Jen MathisApr 30, 2023
Pablo de Assis 

I've collected some #Mastodon 🦣 #instances to help with the #TwitterMigration focused in #inclusion, #accessibility and #minorities. They look like safe spaces for most of us. I'd appreciate the boost and new recommendations to add to the list:

πŸ”—πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡² https://ableism.rip/about - space to fight ableism
πŸ”—πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡² https://disabled.social/about - for disabled people
πŸ”—πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ https://fedisabled.social/about - for all disabled people
πŸ”—πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡² https://neurodifferent.me/about - neurodiversity and neurominorities
πŸ”—πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡² https://mentalhealth.social/about - focus on mental health and help
πŸ”—πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡² https://iaccessibility.social/about - interest in assistive technology
πŸ”—πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡² https://a11y.info/about - Acessibility and digital inclusion
πŸ”—πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡² https://indg.club/about - by and for indigenous people from North America and worldwide. All First Nation people welcome
πŸ”—πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡² https://blacktwitter.io/about - history and voices for black people
πŸ”—πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡² https://babka.social/about - A community for Jewish people of all kinds and their allies, safe from antisemitism
πŸ”—πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡² https://lgbt.io/about - for LGBT+ and allies
πŸ”—πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡² http://queer.party/about - queer-oriented instance
πŸ”—πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡² https://autistics.life/about - space by autistics for autistcs
πŸ”—πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡² https://ehr.scot/about - Equality and Human Rights defenders, advocates and organizations
πŸ”—πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡² https://tech.lgbt/about - for tech workers, academics, students, and others interested in tech who are LGBTQIA+ or Allies
πŸ”—πŸ‡§πŸ‡·πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ https://ursal.zone/about - antifascist, feminist, antiracist, anticolinialist, accesible, and trans-and-nb-inclusive, in Latin America
πŸ”—πŸ‡§πŸ‡·πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Ή https://bantu.social/about - non-white portuguese speaking people
πŸ”—πŸ‡§πŸ‡·πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Ή https://colorid.es/about - queer/LGBTQIAPN+ people

Please boost to reach more people!

ableism.rip

Nov 27, 2022 at 11:56pmWeb
Show threadPablo de Assis Dec 4, 2022
I've updated the list with some other instances that were shared. Thank you all for the help and I hope this list helps these communities and our community grow!
Show threadGrrsly Adams Family VacationDec 18, 2022

@passis

For consideration,

I have #YOPD, associated #cognitiveimpairment, and #mentalhealth issues. People are warm. Many others have #disability, #mentalhealthissues or #neurodivergent. Another instance spewed racist crap at me within the first week and our admin blocked the person, checked the instanced then added it to our blocklist.

I joined due to my interest in the #horror. It's a safe space which allows people to focus more on their passion for interests.

https://horrorhub.club

HorrorHub Social

A Mastodon server for Horror fans.

Mastodon hosted on horrorhub.club
Show threadApocryphiliacDec 18, 2022
@grryboy @passis https://horrorhub.club is great! I wanted to create an account for a while, but was overwhelmed with the different choices. It wasn’t until @thudfactor told me about this instance that I created an account, but I’m certainly glad I did.
HorrorHub Social

A Mastodon server for Horror fans.

Mastodon hosted on horrorhub.club
Show threadDoryTheFish Nov 28, 2022
@passis
I don't know if this is the kind of instance you have in mind but I am also on mentalhealth.social and feel safe there. It's relatively small and well moderated.
Show threadPablo de Assis Nov 28, 2022
@DorytheFish thank you! I'll add to the list soon!
Show threadKaren StrickholmNov 28, 2022
@passis This is wonderful, thank you!!
#DisabilityMatters
Show threadDerek 🌈Nov 28, 2022
@passis This is great!!
Show threadCommodoreSpenceNov 28, 2022
@passis hey neat I’m on one of those *boost*
Show threadNicolas PettiauxNov 28, 2022
@passis good idea. Here I help a little
Show threadKendra Preston LeonardNov 28, 2022
@passis thank you for this!
Show threadMike WasselNov 28, 2022
@passis It's too bad we can't read the local timeline of another instance without having an account on that instance.
Show threadFerrousDec 2, 2022

@blindndangerous @passis I think that depends on the instance?

