Today's things: An Artsy Tuesday + Mark Your Calendar Monday mash-up

Julia Smith

06 May 2025 — 1 min read

Since I stayed out of your inbox yesterday...

Item 1. Music for good

Instagram keeps feeding me Evan Greer's song parodies. 🎵 All the Small Things 🎵 Taylor Swift 🎵 this one about Venmo privacy and many more!

Item 2. More music for good

Will you be in DC May 30-31? Need to dance things out? ➡️ Get tickets for Liberation Weekend, a two-day music and arts festival during WorldPride 2025. Rock, pop, standup comedy, and more at the Black Cat and DC9.

From the organizers: "All proceeds beyond event expenses will go to Gender Liberation Movement to help fund and support future rallies, demonstrations, and direct actions in protest of anti-trans policymaking and business activity."

Item 3. Chicago things

Huge news! Writer Eve Ewing and friends teamed up to buy and rebrand a coffee house. (Block Club Chicago)

And here are two upcoming events, via Libraries for the People:

May 17 | Chicago 10 am, Outdoor picnic to celebrate the release of Prisons Must Fall written by Mariame Kaba and Jane Ball. RSVP here.
May 22 | Chicago Why Make Zines in 2025: Information Control Under Fascism with Mariame Kaba, Marc Fischer, K Reynolds and Lewis Wallace @ Walls Turned Sideways 6.30 - 8.30 pm. RSVP here.

Under a blue sky, protesters hold up signs with anti-ICE logos, such as NJ SAYS NO DICE TO ICE!

Friday's two things: Protective steps, collective glimmers

Item 1. Weekend wish That in our gatherings–in-person, virtual, whatever they may be–we access glimmers like this. (J. Wortham's newsletter) Item 2. Safety at protests If you're taking your phone ➡️ consider these tips from Electronic Frontier Foundation or this guide via @imperfectactivista on Instagram.

Thursday's two things we love

Item 1. We love a checklist Here's a new list with some key ways to care for yourself and others, from Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg and Zack Teutsch: Care for yourself and others!Checklist 2.0Life is a Sacred TextRabbi Danya Ruttenberg Item 2. We love situating ourselves in

It's a sign! Wednesday's three things

Here's this week's art fix, since I was out canvassing yesterday and didn't make it. Item 1. Suggestion Are you making a protest sign this week? Monica Trinidad has advice (starting around the 14:15 mark in How to Make Art for Social Change

Monday's things

Item 1: What do we mean by "mutual aid"? Here is a chart from Dean Spade (and he expands on the concept a lot in this book), and here is a quick explainer from Moms Clean Air Force. It might mean starting or joining an ICE Watch program