Resources For Revolution And Renovation:

Stuff To Help You Fix Your Brain, Your Community And Your World

In the back of each Aces High, Jokers Wild book is a set of resources for mental, communal and societal health. They’re collected here for your use. Take care of yourselves, everybody. And, if you can, take care of somebody else too.

Resources From Book 1

A Note From the Commander: If you’re struggling, you’re not alone. Reach out.

Hi. Aidan here. You guys know I’m dealing with some crap, and I bet I’m not the only one. But in your world, there’s a lot of resources if you’re dealing with anxiety, depression and/or LGBT issues in the USA.

Crisis Text Line: Text 741-741 anywhere, any time to talk to somebody for free when you’re in a crisis. That doesn’t just mean suicide: it’s any painful emotion for which you need support. The first two responses are automated. They tell you that you're being connected with a Crisis Counselor and invite you to share a bit more. It usually takes less than five minutes to connect you with a Crisis Counselor.

Trevor Lifeline
If you are a young person in crisis, feeling suicidal, or in need of a safe and judgment-free place to talk, call the Trevor Lifeline at 1-866- 488-7386. Or text START to678678.
Trevor Space
If you need to hang out, Trevor Space is a social networking site for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) youth under 25 and their friends and allies.
Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-TALK (8255) TTY: 1-800-799-4889
Website: www. suicidepreventionlifeline. org
24- hour, toll-free, confidential suicide prevention hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. Your call is routed to the nearest crisis center in the national network of more than 150 crisis centers.
Everyone Is Gay
Everyone Is Gay is a collection of voices lending advice and support to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning/Queer, Intersex, and Asexual (LGBTQIA) youth, and also offers comprehensive lists of nationwide LGBTQIA resources. Website: http://everyoneisgay. com
SAMHSA’s National Helpline
1-800-662-HELP (4357) TTY: 1-800-487-4889 Website: www. samhsa. gov/find-help/national-helpline
Also known as the Treatment Referral Routing Service, this helpline provides 24-hour free and confidential treatment referral and information about mental and/or substance use disorders, prevention, and recovery in English and Spanish.
Veteran’s Crisis Line
1-800-273-TALK (8255) TTY: 1-800-799-4889 Website: www. veteranscrisisline. net Connects veterans in crisis (and their families and friends) with qualified, caring Department of Veterans Affairs responders through a confidential toll-free hotline, online chat, or text.
S. A. F. E. Alternatives
S. A. F. E. is a nationally recognized treatment approach, professional network, and educational resource base committed to helping you and others achieve an end to self-injurious behavior. Website: https://selfinjury. com/

Resources From Book 2

A Note From the Commander: If you’re struggling, you’re not alone. Reach out.

Crisis Text Line: Text 741-741 anywhere, any time to talk to somebody for free when you’re in a crisis. That doesn’t just mean suicide: it’s any painful emotion for which you need support. The first two responses are automated. They tell you that you're being connected with a Crisis Counselor and invite you to share a bit more. It usually takes less than five minutes to connect you with a Crisis Counselor.

Trevor Lifeline
If you are a young person in crisis, feeling suicidal, or in need of a safe and judgment-free place to talk, call the Trevor Lifeline at 1-866- 488-7386. Or text START to678678.
Trevor Space
If you need to hang out, Trevor Space is a social networking site for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) youth under 25 and their friends and allies.
Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-TALK (8255) TTY: 1-800-799-4889
Website: www. suicidepreventionlifeline. org
24- hour, toll-free, confidential suicide prevention hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. Your call is routed to the nearest crisis center in the national network of more than 150 crisis centers.
Everyone Is Gay
Everyone Is Gay is a collection of voices lending advice and support to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning/Queer, Intersex, and Asexual (LGBTQIA) youth, and also offers comprehensive lists of nationwide LGBTQIA resources. Website: http://everyoneisgay. com
SAMHSA’s National Helpline
1-800-662-HELP (4357) TTY: 1-800-487-4889 Website: www. samhsa. gov/find-help/national-helpline
Also known as the Treatment Referral Routing Service, this helpline provides 24-hour free and confidential treatment referral and information about mental and/or substance use disorders, prevention, and recovery in English and Spanish.
Veteran’s Crisis Line
1-800-273-TALK (8255) TTY: 1-800-799-4889 Website: www. veteranscrisisline. net Connects veterans in crisis (and their families and friends) with qualified, caring Department of Veterans Affairs responders through a confidential toll-free hotline, online chat, or text.
S. A. F. E. Alternatives
S. A. F. E. is a nationally recognized treatment approach, professional network, and educational resource base committed to helping you and others achieve an end to self-injurious behavior. Website: https://selfinjury. com/

Resources From Book 3

A Note From the Technical Officer: If you’re struggling, you’re not alone. Reach out.

Hey. Tweak here. If you’re working through some shit, there’s resources. Don’t be an asshat like me. Use what there is. Here’s some good ones.

Crisis Text Line: Text 741-741 anywhere, any time to talk to somebody for free when you’re in a crisis. That doesn’t just mean suicide: it’s any painful emotion for which you need support. The first two responses are automated. They tell you that you're being connected with a Crisis Counselor and invite you to share a bit more. It usually takes less than five minutes to connect you with a Crisis Counselor.

Trevor Lifeline
If you are a young person in crisis, feeling suicidal, or in need of a safe and judgment-free place to talk, call the Trevor Lifeline at 1-866- 488-7386. Or text START to678678.
Trevor Space
If you need to hang out, Trevor Space is a social networking site for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) youth under 25 and their friends and allies.
Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-TALK (8255) TTY: 1-800-799-4889
Website: www. suicidepreventionlifeline. org
24- hour, toll-free, confidential suicide prevention hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. Your call is routed to the nearest crisis center in the national network of more than 150 crisis centers.
PsyberGuide: This is a non-profit project that aims to help people to use technology to live a mentally healthier life. PsyberGuide is not an industry website; its goal is to provide accurate and reliable information free of preference, bias, or endorsement. https://psyberguide.org/about-psyberguide
BetterHelp: An e-counseling site with a solid record, BetterHelp is a safe, private and affordable place to begin working on your mental health. https://www.betterhelp.com
Project UROK: This project reaches out to teens directly and allows them to engage in the conversation about mental health on their terms in their space: online. It’s a safe, welcoming and fun online platform where they can watch and share videos. https://childmind.org/our-impact/project-urok/
Susan’s Place Transgender Resources: a peer support website for transgender individuals. The site is intended to be a safe space where transgender people can assist one another, and it has the additional mission of educating the public. https://www.susans.org/
ACLU LGBT Rights: The ACLU works to ensure that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people can live openly without discrimination and enjoy equal rights, personal autonomy, and freedom of expression and association. If you are having legal or workplace issues, go to https://www.aclu.org/issues/lgbtrights
Everyone Is Gay
Everyone Is Gay is a collection of voices lending advice and support to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning/Queer, Intersex, and Asexual (LGBTQIA) youth, and also offers comprehensive lists of nationwide LGBTQIA resources. Website: http://everyoneisgay. com
Traversing Gender: Understanding Transgender Realities: This book, written by Lee Harrington, is a solid and approachable manual on transgender issues with an entire chapter of resources. If you’re exploring, it’s a great read. Take a look on the Zon at https://www.amazon.com/Traversing-GenderUnderstanding-Transgender-Realities-ebook/dp/B01ENYNZP
SAMHSA’s National Helpline
1-800-662-HELP (4357) TTY: 1-800-487-4889 Website: www. samhsa. gov/find-help/national-helpline
Also known as the Treatment Referral Routing Service, this helpline provides 24-hour free and confidential treatment referral and information about mental and/or substance use disorders, prevention, and recovery in English and Spanish.
Veteran’s Crisis Line
1-800-273-TALK (8255) TTY: 1-800-799-4889 Website: www. veteranscrisisline. net Connects veterans in crisis (and their families and friends) with qualified, caring Department of Veterans Affairs responders through a confidential toll-free hotline, online chat, or text.
S. A. F. E. Alternatives
S. A. F. E. is a nationally recognized treatment approach, professional network, and educational resource base committed to helping you and others achieve an end to self-injurious behavior. Website: https://selfinjury. com/