This looks a lot like a local feed, for example (you might need to click on 'posts'):
https://disabled.social/explore

disabled.social

A place for people who are chronically ill, mentally ill, disabled, and friends/families/allies to come together, meet, share knowledge and random banter, and just about anything else.

Mastodon hosted on disabled.social
Show threadFediThing has moved!Dec 4, 2022

@ferrous @blindndangerous @passis

Yeah, most servers do let you read their Local timeline if you go to their website and click "Local". You don't need to be signed in or be a member.

Show threadWraitheDec 3, 2022

@blindndangerous @passis
Apparently you can* by just adding /public/local to the server name.

Example:
https://ableism.rip/public/local

*assuming the server allows it.

Source:
https://sunny.garden/@seth/109367560567155173

Disability Rights Mastodon

Where Ableism Goes to Die

Mastodon hosted on ableism.rip
Show threadRob McDowallNov 29, 2022
@passis Feel free to consider us https://ehr.scot for Equality and Human Rights defenders, advocates and organisations.
EHR - ehr.scot

A inclusive server for intersectionalist equality and human rights leaders, activists, campaigners, projects, charities, non-profits and organisations #humanrights #equality #diversity.

Mastodon hosted on ehr.scot
Show threadPablo de Assis Nov 29, 2022
@rob I will! Thank you!
Show threadMelissaNov 29, 2022
@passis Thank you!
Show threadMatt BlazeNov 29, 2022
@passis just to clarify before I accidentally boost into the wrong place: does the flag indicate English language or a specific UK focus? Thanks.
Show threadPablo de Assis Nov 29, 2022
@mattblaze language. I wanted to add other languages after. As soon as I'm able to edit the toot, I'll add new flags!
Show threadOprevNov 29, 2022
@passis
Awesome thanks!
Show threadMike FraserNov 29, 2022
@passis
πŸ”—πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ https://thecanadian.social - Canadians, Maple syrup, hockey.
TheCanadian.Social

Politics, sports, current events and laughs from Canada and across the fediverse.

Mastodon hosted on thecanadian.social
Show threadRadical Resilience FilmNov 29, 2022
@passis Also πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ https://fedisabled.social
Disabled Fediverse in Germany

Hier ist Deine neue Heimat, wenn du eine Behinderung hast, chronisch/mental erkrankt bist oder dich unterstΓΌtzend uns verbunden fΓΌhlst. Willkommen!

Mastodon hosted on fedisabled.social
Show threadPablo de Assis Nov 30, 2022
@radicalresilience thank you! I'll add it to the list as soon as I'm able to edit my toot!
Show threadeveghost πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ³οΈβ€βš§Nov 29, 2022
@passis peoplemaking.games is a safe space. I recommend it!
Show threadPablo de Assis Nov 30, 2022
@eveghost wow! I'll check it out and add it to the list as soon as I'm able to edit the toot! Thank you!
Show threadserenebabeNov 29, 2022
@passis how did you add the β€œtranslate” option on your post? I saw someone asking about that earlier…
Show threadPablo de Assis Nov 29, 2022
@serenebabe I have no idea! Didn't know that there's a translation to my toot...
Show threadBaruch KatzNov 30, 2022
@passis Please add:
https://babka.social/about- A community for Jewish people of all kinds and their allies, safe from antisemitism.
Show threadPablo de Assis Dec 1, 2022
@baruch I'll do! Thank you!
Show threadThe BirdDec 1, 2022

@passis Hi!

Blindscribe has a list too. Maybe y'all can cross reference! https://writing.exchange/@blindscribe/109388124872332539

Robert Kingett 🍍 (@[email protected])

I've created a small, incomplete, list of instances with moderators of color. The list and suggestions became to much to keep up on my own, so here is a Google document, https://docs.google.com/document/d/12pTmSMpq8lMYyYlHT25DgTmdMmE6ysUyRHGiq-E4XdQ/edit?usp=sharingp Here's how to move accounts and take your followers with you https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/moving/ #BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter #BlackFedi #FediTips #TwitterMigration #MastoAdmin

Writing Exchange
Show threadPablo de Assis Dec 1, 2022
@TheBird I'll check it out! Thank you!
Show threadMohamed AbdiDec 1, 2022
@passis Qowmu Luud miyaa Tahay 🀣
Show threadΨ§Ω„ΨͺΩ†ΩŠΩ†ΩˆΩƒΨ³Dec 1, 2022

@passis My two cent of controversial unpopular opininon.
Isin't massive segregation? Shouldn't we be more inclusif?

