In this episode Calpi, Clay & Todd talk with Queer & Genderqueer Author, Dog Trainer & Freelance Writer Sassafras (Lowrey) Patterdale. Their first book, Kicked Out, is an anthology written by & about the experiences of unhoused queer youth. When Kicked Out was first published back in 2010 around 40% of unhoused youth openly identified as LGBTQ+. In the face of the recent Grants Pass v Johnson ruling and aggressive rollback of civil rights for BIPOC, trans, and queer people, we find ourselves terrified over what the youth not face.

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Sassafras is a celebrated author whose queer and leather books (Roving Pack, A Little Queermas Carol, Leather Ever After, and Lost Boi) have been honored by the American Library Association, the Lambda Literary Foundation, the International Leather Association- Writing Awards. Sassafras’ work regularly appears in leading magazines/publications, and Sassafras has taught queer storytelling workshops at colleges, conferences, bookstores, festivals, and squats from Atlanta to Berlin to NYC to Oakland to Amsterdam. The film rights to Sassafras’ queer leather novel Lost Boi were recently optioned!!

Episode Page: https://www.hardleftnews.com/3-2-25-sassafras

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You can find links to Sassafras’s writings, projects, and social media here:

Website: https://sassafraspatterdale.com/

Sassafras’s Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SassafrasPatterdale

Kicked Out: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7717332-kicked-out

Additional Links

p:ear Mentor Center: https://www.pearmentor.org

Transponder Community Resources: https://transponder.community

Center for American Progress – Federal Response to Gay & Transgender Homeless Youth [PDF]: https://cdn.americanprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/issues/2010/06/pdf/lgbtyouthhomelessness.pdf

DHS Now Allows for Surveillance based on Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity: https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/dhs-now-allows-for-surveillance-based

What to know about the Tate brothers, social media influencers who face trafficking charges: https://apnews.com/article/romania-andrew-tristan-tate-travel-ban-lifted-3c8b56be5d99f9ed04045f4680e5f8c0

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Your online presence & device usage pose certain security risks. What can you do about it?

It can be really difficult to know where to start in your efforts to be more safe about your online presence. Because of this we’ll be producing a series of detailed how-to videos, providing a ton of resources, starting from a foundation of Security Culture, helping you to understand the changes you & your community can make to limit certain risks.

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In this episode of Hard Left News Calpi & Todd had an important talk with Author, Educator & Activist Race Bannon. We all discussed Race’s most recent book, his history of activism, politics & direct action, fascism and what that means for the kink, queer, trans and non-binary communities, as well as vetting and creating safer spaces.

Race Bannon has been an organizer, writer, publisher, educator, commentator, leader, speaker, and activist in the LGBTQ, leather/kink, polyamory, and HIV/STI prevention realms since 1973. He is an author, widely published writer, active speaker, community organizer and project leader, and has received numerous national and local awards. Race is one of the authors and editors of a new book, Kink Is, highlighting kinksters from around the world set to be published by Unbound Edition Press in September 2024. He’s also a regular cast member of the online series, On Guard Cigar Salon.

Episode Page: https://www.hardleftnews.com/2-16-25-race-bannon

the Hard Left News Resource Page: https://www.hardleftnews.com/resources

You can find links to Race’s writings, projects, and social media here:

Website: https://linktr.ee/bannonrace

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/racebannon.bsky.social

Mastodon: https://woof.group/@racebannon

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RaceBannonChannel

On Guard Cigar Salon: https://onguardsalon.com/

Kink Is, Divine Deviance, Foreword by Margaret Cho

An Anthology of Surprisingly Relatable True Stories About Sex, Power, and Joy:

https://www.unboundedition.com/product/kink-is-divine-deviance-collective-anthology/

Documentary film series: https://kinkismysuperpower.com/

Finding Me - Viola Davis:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58687126-finding-me

Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation by Kristin Kobes Du Mez - A Review:

https://adfontesjournal.com/book-review/jesus-and-john-wayne-a-review/

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Accidental activist @theempresscjj talks with us about Moms for Liberty tactics, intimidation, and neofascist values. M4L started in Red States but as their funding increases exponentially, they are taking over school boards all over the US. Where did these tactics come from? Where and when will it end?

