Women’s Spaces Radio Show on KBBF-FM 89.1 with host Elaine B. Holtz and guest Dr. Harriet Fraad on Mothers Day origins and current motherhood in the USA, broadcast on 5/15/17, has been uploaded to the web archives.

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Human Rights, living wage, women's rights, Women's Spaces

Women’s Spaces Radio Show on KBBF-FM 89.1 with host Elaine B. Holtz and guest Dr. Harriet Fraad on Mothers Day origins and current motherhood in the USA, broadcast on 5/15/17, has been uploaded to the web archives.

http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSKBBF/WSA170515.html

Announcements and Commentary

Featuring Guest

1. Dr. Harriet Fraad, Psychothrerapist, Author,  Feminist

About our Guest:  Dr. Harriet Fraad, Ed.D, is a psychotherapist and hypnotherapist in private practice in New York City. She is a founding member of the feminist movement and the journal Rethinking Marxism. For 40 years, she has been a radical committed to transforming US personal and political life. She writes regularly for Truthout, and journals such as Tikkun, and The Journal of Psychohistory. Her latest book written with Richard Wolff and Stephen Resnick is Class Struggle on the Home Front (Palgrave 2009). She writes a blog called Economy and Society with Richard D. Wolff that appears on her website, harrietfraad.com, and the website of Richard Wolff, RDWolff.com. Her newest publication is an essay written with Tess Fraad-Wolff, Imagine Personal and Sexual Life Under Socialism which appears in the forthcoming book Imagine Socialism in the USA (Harper Collins, 2013).

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1.  Guest Dr. Harriet Fraad highlights some of the original ideas of Julia Ward Howe on Mother Day, as well as those of other women activists at the time. Dr. Fraad then talks about the current situation of mothers in the USA and the mixed messages of the worth of the mother by policy makers who make it difficult for mother’s to nurture their children with decreasing income and social resources.  The effect on men is also discussed.

Guest Links: www.harrietfraad.com

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Music Selections:

No Charge by Melba Montgomery, from the album Country Classics released in 1994 – 18 Country Classics (KTEL)

Julia Ward Howe Mothers Day Proclamation recited by Ghizela Rowe, from the album Mother’s Day No. 2 (Prime Music)

My Yiddisha Momme by Sophie Tucker, from the album Shalom Music of the Jewish People (Compendia)

Link  to Spinitron.com Playlist of the Women’s Spaces Show

 

Women’s Spaces Radio Show on KBBF-FM 89.1 with host Elaine B. Holtz and guests Vesta Copestakes on Community and Conversation and Zoe Nicholson on the Suffragette Miss Alice Paul , broadcast on 3/20/17, has been uploaded to the web archives.

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Self esteem, Sonoma County, unite women, women in art, women in business, Women's Spaces

Women’s Spaces Radio Show on KBBF-FM 89.1 with host Elaine B. Holtz and guests Vesta Copestakes on Community and Conversation and Zoe Nicholson on the Suffragette Miss Alice Paul , broadcast on 3/20/17, has been uploaded to the web archives.

http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSKBBF/WSA170320.html

Featuring Guests:

1. Vesta Copestakes, Publisher/Editor, Sonoma County Gazette

2. Zoe Nicholson , Author, Producer, Miss Alice Paul – Heart of an Activist and The Hungry Heart – A Woman’s Fast for Justice

Announcements
(see Coming Events below)

Guest  1.  Vesta Copestakes discusses the need for communication with each other over community issues and realize the importance of passing the need for vigilant protection of hard gained rights for women to the new generations who may assume that such rights were always present.

Guest Link:   www.sonomacountygazette.com

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Guest 2.   Zoe Nicholson talks about her act of fasting for 37 days in Springfield, Illinoiss in support of the Equal Rights Amendment in 1982 and how it helped her to understand the soul committment of Alice Paul to the Women’s Suffrage Movement one hundred years ago.  Zoe talks about Alice Paul’s unwavering passion for Equality under the Law.  Zoe has produced an interactive website devoted to Miss Alice Paul to help the overcome the censorship of her contributions to the furthering of women;s rights from history books by rival political factions.

Guest Link:

www.lunesoleilpress.com/the-hungry-heart-a-womans-fast-for-justice.html

www.missalicepaul.com

National Women’s History Project Link:  http://www.nwhp.org/

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Announced Coming Events::

Wednesday, March 22, 2017, 4pm to 6pm: Women in Politics in Sonoma County,, Carpenters Hall, 1700 Corby Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA

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Music Selections:

We were there by Bev Grant

Which Side are You On by Bev Grant

www.bevgrant.com

Women’s Spaces Radio Show on KBBF-FM 89.1 with host Elaine B. Holtz and guests Molly Murphy MacGregor on National Woimen’s History Month of March and Barbara “Dusty” Roads NWHP Honoree and her biographer Elaine Rock, broadcast on 3/6/17, has been uploaded to the web archives.

