🧵 on your health & well-being thru the #WGAstrike
#WGAstrong #WGAsolidarity
This is a gentle reminder that, while spirits and energy will be high this week, the WGA strike is a marathon, not a race. The weeks following will be hard and scary...
1/ Stay hydrated and fed while at picket sites and use sun protection. Be sure to rest; this includes taking breaks from social media and updates around the strike.
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If you keep one streaming service through the #WGAstrike, make it @Shudder. Shudder is owned by AMC, but they receive little funding from AMC to pay their employees a living wage and to source and manage their content.
1/ Shudder's staff is also the first to feel the effects of any cuts or layoffs at AMC. @NyxHorror has had the pleasure to work with the good folx at Shudder ... They are passionate about #horror and #thrillers. They are passionate about indie film.
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#WGAstrong #WGAsolidarity
If you’re #PreWGA or a non-writer, here are some ideas on how you can support the #WGAstrike…
1) If you’re in the L.A. or NYC areas, join a picket line. Coordinate w/ friends to ensure that key locations have ample numbers of picketers...
1/ Picket schedules & locations may be found here: wgacontract2023.org/strike/picket-… you’re local to L.A., here is picket line sign-up sheet prepared by @ginagemeni, @chandra7thomas and @NerrisNassiri.
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🧵A lot of writers are discouraged right now and understandably so ... But maybe there are things we can do to lift our spirits in an increasingly hostile industry. These are just ideas, not gospel. 1) Learn about producing. This is an extremely useful skill that will serve us well as writers, esp. those of us looking to showrun our own series one day. It means we have a better understanding of how the busines side of this crazy industry works...