August beneficiary is On The Spot + some photos

Money from Belvedere's wednesdays in August are going to a great grassroots organization called On The Spot. From their facebook page: "On the spot is a project of Desiree VanTassel and Jennifer England to address the scarcity of menstrual products for many young girls in low income communities in and around Pittsburgh." You can find out more on their blog at http://pghonthespot.wordpress.com and also by their first annual Back-To-School Fundraiser at Remedy on Sept 10th. I've been thinking a lot about intersections of race and gender and class lately, and the work that this group does is crucial.

And below, I've posted some of the best photos I've taken over the past few months. Thanks to everyone who drops by and makes it an awesome time. See you on wednesdays.

July Beneficiary is Rustbelt Radio

"News from the grassroots, news overlooked by the corporate media." Rustbelt Radio is Pittsburgh's Indymedia-based weekly radio show. They cover local news and issues, as well as national and global news reports as well. I usually try to listen to it live on Monday afternoons at 6pm on WRCT 88.3 FM, but you can check out a bunch of other broadcast times as well as archived episodes at http://radio.indypgh.org/. They are also always on the lookout for stories/story ideas, help with copy editing, interviewing, and hosting. Find out more at the website above or by emailing radio@indypgh.org.

And if anybody is interested, I think I'm teaming up with Project 53 Music Resource Center to do karaoke at the West Penn rec center pool on wednesday from 5:30-7:30pm before my regular night at Belvie's.