KPFA celebrates International Women’s Day on Saturday, March 15th with an all-day audio extravaganza to draw attention collectively to gender equality and justice, reproductive rights, environmental justice, violence against women, militarism, armed conflict, and much more! This year, we are in an especially critical moment to raise our voices in resistance to the globalized rise in fascism and Right-Wing extremism. Join us for special music, culture and public affairs programming from women and gender expansive producers from the greater KPFA community! Click the link below for a full program schedule.
Welcome to the Project Censored radio show on Pacifica radio, I’m your cohost Eleanor Goldfield and this week, we have a special episode: “What To Us Is International Women’s Day?,” a variation on the question asked by Frederick Douglass: What to the Slave is the 4th of July? March 8th is International Women’s Day, and … Continued
Storytelling, says “story-midwife” Joyful Raven, helps people make sense of their lives. In this hour, Teresa Wierzbianska talks with the writer, performer and educator about her critically acclaimed one-woman show Breed or Bust that chronicles Raven’s desire for motherhood and eventual abortions. In a post-Dobbs world where abortion rights are under attack in many parts … Continued
This episode shines a light on the often-overlooked experiences of mothers supporting adult children with serious mental health challenges or addiction. These mothers face the immense challenge of balancing unconditional love with the need to set boundaries, safeguard their own well-being, and navigate the weight of societal stigma. Our guests are Judith R. Smith, … Continued
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.
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
Miae Kim, South Korean producer formerly at KBOO community Radio in Portland OR, reporting for Women’s International News Gathering Service A 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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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.
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 … Continued
