Stimpunks Foundation

Mutual Aid and Human-Centered Learning for Neurodivergent and Disabled People

Sticker of an illustration of an angry goose wearing a punk battle jacket and Doc Marten boots with a wing raised in the air. Text reads: Sometimes anti-social, always anti-fascist” Below the sticker is hard written text in dark fountain pen ink that reads: Don’t let the bastards grind you down. —Alice Wong

Don’t let the bastards grind you down.

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Our mantra for these times, taken from Alice Wong is: “Don’t let the bastards grind you down.”

“I’m honored to be your ancestor and believe that disabled oracles like us will light the way to the future. Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”

Hero of 2025: Alice Wong – Mother Jones
Sticker of an illustration of an angry goose wearing a punk battle jacket and Doc Marten boots with a wing raised in the air. Text reads: Sometimes anti-social, always anti-fascist” Below the sticker is hard written text in dark fountain pen ink that reads: Don’t let the bastards grind you down. —Alice Wong

Sticker source: Sometimes Anti-Social, Always Anti-Fascist – Glossy Goose Sticker – Liberal Jane Illustration

Power demands sad bodies. Power needs sadness because it can dominate it. Joy, in consequence, is resistance because joy doesn’t give up. Joy as a life force leads us in places where sadness can never go.

—Gilles Deleuze