Oh wow, TGIF.
It’s Feel Good Friday, so let’s dive on in!
It was a great week for Indigenous activism, abortion rights in the states, resurgence of old cat videos and videos of musicians doing things.
And there’s more where that came from!
Get ready and get feeling good. Let the reading being!
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New school to open in Attawapiskat! It’s been 14 years since the elementary school was condemned for toxic contamination, so the excitement is growing!
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The Survivors Totem Pole hit its $15,000 goal and will be raised in Fall 2014!
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This looks like a cool opportunity for young adults committed to social and environmental justice.
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Guatemalan court ruled in favour of Indigenous people over Goldcorp Mining. No permits without consultation.
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Want to help out in Detroit? You can now pay someone’s water bill online thanks to two amazing women.
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Speaking of Detroit, the Detroit Water Department was handed back to the Mayor’s office.
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Don’t care about sports, but want to join in? Go team Sportball!
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Access to abortion in Massachusetts just got a little safer with the clinic protection legislation.
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Great review of Monia Mazigh’s new book ‘Mirrors and Mirages’.
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I’m so glad the Collective Soul Cat video is making the rounds again.
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Good long read on why the headdress as a fashion accessory needs to be stopped. Featuring A Tribe Called Red’s Bear Witness!
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People are pretty excited that Cosmo is now incorporating lesbian sex tips. However, when someone actually tried them, the results were just as terrible as always.
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Great op-ed by Harsha Walia on tent city happening in Vancouver, B.C.
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New Janelle Monae video! Yay!
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A UFC fighter dropped his pants to support gay marriage.
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Mississippi abortion law was ruled unconstitutional because it would cause undue burden on abortion rights. (However, the ruling does have some down sides. Just read those parts on Monday though.)
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Hahaha! Watch The Roots react to the 50 Shades of Grey trailer… which has a monster in it.
- New online arts school for girls launched by Kim Gordon, Yoko Ono, Courtney Love (and others).
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Growing movement of Indigenous groups in the U.S. are legalizing gay marriage — even though some of those states have banned it.
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This video of DMX on an amusement park ride is everything.
- Reading list/book club alert: New children’s book series highlights queer families of colour
Need more? Check out the rest of our Feel Good Fridays here.
Kaitlin McNabb is rabble’s news and books coordinator. She once won the Ugliest Fish trophy at a fishing derby. Follow her on twitter @kaitlinmcnabb
Photo: flickr/JD Hancock
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