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Bvlbancha Liberation Radio
Bvlbancha Liberation Radio is an Indigenous-led weekly online radio show and communications hub housed with awesome co-conspirators at Catapult in the Marigny. Additionally, some of the members of BLR, plus our good friend Jen Liu, started Swamp Net, a project that explores off-grid alternative and autonomous community intranet, mesh networks, and site-specific community archives.
Since our conception post Hurricane Ida (2021) we have:
- Hosted mutual aid meetings
- Hosted community dinners for our Intertribal community
- Maintained a weekly radio show featuring Indigenous news, views, and music since 2021.
- Hosted Indigenous and local musical talent on the radio, and in concert.
- Hosted Disco-techs, community talks, and workshops on mesh networking and Community intranet.
Catapult also served as a supply drop-off and organizing site for Bvlbancha and in Bayou communities following Hurricane Ida.
BLR, Swamp Net and our Catapult community would like to continue as a community resource, and mutual aid communications hub in times of disaster, and add:
- Spanish langauge programming, building relationships and bridges between the Americas
- Mutual Aid coordination
- Tech Stewardship and Workshops
- More Indigenous and value-aligned shows and concerts
- Community Herbal Medicine-making
- Indigenous movie nights
- And more!
We are launching this campaign to pay for rent, utilities, and equipment upgrades for this year. Any amount above our target goal of $6K will go toward our awesome Gulf South Indigenous and environmental programming!
In addition to our Go Fund Me campaign, we are also hosting an in-person community fundraiser and Earth Day Celebration!
Tuesday, April 22nd, 6-11pm
CANOA • 4210 St. Claude New Orleans, LA
Speakers, Storytellers, Live Music, Garifuna Food & Silent Auction!!!
$10-20 suggested donation, no one turned away for lack of funds
We will be holding space for an Earth Day Altar, and ask our beloved community to bring a small jar or pouch of soil from a place special to you to add to the altar for the evening. These soils will later be incorporated into further work at the Nanih Bvlbancha, the modern earthen mound on the Lafitte Greenway. (nanihbvlbancha.net)
Tune into our live weekly broadcast on Tuesdays, from 4-8cst at Bvlbancha Liberation Radio
Each week features: Corn Sounds with DJ Takiy, plant and medicine talks with Lady J, environmental news & boos with Swamp City Lady, Southeastern Indigenous language practice, including Chahta, Mvskoke, ‘Uma (Houma), Mobilian, Tsalagi, Tunica, etc… and contemporary Indigenous music from all over Turtle Island with DJs Koni Achafa, Takiy, and Dr. D.
Or check out our curated content streaming 24/7.
Stay in touch or get involved in the Swamp Net project at Swamp Net
You can also send tax-deductible donations via check to:
Mondo Bizarro Productions
609 St. Ferdinand St.
New Orleans, LA 70117
Make checks payable to Mondo Bizarro, with “Bvlbancha Radio” in the memo. Please enclose a note with your name or organization, and your donation amount so our fiscal sponsor can send you a receipt!
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