Today on Women’s Magazine we talk to Sam Lai and Margo Okazawa- Rey, two of the organizers of the upcoming 3 day event, “Celebrating Grace Lee Boggs: a Century of Love and Struggle.” Rooted for 75 years in the labor, civil rights and Black Power movements, Grace Lee Boggs challenged a new generation to throw … Continued
What role does the U.S. academic boycott of Israel play in the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement? What kinds of resistance has the boycott movement encountered, and what’s happened to the academic freedom and human rights of Palestinian scholars and students? Sunaina Maira helped launch the U.S. academic and cultural boycott initiative. For more … Continued
How Closed Primary Elections Can Impact The Presidential Race; Mumia Abu Jamal Commentary: Voting For Your Pain; Los Angeles Seems More Interested in Prosecuting Black Lives Matter Than Violent Cops; Meet the Black Lives Matter Activist Facing What May Be the Harshest Criminal Charges For Her Activism. Hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar.
Saying No to Hate: Meet the Chicago Activists Who Forced Trump to Cancel Campaign Rally; Sanders Thanks Rahm Emanuel for Not Endorsing Him, as Chicago Mayor Faces Increasing Calls to Resign; Could Someone Be Killed at a Trump Rally? St. Louis Activist Speaks Out on Friday Campaign Chaos; Thanks to Jim Crow Era Law, 1 … Continued
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Entrevista con Natalia Lafourcade. Reporte desde Honduras sobre el asesinato de Berta Cáceres. Homenaje a Rita Guerrero en el quinto aniversario de su muerte. Tributo a Keith Emerson y Bruce Geduldig.
Women Rising Radio #30 profiles women fighting slavery, trafficking and forced labor globally. Featuring: Ima Matul, with CAST LA, was trafficked to Los Angeles, was rescued by the Coalition Against Slavery and Trafficking in Los Angeles, and now heads CAST’s leadership program. Joanna Ewart-James is the executive director of WALK FREE, an online and on-the-ground network battling trafficking, forced labor, … Continued
Host Antonia Juhasz is joined in studio by anti-war veterans with Iraq Veterans Against the War, Shawna Foster and Derek Matthews, who share their stories about organizing against hate and Islamophobia in the 2016 Presidential election with the #VetsVsHate campaign. And, having participated in the COP21 UN Climate Agreement negotiations in Paris in December with … Continued
Obama’s Plan To Close Guantanamo Is Deeply Flawed; Florida Fast Food Workers Demand Fight for $15 Ahead of Primary; I Heart Obama – a Complex Look at the Black Community’s Relationship with the President – Part 2. Hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar.
As Trump’s Rallies Become “Racism Summits,” Linda Sarsour & Mohamed Elibiary Debate Islamophobia; Linda Sarsour: Sanders’ Michigan Win “Sent Loud & Clear Message” Not to Discount Arab-American Vote; As Trump Calls Himself “Very, Very Pro-Israel,” Rubio & Cruz Accuse Him of Being Too Neutral; “Old-Fashioned Redbaiting”: Hillary Clinton Bashes Sanders as GOP Candidates Clash on … Continued
