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The "ATVVA Organization," or Organization of Abused, Traumatized, Veteran & Victimized Americans, an organization which would have a focus on those with full-blown PTSD or just trauma in general who aren't War Veterans- although they would be welcomed as well so they don't just have to hang around other Vets in order to be understood. There are so many with traumatizing experiences but we seem to focus exclusively on former soldiers because they've had to risk death or killed people. Which I get! I respect veterans so much just for choosing to join the Military with that thought in mind, whatever their reasons. There are Citizen Soldiers, too, though. Veterans of the Civilian World, because it's flawed and very warlike - whether you're poor & or a minority or not - and one of the problems (one that also contributes to more of these wars starting & us getting more of these brave men & women coming back to us without being whole) that causes this is that we don't focus on healing enough or giving people a chance or a place to heal, especially with like-minded individuals. If you spend any amount of time with people of any stripe, you know that not everyone outside of the military is a "Civilian," either. So! ATVVA: "Are you aft on acting to help those who've had it? Most of us want to help you."
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The "Blue Moon Foundation." Hitchhikers. Homeless. Immigrants. Refugees. Runaways. Street Performers. What'd all of these people have in common? They're all Transients. It's insulting to the separate issues of these groups of people & yet also, they all face common issues and I see no reason why there shouldn't be a group who focuses on helping all of them, ESPECIALLY because with all of them having the same lifestyle? These groups are bound to cross paths in their lives. No matter whether it's voluntary or not, we should be helping all of these groups get back on their feet - OR, if they're deadset on doing so on their own? Giving them a push through something that isn't just a Day Center or an Over-packed Shelter. You help 1 person, you help every person- and the more productive members of society we have, the more people are participatory in the economy & the better that is, not to mention we save a lot of people with insight that isn't getting anywhere from being part of perpetual homelessness and Blue Moon Foundation workers would also solve the problem of Invisible Homelessness by making it impossible to avoid- they would have the Blue Moon on patches, hats or something like that. Blue Mooners would work through direct outreach on the streets & in shelters, would at least need a High School degree & would be trained in fields like economics, finance, history, multiculturalism, psychology, sensitivity training, sociology and so on- things that would both help them with dealing with the Homeless & sharing knowledge with them & anyone who takes an interest. "The Blue Moon Foundation: Everyone deserves both help and help to help themselves, more then once in a Blue Moon- especially transients." With a Blue Moon for a logo! That's the Hitch, my friends.
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“M.D.A.T.A.” stands for Mental Disorder Awareness Through Art & is a pet project that I came up with back in 2017. It’s rather self explanatory but the way that it would work?
The organization would start with a website which would have 2 main galleries; “Disorder Art From The Disordered,” & “Disorder Art From Artists.” I & anyone else I’d choose to help would contact online artists for a start (and eventually artists encountered in real life) who’d made visual art pieces about what it’s like to have a disorders- whether they had the Disorders or not determining which Gallery the piece goes to. If they say yes, we host it. Each Gallery is split into Sub-Galleries based on types of Disorder (Anxiety, Eating, Mood, Neurodevelopmental, Personality & Psychotic Disorders) & then sliders that take you to specific Disorders.
This would help the Mentally Ill in a number of ways - 1st & most importantly, it makes the abstract ways in which Mental Illnesses can effect your moods & thoughts visual & thus, easily understandable without us having to involve ourselves in awkward conversations with people that care but around people that don’t & thus take us out of private, 1 on 1 Heart to Hearts.
This less “normalizes” since Mental Illness is a problem and more brings attention to it. We don’t just need treatment which is what everyone always pushes for but to be treated differently! We need to take our destinies into our own hands - Autism Speaks has made that abundantly clear, treating a genetic mutation as the equivalent of a disease when so many Autistic people I’ve met are some of the most empathetic, genius individuals I’ve ever met.
2nd, it gives exposure to Mentally Ill artists who are just out here to get that bread.
3rd, it gives exposure to Artists who are willing to offer solidarity or just interest to our issues.
4th, it highlights the crossover between the Mentally Ill & Artist communities, which has been something that’s existed since the dawn of time- 1 reason being less that a lot of Mentally Ill people love Art? [not that many don’t] & more that it’s something that we gravitate to because so many of us are good at so much, people are too ableist to not make us uncomfortable at work.
5th, it can bring exposure to another community where these 2 worlds intersect that I’ve always felt bad for- Absurdist, Dadaist, Street, Outsider & Weird Artists.
All 3 of these communities intersect with every other Minority community, as well- something that is NOT pointed out that often.
So, those are the main points on what & why M.D.A.T.A would exist! I’d also like for it to have a Forum, a Chatroom, a Discord, IRC Channel & a Submissions Page so that once it gets going, people can come to us instead of us going to them. It could become its own community.
Eventually, I’d like for it to become a real life organization that opens up Safe Spaces & Workshops for both Artists & the Mentally Ill, ESPECIALLY young people- I’ve noticed that Mentally Ill people, ESPECIALLY youngsters, are often preyed upon & roped into things by everyone else, minorities or not - because they have nowhere to go but the fringes which can become a self fulfilling prophecy far too quickly. They need a chance to be around both like-minded & NOT like-minded individuals in a spot that’s actually safe for them to be open about themselves & their minds, both the good & bad parts. No man is an island & no Human should have to be, Mentally Ill or not. Especially with those with Mental Disorders often being the Elephant In The Room in so called "Safe Spaces" no matter what race they are and can't be themselves- not in the sense they can't do anything but talk about commonalities instead of dicey subjects - which they need more then anyone since they're at such a huge risk of Imposters Syndrome, which makes their disorders worse, ironically!
So. All of this would make them feel more comfortable about themselves- both with other mentally ill people & people who aren't. Ableism is a multifaceted issue with a lot of shame involved. Generation Z & generations to come? The kids who are "crazy" or not, deserve that to be one that's solved. It's been long overlooked.
The logo for M.D.A.T.A as a whole? Would be a Blue Heart- because like all Minority Groups, we are both only Human & also our identity- and unlike everyone else? The ways in which we’re unique are not just Biological & Genetic but specific to the BRAIN in that way- we are truly separate even while being completely the same. Like Nas said! Half Man, Half Amazing.
The Mentally Ill used to be leaders, problem solvers, prophets, sages, story-tellers & so on in the old days. So many of our Activist, Community, Political & Revolutionary Leaders have had Mental Illnesses yet nowadays, nobody trusts us because of boxes, cliches, labels, prejudice & stereotypes - even as more and more people are developing mental illnesses and unlike every other group, our voices aren’t heard because we treat this as a purely medical problem instead of what it is - prejudice through ableism. We have e a perspective in more ways then 1 that’s completely different from everyone elses - for Objective, Personal AND Subjective Reality each. What happens to a lot of us? Our ability to identify patterns overwhelms us & we lose ourselves to becoming Conspiracy Theorists & tools of Cultists, Political & the Religious instead of what we could be doing - identifying the flaws in both of those camps, for our own & everyone elses benefit!
I made a Mentally Disordered Pride Flag, too.
Not Mentally Ill. Mentally DisorderED Pride Flag.
Blue for Coldness & Red for Warmth, both for Moods, Moodiness & Mood Swings.
Purple for Balance.
Yellow for Hallucinations, Intrusive & Strange Thoughts.
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The "Yellow Cross" Organization or "The Organization of the Yellow Cross" would be a group for people who don't want to focus on Self-Help & Self-Medication for both Mental or Physical to the deficit of going to Clinics & Hospitals! [Anti-Vaxxers & Self Diagnosed People, anyone?] Instead, they would SUPPLEMENT taking care of themselves through the help of Professionals with treating their own Bodies professionally themselves- after all, as they say in the Bible? "The Body is a Temple," & "God Made Us In "His" Image," which is hilarious that people have taken that to mean never change your body instead of being able to change it however you want but whatever.
Anyway. I've noticed that everyone, of every Culture, Nationality & Race gravitates towards the common idea of the being able to take care of your body being an important part of taking care of yourself. What I'm about to list are commonly known things but are just examples of the purpose, here. Tea soothes the Body & Mind. You can Burn wounds or overcompensate with areas at risk of infection with Alcohol. Meditation can bring you to a blank slate that clears your Mind enough for you to be able to think clearly, no matter your situation. Mind over Matter. Placebo Effect. If you're cleaned up, fresh & hygienic, you not only look good- you feel good- which gives you a better chance of being good! People can read other peoples "Auras." "Energy." "Vibes." [Body language? Subconscious or unconscious signals?]
What I've noticed is that these are all things that previous Generations have always lived by, but with the resurgence of a focus on them nowadays? (which honestly comes down to the fact so many people are so Poor & Homeless they HAVE to rely on healing themselves because they can't afford health care) The association with Hippies & the "New" Age" in the 60's & the association with Millennials & "Post-Modernism" makes Older people dismiss the ideas of Younger People, even though they're the same ideas, just with a different language with them. In addition, in a society that's Centrist & Secular as a baseline [even though it's really Conservative & Religious] People often dismiss anything that seems "Shamanistic," even though Shamanism began as a Scientific quest to understand the unknown- Old Age Mystics used the same trial & effect techniques that Modern Societies do. Just today, I was telling a friend that I believe that the folklore of herbs "casting the Spirits" out of people? Was probably just people with Mental Illness being given substances that calmed them down. Applying that to today?
Well... some people certainly need Drugs & Treatment but do we all? So much of Mental Illness in our Generation comes from people cracking due to totally justified stress in their own Personal lives or the awareness the Planet is going down the drain, not built-in Nature. So? We should live more naturally & save ourselves money as much as we can! Not for nothing but also- while Alcohol & Marijuana can definitely kill Brain Cells, blunt emotions & ruin memory, in moderation they can soothe! Party Drugs can be fun if only at Clubs & Parties, Psychedelics can open your mind. Responsible drug use & legalization, especially so we don't fill our Private Prison System with innocent people who become Career Criminals with no other easy choice.
