As the prime minister of Hungary announces that his country will not accept Muslim refugees, Professor Paola Bachetta talks with Michèle Sibony, commentator and spokesperson for the French Jewish Union for Peace about Islamophobia and claims of rising anti-Semitism in France. Sibony locates the roots of French Muslim resentment against Jews in the colonial history of both communities, but also talks about how her group and others have been able to break through that history of mistrust by simple demonstrations of solidarity. They also discuss the specific targeting of Arab and Muslim women by neoconservative rhetoric and policies.
Outside The Frame: Queers For Palstine Film Festival, offers a radical alternative to Frameline, the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival. Frameline, which boasts that it’s the largest queer cultural institution in the world, has had a long partnership with the Israeli government.
Outside The Frame, a free one-time only event, June 19-21, will present 28 films by filmmakers who have pledged not to screen at Frameline until the festival agrees to respect Palestinian calls for a cultural boycott of Israeli institutions.
Demonstrate with Q.U.I.T., Gay Shame and others on Thursday June 25th at 8 PM at the Castro Theater. Get Out of Bed With Israel. Pajamas otional. Pillow are welcome.
Also on today's show: Remembering Ronnie Gilbert
Silent or not, Women in Black is a Powerful Voice!
International Women's Day, March 8, 2002 [Photo by Donna A. Korones]
Next we meet members of the 25-year-old international peace movement, Women In Black. Every month women in 150 cities around the world stand on various street corners in a worldwide network for peace and justice. Founded in 1988 by Jewish Israeli women to protest the Israeli occupation of Palestine, Women in Black has gelled, migrated, and mutated into an international voice. Listen to women from the Bay Area tell their stories about standing together every month for 25 years.
Join the vigils:
Berkeley Women in Black every Friday from noon to 1 at Bancroft and Telegraph
San Francisco Women in Black - 2nd Fridays from 5:15 to 6:15 PM at Market and Montgomery
Bay Area Women in Black every Saturday from noon to 1 in front of the Grand Lake Theater
We hope to see many of you on Black Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, in San Francisco! Meet at 11:45 at the Powell St. BART station for a march to Union Square. Silent vigil there. Theme will be "Who Profits from our Holiday Purchases" and will focus on BDS. Signs will be provided + bring your own as well. Let us know if you can wear a puppet. Wear black!
This Monday we look at an issue that affects us all; how internalize oppression prevents us from healing and keeps us from being the best activists we can be. In her new book "Hope Into Practice : Jewish Women Choosing Justice Despite Our Fears," activist, author and teacher Penny Rosenwasser shows how working through internalized oppression, we can link personal healing with social justice—enabling us to fight more effectively to change systems that are immoral and unfair.
Penny Rosenwasser takes on the most explosive issues today—racism and anti-Semitism, victimization and privilege, and Jewish politics around Israel and Palestine and makes the crucial point that Jewish liberation is interconnected with the liberation of all oppressed people, whether they are African-American, undocumented immigrants, queer or transgender, homeless, or Palestinian. Join us on KPFA's women's Magazine on Monday October 6th from 1-2pm as we talk with Penny Rosenwasser and find hope thru practice.
We'll be offering Hope into Practice as a thank you gift for your pledge to KPFA during this hour. I hope many of you will donate to show your support for feminist programming and progressive, community-controlled radio. But whether you can give or not, please don't miss this hour of great conversation and stirring footage.
Penny Rosenwasser takes on the most explosive issues today—racism and anti-Semitism, victimization and privilege, and Jewish politics around Israel and Palestine and makes the crucial point that Jewish liberation is interconnected with the liberation of all oppressed people, whether they are African-American, undocumented immigrants, queer or transgender, homeless, or Palestinian. Join us on KPFA's women's Magazine on Monday October 6th from 1-2pm as we talk with Penny Rosenwasser and find hope thru practice.
