Monday, January 16, 2017: Women led marches, protests and actions for everyone

This week on KPFA Radio's Women's Magazine we look at some of the marches, protests and actions happening this week around the issue of patriarchy and gender violence.

Click here to listen to the entire show. 59:50 min 

• We talk to Jadelynn Stahl, cofounder of Disclose, about the intervention they are planning for January 19th at 6:30 pm at Oscar Grant Plaza

to protest the election of an accused rapist and a government that supports gender violence and affirm the possibility of a world without gender-based violence. Join us for a solidarity rally and creative action. For more information and accessibililty questions contact support@disclosesilence.org. More information about the rally and action can be found on Facebook.

• And we talk to Renee McKenna, Alison Mata and Jenny Bradanini some of the organizers of the San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose Women's Marches happening on January 21st in concert with Women's March in Washington DC and around the country to protest the election of Trump and to proclaim that women's rights are human rights. Find the Facebook listing here.

• And lastly we talk to artist Epil about the "Women Who Made Us" project, which is a call to the strength of the generations of women who came before us. They will be carrying photos of our female ancestors and offering to print posters of others ancestors. WomenWhoMadeUs@gmail.com for information on this action.

Information and links for marches:

EVENT DETAILS FOR OAKLAND
We will meet at Madison Park in Oakland at 10AM.  At 11AM we will begin our march up Oak Street to Grand Avenue along Lake Merritt.  We will then march down Broadway to end at Frank Ogawa Plaza.  At 12:30PM we will begin our rally with speakers, art and music concluding at 3PM.

Time of March: 10AM - 3PM
Starting Location: Madison Park
Ending Location: Frank Ogawa Plaza
No tickets required. Please register on our Eventbrite page.

EVENT DETAILS FOR SAN FRANCISCO
We will rally with speakers, arts and music from 3 - 5PM at Civic Center in San Francisco. At 5PM we will begin our candlelight march down Market St. to Justin Herman Plaza.

Time of Rally: 3 - 5PM
Time of March: 5 - 8PM
Starting Location: Civic Center
Ending Location: Justin Herman Plaza
No tickets required. Please register on our Eventbrite page.

EVENT DETAILS FOR SAN JOSE

Time: 10AM -3PM
Starting Location: City Hall
Ending Location: Cesar Chavez Plaza
No tickets required. Please register for the event on Eventbrite.

SISTER MARCHES IN VARIOUS OTHER CITIES IN CALIFORNIA

Today's show also has information about the KPFA apprentice program. Applications are due January 27 for this excellent 18 month program. More information at www.kpfaapprentice.org. Email at Apprentice@kpfa.org. Phone 510-848-6767 ext 235.