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Good morning everyone, and welcome to Radio Free Monday!

Ways to Give:

lisslynae linked to fandom4rainne, which is raising money for Rainne Cassidy, whose mother has recently been diagnosed with stage four colon cancer and is struggling to cover medical bills and additional expenses. You can read more here, donate here, and follow all the fundraising activity here.

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.

ngaio_w linked to donotchoosesidesyet, who has written a novel that they're promoting. The novel is helping to fund their last semester at college, as they've been refused financial aid, so they need funding help to graduate. You can read more and find links to purchase the book 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.

aunty_marion supports Pennies Per Hour Of Pleasure, who raise money for Medecins Sans Frontieres by offering free knitting patterns and asking for knitters who download them to give donations. She's offering knitted Cranford mitts in a p/hop raffle and also for guessing how long it will take her to knit them. You can read more about the project and find links to enter here or read more about p/hop here.

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!).