For example, why join tech.lgbt instead of general technology instance? Why join blacktwitter instead of regular history instance? Probably if a kind of humor was called blacktwitter that could be a sane group by why separate an ethnic history from others?

Show threadPablo de Assis Dec 1, 2022
@dragnucs the history behind segregation and exclusion is long and difficult. But the point to be taken is about the actors: who is doing it and why. For example, if Group A segregates Group B, then it's a problem. But if Group B is within the same space as Group A but there they don't have any representation, no voice or space and are even victims of violence from Group A, then if Group B decides do make a space of their own, then it's not segregation or exclusion, but self (or group) preservation.
We need to understand these spaces as power dynamics, not just as spaces of their own...
Show threadΨ§Ω„ΨͺΩ†ΩŠΩ†ΩˆΩƒΨ³Dec 1, 2022

@passis There is so called "Mastodon Server Covenant". https://joinmastodon.org/covenant

Why don't we focus effort on enforcing this than proliferating more niche in the niche servers?

Mastodon Server Covenant for joinmastodon.org

Show threadJames AlleyDec 2, 2022
@passis I like the idea of safer spaces, but I have concerns about living in a specialized silo. I could happily be on several of these servers, but have decided on a general instance for the time being. I'm pretty new to mastodon so maybe it doesn't limit visibility outside the instance as much as it seems like it might to me.
Show threadPablo de Assis Dec 2, 2022
@sleepdepzombie good for you! It must be nice to feel and be safe in generalized spaces with many different people. Unfortunately, that's not the case for many of us and that's why we seek specialized places.
Show threadJames AlleyDec 2, 2022

@passis I'm not entirely sure how safe I actually feel. There's definitely anxiety for me around how much I'll post on certain subjects on this open of a space. This despite having been pretty open and opinionated online since FIDOnet and Gopher were things. I'm absolutely sure I would be more comfortable being open in different, more isolated spaces.

That said, I have concerns around the impact of self-segregating and building echo chambers. With the federation system I feel like there might be a false sense of security in these spaces as well.

Also, I have a lot of interests that would cross out to other topics in more controlled and curated spaces. One instance I found, users were concerned about mod approval for subjects outside of the core subject of the instance.

My solution to all of this, for now, is to be in a general instance. I did, however, specifically pick a primarily English speaking instance based in the EU (as opposed to a US one) that has what appears to be strong moderation guidelines. We'll see how that plays out.

If it doesn't work, my inclination is too create a bunch of subject specific instance accounts and engage with separate groups that way. That feels likea lot of overhead and it doesn't seem like there are good tools to engage different communities that way, for now.

Again, I'm super happy these spaces exist for people. I just don't feel like they're right for me at this point.

Show threaddanDec 4, 2022
@passis Thank you for continuing to update this ❀️
Show threadPablo de Assis Dec 4, 2022
@civicDetroitDan I'll do my best! ❀️
Show threadJim Dec 4, 2022
@passis @Hart365 hey mike, any additions to this list?
Show threadMike Hartley (He/Him)Dec 13, 2022

@jamesnovak @passis

I'll be completely honest in that I'm still working out the whole Mastodon thing so haven't really started to look at any of this.

Thanks for the tag though as it gives me a great jumping off point to start my #a11y journey here!

Show threadJim Dec 13, 2022

@Hart365 @passis YOU BETTER HOP TO IT, MIKE!!

Heh…. Hope you are doing well!

Show threadMike Hartley (He/Him)Dec 14, 2022

@jamesnovak @passis

πŸ˜‚

I'm good thank buddy. How's things with you fella?

Show threadTim GatewoodDec 4, 2022
@passis Thanks for this list.
Show threadTiberiusReignsDec 4, 2022

@passis

@doot Do you or someone from your instance have any additions?

@nerdybutcute

Show threadLori HoweDec 4, 2022
@passis how do I join some of the lists you mentioned. Do I need to create an account on all the different servers? I tried to sign up for some of the disability lists you mentioned, but it doesn’t accept my existing Mastodon password