Originally posted for Fire & Water News

TheEmpressCJJ on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theempresscjj

Hugs & Holy Fire Episode 1: https://www.tiktok.com/@theempresscjj/video/7237166213103783214

Cotton Candy Oracle: https://www.cottoncandyoracle.com/

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Morris DuBois III talks with Luis Itorio (787) about US Imperialism & Colonialism, navigating and letting go of the Colonized Mindset. What are Puerto Rico’s options as a US Colony? What do the people of PR really want? It turns out that most US Citizens have no idea what the Island’s relationship is to the US. This is why Luis is committed to educating people about Puerto Rico & it’s history using his social media presence.

Written & Hosted by Morris DuBose III

Luis Itorio:

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@luisitorio787

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@itosorio

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luisitorio787/

Morris DuBois III:

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mothethird

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As an intro to some of the important conversations we have with people in our community, here’s a Moment of Truth with Ami Chen Mills / Talk of the Bay episode (on KSQD) we did earlier this year with Annie Powers. Annie Powers on the history of political action of the unhoused and the impact of Grants Pass v Johnson.

Annie Powers is a PhD candidate in the Luskin Department of History at UCLA. Annie is a historian of homeless people's organized political movements in the United States. Annie’s dissertation focuses on the National Union of the Homeless, 1984-1995. Annie is also an organizer with Union de Vecinos, the Eastside Local of the Los Angeles Tenants Union.

A complete bonus interview with a PhD candidate, educator, and community activist Annie Powers, as a part of the series of talks and interviews conducted for “Criminalizing Survival: How the Grants Pass Ruling Impacts Your Hometown.“ that aired from 5PM to 7PM October 7th, 2024, as a joint feature between Moment of Truth with Ami Chen Mills and Talk of the Bay. Only on K-Squid. 90.7, 89.7, 89.5FM

Hard Left Post: https://hardleftnews.com/mot-annie-powers/

Annie on Instagram: @Anniebpowers https://www.instagram.com/anniebpowers/

History of Union de Vecinos, Eastside Local of LA Tenants Union: https://knock-la.com/union-de-vecinos-25-years-los-angeles-tenants-movement/

Op ed co-wrote with fellow organizer/scholar on the history & power of tenant unions: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-04-10/los-angeles-housing-crisis-tenants-unions-evictions-city-council

Union de Vecinos, the Eastside Local of the Los Angeles Tenants Union

https://la2050.org/organizations/union-de-vecinos

National Union of the Homeless:

https://nationalunionofthehomeless.org/

KSQD – Moment of Truth with Ami Chen Mills RSS Feed: https://ksqd.org/feed/podcast/momentoftruth/

KSQD – Talk of the Bay RSS Feed: https://ksqd.org/feed/podcast/talk-of-the-bay/

KSQD – Moment of Truth with Ami Chen Mills Website: https://ksqd.org/series/momentoftruth/

** This interview was conducted, edited, and produced by Todd Zimmerman of Nativerse Studios and Meilin Obinata for Moment of Truth with Ami Chen Mills and Talk of the Bay on KSQD and KSQT, 90.7, 89.7, 89.5FM on the Central California Coast.

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As an introduction to some of the conversations we have with people in our community, here’s a Subspace Exploration Project episode we did earlier this year with Nate Lundin.

In this episode Todd, Clay, and Ronen talk with Nathaniel Lundin, E-RYT, human physiology nerd, about social health and it’s impact on others. About how community, social and political structures directly impact our health, happiness and safety. From dysphoria to anxiety to numerous other issues that are commonly regarded as disorders, some or all could very well be entirely the result of rigid social structures and a deficit of empathy.

Episode Page: https://www.subspaceexploration.com/subspacepod/nathaniel-lundin-empathy

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An important, no-nonsense show featuring leftist, BIPOC & Queer voices discussing current events, history, community, and direct action.

None of this is new!

We are a team of Queer & BIPOC individuals committed to building healthy communities. We have learned quite a lot about preserving and sharing history, and the barriers capitalism creates to slow and prevent the dissemination of culture & community history.

A chance to demonstrate how most of the struggles we face today have existed for generations. By listening to our community historians we can better understand how to deal with what we are faced with today.

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