… we all need to hear them.

“When they say “Why do you burn down the community? Why do you burn down your own neighborhood?” It’s not ours! We don’t own anything! We don’t own anything! Trevor Noah said it so beautifully last night: There’s a social contract that we all have — that if you steal or if I steal, then the person who is the authority comes in and they fix the situation. But the person who fixes the situation is killing us! So the social contract is broken.”

Context: con·text /ˈkäntekst/ noun
Necessary to form a better understanding of where this is coming from (strong language ahead)

Both natural and human-generated disasters, which are associated with destruction as well as loss of loved ones and irreplaceable belongings, often overwhelm one’s normal coping capacity.

Disasters also tend to stress emotional, cognitive, behavioral, physiological, and religious/spiritual beliefs.

Through The Red Cross, Disaster Mental Health volunteers provide mental health screening and assessment, emotional care and support, referrals, advocacy, mediation, consultation, psychosocial education, mobilization and psychological triage. Mental Health volunteers must possess and active, Washington State license to serve in this role.

As a volunteer you may be asked to do the following:

Offer mental health assistance to clients, volunteers and staff in a virtual family assistance center.
Help teach community resiliency courses and address any mental health needs that arise.
Volunteers interested in this role must have an active, unencumbered and unrestricted Washington State license. They must have an independent license and master’s degree as a clinical social worker, psychologist, professional counselor, marriage and family therapist, psychiatric nurse, or psychiatrist OR have a state license or state certification and master’s degree as a school psychologist or school counselor.

Visit www.redcross.org/volunteer to learn more and apply.

If you have yet to hear the great news, we did it! We met and exceeded our goal for the fund drive!

Thank You!  Without you, there would be no KYRS.  Bob Rice who returned to do a special “Crossroads” show for us wrote “When I arrived at the station … I sensed an aura of teamwork and purpose”.  That says it all.

In a difficult time for everyone, this success represents us moving forward together, toward something that is meaningful, fulfilling and exciting. We should all feel empowered by this accomplishment, and think expansively about possibilities that the future holds for our station.

BRAVO!

Hey all you world music fanatics … GLORIOUS NEWS: We have a fund drive coming up, May 16th – 22nd. We are having some very special shows on that week, including a one-off Around The World with Michael Moon Bear! Two hours of music from all over the planet! Everything from alap to zouk. Tune in Friday, May 22nd at 1PM following David Packman!

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