Plus! If we allowed ourselves to study Concepts & Drugs like this Scientifically (as many in the Medical field are already doing) neithher would be half as dangerous for us, or a trap of a world that people get stuck in. They wouldn't be drowning themselves in 1 possible Cure- they'd be ABLE to CHOOSE from a variety of options!
"The Yellow Cross Organization - Don't let yourself or others cross you or each other- let's focus on Healing."
Through sheer Healthy Living, some people live to be in their 100's- still rather spry, too. How long do you think we could live, if our Society did nothing but give us Healthy Options and Big Pharma, the Ivory League, the Medical Field & Scientists were working on making them better & better for us- and were all as energized as possible, themselves?
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"The Post-Post Modernist Dictionary; 1 Baby Boomer, Gen X & fellow Millennial raised Persons Idea of how the Offspring of Generation Z will speak."
Through Symbols or reinterpretations of Language, Slang & Words, I'll examine where I think common American & Global Culture may take the Generations to come when it comes to how they'll look at things, based on my studies of History up to this point, living in my own era & combining both to think about what might be coming next.
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Speaking of, I'm big on representing abstract concepts through Logos & Symbols. I believe children, non-readers, the simple-minded, uneducated, etc. Everyone! Deserves an easy way to learn ideas that will help them in life beyond books that are textbooks- some people don't get the chance to graduate High School and have to get their GED. Some people don't get the chance to go on to College. Even people who are well read often get too busy to read as much as they'd like to. Everyone's lives vacillate and often to places we don't want to, even though & especially because Knowledge is Power but so many people either have Common Sense or Book Smarts - not both, which is the most Deadly Combination possible. Having a Peace symbol helps us push Peace- why aren't there symbols for Freedom or Justice?
For this reason, I want to write a book called "Complicated Ideas Made Simple Through Symbols," which would act to save preteens, teenagers & young adults steps and even to introduce adults who have missed these high level concepts to them.
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My 1st novel- "T.A.S," which the title was supposed to be a surprise but since people are so in my business even before I started viral marketing that they spoiled it for themselves- "Truth And Sacrifice" has to do with a lot of these issues. How social change over 100's of years would solve many of them but we'd still need to both work & put work in. The lives of people, in a future where Humanity takes its place in the galaxy. Let me put it like this. Do you want to read a speculative sci-fi novel about a young 20’s, African-American & Native American Black Woman who was born into a future version of Earth, which became Globalist & Progressive from the after-effects of mitigating Climate Change & Global Warming, yet backslid into a Conservative & Traditionalist mindset after an alien invasion by the “Marauders” or “Shar'Nel”, centuries ago, even though Humanity has at this point colonized & terraformed all the Inner Planets in the Solar System & many of the Moons of the Outer Planets? Her name is Cynthia Aryn Mountak and she’d be the POV, Fish out of Water character who gets a work visa to be hired as 2nd in Command of a Shipping Vessel which was bought & is manned by a crew of 4 mixed-race siblings, the “Coils,” who are from Humanities 1 Colony System- the “Helios” System. Helios & it’s 1 Inner Planet, Hydronia & it’s 1 Gas Giant, “Charon,” are farflung & only recently reestablished contact with Earth, as both were settled by refugees from the invasion Earth went through & the Helios’s Systems own aquatic natives, the “Nar'Qoui.” “Hydronia” is a “Utopian” & “Liberal” planet although it has plenty of problems of its own & both Systems have just made First Contact with the wider, Galactic Government as well- so it’d be the 5 of them exploring the two Sister Systems of Humanity as well as the wider galaxy- which would include under the table, crime oriented & smuggling missions, as the 2 older Coil siblings, twins who act as Co-Captains of the ship together? Have a hidden agenda that’s far past making money. All 4 siblings are on a range across the LGBTQ Spectrum & have varying degrees of Behavioral & Mental Issues, so who knows what that could be!
It'll be the 1st in a series- the 1st in many series, at that.
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“Paranatural” is another novel that I’m going to be writing- concurrently to the sequels to “T.A.S” or in years to come. It’s the story of Jack Osmand Bailey, an East Coast born Irishman who moved to parts unknown years before the book started. His entire world & new life gets turned upside down when someone close to him is killed in a wild Bear attack- even bigger problem is? The thing is not just standing but walking on two legs AND with a Humans gait. Through a friend [Who’s an Ancestor of the Coil family from the “T.A.S” series] who can’t stand to watch him suffer, he finds out that Folkloric, Mythological & Paranormal creatures are real worldwide & mutated populations of regular animals effected by some unknown energy or matter. He joins an organization that tracks, hunts & contains them for study - the “Overseer Organization,” or OO’s. Ooh’s! Or. The Ooze.
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Where could all of this & all the people all of it could help take us?