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Good morning everyone, and welcome to Radio Free Monday!

Before we begin, Ms. G wanted to give everyone an update -- she submitted a survey one of her students was working on as a research project, and wanted to thank everyone for their participation:

"When I checked her stats by the end of that first Monday, she had over 150 respondents, and when I caught her in the hall during class change and told her to check her Google form on her phone, she burst into tears. In her previous mentoring meeting with me, she'd talked about how hard it was to find people willing to take a lengthy survey and answer honestly, and she was worried about meeting the requirements of the project. Thanks to your signal boost, she had more than 300 usable responses by the end of the week. While many of her classmates were panicking and desperately trying to find *any* sort of data to use, she had her collection done nearly a month in advance of her deadline, which meant she had more time for thoughtful analysis in her paper and presentation."

Thanks for helping out, everyone!

Ways to Give:

eimearkuopio's friend Kia died suddenly and unexpectedly this past week, and her wife is now trying to raise two children alone, with no life insurance to help with funeral expenses. You can read more and help out here and also read Eimear's post about Kia and Sabrina here.

HawkeyeState linked to a fundraiser for a family who desperately need repairs to their van; the mother is underemployed and the father has several health issues, and their daughter has Angelman Syndrome; they need a larger car to fit themselves and their assistive equipment. You can read more and help them out here.

Anon linked to a fundraiser for a family friend, who recently lost her oldest daughter, son-in-law, and two grandchildren in a suspected murder-suicide on Father's Day. They're taking donations to help with funeral costs and other expenses as they deal with this loss. You can read more and help out here.

rynia just moved to the Pacific Northwest; they're raising money to cover household bills while they search for work. While they've reached the goal, extra always helps; you can read more and find the link to the GoFundMe here.

Selkie linked to an article about an adoptive mother who is raffling off Grateful Dead reunion tickets to raise money to stay home and raise her children. You can read more and find a link to the fundraiser here.

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 huge water bills, plus 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; she also has jewelry for sale on Etsy and her bookshop, Star Cat Books, sells through abebooks here.

v827 linked to a fundraiser for their friend Ware, who is raising money for his first semester of graduate school studying physical theater in Italy. You can read more and help out here, including what perks he's offering, and follow updates here.

taragreen89's sister Uma has been accepted into the Alonzo King LINES Ballet Training program in San Francisco, but because it's not considered a "college" there's no federal financial aid available. She's raising money for tuition and also for housing in the Bay Area. You can read more and help out here and check out updates here.

Help For Free:

Anon linked to information about a huge archive of handwritten records about newly freed slaves in the 1860s which is coming available; not only can you access the records for research purposes but (here's why it's Help For Free) you can volunteer to help digitize them. The news story is here and you can find out more and volunteer to help here.

News to Know:

shrewreader linked to a helpful and informative post with a series of writers discussing how to get federal financial aid for college in the US if you are LGBTQ+ and have been put out of your home by your parents (or if they otherwise refuse to help you finance your college studies). You can read more here.

magdalynia is having top surgery and has several high-coverage sports bras from Champion in XL size that they've been using as a binding aid which they soon won't need anymore. They're offering to other trans/gendervariant people in need for the cost of shipping; you can contact them via their tumblr inbox if you're interested.

heidi8 has a post up about some interesting panels happening at San Diego Comic Con this year, including ones she'll be participating about fandom, storytelling, and the law; she's also got info about various fannish events. You can read more here.

Housing

in_the_bottle's current housemate is moving out and she's looking for a new roommate to take over a double room in West London (W6) less than ten minutes from the Hammersmith tube station. They're looking for professional, non-partying, non-smoker preferred, £825/mo inclusive, with a once-weekly cleaner. You can read more and contact the landlord here or get in touch with the residents directly through private message to in_the_bottle or email to bottlefeed@gmail.com .

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!).