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These are the photos of the Louisiana flood the media hasn’t shown you. 

The situation is devastating. 

thechanelmuse

It’s been raining every damn day over there. Twelve days of storms…and counting. Two feet of rain in less than 72 hours. They said the water came up so fast…

onlyblackgirl

Is the government doing anything? Sending boats in to help? Anything?

fairylightsandstardust

I’ve heard mostly about private citizens helping each other or businesses matching donations to the red cross. I don’t know if I haven’t heard about the government helping because me and the fam didn’t need to be rescued or because they are doing the minimum to help

fairylightsandstardust

So I know I just reblogged this but I’d just thought I’d let those not in Louisiana know that it’s raining again

thechanelmuse

The rain isn’t gonna let up until next Sunday. Plus the high humidity…That shit is insane. 

Here’s a list of organizations that are seeking resources and/or donations:

IN-PERSON DONATIONS

NEW ORLEANS, METAIRIE and KENNER

Second Harvest Food Bank

  • Accepting: Nonperishable food items such as canned vegetables, canned fruit, canned meat, soups, stews, beans, chili, peanut butter, pasta, rice, breakfast cereal and shelf-stable milk. Cleaning supplies such as bleach, disinfectants, sponges, gloves, trash bags and scrub brushes.
  • Where to donate: Second Harvest Food Bank at 700 Edwards Ave., Elmwood
  • When: 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday

United Way of Southeast Louisiana

  • Accepting: Buckets, bleach, cleaning detergent, mops, Shockwave for mold, mops, brooms, paper towels, large garbage bags, rubber gloves, masks, scrub brushes, scouring pads, sponges, air freshener, toiletries, hand sanitizer, shampoo, conditioner, bar soap, hand soap, adult diapers, disposable razors, shaving cream, toilet paper, diapers for babies, baby wipes, baby food, baby formula, sippy cups and bottles, pet cages, kennels, leashes, collars, pet food, cat litter, bottled water, nonperishable food items and school supplies
  • Where to donate: Weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 2515 Canal St., New Orleans, or weekdays from 10 a.m to 3 p.m. at 411 West Coleman Ave., Hammond

Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office

  • Accepting: Clean, usable clothing in all sizes. Underwear should be in original packaging. All clothing should be bagged or boxed.
  • Where to donate: 819 S. Broad St.
  • When: Normal business hours

Zeus’ Rescues, which is hosting more than 60 animals that have been evacuated from flooded areas.

  • Accepting: Cat carriers, clay littler, square litter boxes, canned cat  and kitten food.
  • Where to donate: 4601 Freret Street
  • When: Between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Various New Orleans businesses

  • Accepting: Blankets, bedding, feminine hygiene products, diapers, baby wipes, cleaning supplies, pet food, pet crates and pet bedding.
  • Where to donate: Church Alley Coffee Shop & The Good Shop, 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.; Dashing Bicycles, 1234 N. Broad St.; Balance Yoga, 120 S. Cortez St.; Solo Espresso, 1301 Poland Ave.; Dirty Coast, 5631 Magazine St. and 2121 Chartres St.; Dancing Grounds, 3705 St. Claude Ave.; Rouler, 601 Baronne St.; The Stacks, inside the Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St.; Buff Beauty Bar, 720 Carondelet St.; Electric Expressions, 2317 Veterans Memorial Blvd., #3

New Orleans restaurants

  • Accepting: Bulk food items and water to help feed volunteers and those in the shelter at the Lamar Dixon Expo Center. Also accepting clothing and shoes in various sizes, feminine hygiene products, baby wipes, toiletries, diapers, garbage bags, coloring books and children’s toys. The group is also working with the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank.
  • Where to donate: Langlois, 1710 Pauger St.; Sylvain, 626 Chartres St.; Meauxbar, 942 N. Rampart St.; Barrel Proof, 1201 Magazine St.; Cavan, 3607 Magazine St.

