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Good morning everyone, and welcome to Radio Free Monday!

Ways to Give:

bookblather's friend just lost a baby, Maximus, and the funeral and medical expenses are getting to be overwhelming for her and her husband. You can read more and help out with expenses here.

amara1783 linked to several fundraisers this week:
AJ is a trans woman living in east Tennessee who is trying to move out of a transphobic and abusive home, and is raising money for deposit, rent, and other moving expenses. You can read more and help out here.
Jon and Lauren are trying to help Jon's mother Kimberly and sister Hannah move to Michigan, to get her out of an abusive environment. You can read more here and support the move here.
Desiree and Jason are unemployed and in danger of losing disability benefits; they are raising money for Jason's insulin, Desiree's basic meds, and food for themselves and their pets. You can read more and help out here.

Anon linked to a fundraiser for the Unitarian Fellowship of Huntington in Appalachia, who need to rebuild after a fire; they also provide space for several other groups (OVEC, AA, NA, PFLAG) so rebuilding will benefit a lot of people. You can read more and support the rebuilding effort here.

Anon linked to phantisma, who is raising funds after a creditor deducted $3300 from her checking account instead of $330, and is refusing to return the money. The funds will go to rent and bills; you can read more and donate here or shop her ebay and purchase to support 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 facing a lot of bills, a lien on her house, and overdue rent on her independent bookstore. She's currently raising funds to pay back rent to keep from being evicted; you can read more here and help out here; you can also do your Christmas book shopping online at Starcat Books. She also has jewelry for sale on Etsy.


Housing:

tealin and her two housemates are looking for a fourth, to rent a single room in a shared house in central Cambridge (England). GBP462/month all inclusive, plus deposit, for a 6 month minimum stay; they prefer female grad students or professionals. You can contact twirlynoodle at gmail.com for more info.

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.


Just for Fun:

dreamwaffles linked to a friend's post about subtitling old Soviet movies to make them available for English speakers, possibly for the first time ever. They're offering their first subtitle set now; you can read more and get in touch if you're interested in a download here.

notmissmarple has a survey up about peoples' thoughts on the new musical "Hamilton"; you can read more and take the survey 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!).