What does it mean to be young and queer in the time of COVID-19? What challenges are young queer folks facing? What experiences are they having? And what resources are available to them? These are the questions that guide this episode of Queering Community Health.

This episode is hosted by Siena Iwasaki Milbauer (she/her) and features the voices and stories of seven guests:

• Maggie Druschel (they/them) is a therapist with Reclaim! who speaks to the mental health struggles queer youth are dealing with during the pandemic.
• Kathleen (she/her) shares a personal perspective on that same topic, and speaks to the difficulties of being a young college grad and artist during COVID-19.
• Rosie Benser (she/her) is with the homeless advocacy organization Avenues for Youth. She gives her insights into the effects the pandemic is having on unsheltered queer youth.
• Santo Jacobsson (he/him) tells his story of returning to a home that doesn't always respect his trans identity, and how he has found ways to assert that identity and deepen his self-understanding and self-love.
• Jason Bucklin (he/him) and Ian McGriff (he/him) are part of Minneapolis Public Schools' queer advocacy program Out4Good. They talk about the difficulties of serving queer students during a pandemic.
• Haruka Yukioka (they/them) shares their experiences with pandemic-connected financial stress, the surprising opportunities remote learning has created for them, and their pride in the resilience and generosity demonstrated by the queer community during this time of crisis.

You can find a transcript of this episode on our website: www.shiftmn.org/podcast RESOURCES

Reclaim! (mental health support) and specifically the Project Clear program (relationship health support, [email protected]) Avenues for Youth's ConneQt program (unsheltered support) Out4Good (student support in Minneapolis).

Annex Teen Clinic Bisexual Organizing Project Bridge for Youth Face to Face Family Tree Clinic Minnesota School Outreach Coalition Minnesota Transgender Alliance Trans Lifeline (hotline, 877-565-8860) Youthlink Youth Services Network

EPISODE CREDITS:

Music Credits: Queering Community Health Theme (Becs, on Instagram @beckyfuckingarts, The Shining (Mezhdunami from Pixabay) Art Credits: Santo Jacobsson, on Instagram @santojacobsson and at https://santojacobsson.myportfolio.com/

As the fight to defund the police progresses, citizens continue to encounter and interact with the officers. In part two of a two-part miniseries, Michelle Gross joins to provide some info from the Know Your Rights Training offered by Communities United Against Police Brutality. These episodes provide a crash course on the rights that should be afforded to citizens that interact with police.

Communities United Against Police Brutality is a non-profit working to deal with police brutality on an ongoing basis. To learn more, visit cuapb.org

To support BIPOC-led organizations in the fight to defund the police, abolish the prison industrial complex and build infrastructure to support Black, Indigenous and other targeted communities, visit and donate to the following:

Minnesota Healing Justice Network. https://www.mnhealingjustice.com/

Until We Are All Free. http://www.untilweareallfree.com/

Young People's Action Coalition. https://www.facebook.com/YPACMN/

Campaign Zero. https://www.joincampaignzero.org/

Minnesota Freedom Fund. https://mnfreedomfund.org/

Reclaim The Block. https://www.reclaimtheblock.org/

To find more SPNN programs, head to spnn.org.

Welcome to the first episode of Queering Community Health, a show by and for LGBTQIA+/Queer young people that holds space for conversations on topics important to our health and well being. Join today's host Azul (they/them) to meet some of the amazing creators behind this work and learn about their upcoming episodes.

In this episode, SPNN staff talk with defense attorney Nick Pouladian about the Derek Chauvin trial, which began on March 8th, 2021. Nick walks through some of the many legal processes going on, breaks down each of Chauvin's charges, and explains how jury selection works.

As the fight to defund the police progresses, citizens continue to encounter and interact with officers. In part one of a two-part miniseries, Michelle Gross joins to provide some info from the Know Your Rights Training offered by Communities United Against Police Brutality. These episodes provide a crash course on the rights that should be afforded to citizens that interact with police.

Community United Against Police Brutality is a non-profit working to deal with police brutality on an ongoing basis. To learn more, visit cuapb.org

To support BIPOC-led organizations in the fight to defund the police, abolish the prison industrial complex and build infrastructure to support Black, Indigenous and other targeted communities, visit and donate to the following:

Minnesota Healing Justice Network. https://www.mnhealingjustice.com/

Until We Are All Free. http://www.untilweareallfree.com/

Young People's Action Coalition. https://www.facebook.com/YPACMN/

Campaign Zero. https://www.joincampaignzero.org/

Minnesota Freedom Fund. https://mnfreedomfund.org/

Reclaim The Block. https://www.reclaimtheblock.org/

To find more SPNN programs, head to spnn.org.

Black Filmmakers Panel from the Connect MEdia Festival. Hear from five phenomenal filmmakers as they share their insights and experiences: D.A. Bullock, Alison Guessou, Adja Gildersleve, E.G. Bailey, Victor V. Hogan, II. Moderated by Bianca Rhodes. Recorded on February 7, 2021. https://spnn.org/connectmediafestival

SPNN staff talk with local performers Variah T. Shaux and Alexandro Rox about drag, queerness, and intersectionality.

Mizna joins hosts Shania and Michael to discuss the Arab Film Fest Collab happening virtually from Dec. 3 - Dec. 13 with programs featuring films, panel discussions, and performances from Southwest Asia and North Africa (SWANA). Joining us from Mizna are Lana Barkawi, Executive and Artistic Director, Michelle Baroody, Film Curator, and Ahmed AbdulMageed, Film Programming Coordinator.

Speaking of Youth is a new podcast series where youth host conversations about the important community, youth, and social justice issues of our times. In this episode youth interns Moudjibou, D., Jonathan, and Tyler discuss their experiences at school this fall.

In this episode, SPNN intern Shania and CTEP member Michael talk with Georgia Fort from Unicorn Riot, a non-profit media organization dedicated to exposing root causes of social and environmental issues by amplifying stories and exploring sustainable alternatives. In this conversation Fort speaks to the reality of mainstream media coverage, it's role in perpetuating systemic racism, the importance of objectivity, and so forth. Stay tuned to hear more about the insight that Fort and Unicorn Riot have to offer.