Health worker Amanda Bloom reports from Puerto Rico, where 80% of people still are without power. She describes what it’s like navigating a destroyed city with no lights or landmarks, and provides information about cool stuff people are doing. Then public historian Max Dashu discusses the secret history of witches in Europe during the early Christian period. … Continued


Womens Magazine

Violence against women, ‘me too’ campaign and 3rd i film Festival

This Monday on KPFA Radio’s Women’s Magazine Lisa Dettmer talks to Radical feminist activist Hilla Kerner of the Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter about   organizing on the frontlines  to end violence against women. And We discuss how to build on the recent viral MeToo campaign in response the revelations of sexual assaults by Hollywood … Continued


Womens Magazine

Culture and change: Reem’s journey from organizer to entrepreneur; Writing place-based mysteries

We speak with Reem Assil, who was a community organizer for ten years before deciding that her true passion is food.  Reem started Reem’s California, an Arab street corner bakery in Oakland’s Fruitvale district, with the help of several community initiatives including the Women’s Initiative for Self-Employment, La Cocina and ICA Fund Good Jobs. And in … Continued


Okinawan feminist activist Suzuyo Takazato,  Co-Chair Okinawa Women Act Against Military Violence, discusses the deadly ecological and social consequences of the massive US military presence on Okinawa. Okinawan Women Act formed exactly 22 years ago, in response to the rape of a 12-year-old girl by three US soldiers. And we speak with San Francisco writer, teacher … Continued