9:00 AM
- The Future of Socialist and Transnational Feminism
Guests: Maria Svart, outgoing long-time National Director of the Democratic Socialists of America; Miho Kim and Judith Mirkinson of the Comfort Women Justice Coalition.Produced by Kate Raphael of KPFA Women’s Magazine
10:00 AM
- Expanding the Possible
Guests: KPFA’s own Visionary Activist, Caroline Casey with musical accomplices Amikaeyla, & Brianna Di Mara; Sarah Rodriguez, dog trainer with spinal muscular atrophy and owner of Homeschooled Hound; Rebecca Lamorte, disability rights activist who ran for New York City Council and Ventura City Council Member Liz Campos on seeking and holding office as women with disabilities.Produced by Kate Raphael of KPFA Women’s Magazine with Adrienne Lauby of Pushing Limits and Caroline Casey of Visionary Activist
11:00 AM
- Outspoken: My Fight for Freedom and Human Rights in Afghanistan
Interview with Dr Sima Samar about the current situation for women and girls in Afghanistan after the US-negotiated return of the Taliban and about her life and her new book, Outspoken: My Fight for Freedom and Human Rights in Afghanistan.Dr Sima Samar, is a Hazara woman of the most persecuted ethnic group in Afghanistan, is women’s and human rights advocate, activist and medical doctor who served as the first Minister of Women’s Affairs and was the Chairperson of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission. In 2012, she was awarded the Right Livelihood Award.Producer and Host: Margo Okazawa-Rey
12:00 PM
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A Love Letter to Black Feminist Movements: Reflections on Black Feminisms Forum In February 2024, over 300 black feminists from around the world gathered in Barbados. In the words of one participant Nadia Ahidjo, “we showed up in Barbados to dream and build black feminist worlds.” Amina Doherty of the Black Feminist Fund, Kym Oliver, BFF Board member, and Ada Ada Prince-Williams participant at the Forum and member of BFF’s Black Women in Philanthropy Network.
Producer and Host: Margo Okazawa-Rey
1:00 PM
- Chicana Lesbians
Today for IWD host Lisa Dettmer talks to guest who celebrate and remember the seminal anthology “Chicana Lesbians: The Girls our Mother Warned us About” which was first published in 1991 and was the first out and proud Chicana lesbian book ever written and is described on amazon as the most important book ever published about Chicana lesbians. The book shares poetry, testimonios and essays by well known and newer Chicana Lesbian voices that look at the experience of Chicana Lesbians and they took up some of the work Chicana feminist’s had produced previously and added their analysis as Chicana lesbians to deconstruct those archetypes and ideas to show how sexuality and homophobia was so intricately interwoven with patriarchy, racism and classism. Now over 30 years later Chicana Lesbians scholars are re-examining this seminal book in the Journal of Lesbian studies in two issues called “Re-Engaging the Iconic Text “The Girls Our Mothers Warned Us About.” And today we are joined by 4 Lesbiana and Queer scholars to help us talk about this important book and issues. We are joined by Liliana C. Gonzalez & Stacy I. Macias, who are the editors of those issues in the journal of lesbian studies. And we are joined by Carla Trujillo who is the editor of the original book “Chicana Lesbians: The Girls Our Mother’s Warned Us About.” And lastly, we are joined by Ellie Hernandez who is a contributor to the 1991 anthology and to the issues in the journal of lesbian studies that are appreciating and honoring this seminal book. We will look at the importance of these writings to feminist and women of color scholarship and movements and to Chicana lesbian’s lives.
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Musically Speaking
Women have always been vital to the music scene, addressing the issues of the day through their melodies, harmonies, rhythms and lyrics. Celebrate International Women’s Day and music’s ability to heal, support and inspire, through Jazz, R&B, Soul, Blues and Folk, with award winning radio producer/announcer Melanie Berzon.
4:00 PM
- Issues Facing Native Women in Northern California
Four women discussing the issues and challenges Native American women face. 3 Guests would be members of the Wintu Tribe of Northern California, the Nor El Muk Tribe and Redding Rancheria.Lynn E. Fritz – Licensed Marriage Family Therapist and an enrolled descendant of the Karuk Tribe of Happy Camp, CA. She will offer comments to the topic as well. ([email protected] 530 243-8862)KKRN Community Radio, Round Mountain, CA – fostering positive social change and healthy communities.
4:30 PM
- Accented English
Miae Kim, South Korean producer formerly at KBOO community Radio in Portland OR, reporting for Women’s International News Gathering ServiceA discussion about the myth of Standard American English and how North Americans react to immigrants’ accents when speaking English, including alternatives that lead to respect instead of stigma. Guests include Rosina Lippi-Green PhD in Linguistics, author of English with an Accent;Evelyne Ello-Hart, from Cote d’Ivoire, program supervisor for the Africa Womens Coalition in Portland, Oregon,Dora Reina an accountant from Mexico, living in the US and taking English classes;Tracey Derwing, lead author of the book Pronunciation Fundamentals PhD, professor in the TESL [Teaching English as a Second Language] program in Educational Psychology at the University of Alberta, co-directed the Prairie Metropolis Research Centre of Excellence for Research on Migration and [email protected]WINGS: Women’s International News Gathering Service has been covering the global women’s movement and related issues for community radio since 1986.
5:00 PM
- The Importance and Activism of Local Human Rights Commissions
An interview with Katrina Phillips, Chair of the Sanoma County Human Rights Commission. Phillips, who is bi-racial, speaks about the challenge of being bi-racial and how it motivates her work. She discusses history and importance and work of such commissions, including ceasefire in Gaza and local racism.Elaine B. Holtz has co-produced Women’s Spaces for KBBF for 11 years. The show is about ordinary women doing extraordinary things. She is dedicated to justice and Peace and getting women involved. She has a master’s in education and a background in broadcast journalism. Her co-producer is Kenneth E. [email protected] 707-527-5987 Judy Elliott [email protected] 707-477-0329KBBF Community Radio, Santa Rosa, CA – the first fully bilingual, bicultural educational radio service in the United States.
5:30 PM
- Guatemalan Widows Rise (after genocide)
Compilation by Frieda Werden of a production by Maria Martin and a speech by Rigoberta Menchu. Frieda Werden is an American and Canadian radio producer, co-founder and producer of the weekly radio series WINGS
Massive displacement and genocide have been inflicted on indigenous communities in Guatemala for centuries. A documentary about women who experienced that genocide in the 20th century and set about to reclaim their peoples’ heritage and rights, calling for ancient Maya wisdom to heal Guatemalan widows. Also a speech by Rigoberta Menchu , given at the University of Minnesota in 1994 about Indigenous Rights. Courtesy of Monika Bauerlein. Rigoberta Menchu, Guatemalan/ Maya social reformer, Nobel Peace Laureate (1992) , and successful activist for the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
Maria Martin, who passed away last winter, renowned and prize-winning pioneering journalist; founded the national radio program, Latino USA. She originally released this documentary in the Spiritual Edge series of KALW-FM.
WINGS: Women’s International News Gathering Service has been covering the global women’s movement and related issues for community radio since 1986.
6:00 PM
- Special, Extended Saturday KPFA Evening News
In this special edition, Sharon Sobotta digs deep into some undertold stories of sheros and trailblazers including three generations of women in the now 102 Year Old Betty Reid Soskin’s family, as Betty is the subject that’s inspired a forthcoming film and a play called ‘Sign my name to Freedom.