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Against the Grain

Lessons in Self-Managed Abortion

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While the Supreme Court considers restricting abortion pills, feminists in the Global South have shown the way forward for safe abortions outside of the law. Sociologist Naomi Braine has documented the efforts of networks and collectives of activists, some formed in the struggles against dictatorship in Latin America, who provide information, pills, and support in … Continued

Womens Magazine

Chicana Lesbians: The Girls Our Mothers Warned Us About

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Today Women’s Magazine  host Lisa Dettmer talks to guests who celebrate and remember the groundbreaking anthology, Chicana Lesbians: The Girls our Mothers Warned us About. Published in 1991, the anthology is the first critical and creative book to specifically address the complex lives and challenges of Chicana lesbians. Described by Amazon as “the most important book … Continued

Hard Knock Radio

In Conversation with Blair Imani – Fund Drive Special Programming

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BLAIR IMANI MAKING OUR WAY HOME: The Great Migration and the Black American Dream.   “Blair Imani enlivens African American history for a new generation with her      dynamic and thoughtful account of African American migration and resilience.”                           —Jamia Wilson, Publisher of Feminist Press     Over the course of six decades an unprecedented wave of Black … Continued

Hard Knock Radio

In Conversation with Paul Ortiz

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PAUL ORTIZ An African American and Latinx History of the United States WHEN: NOVEMBER 12, 2019 @ 7:30 PM WHERE: ST. JOHN’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 2727 COLLEGE AVENUE, BERKELEY, CA “An African American and Latinx History of the United States is a gift. Paul Ortiz wields the engaging power of a social historian to bring vividly to life so … Continued

Womens Magazine

Womens Magazine – July 1, 2019

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We talk about how women are coping with an escalation of government-sponsored violence in Haiti, and a political crisis we hear little about but which has been going on for over a year. Judith Mirkinson, president of the SF Bay Chapter of the National Lawyers’ Guild and the Comfort Women Justice Coalition and Leslie Mullin, long-time member … Continued

Womens Magazine

Womens Magazine – December 31, 2018

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The planned withdrawal of US troops from Syria is widely seen as a green light for Turkey to invade Northern Syria. What will that mean for the socialist feminist Democratic Federation of Northern Syria, colloquially known as Rojava? Reflecting on this prospect, we listen to excerpts from my interviews with Sinam Mohamed, representative of the … Continued