Nostalgic, Tragic Youtube Comments

Why are some of the most heartfelt reminiscences located in the Youtube comment section? I do not know. But this one, under the Formulars Dance Band’s “Never Never Let Me Down” has struck me this morning: “This is such powerful love music. Makes me remember the moment we had in the sun together, brief as it was. So long baby”

Maybe I should make this into a series!

Fundraiser by Aurora Pedro : In Solidarity with Indigenous Families

June 27th, 2022 marked the deadliest migrant smuggling tragedy in the U.S. To date, 53 are confirmed dead after being found in an 18-wheeler trailer in San Antonio, Texas. Among them are 22 from Guatemala. Many of these families are from Indigenous communities and face additional barriers such as language access and displacement from their ancestral homelands. After speaking with some of the families, their main concern is for their loved ones to be returned home as quickly as possible. Important cultural practices involve family staying with their loved ones during their transition and for the dead to be buried in their homeland.
— Read on www.gofundme.com/f/in-solidarity-with-indigenous-families

ARTIST INTERVIEW: A Conversation with Bonnie Banane – KXSC Radio

An old interview I did with Bonnie Banane, enjoy! BB, if you’re reading this, happy birthday!

Former Music Writing Director Aida Rogers got a chance to speak with rising French R&B artist Bonnie Banane. Love, gesture, clowns: this interview has got it all. – Read on kxsc.org/articles/2019/7/24/artist-interview-a-conversation-with-bonnie-banane

BAP Condemns US Backed Massacre of African Migrants in Morocco – Hood Communist

Video images captured the horrific actions of Moroccan security forces armed and trained by the United States through the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) and working on behalf of the Spanish government, systematically beating and slaughtering African migrants on June 24, 2022.
— Read on hoodcommunist.org/2022/07/07/bap-condemns-us-backed-massacre-of-african-migrants-in-morocco/amp/

CUBA – Abortion has been safe and free in Cuba for over half a century – International Campaign for Women’s Right to Safe Abortion (SAWR)

News from International Campaign for Women’s Right to Safe Abortion
— Read on www.safeabortionwomensright.org/news/cuba-abortion-has-been-safe-and-free-in-cuba-for-over-half-a-century/