The 812

It's our penultimate show of our season 2, which began in August, and of the year 2024. Today we meet Lilliana Young, a member of the Bloomington/Monroe County Human Rights Commission, to talk about Bloomington's performance on the Municipal Equality Index. That's the Human Rights Campaign's annual report on how cities across the nation are doing by the LGBTQ+ population. This is the tenth consecutive year that Bloomington has achieved a perfect score on that Index, and we dig into why. We also talk with her about the Sisterhood of Bloomington, an alliance of trans women that she helped found and leads; she's styled herself the "matriarch" of the social and activist group. We talk about how they get by and the ceremony they conducted on November 20, the Transgender Day of Remembrance, on the steps of City Hall.The 812 is a production of Plateia Media ©2024. All rights reserved.

Director of Animal Care and Control for the City of Bloomington, Virgil Sauder tells us all about how the city, Monroe County and town of Ellettsville collaborate to manage domesticated pets in the area. He clears up some myths about how the city animal shelter works, and talks about what he's seen come through their doors in his almost 20 years of service.The 812 is a production of Plateia Media ©2024. All rights reserved.

Today we're remembering Monroe County Councilmember Cheryl Munson. A professor emerita in the IU Dept of Anthropology, she volunteered throughout the community, and also served in local politics, first on the township level, then as an at large member of the County Council. In the interview we recorded with her in June, she describes herself and the Council, and we talk about the issues of the day: the question of the county jail, county employee salaries, and how she was looking forward to a fourth term to address issues like these. And we get a look into her life as an archaeologist. There was plenty more to explore, and we were looking forward to having her back. We send our condolences to Pat, her husband of 57 years, and their family. Since it's all we can do, today we pay tribute to Cheryl Munson by remembering her in her prime. Please enjoy this encore presentation of The 812.Photo of Cheryl Munson having a bright idea ©2013 Steve Volan. All rights reserved.The 812 is a production of Plateia Media ©2024. All rights reserved.

Our guest today is the director of the Bloomington affiliate of I Support the Girls. It's a nonprofit organization that started in the District of Columbia to get donations of old bras and unused feminine hygiene products to women in the local homeless shelter. It's now a global organization aimed at "supporting girls, women and folx in need with products to support and maintain their dignity."Marsha Lovejoy founded the local affiliate, and for her work in March was named Woman of the Year by the Bloomington Commission on the Status of Women. We ask how she got started supporting I Support the Girls, how the organization works, and how it's going. She also tells us what it's like to win that prestigious award and attend the Women's History Luncheon that fills the local convention center every year.We also note and lament the passing of Monroe County Councilmember Cheryl Munson, who died yesterday at 80. We'll devote our Friday episode to a remembrance of her, and revisit the interview she gave us in June.The 812 is a production of Plateia Media ©2024. All rights reserved.