"There are no winners here, just consequences." Reflections on Ferguson
Eryn Ashleigh, journalism student at Columbia University and former co-host on Women's Magazine reflects on Ferguson and keeping Black men safe. "...I can only imagine how many verdicts our elders have had to sit through and be disappointed by...I was afraid of losing my belief in the inherent good of people." Listen to Eryn's thoughts:
“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
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.
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.
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.
"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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To listen to the entire show click here. 59:49 min.
It's KPFA Fund Drive time. Kate Raphael explores questions of masculinity, personal violence and the relationship of this to institutionalized violence in today's society.
Today's show presents the film Living Along the Fenceline about seven courageous women who live alongside US bases from South Korea to Puerto Rico challenge the assumption that military bases make them safe, and advance alternative ideas of peace and security. This clip includes an excerpt from the film and an interview with producers Debbie Lee and Gwyn Kirk. Listen now or get MP3
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"When the war ends, the world turns away," says Sunila Abeysekara. But for many women in Sri Lanka, the war has not really ended. Their livelihood and homes are destroyed, and no one is helping them pick up the pieces.
Preeti Shekar talks with Sri Lankan feminist and human rights activist Sunila Abeysekara about the challenges women face in the aftermath of the 26-year civil war. 33:28 min.
Women's Magazine's Kate Raphael works as a word processor in a San Francisco law firm in her spare 37.5 hours a week. In 2007, she and former coworker Rosemary Lenihan interviewed more than a dozen of their fellow clerical workers about how they feel about the changing role of the "secretary" and the transformation of "National Secretaries' Day" into "Administrative Professionals Week." Clerical and administrative workers are still the most heavily female work force in the country.
In observation of Secretaries' Day (Administrative Professionals Day), we listen to the voices of workers who are seldom heard. 20:44 min.
Kate Raphael talks with Rose Aguilar, host of Your Call on KALW and columnist for Al Jazeera, about who's really waging war on women. Rose shares strategies for getting women's real stories into the mainstream media.
And Ana Martino says instead of reclaiming the word "slut," feminists need to reclaim the word "housewife." "Domestic Feminism" via WINGS and her radio show, Too Fat for Our Pants.
With host Eryn Matthewson, click here to listen to the entire show as it aired on KPFA Monday, April 16th. 58:38 min.
Marti Kheel was a passionate advocate for both women's liberation and defense of the earth and animals. Lisa Dettmer of Women's Magazine presents a moving tribute to Marti and an interview from 2005 in which Marti makes the connection between feminism and defense of the earth and animals. Audio 28:47
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The Bay Area Arab Women's Conference is an annual event held in San Francisco. Kate Raphael talks with Loubna Qatami, director of the Arab Cultural and Community Center, about the great lineup for this year's conference, the history and accomplishments of this groundbreaking women's event. Audio 14:07
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We are very proud that WINGS, Women's International News Gathering Service, has rebroadcast our interview with author Kathleen Barry on "How Empathy Can Reshape Our Politics, Our Soldiers and Ourselves"
Kathleen Barry's 1st book Female Sexual Slavery started a global anti-trafficking movement. In an interview with Kate Raphael of KPFA Women's Magazine, Barry discusses her fifth book, which considers how normal empathy is suppressed in men for the purpose of making wars, and how women and men can work to change that.
The Other Vatican Sex Scandal, and What Women Are Doing About It
We've heard a lot about sex abuse in the Catholic church recently, but nearly all of it has focused on abuse of boys. Are women and girls not abused in the church? And what about the courageous church women who are organizing to expose and stop it? Angela Bonavoglia, author of Good Catholic Girls: How Women Are Leading the Fight to Change the Church, talks with Women's Magazine's Kate Raphael. 14:55
"Where is the Palestinian Gandhi?" ask commentators from Bono to innumerable New York Times reporters. One possible answer is that she's a 15-year-old girl in a village called Budrus. The new film Budrus documents the nonviolent resistance waged by that village since 2003, and the pivotal role played by young women. Kate Raphael of KPFA Women's Magazine talks with Ronit Avni, one of the producers of this powerful and engaging film. Audio, 17:47
Nina Serrano interviews Ethiopian American singer-songwriter Meklit Hadero. This rich discussion also incorporates three full songs from Meklit's beautiful new CD, "On a Day Like This," just released from Porto Franco Records. If you enjoy the music, you can buy the full album and more on her website. Download or Listen:
