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Flipping your perspective can help you overcome a challenge. Create an ambigram featuring two words that help you regain balance. The first word should be something you struggle with and the second word, one that brings you peace. Bonus points if you also get it tattooed (permanent or temporary tattoos will both be accepted due to covid).
Our histories shape us, but often we don’t know the history of where we live. Reach out to an Indigenous-led resource and write a one-page article about the autochthonous people of your region. (If you are Indigenous, we welcome you to share your family’s history.) Cite your sources. Then, if you are able, make a contribution to Rainbow House (https://bit.ly/GISHrainbowhouse) or an Indigenous group in your community. Submit your article with a note about your contribution in the comments.
Embrace your fears. Literally.
ZOOM LIVESCREAM. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 3:30 PM PT: Scaryoga & Costume Party with Rachel Grant Jackson!
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Livescream Challenge: Even monsters have to align their chakras. Show us a movie monster doing yoga.
ZOOM LIVESCREAM. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 12:00 PM PT: Monsters, Makeup & Mayhem With Victoria Righthand!
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Livescream Challenge: The only difference between “monsters” and “non-monsters” is society’s tired standard of “stereotypical” beauty, and it’s time we retire this expectation of physical beauty. Make an Instagram grid of at least 6 images showing #HorrifyingBeauty looks of lovely monsters (using makeup skills you learned here). You can use makeup, nontoxic skin-safe paint, or food/condiments or whatever’s within your claws to achieve your looks.
ZOOM LIVESCREAM. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 7:00PM PT: Jake & Bake with Jake Abel
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Livescream Challenge: Coffin Pop Tarts are terrifying enough, but what’s INSIDE? Create the most terrifying pastry the world has ever seen — and of course, it should be a filled pastry that oozes “blood”.
We’re not above shameless self-promotion, and it’s our 10th annual Hunt so let’s go out with a bang this year. Get #GISH trending in the Top 10 on Twitter before the Hunt closes. Submit a screenshot of your contribution (a tweet showing the tag, timestamped between 9:30 and 10:30 PM PT) and a link to your tweet.
(UP TO 2 MINUTES) Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis recently passed away. At his funeral, former President Obama read his eulogy, and Former Presidents Clinton and Bush also made remarks. Listen to all three memorial speeches, then write and one paragraph about commonalities between the three speeches.
Make an image of one of these 2020 Calendar Grids (like this) for any #Supernatural actor (or any other celebrity of your choosing). Post it to social media tagging the actor, #GISH & #2020MakesMeFeelLike.
The stress of the pandemic has taken a toll on the mental health of many, and a lot of people have been spending a lot of extra time in isolation – so it’s important to be our own best friends. Weave a message of hope, strength, or resilience into a friendship bracelet to remind yourself to be kind to yourself and that you are loved. (Then, make a matching one for someone you know who is feeling lonely.)