On The Sandbox Hour this Sunday at 8 a.m. join DJ’s Joey Books and Professor JD for another Beatles Pop-up, a spontaneous and sporadic magical mystery tour of Beatles songs, covers, rarities and more. Text your friends and tune in Sunday morning, June 23rd from 8 till 9, only here on 103.3 Asheville FM and globally at: www.ashevillefm.org. If you miss it live, archive will be up for a week on The Sandbox Hour show page on the AFM web site.
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Anti-Repression in SC and Trans Resiliency in Appalachia
Airs on WSFM-LP 103.3 in Asheville / streaming at AshevilleFM from 3am EST on June 17th through June 23rd, 2019 and podcasting on libsyn.com.
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This week, we’ll be featuring two segments, one on state repression against anti-racist organizers in rural Upstate South Carolina and on an upcoming documentary series on access/non access to mental health infrastructure for transgender people living in Appalachia.
Facing Down FBI & Nazi Pressure in SC
First, Bursts shares a conversation with activists from the Scuffletown Anti-Repression Committee and the Michigan Anti-Repression Committee, left legal defense groups from vastly geographically distant areas of the so-called U.S. They are talking about the case of repression in what’s called the Upstate, or northern part of the state of South Carolina in the south eastern U.S., where anti-racist and anti-fascist activists have been surveilled, intimidated, harassed, detained while naked at home and arrested by local and Federal Law Enforcement, including the FBI, apparently on behalf of the local white supremacists. The agent having made such disclosures is named FBI Special Agent Tanya Evanina. You can learn more, keep up on the situation and donate to their legal support at norepressionsc.home.blog. A longer version of this chat will appear in the podcast edition, alongside Sean’s segment for this week, cut due to time concerns from the broadcast, alongside a couple of announcements.
Just a heads up that when the activist from STARC references A12, it’s short hand for the fight against white supremacists in the streets of Charlottesville, VA, on August 12th, 2017.
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Trans Resiliency and Mental Healthcare access in Appalachia
For the second segment, I (William) had the chance to talk with Basil Soper, who is a writer, filmmaker, and a man of trans experience from the Appalachian region. He is the founder of the education and advocacy group Transilient (@wearetransilient on Instagram), which seeks to uplift trans voices and trans experiences, and to also connect folks with resources from a place of relative safety and understanding. This group is seeking to undertake a documentary series focusing on mental health resource access for trans people in Appalachia. They are in their very last push of fundraising currently, and if you would like to see more about this project and get in touch with them, you can go to wearetransilient.com , and you can also email them at wearetransilient@gmail.com. You can also go right to their Kickstarter for the best way to donate! The deadline is June 23rd, so smoke em if you got em. Also stay tuned for less money oriented ways to support this project!
In this interview, we got to talk about many different things, about the social construct of Appalachia and where that might have originated, the people who actually live here, mental health concerns that trans people can face, plus many other topics. This interview was a really nice experience for me because I got to talk with another trans person from a working class, rural background about things we both personally understand.
So I had some technical difficulties which I was unaware of in the moment, the result of which some of my audio sounds a bit static-y. This is something I’m working on correcting for future episodes, thanks for your patience!
Announcements
ICE Activity in WNC
If you’re in the Asheville area, be aware that Immigration officers were responsible for kidnapping four individuals in Henderson County to our south last week. They are changing their tactics to blend in better, sometimes using vehicles that look like work trucks with ladders on top or mimicking the appearance of anti-ice activists at times. If you’d like to get involved and join community resistance to ICE tearing apart our families and communities, consider checking our show notes for a link to get involved or reach out to CIMA via their website and click the “get involved” tab.
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Intv. With Kim Bailey about Pollinator Awareness Month
News Correspondent Kirby Rucker got the chance to speak with Kim Bailey, who is the Pollinator Month coordinator for Hendersonville Bee City USA and the Hendersonville Tree Board. June is Pollinator Awareness Month, and we got the chance to speak about the importance of protecting our pollinators and recognizing all the work they do for us. We also spoke about some awesome events coming up in Hendersonville and Buncombe County throughout June. Listen to the full interview below!
Featured image courtesy of PestWorld.org
Intv. With Angie Cathcart of ACAE
News Correspondent Sara Doverspike spoke with Angie Cathcart of the Asheville City Association of Educators (ACAE), who is the local affiliate of NCAE serving members teaching in Asheville City Schools. They are also the voice of public education for Asheville City Schools. We spoke about their policy demands that were recently presented in Raleigh. Hear the full interview below!
Featured image courtesy of ACAE’s Facebook page
Intv. With Julia McDowell of Just Folks
News Correspondent Scott Owen got the chance to speak with Julia McDowell of Just Folks, a non-profit organization in Asheville focused on keeping black heritage alive by having community events. We talked about their community efforts and their Summer Series event in the Blocks Triangle Park. Listen to the full interview below!
Featured image courtesy of Just Folks’ Facebook page