Resources From Book 4

A Note From The Logistics Officer:

If You’re Searching, There Are Resources. You Don’t Need To Make Your Journey Alone

Hello folks, Kevin here. Sometimes it seems difficult to find the resources you need. If that’s the case, here’s a few things that may help.

Resources below.

Cheers

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

We can all help prevent suicide. The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals.

1-800-273-8255

Also known as the Treatment Referral Routing Service, this helpline

provides 24-hour free and confidential treatment referral and

information about mental and/or substance use disorders,

prevention, and recovery in English and Spanish.

1-800-487-4889

Website: www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline

The Daring Way

The Daring Way provides this Referral Network as a public service for those interested in working with helping professionals to improve their mental health.

https://daring.memberclicks.net/search

Point Of Pride

Point of Pride works to benefit trans people in need through gender-affirming support programs that empower them to live more authentically.

https://pointofpride.org/

On the Tightrope: A Loki Devotional

For those of you who found the idea of calling on the god Loki affirming or interesting, I’ve included this book. On the Tightrope is a collection of poetry, prayer, and prose celebrating and honoring Loki, agent of change and freedom. Written by a Lokean of over a decade, this little collection includes pieces for both general devotees and consorts, as well as beautiful illustrations. Pieces include a prayer to help one feel comfortable in their own skin, a love poem that uses different pronouns for Loki throughout, and more.

https://www.wanderingjotun.com/nonfiction-and-poetry.html

Trans Lifeline

Trans Lifeline is a trans-led organization that connects trans people to the community, support, and resources they need to survive and thrive.

https://www.translifeline.org/

Hotline: 877-565-8860

Believe Out Loud

Believe Out Loud was created in 2008 to encourage Christian clergy to voice their affirmation for LGBT people. As a program of Intersections International – a non-profit organization and the global social justice ministry of the Collegiate Church of New York, Believe Out Loud has grown into a community of thousands of LGBT people of faith and allies who together create space – literally and spiritually – for all of us to live full, authentic and free lives like we believe all humans should be able to.

http://www.believeoutloud.com

Dignity USA

DignityUSA works for respect and justice for people of all sexual orientations, genders, and gender identities—especially gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender persons—in the Catholic Church and the world through education, advocacy, and support.

http://www.dignityusa.org

Inside Out Youth Services

The mission of Inside Out is to empower, educate and advocate for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, queer, intersex, and a spectrum (LGBTQ+) youth from Southern Colorado, primarily El Paso and Teller counties. Inside Out does this by creating safe space, support systems and teaching life skills to all youth in our community and work to make our community safer and more accepting of gender and sexual orientation diversity.

https://www.insideoutys.org/

Seed Savers Exchange

For the last four years, Seed Savers Exchange, in partnership with Seed Matters, has distributed toolkits to over 700 community groups across the United States. These toolkits contained valuable resources that empowered gardeners and community leaders to save seeds, and to share both the seeds and seed saving knowledge with their communities. These community groups hosted seed swaps, started seed libraries, and led educational workshops. They donated seeds to food banks, organized community gardens, and worked with schools to introduce gardening to young students. These passionate gardeners and seed enthusiasts have had a huge impact on their communities, and they are instrumental in spreading the importance of saving and sharing seeds.

https://www.seedsavers.org/csrp

Growing Gardens

Growing Gardens manages more than 535 individual community garden plots across eleven locations in Boulder County. Through this program gardeners have the opportunity to grow their own fresh organic produce. Each garden is managed in partnership with a resident Garden Leader (or multiple Garden Leaders) who serve as valuable resources for the individual gardeners as they navigate the dynamic Colorado growing season.

https://www.growinggardens.org/the-community-garden-program

Mutual Aid Disaster Relief

Mutual Aid Disaster Relief is a grassroots disaster relief network based on the principles of solidarity, mutual aid, and autonomous direct action. Semi-autonomous working groups exist within the Mutual Aid Disaster Relief network to help drive certain aspects of their work forward. Some working groups are temporary and are formed around specific needs such as campaign research or location specific organizing. Other working groups are more permanent, such as supplies distribution, medical, animal rescue, environmental, permaculture, and media, communications. Working groups communicate via conference calls, emails, listservs, and/or on the ground and are a point of access where anyone in the network can become more involved in shaping the direction of Mutual Aid Disaster Relief. To get involved with a working group, or to start a new one, contact them at mutualaiddisasterrelief@gmail.com. Read more at https://mutualaiddisasterrelief.org/about/

Lambda Legal

Lambda Legal, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and everyone living with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work.

https://www.lambdalegal.org/

interACT

This group uses innovative legal and other strategies, to advocate for the human rights of children born with intersex traits.

https://interactadvocates.org/

Transgender American Veterans Association

Founded in 2003, the Transgender American Veterans Association

(TAVA) is a 501 (c) 3 organization that acts proactively with other

concerned gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT)

organizations to ensure that transgender veterans will receive

appropriate care for their medical conditions in accordance with the

Veterans Health Administration’s Customer Service Standards

promise to “treat you with courtesy and dignity . . . as the first class

citizen that you are.” Further, TAVA will help in educating the

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense

(DoD) on issues regarding fair and equal treatment of transgender

and transsexual individuals.

http://transveteran.org/

Resources From Book 5

Note From the Logistics Specialist: If You Need Resources For Mental Or Communal Health, There’s Help. Reach Out.

Hey everybody! Yvonne here. We deal with a lot of crap in our world, but in your world there’s resources to help you help your community, your family, and yourself get through the hard times. Here’s a bunch. Hang in there, okay? We need you.

Hugs!

-Yvonne

Crisis Text Line: Text 741-741 anywhere, any time to talk to somebody for free when you’re in a crisis. That doesn’t just mean suicide: it’s any painful emotion for which you need support. The first two responses are automated. They tell you that you're being connected with a Crisis Counselor and invite you to share a bit more. It usually takes less than five minutes to connect you with a Crisis Counselor.