Treo and Finn McCool’s Irish Pub

  • Accepting: Nonperishable foods and basic needs items
  • Where to donate: Treo, 3835 Tulane Ave., and Finn McCool’s Irish Pub, 3701 Banks St.
  • When: Business hours through Wednesday

Junior League of New Orleans

  • Accepting: Diapers in all sizes, feminine hygiene products and gift cards in $20 amounts for Target and Wal-Mart
  • Where: Junior League of New Orleans Headquarters, 4319 Carondelet St.
  • When: 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday

City of Kenner

  • Accepting: New and unused toiletries, feminine hygiene products and baby needs like wipes, diapers and formula
  • Where: 1905 24th St., Kenner
  • When: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 16, through Friday, Aug. 19

Caroline Fayard for US Senate New Orleans Office

  • Accepting: Nonperishable food items, blankets, bedding, feminine hygiene products, diapers, formula, baby food, baby wipes, cleaning supplies and pet food
  • Where to donate: 4327 Canal St.
  • When: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday

Crescent City Farmers Market

  • Accepting: Canned food, water, cleaning supplies and toiletries.
  • Where to donate: All week at the main office at 200 Broadway St.; Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Uptown Square, 200 Broadway St.; Thursday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the American Can Building, 3700 Orleans Ave.; Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon at Reily Foods, 700 Magazine St.

O'Henry’s and Waitr

  • Accepting: Canned food, clothing, toiletries, bedding and any other immediate needs items
  • Where: 8859 Veteran’s Memorial Blvd., Metairie
  • When: 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. through Wednesday, Aug. 17

Magnolia Physical Therapy

  • Accepting: Nonperishable food items, toiletries and household cleaning supplies
  • Where: 5606 Jefferson Highway, Harahan; 2372 St. Claude Ave, New Orleans; and 2525 Jena St., New Orleans

QCS Logistics

  • Accepting: Bottled water, nonperishable food, baby formula, diapers, clothing, sleeping bags, toiletries and batteries
  • Where: 150James Dr. East, No. 180
  • When: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., through Thursday, Aug. 18

Jefferson Parish Parent

  • Accepting: Books, new toys, toiletries, feminine hygiene products, phone chargers, craft and school supplies, baby formula, diapers, baby wipes and unopened bottles of OTC medicines like aspirin and cough syrup. Not accepting clothing donations.
  • Where: First Look Ultrasound, 4621 W. Napoleon Ave., Ste. 205, Metairie; Flavors Snowballs and Ice Cream, 500 Vintage Dr., Kenner; Monogram Express, 2109 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie; Laser Tag of Metairie, 6801 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie; Elmwood Self Storage, 1004 S. Clearview Parkway, Elmwood; 1st Source Servall, 400 Lapalco Blvd., Suite A, Gretna; Phil’s Grill, 3020 Severn Ave., Metairie; Jefferson Auto Service, 901 Shrewsbury Road, New Orleans; Dance Innovation, 7343 Jefferson Highway, Harahan;Atonement Lutheran Church, 6500 Riverside Drive, Metairie; Kindred Studios, 5228 Magazine St., New Orleans; 5 Minute Oil Change, multiple locations across New Orleans metropolitan area

The Social Club Barbershop

  • Accepting: Water, pet supplies, nonperishable food, diapers and other baby items, clothing in various sizes, blankets, toys, toiletries, cleaning supplies and household items not including furniture.
  • Where: 3515 Melvil Dewey Drive, #104, Metairie

Triangle Roofing

  • Accepting: School supplies, pet food and pet treats.
  • Where: 563 Hickory Ave, Harahan
  • When: From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Friday, Aug. 19.

Mattingly Motors

  • Accepting: Nonperishable food items and water.
  • Where to donate: 6900 Veterans Boulevard, Metairie
  • When: From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Saturday (Aug. 20)

- Ray’s on the Avenue

  • Accepting: Disposable cameras, sunscreen, toiletries, laundry detergent, cleaning supplies and baby items.
  • Where to donate: 1139 St. Bernard Ave., New Orleans
  • When: Daily from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Chalmette Movies

  • Accepting: Clothing in all sizes
  • Where to donate: 8700 West Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette
  • When: Daily, from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Given 2 Give

  • Accepting: Toiletries, nonperishable food items, clothing, new packages of underwear in all sizes, feminine hygiene products, and baby and children’s needs, including bottles, diapers, formula and wipes.
  • Where to donate: Uniform Apparel, 1683 North Broad St., New Orleans
  • When: Through Friday, Aug. 19, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Pagoda Cafe

  • Accepting: Cleaning supplies, personal care items, baby and childcare items, bedding, toilet paper, nonperishable foods and water.
  • Where: 1430 N. Dorgenois St., New Orleans
  • When: Business hours through Saturday, Aug. 19

