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Theme: women and globalization, reproductive rights. An interview with Ninotchka Rosca about the effects of the WTO’s free trade policies on women in the Asia Pacific region; the sounds of the pro-choice rally from the Bay Area Coalition for Reproductive Rights protesting the Second Annual Walk for Life, a group that brought their anti-abortion message … Continued
Theme: women on death row. A look at the life of civil rights activist Ella Baker in complimentary tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day; the lives of women on death row; a commentary by Elizabeth Creely on the potential loss of our right to an abortion. In celebration of Martin Luther King Holiday, … Continued
A look back at the year 2005 on the status of women in the past year and what’s in store for women in the US and world wide in 2006.
Theme: reproductive rights, women of color. On today’s show, we will be speaking with Loretta Ross, national coordinator for Sister Song: Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective in Atlanta and co-author of the book “Undivided Rights: Women of Color organize for Reproductive Justice.” We will wrap up with an end of the year review of … Continued
Theme: women on death row. There are currently 52 women on the death row in the US and 152 women who have been sentenced to death. This show looks at women on death row nation-wide, and a closer look at the 16 women on death row in the state of California. We will hear from … Continued
Theme: women with disabilities. This show is dedicated to women with disabilities. Women with disabilities have lower incomes than men with disabilities, have less access to services, are more often single, or widowed. This show explores how disabilities is a women’s issue.
On today’s show we will look at the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign that begins on November 25, the International Day Against Violence Against Women and runs through December 10, International Human Rights Day. We will be talking with a representative from Amnesty International about organizing against violence against women, and to … Continued
Theme: Middle-Eastern women, violence against women. On today’s show we feature two women from the Middle East whose work is a significant contribution to the Middle Eastern communities. First we talk to Palestinian-Israeli Hebrew university law professor Nadra Shahoud-Kervorkian, about the occupation, militarization and violence against women in Palestine. We will also be speaking to … Continued
Theme: sex workers’ rights, animal rights and feminism. Sex workers face enormous violence from both the police and pimps. Nell Myhand talks with Rachel West from the US Prostitute’s collective and In Defense of Prostitutes’ Safety Project about preventing violence against prostitutes in San Francisco through a resolution that the city passed recently to stop … Continued
Today Women’s Magazine offers as a premium copies of the fascinating and award winning film "Blossoms of Fire." This film, that is not available commercially, is a beautiful and inspiring documentary about the uncorrupted indigenous Zapotec town of Juchitan in Mexico, a place that has been called a matriarchy, with strong women, progressive politics, and … Continued