The It Gets Better Project: https://itgetsbetter.org/

The It Gets Better Project is a nonprofit organization with a mission to uplift, empower, and connect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer youth around the globe. Growing up isn’t easy, especially when you are trying to affirm and assert your sexual orientation and/or gender identity. It can be a challenging and isolating process – but, the good news is, no one has to do it alone.

BetterHelp: An e-counseling site with a solid record, BetterHelp is a safe, private and affordable place to begin working on your mental health. https://www.betterhelp.com

SAMSHA National Helpline

1-800-662-HELP (4357)

TTY: 1-800-487-4889

Website: www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline

Also known as the Treatment Referral Routing Service,this helpline provides 24-hour free and confidential treatment referral and information about mental and/or substance use disorders, prevention, and recovery in English and Spanish.

Traversing Gender: Understanding Transgender Realities: This book, written by Lee Harrington, is a solid and approachable manual on transgender issues with an entire chapter of resources. If you’re exploring, it’s a great read. Take a look on the Zon at https://www.amazon.com/Traversing-Gender-Understanding-Transgender-Realities-ebook/dp/B01ENYNZPA

Susan’s Place Transgender Resources: a peer support website for transgender individuals. The site is intended to be a safe space where transgender people can assist one another, and it has the additional mission of educating the public. https://www.susans.org/

ACLU LGBT Rights: The ACLU works to ensure that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people can live openly without discrimination and enjoy equal rights, personal autonomy, and freedom of expression and association. If you are having legal or workplace issues, go to https://www.aclu.org/issues/lgbt-rights

Queer Asterisk- https://queerasterisk.com/

Queer Asterisk is a Colorado 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization providing queer-informed counseling services, educational trainings, and community programming.

Campaign Zero- https://www.joincampaignzero.org/#vision

Campaign Zero is a project of the non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, WeTheProtesters. Funds donated to Campaign Zero support the analysis of policing practices across the country, research to identify effective solutions to end police violence, technical assistance to organizers leading police accountability campaigns and the development of model legislation and advocacy to end police violence nationwide.

Color Of Change- https://colorofchange.org/

Color Of Change is the nation’s largest online racial justice organization. They help people respond effectively to injustice in the world around us. As a national online force driven by 1.7 million members, they move decision-makers in corporations and government to create a more human and less hostile world for Black people in America.

Bail Funds- https://bailfunds.github.io/

List of Bail Funds for Protestors across the Country.

A collection of community resources for protestors around the country.

Mutual Aid Disaster Relief- https://mutualaiddisasterrelief.org/

Mutual Aid Disaster Relief is a grassroots network whose mission is to provide disaster relief based on the principles of solidarity, mutual aid, and autonomous direct action. By working with, listening to, and supporting impacted communities, especially their most vulnerable members, to lead their own recovery, the MADR builds long-term, sustainable and resilient communities.

Your Legal Disability Rights-https://www.usa.gov/disability-rights

Know your rights under federal law. Read about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which protects people’s rights regarding employment, public accommodations, state and local government services, and more. Learn about special accommodations for travelers and voters. Know how to fight job discrimination.

Feeding America: https://www.feedingamerica.org/our-work

In a country that wastes billions of pounds of food each year, it's almost shocking that anyone in America goes hungry. Yet every day, there are millions of children and adults who do not get the meals they need to thrive. Feeding America works to get nourishing food – from farmers, manufacturers, and retailers – to people in need. At the same time, they also seek to help the people they serve to build a path to a brighter, food-secure future.

Seed Savers Exchange- https://www.seedsavers.org/

As a nonprofit, Seed Savers Exchange aims to conserve and promote America’s culturally diverse but endangered garden and food crop heritage for future generations by collecting, growing, and sharing heirloom seeds and plants.

Local Harvest: Community Supported Agriculture-https://www.localharvest.org/csa/

This directory lists over 40,000 family farms and farmers’ markets across the country, along with restaurants and grocery stores that feature local food in a CSA structure. What’s a CSA? Here are the basics: a farmer offers a certain number of "shares" to the public. Typically the share consists of a box of vegetables, but other farm products may be included. Interested consumers purchase a share (aka a "membership" or a "subscription") and in return receive a box (bag, basket) of seasonal produce each week throughout the farming season. It’s good for you, good for the local farmer, and good for the environment.

Camino Verde: https://caminoverde.org/

Camino Verde is a United States-based nonprofit with locations in Concord, Massachusetts and Puerto Maldonado, Peru. Camino Verde’s mission is to plant trees and encourage future planting through educational programs and public awareness. The initiative’s Living Seed Bank acts as a botanical garden with over 250 tree species, protects endangered varieties, and provides an arena for further research into multi-species agroforestry systems. Camino Verde has planted over 70 different fruit trees, 40 flowering species, and enough trees to cover seven hectares of land.

AVRDC- The World Vegetable Center: https://avrdc.org/

AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to alleviating poverty and improving nutrition through extensive research and outreach. AVRDC aims to improve the livelihoods of poor rural and urban households through the creation of more efficient vegetable varieties combined with effective production methods.

Native Seed / SEARCH: https://www.nativeseeds.org/

Native Seed / SEARCH (NS/S) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to seed conservation in the Southwest United States and Northwest Mexico. Based in Tucson, Arizona, NS/S has grown to acquire a state-of-the art conservation facility, over 2,000 varieties of aridland-adapted seeds, and a reputation as a leader in heirloom conservation. Their seed bank currently houses varieties of traditional crops such as corn, beans, and squash once used by the Apache, Havasupai, Hopi, Maricopa, Mayo, and many other tribes. NS/S aims to maintain the genetic purity of these traditional, wild strands of crops. In order to conduct further research and education workshops, NS/S purchased a conservation farm in 1997 to continue to build public awareness about the importance of biodiversity. Finally, NS/S started a significant conservation effort in the northern part of the Mexican state of Chihuahua to protect the threatened and biologically diverse ecosystem of the Sierra Madre mountain range.

One Acre Fund: https://audaciousproject.org/ideas/2020/one-acre-fund

By equipping farmers with five simple tools and techniques, One Acre Fund will enable farmers to earn more income. Through a small-loans program, farmers can access (1.) high-yielding 100% natural and locally produced seed (2.) micro-dosing fertilizer, and (3.) tree seedlings, a long term asset that benefits both farmers and the environment. They also receive (4.) agronomic training to increase their yields and (5.) products and training to improve soil health. Along with delivery and post-harvest market facilitation, One Acre Fund’s full-service program is a holistic solution that can overcome the major barriers that rural farmers face, like lack of affordability, accessibility, and knowledge. As a result, the average family in the program generates a 40% improvement in net profits on supported land. Working with partners and governments, One Acre Fund can now also deliver these interventions to farmers on a countrywide scale.

Resources From Book 6

A Note From The Munitions Officer: if you need resources to help improve the world or your life, there’s help. Reach out.

Hey. Naomi here. If you’re like us, you’re probably feeling like a lot of things need to change. But none of us are fighting alone. Here’s some resources to help you get where you want to go.

