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2014 International Women's Day on KPFA features Asian American Sex Worker Rights Activists (audio/x-wav 138.3MB) International Women's Day includes many diverse voices featured on KPFA's special day of programming. This year's audio features Asian American Sex Worker rights activists Kate Zen's interview of Mariko Passion about her past, present and future experiences in the sex industry. This interview highlights her evolution as a sacred intimate which serves to reminds us all of the struggles and contradictions that characterize our lives as women....
Posted: Thu, Jul 31, 2014 4:33pm PDT
Ensoulment Film Interview (audio/mpeg 13.1MB) Filmmaker Loris Salum and healer Dr. Geryll Robinson about an upcoming screening of the movie Ensoulment and the influence of the feminine principle today. 15 minutes....
Posted: Wed, May 14, 2014 1:19pm PDT
Julie Schwarma Harris (audio/mpeg 35.4MB) Julie Schwarma Harris of the Legislative Women's Agenda (LAW) talks about current pending legislation that should be concerning to everyone especially women....
Posted: Wed, May 14, 2014 7:44am PDT
Ana Louise Keating on "Transformation Now!" and Post-oppositional politics (audio/mpeg 36.8MB) Kezia Kamenetz speaks with author and professor Ana Louise Keating about her new book, Transformation Now!, which outlines ways that a post-oppositional politics could develop in the U.S. Features a review of new guidelines that could assist in creating this world. 40 minutes....
Posted: Tue, May 13, 2014 1:14pm PDT
Gahiji Barrow and Kezia Kamenetz discuss sexual violence statistics for SAAM (audio/mpeg 14.2MB) Gahiji Barrow and Kezia Kamenetz discuss Louisiana and US sexual violence statistics for Sexual Assault Awareness Month from an abolitionist perspective....
Posted: Wed, Apr 30, 2014 6:37am PDT
Aimee Suzara Book release interview On Setting the Standard (audio/x-wav 131.8MB) Aimee Suzara Book release interview On Setting the Standard...
Posted: Mon, Mar 17, 2014 3:29am PDT
Fight for Abortion Rights in Louisiana Continues as DHH Rescinds New Regulations (audio/mpeg 9.5MB) The Department of Health and Hospitals in Louisiana issued 21 pages of new regulations regulating abortion providers, but rescinded the regulations just before a public hearing. Advocates continue to organize to protect women's health and anticipate more regulations from the state....
Posted: Wed, Feb 12, 2014 7:52am PST
Pro-Choice Counter Protest To Anti-Abortion “Walk For Life” (audio/mpeg 7.3MB) On Saturday January 25th, the anniversary of Roe vs. Wade thousands of anti-abortion activists converged on the Civic Center for their annual rally for “life” and, more to the point, to outlaw and criminalize all abortion in the U.S. A march unopposed through Market Street and around the city perimeter was again met with loud, forceful demonstrators countering the message with pro-choice slogans and messages. Hear in three parts roadside audio from confrontation. (4 minutes)...
Posted: Sun, Feb 9, 2014 3:23pm PST
SF Pro-Choice Counter Protest to “Walk for Life West Coast” – Part 2 (audio/mpeg 14.2MB) audio of pro-choice activists shouting down anti-abortion marchers from the sidewalk at Powell and Market (8 minutes)
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Posted: Sun, Feb 9, 2014 3:28pm PST
SF Pro-Choice Counter Protest to “Walk for Life West Coast” – Part 3 (audio/mpeg 9.5MB) pro-choice activists followed Walk For Lifers down Market Street and met them again around the Embarcadero (5 minutes)
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Posted: Sun, Feb 9, 2014 3:35pm PST
SF Pro-Choice Counter Protest to “Walk for Life West Coast” – Part 4 Anti-Choice (audio/mpeg 15.4MB) This is an excerpt from the anti-abortion "Walk For Life" rally at the Civic Center. Recording for most of the first hours, this speaker seemed to get the stro...
Posted: Sun, Feb 9, 2014 3:44pm PST
Feminism and the Many Faces of Doris Lessing (audio/mpeg 23.8MB) Doris Lessing's book, The Golden Notebook, helped to birth Second Wave feminism, yet the iconic author was often snarkily critical of the movement. In the mainstream media, this means she was no feminist, but careful study reveals a more complex relationship. Audio: 26:02...
Posted: Mon, Dec 2, 2013 5:38pm PST
Bugs! Blood! Brutal Women! An Interview With Kameron Hurley (audio/mpeg 23.9MB) KPFA Women's Magazine talks with science fiction author Kameron Hurley, creator of the blog "Brutal Women" and the acclaimed series, Bel Dame Apocrypha. Audio: 26:05...
Posted: Mon, Dec 2, 2013 5:22pm PST
Urge For Going: An Interview with Playwright Mona Mansour (audio/mpeg 15.2MB) Kate Raphael of Women's Magazine speaks with playwright Mona Mansour, whose play "Urge for Going", produced by Golden Thread Theater, is playing now in San Francisco. Audio: 16:38...
Posted: Mon, Dec 2, 2013 5:11pm PST
Eating Disorders: Not Just a Teen Problem (audio/mpeg 21.9MB) Jennifer Lombardi, director of admissions and outreach for the Summit Eating Disorders and Outreach Program, discusses myths and realities of a deadly disease affecting 10 million or more women and girls in the United States. Audio 23:57...
Posted: Thu, Nov 14, 2013 8:38pm PST
Hope Into Practice: Jewish Women Choosing Justice (despite our fears) (audio/mpeg 24.7MB) Activist, author and teacher Penny Rosenwasser discusses her book, Hope Into Practice. The book explores the origins and expressions of anti-Semitism and how its legacy still prevents Jewish American women from becoming the best activists we can be. Audio, 26:57...
Posted: Thu, Nov 14, 2013 8:24pm PST
Writing With Scissors: The Story of Scrapbooks (audio/mpeg 21.2MB) An interview with Ellen Gruber Garvey, author of Writing With Scissors: American Scrapbooks from the Civil War to the Harlem Renaissance. Audio 23:08...
Posted: Mon, Oct 21, 2013 8:37pm PDT
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