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cblj_backupGood morning everyone, and welcome to Radio Free Monday!
Ways To Give:
Mel linked me to a post passing the hat for![[personal profile]](https://s.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
geekosaur, who is struggling to get a job and get out of a homelessness situation.
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cassiephone linked to a fundraiser for a newly-established literary award, the "Translation Awards", which bring attention to SFF from other cultures that's been translated into English. Everyone who donates is eligible to win book prizes.
aris_tgd wanted to let folks know about Sins Invalid, a dance company that focuses on performance exploring disabled, queer, and otherwise marginalized sexuality. They're putting together a DVD, and raising funds for it at Kickstarter, where they still need a few thousand bucks in the next few weeks.
Help For Free:
yamx linked to a petition to the producers of House MD, regarding their recent handling of asexuals. I haven't watched House in a long time, so I'm not sure precisely what went down, but you can read a more detailed writeup of the issue at her journal.
Fans Helping Fans:
UPDATE! I posted last week about a friend who could use a hand, and you guys responded wonderfully. She asked me to tell you all she's really grateful, and that thanks to the Cafe her heat, electricity, and phone will stay on for another month.
Ascendio is a Harry Potter con taking place in Orlando this July, and they've extended their call for papers through the end of February. They're taking submissions not just for papers but also workshops and panels across a variety of subjects including publishing, YA lit, handcrafts, and fan culture. You can read more about the awesomeness of Ascendio here!
kalichan is writing a chapter for her dissertation on how fandom interacts with the producers of a given canon, and she's looking for fanfic written by people who later became writers on a show. Specifically in Buffy and Who, but she's interested in other canons as well.
OH NOES INTERNET:
Let's talk about internet censorship!
ACTA is, as far as I can tell (my research is basically what you guys send me, at this point) a global version of SOPA/PIPA.arsenicjade linked to an explanation and links roundup of it that covered my bases, at least; as internet citizens this is something you should be aware of. (Thank you to everyone who sent me links, but as they were identical I chose to link the source document.) hollyxu also linked to an alternate post aimed at UK residents here.
On the SOPA/PIPA front,imaginarycircus has a post up about March as "Media Blackout Month". I'm not sure I'd give odds on the success of the campaign, but I do believe in voting with your dollar, and this is a prime example of how you can do that.
Just For Fun:
I was quite pleased last week to see that I am not, in fact, by far the only person unamused by Shit Girls Say.azurelunatic and sumofparts both linked me to a Racialicious article about ownership and exploitation as regards the Shit Girls Say Spinoffs; I also found some more funny ones, such as Shit the Dowager Countess Says and Shit Nobody Says.
sprat and china_shop have a new panfandom flashwork community opening February 1st; you can read more about it here. It's hosted on both LJ and DW but without crossposting, so people can hang out on whichever platform they prefer. One of their goals is to encourage people to practice writing, and I'm all for that, so you should definitely check it out!
@MetEvaine on Twitter linked me to a wonderful exhibit of thousands of origami flowers.
nutmeg3 linked me to an amazing article about 20's Chicago Transit posters. HOT STUFF.
rusty76 linked to a journal which combines my love of origami with my fascination for masks!
jkivela linked me to The Avengers Shouldn't Text, which is kind of like the Askworld for Avengers fandom.
25 Things I Learned from Opening A Bookstore. Having worked in a bookstore, I personally know many of these to be true.
And this has been Radio Free Monday! Thank you for your time. You can always post items for my attention in comments here (or on any post) or email me at copperbadge at gmail dot com. If you're not sure how to proceed, here is a little more about what I do and how you can help. Remember, brevity is the soul of RFM.
Ways To Give:
Mel linked me to a post passing the hat for
geekosaur, who is struggling to get a job and get out of a homelessness situation. cassiephone linked to a fundraiser for a newly-established literary award, the "Translation Awards", which bring attention to SFF from other cultures that's been translated into English. Everyone who donates is eligible to win book prizes.aris_tgd wanted to let folks know about Sins Invalid, a dance company that focuses on performance exploring disabled, queer, and otherwise marginalized sexuality. They're putting together a DVD, and raising funds for it at Kickstarter, where they still need a few thousand bucks in the next few weeks. Help For Free:
yamx linked to a petition to the producers of House MD, regarding their recent handling of asexuals. I haven't watched House in a long time, so I'm not sure precisely what went down, but you can read a more detailed writeup of the issue at her journal. Fans Helping Fans:
UPDATE! I posted last week about a friend who could use a hand, and you guys responded wonderfully. She asked me to tell you all she's really grateful, and that thanks to the Cafe her heat, electricity, and phone will stay on for another month.
