Monday, November 27, 2017: Alicia Garza

photo by Kristen Little Photography

Alicia Garza along with Opal Tometi and Patrisse Cullors, have helped to transform what was once a viral hashtag and social media force into a national and international grassroots  organization. Born out of the mass demonstrations in Ferguson, Missouri and around the U.S. Black Lives Matter has become an essential ray of hope in this new wave of resistance to police terrorism, and in the fight against white supremacy becoming an important beacon for change in the global human rights movement.  Today we will hear a talk by Alicia Garza given at U.C. Berkeley recently about the importance of feminism,  especially black feminism the need for all politics to be intersectional, and about BLM today and the urgent need to fight threats ranging from fascism and extra-judicial racial terror to white supremacy. This event was sponsored by the Gender and Women’s Studies at U.C. Berkeley.

The talk is available on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDCxFABGkPw

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Monday, June 12, 1017: Mamacitas Cafe - Marginalized Women Workers Organize!

This week on Women's Magazine, we focus on some of the most challenged workers in today's workforce:  domestic workers and young women of color. 

Young workers also face an uphill battle to find employment that not only pays a living wage, but offers a path to leadership and training.  Mamacitas Cafe is dedicated to changing those odds in Oakland, by creating well-paid jobs, with mentorship and training opportunities, for young women of color 18-24, especially women transitioning out of the criminal justice or child welfare system.

The three-year-old grassroots project started with popups and opened a brick-and-mortar cafe in 2015.  Thanks to its success, the cafe is now fundraising to lease a bigger space and expand its staff. Find them on Facebook, Twitter and the web. Help Mamacitas Cafe with their Kickstarter campaign.

"Donuts and glazes and more made by hand in house!"

Listen now or Get MP3. 23:47 min

On today's show we pay tribute to Judy Brady, author of the classic article, "I Want a Wife."

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Also on today's show:
Aging With Dignity -  Marginalized Workers Young & Old Take Charge

Event:
Black LGBT Historical Society Presents
5th Annual Black LGBT Historical Society Celebration
Honoring LENN KELLER
Showcasing Bay Area Lesbian Archives Mobile Exhibit.
Saturday, 6/17/2017, 1:00 - 3:30
Koret Auditorium
Main Library
100 Larkin St.
San Francisco, CA

Monday, February 13, 2017: Meet the East Oakland Collective

http://www.eastoaklandcollective.com/

Millennials Igniting Change in East Oakland

Aqueila Lewis talks with Candice Elder, Laksmi Lagares and Maliha James of the East Oakland Collective.  The East Oakland Collective is a cohort of millennials (and other generations) invested in the state of deep East Oakland. Find them on the web (link above), Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Calendar of events.

The East Oakland Collective is a cohort of millennials invested in the state of East Oakland through actionable community work and civic engagement.  Members are influencers that consist of natives, homeowners, residents and allies of the city of Oakland. Members are invested in working towards a better future for the underserved populations and communities of East Oakland.

Candice Elder, Founder/Executive Director

Candice Elder is a native of Oakland and long time resident of East Oakland. She currently resides in District 7 of East Oakland. It was the looming possibility of gentrification and the daily drives through underserved neighborhoods of East Oakland that ignited Candice to form The East Oakland Collective in January 2016.

After being a legal professional for nine years, Candice made a career change to work full time in the non-profit sector as the Executive Coordinator for the Women's Funding Network---the largest philanthropy network of women's funds and foundations in the country. In addition to working full time to make a better world for women and girls, Candice served on the advisory committee for Breaking the Silence Town Hall on Women and Girls of Color in Oakland. The Breaking the Silence dynamic model and initiative is spearheaded by the African American Policy Forum under the great leadership of renowned feminist Dr. Kimberle Crenshaw.

Candice holds a Bachelors of Arts in Political Science with a minor in African-American Studies from the University of California, Berkeley; and a Masters of Science in Criminal Justice from the University of Cincinnati. Candice currently serves on the Board of Directors for the UC Berkeley Black Alumni Club. Candice enjoys hiking with her rambunctious dog, reading, exploring and engaging with the community.

Laksmi Lagares, Chief Strategy Officer

Laksmi Lagares’ purpose is to help people realize they are more than their environment or conditions predispose them to be.

Laksmi is a Civic Leader, C Level Strategist, owner and Principal Consultant at Lagares Consulting. Her firm supports impact and partnership needs of private and public sector companies, schools/ universities, nonprofit and philanthropic organizations. Her career includes; 15yrs experience in all aspects of Business Development and Public Relations within: Civic Engagement, Tech, Education, Social Justice, Finance, Advertising and Marketing. She is the curator of Application versus Theory workshops, which have been featured at college campuses across the U.S. including Mills College, UC Santa Cruz and Stanford University. She is a subject matter expert in Diversity and Inclusion with an emphasis on race and equity and her communications styling, crosses cultural and socio economic divides; translating needs to create strategy supporting mutual wins. Laksmi is a Hive Global Leader, Co-Director of New Leaders Council Oakland, a key planner of Oakland’s Breaking the Silence Town Hall; an initiative of Dr. Kimberle Crenshaw and the African American Policy Forum, acknowledged by the Obama Administration; and Host Committee member of a three part workshop series facilitated by Dr. Monique Morris, author of Pushout.

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

Also on today's show:
Juana Alicia on the Artist's Role

Monday, November 14, 2016: Palestine & the US Elections

What does the Republican sweep mean for Palestine? 

Human rights lawyer, scholar and activist Noura Erekat discusses how the bipartisan consensus in favor of Israel's permanent military supremacy in the Middle East could be disrupted and the broader implications of a potential turn towards fascism in the U.S.   Noura will be speaking in Oakland on Thursday, November 17 in a KPFA sponsored event.

Tickets: $10 low income, $15 general, $25 supporter, $50 freedom fighter, $100 change-maker! 

Buy tickets now!

$15 tickets at these East Bay bookstores: Moe's, Walden Pond, Diesel

To avoid the service charge, you can also get tickets directly from MECA. Email susan@mecaforpeace.org or call Sue weekdays 9am-3pm: 510-548-0542

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

Also on today's show:

Revolutionary Lesbian Poet Pat Parker

Oakland Public Conservatory