Womens Magazine

Women’s Magazine – June 11, 2007

Fathers, Feminism, Tenants’ Rights and Theatre Hear a collage of women sharing perspectives and experiences about fathers and feminism: struggle, pride, humour and disgust. Passionate stories with wonderful music, including Chaka Khan’s Papillon (aka Hot Butterfly); Ana Gabriel’s Mexico, Querido y Lindo; Mary Gauthier’s Mercy Now, Don Jose Alfredo Jimenez’ El Rey, and Tori Amos’ … Continued


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Women’s Magazine – June 4, 2007

We celebrate Queer Pride month and talk to artists and organizers, Micia Moseley, Kebo Drew and Madeleine Lim who will be featured at the Queer Arts Festival that runs throughout the month of June in San Francisco. Later in the show, we talk to Maria Suarez Toro and Margaret Thomspson, just two of the amazing … Continued


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Women’s Magazine – May 7, 2007

A non Hallmark card tribute to Mothers for the upcoming Mother’s day on May 13th. You will hear voices of diverse group of women talking about their more complicated relationship to their mothers and mothering. We will have a commentary by reproductive rights activist Elizabeth Creely about the recent supreme court decision banning certain late … Continued


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Women’s Magazine – April 23, 2007

Poetry and Secretaries: A Time to Celebrate and Commemorate In the first half hour, Women’s Magazine continues celebrating National Poetry Month with artists including Lucille Clifton, who celebrates African American heritage and feminist themes; Jayne Cortez, who puts much of her political, musical and surreal poetry to the music of the Firespitters; poet musician Joy … Continued


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Women’s Magazine – April 9, 2007

The progressive media was once the province of a white male elite, but we’ve come a long way baby. Or have we? An analysis of Democracy Now’s 2006 coverage reveals that men were interviewed almost three times as often as women, and a recent issue of the Nation magazine featured no women writers. Today on … Continued


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Women’s Magazine – April 2, 2007

A talk by UCB Graduate student Huma Dar called "Women and the ‘War on/of Terror’ or "Looking for Osama and Finding Mukhtaran," a talk about how the West’s desire to save Muslim Women is used as a pre-text for the war on terror. We will also hear, a remembrance of Queer Fat Activist Heather MacAllister, … Continued