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PINECONE Stream Team @pineconestreams.bsky.social · 3d

Table of Contents Jules (she/her/ella) - https://www.twitch.tv/hyjules 2 Natalie (she/her) - https://www.twitch.tv/themayhemmermaid 3 Jules (she/her/ella) Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/hyjules Q: Wha...

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PINECONE Stream Team @pineconestreams.bsky.social · 3d

Our next member spotlight for Hispanic and Latine Heritage Month (HLHM) is one of our incredible founders, Natalie! Natalie is one of the Twitch Latin Guild leaders, inspiring so many people daily and making PINECONE so proud. Read more about her below 🤍

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PINECONE Stream Team @pineconestreams.bsky.social · 5d

Happy Happy Birthday to you @glassesjournal.bsky.social !! From all of us on PINECONE, we hope you have the most incredible day!❤️

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PINECONE Stream Team @pineconestreams.bsky.social · 6d

happy birthday CG! we hope you have a wonderful day and the most amazing year ahead! we love you!!🤎

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PINECONE Stream Team @pineconestreams.bsky.social · 12d

Wishing the lovely @sweaternevina.bsky.social the happiest of birthdays!!! We hope you’ve been having an incredible day 💚💚

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PINECONE Stream Team @pineconestreams.bsky.social · 14d

Wishing the happiest birrhday to one of the funniest people we know! @melisasuzan.bsky.social PINECONE loves you so much, we hope you’ve had a wonderful day!🤎

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PINECONE Stream Team @pineconestreams.bsky.social · 23d

Promotional banner is from Reynolds School District in Oregon.

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PINECONE Stream Team @pineconestreams.bsky.social · 23d

🎉PINECONE wishes a happy Hispanic and Latine Heritage Month! Our goal as a team is to highlight our incredible Hispanic/Latine members and provide resources for learning and fundraising to share.

Let's show some love to your favorite Hispanic/Latine creators! Tag them below ⤵️

A promotional banner for Hispanic and Latine Heritage Month, from September 15 to October 15. The banner uses a yellowish cream background with some red, yellow, and blue text to the left (reads Hispanic & Latino/a/x Heritage Month - September 15 to October 15. There are red, yellow, and blue individual papel picado flowers in a row above and below the text. To the right of this, there is a collection of six papel picado squares using the same colors and design.

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PINECONE Stream Team @pineconestreams.bsky.social · 28d

wishing the happies birthday to 2 of our amazing team members, Chloe and Ali! We hope you’ve both had an incredible day!💚🤎

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PINECONE Stream Team @pineconestreams.bsky.social · Sep 4

Wishing a very Happy Birthday to one of our amazing team founders @ehvee.bsky.social! We hope you have the most special day🩷🤎

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PINECONE Stream Team @pineconestreams.bsky.social · Aug 22

Wishing the happiest birthday to one of our amazing DEI leaders, @margabrita.bsky.social!! PINECONE loves you so much and we hope you have the best day!🥳🤎

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PINECONE Stream Team @pineconestreams.bsky.social · Jul 29

4️⃣ While accessibility centers disabled folks, making our spaces accessible ultimately benefits everyone in our communities. Let's work together to make our streams and content engaging and accessible for all!

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PINECONE Stream Team @pineconestreams.bsky.social · Jul 29

3️⃣ Make your language more inclusive! Ableist and sanist language (i.e., dumb, crazy) are commonly used and ingrained in our everyday language. Making an active and conscious effort to lessen your use of ableist language makes your communities more welcoming.

A table from Kineo.com providing alternatives to ableist and sanist language; the left column is titled 'Instead of...' and the right column is titled 'Try this...' Instead of stupid, dumb, or dense, try ignorant, lack of knowledge, or unaware. Instead of crazy, nuts, insane, psycho, or mental, try bizarre, wild, outrageous, or ridiculous. Instead of "I'm a bit OCD" as OCD is a serious anxiety disorder, try phrases like, "I'm particular," "I'm a perfectionist," or "I'm a bit meticulous." Instead of lightheartedly saying you have ADHD when you're not genuinely concerned that you have it, try saying, "I'm having trouble with," "I'm overwhelmed," or "I'm unsure." Instead of "falling on deaf ears," try "You didn't hear me," "Can we go through that again?" or "The group didn't seem to listen to me." Instead of "the blind leading the blind," try saying that someone is unknowledgeable, inexperienced, or has a lack of management support or leadership skills.

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PINECONE Stream Team @pineconestreams.bsky.social · Jul 29

2️⃣ Use alt text when posting promotional images or any content on your socials! Without alt text to describe your image, people who use screen readers or other assistive technology aren’t able to engage with your content. Be as descriptive as possible!

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PINECONE Stream Team @pineconestreams.bsky.social · Jul 29

1️⃣ Providing open or closed captions on your streams allows those with hearing impairments or language barriers to enjoy your content with fewer obstacles. Whether through a website or a plug-in, this is one of the simplest ways to improve the accessibility of your streams.

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PINECONE Stream Team @pineconestreams.bsky.social · Jul 29

Due to character limits, we are providing a shared document for more information and details. Please feel free to share how you make your own streams accessible in our replies! 🤩 bit.ly/4oi8Etg

PINECONE Disability Pride Month Resources

Tweet 1: Around 15% of the global population, or an estimate of 1 million people, are disabled. #DisabilityPrideMonth asks us to advocate for the inclusion of disabled people, accepting them as they a...

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PINECONE Stream Team @pineconestreams.bsky.social · Jul 29

Around 15% of the global population, or an estimate of 1 million people, are disabled. #DisabilityPrideMonth asks us to advocate for the inclusion of disabled people, accepting them as they are. How do we, as streamers and content creators, make our spaces accessibility-forward?

