KPFA celebrates International Women’s Day on Sunday, March 8th 6 am PST to March 9th, 2026 PST ..with an 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.
Women who find themselves “on the masculine side of centre” often experience disapproval, rejection, and pressures to change. Madelaine Imber and Tandiwe Aebi-Moyo talk about Butch Is Not a Dirty Word, a magazine (and now an organization) designed to admire, appreciate, and network those who live with butch identity. Various butch identities are referenced, including butches of colour and … Continued
Thick Skin is a collection of funny, gritty, honest, and inspiring stories from women, transgender, non-binary, and gender expansive people working in the skilled trades. Ever wonder what it’s like to be an electrician, a longshore worker, or a welder? Find out what it takes to make it in a traditionally male-dominated field. We’re also … Continued
Paris Warr aka Computrblu Host of the ‘Don’t Disturb This Groove’ program on KPFA every Monday 10pm-Midnight. Featuring poetry by Briana Smith of Poetry For The People, CCSF. For this year’s special International Women’s Day programming she shares the knowledge she received while being a part of the Women and Gender studies ‘Project survive‘ program at … Continued
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.
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
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
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
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
Luna Hawk is a multi-instrument singer songwriter and live sound engineer based out of Columbia, Missouri. She works as a professional ceramic and visual artist for her “day job” running a pottery studio. Her radio show Femme FM airs every Wednesday from 10pm-midnight on kopn.org, social media and more at lunahawkmusic.com.
In this hour we will learn about the radical socialist herstory of International Women’s Day with two American scholars, Eillen Boris, Professor at U.C. Santa Barbara, and Professor Premilla Nadasen from Barnard College. While IWD doesn’t generate mass marches anymore in the U.S., Women’s Day is still an important day for protest and celebration in … Continued
