who’ve survived: Breathe. That’s it. Once more. Good. You’re good. Even if you’re not, you’re alive. That is a victory.” - N. K. Jemisin #poetry

thanks sweet friend

Car dashboard with three books on it, a bead embroidered hummingbird hanging from rear view mirror that is yellow, blue and red. A brick building in blurred distance with bare trees & an American flag around it.

I’m bringing home books of poetry :: 14 days is not enough time :: I am always paying library fines :: the US flag in the distance in case we forget our location :: a hummingbird souvenir with the Colombian colors in case we want to remember our mothers’ birthplace :: the scent of snow in the air

I’ve been kissing friends :: crying in the shower :: teaching about our history our presence our worth our intuition :: visiting museums libraries parks my mom :: paying attention :: paying attention :: paying attention - life during a coup

I’ve been picking fights & testing loyalties :: I’ve been reaching out & building blanket forts :: I’ve been kicking rocks & gluing jello onto walls :: I’ve been holding rage like a baby & fanning the fire that fuels my work - life during a coup

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Thank you. I needed this. I took a walk & decided to go to the art museum on campus after class. #community

this made me cry - the sweetness - the realness

The overwhelm is so great right now. I need someone to sit with me & gently explain what I need to do right now.

Grateful to have the privilege to be in the classroom with undergraduates. Our conversations bring light into otherwise dark days.

Rarely is everything inevitable. Remember your power.

🚨 The CDC website is purging resources on LGBTQ+ health, diversity, equity, and health disparities. This is not just a bureaucratic change. It’s a dangerous decision with profound negative public health consequences. Let’s break down the harm this will cause. 🧵⬇️

Naming this feeling is helpful.

Yesterday was A LOT. I have a rage hangover.

It’s been a really hard day. I appreciate all the advice on how to survive these times. Much of it is also sounding patronizing especially when it comes from people with significantly more privilege than me. May I learn from this, so I do not do it to others.

🤓 all my life I have had to explain the difference to people.

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I've revised the Strategy Triage Tool I created early in the pandemic to help clients navigate our upside down world. We're in another one of those moments when everything shifts and upends the systems we work in. The Triage Tool can help you regroup. Take a look and please share it widely!

🧙🏽‍♀️🔮♥️👊🏾🪩

I have the good fortune of finding friends in random places .

Sometimes love is exhausting.

Do people even understand the meaning of diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, justice?

Decades of doing this work, I know many really smart & kind people do not.

Webinar PARENTING TRANS KIDS IN TOUGH TIMES January 30, 2025 (Thursday) 4PM - 5:30PM PST EVENT DETAILS Policies and laws that deny transgender kids recognition, inclusion, support and access to gender affirming healthcare have been passed in many U.S. States as well as the Canadian Provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. Parents of trans kids in states and provinces where anti-trans policies and laws have been adopted and those who live in 'safe places for now but fear this changing are understandably very concerned about the safety and wellbeing of their kids. Anti-trans laws and policies are not supported by evidence but they signal to the public that transgender kids are an appropriate target for hostility and exclusion. Scholarly research indicates that best practices for the well-being of transgender kids (and cisgender kids too) include the right of all children to gender self-determination, the importance of family support and advocacy, the appropriateness of institutional support and inclusion, and access to affirming healthcare for kids who need it. The purpose of this webinar is to provide parents of trans kids with resources to help you understand the current political moment and support and advocate for your kids. PANELISTS Dr. Travers Professor of Sociology, Simon Fraser University Dr. j wallace skelton Assistant Professor of Queer Studies in Education, University of Regina Mandy Giles Founder of Parents of Trans Youth SCAN QR CODE TO REGISTER

I am posting this not just because my husband is a damn genius (though he is) but because I think a whole heck of a lot of people are very reasonably worried about this right now, and this trans-led workshop will be helpful:

small profile image of ancpoet with post that reads “use poetry to organize because oppressors don’t understand the arts”

there is no other option 💜

YouTube video by African American Policy Forum Kimberlé Crenshaw at the National Urban League Demand Diversity Emergency Session on DEI

“The conditions have been set for years” - Dr. Crenshaw provides us with tools for the resistance.

youtu.be/vG3buxRIslQ?...

Officially received nonsense letters from my employers about executive orders. Flashback to March 2020 & their nonsensical communication about covid. (Different employers/same system) Why doesn’t higher Ed consult their own experts?

cowards