The Final Straw Radio

The Final Straw Radio
The Final Straw Radio

The Final Straw Radio is a weekly, anarchist show eminating from occupied Cherokee lands in so-called North Carolina and featuring the voices of folks engaged in struggles for liberation and the creation of rad culture since 2009. We're also syndicated on a few community radio stations around the U.S. We frequently also feature radio commentaries from anarchist prisoner Sean Swain and are a proud member of CZN (The Channel Zero Network) and ARN (The A-Radio Network). Check out our past archives and ways to connect with us at https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org

  1. Abortion Beyond The State (with Jex Blackmore, ACAB24)

    -5 H

    Abortion Beyond The State (with Jex Blackmore, ACAB24)

    This week, we're sharing a presentation entitled "Abortion Beyond The State" by Jex Blackmore and Hydra Mutual Aid Fund, recorded at the 2024 Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair in so-called Asheville, NC. You can find more audios, past schedules and more at ACABookfair.NoBlogs.Org. Transcript PDF (Unimposed) Zine (Imposed PDF) From the description: "Government control of reproductive capacity has long persisted as a tool to subordinate birthing people, women, people of color, people living on lower incomes, and other marginalized groups. The Supreme Court’s harmful ruling in Dobbs made clear that both the State, its actors, and the non-profit industrial complex have failed the people, giving rise to the urgent necessity for the movement to defend itself through direct provisions to community. This workshop will provide context to the current crisis surrounding bodily autonomy and reproduction and share a roadmap for subverting state control by building networks of support to provide safe and effective abortion regardless of legality. The Hydra Fund is an independent mutual aid fund supporting access to reproductive care in Michigan. Their mission is to eliminate financial barriers to abortion access in Michigan by providing direct financial aid for purchasing abortion pills and obtaining in-clinic abortion procedures. Additionally, Hydra Fund is engaged in a community outreach education program to support access to evidence-based abortion information." For other abortion chats you can listen to from TFSR, check out this link Other resources mentioned include: Turnaway Study (tons of resources here) Carolina Abortion Fund Mountain Area Abortion Doula Collective PlanCPills.Org Announcement Phone Zap for Malik Muhammad Malik Muhammad, a prisoner from the George Floyd Uprising has been on hunger strike against extended use of solitary confinement with no property and after a beating and tasering by staff. You can learn how to participate in a phone zap at MalikSpeaks.NoBlogs.Org

    1 h 2 min
  2. NC Womens Prisons + Overcrowding Post-Helene in NCDAP

    17 NOV.

    NC Womens Prisons + Overcrowding Post-Helene in NCDAP

    This week, we’re featuring two interviews concerning prison conditions in North Carolina. First up, you’ll hear from Elizabeth Simpson of Emancipate NC, one of the signatories to a public letter to this state’s department of corrections calling for the release of hundreds of prisoners in North Carolina. This comes in response to over-crowding and understaffing of prisons following the emergency transfer of 2,000 prisoners from prisons in the western part of the state effected by Hurricane Helene. [00:01:15 - 00:18:50] Then, Mona Evans of Benevolence Farm, a post-release residence and re-entry program in North Carolina for people coming out of the women’s prisons talks about their programs, re-entry and some of the realities faced inside womens prisons in this state.   [00:20:04 - 01:04:40] In this conversation I mentioned Victoria Law's latest book, Corridors of Contagion: How the Pandemic Exposed the Cruelties of Incarceration (Haymarket Books). You can find our 2013 interview with her about her 2nd edition of Resistance Behind Bars: The Struggles of Incarcerated Women at this link. Other projects Mona mentioned include: Arise Collective re-entry program DownhomeNC engages in a number of progressive causes in this state, including the bail fund that Benevolence Farms is currently running. You can find our 2020 interview with them here. . ... . .. Featured Track: Women on the Inside by Sistas In The Pit from The We That Sets Us Free: Building A World Without Prisons

    1 h 15 min
  3. Prisons and Prisoner Solidarity with Eric King, Jake Conroy and Josh Davidson

