Monday, December 23, 2019 - The Invisible Knapsack of Race, Gender and Class Privilege

Sharon Sobotta speaks with Peggy McIntosh, the anti-racist feminist activist and scholar author of the seminal 1989 article “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack.” Years before the idea of "checking your privilege" became ubiquitous on college campuses, McIntosh's own experience of unconscious oppressive behavior by "very nice" men led her to examine how her own "unearned assets" her African American colleagues' experience in working with her. McIntosh is adamant that her concept of privilege is not meant to shame or blame, but simply to make us conscious of things we take for granted which get in the way of the changes we want to make in society.

Listen or download (segment begins @41:00)
In the first half hour of today's show, Dr. Ella Henry on restoring Maori land and cultural autonomy

Monday August 3, 2015 - Allison Green: Tracing Literal and Literary Roots

We speak with Allison Green about her literary memoir, The Ghosts Who Travel With Me. Why would a lesbian-feminist model herself on Richard Brautigan? Listen to Allison read excerpts from her novel. Or Get MP3. 17:30 min.

Available from Indie Bound, Elliott Bay Book Company, and other booksellers online.

"Curious about her enduring love for Richard Brautigan’s work, Allison Green embarks on a road trip tracing the route of his most famous work, Trout Fishing in America. As she travels, she examines the way we relate to the things that influence us―the ancestors who created us, the past that shaped us, the writers who changed the way we saw the world―and how these things intertwine to make us who we are. The Ghosts Who Travel With Me speaks to a forgotten generation while breaking the confines of traditional memoir."

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

Also on today's show:
Interview with Dr. Marcia Chatelain

Events Calendar:
"CONJURE CIRCLE” Opening Night Ceremony & Procession Thursday, 06 AUGUST 2015 | 6:00 PM TO 10:00 PM. For information and to RSVP go to: Oakland.Impacthub.net

“Living in the Shadows of Exclusion” : Asian Americans at the Margins of Family, Faith, Immigration & LGBT Inclusion. Sat. Aug. 8 @ 1pm – Koret Auditorium, main San Francisco Public Library. Free community engagement screening and panel discussion