As a researcher, public historian, and writer, I aspire to scholastic activism.
What I study and learn informs the actions I take in the world, and I try to ensure that all the work I do is in alignment with my values.
I hope my work helps audiences look at things differently, absorb new knowledge, and subsequently take action - be it signing petitions to protect trans healthcare, attending protests against eugenicist factions across the U.S., shopping at Native-owned stores, or having potentially awkward conversations about historical myth-making.
In research, writing, and interpretation, act in solidarity.
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Wôpanâak Language Reclamation Project
The Wôpanâak Language Reclamation Project revitalized a language that had been dormant for over a century. Support the project’s capacity to bring Wôpanâak to more learners across Mashpee, Assonet, Herring Pond, and Aquinnah Wampanoag communities.
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Just Detention International
Just Detention International organizes to end the prevalence of rape across the prison system and protect survivors. Support the organization to help build a world free of sexual violence.
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Honor the Earth
Honor the Earth is an Indigenous-led environmental advocacy organization that strives to dismantle settler-colonialism, racial capitalism, white supremacy, and imperialism. Support the coalition’s efforts to help Native communities resist resource extraction and exploitation and withstand the climate crisis.
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Crips for eSims for Gaza
A collaboration between disability rights advocates Jane Shi, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, and Alice Wong, Crips for eSims for Gaza coordinates eSim distribution for Palestinians in Gaza, helping ensure ongoing online connections between Gaza and the outside world. Supporting the initiative supports Palestinians’ access to the internet.
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Be a Hero
Be a Hero fights against the exploitation and corruption associated with the U.S. healthcare system. If you believe healthcare is a human right, support the cause.
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The Okra Project
As a mutual aid project, the Okra Project strives to overcome systemic barriers faced by Black Trans people to ensure community wellness and abundance. Support the cause to help ensure that Black Trans people receive the care, support, and nourishment they deserve.