The Final Straw

This week's show features an interview with Kristian Williams, author of the books, "Our Enemies in Blue," "American Methods" and numerous articles on policing, torture, anarchism, cartoons and much more. Kristian speaks about his in-progress book on the Anarchism of Oscar Wilde, Wilde's experiences in prisons and his sexual politics.

Find articles by Williams on this and many other topics at www.kristianwilliams.com

This archive will be available on www.ashevillefm.org/the-final-straw from 1/30/12 - 2/6/12. Afterwards, available on www.archive.org by searching Oscar Wilde and Kristian Williams, along with a number of other Final Straw Archives.

A newer take on an older show by the same title. To qoute the older blog:

"It gets lonely up here by the broadcast tower, winds howling as the summer turns to winter, skipping autumn (apparently). Let me welcome you into the twilight with some lovely Country, Alt-Country, Outlaw and more. An hour of chaps, boot-scootin' and geetars."

Available at www.ashevillefm.org/the-final-straw through 1/29/12, after on www.archive.org by searching the show title.

This weeks show is an interview with Michael Harney, the coordinator of the NEPA (Needle Exchange Program of Asheville) and, in a different capacity, works with WNCAP (Western North Carolina Aids Project). He's done this work and gained notoriety and helped many to help themselves since 1994. During the hour, Michael informs Bursts about the history of these two groups, where they stand today, harm reduction in general, and the attacks and withdrawals of government at it's many levels in illegalizing the exchange of dirty needles (for disposal) with clean ones as politicians change. Online @ www.ashevillefm.org/the-final-straw through January 22nd 2012 and afterwards at archive.org by searching the title.

Michael Harney – Coordinator, Needle Exchange Program of Asheville (NEPA), 828-274-8397
also works with Western North Carolina AIDS Project (WNCAP) www.wncap.org 828-252-7489 ext. 311

1-800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636) www.cdc.gov Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – info about HIV/AIDS services, testing, condoms, needle exchange programs, STDs, and Hepatitis

www.harmreduction.org Harm Reduction Coalition

www.nasen.org North American Syringe Exchange Network

www.nchrc.org North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition.