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Apr. 13th, 2015 07:32 amGood morning everyone, and welcome to Radio Free Monday!
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maschalismos was recently diagnosed with lupus and fibromyalgia, and is struggling to cover medical bills for her diagnosis and for ongoing attempts at treatment. You can read more and help out with her medical bills here.
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editrx has been struggling a lot lately, and is now facing hugely high water bills because of local polution, as well as a lien on her house for a property tax bill that has gone past due. She needs to raise $6K to keep her head above water. You can read more about her situation here and help her keep her home here.
Maureen linked to a fundraiser for Peter Stachowiak, a pewter smith who recently broke down on the way to the Oklahoma Renaissance Faire. Costs to get to the faire, get the truck repaired, and get home have been very high; their gofundme is almost all the way to the $10K they need to recover, but hasn't quite made it yet. You can read more and donate here.
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apfelstrudelz is a digital artist looking for emergency commissions and fundraising donations in order to replace a broken laptop. He's offering very reasonable commission rates and also has a donation box open; you can read more and commission or donate here.
Anon linked to Rainbow House, which is raising funds to build a Rainbow House in Kyrgyzstan, to provide support for the LGBT community there, which is facing restrictive anti-queer laws and a lot of violence. You can read more and support their efforts here.
thexturtle linked to a webseries called Vermin, which is currently funding for production. They have less than two weeks left and quite a ways to go to fund a show about puppet lab rats and their caretaker, played by Trace Beaulieu (Crow T. Robot from MST3K). You can read more and support the show here.
Help For Free:
shinigami04 is a 30 year old English and History student looking to travel abroad to the UK in June and July for about twelve weeks. She's looking for a workaway arrangement where she can work a few hours each day in exchange for room and board. Fandom-friendly hosts or just people with experience and tips can contact her at jing_2002 at gmx.de to learn more.
Anon linked to an awareness-raising "save our department" facebook page for the Library Science department and faculty at Kutztown University, the only university in PA to offer an undergraduate BSEd for library science. The school is trying to close the program and they're looking for help and support to keep it open. You can read more and find out how to support the department here.
Just For Fun:
a-menagerie-of-stories has recently started blogging about comics and writing fanfic for female-led Marvel and Image serieses, and is looking for prompts and prompt-giving resources for female-led comics fandom. You can read more and leave a prompt or a tip here.
And this has been Radio Free Monday! Thank you for your time. You can post items for my attention at the Radio Free Monday submissions form or via email 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 (or ask for help!).
Ways to Give:
maschalismos was recently diagnosed with lupus and fibromyalgia, and is struggling to cover medical bills for her diagnosis and for ongoing attempts at treatment. You can read more and help out with her medical bills here.editrx has been struggling a lot lately, and is now facing hugely high water bills because of local polution, as well as a lien on her house for a property tax bill that has gone past due. She needs to raise $6K to keep her head above water. You can read more about her situation here and help her keep her home here. Maureen linked to a fundraiser for Peter Stachowiak, a pewter smith who recently broke down on the way to the Oklahoma Renaissance Faire. Costs to get to the faire, get the truck repaired, and get home have been very high; their gofundme is almost all the way to the $10K they need to recover, but hasn't quite made it yet. You can read more and donate here.
Anon linked to Rainbow House, which is raising funds to build a Rainbow House in Kyrgyzstan, to provide support for the LGBT community there, which is facing restrictive anti-queer laws and a lot of violence. You can read more and support their efforts here.
Help For Free:
Anon linked to an awareness-raising "save our department" facebook page for the Library Science department and faculty at Kutztown University, the only university in PA to offer an undergraduate BSEd for library science. The school is trying to close the program and they're looking for help and support to keep it open. You can read more and find out how to support the department here.
Just For Fun:
And this has been Radio Free Monday! Thank you for your time. You can post items for my attention at the Radio Free Monday submissions form or via email 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 (or ask for help!).