    27 OCT.

    Prisons and Prisoner Solidarity with Eric King, Jake Conroy and Josh Davidson

    This week we’re sharing a discussion recorded some months back in the pacific northwest featuring former political prisoners Eric King, who went in for actions in solidarity with the Ferguson Uprising in 2014, and Jake Conroy, who was convicted for coordinating successful anti-vivisection divestment campaigns against Huntington Life Sciences as one of the SHAC7. They are joined by Eric’s co-author of Rattling The Cages, Josh Davidson. We hope you appreciate the wisdom and passion of the discussion. For any non-Pacifica stations, Archive.Org is still read-only so here's a copy of the 58 minute radio file. Transcript PDF (Unimposed) Zine (Imposed PDF) You can find Jake’s youtube channel The Cranky Vegan for a long-running and ongoing commentary on animal liberation topics. And you can follow Eric’s panels with other former prisoners and supporters on the instagram for Rattling The Cages and past media and articles by and about Eric (including past interviews we’ve done with or about him) at SupportEricKing.org and find more from Josh at linktr.ee/JoshDavidson.. Prior interviews: With/about Eric With Josh Jake Conroy at ACAB2024:  audio Jake's former co-defendant, Josh Harper on the movie about their case, " Animal People" There are two upcoming Firestorm Books political prisoner panel talks in November, both of which you won't want to miss. Saturday, Nov. 9th, 7:00pm – 8:30pm ET, Eric King will be talking with Jason and Jeremy Hammond. Register now! Saturday, Nov. 23, 7:00pm – 8:30pm ET, Eric will be talking with Linda Evans, Laura Whitehorn, and Nicole Kissane. Register now! A few other things (per Josh): BPP/BLA comrade and former NY Panther 21 defendant Dhoruba bin Wahad needs our support. Help if you can! The 2025 Certain Days: Freedom for Political Prisoners calendar is now available, and it's beautiful. Get one or 100 today! If you missed the last panel talk with Eric, Jake Conroy, and Claude Marks – or any of the previous 6 Firestorm Books panel talks – watch them here. Don't stop talking about Gaza, genocide, and US imperialism. Long live all those dying every day for Palestine. . ... . .. Featured Track: Walking Is Still Honest by Against Me! from Crimes As Forgiven By...

    1 h 7 min
  4. Jail and Housing Conditions, Recovery in Post-Helene Asheville

    20 OCT.

    Jail and Housing Conditions, Recovery in Post-Helene Asheville

    This week on The Final Straw Radio, you’ll hear three interviews interviews relating to community needs and recovering concerning Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina. If you're a non-Pacifica radio station airing the show, here's a link for the 58 minute radio edition while Archive.Org continues to be down due to hacker attacks. First up, you’ll hear Jen Hampton of the WNC Tenants Network about the re-opening of eviction courts in Buncombe County and conditions of housing in an already difficulty place to live. Then, Bruce and G talk from the Asheville Community Bail Fund speak about conditions in the local jail during and after this unnatural disaster. Finally, Yousef of the Palestinian and Arab-led Sumud Collective speaks about his experience of the storm and recovery work in the region in an interview recorded a couple of weeks ago. Other links from Jen: Short term rental rules for Asheville: https://www.ashevillenc.gov/news/asheville-homestay-and-short-term-rental-update-regulation-changes-and-active-enforcement/ Just Economics https://www.justeconomicswnc.org/ FEMA: https://DisasterAssistance.Gov 1-800-631-3362 Eblin Charities: https://www.eblencharities.org/ Pisgah Legal Services: https://www.pisgahlegal.org/ NC Legal Aid: https://legalaidnc.org/ WNC Tenants Network: https://bit.ly/WNCTenantsNetwork NC Tenants Union: https://nctenantsunion.org/ . ... . .. Featured Track: Reflections by The Supremes from Gold

    1 h 52 min
  5. Homeless Organizing in Oakland and Rural Relief After Helene

    13 OCT.

    Homeless Organizing in Oakland and Rural Relief After Helene

    This week on the show we’re featuring two inteviews. First up, you’ll hear from Freeway, a houseless activist in Oakland, CA, about the recent series of sweeps of homeless being promoted by Governor Gavin Newsom. Freeway has been a member of Wood Street Commons and is now a member of Oakland Homeless Union (IG or donate). OHU Transcript OHU PDF (Unimposed) OHU Zine (Imposed PDF) Then, Janet of Rural Organizing and Resilience (IG or donate) in Madison County, speaks about post-Hurricane Helene organizing and disaster preparedness in the mountains of Western North Carolina. More and links to be added soon. ROAR Transcript ROAR PDF (Unimposed) ROAR Zine (Imposed PDF) If you're a non-Pacifica station airing our show and need access to the episode, you can find a radio-friendly version here until Archive.Org is restored following a DDOS attack Other groups mentioned by Janet of ROAR include: Holler Harm Reduction PODER Emma Appalachian Medical Solidarity Asheville Tool Library Asheville Repair Clinic Another Gulf is Possible Bulboncha Liberation Radio Announcement Phone Zap for Buncombe County Jail Members of the Asheville Community Bail Fund have announced a phone zap concerning conditions in the Buncombe County Detention Facility where reports are coming out of a lack of clean water, irregular bathroom breaks and other lack of access are leading to calls for those in the jail to be released or transferred to a facility with more humane conditions. . ... . .. Featured Track: I Wanna Know If It's Good To You by Funkadellic from Free Your Mind... And Your Ass Will Follow

    1 h 34 min
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The Final Straw Radio is a weekly, anarchist show eminating from occupied Cherokee lands in so-called North Carolina and featuring the voices of folks engaged in struggles for liberation and the creation of rad culture since 2009. We're also syndicated on a few community radio stations around the U.S. We frequently also feature radio commentaries from anarchist prisoner Sean Swain and are a proud member of CZN (The Channel Zero Network) and ARN (The A-Radio Network). Check out our past archives and ways to connect with us at https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org

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