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Good morning everyone, and welcome to Radio Free Monday!

Ways to Give:

impermanent-chord has a fundraiser up to help herself and her sister pay for medications, medical insurance, and rent; they've had unexpected injuries and procedures they've had to fund at a time when their income is very short. You can read more and help them out here.

killabeez linked to a fundraiser for denyce, who has unexpectedly lost her brother and needs to come up with money for a plane flight and a funeral, since she's next of kin, plus she's facing various other hardships. You can read more here, but it's a LOT to read, so if you'd like to support them but can't deal with scrolling for the site, the fundraiser is here.

jabberwockypie's car suffered a blowout with a bent rim, and she needs to buy both a new wheel and a new tire. The car is her family's only transortation, and it's going to cost at least $230 to fix. The family is accepting paypal donations for repairs and a new tire at sam.says.bazinga at gmail.com.

megsamforever's friend is raising money to purchase a small house to turn into a dressmaking studio and to prevent having to move back into an emotionally abusive home. She's hoping to be able to put her former rent money towards providing free services to trans and nonbinary customers, as well. You can read more and support the House Of Fifties Frocks here, including some awesome clothing perks!

eimearkuopio's friend Kia died suddenly and unexpectedly recently, 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.

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.

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.

News To Know:

caffeinekitty found out this week that someone has been selling fanfic they didn't write as Amazon ebooks. They have a post up about it here and while all the titles have apparently been removed, it's something people may want to investigate or keep an eye on.

Housing:

fiercynn is moving to NYC for grad school this fall and is looking for housing and fannish roommates in Manhattan. She is a 26yo Indian-American queer cis woman with no pets looking for nonsmoking housing, preferably under $1100/month. You can read more and get in touch here, or contact her at fiercynn at 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!).