Making Contact – July 6, 2007
Women Rising IX: International Changemakers Honoring Elder Women Activists (encore edition)
2:00 PM PACIFIC TIME: Fridays
Covering the movements, the issues, and the people fighting for some of the most important social justice issues of our time. Hosted by Amy Gastelum, Salima Hamirani, Anita Jonhson, and Lucy Kang.
Women Rising IX: International Changemakers Honoring Elder Women Activists (encore edition)
New Orleans is the largest construction site in the United States, and is being rebuilt by an immigrant and migrant workforce that is mostly new to the area. Some them bet their futures on the promise of work and fair pay. The work is here, but too often the pay is not. We’ll hear from … Continued
A collaboration with KPFA’s Full Circle Apprenticeship Program, we examine how queer identity intersects or collides with racial identity in the activist community.
Last Rights: Respecting Diversity at the End of Life (encore edition) "We act as if there is one definition of good end of life care. And I would argue there is no one definition. In the end, its going to be many definitions." In the American health care system, "good end-of-life care" often supports the … Continued
People who’ve risked their lives to enter the U.S. undocumented share their personal stories of why they came, and what they hope for their futures and the future of immigrants in this country. Immigration reform is the hot button issue in the U.S. Talk to your colleagues, friends or family, about it, and you¹re certain … Continued