Affect

@affecttheverb.com

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Affect is a BIPOC, queer and disabled-led grassroots nonprofit creating art, media, and community resources for liberated, accessible futures. We run Disabled And Here and the Covid + Health Resource Library. affecttheverb.com/now 📍: PDX

Flyer about our next popup: “COVID + Health Resource Library, Friday 6/26, 4-8pm.” “For disabled BIPOC to come & get - free masks (strapless Readimask, duckbill Vflex and ACI N95, SIP airtight valve) - free Metrix borrowing (lab-quality molecular COVID tests); check out period: 1 month” On the bottom right, the text reads: “APANO Open Studios Masks required, drop-in style 8188 SE Division St” Illustrations of a Metrix test, a mask with a SIP valve installed, and a Readimask fill the bottom left.
Photo of a chronic chaos era temporary tattoo displayed next to a quarter for sizing comparison
Illustration of a Black woman Elder sitting in a grand mobility chair embroidered with vines, fruit, and foliage. The padded chair has robotic feet and is connected to a hydroponic garden, with a leafy canopy roof. The woman reaches up to grab a passion fruit off the canopy. She wears a headscarf, long locs, choker, ankle-length tube dress, and sandals.
Illustration of three disabled friends gathering for hot pot. On the left, a Black and Asian transmasculine individual beams into their friend’s home with a bag of fruits and vegetables. They wear glasses and a glucose monitor with a hologram display on their hip, and the teleportation device above them announces, “Arriving from: Chicago.” Next to the teleporter, a South Asian non-binary person walks over with their quad base cane. On the right, an East Asian woman sits at a height and width-adjustable table in her power wheelchair, raising a hand in greeting while a cat rests contentedly in their lap. On the table is a steaming pot of hot pot soup base and a small assortment of meats and vegetables.
Digital illustration featuring the side profile of an East Asian person with shoulder-length hair soaking in a hot tub of magical, healing water. Steam and sparkles envelop the person’s head as well as their hand, which rests atop their chest while they lie back with eyes closed. In the background, potted tropical plants adorn a checkerboard tile floor.
Illustration of three disabled people of color at a solarpunk apothecary stall. On the left, an East Asian person with a cleft lip sits in front of the stall, enjoying a cold cap. On the right, a South Asian person using a power wheelchair grinds medicinal plants. Within the stall, a Black person with a mechanic monocle uses a forearm crutch to reach for a plant on a pulley device. The stall has a solar panel and plant bed on its roof and is equipped with a healing tank, medical tech library, and medicine exchange stand.
Photo of our popup library setup, including an air purifier in front of the table, free mask kits, free Sip masks, and nitrile gloves.
Promo graphic reading: INTRODUCING THE COVID + Health Resource Library (CHRL / "choral") In the center, a text box explains: “a new resource for disabled BIPOC where you can get • free specialty filtering masks (i.e. duckbill N95s, strapless Readimask, SIP airtight valve) • lab-quality molecular COVID tests to borrow for home use (Metrix)” Details for our first popup / collab are on bottom right: Fri 2/20, 4-8pm APANO Open Studios 8188 SE Division St (cross street 82nd) In the background, illustrations featuring masked BIPOC can be seen.
A masked non-binary Filipino person looks at the camera neutrally while sitting in a plant shop with his arm resting atop his forearm crutch. He has glasses, hair cut short and blunt save for a purposely wavy long strand, and is dressed in a large loose fit shirt, long shorts, and socks with clogs.
A non-binary Black person sits with their hands folded, gazing contemplatively at the camera. They have a trans flag bandana, glasses, a holographic rainbow face mask, and split dye ombré blonde and blue locs.
A masked non-binary Black person wears sunglasses indoors and lies back on stacks of throw pillows. They have space buns, a tank that says Pro-Black Anti-Bullshit, a plaid skirt, and a pink cane resting on a watermelon pillow next to them.
Poster proclaiming, “Disabled and Here open call: T4T with Pride photoshoot.” Three masked BIPOC are strolling in colorful outfits, including an Indigenous person in ice-pack waist trainers, a Black person in a rainbow dress with a walker, and a Latinx person with a cane. At the bottom, “get details” and “apply” prompts point to a URL: affecttheverb.com/dah/call.
Graphic showing A’misa Chiu, an Asian American woman with choppy shoulder length hair and a nose ring, who is smiling at the camera. Her biography is shown (and can be read in full on the linked blog post).
A Black woman with ombré gray twists, rainbow glasses, and a nasal cannula smiles at the camera, holding a dried flower bouquet in front of a bamboo garden. She is wearing a denim jacket over a rainbow shirt reading, "Sounds gay, I'm in."
Flyer with "Community Care Awards" hand lettered at the top. Underneath, it explains, "microgrant awards honoring the multiply marginalized BIPOC behind community care work." Bulleted below: - we have four $670 awards for BIPOC in Oregon - nominations deadline: March 3, 2025 "affecttheverb.com/careawards" is highlighted by lavender scribbles at the bottom.