Hang in there. We’re fighting beside you.

-Naomi

The Workplace Bill Of Rights
The real-world work we based our workplace demands on is written by the Workplace Fairness organization. Workplace Fairness believes that fair treatment of workers is sound public policy and good business practice, and that free access to comprehensive, unbiased information about workers' rights - without legal jargon - is an essential ingredient in any fair workplace.
That's why Workplace Fairness creates and maintains the most comprehensive, online one-stop-shop for free information about workers' rights. They capture the power of technology to:
- educate workers, employers, and legal services and community organizations;
- foster a community of advocates who believe that fairness works; and
- promote the fair treatment of workers through public policy.
Working together, professionals and citizens concerned with issues of workplace fairness more effectively build community awareness of workplace issues and promote progressive changes in employment law, policies, and practices.
Find it at https://www.workplacefairness.org/workplace-bill-of-rights
Erica Chenoweth And The Nonviolent Action Lab
The work referenced that supports the four per cent nonviolent resistance number is by Erica Chenoweth, “The ‘3.5% Rule’: How a Small Minority Can Change the World,” Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, May 14th, 2019
She has expanded this paper into a book: Civil Resistance: What Everyone Needs to Know. New York: Oxford University Press, 2021. She now helps out with the Nonviolent Action Lab. Existing research shows that nonviolent resistance can be a highly effective pathway to defend democratic values and institutions, while also creating transformative change in many domains. Yet many people remain skeptical about the power of nonviolent resistance to effect change. Part of the reason for this skepticism is that information about the power of nonviolent resistance—and up-to-date data demonstrating its power—is inaccessible to many people in the world. By systematically studying and amplifying nonviolent resistance, and synthesizing lessons learned from global movements worldwide, the lab will make it easier for the public and practitioners to embrace nonviolent action as a means of transforming injustice.
Check it out at https://carrcenter.hks.harvard.edu/non-violent-social-movements
Idealist.Org: Mutual Aid Societies
Mutual aid groups offer communities the opportunity to connect, both virtually and in person, in order to share support and resources during times of crisis and beyond. Check a few out at https://www.idealist.org/en/mutualaid
Thunderbird Strike!
The real-world game that Raven’s Revenge is based on is called Thunderbird Strike! In the 2D sidescroller Thunderbird Strike, fly from the Tar Sands to the Great Lakes as a thunderbird protecting Turtle Island with searing lightning against the snake that threatens to swallow the lands and waters whole.
Check it out, play and get involved at https://www.thunderbirdstrike.com/
Fresh Food Connect
Fresh Food Connect utilizes technology to solve two problems – excess garden produce and food insecurity. If you have extra produce, you can schedule pickups via the Fresh Food Connect app. Then their courier team will pick up the produce on bicycles and distribute it in local neighborhoods facing food insecurity.
If you are a home or community gardener in 80203, 80204, 80205, 80206, 80207, 80209, 80210, 80220 DFR will come right to your doorstep to pick up your garden grown produce and share it with community based organizations addressing food access in their neighborhoods!
https://denverfoodrescue.org/fresh-food-connect/
Beautiful Trouble
The book ‘Beautiful Trouble’ that Liza mentions is an actual book, and it’s linked to a wonderful organization. Recent years have seen an unprecedented surge of social movements and grassroots organizing. From Paris to Harare, Los Angeles to São Paulo, Beautiful Trouble is inspiring and up-skilling local organizers with trainings in nonviolent direct action, strategic campaigning and creative tactics. In a moment of change, there is no shortage of zeal, but sometimes there’s a shortage of know-how and strategy. Beautiful Trouble is filling that gap by directly supporting activists in the field with hands-on campaign strategy, direct action planning, and one-to-one mentoring.
Reach out to them at https://www.beautifultrouble.org/, and check out their book, Beautiful Trouble: A Toolbox For Revolution
The Institute for Local Self-Reliance
The Institute for Local Self-Reliance has a vision of thriving, diverse, equitable communities. To reach this vision, they build local power to fight corporate control. They are a national research and advocacy organization that partners with allies across the country to build an American economy driven by local priorities and accountable to people and the planet. Local self-reliance means that people are able to exercise power over our lives: how we provide for our families, how resources are shared and allocated in our communities, and how decisions made by government, corporations and business affect all of us.
This organization recognizes the biggest challenges in the U.S. today are corporate control and diminishing community power which undermines the strength of our democracy and local economies. For the Institute, local self-reliance is the best answer to these challenges. So whether it’s fighting back against the outsize power of monopolies like Amazon, ensuring high-quality locally-driven broadband service for all, or advocating to keep local renewable energy in the community that produced it, ILSR advocates for solutions that harness the power of citizens and communities.
See more and get resources at https://ilsr.org/
WHO Guidance and technical packages on community mental health services
The WHO Guidance on community mental health services: promoting person-centered and rights-based approaches is a set of publications that provides information and support to all stakeholders who wish to develop or transform their mental health system and services to align with international human rights standards including the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
The main reference source for all stakeholders is the Guidance on community mental health services: Promoting person-centered and rights-based approaches document which provides a detailed description of person-centered and human rights-based approaches in mental health, examples of good practice services around the world and recommendations for integrating such services into national health and social care systems and services. This comprehensive document is accompanied by a set of seven technical packages focused on specific categories of mental health services and guidance for setting up new services.
This guidance aims to empower governments, policy-makers, health and social care professionals, nongovernmental organizations, organizations of persons with disabilities and other stakeholders, to introduce and scale up mental health services that protect and promote human rights, ultimately improving the lives of people with mental health conditions and psychosocial disabilities everywhere. Find these resources at https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/guidance-and-technical-packages-on-community-mental-health-services
The Importance of Gender Affirming Care for Transgender and Gender Expansive Youth
Growing up is hard enough. For children and teenagers who are questioning their gender identity, the task of taking on commonly experienced milestones of adolescence like puberty can be even more distressing. Read more about helping young people working their way through transition at https://nursinglicensemap.com/blog/the-importance-of-gender-affirming-care-for-transgender-and-gender-expansive-youth/
SumOfUs
SumOfUs is a community of people from around the world committed to curbing the growing power of corporations. They want to buy from, work for and invest in companies that respect the environment, treat their workers well and respect democracy. Barely a day goes by without a fresh corporate scandal making headlines. From polluting the environment to dodging taxes – when left unchecked, corporations don’t let anything stand in the way of bigger profits.
In an age of multinational companies that are bigger and richer than some countries, it can be easy to feel powerless. But there is a chink in their armour. The biggest corporations in the world rely on ordinary people to keep them in business. We are their customers, their employees, and often their investors. When we act together, we can be more powerful than they are. Together, our community of millions act as a global consumer watchdog – running and winning campaigns to hold the biggest companies in the world accountable.
Learn more by exploring their campaigns at https://www.sumofus.org/
The Ruckus Society
Ruckus has trained and assisted thousands of activists in the use of nonviolent direct action. They either bring activists to them (at Training Camps or Skillshares) or they go to the people (community-requested tailored trainings). Through these trainings, they help people learn the skills they need to practice nonviolent direct action safely and effectively. These trainings contain cerebral elements as well as physical, classroom-style instruction for action planning, communicating with the media, building leadership and political analysis, and nonviolent philosophy and practice.
Ruckus promotes and teaches:
- Implementation of strategic nonviolent direct action against unjust institutions and policies;
- Organized strategic development and coherent planning to advance campaign goals;
- The establishment of broad coalitions with common objectives;
- Effective methods of media outreach and Internet/Technology activism to inform the general public;
- Respect for all living things and a commitment to the power of diversity.
- In addition to hosting Trainings, Ruckus also provides Action Support at a wide variety of levels (from helping you brainstorm action ideas to pulling off an action for you) for groups who desire assistance with their action campaign.
Their Action Support program goes hand in hand with their Training program, and they love nothing better than helping folks who have trained with them take action in order to build their skills and experience, and most importantly – create positive changes!Check them out and get involved at https://ruckus.org/
Civics Unplugged
Civics Unplugged (CU) is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) social enterprise whose mission is to empower the leaders of Generation Z to build a brighter future for humanity. While Generation Z is deeply motivated to contribute to addressing the challenges we collectively face, traditional empowerment structures were simply not designed to equip young people with what they need to understand and address impediments to human flourishing. This is where Civics Unplugged comes in.
At CU, they are creating a new way to empower thousands of civic-minded youth around the world each year to devote themselves to radically increasing the health and resilience of humanity's collective future.
CU is powered by a digital-first team and community of thousands of Gen Z leaders committed to fostering human flourishing around the globe. CU's core team is based in NYC and represents decades of experience across politics, law, education, social impact, tech, venture, pop culture, media, and community building. It’s at this intersection of these many domains that the magic of CU emerges.
Read more and show it to the young people in your life at https://www.civicsunplugged.org/
Using Graphic Novels in Education: March: Book One
For those who would like to know more about Congressman Lewis, who is honored in name several times in this book, here’s a place to start.
March: Book One recounts Congressman Lewis’ youth in rural Alabama and provides a wonderful window into what life was like for Black families in the 1940s and 1950s under Jim Crow and segregation laws. Lewis’ first-person narrative allows him to reminisce as he revisits his past, while the prose and art give us the feeling that we, too, are reliving this tumultuous time in American history along with him. Together, we are introduced to Martin Luther King, Jr.’s words and speeches, and we learn of the birth of the Nashville Student Movement and their non-violent struggle to eliminate segregation through their lunch counter sit-ins and their trips to prison and City Hall. We learn of Lewis’ first meeting with Dr. King and about the Supreme Court school desegregation decision of Brown v. The Board of Education. We learn about the case of Emmett Till in Money, Mississippi, of Rosa Parks and Jim Lawson and F.O.R. (Fellowship of Reconciliation), the last of which published Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story, a comic book that deeply influenced Lewis and so many more.
To help readers more fully understand the time period, Lewis, Aydin, and Powell sensitively relate how painful this era was for everyone, without casting aspersions. Lewis narrates the pivotal events in his life through gentle conversation while Powell’s art leaves us to interpret and feel their resulting emotions and consequences.
For tips on using this work in education and personal exploration, check out http://cbldf.org/2014/02/using-graphic-novels-in-education-march-book-one/
Farm Aid
   On Wed 14, July 2021, The Guardian published a long-form article detailing how the classic American family farms have been gradually bought up by corporations. As the Guardian puts it, “four firms or fewer controlled at least 50% of the market for 79% of the groceries. For almost a third of shopping items, the top firms controlled at least 75% of the market share.“
    These are the twisted roots of the American AgCo I write about. And it is a devastating scenario for small farmers. They are out-competed by the market power of these large conglomerates, crushed between low returns and high costs. According to the same Guardian article, there has been a near doubling of calls to the crisis hotline run by Farm Aid (https://www.farmaid.org/), as family farms stumble under the debt incurred trying to keep up with behemoths. There have been hundreds of farmer suicides in the last few years, a gut punch to an already tiny percentage of the United States population.
   If you know a farmer who needs help, please share the Farm Aid phone line or email with them: 1-800-FARM-AID (1-800-327-6243) or go to farmhelp@farmaid.org
    What’s happening to little farm outfits is a reminder for the rest of us too: what’s on our plate matters, and not just to our personal health. Where our food comes from matters. Buy local, from a farm market or farm stand where you can. If you can’t afford to, don’t beat yourself up. Consider reaching out to your members of congress to discuss breaking up Ag monopolies. But don’t forget: you have the power to impact this situation with everyday choices. We all do.

