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.
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
Guests: Maria Svart, outgoing long-time National Director of the DemocraticSocialists of America; Miho Kim and Judith Mirkinson of the Comfort Women Justice Coalition. Produced by Kate Raphael of KPFA Women’s Magazine
Last year, the US Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling on abortion rights which had set the precedent for almost 50 years. There has been a lot of media coverage on the Roe decision, of course, but much of it is lacking in its analysis — and that’s why we’ve brought on two guests to provide a … Continued
Feminism means different things to different people. KPFA re-aired our episode, Feminism for the 99 percent, last year, where we took a deep dive into this — unpacking how women’s issues intersect with class and race, what trickle-down feminism is, who’s included and precluded from certain forms of mainstream, American feminism, and why it’s important … Continued
Feisty Female Folktales, an anthology of international children’s stories adapted by activist and performance artist Sherry Glaser with original music by David. M Brown and Johnny Qwest Hubel. “Unanana and the Elephant” is a Zulu folktale from South Africa. Voices featured are: Sheba Love. Joe Seta, Lavender Grace Cinnamon, Robert Permenter, Gabee Permenter & Bridget … Continued
Pacifica KPFK’s SWANA Region Radio is excited to partner with sister station, KPFA, in honor of International Women’s History Month. In honor of International Women’s History Month, we are excited to share with listeners a special on women and feminist issues from the region including Palestine, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kurdistan and Rojava. In our first show as part of this … Continued
“KPFA, The X Factor” featured 4 women staffers at KPFA circa 2001. They were interviewed by pioneer broadcaster Jerri Lange about their journeys to the KPFA airwaves. The participants were Andrea Lewis, Co-host and programmer of “The Morning Show”, Mary Berg, host and producer of “A Musical Offering”, Amelia Gonzales-Garcia, Director of the First Voice … Continued
Adieu, Aileen Alfandary! For International Women’s Day, we bring you Christina Aanestad in conversation with Aileen Alfandary, KPFA’s long time News Co-Director, who’s retiring the end of next month, after more than 40 years at the station. Aileen Alfandary’s voice has carried us through so many pivotal, defining moments of our times, and is truly the back … Continued
