Womens Magazine – July 17, 2017
This hour long radio program presents and discusses women’s lives and issues globally and locally from a radical, multiracial, feminist, mujerist, womanist perspective.
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This hour long radio program presents and discusses women’s lives and issues globally and locally from a radical, multiracial, feminist, mujerist, womanist perspective.
Fida Jiryis, a Palestinian from the Galilee, now living in Ramallah, discusses the experience of returning from exile to live inside Israel’s borders, the differences between writing in English and Arabic, and why she chose to write a women’s fiction book with a Canadian non-Palestinian protagonist. Fida is one of the contributors to the best-selling … Continued
Womens Magazine – July 3, 2017: En-gendered Opinions — or Excuse Me are You a Girl or a Boy? (Part 1)
Today’s show presents a creative, multi-voiced exploration of the many facets of gender in today’s world. How much has changed and how much remains the same. Part 2 of today’s program will air on August 14th. Produced by Queer in Your Ear Productions’ Emily Charles and Mary Salome, graduates of the KPFA Affirmative Action training … Continued
Disability, the body and capitalism with Aurora Levins Morales
Today on KPFA’s Women’s Magazine we talk to writer, artist, historian, chronic illness survivor and revolutionary activist and healer Aurora Levins Morales about her work and her life. Aurora has fought against chronic illness and toxicity of 21st century Capitalism for decades and continues to tell stories with medicinal powers to shift our consciousness and … Continued
Rainbow is a consultant, trainer, and mediator working with groups and individuals to heal what divides us. She learned much about human needs and interactions working in early childhood education for 36 years. Growing up as a fat child and as an adult walking in this world as a fat lesbian who does not alter … Continued
Womens Magazine – June 12, 2017: Marginalized Women Workers Organize!
We focus on some of the most challenged workers in today’s workforce: domestic workers and young women of color. At one end of the age spectrum, we talk to members of La Colectiva de Mujeres, the San Francisco Women’s Collective, part of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, about their Aging With Dignity campaign. The campaign … Continued
Womens Magazine – June 5, 2017
We talk with organizer, writer and freedom dreamer Alicia Garza, one of the founders of the #Black Lives Matter network. .Alicia is also Special Projects Director for the National Domestic Workers Alliance, the nation’s leading voice for dignity and fairness for the millions of domestic workers in the United States. And Giovanna Capone discusses the … Continued
Restorative Justice
Today we look at the practice of Restorative Justice and how that practice of justice based on healing provides an alternative to the punitive systems we have in our society today. Unlike the punitive system of justice we have Restorative Justice focuses on healing and transforming the wounds of victims, offenders and communities caused by … Continued
Womens Magazine – May 22, 2017: Radical Hope: Letters of Love & Dissent
Six brilliant women read their letters from RADICAL HOPE: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times: Jewelle Gomez, Faith Adiele, Aya de Leon, Reyna Grande, Kate Schatz and of course, editor and visionary, Carolina De Robertis. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry and you’ll want to give money to support Women’s Magazine! Thanks to our friends … Continued
Womens Magazine – May 15, 2017
This hour long radio program presents and discusses women’s lives and issues globally and locally from a radical, multiracial, feminist, mujerist, womanist perspective.