Resources From Book 7

A Note From The Logistics Specialist: if you need resources to help you improve your community and your world, there’s help. Reach out.

Heya. Name’s Inyoni, I’m new(ish) around here. Anyway, I just wanted to say…look, sometimes things suck. But you’re not on your own, okay? In your world there are resources for the stuff you’re working on. Here’s a bunch.

Hang in there.

-Inyoni

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline-1-800-273-TALK (8255) Code 988

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. They're committed to improving crisis services and advancing suicide prevention by empowering individuals, advancing professional best practices, and building awareness.

Crisis Text Line-Text HELLO to 741741

A live, trained Crisis Counselor receives the text and responds, all from their secure online platform. The volunteer Crisis Counselor will help you move from a hot moment to a cool moment.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration-1-877-726-4727

SAMHSA’s National Helpline is a free, confidential, 24/7, 365-day-a-year treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders.

National Alliance of Mental Illness

What started as a small group of families gathered around a kitchen table in 1979 has blossomed into the nation's leading voice on mental health. Today, they are an alliance of more than 600 local affiliates who work in your community to raise awareness and provide support and education that was not previously available to those in need. www.nami.org/Support-Education

Channel Zero Network

Channel Zero is an english-based anarchist radio/podcast network run by radical media makers. They present anarchist analysis & context to deepen people's understanding of the situation and broaden the struggle. They share stories from the front lines, lessons from history, and battle-tested ideas to spread revolutionary practices. Check them out at https://channelzeronetwork.com/

Beautiful Trouble Network

The Beautiful Trouble Network is a global network of organizers, artists, trainers, and writers who form the community of praxis called Beautiful Trouble. They equip social movements with an ever-growing suite of strategic tools and training to help grassroots movements be more creative, effective, and irresistible.

Check them out and get involved at https://beautifultrouble.org/

The Ruckus Society

Ruckus has trained and assisted thousands of activists in the use of nonviolent direct action. They either bring activists to them (at Training Camps or Skillshares) or they go to the people (community-requested tailored trainings). Through these trainings, they help people learn the skills they need to practice nonviolent direct action safely and effectively. These trainings contain cerebral elements as well as physical, classroom-style instruction for action planning, communicating with the media, building leadership and political analysis, and nonviolent philosophy and practice.

Ruckus promotes and teaches:

Implementation of strategic nonviolent direct action against unjust institutions and policies;
Organized strategic development and coherent planning to advance campaign goals;
The establishment of broad coalitions with common objectives;
Effective methods of media outreach and Internet/Technology activism to inform the general public;
Respect for all living things and a commitment to the power of diversity.
In addition to hosting Trainings, Ruckus also provides Action Support at a wide variety of levels (from helping you brainstorm action ideas to pulling off an action for you) for groups who desire assistance with their action campaign.

