This is probable the best description of what an NYS LMSW and LCSW can and can’t do.

Good read for community organizers.

socialismartnature:

Attention, internet: Enough with the zombie apocalypse meme. ENOUGH. In general, I need you to stop talking to me about zombies, vampires, werewolves, unicorns, bacon, cupcakes, Chuck Norris if that’s still happening, and “I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.” Stop. Make a new thing. But more specifically, please stop aggregating gruesome crimes committed by mentally ill and/or drug addicted people so you can make some big har-har zombie punchline on your Facebook wall. Zombies are not real. Human beings are.

(via sociolab)

Rachel Maddow posted this on FR.  According to this study there is nowhere in the US that a person can pay rent on minimum wage.

I have to ask, why are her parents not getting into trouble?  Is it legal in TX to abandon your children; leaving a 17 yr old as head of household?  I haven’t seen a report addressing this issue.  They mention her parents suddenly divorcing them disappearing but no mention as to what if any legal repercussions they can face.

musicnerd:

I’m looking for 10-15 people to interview for my thesis. I would like to interview African-American rock music listeners/fans and understand how their music preferences have shaped or changed their racial identity and sense of belonging within the black community.

1) You don’t…

(via lastfeminist)

Congrats Deona!

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lastfeminist:

from Americans for Marriage Equality