Monday, July 23, 2018: Middle Schooler’s organize Feminist Club

Teens Inspired to found Feminist Club 

Today on KPFA’s Women’s Magazine we talk to some of the new local feminist leaders of the young adult generation when we speak to Neva Zamil, Miaze Cline and Anjuna Mascarenhas-Swan three of the students at Berkeley’s Longfellow Middle School that helped to start a student Feminist Club to address sexism and teach their fellow students about feminism.

"43% of middle school girls are sexually harassed."

Students demonstrate in Berkeley

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Also on today's show:
Film Naila and the Uprising at JFF

Monday, June 6, 2016: Echo Brown talks about Black Virgins Are Not for Hipsters

The Art of the Outsider

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Echo Brown discusses her long-running one-woman show, Black Virgins Are Not for Hipsters, playing at the Marsh Berkeley through June 18. Humor shot through with some very serious moments, Brown's autobiographical show looks at the intersections of racism, colorism, sexism, poverty, dating and the Ivy League.  Oh, and hipsterism, of course.

"...plugging in and merging with the audience."

Hailed as a "transformational storyteller," Echo Brown is a writer, performer, & actress from Cleveland, Ohio. Echo’s meteoric rise in the San Francisco art scene with her hit one-woman show, Black Virgins Are Not for Hipsters, has been widely praised. Attracting the attention of TV networks and literary agencies, Echo continues to garner critical praise for her stunning debut.

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Also on today's show:
Virgie Tovar
The Women's Community Calendar

March 24th: Vidya Sri and Darakshan Raja speak about forced marriage in the US

Kate Raphael begins this weeks Women's Magazine by introducing us to our new producer Alicia Sierra. Alicia grew up in New York and moved to the Bay Area 8 months ago. It has been her dream to have her own radio show focusing on women's health and spirituality. She wants to focus on issues that are "dear to women and that aren't really talked about." Women's Magazine is always looking for volunteers and welcomes Alicia to the show.

Next week the supreme court will be deciding whether or not large employers can exclude certain preventive healthcare services because these employers don't think women should be having sex. Even if Hobby Lobby wins, the ruling will not require women to have to ask their employers for money to buy birth control. For more info: http://www.npr.org/2014/03/25/293956170/hobby-lobby-contraceptive-case-goes-before-supreme-court

And for those of you who love Apps, there is a cool one from Public Radio Exchange (PRX) called Public Radio that includes podcasts of past Women's Magazine shows under the heading Lifestyles.

Forced Marriage in the USA 

Forced marriage, falsely termed "arranged marriage," is a rich and complex discussion.   Researchers and activists Vidya Sri and Darakshan Raja explain that the practice is more common than we think, cutting across all classes, geographies, ethnicities and religions. They discuss their report Voices From the Front Line: Addressing Forced Marriages in the United States.

A Forced Marriage is a marriage with an absence of consent from one or both parties. A Forced Marriage is one in which coercion, violence, and/or fraud is used to cause the marriage. There is no ability to choose one’s partner and the right of refusal may be denied by the family for one or both individuals. The family and community play a complicit role in perpetrating the violence, coercion, and/or fraud. Significant shaming and intimidation is used to cause a forced marriage. Go to gangashakti.org for more information on forced marriage.

Gangashakti's mission is to "Engage a Wide Range of Service Providers, Student Groups, Community Members and Scholars on this poorly understood issue in the United States."

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Today's show included music by Anoushka Shankur, Azam Ali, and Christina Aguilera.

March 10: Ukraine; (H)afrocentric; and Middlemarch

Mass demonstration against Vladimir Putin and Viktor Yanukovych during EuroMaidan 2013

Kate Raphael speaks with Kristina Wilfore, former director of the National Democratic Institute in Ukraine and founder of the country's first multifaceted women's program, Women Lead. 28:13 min.

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Eryn Matthewson talks with Jewels Smith, creator of the comic book series (H)AFROCENTRIC, about the just released third volume, and her upcoming book launch with Reinina Jarmon, author of BLACK GIRLS ARE FROM THE FUTURE. 14:11 min.


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And Rebecca Mead, author of MY LIFE IN MIDDLEMARCH, discusses George Eliot's life and the importance of her classic book. 14:04 min.

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April 1st: Focus on Emerging Writers

FAST TIMES IN PALESTINE 

• Pamela Olson discusses her new memoir Fast Times in Palestine: A Love Affair with a Homeless Homeland. An East Oklahoma girl, Olson stumbled into Palestine and ended up staying for two years and becoming the press coordinator for a presidential candidate.

