International Women's Day

IWD 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Margo Okazawa Rey: Women’s Protest Music

Feminists Worldwide Singing of Resistance and Hope In this hour, DJ MOR Love and Joy, aka Margo Okazawa-Rey, regular host of Women’s Magazine, will feature musicians from around the world whose music has inspired movements, often beyond their own borders. Listen, dance, sing, and “show some emotion,” per Joan Armatrading, whatever the music does to you.  


International Women's Day

IWD 10:30AM-11:00AM: Chana Wilson: Reproductive Justice, Maternal Mortality and Black Women

Professor Monica McLemore, PhD, MPH, and RN, is a preeminent scholar of antiracist birth equity research. In this half-hour conversation with Chana Wilson, Professor McLemore shares an overview of the Reproductive Justice framework. She elaborates on why maternal mortality has doubled in the U.S over the last 35 years. She talks about the many factors … Continued


International Women's Day

IWD 10:00AM – 10:30 AM Lynn Feinerman (Women Rising Radio): Indigenous Women Imagine Rematriation

Three indigenous North American leaders present the idea of Rematriation – at a time when mass graves of Native children are being unearthed on the grounds of what were hundreds of “residential schools” that were designed to destroy the identity, beliefs and morale of those children. Louise Mama Bear Herne, Michelle Schenandoah and Katsitsionni Fox report on their encounter with … Continued


International Women's Day

IWD 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Jamie Jackson: Women Working to End Israeli Occupation

Bayan Shbib is a bilingual Palestinian actress, theatre director and writer. She holds a Master’s degree with distinction in Theatre Acting from the University of Essex, UK, and a Master’s degree in Comparative Literature from Al-Quds University in 2004; she has worked as an actress and storyteller since 1997. In 2005 she won the Best … Continued


International Women's Day

IWD 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Suki Wessling: Two Ukranian Moms. One Ocean Between Them.

Two Ukrainian moms. One ocean between them. Lidiya lives in Kansas. Victoria lives in Ukraine. Through circumstances out of their control, their lives became intimately intertwined. When Russia attacked Ukraine, Lidiya was safe at her home in Kansas with her family. But it didn’t seem right just to sit there, so this teacher and homeschooling … Continued


International Women's Day

IWD 5:00 AM – 5:30 AM Christina Aanestad: Feisty Female Folktales

Feisty Female Folktales is an anthology of international children’s stories adapted by northern California activist and performance artist Sherry Glaser with original music by David. M Brown and Johnny Qwest Hubel. “The Search for Magic Lake” is an Incan myth from Ecuador, featuring the voices of Sheba Love, Joe Seta, Andrea Shafir, Bridget Volk, Brian Smith and Human … Continued