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
On September 11, 2018, women climate activists from around the globe gathered in San Francisco for The Women’s Assembly for Climate Justice. The day-long assembly was organized by the Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network International, known as WECAN. The Women’s Assembly was part of a week of actions, including the largest march for climate the West … Continued
10 PM – Women of Color Perspectives On Self Care In this past year we have seen young activists take to the streets, the screens, and promote social justice work from their homes. WOC of especially are incredibly active in their respective spaces because of their passion and true desire to create change in communities. … Continued
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Las Históricas from Costa Rica Las Históricas es una plataforma de comunicación feminista transmitida a través de plataformas digitales. Somos siete mujeres feministas que buscamos brindar espacios de discusión y análisis relacionados al género y los derechos humanos. Puedes escuchar nuestro podcast o bien, acceder a nuestro contenido multimedia a través de nuestra página … Continued
8 PM – Nissei and Sansei Japanese American Women Looking Back and Ahead Voices of Japanese American women elders are heard mainly inside their own communities and families. They hold the memories of a painful past that criminalized and removed them officially from their existence as “Americans” by President Franklin Roosevelt in his Executive order 9066 on February … Continued
One in four women experience sexual assault in the United States, and most often the assailant is someone they know. This is the story of “June,” a woman who grew up in the small seemingly safe community of Whitehall, Wisconsin. June learned at fourteen that there was no one in the town who would protect … Continued
From Punjab to Portland to the San Francisco Bay Area, women around the world are finding that there is more that unites us than divides us. What does activism, caretaking and innovation look like in these times and how are we learning to take what we have and make what we need. Hosted by Sharon … Continued
Writers read from the poems, essays and personal narratives they contributed to this remarkable anthology. This Bridge Called My Back launched new perspectives on identity, its complications and contradictions – especially for feminist women of color. The book and the cultural conversation it opened helped establish third wave feminism and intersectionality. This program features Cherrié Moraga, one of … Continued
3:00 PM – Then and Now: Exploring Pandemic Healthcare in Vulnerable Communities In this hour, you will hear the voices of several women healthcare workers who, as an extension of their fellowships with the UCSF HEAL Initiative, are advocating for health equity and health justice in their own communities, and or walking in other vulnerable … Continued
1:00 PM – Feminist Fairy Tales Welcome to Feisty Female Folktales, two feminist themed international children’s fairytales… one from Norway, Tatterhood, and one From Japan, Unanana and the elephant. Feisty Female Folktales, was produced by northern California performance artist and activist, Sherry Glaser Love, and features original music by Johnny Qwest Huebel & David M. Brown. Tatterhood featured … Continued
