Y'all have definitely inspired me to add to this essay. I have a lot of things to add, including what the proscription may be for TCK's like myself who have made their own culture and for those whose cultural information has been lost to history.

There's a lot of pain here that we're tapping into that I think is really showing me how hard this hits with a lot of you.

We, people who benefit from white privilege, need to make a better world for POC now. We, POC, are owed that. (See what I did there? ;) ) I could definitely name, like, five populations that should come ahead of any of mine, but we do that with you, not against you, not over you, and can't really even without you.

So we make it work. Somehow. Fuck purity tests. This is about humanity. And we fucking suck sometimes. Acting like we're all beautiful is clearly fucking us up. Learning to live with the discomfort of a shitty history is part of growing up, and everyone has to do that some time.

I assure you, every POC has contended with what it's like to have a shitty past. Some of us contend with a shitty present. We know it's possible to do. I believe in you, and if I can help, fuck yes, please. 💙

There are other bigotries, I know. We'll fight them all. We have the energy, the motivation, and the fucking done-with-this-shittedness to make it happen.

We're not gonna get 'em all, but the point can't be to get rid of evil. In a universe where you have to eat to live and babies can die of nothing at all? Nah. That's impossible. The point is to corral it like an angry moose and point it towards the dark metal box that it just keeps getting out of every so often. And to minimize that frequency as much as humanly possible.

#AntiRacism #SocialJustice #PurityTests #Humanity #TCK #CoalitionBuilding #MakeItWork

FFS. There's always someone who wants to make trouble. Of course two national institutions can work cooperatively. That's what national institutions are supposed to do.

#NationalGalleryLondon #tatemodern #artworld #cooperation #letsworktogether #makeitwork

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/sep/10/national-gallery-accused-of-risking-bad-blood-with-tate-over-20th-century-art?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Am I really going to use PC case screws to make a shelf because wood screws are too long?

Yes.

I will because I did.

Really brings new meaning to hardware hacking.

#DIY #MakeItWork

Another demo day at the office…

Brussel is al 300 dagen verlamd, zonder regering. De financiering stort in, het middenveld is uitgeput.

We verwerpen de inertie en de verstikking van verenigingen, culturele centra en sociale diensten. We eisen een ambitieus, inclusief en duurzaam project voor Brussel.

#brussel #bruxelles #brussels #bxl #makeitwork

Behind the scenes at The Woodworking Shed...

My ridiculous inventive method of taking action shots. It's a real Heath Robinson!

I should invest in some better equipment!

#woodworking #diy #makeitwork #bodgejob #invention

Construction, engineering and eco-farming are some of the new jobs on the way through the EU’s green transition.

🌳 The EU’s green policies could create up to a million new jobs by 2030, with 2 million more added by 2050.

Get ready for the jobs of the future and #MakeItWork ↓
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On #SocialJusticeDay, the EU is committed to creating a fairer and more inclusive society.

🎯 Through the European Pillar of #SocialRights, the EU is helping develop:

✅ Fair working conditions
✅ Strong social protection
✅ More equal & inclusive opportunities

↓ #MakeItWork
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RT by @EUClimateAction: Construction, engineering and eco-farming are some of the new jobs on the way through the EU’s green transition.

🌳 The EU’s green policies could create up to a million new jobs by 2030, with 2 million more added by 2050.

Get ready for the jobs of the future and #MakeItWork ↓
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