{across the fatosphere} February 4

Here’s what’s interesting me this week in body liberation and more:

» Join our new group – Let Us Eat Cake! – to learn more about intuitive eating by going through the book together with like-minded folks while building community and support in an anti-diet, body liberation focused space! – Group starts on March 5, 2025 and runs every Wednesday at 6:30 PM PST. Last day to register is March 1, 2025.* (see)

» Due soon: Abstracts for the 11th Annual International Weight Stigma Conference by Feb. 23 (see)

» You want to be an ally for the most vulnerable like disabled people and people of color? Wear a mask. (read)

» Migrant solidarity graphics from our free downloads page: hundreds of free images available for your organizing (browse)

» Fatness, Gender & Forced Adornment (listen)

» Lancet “Clinical Ob*sity” Deep Dive (read)

» Despite what my trolls will tell you, I am a person who cares about my health and longevity and that means strenuously avoiding food and body-shaming essays, especially by super privileged women who have not reckoned one bit with their anti-fat bias. (read)

» Embodiment as an Anchor in Challenging Times (listen)

» Book review: Unashamed: Musings of a Fat, Black Muslim by Leah Vernon (read)

» Said it before, sayin’ it again, AI is colonialism. It’s relies on resource extraction, both of the environment & of people’s work. And it exploits the global majority. (read)

🦄 Unicorn chaser: Ridiculous structure, prolific lightning, and a sky full of stars. It doesn’t get much better. What a planet we live on. (see)

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