Ascendio is a Harry Potter con taking place in Orlando this July, and they've extended their call for papers through the end of February. They're taking submissions not just for papers but also workshops and panels across a variety of subjects including publishing, YA lit, handcrafts, and fan culture. You can read more about the awesomeness of Ascendio here!
kalichan is writing a chapter for her dissertation on how fandom interacts with the producers of a given canon, and she's looking for fanfic written by people who later became writers on a show. Specifically in Buffy and Who, but she's interested in other canons as well. OH NOES INTERNET:
Let's talk about internet censorship!
ACTA is, as far as I can tell (my research is basically what you guys send me, at this point) a global version of SOPA/PIPA.
arsenicjade linked to an explanation and links roundup of it that covered my bases, at least; as internet citizens this is something you should be aware of. (Thank you to everyone who sent me links, but as they were identical I chose to link the source document.) hollyxu also linked to an alternate post aimed at UK residents here.On the SOPA/PIPA front,
imaginarycircus has a post up about March as "Media Blackout Month". I'm not sure I'd give odds on the success of the campaign, but I do believe in voting with your dollar, and this is a prime example of how you can do that. Just For Fun:
I was quite pleased last week to see that I am not, in fact, by far the only person unamused by Shit Girls Say.
azurelunatic and sumofparts both linked me to a Racialicious article about ownership and exploitation as regards the Shit Girls Say Spinoffs; I also found some more funny ones, such as Shit the Dowager Countess Says and Shit Nobody Says. sprat and china_shop have a new panfandom flashwork community opening February 1st; you can read more about it here. It's hosted on both LJ and DW but without crossposting, so people can hang out on whichever platform they prefer. One of their goals is to encourage people to practice writing, and I'm all for that, so you should definitely check it out! @MetEvaine on Twitter linked me to a wonderful exhibit of thousands of origami flowers.
nutmeg3 linked me to an amazing article about 20's Chicago Transit posters. HOT STUFF. rusty76 linked to a journal which combines my love of origami with my fascination for masks!jkivela linked me to The Avengers Shouldn't Text, which is kind of like the Askworld for Avengers fandom.25 Things I Learned from Opening A Bookstore. Having worked in a bookstore, I personally know many of these to be true.
And this has been Radio Free Monday! Thank you for your time. You can always post items for my attention in comments here (or on any post) or email me at copperbadge at gmail dot com. If you're not sure how to proceed, here is a little more about what I do and how you can help. Remember, brevity is the soul of RFM.
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Date: 2012-01-30 03:23 pm (UTC)If you take part in this, you won't just be sending a financial message to the Big Five and their lawyers and lobbyists. You'll also be destroying countless independent record labels and artists who could not even begin to absorb the impact of a month without sales.
I'd be all for some 'precision strikes', as it were, against the RIAA and the people responsible for bills like SOPA and PIPA. But huge, clumsy, indiscriminate actions like Black March would irreparably damage a lot of the small-time companies and artists that you'd probably like to see succeed.
So... yeah. Something to think about.
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Date: 2012-01-31 01:37 am (UTC)Though, as downthread points out, I already do this because I'm a cheapass but don't wanna starve my favourite indie sources of things (games and music, mostly).
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Date: 2012-01-30 03:54 pm (UTC)Don't buy or download music....I only listen to music on the car radio, not that into music.
Don't download, buy a dvd or see a movie in the theater. I wait for the tv seasons and movies to come out on dvd and check them out of the public library for free.
Don't buy videogames. Never do, I don't play any, and the last gaming system I owned was an Atari. I liked Frogger and Asteroid.
Don't buy books and magazines. Rarely buy a book, only if I really really love it. After I've gotten it from the library.
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Date: 2012-02-01 01:23 pm (UTC)A friend of mine is putting together a geeky craft book. I know that there are more than a few Geeky Crafters in the Cafe, and it might be a good way to boost awareness. AU$50 is pretty close to US$50, but is only GB£35.
http://girliejones.livejournal.com/1733351.html
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Date: 2012-02-03 02:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-02-02 08:52 pm (UTC)A warning that the article could be a distressing read for some. But I think the fact that (at least according to the article) the issue does not seem to be being addressed, means it could do with some more publicity.
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Date: 2012-02-05 04:47 am (UTC)The video's up on vimeo and free on iTunes for a limited time (sorry, don't know how long), but the permanent making-of site is here: http://morrislessmore.com/.
Thanks for doing this, by the way. I've given before and will again.
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Date: 2012-02-05 01:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-02-05 09:31 pm (UTC)And there's a petition at change.org to ask the General Synod of the Church of England to allow clergy to conduct Civil Partnerships in churches. It's not marriage equality yet, but it's a step in the right direction after the Archbishop of York's comments. http://www.change.org/petitions/house-of-bishops-and-general-synod-allow-priests-in-the-cofe-to-choose-to-bless-civil-partnerships-in-church