Their Action Support program goes hand in hand with their Training program, and they love nothing better than helping folks who have trained with them take action in order to build their skills and experience, and most importantly – create positive changes!
Check them out and get involved at https://ruckus.org/

International Center on Nonviolent Conflict (ICNC)

ICNC is the leading global organization advancing the study and practice of nonviolent civil resistance to achieve rights, freedom and justice around the world. Their programs, achievements and impact reflect their ongoing dedication to using social science insights and lessons from practitioners to improve outcomes for civil resistance movements worldwide. Learn more about their impact and theory of change at https://www.nonviolent-conflict.org/

CANVAS-Center For Applied Nonviolent Actions and Strategies

From CANVAS' headquarters in Belgrade, Serbia, CANVAS operates a network of international trainers and consultants with expertise in building and running successful non-violent movements. They work to build more just, democratic, and responsible societies. CANVAS’ offices in Washington DC, Kuala Lumpur, Male, Tbilisi, Johannesburg and Belgrade aim to provide maximum support to the activists on the ground, and they serve as a hub for local and regional initiatives that rely on principles of nonviolent struggle and creative activism. Their organization disseminates knowledge through a variety of media, including workshops, books, videos, and specialized courses.

CANVAS has produced several publications on nonviolent resistance over the years, based on intensive research and our members’ decades of experience in the field. These revolutionary manuals are available for free download on their website. Their trainers regularly teach courses on nonviolent strategy at a variety of educational institutions worldwide. Get in touch with them at https://canvasopedia.org/

United for a Fair Economy

(http://www.faireconomy.org/resource-library)

The resources on UFE’s website feature online data and analysis revolving around CEO Pay, Taxes, Union demographics, wealth gap rates and other elements of corporate power. Most sections are accompanied by UFE’s analysis on corporate wealth and the economy, often presented in viewer-friendly formats such as charts and diagrams. Homepage: http://www.faireconomy.org

The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)

The AFL-CIO is the democratic, voluntary federation of 58 national and international labor unions that represent 12.5 million working people. They strive to ensure that all working people are treated fairly, with decent paychecks and benefits, safe jobs, dignity, and equal opportunities. They help people acquire skills and job-readiness for the 21st century economy, operating the largest training network outside the U.S. military. With millions of workers taking collective action, the AFL-CIO is showing that together we can win better pay, better benefits and safer working conditions. Get involved at https://aflcio.org/about-us

Responsible Shopper

This database is designed to help you discover the good, the bad and the ugly behind the products you buy everyday — from clothing to shoes to toothpaste. It’s searchable by company, brand or category, and provides an overview for each company with specific problems, praise, ratings and industry comparisons. A program of Green America, at http://www.greenamerica.org. Check out the accessibly-formatted Co-op America’s Guide to Researching Corporations, with its useful appendix full of gems like the Resource Sources, searchable by type of information. Though some listings are dated, it’s still a very useful reference tool. http://www.responsibleshopper.org

SumOfUs

SumOfUs is a community of people from around the world committed to curbing the growing power of corporations. We want to buy from, work for and invest in companies that respect the environment, treat their workers well and respect democracy. SumOfUs is not afraid to hold them to account when they don’t. Check them out and help out at https://www.sumofus.org/

Top 100 Corporate Criminals

The Top 100 Corporate Criminals is a compilation of corporations that were criminally fined for a variety of crimes, including environmental, antitrust, fraud, and campaign finance. The ranking is done by the amount of criminal fine. The list is all on one html page, so you can do a search, enter your corporate target’s name and see if it’s made it to this list. The longer version of the same list that includes criminal offense summaries follows on the lower part of the page. http://corporatecrimereporter.com/top100.html

Empower Oversight Whistleblowers & Research (EMPOWR)

Empower Oversight Whistleblowers & Research (EMPOWR) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan educational organization dedicated to enhancing independent oversight of government and corporate wrongdoing. EMPOWR works to help insiders document and report corruption to the proper authorities while also seeking to hold authorities accountable to act on those reports. Check them out at https://empowr.us/

Queen City Cooperative

QCC provides inclusive, democratic, affordable, member-owned housing. They offer ongoing education to members regarding cooperative ownership, creating an inclusive culture, effective democratic participation, and stewardship of the property. QCC strives to educate the public about cooperatives.
Check out their work at https://www.queencitycooperative.org/

Colorado Community STD Testing Centers

Community-based STD testing organizations generate awareness and foster social change while providing access to testing and treatment.

If you’re concerned about visiting your regular doctor or can’t afford the cost of private testing, a community testing center may be able to help. You can find free or low-cost testing from the resources on this page:
https://www.testing.com/std-testing/colorado/#_colorado_std_testing_directory

Civics Unplugged

Civics Unplugged (CU) is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) social enterprise whose mission is to empower the leaders of Generation Z to build a brighter future for humanity. While Generation Z is deeply motivated to contribute to addressing the challenges we collectively face, traditional empowerment structures were simply not designed to equip young people with what they need to understand and address impediments to human flourishing. This is where Civics Unplugged comes in.

At CU, they are creating a new way to empower thousands of civic-minded youth around the world each year to devote themselves to radically increasing the health and resilience of humanity's collective future.

CU is powered by a digital-first team and community of thousands of Gen Z leaders committed to fostering human flourishing around the globe. CU's core team is based in NYC and represents decades of experience across politics, law, education, social impact, tech, venture, pop culture, media, and community building. It’s at this intersection of these many domains that the magic of CU emerges.

Read more and show it to the young people in your life at https://www.civicsunplugged.org/

Government Accountability Project (GAP)

The Government Accountability Project (GAP) is a non-partisan, public interest group that promotes government and corporate accountability by providing legal representation to whistleblowers. It offers pro bono legal and strategic advice and support to employees considering reporting, or who have already reported, misconduct. GAP also leads campaigns to enact whistleblower protection laws both domestically and internationally. Get in touch at https://www.whistleblower.org

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER)

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) is a national alliance of local, state, and federal government scientists, land managers, environmental law enforcement agents, field specialists, and other resource professionals committed to responsible management of America’s public resources. PEER provides advocacy and legal support to employees who speak up for environmental ethics and scientific integrity within their agency. Touch base with them at https://peer.org

Project Vote

Project Vote is a national, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization founded on the belief that an organized, diverse electorate is the key to a better America. Project Vote’s mission is to build an electorate that accurately represents the diversity of this nation’s citizenry, and to ensure that every eligible citizen can register, vote, and cast a ballot that counts. Check out their work and get involved at http://www.projectvote.org/

Alliance for Emerging Power

The Alliance for Emerging Power provides trainings on organizing, base building, and get out the vote (GOTV) to develop the next generation of civic leaders. Their trainings have prepared students to run campaigns for Student Government, city council, and issue areas they are passionate about like student loan debt and the treatment of unhoused community members. Their alumni network holds campus, community, and non-profit leadership positions.

