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@affecttheverb.com
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Affect is a grassroots disabled-led movement to amplify multiply marginalized people of color and advocate for disability justice.

We run Disabled And Here and the Community Care Awards.

http://affecttheverb.com

Based in PDX.
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thellpsx.bsky.social
llps.substack.com/p/alice-wong.... what is remembered lives. @pipagaopoetry.bsky.social and me wrote our assess off on our Crips for eSims memory song for our beloved @sfdirewolf.bsky.social . #AliceForever
Alice Wong was Crips for eSims for Gaza, and Everything to Us
by Jane Shi and Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
llps.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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elea.fyi
With many people covering Alice’s impact and legacy, the Alice Wong I want to remember is the woman behind all the bodies of work. The super blunt, funny, and empathetic human that I was able to be friends with for a little while.

bits.elea.fyi/alice/
Photo of me (an Asian genderfluid person in my long hair femme days) alongside Alice (an Asian woman wearing a BiPAP mask and sitting in her power wheelchair). We are both smiling at the camera. Alice and I sit outside a cafe and smile for the camera. Alice (an Asian woman) has a BiPAP machine and a power wheelchair while I (a genderfluid Asian person in my long ombré red hair days) am leaning towards her awkwardly in my travel mobility scooter.
November 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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ashantifortson.com
Heartbroken to learn of Alice’s passing. I looked up to her immensely, and I was so grateful for her patience, grace, creativity, & insight as a collaborator. I will miss her fierce kindness & her sharp wit so very much.

I drew this portrait of us in 2021 for CommunityAsHome. Rest in power, Alice.
Illustrated portrait of Alice Wong and Ashanti Fortson, surrounded by dreamy purple clouds and shooting stars.
November 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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elea.fyi
This is the GoFundMe that will support Alice’s family and ongoing projects: www.gofundme.com/f/alice-wong...
Donate to Help Alice Stay In Community, organized by yomi wrong
Our comrade, friend, collaborator and fierce Tiger Mischief Maker, Alice Wong, needs us. A… yomi wrong needs your support for Help Alice Stay In Community
www.gofundme.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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elea.fyi
For those not on Instagram, here is the statement from Alice Wong’s family:
Screenshot of Alice’s Instagram post. It has a statement from Alice’s family, reading: “"Alice Wong passed away on Friday, November 14th at UCS Hospital due to an infection. She was 51 years old. Alice lived in San Francisco and grew up in Indiana. Alice was the daughter to Henry and Bobby. The elder sister to Emily and Grace. The cat mom to Bert and Ernie, and a dear friend to many. She will be remembered as being a fierce luminary in disability justice, a brilliant writer, editor and community organizer. Her work can be found at Disability Visibility Project. As we mourn the incomprehensible loss of Alice, we share the words she gifted us with from her memoir, Year of the Tiger. "The real gift any person can give is a web of connective tissue. If we love fiercely, our ancestors live among and speak to us through these incandescent filaments glowing from the warmth of memories." We would like to invite her friends, community, and her many fans to contribute to Alice's GoFundMe to continue the legacy of her work." The caption for the image clarifies that it was posted by Sandy Ho.
November 15, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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elea.fyi
Alice’s obituary: archive.is/oxA7l

Shared through Archive.is so we don’t have to support fascist-loving publications.
archive.is
November 15, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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seemiaroll.bsky.social
My statement from @americanprogress.bsky.social on disability justice activist, author, MacArthur fellow, and cyborg oracle Alice Wong.
"Alice Wong, a proud Asian American and disabled woman, transformed the disability justice movement by insisting that disabled stories, disabled joy, and disabled futures mattered. Through her fearless advocacy and storytelling, she made sure millions of disabled people could not be ignored. Alice was known as the cyborg oracle in the disability community, challenging systems that devalued disabled lives while expanding the movement by emphasizing dignity and collective care. As a disabled ancestor, her legacy will forever shape the community.”
November 15, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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elea.fyi
I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.

Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Alice Wong on Instagram: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it ...
423 likes, 73 comments - alicatsamurai on November 14, 2025: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the t...
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November 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
affecttheverb.com
Last in Disabled And Here’s T4T with Pride series is LP: “…trans Pride means trusting yourself. I don’t think I would have been able to survive Long COVID if I didn’t…see myself deserving of care, and trust that I am fully capable of asserting myself.”

affecttheverb.com/2025/lp-inte...
A masked non-binary Filipino person looks at the camera neutrally while sitting in a plant shop with his arm resting atop his forearm crutch. He has glasses, hair cut short and blunt save for a purposely wavy long strand, and is dressed in a large loose fit shirt, long shorts, and socks with clogs. A disabled non-binary Filipino person looks at his skateboard while doing a one foot pickup. The board forms an x as it’s mid-air in front of the person’s forearm crutch.
November 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Today in Disabled And Here T4T with Pride, meet lucky: “For me, trans pride means I’m existing despite it all!!! I am loving deeply and getting as free as I can each day, because that’s what I need, want, and deserve.”

affecttheverb.com/2025/lucky-i...
A non-binary Black person sits with their hands folded, gazing contemplatively at the camera. They have a trans flag bandana, glasses, a holographic rainbow face mask, and split dye ombré blonde and blue locs.
October 30, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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mskellymhayes.bsky.social
I was interviewed by my friend @shaneburley.bsky.social about Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Activists in Crisis. "Refusing to give up in apocalyptic times is an act of love, and in some ways, it’s an act of faith — it’s about making a commitment to what’s sacred to us."
The World Is Falling Apart. In a New Book, Activists Help Us Piece It Together.
“Sometimes we rescue each other with words,” says organizer Kelly Hayes, discussing her powerful new anthology.
truthout.org
October 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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elea.fyi
This Disabled And Here series was NOT brought to you by COVID, which waylaid me from publishing for months, and which took out our original photographer for the shoot. But! We were masked onsite and using air purifiers and the COVID that got me came about 2+ weeks after.
affecttheverb.com Affect @affecttheverb.com · Oct 23
We’re finally back with new Disabled And Here content! Today, Nocturne Paradox kicks off our T4T with Pride series: affecttheverb.com/2025/nocturn...
A masked non-binary Black person wears sunglasses indoors and lies back on stacks of throw pillows. They have space buns, a tank that says Pro-Black Anti-Bullshit, a plaid skirt, and a pink cane resting on a watermelon pillow next to them.
October 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
affecttheverb.com
We’re finally back with new Disabled And Here content! Today, Nocturne Paradox kicks off our T4T with Pride series: affecttheverb.com/2025/nocturn...
A masked non-binary Black person wears sunglasses indoors and lies back on stacks of throw pillows. They have space buns, a tank that says Pro-Black Anti-Bullshit, a plaid skirt, and a pink cane resting on a watermelon pillow next to them.
October 23, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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equitableforall.com
Every single time Chantal tries to educate folx about how ableism and fascism are interconnected, defensiveness abounds galore so many of you could benefit from this Pay-What-You-Can virtual Disability Justice training, featuring @talilalewis.bsky.social: www.healthjusticecommons.org/fall-politic...
October 8, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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lydiaxzbrown.com
Let me preface this by stating up front that language is not the most urgent or important issue facing any of us, ever. And, at the same time, language shapes/is shaped by culture, politics, and power.

That said, I've had many thoughts brewing for a while about the terms "AuDHD" and "neurospicy."
August 12, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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blackamazon.bsky.social
Please look at this to see how and what may affect you and the time frame .

It is awful but there is time and use this to pressure who ever needs to be pressured
July 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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sassy0210.bsky.social
Opal Lee spearheaded a campaign that included walking from Fort Worth to Washington D.C. and an online petition that garnered over 1.6 million signatures, ultimately contributing to President Biden signing Juneteenth into law in 2021. ♥️
June 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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angryblacklady.blacksky.app
MY NEW COLUMN:

For centuries, the Texas government has weaponized different laws to control and exploit Black women’s bodies—first through slavery, then through Jim Crow segregation, and now through abortion restrictions that disproportionately harm and control the lives of Black women.
For Black Women in Texas, Juneteenth’s Promise of Freedom Remains Unrealized
State control over reproduction in Texas didn't end with slavery in 1865. Today’s draconian abortion laws and bounty hunts keep Black women in reproductive enslavement.
rewirenewsgroup.com
June 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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broadwaybabyto.bsky.social
Thailand urging holiday travellers to wear masks in the wake of the latest Covid variant Nimbus (nicknamed razor blade throat).

We’re starting to see more & more media outlets discuss masking… which is highly unusual given they’ve been driving the “it’s over” narrative for years.

Respirators work!
New Covid variant hits holiday hotspot as public told to wear masks and get jabs
Holidaymakers have been urged to follow health measures after a spike in Covid infections
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
June 3, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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elea.fyi
Lots of things have been heavy, so I’m flipping the script and shooting a trans-centered Disabled And Here series to carve out some space for peace, joy, and Pride.

Any help spreading the word would be fantastic. 💜
affecttheverb.com Affect @affecttheverb.com · Jun 3
Calling Portland-based disabled trans and gender nonconforming BIPOC! What are you doing June 26? Disabled And Here is looking for participants to photograph and interview for our T4T with Pride series.

affecttheverb.com/dah/call
Poster proclaiming, “Disabled and Here open call: T4T with Pride photoshoot.” Three masked BIPOC are strolling in colorful outfits, including an Indigenous person in ice-pack waist trainers, a Black person in a rainbow dress with a walker, and a Latinx person with a cane. At the bottom, “get details” and “apply” prompts point to a URL: affecttheverb.com/dah/call.
June 3, 2025 at 8:41 PM
affecttheverb.com
Calling Portland-based disabled trans and gender nonconforming BIPOC! What are you doing June 26? Disabled And Here is looking for participants to photograph and interview for our T4T with Pride series.

affecttheverb.com/dah/call
Poster proclaiming, “Disabled and Here open call: T4T with Pride photoshoot.” Three masked BIPOC are strolling in colorful outfits, including an Indigenous person in ice-pack waist trainers, a Black person in a rainbow dress with a walker, and a Latinx person with a cane. At the bottom, “get details” and “apply” prompts point to a URL: affecttheverb.com/dah/call.
June 3, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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unbreaking.org
Hi! We just released three new pages. First up, we break down the devastating defunding of medical research in the US, including grant terminations and delays representing nearly $5B in funding losses, cuts to future funding, and attacks on training programs: unbreaking.org/issues/medic...
Medical Research Funding — Unbreaking
How the administration is breaking the government, and what that means for all of us.
unbreaking.org
May 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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sfdirewolf.bsky.social
Mask up NOW

“A new COVID variant, known as NB.1.8.1, has made landfall in the United States, and it's more transmissible than other variants.”

www.huffpost.com/entry/the-mo...
A New COVID Variant Is Here, And It's More Transmissible — Here Are The Signs And Symptoms
A new COVID variant, known as NB.1.8.1, has made landfall in the United States, and it's more transmissible than other variants.
www.huffpost.com
May 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM