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Skank for Choice '19: Tales from the Border ft. Contracepters and Carmen Castillo

by Contracepters

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Y So Salty? It’s morning at the clinic (all) Escorts rise and shine!! We come equipped with speakers And tunes to drown the hate! We deal with so much bullshit Straight from the frontlines We’re bombarded daily (all) SO TO ANTIS WE SAY: Salty Yoli in her white lab coat, GET OUT! Antis using religion to shame, GET OUT! Creepy male antis who harass, GET OUT! If you’re here to condemn abortion, GET OUT! Chorus 2x (All) Starr, Hidalgo, Cameron Willacy! The RGV stands up for patient dignity! Lady who chased a sobbing woman, GET OUT! The one who brings her amp and mic, GET OUT! CPCs who masquerade in scrubs, GET OUT! The one who says that the pill kills, GET OUT! To all of the people who hide in their costumes, To all of the people who shame and harass you, To all of the people who lie to your faces, To all of the people who block your access GET OUTTT!
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Roses Back in 1976, options were becoming limited They couldn’t ban the rich or the middle class person So they specifically targeted the marginalized and the poor *All because of the Hyde Amendment!!* Today in the valley This can be a nightmare For those in poverty Who can’t afford access to care Thank abortion funds Who help ease the burden Your dollars help someone But we need a long term solution Chorus We have a long way to go To reverse these toxic bans To ensure our health and safety So no more lives are ever claimed Rosie was only 27 And a single mother Daughter of migrant workers Almost through with college Her whole future ahead of her Until she became pregnant *All because of the Hyde Amendment!!* She could not afford a safe abortion So she opted for risky cheaper option Infection took her life! She was the first casualty of Hyde Far too high a price Rest in power those who died!
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By the winter of ’17 The story’s still continuing On the streets of our beautiful Brownsville scene All the abortions they’re stonewalling Despite the TX court rulings In favor of our hopes and dreams Beneath the beauty lies a terrible thing The government suppresses voices of brown children and teens Walking hundreds of miles hoping to escape their misery Now it’s 2019 But the story’s still continuing On our beautiful Brownsville scene Chorus And all this time you said you didn’t know (We need to believe in) And all this time you said you didn’t hear (The stories of minors) And all this time you said it’s not your fault (Changing the perspective) And suddenly you want to block access? (Of our hometown) With the help of the community And Jane’s Due Process fighting for their autonomy We can close this chapter on forced childbearing End senseless posturing Unseat those imposing all of their beliefs Make sure we treat our youth holistically 40% of minors will be forced to continue by a parent 34% fear physical, sexual and emotional abuse 32% will be kicked out of their homes And 23% of minors are orphans! Fundamental Christian beliefs of the government Directly contribute to the high pregnancy rates in Texas Lets turn the tide and set practices That will holistically aid the minors of our community!
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In 2014, folks in the Rio Grande Valley lost their only abortion clinics due to House Bill 2-an omnibus law with sweeping abortion bans. Pushing safe abortion access further from reach for a low income community and cities across Texas, abortion advocates from South Texans for Reproductive Justice and local ska band Los Skagaleros founded Skank for Choice.

Skank for Choice is a ska themed music benefit show where local artists come together to help raise money for abortion funds which provide direct financial assistance to patients in the Rio Grande Valley.

In 2016, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down HB2 and Whole Woman's Health in McAllen was the only abortion clinic in the valley to reopen its doors. Skank for Choice has continued to help raise donations since and currently serves Frontera Fund, Lilith Fund for Reproductive Equity, Stigma Relief Fund and South Texans for Reproductive Justice.

In an effort to raise additional funds for these organizations, Skank for Choice has released its first ever fundraiser CD, Tales from the Border.

This album was written by members of RGV ska band, Los Skagaleros (aka Contracepters on the CD) and solo artist, Carmen Castillo. This punk/hip-hop album was also created to raise awareness about the various barriers to abortion access in the RGV.

Tales from the Border debuted at Skank for Choice in McAllen on May 25th, 2019.

Each song on this 6 track CD shares the stories and experiences that folks face when seeking abortion care. With your donation, you will also receive a zine, Sin Fronteras, which expands on intersectional topics on the border. Submissions include the lived experiences, abortion stories, poetry and art by residents from the RGV

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released July 22, 2019

Recording session donated by Charlie Vela.
Recorded, mixed and mastered at Casa Panchita Studios by Charlie Vela.
Assistant Engineer: Diana Tovar

Agarra La Onda: Recorded at Sound of Rain Studios and previously appears on Wild Tongue Compilation.

Art by Karen G. Villarreal
Photography by Jose A. Pena

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