Amy Shake Ortiz
dandelioncollab.bsky.social
Amy Shake Ortiz
@dandelioncollab.bsky.social
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Food is medicine.Housing is medicine.Clean water is medicine.Creating is medicine.Security is medicine.Education is medicine.Land is medicine.Movement is medicine.Stillness is medicine.Justice is medicine.Kindness is medicine.Nature is medicine.Dignity is medicine.Safety is medicine.We are medicine.
Things I’m angry a/b on Labor Day:
1. We need a gov’t holiday to stop working.
2. The myth of “unskilled” labor persists & those workers are exploited today b/c…
3. Capitalism still reigns supreme with sales & events.
4. It’s observed as a cultural end of summer rather than labor movement memorial.
September 1, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I don’t need to be rich, I just want to be comfortable enough to buy a cute piece of local art off the coffee shop wall every once in a while.
May 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Happy Saturday! Just a friendly reminder that capitalism can’t exist without an impoverished, exploited class.
May 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Spring is so great. Nothing like waking up to sunny 60 degree weather, taking in a lovely breath of fresh air, and getting an immediate sinus infection.

There is not enough stinging nettle or goldenrod in the world that can help me. AND THEY’RE BOTH AGGRESSIVE GROWERS THAT ARE SUPER AVAILABLE.
April 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Outline of a three-day weekend —
Day 1: Marinating in bed, intermittent napping, occasional fistful of snacks
Day 2: Reading and/or writing, some light people-ing
Day 3: Swearing under your breath as you do all the chores and errands you ignored the rest of the weekend

Anyone else?
March 29, 2025 at 11:23 PM
It’s almost dandelion season! But why does it matter?

open.substack.com/pub/dandelio...
What We Can Learn from Dandelions
They’re almost here!
open.substack.com
March 27, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Food is medicine.Housing is medicine.Clean water is medicine.Creating is medicine.Security is medicine.Education is medicine.Land is medicine.Movement is medicine.Stillness is medicine.Justice is medicine.Kindness is medicine.Nature is medicine.Dignity is medicine.Safety is medicine.We are medicine.
March 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Reposted by Amy Shake Ortiz
RESIST.
Don't quit.
Don't stop fighting.
Don't obey in advance.
Don't stop calling them out.
Keep raising your voices as loudly as you can.
Keep organizing your friends, family, everyone.
Keep supporting orgs that are leading the fight.

RESIST.
January 20, 2025 at 4:50 AM