Praying for our shoeboxes as they travel the world, spreading the Good News of God's love! May they bless all the children who receive them.

#occ #shoeboxgift #gospel #goodnews #wearecommunity #wearetogether #weareone

(We tried uploading this video to Mastodon, but it wouldn't go. So we posted it to YT and are sharing the link to it instead.)

https://youtu.be/VB9Q2SzPHs4

Operation Christmas Child at MVLC 2024

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Original toot date: 15 March, 2023

#WhoAmIWednesday - The Egalitarian Community Member.

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Over the past few weeks, I have had my motives questioned on more than one occasion; simply because I dared to post information about projects that directly impact my community. We have become a society of mistrust, not just in our government but in our fellow community members. But what is all of this based on?
Well for me, I am sure it stems from the fact that I ran in the state election last year. I mean, how dare a member of the community run in an election to represent her community and highlight issues affecting them. How dare she stand up for what she believes in. How dare she try her best to ensure we receive the funding and investment we deserve in the West. How dare she run for a party that seeks an end to speciesism!
And that is where I believe all of this really stems from - that last sentence.
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(continued in reply)

#wearecommunity #community #EqualRights #egalitarian #queerrights #indigenousrights #womensrights #transrights #disabilityrights #animalrights #endracism #endspeciesm #vegan #WeAreBrimbank

#WhoAmIWednesday - The Egalitarian Community Member.

1/7
Over the past few weeks, I have had my motives questioned on more than one occasion; simply because I dared to post information about projects that directly impact my community. We have become a society of mistrust, not just in our government but in our fellow community members. But what is all of this based on?
Well for me, I am sure it stems from the fact that I ran in the state election last year. I mean, how dare a member of the community run in an election to represent her community and highlight issues affecting them. How dare she stand up for what she believes in. How dare she try her best to ensure we receive the funding and investment we deserve in the West. How dare she run for a party that seeks an end to speciesism!
And that is where I believe all of this really stems from - that last sentence.
🐾

(continued in reply)

#wearecommunity #community #EqualRights #egalitarian #queerrights #indigenousrights #womensrights #transrights #disabilityrights #animalrights #endracism #endspeciesm #vegan #WeAreBrimbank

@dozenoaks Definitely- more space, pace for discussions here, when they kick off.

A little nurturing of this place with content development for #AcademicMastodon by those of us who have already migrated may help others jump too...

You cannot create content for  without monetizing Melon Tusk's dark enterprise... no matter how pure the science. The more followers you have, the bigger the issue becomes. #WeAreCommunity not the platform!

♲ @[email protected]: Why should we switch to #decentralised networks?

Explained here in the video by the Internet's own boy #AaronSwartz .https://cf.mastohost.com/v1/AUTH_91eb37814936490c95da7b85993cc2ff/socialmh/media_attachments/files/000/293/639/original/7af86609cb28fbcb.mp4
Lets remember his fight for decentralised communication which we all are enjoying today via #Mastodon #India

#WeAreFamily #WeAreCommunity #WeAreFuture #Fediverse #Federation #DecentraliceIT #Decentralize
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♲ @[email protected]:

Fediverse: We are family - We are Community - We are Future


(deutsche Version darunter)

----(English Version)----
While I was watching the EU talk "The future internet regulation" I came across the idea that we shouldn't proceed calling the fediverse, federation and ourselves as an "alternative social network" or an alternative to facebook, twitter or other social networks. In german I would call that "tiefstapeln" that can maybe translated as "to be overmodest".

We should be conscious that decentralized systems like the fediverse and federation are the future of the internet. So, when we are talking about us and our communities, we should start talking instead of the alternatives of the internet/social networks / etc about the future of the internet !

With decentralized systems like the fediverse and the federation are, it is possible to create _real_ digital communities. Regardless if they are virtual worldwide or regional local. Start realizing that the fediverse and federation is the start to a future, where community and democracy could go hand in hand.

It's just our mindset. But it is important to understand that this small change in words, how we describe ourselves makes a huge difference. So let's state:

We are family - We are Community - We are Future

----(Deutsche Version)----
Als ich die EU-Vortrag "The future internet regulation" sah, stieß ich auf die Idee, dass wir das Fediverse und die Federation und uns selbst nicht mehr als "alternatives soziales Netzwerk" oder als Alternative zu Facebook, Twitter oder anderen sozialen Netzwerken bezeichnen sollten. Auf Deutsch würde ich das "tiefstapeln" nennen, das vielleicht als "to be overmodest" übersetzt werden kann.

Wir sollten uns bewusst sein, dass dezentrale Systeme wie das Fediverse und die Federation die Zukunft des Internets sind. Wenn wir also über uns und unsere Communities (Gemeinschaft) sprechen, sollten wir anfangen, anstelle von Alternativen des Internets / sozialer Netzwerke / etc. über die Zukunft des Internets zu sprechen!

Mit dezentralen Systemen wie dem Fediverse und der Föderation ist es möglich, _reale_ digitale Communities zu schaffen. Unabhängig davon, ob es sich um virtuell weltweite oder regional lokale Systeme handelt. Beginnt zu begreifen, dass das Fediverse und die Federation der Beginn einer Zukunft ist, in der Communities und Demokratie Hand in Hand gehen können.

Es ist nur unsere Denkweise. Aber es ist wichtig zu verstehen, dass diese kleine Veränderung in Worten, wie wir uns selbst beschreiben, einen sehr großen Unterschied bewirkt. Also lasst uns darüber im Klaren sein:

We are family - We are Community - We are Future

#Fediverse #Federation #Friendica #Mastodon #Pleroma #Hubzilla #Pixelfed #Peertube #Funkwhale #Diaspora #ActivityPub

#WeAreFamily #WeAreCommunity #WeAreFuture
Fediverse: We are family - We are Community - We are Future

(deutsche Version darunter) ----(English Version)---- While I was watching the EU talk "The future internet regulation" I came across the idea that we shou...

Fediverse: We are family - We are Community - We are Future

(deutsche Version darunter)
----(English Version)----
While I was watching the EU talk "The future internet regulation" I came across the idea that we shouldn't proceed calling the fediverse, federation and ourselves as an "alternative social network" or an alternative to facebook, twitter or other social networks. In german I would call that "tiefstapeln" that can maybe translated as "to be overmodest".
We should be conscious that decentralized systems like the fediverse and federation are the future of the internet. So, when we are talking about us and our communities, we should start talking instead of the alternatives of the internet/social networks / etc about the future of the internet !

https://web-greensefa.streamovations.be/index.php/event/stream/the-future-internet-regulation#/panel3 https://horche.demkontinuum.de/display/2196d4ee-135d-d529-3de6-e9b154079019