Cafe Reconcile

  • Accepting: Cooked meals, which they are delivering three times per week for two weeks to Baton Rouge. Deliver meals in disposable containers. Suggested dishes are chicken, beef, fish, macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes, rice, gumbo, green beans, mixed vegetables, corn, red beans, black eyed peas, bread and cookies.
  • Where: 1631 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., New Orleans
  • When: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays through Aug. 26. Drop off items between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

The Computer Geeks

  • Accepting: Non-perishable food items, new blankets and bedding, feminine hygiene products, packaged diapers, baby wipes, baby food and formula, baby supplies, pillows, bath towels, toiletries cleaning supplies, pet food, pet crates and new pet bedding. No bulk items or furniture.
  • Where: 4409 Magazine St., New Orleans
  • When: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through Friday, Aug. 19

Crescent City Clouds

  • Accepting: Dry goods, nonperishable foods, water, towels, new packages of socks and underwear.
  • Where: 4344 Earhart Blvd. Ste. C, New Orleans
  • When: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. from Monday through Friday and noon to 6 p.m. on Saturdays

New Orleans Harley-Davidson

  • Accepting: Nonperishable items, canned foods, clothing in bags or boxed and other basic needs items. They will be donated to the Red Cross.
  • Where: 6015 Airline Drive, Metairie
  • When: Business hours through Aug. 31

- Little Pnuts Toy Shoppe

  • Accepting: Children’s items including books, clothing, toys, arts and crafts supplies, coloring books and school supplies.
  • Where: 209 Harrison Ave., Suite C, New Orleans
  • When: From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sundays

Mignon Faget

  • Accepting: Canned goods, water, nonperishable food items
  • Where: 3301 Veterans Memorial Boulevard, Metairie; 3801 Magazine St., New Orleans; 7350 Jefferson Highway, Baton Rouge
  • When: Business hours through Aug. 31.

Alarm Protection Services

  • Accepting: Books, pillows, diapers, baby wipes, new toys, toiletries, feminine hygiene products, phone chargers, formula, craft supplies for kids and school supplies.
  • Where: 4440 Trenton St., Metairie
  • When: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday

Realty Point

  • Accepting: Water, clothing, bedding, toiletries and nonperishable food.
  • Where: 230 Polk St., New Orleans
  • When: From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays through Aug. 31

Urban League of New Orleans

  • Accepting: Cash donations online or the following items in-person: Clothing, new packages of underwear and socks, toiletries, nonperishable food, baby formula, baby food, disinfectant wipes, blankets, towels, wash cloths, pillows, Ziploc bags and baby bottles.
  • Where: Urban League of Greater New Orleans, 4640 S. Carrollton, New Orleans

Brown Butter

  • Accepting: Cleaning supplies, toiletries, baby care items and pet supplies.
  • Where: 231 N. Carrollton Ave., New Orleans
  • When: Through Tuesday, Aug. 23

NORTH SHORE

United Way of Southeast Louisiana

  • Accepting: Buckets, bleach, cleaning detergent, mops, Shockwave for mold, mops, brooms, paper towels, large garbage bags, rubber gloves, masks, scrub brushes, scouring pads, sponges, air freshener, toiletries, hand sanitizer, shampoo, conditioner, bar soap, hand soap, adult diapers, disposable razors, shaving cream, toilet paper, diapers for babies, baby wipes, baby food, baby formula, sippy cups and bottles, pet cages, kennels, leashes, collars, pet food, cat litter, bottled water, nonperishable food items and school supplies
  • Where to donate: Weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 2515 Canal St., New Orleans, or weekdays from 10 a.m to 3 p.m. at 411 West Coleman Ave., Hammond

Various Northshore businesses

  • Abita Roasting Co., 1011 Village Walk, Covington
  • Abita Springs Cafe, 22132 Level St., Abita Springs
  • Ain’t Life Grand Investments, 1950 N. Highway 190, Covington
  • Mugshots Grill & Bar, 300 River Highlands Blvd., Covington
  • Glory Bound Gyro Co., 500 River Highlands Blvd., Covington
  • Friends Coastal Restaurant, 407 St. Tammany St., Madisonville

Honda of Covington

  • Accepting: Basic flood relief items
  • Where: Honda of Covington, 100 Holiday Square Blvd., Covington
  • When: Between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.

