Monday, January 5, 2015: Continuing the Discussion of Police Violence against Black Women and Men

#BlackLivesMatter; #BlackWomenLivesMatter

"We need to fight like hell for Black lives right now."

Photo/Antonio Giaquinto

Today on Women's Magazine as  we continue to look at state violence against black bodies we look at how black women's are uniquely  targeted by  state violence, a violence that is too often invisible and behind closed doors.  To look at this issue  Lisa Marie Rollins talks to Alicia Garza one of the co-founders of Black Lives Matter and special project director at the National Domestic Workers Alliance  and to Alisa Bierria associate director of the Center for Race and Gender at UC Berkeley who has been working with the national  campaign to Free Marissa Alexander Now and with INCITE.

More about conference at COLOROFVIOLENCE.ORG

The  East Bay Free Marissa  Now Campaign is traveling in a caravan across country to educate people about her case and upcoming hearing so if your interested in being a part of that struggle you can contact them thru their Free Marrisa Now Facebook page.

Other links mentioned in today's show:
#BlackFriday14
#NotOneDime
info@BlackoutCollective.org

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

More about Marissa's case at December 8th Women's Magazine

July 22 and July 29: KPFA Summer Fund Drive

JULY 22 Sharon Sobota on the street with protestors

On July 22 Kate Raphael and Sharon Sobota hosted the KPFA Fund Drive during Women's Magazine. Sharon taped interviews on the street with protestors at the marches after George Zimmerman was acquitted for the murder of Trayvon Martin.

Trayvon Martin

Also, Kate and Sharon talk about the case of Marissa Alexander who is serving a 20 year sentence for firing a warning shot into the wall to ward off her abusive husband.

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To listen to the show from July 22 click here. 59 min.

JULY 29 United in Anger A History of ACT-UP

On July 29 the KPFA Fund Drive continues with the reairing of a program about the film United in Anger, History of Act Up by Sara Schulman and Jim Hubbard. Click here to listen to Kate's interview with Sara, audio from the film and Women's Magazine with the KPFA Fund Drive. 59 min.

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