Harm Reduction and Eco-defense in Appalachia

The Final Straw Radio

First up, Ian chats with Tasha of Project Mayday, a harm reduction project operating in so-called West Virginia. They discuss harm reduction strategies and the political framework of their approach to mutual aid. The conversation also touches upon co-existing in the public health and non-profit space without compromising their radical values and some of the many ways that drug policy and pharmaceutical marketing affect people who use drugs. Listeners can contact Project Mayday at the links below and should watch those spaces for news about the benefit show coming up on April 28th.

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Then, I spoke with Toby from Appalachians Against Pipelines and Madeline Ffitch, an activist recently arrested for locking down to a drill threatening to move the Mountain Valley Pipeline through Peters Mountain at Jefferson National Forest. We talked about the recent days of solidarity, direct actions against the MVP, repression of activists and related topics.

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Project Mayday Links

• Email: maydayx ( at )proton.me
• Website: https://maydayx.net
• Instagram: @projectmaydayx
• Twitter/X: @projectmaydayx
• Facebook: @projectmaydayx
• Threadless Web store: https://maydayx.threadless.com/
• Bonfire web store: https://www.bonfire.com/store/project-mayday/
• Paypal: @freiheit13
• Cashapp: $xpmaydayx
• Venmo: @maydayx

Appalachians Against Pipelines links

• Website: https://aapsolidarity.org
• Legal Defense Fund: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/applegaldefense?=2
• AAP twitter:: @stopthemvp
• AAP instagram and facebok: @AppalachiansAgainstPipelines

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• We Roll (instrumental) by Pete Rock from We Roll