Tallow Creek subdivision volunteers

  • Accepting: Cleaning supplies such as paper towels, brooms, mops, tools, mold masks and gloves plus general use items like socks, flip flops, boxes and toiletries
  • Where to donate: 755 Solomon Drive and 630 Amy Court in Covington
  • When: Between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.

Project Blessings St. Tammany

  • Accepting: Toiletries, cleaning supplies, baby items and gently used blankets
  • Where to donate: Victory Bible Church’s Faith Outreach Building, 317 W. 30th Ave., Suite B, Covington
  • When: 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

The Chimes - Covington

  • Accepting: Water, food, clothing and cleaning supplies
  • Where to donate: 19130 Rogers Lane, Covington
  • When: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Tammany Oaks Church of Christ

  • Accepting: Water, food, clothing, baby items, cleaning supplies, school supplies and uniforms.
  • Where: 3700 Highway 59, Mandeville

South Paws Veterinary Surgical Specialists

  • Accepting: Pet supplies, which will be donated to the St. Tammany Humane Society and the Tangi Animal Shelter
  • Where: 2631 N. Causeway Blvd., Mandeville

The Little Gym

  • Accepting: Gift cards to home goods stores such as WalMart, Target, Home Depot and Lowe’s
  • Where: 51 Park Place Drive, Covington and 442F Ambassador Caffery Parkway, Lafayette
  • When: Business hours through Aug. 19

Cure, Cafe Henri and Cane & Table

  • Accepting: Cash donations or nonperishable food items for Second Harvest Food Bank
  • Where: 4905 Freret St., 800 Louisa St. or 1113 Decatur St.

BATON ROUGE, LAFAYETTE and OTHER LOCATIONS

United Way of Acadiana

  • Accepting: Buckets, bleach, cleaning detergent, mops, Shockwave for mold, mops, brooms, paper towels, large garbage bags, rubber gloves, masks, scrub brushes, scouring pads, sponges, air freshener, toiletries, hand sanitizer, shampoo, conditioner, bar soap, hand soap, adult diapers, disposable razors, shaving cream, toilet paper, diapers for babies, baby wipes, baby food, baby formula, sippy cups and bottles, bottled water, nonperishable food items and school supplies. No clothing donations can be accepted.
  • Where to donate: United Way of Acadiana, 215 E. Pinhook Rd., Lafayette, LA 70501
  • When: Daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Capital Area United Way

  • Accepting: Buckets, bleach, cleaning detergent, mops, Shockwave for mold, mops, brooms, paper towels, large garbage bags, rubber gloves, masks, scrub brushes, scouring pads, sponges, air freshener, toiletries, hand sanitizer, shampoo, conditioner, bar soap, hand soap, adult diapers, disposable razors, shaving cream, toilet paper, diapers for babies, baby wipes, baby food, baby formula, sippy cups and bottles, bottled water, nonperishable food items and school supplies. 
  • Where to donate: 700 Laurel Street Baton Rouge, LA 70802

St. Charles Parish

  • Accepting: Toilet paper, hand sanitizer, tooth brushes, tooth paste, soap, shampoo, deoderant, feminine hygiene products, baby food, baby formula and bottles, diapers, wipes, buckets, mops, cleaning supplies, non-perishable foods, towels and packaged underwear
  • Where: Edward A. Dufresne Community Center, 274 Judge Edward Dufresne Parkway, Luling, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. or the Allen Arterbury Building, 14564 River Road, New Sarpy, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

St. Charles Parish Animal Shelter

  • Accepting: Cat litter, plastic litter boxes, pet food, Dawn detergent, prepaid Visa gift cards. Items will be delivered to the Lamar Dixon Expo Center.
  • Where: 921 Rue La Cannes Drive, Luling, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Baton Rouge River Center, a temporary shelter for evacuees

  • Accepting: All items must be brand new. They most require pillows, underwear, baby clothes, socks, men’s shoes, blankets and deodorant.
  • Where: 275 S. River Road, Baton Rouge

Lamar Dixon Expo Center, a temporary shelter that is also housing animals

  • Accepting: Volunteers, hay, buckets, brooms, cleaning supplies, cat litter, plastic litter boxes, pet food for dogs, cats and horses. 
  • Where: 9039 S. St. Landry, Gonzales

ReMax Synergy

  • Accepting: Water, nonperishable food items, garbage bags, cleaning supplies, wipes and rags. 
  • Where: 1904 Ormond Boulevard, Destrehan 
  • When: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Friday, Aug. 19

Lafourche Parish Animal Shelter

  • Accepting: Pet supplies and volunteers to assist with the increased number of animals as the shelter accepts those that have been evacuated from flooded areas
  • Where: 934 Highway 3185, Thibodaux

In & Out Smart Repair Stores

  • Accepting: Ziploc bags, blankets, pillows, towels, wash cloths, toiletires, water, coffee, tea, nonperishable food, new packages of underwear, gift cards, cleaning materials and tools.
  • Where: All locations in Thibodaux, Houma, New Iberia, Lafayette, Mandeville and Hammond. See map for details.

Urban League of Greater New Orleans’ Baton Rouge drop-off

  • Accepting: New packages of underwear, toothbrushes, toothpaste, deoderant, disposable razors, shaving cream and lotion
  • Where: Star Hill Church, 1400 N. Foster Drive., Baton Rouge OR the James Law Office, 830 Main St., Baton Rouge

Denicola’s Furniture & Upholstery

  • Accepting: Furniture, especially mattresses, bed-frames, kitchen tables and chairs, dressers, end tables, night stands and lamps.
  • Where: 2152 N. Foster Drive, Baton Rouge.
  • When: Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. until further notice


ONLINE DONATIONS

Red Cross 

  • Accepting donations via telephone. Call 1-800-REDCROSS or text LAFLOODS to 90999 to donate $10

Companion Animal Alliance, Baton Rouge’s city animal shelter

  • Needs: Foster homes to house pets temporarily, large bath towels, paper towels, water and food for volunteers and staff. Donations can be made online to assist with these needs by going to the organization’s website, www.CAABR.org.

NOLA Pay It Forward

  • Accepting: Greater New Orleans Foundation collecting donations to aid neighboring parishes in early relief and rebuilding efforts. Access the site here.

United Way of Southeast Louisiana

United Way of Acadiana

Capital Area United Way

Denham Springs Animal Shelter, which was devastated by the floods

  • Accepting: Donations via a GoFundMe account, which PetCo is matching dollar-for-dollar up to $50,000. The shelter also has an Amazon Wish List. By making purchases on Amazon, needed items will be sent directly to the shelter.

Tangi Humane Society, which is privately run and was devastated by the floods

Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana

Assess the Need

  • Accepting: Donations for Livingston Parish schools, 15 of which flooded. Donations can be made online by going to Assess the Need’s website. They can also be emailed to Assess the Need, PO Box 1802, Denham Springs, LA, 70727

Catholic Charities

  • Accepting: Donations to aid families in immediate and longterm needs. Accepting donations online.

Save the Children’s Gulf Coast Disaster Relief Fund

  • Accepting: Donations to help protect children and support immediate needs of families affected by flooding. They can be sent online.

Baton Rouge Area Foundation

232-HELP

  • Accepting: Donations to help purchase emergency medications, medical equipment, appliances and transportation for flood victims in 10 parishes across Acadiana. Donations can be made online.

Foundation for Louisiana

SBP

  • Accepting: Donations to assist in cleaning, gutting and rebuilding homes for those affected by the floods. They can be made online.

Lighthouse Louisiana

  • Accepting: Donations to clean up its Baton Rouge facility and repair and replace damaged items. They can be made online.

Northshore Weather Relief Fund

  • Accepting: Donations to help those affected in Tangipahoa, Washington, St. Helena and Tammany parishes. They can be made online.

Foundation EBR

Accepting: Donations to assist with cleaning and resupplying flooded East Baton Rouge Parish schools. They can be made online.


Mail Donations

United Way of Southeast Louisiana

  • What they need: Buckets, bleach, cleaning detergent, mops, Shockwave for mold, mops, brooms, paper towels, large garbage bags, rubber gloves, masks, scrub brushes, scouring pads, sponges, air freshener, toiletries, hand sanitizer, shampoo, conditioner, bar soap, hand soap, adult diapers, disposable razors, shaving cream, toilet paper, diapers for babies, baby wipes, baby food, baby formula, sippy cups and bottles, pet cages, kennels, leashes, collars, pet food, cat litter, bottled water, nonperishable food items and school supplies
  • Where to mail items: United Way of Southeast Louisiana, 2515 Canal St., New Orleans, LA 70119. Phone: 504.822.5540;  United Way of Greater New Orleans, 411 W. Coleman Ave., Hammond, LA 70403. Phone: 985.542.8680

Jefferson Parish Animal Shelter

  • What they need: Leashes, pet treats, pet food, dog toys, cash donations, temporary fosters.
  • Where to mail items: Jefferson Parish Animal Shelter, 1869 Ames Blvd., Marrero, LA 70072. Phone: 504.349.5111

Companion Animal Alliance

  • What they need: Leashes, pet treats, pet food, dog toys, cash donations, temporary fosters until transportation is available Wednesday, Aug. 17.
  • Where to mail items: Companion Animal Alliance, 2680 Progress Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70807. Phone: 225.774.7701

Capital Area United Way

  • What they need: Buckets, bleach, cleaning detergent, mops, Shockwave for mold, mops, brooms, paper towels, large garbage bags, rubber gloves, masks, scrub brushes, scouring pads, sponges, air freshener, toiletries, hand sanitizer, shampoo, conditioner, bar soap, hand soap, adult diapers, disposable razors, shaving cream, toilet paper, diapers for babies, baby wipes, baby food, baby formula, sippy cups and bottles, bottled water, nonperishable food items and school supplies.
  • Where to mail items: Capital Area United Way, 700 Laurel St., Baton Rouge, LA 70802. Phone: 225.383.2643

Junior League of New Orleans

  • What they need: Diapers in all sizes, feminine hygiene products and gift cards in $20 amounts for Target and Wal-Mart
  • Where to mail items: Junior League of New Orleans Headquarters, 4319 Carondelet St., New Orleans, LA 70115. Phone: 504.891.5845

Tangi Humane Society

  • How to mail items: The society has an Amazon Wish List. By making purchases on Amazon, needed items will be sent directly to the shelter.  

Denham Springs Animal Shelter

  • How to mail items: The shelter has an Amazon Wish List. By making purchases on Amazon, needed items will be sent directly to the shelter.

Louisiana Bobcat Refuge

  • How to mail items: The shelter has an Amazon Wish List. By making purchases on Amazon, needed items will be sent directly to the shelter.
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There is a POTENTIAL RAPIST at NYU, and I need your help in stopping him

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So for four months straight, I have been sexually harassed by a rising sophomore at NYU Tandon. He and I used to be close friends, before he decided to suddenly send me rape fantasies of actual, specific women among our mutual friends. 

The above screenshot is a post I made on FB during the months when I was still talking with him, and I was extremely furious and exhausted and broken from our interactions.

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I thought it was an odd and extremely uncomfortable joke when the NYU student first messaged me about wanting to gang rape one of his classmates, and was too emotionally exhausted to call him out for it, so I let it slide. But when he sent me another message of wanting to ballgag a mutual acquaintance of ours and force her into performing sexual acts of a degrading nature, I asked him to please stop. Instead of stopping, he immediately mocked and disregarded my request. If anything, this was the first of many, many more to come. He proceeded to send me more sexual assault scenarios, each increasingly more violent than the last. 

As our conversations developed, he would go on to send me furious rants about how he wanted to sexually and physically dominate women of color for being “race traitors” and refusing to date him, a Chinese-American, in favor of white men, and tell me that I have no right to call him out for being a misogynist because of my own relationships with white men. 

I can count at least 20 times when I both called him out on how disturbing his behaviors are and how uncomfortable and fucked up it is that he considered it to be his default state of mind to want to rape women, and also asked him to STOP SENDING ME HIS FANTASIES - except he never listened and continued to harass me. I have even told him of experiences of my own rape when I was seven-years old, in hopes that he would understand how traumatizing his messages are to me, only to have him still send me his fantasies about brutalizing the bodies of women. For Christ’s sake, not even two months ago, right before I finally cut him off, he even fucking sent me a message about wanting to throw a girl out of a window and shoot his jizz through the hole that her body makes in the glass. 

What’s worse is that throughout his life, several people have tried so hard to lead him from his dangerous path, only for him to smile & lie & promise to change to become better - 

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and then return to hurting & harassing women & trans people when nobody is looking, because he thinks himself entitled to our pain. He hates us because we refuse to have sex with him, even after he continuously sexually harasses us.  

I can’t disclose identity or release any evidence on what he has done, but I have definite screenshots of his vile nature. Actually, at the beginning of this month, while I was looking through his messages again, I found a really suspicious message of his that kept disturbing me. 

He’s described to me several times of his encounters and dates with women, and I had no reason to doubt the veracity of his accounts. In this particular message, he talked about inviting a woman to his house to watch a movie, and described a physical encounter in which he had to turn her down for sex despite her obvious lust for him. 

When I first read the message, I didn’t think too much of it - but after talking extensively with the other girls who he talked about going on dates with, and seeing rather differing accounts of his experiences and theirs, 

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(screenshots from a conversation between me and one of the girls who the NYU student went on a “date” with, and he told me that the girl had a crush on him and kept asking him out) 

I pieced things together and decided that the really suspicious message deserved a bit of investigation, only to find out that HE IS AN ACTUAL SEXUAL ASSAULTER AND HE IS A LEGITIMATE THREAT TO THE PEOPLE AROUND HIM. 

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Now I am extremely frantic and worried about the safeties of everyone on the NYU campus. So please, I need everyone’s help. 

Right here is a petition (https://www.change.org/p/nyu-tandon-school-of-engineering-i-believe-in-you?source_location=petitions_share_skip)  in which some of his victims and I ask NYU to take actions and preventive measures against this potential rapist for his repeated patterns of sexual harassment. In order for this to come to fruition however, we need to have a large amount of traction within social media. Please sign and share this petition in any venues or platforms that you can. I am planning on gathering as many signatures as I can (at least 5,000 is the goal) before sending this to NYU, along with the screenshots and a complaint file. His victim, the person who he attacked, is also planning on filing charges against him, and wishes that her identity be kept anonymous. 

It’s been at least a month since I cut him off, but I still have nightmares of him assaulting the women he mentioned like he described to me countless times, and I know that I’m unable to rest until justice happens. I will be grateful for any help in spreading this petition. 

Thank you for any support that you are able to offer. 

**NOTE. I was given permission to use these screenshots of conversations // 

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Homestuck 2.0

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I’ve been getting ready to launch a new literary theory project which goes really in-depth to talk about Homestuck and complicated academic concepts (like post-structuralism and semiotics) hopefully to make both of them more fun and accessible to understand. I’ve been thinking about making some of my posts in video format, so Homestuck 2.0 seems perfect for my project.

If you’d like to see content like this on the official Homestuck channel please follow this link to my YouTube comment and like and comment on it so that the MS Paint Adventures team can see it!

I’m going to have more information about this project coming up soon right here, and you can ask me questions on this blog or on the YouTube comment if you want more information or have any suggestions!

Thank you so much!

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i have less than $20 to my name. please help me, i’m a mentally ill indian trans woman who is working as a student with an on-campus job, so money is pretty thin. i need money to afford my medications and blood tests. i’m sorry, but please donate or signal boost.

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nica-nopal

dark matter rage has been called out multiple times on anti-Blackness for years now (since Janani and Alok formed as a duo). regardless of whether some of these were private or public, the fact that there are still lots of people who are completely unaware of how fucked up they are shows the amount of work they put into covering it all up. 

afrodyke

Both are anti black and benefit immensely off of class privilege. Tell me again about how you’re from st. louis but went to a private school that costs $20k….and isn’t anywhere near where majority of black st. louisans live.

Again, how can you critically come for white supremacy when you don’t look at the class privilege that got yall to stanford, and continues to keep yall living in a white yuppie part  of bklyn???

xcedarxsmoke

shit. so i hadn’t heard about this before. dark matter just came through tiohtià:ke (‘montreal’) to keynote culture shock at mcgill and received (obviously) a lot of validation / celebrity adoration (thanks for that wording mytongueisforked).
so, non-black poc - what are we gonna do / now what? we need to (help each other) own, acknowledge, and continually fight our anti-black shit and be critical in our relationships with one-another, and in who we (often uncritically) validate and give social capital / attention to- and the violence that perpetuates when it goes unchecked.

nica-nopal

hi, so i bolded two things in your reblog that i want to respond to. but before that, i’d like to say that if you haven’t already read this thread of comments, please do so. blackfoxx was kind enough to share her experiences with darkmatter rage. also note what bad-dominicana has pointed out: ” … [i]ts not that they dont say antiblack shit or people havent heard, its that nobody cares when black people are harmed or when they speak of said harm. thats how they stay on.”

in terms of what we (non-Black poc) do now? — for starters, what we should have done in the first place … support the experiences, critiques, and concerns expressed by Black folks. b-binaohan has already shared a caption of a tweet made by bad-dominicana regarding dark matter (x). notice that this post has only 11 notes and the tweet itself only has two likes, two retweets. if you have a twitter account you can search darkmatterrage to find this tweet and others like it (they are there) to share them w folks you know. in terms of reaching darkmatterrage and asking them to respond, they have a long history of ignoring any public critiques/ responding privately to folks who message them directly without bringing any off these concerns up to their followers/ fanbase publicly.

beyond this, i think at this point it’s important to watch out for shifting the burden back onto Black folks. on top of this, request consent to share, and be prepared to defend anyone whose experiences you do share. it’s no coincidence that (off the top of my head) three of the bloggers (all Black women) who have spoken out about dmr’s antiblackness already receive a massive amount of harassment on multiple social media platforms. 

regarding your last point, “be[ing] critical in our relationships with one-another, and in who we (often uncritically) validate and give social capital / attention to” —- the thing is, it’s a very purposeful validation. that darkmatter even got to the point of popularity they’ve reached is already a problem. they are two non-Black poc performing spoken word. their name itself appropriates a spatial metaphor derived from African Diasporic science fiction. they’ve started a group titled the spaceship, which is again appropriation, and have used their platform to speak on structures of violence—antiblackness, transmisogyny, classism & gentrification (detailed in afrodyke’s comment above)— that do not affect them, over people directly harmed. blackfoxx pointed out that dmr does direct donations to twoc orgs. but again, it’s a question of why they were even provided certain offers in the first place. they haven’t been given attention despite these things, but precisely because of them.  

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nica-nopal

dark matter rage has been called out multiple times on anti-Blackness for years now (since Janani and Alok formed as a duo). regardless of whether some of these were private or public, the fact that there are still lots of people who are completely unaware of how fucked up they are shows the amount of work they put into covering it all up. 

bad-dominicana

yup and nah for those commenting, its not that they dont say antiblack shit or people havent heard, its that nobody cares when black people are harmed or when they speak of said harm. thats how they stay on.
blackfoxx

So yeah I have been very open & public about my feelings and interactions with them. Including a sitdown I had with them over tea after the initial headbutt we had on social media. It was my understanding that now they focus more on South Asian narratives and experiences now (at least on social media) but obviously Im not at their actual events to know. Initially there were lots of issues with them hosting events & workshops in which they led discussions on antiblackness, without Blk people present. As non-Black bodies they rely on a brand of discussing Black life to build their cachet as academics & organizers. Regardless of their intentions this cant happen without engaging BLACK people who are doing that work, specifically those that are calling out their work when its a problem. They published work that was anti-black & transmisogynist in the past which I have not seen fully addressed publicly. 

They occupy a weird space because it can be difficult to call them out because of their ties. Specifically I was informed by several parties including them, they use the money they receive for speaking about antiblack transmisogyny (where our issue happened) as donations to TWoC organizations. I dont know what that looks like exactly but it can definitely freeze people out of community who have something to say about it. They do like to handle things privately, which is understandable but not how any of this works if you are want to dismantle antiblackness & be accountable for the space your body can violently take up. Especially if you accept a mantle of expertise on an experience that you do not live, that those who do learn to articulate in blood.

Specifically they were being credited by another org with the work & scholarship of several women of color, including myself, and being held up as leaders on conversations & narratives around antiblack transmisogyny. I would tweet a series of ideas, then they would tweet the same to a chorus of applause & genius. When this was brought up they said they got their content from trans women (unnamed) who they are in solidarity with. Another time there was a social media in which we were discussing antiblack transmisogyny & a white queer org asked them if they are available for booking & are available to discuss this at their event. Antiblack Transmisogyny. Neither of them are trans women or Black. After all of these things happened I stepped in as an actual body, not as a theory, and we tried to resolve it. I dont know what they are doing now. I do know they are uncomfortable and seemingly unwilling to have public accountability around any of these issues. They are people who have had a lot of access around people with very little so I think a lot of this they just simply do not get. Or perhaps they do and do not care. I can’t say.

I should say they were very positive, charming & affirming in our meeting. They seemed sincere but there were still pieces missing for me. I really dont know what to make of them nor do I know what they have been doing lately. The accountability piece will always rub me the wrong way.

But yeah, this is most of my personal experience with them. I am also in a place, unlike many others who are more vulnerable, where I just honestly do not care about having to navigate organizing scenes. It is what is.

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