A graphic from Neurodivergent Insights showcasing the Disability Pride Flag (a black background with various colored stripes drawn diagonal from top left to bottom right). The circle with the Disability Pride Flag is in the center and is surrounded by other colored circles explaining what each colored stripe represents. From left to right, red represents physical disabilities; gold represents neurodiversity; white represents invisible and undiagnosed disabilities; blue represents emotional and psychiatric disabilities; and green represents sensory disabilities. The charcoal background honors the disabled lives lost to injustice.

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PINECONE Stream Team @pineconestreams.bsky.social · Jul 24

Please join us in saying the happiest of birthdays to our dear @lennyperni.bsky.social !! We hope you have an amazing day!! 🌲🤎

a mixture of dark brown, tan, and creme colors swirling around in different shapes and patterns in the background of the picture. In green bubble text with a white thin outline reads "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" curved in a top half circle to fit around a picture of Lenny in the middle of the frame. Under the picture of Lenny reads "Lenny" in the same green bubble text with a white thin outline.

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PINECONE Stream Team @pineconestreams.bsky.social · Jul 5

Happiest of birthdays to our dear pinecone @literarydecay.bsky.social !! We hope you have a wonderful day!! 🌲🤎

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PINECONE Stream Team @pineconestreams.bsky.social · Jul 2

Happy birthday to our very own @itsbrianso.bsky.social !! We hope you have the most amazing day!! 🌲🤎

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PINECONE Stream Team @pineconestreams.bsky.social · Jun 29

you only have 2 MORE DAYS to apply for PINECONE before applications close!🤎

PINECONE Stream Team @pineconestreams.bsky.social · May 1

PINECONE Applications are now OPEN through June 30th!! We are so excited to welcome new members onto the team and get to learn about so many amazing creators in the process!

Apply Here: forms.gle/J5qh4EH14U2Y...

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PINECONE Stream Team @pineconestreams.bsky.social · Jun 26

To celebrate Pride Month, we are highlighting some of the wonderful LGBTQIA2S+ Creators in team PINECONE! Here we have our lovely @jstkatelyn.bsky.social !🌲🤎

Katelyn (she/they) @jstkatelyn - Q1: 'What does Pride Month mean to you?" A1: "Pride Month to me is getting to be authentically and unapologetically myself *more* than usual. It's about occupying spaces that aren't traditionally ours. It's about lifting voices within the community and celebrating all our wins."

Q2: "How do you celebrate Pride Month in your content and community?" A2: "This month for pride we are celebrating by joining a raid train that is raising money for Point of Pride! Similar to what I do in Hispanic Heritage month, we will be learning about a figure from queer history every stream as well!" Q3: "What has been your experience in the streaming and content creation space as someone part of the LGBTQIA2S+ community?" A3: "Over the past year soooo much has changed for me. I have started exploring my gender identity and my community took to using my correct pronouns right away. I also have recently come out as a lesbian to my community and I have been met with nothing but love and support. I know I have a safe space on the internet or I would have never felt comfortable to do that."

Q4: "How can folks advocate for and uplift your community?" A4: "People can educate themselves on history, challenges, and experiences of the LGBTQIA2S+ community. They can work on using inclusive language with their friends, family, workplace, and just everyday situations they are in. They can speak out against discrimination in the community and use their privilege to address any kind of homophobia or transphobia." Q5: "Is there a LGBTQIA2S+ character in any books/movies/shows that you resonate with, and why?" A5: "Charlie Bradbury from Supernatural!! She was the first femme queer person I saw on tv who had all of the same nerdy interest that I had. She is freaking badass and always inspired me." Q6: "Is there anything else you would like to share?" A6: "Queer voices will not be silenced. I am so proud of everyone in the community. I know it's not safe for everyone to come out but know you are seen and loved so so much. Remember to take care of each other this month and year round."

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PINECONE Stream Team @pineconestreams.bsky.social · Jun 23

Everyone! Please join us in wishing our DEI Chair, @emosupportjaime.bsky.social , a wonderful birthday! We hope you have the loveliest of days today! 🌲🤎

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PINECONE Stream Team @pineconestreams.bsky.social · Jun 23

Happy Pride Month from team PINECONE!! Make sure to check out all of our lovely members and support the LGBTQIA2S+ community this month and every month! Stay tuned for member highlights as well 🌲🤎

Happy Pride Month from team PINECONE. Members below are:
Allie (she/they) @alliemiller23
Bri (she/they) @margabrita
Brian (he/him) @itsbrianso
Cadinth (she/any) @cadinth
CG (he/him) @lvlcg
Chloe (she/her) @azurebay
Corson (she/they) @ofcorson
Fae (any) @faeonline
Isiah (he/they) @isiahthekidd

Jaime (she/her) @emosupportjaime
Jules (she/her) @hyjules
Katelyn (she/they) @jstkatelyn
Kes (they/he) @ks_khaos
Kirsty (she/her) @cursedy
Lenny (she/her) @lennyperni
Lili (she/they) @tulilipz

Melisa (she/her) @melisasuzan
Nevina (she/her) @sweaternevina
Oli (he/him) @olikisho
Quartsy (fey/she) @cosmicquarts
Seph (any) @sephlax
Sky (they/them) @definitelysky
Stephen (they/them) @pronouncedsteven
Wilough (she/her) @xowilough

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PINECONE Stream Team @pineconestreams.bsky.social · Jun 19

Note from Bri, one of PINECONE's DEI chairs: If you have any other resources about Juneteenth or advocacy for Black communities, please feel free to share them in the replies below! This is not a one-stop shop for learning 🤍

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