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March Against Monkey Pox and Government Failure
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Tune into Out-FM on Tuesday July 12 from 8:00-9:00pm, on 99.5FM WBAI/NY & listen at https://www.wbai.org/listen-live/
If you miss the live show, the sound file for the whole show is posted below. You can download it or stream it.
Jawanza Williams of Vocal-NY
Chanting, “ACT UP, Fightback Fight AIDS, Fight Covid, Fight Monkey Pox”, hundreds gathered July 21st at Foley square near the NY Federal building demanding Action on the latest Pandemic to hit the LGBT Community and potentionally everyone. With 3487 Monkey Pox cases as of July 25th and cases in 45 of the 50 states and Puerto Rico, the disease is spreading like wildfire.
Cecilia Gentile, advocate for sex workers
WHO Director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus calls the Monkey Pox outbreak an emergency, while the Biden administration dithers. The emergency declaration could bring immense resources to stopping the spread of the epidemic, but instead millions of vaccines and doses of antivirals remain stashed in warehouses and factories.
James Krellenstein, Prep 4 All
On this show, we’ll hear from activists, many former veterans of ACT UP, as well as scientists about what needs to be done, most importantly, building an activist response to force polititians to do the right thing, right now. Voices include:
- Matt Ford, a person with recent first hand experience with Monkey Pox,
- James Krellenstin from Prep4all, who helped lead the fight.
- Mark Harrington from the Treatment Action Group
- Jawanza Williams of Vocal-NY
- Ivy Arce of ACT UP and other organizations
- Dr. Lauren Theravich, a disability rights activist
- Cecilia Gentile, a sex worker advocate
- and Professor of Microbiology Joe Osmonson
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Abortion Rights, Feminism and Lesbians - Then and Now
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Tune into Out-FM on Tuesday July 19 from 8:00-9:00pm, on 99.5FM WBAI/NY & listen at https://www.wbai.org/listen-live/
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Abortion Rights, Feminism and Lesbians - Then and Now
Tune into Out-FM on Tuesday, July 19 at 8 PM EST for “Abortion Rights, Feminism, and Lesbians - Then and Now.” Out-FM producer Bob Lederer and guest co-producer and student intern Cloe Loosz will interview Christine Riddiough, who during second-wave feminism edited the lesbian newspaper for the Chicago Women’s Liberation Union, which became a model for socialist-feminist women’s unions around the country. Today Riddiough is a national queer leader of Democratic Socialists of America. We’ll discuss the daring defiance of abortion laws by the Liberation Union’s “Jane Collective,” risking life in prison while performing 12,000 abortions throughout four years, all done with no formal medical training. We’ll also discuss with Christine the role of lesbians in the feminist movement.
We’ll also play clips from the documentary film “Jane: An Abortion Service,” which will also be our gift to those who donate to WBAI at give2wbai.org (type "Jane" in the search engine) or 212-209-2950. The station is urgently raising funds to become current on its $17,000 monthly rent bill for the broadcast transmitter at Times Square. We are asking supporters of Out-FM and WBAI to make a donation in the name of our show (if you're doing it online, use the drop-down menu).
In the wake of the outrageous Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, women and all pregnant people need to look back at models of self-help and mutual aid such as the Jane Collective for guidance in this new, dangerous era. We hope this trip back into history will help shed light on an important path to self-empowerment.
About Out-FM
Out-FM is a weekly progressive queer show on listener-sponsored, noncommercial WBAI/Pacifica Radio. It airs at 99.5 and wbai.org, generally on Tuesdays from 8-9 PM. Please support us by donating to WBAI. Become a member for $25 or a BAI Buddy (sustainer) for $10/month or more, or go to our premium site if you'd like a gift. Go to give2wbai.org or call 212-209-2950 and let WBAI management know you listen to Out-FM by supporting the station with a donation. Be sure and mention us when you donate.