Monday, May 18, 2020: Jovelyn Richards Hosts The Space Between Us - Women and Rage, the Space Between Rage and Healing

Jovelyn Richards host of KPFA Women's Magazine: The Space Between Us interviews singer and fashion designer Hawaii's Dion'e born inter-sexed. Dion'e story of mothering and marriage was interrupted when she was convicted of a crime she had not committed and what happened when she was forced into a men's facility despite her cry of gender reality.

To sample music by Dion'e Tamurè go to YouTube. To find out more about Dion'e's fashion design and her amazing work with people who are homeless go to Paradise Island Fashion Week. This year the show will be presented virtually.

"Allow no one to dim your leading light." -Dion'e

The Space Between Us, looks at women, trauma, and rage, the space between rage and healing.

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Monday, February 11, 2018: Turning Pain Into Power

We speak with Susan Swan, Executive Director of VDay, and Mary Owen of Bay Area Rising about this year's One Billion Rising/VDay event in Oakland, where they will screen City of Joy, a film about the leadership institute for sexual violence survivors in the Congo.  The film screening takes place Wednesday, February 13, 6PM at the Grand Lake Theater, 3200 Grand Ave in Oakland; it will be preceded by drumming and dancing with Afia Walking Tree and Destiny Arts, and followed by a discussion with playwright and VDay founder Eve Ensler and Christine Schuler-Deschryver (Director of the City of Joy center and V-Day Congo). These One Billion Rising events usually sell out so get tickets now! Tickets are $5 each.

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Also on today's show:
Black Feminism In Action

Monday, December 3, 2018: Hassan Zee's Good Morning Pakistan

In this segment Kate Raphael talks to Dr. Hassan Zee about his new feature film, Good Morning Pakistan, which explores women's and trans rights, as they fold into daily life in the village where he grew up. Good Morning Pakistan plays on Monday, December 10 at the Another Hole in the Head Film Festival in San Francisco. Dr. Zee also discusses how he added filmmaking to his resume as a medical doctor.

Check out all the films at this year's Another Hole in the Head Film Festival here.

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


Also on today's show:
Sexuality and gender in Brazil

Monday, February 5, 2018: Creating Cultures of Consent and Safety in the U.S.

Shifting the US culture of violence - Affirmative consent

We look at the culture of gendered violence in the US and Bolivia, and hear from feminists working to shift the perceptions about survivors. The recent reports of a woman's harrowing night with Aziz Ansari has sparked debates around consent and agency. Feminist activists and scholars are pointing out the gaps in understanding of the relationship between sexual repression and sexual violence.

In this segment, we listen to an interview with Amita Swadhin, an activist, educator and Just Beginnings Collaborative Fellow dedicated to fighting interpersonal and sexual violence against youth. They spoke with KPFA's Preeti Mangala Shekar of KPFA's APEX Express about a vision for society in which everyone is capable of articulating their own desires and having them respected.

From Just Beginnings Collaborative:

About Child Sexual Abuse
Child sexual abuse occurs at shockingly high rates in our society, affecting 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys. However, due to social taboos, very few survivors share their stories publicly. The majority of survivors never report their abuse to authorities, and many never tell anyone at all. Yet the numbers suggest that each of us knows at least one survivor, even though we may not realize it.

The silence around this violence has devastating effects for the individuals directly harmed, for the people perpetrating this harm (who are rarely held accountable or given tools to help them change their behavior), for families, and for society in general.

Child sexual abuse is inherently an abuse of power. It is a cornerstone of oppression and cyclical violence. Survivors can experience long-term adverse health effects such as addiction, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, suicide, eating disorders, and subsequent sexual and domestic violence. Research also suggests that child sexual abuse can be a significant barrier to one’s economic security.

Toward a Movement to End Child Sexual Abuse
There is a growing consensus that ending child sexual abuse will require more than individual healing for survivors and punitive measures for abusers. To end child sexual abuse we need a broad-based movement and it begins with a core group of strategically aligned individuals, organizations and funders working together. The Just Beginnings Collaborative is that core—the seed from which this movement is taking root and growing.

We believe that ending child sexual abuse is possible. Moreover, our work is grounded in the belief that ending child sexual abuse is one of the most strategic things we can do to end violence and create safe, thriving communities.


Hosted by Kate Raphael and Corinne Smith


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Also on today's show:
Bolivia - Creating Cultures of Consent and Safety

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.

Monday, September 12, 2016: Changing Our Concept of Masculinity

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The Violent Construction of Masculinity

This Monday, September 12, Women's Magazine features two cutting-edge documentaries by men challenging masculine violence by examining how our cultural construction of masculinity pressures boys and men to be aggressive and suppress any feelings but anger.  No one exemplifies this more than Donald Trump, says Thomas Keith, in his new film, THE EMPATHY GAP: Masculinity and the Courage to Change.  Keith gives a nuanced reading of the interplay between racist and sexist stereotyping in U.S. popular culture and offers evidence-based solutions. 

Educator Jackson Katz points out that "Gender" issues are considered "women's issues," just as "race" is assumed to be a problem about people of color and "sexual orientation" is only discussed in relation to LGB people. "It's as if people of the dominant culture have no race, gender or sexual orientation," he says.  In “TOUGH GUISE 2,” he proposes a radically different approach to gender violence, foregrounding and challenging the ways that boys are taught to be men.

Kate Raphael and Lisa Dettmer present excerpts from and discuss these powerful documentaries.

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Monday, October 12, 2015: South Asian Feminist in the Spotlight

Preeti Shekar features performers and filmmakers from the San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival 2015. Oct 22-25 in San Francisco and Nov 1 in Palo Alto

The first interview is with Fawzia Mirza about her one woman show, Me, My Mom, and Sharmila. Fawzia's live performance is scheduled for October 23 at 7:15 in SF. For tickets and information go to www.thirdi.org.

"India's daughters will not be silenced."

Next up Preeti interviews filmmaker Nyna Pais Caputi about her award winning film, Petals in the Dust that tells the empowering though shocking story of female infanticide and gender violence in India. They come from all walks of life and share only one common trait: they are female. Women from all economic backgrounds continue to lose their lives to infanticide, sex-selective abortions, starvation and medical neglect, dowry deaths, brutal gang rapes, and more. It is estimated that by 2020 there will be 20 percent more men than women in India! The film explores the cultural origins of this deeply embedded social violence, and profiles both the unimaginable stories of brave survivors, and the inspiring work of activists and gender experts who are helping to change the status quo. Nyna's film airs on November 1 at 2:45 PM in Palo Alto. Information at www.thirdi.org

Co-director of the 3rd i Film Festival, Anuj Vaidya talks about the festival and the importance of women filmmakers and contributors. Anuj discusses several films from this year's festival including, Haider and Dheepan. Don't miss this cross-cultural, diverse and entertaining presentation of South Asian experiences and culture. Tickets and program are available on line at www.thirdi.org.

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