Océane (@oceane)

3y

I've said this in the past, but maybe today it's more important than it's been in a very long time to tell you.

Thank you everyone who's been supporting #Tusky over the years on open collective. You've been supporting my disabled ass through so much, and I always knew I had a little bit of money at the end of the month, even when I was the most sick. ($100 when sick, $175 when able to work)

Me and Conny worked out this agreement back sometime after I started the open collective for the project (early 2019?). The first thing we decided on was to never approve our own expenses. So he'd always approve mine and I his.

I've mostly been providing support, and project managment at some points. Organizing people and texts. A lot of invisible work.

I'll always be eternally grateful for everything you've done for us and me.

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Océane @oceane@peculiar.florist

3y

@maloki Yeah?? A trans comrade I've met in Lyon has told me that it was very important for a local trans org to be transparent on accounting, even when it meant that the president would take money to eat or pay her rent. She's trans and disabled. I haven't given to her org because I'm broke myself (I give 120€/month already to various NPOs on a 950€/month allocation, so most of these donations are rejected by my bank anyway) but I mean, this is a trans solidarity NPO so supporting trans people is the fucking point.

If someone at some NPO I'm giving to needed to take my monthly donation to survive, go ahead, just do your shopping. Meanwhile there are NPO executives driving Mercedes cars with 20,000€/month wages. Jesus Christ.

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Océane @oceane@peculiar.florist

3y

@maloki Sorry for the profanity, I'm just tired. I don't mean any hard feelings towards anyone. It's just my “tired Océane” English (because I've learned it on Twitter and 4chan).

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