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New section: Plus Size Activewear

by Jenny Bruso

on Feb 12, 2019June 14, 2019

For all seasons! Up to 6x! READ NOW xo

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Reposted from @unlikelyhikers: Dear community, Unlikely Hikers has always believed out loud that #blacklivesmatter. I am committed to speaking up, but passing the mic feels most important. For the next couple of weeks, this platform will be dedicated to centering Black voices, anti-racist allyship and the revolution. All content outside of this feels like a distraction. . –Our podcast episode tomorrow has been postponed. New date will be announced later. . –All profits from Unlikely Hikers merch for the *entire* month of June will be donated to various bail out funds: jennybruso.com/shop . –I am saving all of the statements of support from outdoor brands, orgs and agencies for accountability. Keep DMing them to me. You can find them in the “Accountability” highlight. It is imperative that we have expectations beyond a one-time Instagram post. What do we want next? . –Please keep UH in mind as a platform to amplify any efforts pertaining to these issues. . Follow: . @mspackyetti @rachel.cargle @thegreatunlearn @ijeomaoluo @laylafsaad @mvmnt4blklives @blackvisionscollective @theconsciouskid @ihartericka @nowhitesaviors . I will be creating “follow” lists frequently. Who would you like to see listed? Tag them in the comments. And, of course, we want to uplift Black outdoorists! . ❤️ @jennybruso, founder of UH, co-conspirator for the revolution ✊ . #defundpolice #defendblacklife #blacktranslivesmatter #ninapop #tonymcdade #georgefloyd #breonnataylor #ahmaudarbery #ericgarner #icantbreathe #nojusticenopeace #diversifyyourfeed #diversifyoutdoors

Taking care of yourself might feel like a tall order right now, but I want to urge you to at least take breaks from social media and the news. For a few hours here and there, take some space from your screens. The news will still be there. Taking breaks doesn’t mean you are avoiding or hiding from what is going on in the world. Our brains are not designed to receive this much information so fast and it can cause us to shut down, avoid and shame spiral. It can also create digestive problems, cardiovascular symptoms and messed up sleep cycles. Currently, I’m experiencing all of this along with shortness of breath, muscle spasms that feel like my chest and back are playing tug-of-war with each other and painful tension from the shoulders up. Taking breaks can actually help us retain information better, which will help us show up better. The current cultural climate cannot afford us shutting down and retreating. I specifically say this to white people. I wrote about social media boundaries in a past advice column for @sisumagazine. Linked in the “writing” story highlight. Here are a few: . – Turn OFF all push notifications. You don’t need to know the very second a single person engages with your accounts. –Create boundaries and stick to them as best as you can. What if you only went on from 9am-9pm? Work on shrinking that window, or break it up into blocks, like 10am-1pm and 4pm-7pm. –Set a timer for scrolling. Even 5 minutes will feel like a lot of time when you schedule it. –Try leaving your phone in another room when you don’t need it. This is a great practice when eating meals or spending time with others. How often do you go on your phone just because it’s within reach? . #unlikelyhikers #mybodytookmehere #fatandoutdoorsy #gritandguts #sisumagazine

Content Warning: racism, police brutality, transphobia, misogyny . . . Tony McDade. There is very little media coverage and what does exist paints him in a light that sympathizes with the cops who murdered him. He was unarmed despite efforts to cover that up. A witness at the scene said the police pulled up, hopped out of their cars and just started shooting with no “freeze” or “hands up.” . Tony McDade was a transmasculine person who used he/him pronouns. He was a man. News reports are misgendering him and calling him by his given name with his chosen name in quotes like who he was in the world wasn’t valid. Like he, himself, was just quotes around a name. So often we lean hard on a victim’s achievements as a way of proving their right to live or even to respect. The way we’ve talked about Christian Cooper is a really good example of that. Tony McDade had plenty of troubles and none of them meant that he deserved to die in this way, or that he doesn’t deserve to have the same national outrage over his death. Black trans people live at even more intersections for harm and injustice. Hate crimes against Black LGBTQIA people don’t get the national public outcry that cis and/or heteronormative Black people do. SAY HIS NAME. It is possible Tony was counting on the police to murder him, but that’s speculation. Still, this possibility is rife with all of the problems at hand. Action: I acknowledge this isn’t enough. I’ve been sleuthing for hours now and can’t find anything. I pieced these resources together. I’ll update with more as/if I find them. 1. Call and email the mayor and Leon County Attorney and say the following: “I want justice for the murder of Tony McDade. I demand the prosecution of the officers involved. This is a racist hate crime and an abuse of power.” . Mayor: John E. Dailey - 850-891-2000 - mayor@talgov.com . Leon County Attorney: Chasity H. O'Steen - 850.606.2500 - OSteenC@leoncountyfl.gov . 2. Sign the change.org petition linked in my stories. I question the efficacy of these things, but it’s something. . 3. Tallahassee PD: @tallypd . 4. Post about Tony! . #tonymcdade #blacklivesmatter #blacktranslivesmatter #justicefortonymcdade

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