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Self esteem, unite women, women in business, women in public service, women's rights, Women's Spaces

Women’s Spaces Radio Show on KBBF-FM 89.1 with host Elaine B. Holtz and guests Molly Murphy MacGregor on National Woimen’s History Month of March and Barbara “Dusty” Roads NWHP Honoree and her biographer Elaine Rock, broadcast on 3/6/17, has been uploaded to the web archives.

http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSKBBF/WSA170306.html

Featuring Guests:

1. Molly Murphy MacGregor, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Chair of the National Women’s History Project (NWHP) Board of Directors

2. Barbara “Dusty” Roads , NWHP 2017 Honoree for her lead for Flight attendant labor rights

3. Elaine Rock , Historian, Biographer of Barbara “Dusty” Roads

Announcements
(see Coming Events below)

Guest  1.  Molly Murphy MacGregor recounts some of the struggles for the country to acknowledge the valuable contribution of Women’s History. Molly shares some of the stories of the honorees of NWHP this year 2017 with the theme “Honoring Trailblazing Women in Labor and Business.”

Guest Link: http://www.nwhp.org/womens-history-month/2017-honoree-nominations/

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Guest 2.   Barbara “Dusty” Roads is one of the NWHP 2017 Honorees.  She shares her journey to the skies as an attendant, since becoming a pilot was prohibited to women at the time.  Dusty led the fight for women’s rights while on the job as a flight attendant, inspired by Eleonor Roosevelt whom she served and talke with on a flight, organizing with the Airline Stewards and Stewardesses Association (ALSSA)  union to erase the age limit of 32 for stewardesses.  Dusty eventually became a lead lobbyist for ALSSA.

Guest Link: Read more about Dusty at her biographer’s Elaine Rock’s site http://elainerock.com/

Guest 3.  Elaine Rock is an historian and is in the process of gathering 2 years of inerviews with Barbara “Dusty” Roads. Elaine will help fill in the details for Dusty and share why she was attracted to write this biography.

Guest Link:  http://elainerock.com/

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Announced Coming Events:

March 22, 2017, 4pm to 6pm: Women in Politics in Sonoma County, Carpenters Hall, 1700 Corby Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA

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Music Selections:

We are the Women by Betsy Rose with the Womansong Chorus from the album Welcome to the Circle

Come to the Circle by Betsy Rose with the Womansong Chorus from the album Welcome to the Circle
www.cdbaby.com/cd/betsyrose3

Women’s Spaces Radio Show on KBBF-FM 89.1 with host Elaine B. Holtz and guests Nancy Rogers of Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow and Dr. Harriet Fraad on the history and correction of the Women’s Movement, broadcast on 2/27/17, has been uploaded to the web archives.

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Santa Rosa, Self esteem, service organization, women in business, women in public service, women's rights, Women's Spaces

Women’s Spaces Radio Show on KBBF-FM 89.1 with host Elaine B. Holtz and guests Nancy Rogers of Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow and Dr. Harriet Fraad on the history and correction of the Women’s Movement, broadcast on 2/27/17, has been uploaded to the web archives.

http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSKBBF/WSA170227.html

Featuring Guests:

1. Nancy Rogers: President, Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow

2. Dr. Harriet Fraad:  Psychothrerapist, Author

Announcements
(see Coming Events below)

Guest  1.  Nancy Rogers shares how she became so passionate for helping youth enter college, coming from Arkansas and finding ways to go to college and further educate herself.  Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow  provides support to local youth programs, mentoring and scholarships for high school and college students. Nancy and her husband Harold Rogers are the founders of the Martin Luther King Juneteenth Community celebration in Santa Rosa, which Is celebrating their 46th year in June. They also own Red Rose Catering in Santa Rosa.

Guest Link: nr000@aol.com

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Guest 2.     Dr. Harriet Fraad visits us at our Radio KBBF Santa Rosa studio from New York and shares with us the rise of feminism in the USA, its successes, and how it failed to incorporate class struggle in the feminist movement. 42% of children are now born outside of marriage, and women suffer the least equality among the richer nations. Dr. Fraad was pleased to the Women’s March in January 2017 demonstrated that women and men can work together and not see themselves as adversaries, and build those vital social connections for their mental health and their community’s mental health.

