Boogaloo & Funky Reggae 45s

The Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBTQ advocacy organisation in the United States, has declared its first national state of emergency. They’ve cited “the proliferation of legislation in statehouses across the country aimed at regulating the lives of queer people” as the reasoning behind this move.

Caeden spoke to Jack (he/him) from RainbowPath about the impact of legislation like this on Aotearoa, and why it’s so important we support LGBTQ+ asylum seekers and organisations which advocate for human rights.

Caeden started by asking “When countries like the United States seemingly go backwards or make queer people targets at an exponential rate, should that be alarming for queer people in Aotearoa?”

We Back our Kaiako is a new student-led group which has formed to support the teacher strikes. They’re based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara and will be protesting outside Parliament on Wednesday to show their support of the Post Primary Teachers Association.

Caeden had a kōrero with their spokesperson Kay about why they’ve organised this protest and what their demands are. More info can be found on their instagram @backourkaiako

ADHDiaires (Weekend Single Release) will be occuring on June 30th at The Wine Cellar feat ADHD-ers & Musos from Club Ruby, Kin Kachow and Sophie Gibson. 

Club Ruby's music video for their single 'BADA' was just dropped yesterday, check it out on youtube :) 

Salene is in for A Room Of One's Own, covering off the ghastly rental stories and concerns of the listeners. Whakarongo mai nei!

 Pickle Darling dials in from Ōtautahi to talk about their new album, Laundromat. Whakarongo mai nei!

 Suri reviews Yellowface, a new novel from Rebecca F. Kuang. Whakarongo mai nei!

Thanks to Havana Coffee.

It's a chilly old morning this morning, brr! We start a new chapter book and chat birthdays.