Delanofilms wrote:Alex himself said The Shelter wasn't meant to be a place for people to bury their heads in the sand, nor a place where dissenting opinions aren't allowed: rather, it was meant to be a safe and generally calming area for people to come and decompress from the initial shock of Trump's election.
However, he also made clear that was only stage one.
He said that as the initial shock passed, The Shelter would have to morph and shift into a zone for civil discussion in an attempt to better understand why these events have taken place and to learn from them what we can: to better understand the reasoning and viewpoints of those who chose him, while maintaining a non-judgemental and calming atmosphere for those who need it for whatever reason.
As such, if ANYONE needs a place to go to 'chill' for just a little; to gather your thoughts for a while somewhere away from a constant onslaught; or even to just decompress briefly, then they are whole-heartedly welcome to check out http://twitch.tv/streamshelteralpha which will automatically host whichever streamer is 'carrying the shelter stream.
And, as the title denotes, this is a place NOTIFYING of the stream; if you wish to discuss the stream, its intent, and/or your concerns, you are free (and, indeed, invited) to partake in discussion in THIS thread, or in the original thread.
If you wish to partake in STREAMING, please consult - and append - the Stream Shelter handoff sheet; noting when you want to stream and what your limits are (don't feel you HAVE to stream for an uber-long time just because you want to help - we don't want you burning yourself out/wrecking your sleep schedule/making yourself sick over this) helps us immensely in organizing people to cover gaps in the schedule, setup hosting, etc.
Also, a handy website has been provided as a 'front-end' for all these resources, at http://streamshelter.com/ - you can even find out who's streaming right now!
Thanks for your consideration!
