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CFM Resource Roundups are an ongoing series from Creating Freedom Movements, highlighting resources from the broader CFM Community as well as from mission- & values-aligned organizations or individuals in the broader community, learn more + follow along through the hashtag #CFMResourceRoundup on Instagram! This will be a living document with clickable links to the various resources highlighted through this series, each noted by the relevant heading. Know about something we should share? Consider sharing through our *SUBMISSION FORMS* for our Open Access Disability Justice, Abortion Access & Reproductive Justice, or Digital Security & Safety 101 Resource Directories, and check out these & other CFM Public Resources, here.

Table of Contents ASL Resources………………………………………………………….03 Disability Justice & Palestine……………………………..…………04 Queer Stories Save Lives……………………………………………..05 Abortion Access………………………………………………………..06 Digital Security…...…….……………………………………………..07 Sex Worker Justice…...…….………………………………………..08

Eyeth & ASL Resources Share on Instagram — posted on April 11, 2024. ● ASLConnect — centralized, online resource for learning ASL & about Deaf Studies, all content by Deaf ASL-fluent scholars. Basic ASL + highly engaging & interactive ASL + Deaf Studies courses from Gallaudet University. ● SignOn — “Virtual Immersion Program” connecting Deaf & hearing communities, families can meet 1:1 with a Deaf ASL ambassador to practice ASL, ask about Deaf culture, & more! ● Sign It — online, beginner/intro ASL courses. curriculum includes 10 units on beginning conversational ASL (vocabulary, sentences, grammar, and syntax) & Deaf culture. ● ASL E-Books & More — free resources (Google Doc) for all ages, managed by the Deaf Hearing Community Center in Philadelphia. ● Sign School — free virtual resource to learn ASL, emphasis on interactive, video-based learning. App & Website. ● The ASL App — focus on conversational ASL, goal of making learning ASL ‘easy, accessible, and fun — the ASL app is designed by Deaf people, for you.’ Packed with 2,500+ signs+ phrases, easy navigation + other features, & includes different signers. ● VL2Storybook — sponsored by Gallaudet University, provides access to bilingual (ASL & English) books and gives users the option to create your own VL2Story in the app. Grades K-12. all resources via Ohio School for the Deaf (OSD) Deaf & Hard of Hearing Resources.

Additional Resources: ● Learn more about Eyeth & more from HandSpeak: ASL Dictionary! ● Shaheem & KidaThaGreat ASL Gracie’s Corner ABCs (video) ○ Learn more about Black American Sign Language (BASL, sometimes BSV) ● Read the novel True Biz by Sara Novic OR check out more books from Gallaudet Press ● International Day of Sign Language (CFM IG Post) P.S. Follow @CreatingFreedomMovements on StoryGraph! An Independent, Black-Owned alternative to GoodReads (owned by Amazon). They even have a GoodReads import feature to support that transition!

Disability Justice (DJ) & Palestine Share on Instagram — posted on May 13, 2024. ● ● ● ● ●

Disability Justice in Direct Action 101 — May 26 Training by Crips4Palestine #AltTextPalestine Toolkit by Sarah Blahovec Crips for E-Sims for Gaza (Fundraiser) by Alice, Jane, Leah Why Palestinian Liberation is Disability Justice by Alice Wong Palestine & DJ Resources* in CFM’s Disability Justice Resource Directory

*NEW section in CFM’s Open Access DJ Resource Directory

Additional Resources: ● Disability Divest: We Demand the Disability Establishment End Its Relationships with War Profiteers ○ Sign the Letter and/or access ASL & Plain Language (English) versions. ○ Plain Language Definitions about Palestine, Disability & Genocide (sharable IG post) ■ Captioned Audio Version. ○ Follow on Instagram, Twitter, Tik Tok. ● Palestine X Disability Justice Syllabus by Alice Wong ● Mask Up, We Need You: Palestinian Solidarity, Covid-19, and the Struggle for Liberation (Zine) by Sheyam-Ghieth & Rimona Eskayo — a primer for those who consider themselves co-strugglers for Palestinian liberation, yet may not understand the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic — both as a genocide in itself, and as a tool of genocide, that perpetuates all others.

Queer Stories Save Lives Share on Instagram — posted on June 2, 2024. ● Queer Stories Save Lives (Sticker) by Caitlin Blunne aka Liberal Jane ● Queering the Map x Palestine (Zine) by @PanjabiCommie ● Queer Justice Joy Jams* (Mini Playlist) ○ Listen on Apple Music, Spotify, Youtube Music. ● Queer Liberation not Rainbow Capitalism (Digital Illustration) by Liberal Jane ● No Pride in Apartheid Action Toolkit from US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR) ○ Stop Gaza Genocide Toolkit *Selections from our Justice Joy Jams Playlist

Additional Resources: ● Understanding Homonationlism, Pinkwashing, & Orientalism (Reading List) ○ + FREE Zine Resource on Homonationalism, Pinkwashing, and Orientalism ● Queer Book Recommendations #CFMReads (Reel) ○ Follow @CreatingFreedomMovements on StoryGraph! An Independent, Black-Owned alternative to GoodReads.

Abortion Access + Legality (Jan 2025) Share on Instagram — posted January 28, 2025.

Map Visualization with Color-Coded information on Abortion Legality + Access in the United States for January 2025. Information sourced from CFM's Abortion Access + Information & Reproductive Justice Resources Directory. Access a larger version of the map & more info in CFM’s LinkedIn article! Legend contains 6 distinct colors, labelled as follows: ● ● ● ● ● ●

Illegal and/or Access Eliminated (Red) Severely Restricted (Orange) Some Restrictions (Pink) Mostly Accessible (Yellow) Legal (Unimpacted by Dobbs v. Jackson) in Light Green No Restrictions in Dark Green

Map Visualization created by Radhika “Rads” Gupta using the Free Resources from MapChart.

Digital Security & Safety Resources Share on Instagram — posted February 18, 2025.

● Digital Security #CFMWorkshopHighlights Post — share on Instagram or Facebook. ● Digital Security (PDF) Slides — JC Sanchez including Security Plan Guide: ○ What data do I want to protect? ○ Who do I want to protect it from? ○ How bad are the consequences if I fail? ○ How likely is it that I will need to protect it? ○ How much trouble am I willing to go through to try to prevent potential consequences?

Additional Resources: You can access our full Digital Security & Safety 101 Guide here. ● LiberalJane’s Feminist Guide to Digital Security — view on IG or Twitter. ● Fedizine: Anarchist Guide to Federated Social Media (Zine) ● Awesome Privacy: a curated list of privacy & security-focused apps, software, and providers. (aka Tools + resources for Digital Security) ● Surveillance Self-Defense Guide: Explaining The Basics of Digital Security. ● Beginner’s Guide to Data Privacy & Cybersecurity — The New Oil ● Why Privacy Matters — Privacy Guides (Org) ● DeleteMe: Reclaim Your Privacy. Learn more about how DeleteMe works or check out their DIY Opt-Out Guides or Privacy Tips & News (Blog). ● YK Hong — Tech Justice & Data Privacy Resources ○ You can learn more through YK’s 'Tech Justice' highlight on Instagram profile or by connecting on social media: Instagram, Substack, Patreon, BlueSky, and YouTube!

● Stalking Awareness & Prevention Resource Center (also En Español) ○ Stalking & Harassment Assessment and Risk Profile (SHARP) Tool

Sex Workers’ Rights & Justice Share on Instagram — posted on June 2, 2025. ● Sex Worker Justice: by Us, for Us Toronto Sex Workers Resisting Carceral Violence (PDF) by Ellie Ade Kur and Jenny Duffy, on behalf of Maggie’s Toronto Sex Worker Action Project ● A (brief) History of International Whores’ Day: It Started With a Protest. It Continues With Us. ○ Share IWD Stories and Memories to help build the archive! ● Check out the Global Network of Sex Work Projects! Explore NSWP Resources + Members. ● Explore the SF Bay Area Sex Worker Film & Arts Festival Digital Video Archive! ○ P.S. Learn about the #RedLightRules, developed by Equitable Care Certification (ECC) as a tool for evaluating SWer Representation in Popular Media! ● Protecting the Health & Rights of Sex Workers in the U.S. and Globally — Global Health Justice Partnership: Gender, Sexuality, & Rights Projects at Yale Law. ● Why Sex Work Should Be Decriminalized (Q&A Series) — Human Rights Watch. ● Not On The Street Where We Live: Walking While Trans Under a Model of Sex Work Decriminalization — Gwyn L. E. Easterbrook-Smith, Feminist Media Studies Journal. ● On International Sex Workers Day the industry remains criminalized, compromised and left behind: Impact of COVID-19 on Sex Workers — Angela Skujins, City Mag Special Report.

Organizations + Projects: ● Zepp Wellness Center FREE Mental Health & Healing Services for Black Queer & Trans Women, Survivors & Sex Workers. (IG + Website) ● Sex Worker Outreach Project (SWOP) is a Black-led grassroots nonprofit supporting Sex Work, Community Growth, and Education. (IG + Website) ● SWOP Behind Bars offers support & resources for Incarcerated SWers (IG + Website) @SWOPBehindBars ● Sex Workers’ Abortion Navigation Services project of SWOP LA (IG + Website) ● The Black Sex Workers’ Collective @TheBSWC ● Bay Area SWers Support @BayAreaWorkersSupport ● Maggies Toronto ● Butterfly Migrant SWer Project Find additional resources through this International Whores’ Day Resource List compiled in 2020.