Monday, November 11, 2019: Excavating Uruguayan Lesbian Herstory

courtesy Carolina de Robertis

Kate Raphael speaks with novelist Carolina de Robertis about her stunning new book, Cantoras, a story based on the real experiences of Uruguyan lesbians making a place for themselves and each other amidst the secrets and terror of the military dictatorship. The New York Times calls the book "brazenly hopeful ... a revolutionary fable, ideal for this moment." Carolina and I met over empanadas at Oakland's Cafe Santana; so you'll also learn the difference between Platense empanadas (those from the Rio de la Plata region of Argentina and Uruguay) and those from Chile, Peru and the Philippines.

Event: Meet the Authors, 20th Anniversary of NANOWRIMO at the SF Main Library, Wed, Nov 13 at 6 PM. Carolina will participate with a panel of writers to talk about their writing process and what it is like to write 50,000 words in a month.

Note from Kate Raphael:
This will likely be the last time I will host Women's Magazine. Tune in to find out about what I'll be doing instead! Thanks to all of you for all your support over these many years, and I hope you will continue to be avid listeners and supporters of Women's Magazine. (Keep in touch with Kate at www.kateraphael.com. Click on contact and sign up for Kate's newsletter.)

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

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Monday, August 13, 2018: Challenging Fictions with author Nina Serrano

In this segment we talk with Nina Serrano about her novel, Nicaragua Way: An International Novel of Love and Revolution in the 1980s, which tells the fascinating story of the Bay Area's involvement in the Sandinista revolution. Nina also gives her take on the current crisis in Nicaragua.

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

Also on today's show:
What YOU can do to help immigrant detainees
Challenging Fictions with playwright Anne Galjour

Monday, July 9, 2018: It's the People's Power: Nicaragua

Songs of Love, Justice and Humanity

What's really happening in Nicaragua? Is this a people's movement or a right-wing coup fomented by U.S. imperialism? Katia Cardenal, who in the eighties was one of the best known cultural ambassadors for the Sandinista-led government, as part of Duo Guardabarranco, says there is no question - the people are in the streets. She has marched with half a million people and watched snipers shoot them down. Cardenal will perform at La Pena on Saturday, July 14, in a benefit concert for the victims of violence; she will also give firsthand information. Kate's short conversation with her is a preview of what we will hear in more depth on Saturday night.

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

Also on today's show:
The Supreme Court
The art of Cecilia Vicuña

Canto a Nicaragua: Katia Cardenal Benefit Concert for Nicaragua

July 14 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

 $25 General Admission / Kids Under 10 Free

Doors open at 6pm / Concert starts at 7pm

Since April, the situation in Nicaragua has been getting worse, and help is needed now more than ever! In response, Chavalos de Aquí y Allá are presenting Canto a Nicaragua, a Katia Cardenal Benefit Concert for Nicaragua. Special guests Nina & Sebastian will also be performing. There will be a folkloric dance performance and Nicaraguan food as well!

Monday, April 17, 2017: The Space Between Us, Gender ConsciousNESS

Every third Monday KPFA Women's Magazine hosts a Global Consciousness Raising Program. This week's topic on The Space Between Us is GenderConsciousNESS. Listen as these women share their stories at the river.

Hosted by: Jovelyn Richards

Our guests today are Dianne Jennet PhD and Patrica Milton. Listen as they discuss their early Gender Memory story’s.

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