Lifestyle
Miscellaneous references for living!
Self-Care Reads
Some articles on specific health and self-care topics.
- How to Have Closer Friendships (and Why You Need Them)
- Dear Therapist: The Pandemic Has Changed My Relationship With My Therapist
- We All F*ck Up: The Importance of Loving Yourself Even When You Disappoint Yourself
- You’re Only In Your Twenties, It’s Not Too Late to Start Over When A Best Friendship Fails You, Why Is It So Hard To Break Up?
- Photographs and Interviews with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Older Adults
Antiracist Resources
Some antiracist resources to refer.
- Organizing Resources (Google Doc) | A growing collection of resources on aspects and elements of social change.
- Anti-Racism Resource Guide (Google Doc) | This anti-racist resource guide was crafted amidst the anger of the latest black body turned hashtag #AhmaudArbery. It is consistently being updated to address the current climate of our country and the personal growth needed to sustain this life-long journey.
- Resources related to decolonization (Google Doc) | This is a list of resources that are related to decolonization: developing a shared understanding of the basics (a primer), and in particular related to economic impacts, and also including current/ongoing efforts and leaders.
- Black Lives Matter Resources | This toolkit was created to collate, condense and share the lessons we have learned in ensuring that our direct actions are centered on healing justice.
- Kimberlé Crenshaw: The urgency of intersectionality (TED Talk) / on Intersectionality, More than Two Decades Later
- Angela Davis: Dropbox of works as PDFs
- JUSTICEscape | The nomenclature and discourse of JUSTICEscape rebuffs euphemisms while stipulating that Black Lives Matter and advocating for the place-keeping of cultural spaces. Learning resources and recommended media.
- Land Reparations & Indigenous Solidarity ToolKit | This is a brief guide for Resource Generation members and other folks with access to land to support in education and resource sharing around land reparations.
- National Resource and Education Tool | PB-Resources is a collection of resources including media, tips, and donation funds.
- Stand With BLM | Learn about the injustices black people face, donate to organizations, and spread awareness.
Sustainability Resources
Resources focused on sustainability and other environmental links.
- Sacred Cow | Sacred Cow probes the fundamental moral, environmental and nutritional quandaries we face in raising and eating animals.
- Anthropocene | ‘The Anthropocene’ is a term that is increasingly used to define a new planetary epoch: one in which humans have become the dominant force shaping Earth’s bio-geophysical composition and processes.
- 100 companies are responsible for most of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions | Know them.
- Project Drawdown Solutions | Project Drawdown conducts an ongoing review and analysis of climate solutions—the practices and technologies that can stem and begin to reduce the excess of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere.
- Decolonizing Conservation Reading List | Reading material on colonial, white supremacist, and imperialist roots of biodiversity conservation.
- Climate Positive Design Resources | As designers of the built environment, let’s help ensure the future of our planet by reducing carbon footprints and increasing sequestration.
- Ethical Resources | A platform to make discovering ethical alternatives to products quick, easy and collaborative.
- La Via Campesina | Learn about food sovereignty as a way to promote social justice and dignity and strongly oppose corporate driven agriculture that destroys social relations and nature.
Life, Death, and Taxes
What it says on the tin!
- Debts and Deceased Relatives | What to do with debt once a relative dies.
- California State Controller's Office: Unclaimed Property / Unclaimed Money from the Government / National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators | Collect unclaimed money from “unclaimed” property/old jobs.
- Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations | Pay property taxes to Tribal Nations instead of your state government.
- Dad, how do I? / Mom, how do I? | Youtube how-to channels on lifestyle and living.
- How to Make a Will Online / How to Make a Living Will | How to create a will.
- How to Ship your Own Packages from Home | How to ship packages from your own home using paypal.
- Stay Home, Take Care | Activities, recommendations, and ideas to help you stay in and take care of yourself and others.
Portfolio + Resume Resources
Portfolio and resume resources for job-hunting.
- I need a Resume | Simply enter your information and make a beautifully formatted resume in seconds for free.
- CakeResume | Drag and drop resume snippets to build an impressive online resume in minutes.
- Resume Builder | A free resume builder that lets you create a professional resume in minutes.
- Adobe Portfolio | Build portfolio websites with a Creative Cloud account.
- That Portfolio Book | This online, audio, and video book will help you learn how to create a successful portfolio.
Donations for Charities and Causes
Places to donate. [under construction]