Codify Art

07/09/2020

Sharina Gordon will be giving a digital workshop and conversation this Friday with the The Gatekeepers Collective!

Join us this Friday July 10 at 7pm for a conversation about Pronouns in the Q***r community. This conversation will be facilitated and led by Social Justice Educator Sharina Gordon . Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/484876597?pwd=bmUvRnlCb09OckRNcTFFbkd2RE9PUT09

06/20/2020

Last week, each Codify member took over Instagram for one day to help fundraise for a QTBIPOC (Q***r, Trans, Black, Indigenous, People of Color) organization of their choice. We are overjoyed to share that we and our community raised $9,398 collectively for the Okra Project, F2L Relief Fund, Emergency Relief Fund, FIERCE, and Snap4Freedom. We are FLOORED by the outpouring of support. We have even had commitments of recurring donations! Thank you to everyone who has already donated.

We are only $602 away from making it to $10,000 and we would love to continue supporting these efforts. Can you help us make it to ? In addition to individual gifts, we encourage you to consider a recurring donation of any amount over time. After all, the revolution is a marathon not a sprint. Click on the blog post to donate to the cause of your choice. Be sure to let us know the amount of your donation so we can ensure we meet our

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Dear Codify community,  Happy Juneteenth! Today we commemorate the liberation of Black folx who were enslaved in the U.S. On June 19, 1865, Union army General Gordon Granger announced federal orders to free enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas—a full two and a half years after the Ema

06/05/2020

I’ve been battling with my mental health for a long fu***ng time.

What I thought would be a mostly linear journey (albeit with some jerky hairpins), really turned out to be more of an upward spiral. I come back to certain issues to expose yet another layer, yet another layer... healing has become a beautiful unraveling.

I dive into writing for an outlet. In 2017 I transformed my journal scribbles into a zine called “searching for a home that holds all of me”, filled with prose poetry and text illustrations. This would be the first in my series on

NB POC and white folks: I encourage you to continue matching my $50 donation to if you have the means. In the PayPal memo, write Nina Pop or Tony McDade Fund so the $$ goes to connecting Black Trans folks with Black therapists.

Black folks: I love y’all/us something fierce. Let’s unravel the world to create anew.

- .sharina

06/04/2020

In social worker Micalah Webster’s words “I’ve seen a lot on my timeline and all over the internet resources for non-Black POC and white folks looking to learn, act, and support during this time. However, when I wanted to find resources for my own healing there was a noticeable gap. I wanted to make something for my family, friends, and colleagues that are hurting and looking for support too”

Checkout Micalah’s tinyurl.com/ResourcesForBlackHealing for self care/healing strategies, how to cope with racial stressors and many mental health resources.

🎨: “Home is Within You” (2020)

06/04/2020

I just donated $50 to - who can match me?

started the Nina Pop and the Tony McDade Mental Health Recovery Funds to connect Black Trans folx with Black therapists. Go to PayPal.me/theokraproject to send $$ with the memo of Nina Pop & TonyMcDade Funds. Once you donate, post your receipt and tag and .sharina so we can see how much our community has raised collectively! Swipe to see the press release and personal donation receipts. Please note that Nyla Sampson is Okra Projects Financial Advisor.

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06/04/2020

Hey y’all! .sharina here and I’ll be taking over the account today to share much needed resources on wellness for Black folks and where you can donate to support such efforts. Stay tune!

Back in 2015 I was thrilled to model for fellow Codify member We Are Bulletproof campaign. In his words ““We are Bullet Proof” is a project I started in 2015 after the murder of all the many many Black Souls at the hands of the police. We are still angry. We are still protesting. We are still strong. All Black Lives Still Matter.”

***rlivesmatter

03/06/2020

Join Codify Art in celebrating Womxn's History Month! We're excited to highlight q***r cis women of color, trans women of color and non-binary femmes of color who make art that moves us all month long. Get ready for aka the grand dame of science fiction. Butler, author of Kindred & the Parable Series, was a Hugo Award, Nebula Award and MacArthur Genius Grant recipient. ⠀
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03/04/2020

Join Codify Art in celebrating Womxn's History Month! We're excited to highlight q***r cis women of color, trans women of color and non-binary femmes of color who make art that moves us all month long. We're kicking off Womxn's History Month with , a Black poet and community organizer based in Providence, RI. Xyr work can be found in Glass Poetry Press, POETRY magazine, and The BreakBeat Poets Vol. 2: Black Girl Magic anthology. ⠀
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03/01/2020

Missed seeing your fav Black QT artist on our list? Tag them and any other QTPOC artists that we should know below! ***rhistorymonth ***rart ***rart ***rblackhistory

02/29/2020

We are ending the blaq***r history month series with . Let them know that you appreciate their work! Like and Share! Thank you so much for following along this February! ***rhistorymonth ***rart ***rart ***rblackhistory

02/29/2020

Our blaq***r history month series continues with Let them know that you appreciate their work! Like and Share! ***rhistorymonth ***rart ***rart ***rblackhistory

02/28/2020

We're excited to share .seye for Blaq***r History Month. Follow them and share their work! ***rhistorymonth ***rart ***rart ***rblackhistory