• Click here for official schedule for Pamela's spring 2013 book tour. She’d love to see you along the way! Please feel free to let others know about events they might like to attend. Get in touch if you have questions: pamolson@gmail.com. 
• www.pamelaolson.org

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PERLA

• Carolina de Robertis talks with Nina Serrano and reads from her novel, Perla, which explores the legacy of Argentina's "dirty war" through one of the "stolen children" of the disappeared.
• De Robertis grew up in a Uruguayan family that immigrated to England, Switzerland, and California. Prior to completing her first book, she worked in women’s rights organizations for ten years, on issues ranging from rape to immigration. She makes her permanent home in Oakland, California, though she is spending 2013 in Montevideo, where she’s working on her third novel, about migration, sexual frontiers, and the tango’s Old Guard in early twentieth century South America.
• Carolina asked you to buy her book at your local independent bookstore.
• www.carolinaderobertis.com

 This piece was produced by Nina Serrano from La Raza Chronicles/Cronica de la Raza

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March 11, 2013: Special International Women's Day Edition

 On this exciting edition of Women's Magazine:

• URGENT ACTION FUND FOR WOMEN'S HUMAN RIGHTS

“We need students, we need housewives, we need professional people, we need high profile people like religious leaders and actors, and singers and musicians, to all speak out in one voice against violence against women. One Billion Rising provides us with that opportunity.” – Sunila Abeysekera 

www.urgentactionfund.org

Kate Raphael speaks with Kate Kroeger, executive director of the Urgent Action Fund for Women's Human Rights, which provides funding to grassroots women's organizations in the Global South on an emergency basis, responding to applications in any language within 72 hours.

• LABYRIS, the LGBT organization in Kyrgyzstan

 Anna Kirei, cofounder of Labyris, the LGBT organization in Kyrgyzstan, discusses the queer and feminist movements in the former Soviet Union and especially in Central Asia.  She also talks about the commercialization of International Women's Day in the Soviet Union.

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• Rally to save City College, Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 4:00 PM in front of City Hall, San Francisco. More info at www.saveccsf.org

•  Workers at Walmart organize for respect, better wages and affordable healthcare.

And in keeping with the labor origins of International Women's Day as International Working Women's Day, also hear from Venanzi Luna of OURWalmart about the ongoing struggle for justice at the nation's largest private employer.



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• Register now for the 6th Annual Bay Area Arab Women's Conference. $15 for students, $25 general admissions. Registration fee includes lunch.

Click to listen to the entire show and to hear about other fabulous events for Women's History Month. 59:51 min.

January 28th: "The Rhythm of Change"

Park Ranger Betty Reid Soskin from her Blog

Sharon Sobotta hosted and produced today's show with a journalism class from St. Mary's College. This is a broad spectrum hour that talks about violence against women, restorative justice, Black History Month, and wholistic changes in the world today. Many amazing women participate in this Women's Magazine, including Betty Reid Soskin, the oldest National Park Ranger; Latoya Peterson from Racialicious; Julia Barboza and Leticia Brea from Bayview Hunters Point Foundation; Erin Baker, director of Heartbeat of a Planet; an interview with New Delhi native Roos Pal, Sujatha Baliga, Director of the Restorative Justice Project in Oakland, and Justa Gutierrez, the founder of an up and coming social justice website called 'likeyoumeanit.com. 1 hour.


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November 26th: Women in the Syrian opposition coalition; and gender on TV

Women's Magazine's Kate Rafael discusses the new Syrian opposition coalition with Afraa Jalabi of the Syrian National Council and Mohja Kahf, Professor of Literature and Gender Studies at the University of Arkansas.

courtesy:  Mohja Kahf

"This is not your father's revolution," says Mohja Kahf. There is an active and escalating non-violent, grass roots movement in Syria. Mohja and Afraa give a personal and political account of the Syrian revolution. There are over 33,000 prisoners of conscience in Syria prisons. 472 are women. They have been there for over a year without due process. Stay in tune with the grassroots movements in Syria through links on Stop the Killing Campaign Facebook page.

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"Brides of Peace": In the Middle of Madness, Four Women March for Nonviolence in Syria

By Mohja Kahf

Four young Syrian women staged a women’s march for nonviolence through the middle of Medhat Basha market in Damascus, Syria, on November 21, 2012. In the finest tradition of subversive street theater, all four dressed in bridal gowns and veils, carrying red banners... Read more

Television for the Discerning Feminist Palate

Is television shaping ideas about women, simply reflecting, or are the lives of television women completely divorced from the lives of real women? Next we dissect gender roles on some of the hottest shows on television (Nashville, Revenge, Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, Girls) with bloggers Camille Morgenstern of TurnUpTheSass and Anna Sterling of feministing.com. 27:02 min.

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From Mutiny Radio: Peacebuilding at Home and Abroad

Val Ibarrra of Mutiny Radio's Common Thread Collective, talks with Nancy Kivette and Nancy Merritt from the Peace Alliance, who are lobbying for creation of a Department of Peace and for the Youth Promise Initiative. She also speaks with Monique Graves about Lauren's House 4 Positive Change, which works with low-income and homeless youth in East Palo Alto and East Menlo Park.

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