Guest Link: www.harrietfraad.com

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Announced Coming Events:

March 22, 2017, 4pm to 6pm: Women in Politics in Sonoma County, Carpenters Hall, 1700 Corby Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA

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Music Selections:

Ain’t Gonna let No One Turn Me Around by Lyda Vilolet

The Times they are a changing, performed by Brothers and Sisters from the album Dylan’s Gospel

 

Women’s Spaces Radio Show on KBBF-FM 89.1 with host Elaine B. Holtz and guest Dr. Harriet Fraad on human connectedness and mental health (Part 2), broadcast on 2/6/17, has been uploaded to the web archives.

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Mental Health, Self esteem, Women's Spaces

Women’s Spaces Radio Show on KBBF-FM 89.1 with host Elaine B. Holtz and guest Dr. Harriet Fraad on human connectedness and mental health (Part 2), broadcast on 2/6/17, has been uploaded to the web archives.

http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSKBBF/WSA170206.html

Featuring Guests:

1. Dr. Harriet Fraad: Psychotherapist, Author, Economic Update Contributor

Announcements

Guest  1.  Dr. Harriet Fraad continues from where we left our discussion on our show of 12/19/16 to describe the importance of human connections in our life for personal and societal mental health.  Dr. Fraad lists the 4 legs of social connections which support healthy mental lives.

Guest Links: hfraad@aol.com (type in the theme in the subject line)

www.democracyatwork.info

Related Link:  Part 1 on show of 12/19/16

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Music Selections:

Battle Hymn of Women by Betsy Rose with the Womansong Chorus from the album Welcome to the Circle

Blood of the Ancients by Betsy Rose with the Womansong Chorus from the album Welcome to the Circle
www.cdbaby.com/cd/betsyrose3

Women’s Spaces Radio Show on KBBF-FM 89.1 with host Elaine B. Holtz and guest Dr. Harriet Fraad on human connectedness and mental health, broadcast on 12/19/16, our last show for 2016, has been uploaded to the web archives.

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Self esteem, Social Connectivity

Women’s Spaces Radio Show on KBBF-FM 89.1 with host Elaine B. Holtz and guest Dr. Harriet Fraad on human connectedness and mental health, broadcast on 12/19/16, our last show for 2016, has been uploaded to the web archives.

http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSKBBF/WSA161219.html

Human Conectedness and the Health of the Nation

Featuring Guests:

1. Harriet Fraad: Psychotherapist, Author, Economic Update Contributor

Announcements

Guests  1.  Dr. Harriet Fraad describes the importance of human connections in our life fo personal and societal mental health.  Opiate addiction, mass killings, and rising suicide rates all indicate change is needed and Dr. Fraad helps us see the patterns of disease and recovery.

Guest Links: hfraad@aol.com (type in the theme in the subject line)

www.democracyatwork.info

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Music Selections: 

No More Genocide by Holly Near  (CD) from her album And Still We Sing

Change of Heart by Holly Near (CD) from her album And Still We Sing

Women’s Spaces Radio Show on KBBF-FM 89.1 with host Elaine B. Holtz and guests Gloria LaFlamme on Standing Rock Water Protectors Support March in Santa Rosa and Ayin Weaver on her book Bleed Through, broadcast on 12/5/16, has been uploaded to the web archives.

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peace activist, Santa Rosa, Water, women in art, Women's Spaces

Women’s Spaces Radio Show on KBBF-FM 89.1 with host Elaine B. Holtz and guests Gloria LaFlamme on Standing Rock Water Protectors Support March in Santa Rosa and Ayin Weaver on her book Bleed Through, broadcast on 12/5/16, has been uploaded to the web archives.

http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSKBBF/WSA161205.html

Featuring Guests:

1. Gloria LaFlamme, County Council Member, Green Party of Sonoma County; Co-founder, Police Brutality Coalition

2. Ayin Weaver:  Author of new novel Bleed Through

Announcements

Guest  1.  Gloria LaFlamme helped organized the Santa Rosa March in support of the Standing Rock Water Protectors on Sunday 12/4/16. Gloria reports that an estimated 400 people silently marched, guardedly celebrating the temporary victory in halting the Dakota Access Pipe Line.

Guest Links:
Sonoma County – Solidarity with Standing Rock facebook page

glo.la.flamme@gmail.com

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Guest 2.  Ayin Weaver discusses her new novel Bleed Through, following four families through a couple of hundred hears. Four cultures are represented: Jewish American, Native American, Irish American, and African American. Ayin is also a member of the ArtFlare Women Artist Collective and announces a new show on December 10 and 11 from 10am-5pm:  Altar Art Show at the collective’s studio 3840 Finley Ave. Santa Rosa, CA.

Guest Link: Purchase on Amazon Bleed Through

www.artflare.net

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Music Selections: 

Blood of the Ancients by Betsy Rose with the Womansong Chorus from the album Welcome to the Circle

Raise the Torch by Ellen Bukstel (CD) from her album Daddy’s Little Girl http://ellenbukstel.com/music/

Women’s Spaces Radio Show on KBBF-FM 89.1 with host Elaine B. Holtz and guests Dotty LeMieux of Green Dog Campaigns and Medea Benjamin on her book Kingdom of the Unjust, broadcast on 11/14/16, has been uploaded to the web archives.

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peace activist, unite women, women in politics, Women's Spaces

Women’s Spaces Radio Show on KBBF-FM 89.1 with host Elaine B. Holtz and guests Dotty LeMieux of Green Dog Campaigns and Medea Benjamin on her book Kingdom of the Unjust, broadcast on 11/14/16, was not able to be recorded, but its description and guest links have been uploaded to the web archives.

http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSKBBF/WSA161114.html

Regretfully the recorder failed and there is no archived recording of the show.

Featuring Guests:

1. Dotty E. LeMieux , Founder, Green Dog Campaigns

2. Medea Benjamin, Co-Founder of CodePink,and  Author of new book: Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the U.S.–Saudi Connection

Announcements

Guest  1.  Dotty E. LeMieux has successfully  run campaigns for progressive women and was a Bernie Sanders delegate to the Democratic National Convention.  Dotty shares with us her insights on the recent election.

Guest Links: www.greendogcampaigns.com

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2.  Medea Benjamin shares how her passion for peace began in the sixties and continued building for her run for the California Senate as a Green in 2000 and the founding of CodePink for social activism.  Medea discusses her new book Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the U.S.–Saudi Connection.  Medea will be speaking in the area.

Guest Link:www.codepink.org

Book Link: Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the U.S.–Saudi Connection on the CodePink site.

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Music Selections: 

Daddy’s Little Girl by Ellen Bukstel (CD) http://ellenbukstel.com/music/

I Ain’t Afraid  by Betsy and the Womansong  Chorous (CD)  http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/betsyrose3

Hey Mr. Politician by Ellen Bukstel (CD) http://ellenbukstel.com/music/

Women’s Spaces Radio Show on KBBF-FM 89.1 with host Elaine B. Holtz and guests Stephanie Blair on the Incarnation 100 Bike Ride for the homeless and Mercedes Kirkel on channelling Mary Magdalene, broadcast on 5/16/16, has been uploaded to the web archives.

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Santa Rosa, Self esteem, service organization, Sonoma County, Women's Spaces

Women’s Spaces Radio Show on KBBF-FM 89.1 with host Elaine B. Holtz and guests Stephanie Blair on the Incarnation 100 Bike Ride for the homeless and Mercedes Kirkel on channelling Mary Magdalene,  broadcast on 5/16/16, has been uploaded to the web archives.

http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSKBBF/WSA160516.html

Featuring Guests:

1. Stephanie Blair  ,  Co-producer, Incarnation 100 Bike Ride Benefit for Homeless Services in Sonoma County

2. Mercedes Kirkel, Author, Mary Magdalene Beckons – Join the River of Love

Announcements

Guest 1.  Stephanie Blair talks about how the homeless services began at the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation in Santa Rosa and the recent relocation of the Living Room for Homeless Women, that grew from church member’s response to a need to its own non-profit organization.  The Incarnation 100 will have its second annual Bike Ride on June 11, 2016, which offer three routes to take. See the information at the guest link to join in on the fun while benefitting these worthy services: The Living Room in Santa Rosa, Sunday Open Table in Santa Rosa, and St. Andrew’s Food Kitchen in Guerneville.

Guest Link: http://incarnation100.org/

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Guest 2. Mercedes Kirkel shares how she began channeling messages from Mary Magdalene and how she could tell the difference between her other thoughts and the felt voice of Mary Magdalene.  Mercedes recounts the guidance she received to proceed with this work.

Guest Link: http://mercedeskirkel.com/

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Music Selections:
 Bicycle Built for Two by Nat King Cole (on YouTube)

Tikkun Olam Repair the World by Ellen Bukstel

from Ellen Bukstel,’s CD album “Daddy’s Little Girl”,  available at www.cdbaby.com/cd/ellenbukstel2

Women’s Spaces Radio Show on KBBF-FM 89.1 with host Elaine B. Holtz on 4/25/16 was a rebroadcast of the show produced on 1/11/16 with Donzaleigh Abernathy.

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Human Rights, peace activist, Self esteem, Women's Spaces

Women’s Spaces Radio Show on KBBF-FM 89.1 with host Elaine B. Holtz on 4/25/16 was a rebroadcast of the show produced on 1/11/16 with Donzaleigh Abernathy.

http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSKBBF/WSA160111.html