Airs on WSFM-LP 103.3 in Asheville / streaming at AshevilleFM from 3am EST on October 7th through October 13th, 2019 and podcasting on libsyn.com.
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Airing first on Asheville FM, WSFM-LP 103.3 FM, this is The Final Straw, a weekly anarchist, anti authoritarian radio show brodcasting from occupied Tsalagi land in Southern Appalachia. We bring you voices and perspectives from people, projects, and struggles around the world engaging in the long project toward liberation. You can email us with questions or suggestions at thefinalstrawradio@riseup.net or @protonmail.com, or send us letters at PO Box 6004, Asheville NC 28806.
This show is brought to you by Firestorm Books and Coffee. Located at 610 Haywood Road, Firestorm is a locally owned coop specializing in offbeat, underground, and independent literature. You can find a sample of Firestorms books and zines plus a full calendar of events at their website firestorm.coop.
Secret Shame on Secret Shames
This week I had the chance to speak with 3 members of the Asheville based goth/darkwave/post punk band Secret Shame about their politics, their music, what ails and what’s good about Asheville in general, the tensions of living under capitalism, the recent attention this group has been getting, and many more topics.
You can learn more about them by following @secretshameband on Instagram, and hear more of their music at secretshame.bandcamp.com
Before the interview tho, here is an announcement on behalf of Mutual Aid Disaster Relief:
When catastrophe strikes, those most impacted and their neighbors are the real first responders. Mutual Aid Disaster Relief is a growing movement that amplifies the efforts of frontline communities and scrappy yet strategic grassroots projects.
After last year’s nation-wide training tour spanned over 50 communities in 25 states, Mutual Aid Disaster Relief will continue its Building the Movement for Mutual Aid series in the Northeast this October!
Friends in New England, please check out events in Albany, NY, Portland, ME, Montpelier, VT, Worcester, MA, and New York City. The two-part training includes storytelling as well as a fun, fast-paced, and participatory workshop. Facilitators will describe lessons learned through diverse experiences of d.i.y. crisis response and the power of Community Organizing as Disaster Preparedness. They’ll guide conversations that give participants opportunities to share their knowledge and build camaraderie with others in the community.
MADRelief trainings are free to all! Sliding-scale donations for t-shirts, zines, books, and posters help the team cover food and fuel and keep their powerful message on the move!
For more details, visit MutualAidDisasterRelief.org/events or follow @madr_tour on Instagram.
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