Learn more at https://www.commoncause.org/emerging-power

Native American Rights Fund

Since 1970, the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) has provided legal assistance to Indian tribes, organizations, and individuals nationwide who might otherwise have gone without adequate representation. NARF has successfully asserted and defended the most important rights of Indians and tribes in hundreds of major cases, and has achieved significant results in such critical areas as tribal sovereignty, treaty rights, natural resource protection, and Indian education. NARF is a non-profit 501c(3) organization that focuses on applying existing laws and treaties to guarantee that national and state governments live up to their legal obligations.

Gapminder

Gapminder is an independent Swedish foundation with no political, religious, or economic affiliations.Their work identifies systematic misconceptions about important global trends and proportions, and uses reliable data to develop easy to understand teaching materials to rid people of their misconceptions.

If you want to fight false information, join them at https://www.gapminder.org/

City Repair Project

City Repair Project collaborates with communities to cultivate and facilitate community-led artistic, equitable and ecologically-oriented placemaking. Their immediate service area is the Portland Metro Area, and they have worked with communities in Portland, Gresham, Beaverton, Hillsboro, Oregon City, Tigard and Vancouver. They consult with and support communities and organizations across North America and internationally.

Check them out and get involved at https://cityrepair.org/mission

Food Revolution Network

This network is committed to healthy, ethical, and sustainable food for all. Guided by John and Ocean Robbins, with more than 700,000 members and with the collaboration of many of the top food revolutionary leaders of our times, Food Revolution Network aims to empower individuals, build community, and transform food systems to support healthy people and a healthy planet. Check out their extensive resources at https://foodrevolution.org

Honor The Earth

Honor the Earth develops these resources by using music, the arts, the media, and Indigenous wisdom to ask people to recognize our joint dependency on the Earth and be a voice for those not heard.

As a unique national Native initiative, Honor the Earth works to a) raise public awareness and b) raise and direct funds to grassroots Native environmental groups. They are the only Native organization that provides both financial support and organizing support to Native environmental initiatives. This model is based on strategic analysis of what is needed to forge change in Indian country, and it is based deep in our communities, histories, and long-term struggles to protect the earth.
Check them out and lend a hand at https://honorearth.org/

Urban Symbiosis

Urban Symbiosis took roots in Aurora, Colorado with a purpose to build long-standing symbiotic relationships between locally owned and community-driven businesses. To bring their vision to life, they pursued one of the community’s greatest needs: healthy food. By growing and sharing their own food throughout local communities, they have witnessed tangible results that people benefit from, both in and out of their gardens. Check them out and lend a hand at https://www.urbansymbiosis.org/

The American Community Gardening Association (ACGA)

The ACGA is a grassroots non-profit advocacy organization focused on community gardening. Their mission is to build community by increasing and enhancing community gardening and greening across the United States and Canada.

With over 1,000 individual and 252 organizational members, they link 2100 gardens across Canada and the US, ranging from family allotments to tiny pollinator pocket parks, and from school gardens to urban farms. Our proudly diverse membership includes active community gardeners, supportive volunteers, garden organizing and sponsoring organizations, governmental agencies, and horticultural professionals including teachers, horticultural therapists, Cooperative Extension agents, landscape architects, and academic researchers. Get your hand in at https://www.communitygarden.org

The Speed And Scale Plan

Speed & Scale is a global initiative to move leaders to act on the climate crisis. Our work focuses on education, advocacy, and solution-scaling.

With 10 objectives and 55 key results, the Speed & Scale plan shows how we can get to net-zero emissions by 2050—and halfway there by 2030.

A well-formed objective is significant, action-oriented, durable, and inspirational. Each objective is supported by carefully chosen and crafted key results. Strong key results are specific, timebound, aggressive (yet realistic) and most of all, measurable and verifiable. OKRs stand for Objectives and Key Results. They address the critical facets of any goal worth achieving: the “what” and the “how.” Objectives are what you aim to accomplish. Key Results (KRs) tell us how we’ll get the objectives done.

OKRs aren’t the sum of all tasks. They focus on what’s most important, the handful of essential action steps for a given pursuit. They enable us to track our progress as we go.

To learn more, visit https://speedandscale.com.

Bioneers

For 30 years, BIONEERS has acted as a seed head for the game-changing social and scientific vision, knowledge and practices for environmental and social restoration. They do so through their annual national conference, award-winning media, local Bioneers conferences and initiatives, dynamic programs, and special projects.Check out their work and get involved at https://bioneers.org/

Project Drawdown

Drawdown is the future point in time when levels of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere stop climbing and start to steadily decline. This is the point when we begin the process of stopping further climate change and averting potentially catastrophic warming. It is a critical turning point for life on Earth. To reach Drawdown, we must work on all aspects of the climate equation—stopping sources and supporting sinks, as well as helping society achieve broader transformations. Read more about the work and get involved in making the drawdown happen at https://www.drawdown.org/drawdown-framework

Transition Network

Transition is a movement that has been growing since 2005. Community-led Transition groups are working for a low-carbon, socially just future with resilient communities, more active participation in society, and caring culture focused on supporting each other. They are using participatory methods to imagine the changes we need: setting up renewable energy projects, re-localising food systems, and creating community and green spaces. They are sparking entrepreneurship, working with municipalities, building community connection and care, repairing and re-skilling. Find out more about the characteristics of Transition at https://transitionnetwork.org/

EarthJustice

Earthjustice is the premier nonprofit public interest environmental law organization. They wield the power of law and the strength of partnership to protect people’s health, to preserve magnificent places and wildlife, to advance clean energy, and to combat climate change. Give them a hand at https://earthjustice.org

General Opensource Delight

Music

Gnoosic is your place go for new music recommendations. It asks for three of your favourite bands, and based on them, spits out an artist that you might like. You can also “like”, “dislike”, or mark it as something you aren’t familiar with – which further refines the results.
NoCopyrightSounds is a copyright free / stream safe record label, providing free to use music to the content creator community. NCS Music is free to use for independent Creators and their UGC (User Generated Content) on YouTube & Twitch - always remember to credit the Artist, track and NCS and link back to our original NCS upload.
Radio Garden take a trip 'round the world's airwaves! Just pick a city — literally any city — and Radio Garden will play you whatever its local radio station is broadcasting.
Radiooooo Radio Garden walked so Radiooooo could run. This site adds a timeline function so you can listen to radio from not just anywhere, but anywhen. Get down to those 1910s Germany bops!

Art

Krita free and open-source raster graphics editor designed primarily for digital painting and 2D animation.It is made by artists that want to see affordable art tools for everyone. It runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and Chrome OS
29a.ch interactive site that lets you color what looks to be a map of the cosmos, but I'm honestly not sure. Whatever it is, it's mesmerizing.

