I Just Signed From Greece, So Yeah, They Do Work! It's Also Super Quick, So If You Can, Go Sign This.

I just signed from Greece, so yeah, they do work! It's also super quick, so if you can, go sign this. It is so important!

just in case anyone missed this in the news or maybe not in the loop, Disney is currently refusing to meet with or acknowledge the newly formed animation production workers union that just voted to join IASTE and become an official part of TAG, the animators and animation artists guild

production workers across all studios are currently voting to be recognized for their hard work and invaluable skill at keeping these productions running, but studios are refusing to meet with them to let them negotiate deals or even exist

as someone who works in animation as a designer i know i wouldn't be able to do my job at all without any of my production workers. they are the incredibly hard working people who oversee pretty much everything in animation. they make sure everything is running on time, that schedules are being followed, they have to know pretty much every single word of the scripts and beats from the storyboards to make sure nothing is missed, and most importantly, they make sure artists are being taken care of and not overworked. they really are the unsung heroes of the animation world

production workers are also by far the most exploited workers in animation currently. they make about a fraction of what artists make for just as much work put in, and currently have no agreement for health coverage or other benefits that artists protected by the union are guaranteed

BUT! there is some good news. right now there's a petition on IATSE's website that has over 80,000 signatures currently addressed to disney leadership to do the right thing and meet with this new union and recognized their vote to form. it still needs roughly 21,000 signatures and only takes a minute to sign! anyone with a zip or postal code can sign, meaning both US and Canadian residents can sign and help this union get the deal it deserves!!

IATSE

PETITION: Demand Disney recognizes Animation Production Workers' Union!

today is great day to create something, to fill the void with a piece of yourself that wasnt there before and to push back against the darkness. you can create a song or painting or sandwich or a walk in the park or even a MOMENT. use this mighty power to defy the cosmic nothing

7/100 days of productivity megumi joins a book club <3

I didn't follow my existing "productivity schedule" today either. Instead I took a step and put myself into yet another new and unfamiliar situation xD

There is a book club that meets up every last Sunday of the month and today was the first time I attended. I'd been interested to join for a really long time now but the idea of interacting with people was really really daunting; this time I decided to give it a go anyway. And I'm so happy I did because I had the best time ever. Everyone was really nice and friendly and we spent over three hours sitting in a circle at the park and talking about books and writing and literature and several other things. I made many friends and a few of us went to a bookstore together right after the event where we recommended each other some books and got ourselves a couple books as well. It was incredible and I just. yeah.

Checklist

🌱 3 hours of sunlight

👟 20 min of walking

🇩🇪 20 min of German on Duolingo

Other little things

sketched out a proper plan for upcoming GRE prep

✨100 Days of Productivity - Day 6 ✨

In the morning I visited some relatives and we ended up playing cards and having so much fun ( honestly surprising ).

🏔️ Productivity 🏔️

• read Spanish for 25 min ( linga )

• studied Spanish grammar for 50 min ( spanishdict )

• studied history of theatre for 50 min

• managed organisation's insta page

• did therapy exercises twice

🌸 Self-care 🌸

• drank >3lt of water

• spent quality time with relatives

just a reminder - do NOT boycott streaming services or not watch new things. the unions have not called for one for a reason. for one, it affects residual payments, which as minimal as those currently are, actors are still getting them during this time, and for two, studios will use lack of viewership as an excuse to cancel shows because you are showing them there is no demand. it deeply affects the industry the writers and actors stand to come back to once the strike is over