Women’s Spaces Radio Show of 1/10/2022 with host Elaine B Holtz and guest Regina Brennan on the Sonoma County Black Forum and its upcoming Food Distribution on January 22nd, and guest Tina Rogers on the upcoming Martin Luther King jr. Online Birthday Celebration on January 16th, has been uploaded to the web archive. The show was broadcast in the North SF Bay and streamed worldwide over Radio KBBF 89.1 FM on Monday 1/10/2022 at 11 AM, repeats at 11 PM on KBBF, and then repeat broadcasts in Petaluma and streamed worldwide over Radio KPCA 103.3 FM on the following Wednesday 1/12/2022 at 11 AM.
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Martin Luther King jr. Birthday Online Celebration Upcoming on January 16th
Sonoma County Black Forum & NAACP Food Distribution Upcoming on January 22nd
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Featuring
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1. Regina Brennan, Co-Founder, Member of the Board, Sonoma County Black Forum
2. Tina Rogers, Co-Organizer, Martin Luther King jr Birthday Celebration, Sonoma County, CA
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1. Our first guest Regina Brennan talks about the Sonoma County Black Forum, that was founded after the presidential election of 2016, as a way for Blacks in the county to meet and discuss strategies going forward to deal with the racial animosity and policies encouraged by the rhetoric of the incoming Trump Administration after Barack Obama, the first black man elected as President, left office. At the initial meeting they felt the urgency to address the critical needs in our community. Present were artists, community organizers, educators, and entrepreneurs of Sonoma County as well as representatives from 100 Black Men, NAACP, and the Black Chamber of Commerce. A few weeks later, a small group continued to meet, and by late spring of 2017, the Sonoma County Black Forum (SCBF) was founded. They formed a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation with an initial board of 7 people with the vision to support area youth and community by creating opportunities to support education, provide access to arts, culture and technology in order to foster agency within Sonoma County and the surrounding Bay Area. Working with their community partners, they mean to develop and expand the Black experience, and contribute to the culture of our Sonoma community. In 2020 with the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Black Forum began to focus on helping the less fortunate in the community with Food Distribution. Regina announced the next Food Distribution will be happening on January 22. Regina announced the next Food Distribution will be happening on January 22. See the poster below under Guest Event and the Announcements for details.
– report by Ken Norton, Co-Producer, Women’s Spaces
About our Guest: Regina Brennan decided to retire from the Santa Rosa City School District After 30 years as a classroom teacher in 2017. Her teaching career began at George Washington Middle School in Long Beach CA where she was Teacher of the Year in1993 and ended at Santa Rosa High School where for 18 years she taught a variety of World History classes. Retirement means developing her small garden.
Guest Link:
www.sonomacountyblackforum.com
Guest Event:
January 17, 2022 last day to drop off donations of personal care items. January 18, 2022 last day to request food delivery. See Announcements below for details.
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2. Our second guest Tina Rogers shares with what the line-up is for the Martin Luther King jr. Birthday Celebration this year on Sunday January 16, 2022 from 7 to 9 PM as an online event. This year, The Sonoma County MLK Birthday Committee applauds the King family’s admonition to remember the deepest meaning of his lifelong work – to not just celebrate his birthday and “dream” of a more just future, but to build and sustain his vision of equity and to secure everyone’s right to vote. Tina explains where the motto is derived for this year’s theme, a quote of Martin Luther King jr. from his speech in Washington DC, “Out of a mountain of despair, a stone of hope.” Donzaleigh Abernathy, the daughter of Rev. Ralph Abernathy, will return this year as a guest speaker. Youth from county elementary and high schools will present their poster art. All are welcome to attend the online event. See the details below on the poster under Guest Events.
– report by Ken Norton, Co-Producer, Women’s Spaces
About our Guest: Tina Rogers is a native of Sonoma County and has devoted her life in trying to understand this beautiful planet, the humans and the other species that share our world. A true humanitarian is what she represents, thorough research, education, and communication with other cultures allows her to see the “big picture.” While attending UC Davis, she turned her passion for the arts, fitness, and wellness into a popular example of master teaching not only to children but people of all ages. Tina is a role model who enjoys using arts education and fitness, as tools to “crack-the-code” in child development that lasts a lifetime. She is also a member of the MLK Planning Committee since 2018.
Guest LInk:
Martin Luther King jr Birthday Celebration in Sonoma County: https://www.facebook.com/MLKcommittee
Guest Event:
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Herstory
Our history is our strength. Check out important dates to remember in herstory at the National Women’s History Alliance
January 8, 1911 (1995) – Thelma (Butterfly) McQueen, danced with Katherine Dunham as Butterfly in “A Midsummer’s Night Dream,” played Prissy in “Gone with the Wind”.
January 9, 1859 (1947) – Carrie Chapman Catt, nationally recognized woman suffrage leader, led suffragists to victory in 1920 as president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association.
January 11, 1885 (1977) – Alice Paul, suffrage leader and attorney, founded the National Woman’s Party (1916), her innovative nonviolent strategies and political sophistication helped win passage of the 19th Amendment (1920), initiated the campaign for the Equal Rights Amendment (1923).
” January 12, 1820 (1914) – Caroline Severance, early suffragist and social reformer, women’s clubs pioneer, co-founded the American Woman Suffrage Association (1869), first woman to register to vote in California (1911).
January 13, 1850 (1911) – Charlotte Ray, first female African American lawyer and first woman admitted to the bar in Washington D.C.
Announcements
Sunday, January 16, 2022, 7 – 9 PM, Martin Luther King jr Birthday Celebration, Online event. See poster under Guest Event above for Zoom details and the line-up. For those not able to view by Zoom, go to the facebook page for the live streaming and post event viewing www.facebook.com/MLKcommittee
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Tuesday, January 18, 2022. Last day to request to be included in the Sonoma County Black Forum and NAACP’s Food Distribution for times like these. Telephone: 707-343-8734 or email sonomacountyblackforum@gmail.com .
Wednesday, January 22, 2022 10 AM – Noon, Santa Rosa High School, Staff Parking Lot, MultiPurpose Room, 1235 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA, the Sonoma County Black Forum and NAACP’s Food Distribution for times like these. www.sonomacountyblackforum.com
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Thursday, January 20, 6:00 pm, NOW Sonoma County Chapter Planning Meeting, via Zoom. We are organizing our own gathering in support of the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment in concert with the ERA Coalition’s call for nationwide action on January 27th and need your help! For details see http://nowsonoma.org/Events.html
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Music Selections
The Opening and Closing Theme song The Woman in Your Life is You is done with permission of the Composer and Singer Alix Dobkin ((August 16, 1940 – May 19, 2021) Alix Dobkin death was just announced – Thank you for all you did for Lesbians to be recognized and Women to be honored. May you rest in peace. See our Interview with Alix Dobkin on 12/1/2014 at and our Memorial to Alix Dobkin on 11/24/2021
The Woman in Your Life is You by Alix Dobkin from the album Living with Lavender Jane (2010 Women’s Wax Works) – www.alixdobkin.com
Prayer of St. Francis sung by Elira-Hari from the album Open Hand (2000 Elira-Hari).
Dr, Martin Luther King, Jr. sung by Aliza Hava, from the album Songs for Social Change (2006 Caroldatter Productions).
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