Games

Patatap is an interactive website that responds to the keys on your keyboard with a sound and a brief animation. Now imagine hammering in entire sentences – and you got an explosion of sounds, colors, and movement! Once you start typing in random paragraphs, it becomes almost hypnotic, in a way.
Drench a very simple browser game, Drench gives you a board with different colored tiles, and you use the buttons to flip the colors around. Do this until your board is full of tiles of a single color only.
River Styx an interactive point-and-click game that takes you through the river Styx and the Underworld. You will meet many Greek Gods and Goddesses here, and you will also be learning a lot about their myths and legends.
2048 this website lets you play a game called 2048, which is kinda like Tetris but with addition. Use your arrow keys to try to combine numbers until you reach 2048, or go ~beyond~ and try to reach 4096.
Little Alchemy 2 fun little time killer. As its name suggests, the website deals with the process of transformation you achieve when you start mixing different things. You start with Earth, Fire, Water, and Air. The goal is to create as many different materials or objects as possible. For example, earth and air will form dust. There are no rules just mix and match your creations to create new ones. You will not even know where your time went.
Akinator website is magic or rather feels like one. You can think of any character in this entire world and through a series of question, it will deduce the name. Don’t believe me, go try for yourself.
Find the Invisible Cow You’re going to want to make sure your sound is on in this fun finding game! Find the invisible cow in this laugh out loud version of hot and cold.
CookieClicker How fast can you click for cookies? Level up and become a cookie pro with this fun time-wasting website!

Knowledge

Zooniverse A really neat website that brings people together to create one of the largest platforms for people-powered research. Volunteers come together to assist professional researchers. There is no need for a specialised background or training; all you have to do is to answer simple questions.
Cool Hunting is a really cool publication platform that uncovers the latest in design, technology, style, travel, art and culture. If you are into art, architecture, and culture, then this website is perfect for you.
OCEARCH Shark Tracker This one looks right on the money for the folks who can’t get enough of sharks! With OCEARCH Shark Tracker, you can keep a track of tagged sharks as they are busy swimming around the deep ocean. Moreover, the website also lets you zoom in on a particular location to check where sharks have been swimming for the past year.
Ad Astra-app An essential tool for every astronomer. The star atlas and skyguide that makes it really easy to pick the best objects, make your own observation list and use it when you are outside
100,000 Stars is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen on the web. It shows a representation of galaxy with stars inside it. You can take a tour which starts from the Sun and takes you to the outer edges of the galaxy while teaching you valuable insights in between.
wikiHow is an online wiki-style publication featuring how-to articles on a variety of topics. For example: How to make ginger ale, How change a lock or How to survive an encounter with an ostrich.

Cooking

Cooking for Engineers is a godsend for those who love to cook. This website has it all, from recipes, to kitchen gear, to cooking tests, down to a handy dictionary. The best part about this website is its classic 90’s layout, which makes accessing the recipes and files intuitive and easier.
My Fridge Food at this point, your fridge probs has, like, three random items in it, and you're starting to panic about meal options. Enter My Fridge Food, which inputs everything you have in your kitchen and outputs a recipe. Bless.

Work, or relax

Da Font Tired of your basic Times New Roman? You can spend hours downloading new fonts from typography artists to spice up your new document!
A Soft Murmur If you’re looking to create your own ambient background music to listen to while you work or read, A Soft Murmur is the fun website for you! Create your own mix of white noise and other natural sounds to relax and waste some time.
Rainy Mood Get all the benefits of rain without getting caught in it with Rainy Mood! This is perfect for setting a relaxed and chilled out mood.
I Waste So Much Time The website is designed to literally allow you to waste your time. There are no long articles, just funny pictures with embedded texts. A very good time waster for short breaks.
This Is My Website Now The website truly kills your time. It is just a collection of small games which you can play on your browser. Effective for less than 10 minutes of usage, it’s good for a short break.
Instructables If you’ve always wanted to learn how to DIY but didn’t know where to start, try Instructables. They have community posts with step-by-step instructions to help you become a DIY master in no time.
OBS Open Broadcaster Software is free and open source software for video recording and live streaming. Stream to Twitch, YouTube and many other providers. only downside to it is that you have a power director watermark in the corner of your video, but its not very large.
Sleepytime is your sleeping schedule out of whack? This fun website calculates exactly when you need to go to sleep and wake up in order to get a good night’s sleep.

Boredom

MapCrunch Go on an adventure without leaving your home — because you can't! This site plops you down in a random location on the globe, and all that's left to do is explore.
List of Conspiracy Theories Get sucked down the dark rabbit hole of the internet that will have you denying history and wearing tinfoil hats. Wikipedia’s list of conspiracy theories will have you scrolling for ages!
This Person Does Not Exist If AI and deep-fakes fascinate you, this is a website that will either make you very excited, or give you nightmares about whether ‘The Matrix’ is real, and if you, at some point in your life, took the blue pill instead of the red one. Either way, the website generates fake people using GAN (or generative adversarial networks), and displays them to you. You can refresh the page to see a different face. Also, if this interests you, you might also like:
This Cat Does Not Exist. You know, because why stare at human faces when you can look at cats instead.
The Useless Web Want to see what the Internet truly has to offer? Take a peek at The Useless Web to see what truly is out there.
Not Always Right Had a bad day at work? Did that one annoying, pesky customer or client who just wouldn’t shut up tried to give you a hard time, and succeeded? Then this website is just perfect for you! It’s a collection of stories about customers who just don’t know when to shut up.
Zoom Quilt If you're looking to be hypnotized, then check out this site, which is basically a picture that infinitely zooms in to reveal new pictures.

Just for fun

Tickld is your go-to spot for anything humorous and funny, for anything that’s really cool and interesting, or stuff that’s just plain WTF.
Paper Toilet Just because stores are sold out of toilet paper doesn't mean you have to live without. This site features some interactive TP that you can roll up or down.
The Passive-Aggressive Password Machine Type a password (real or fake) into this site and it'll shade you for how much it sucks.
CoolThings is a collection of cool things. From entertainment, to gadgets, to even toys and inventions, there is bound to be something here that will interest you.
This Is Why I Am Broke This is a great website for discovering new gift ideas which are distinct. The products range from a few dollars to a few thousand. There’s something for everyone here.
PostSecret is a very interesting website. Visitors are encouraged to send in anonymous postcards on which they write their secrets. There are all sorts of secrets on all kinds of postcards, and the variations make this a really interesting project. However, be warned – these secrets are very real… and very heavy.
NOIYS – Post, read, forget is a place to post an anonymous note to be viewed by many people, only to be deleted within 24 hours. It’s the perfect website for venting anonymously and not worry about the consequences, as it will be deleted within a day. The best part (or maybe worst) is that strangers can reply to your note, too. That way, you can have a running conversation with a complete stranger.
Scream Into the Void Take your outrage about our current situation (or any problem in your life) and throw it into the void. Just type out your feels and then click the "Scream" button, which does exactly what you think it does.

And lastly...

Dildo Generator Welcome, good citizens of the web, to my favorite site of all time. It's right in the name: You can generate a custom dildo by length, width, base, contours, and so many more variables. Things get wild pretty fast.
Eyebleach Did you see something on the internet that was just too scary? Or just need to get it out of your head? Click on Eyebleach to be fed adorable pictures of puppies, kitties, or babies!