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Good morning everyone, and welcome to Radio Free Monday!

Ways to Give:

green linked to an effort to help someone in their friends group get free of an abusive situation; they're offering fanfics, photosets, gifsets, and art in many fandoms to help raise funds. You can read more at thegreatescapefund or read more and donate at their gofundme.

mitthrassafis is a disabled trans veteran who is moving to tExas tomorrow. He's taking donations to help out with bills and care for his cockatiel. You can read more and help him out at his youcaring, or he's taking donations directly through paypal at ouroborosblade at gmail.com.

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 facing a lot of bills, a lien on her house, and overdue rent on her independent bookstore. She's currently raising $2250 to pay back rent to keep from being evicted; you can read more and help out here. She also has jewelry for sale on Etsy and her bookshop, Star Cat Books, sells through abebooks here.

azurelunatic linked to a fundraiser for Double Union, a feminist hacker space in San Francisco which provides a safe space for women and non-men to explore creativity through technology. The building they were housed in was sold and is being emptied for renovations and gentrification; they're raising funds for moving expenses and a deposit on the new space. You can read more and donate here.

Buy Stuff, Help Out:

blueskymoment is participating in the #makeforgood collection, with 20% of the sales of products sold through #makeforgood going to support Plan International's "Because I Am A Girl" campaign, helping to lift girls around the world out of poverty. You can read more about #makeforgood here and check out and purchase Blueskymoment's work here.

Housing:

Anon is looking for a roommate in Santa Barbara, CA, to occupy a master bedroom in a 2br apartment. She's looking to rent quickly; you can read more about the apartment and get in touch here.

tzikeh is looking for a housemate to move into a condo in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood; it's a large bedroom and private bathroom for $805/mo plus utilities (which for Uptown, and to judge by the photos, is a hell of a deal). You can read more and get in touch here.

Fun Stuff:

Erin's debut urban fantasy novel "Tainted Moonlight" is soon to be released! It's about a down-on-his-luck werewolf trying to survive in a world where a supernatural virus outbreak has changed a lot. You can preview the first chapter and find out more about the novel here at Inkshares.

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!).