Support Fifty Feminist States guests during COVID-19!

Since the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic, we’ve been watching how this global health crisis has created an economic depression that’s impacted many of the individuals and organizations that we’ve interviewed for the podcast.

This crisis has impacted the podcast too, but it’s been relatively easy for us to pivot to remote interviews and keep these conversations going. As a result, our expenses have greatly decreased, and it’s unclear when we’ll need the money from our last Kickstarter campaign to pay for travel again.

As more and more organizations are in need right now, I (Amelia) have decided to redistribute some of the remaining money from our last campaign through donations to past Fifty Feminist States guests and community members.

I’d also like to invite all of you to do the same if you’re in a stable financial position, so I’ve compiled a blog post with donation links to all of the individuals and organizations from past episodes who could use our support right now. You can see the organizations and a brief bit about their work below. Please support if you’re in the position to do so!

Montana Racial Equity Project
support racial equity and combatting white supremacy in the state of Montana

https://www.themtrep.org/how-to-help/donate.html

Stand with Standing Rock 
support the Standing Rock Sioux community through this pandemic

https://standwithstandingrock.net/donate/

Red River Women’s Clinic
support the only clinic providing abortions in North Dakota

https://www.redriverwomensclinic.com/donate

Planned Parenthood Minnesota Advocate
support PP in Minnesota while Cheeky Kitty can’t hold trivia nights to raise money for them

https://www.weareplannedparenthoodaction.org/onlineactions/hTTIKEhcH0Ox9j3dx1YCFg2?_ga=2.108714378.925579853.1589041396-194036506.1589041396

Center for Jewish Nonviolence
support the Center for Jewish Nonviolence in their ongoing work for Palestinian liberation

https://www.nonviolenceinternational.net/donate_cjnv

Railyard Apothecary Herbal Justice Fund
support Railyard Apothecary in their ongoing commitment to herbal justice in Vermont

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=DDBRUDnnmMxDBP8Zb0wIlfcwUaN8t88cckoET8q_Zu_zQKq9m0t1BSLiLjGqL3wIWCIH4G&country.x=US&locale.x=US

In Her Presence 
support refugee and immigrant women in Maine

https://inherpresence.org

Support Alisha Walker
support the ongoing campaign to release Alisha Walker and demand the safety of people who are incarcerated during this pandemic

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-alisha-walker?fbclid=IwAR37nPrpzR2ftIGJ4TCH7qT-0PN0xO-xBLGnOSxN5q_DeODlLLPrFGo4mec

Support Alyson Thompson
support this Missouri poet by buying her book or pledging to her Patreon

https://www.blurb.com/b/9762004-notes-on-becoming

https://www.patreon.com/user?u=19669606

Sister Reach
support the only reproductive justice organization in Tennessee and care for women, trans folks, and nonbinary POC in Memphis

https://www.sisterreach.org/donate.html

WeCareTN
support trans women of color in Memphis

https://www.wecaretn.org/get-involved

InTRANSitive
support trans migrants in Arkansas

https://www.intransitive.org/donate-1

Violet Valley Books
support the only LGBTQ feminist bookstore in Mississippi

https://www.violetvalley.org/contact-1

99s museum of women pilots
support the museum of pilots in Oklahoma

https://www.ninety-nines.org/donation.htm

Support Hannah Drake
support this Kentucky-based poet by buying her books

http://www.hannahldrake.com/services.html

Bini’s Kitchen
support this immigrant-run and woman-owned restaurant in San Francisco as she works to help her team through the shutdowns

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-bini039s-kitchen-team

Santa Fe Dreamers Project
support justice for immigrants and work to get trans migrants out of detention in New Mexico

https://www.santafedreamersproject.org/donate-now-1

This doesn't mean that the podcast is ending or going away. This month we plan to donate about $500 of the $1500 remaining from the last Kickstarter campaign and we'll contribute more in the future as needed. We’re confident that when travel is safe again, there will be plenty of support for Fifty Feminist States to continue on this fifty state journey.

If you happen to be in a position to support Fifty Feminist States at this time, we'd like to invite you to contribute a $5 monthly donation on our new glow.fm page. If just ten listeners can pledge ongoing support in that way, we'll be able to cover the ongoing costs of the podcast and begin saving for future seasons.

Thanks so much for reading and supporting the podcast. If you haven't yet, please listen to the new episodes in season five! We promise you'll really enjoy them!