Women’s Space Radio Show with our guests Rhonda Black and Stephanie Melnik on Valentine’s Day OBR and TVM production, and Faith Ross and Gloria Robinson on Black History Month events in Petaluma, recorded on 2/4/19, has been uploaded to the web archives.

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Black History, One Billion Rising, The Vagina Monologues

Women’s Space Radio Show with our guests Rhonda Black and Stephanie Melnik on Valentine’s Day OBR and TVM production, and Faith Ross and Gloria Robinson on Black History Month events in Petaluma, recorded on 2/4/19, has been uploaded to the web archives. The show was recorded, broadcast and streamed over Radio KBBF 89.1 FM in the NorthBay on Monday 2/4/19 at 11 AM (repeats at 11 PM) and repeat broadcast and streamed over Radio KPCA 103.3 FM in Petaluma on Wednesday 2/6/19 at 11 AM.

The Recording of the show is archived at   http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSKBBF/WSA190204.html

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 Valentine’s Day OBR and TVM in Petaluma Production Update

Black History Month

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Featuring Guests

1.Ronda Black,  Producer, One Billion Rising and The Vagina Monologues (English & Spanish) in Petalulma February 14th

2. Stephanie  Melnik, Performer, The Vagina Monologues (English) in Petalulma February 14th

3. Faith Ross,   Petaluma Blacks for Community Development (PBCD

4. Gloria Robinson   Co-Founder, Petaluma Blacks for Community Development (PBCD); Co-founder, NAACP, Sonoma County Chapter

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Announcements (Click for links below)

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1. Rhonda Black and 2. Stephanie Melnik update us on the production of the event One Billion Rising (OBR) and The Vagina Monologues (TVM) in Petaluma on Valentine’s Day February 14th.  Rhonda shares what moves her to take on this production and direction of  OBR and TVM, with the TVM being done in English and another one in Spanish, both of which will be translated into American Sign Language for the deaf.  Stephanie reads one of the TVM monologues that she will be performing on stage on February 14th in Petaluma at The Mentor Me Center, 426 8th Street.

About our Guest:  Rhonda Black refers to herself as a local do gooder, who believes that mentoring and working towards ending violence against women and children is the best way to change our world for the better. She has been involved with The Vagina Monologue (TVM) for ten years and One Billion Rising (OBR) since its beginning in 2012. She’s helped with marches, taught Flash mobs, art shows, organized OBR’s and TVM over the years. This year she is producing and directing The Vagina Monologues in Petaluma. Through the program Mentor Me she has mentored one young boy for six years and two sets of four teenage women who are part of the Commission on the Status of Women Junior Commission. She has a passion for the arts, activism and strengthening community through mentoring.

About our Guest: Stephanie Melnik recently moved up to Petaluma after living in San Francisco for a decade. She is a small business owner with her sister, and sells her handcrafted granola bars, called Awesome Bars. She will be performing a couple pieces in The Vagina Monologues. This is her first on
stage performance and she is thrilled to have finally found a space to
exercise her voice in a powerful way! … and that she is amused and excited
to say vagina so many times to a public audience.

 Guest Link:  One Billion Rising and The Vagina Monologues (English & Spanish), February 14, 2019, Petaluma https://www.facebook.com/events/201532364128702/

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3. Faith Ross and 4. Gloria Robinson talk about the annual events offered in Petaluma by the Petaluma Blacks for Community Development (PBCD) for Black History Month in collaboration in part with the Petaluma Historical Library and Museum. This year the theme is on the Black Migration from 1910 to 1970, shifting the center of African American social, economic, political and cultural life from the rural South.

About our Guest:  Faith Ross is currently involved in her community of Petaluma through Petaluma Blacks for Community Development (PBCD), Petaluma Historical Library and Museum, and the Petaluma Christian Church. Faith is alos a member of the Sonoma County Human Rights Commission. A native of California but raised in Louisiana, Ross graduated from Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana with a degree in Business Administration. Ross retired from the Auditor/Assessor’s Office at the County of Sonoma after working in public service for X years. She continues to learn new material, taking courses at local colleges in San Francisco and Sonoma County. Ross has been the curator of several successful exhibitions at the museum including “Women who fought for Civil Rights” and “The Many Faces of Petaluma – The Ethnic and Cultural Diversity of our City.” As one of the founding members of PBCD, Ross has helped to promote an understanding of black history and culture by providing a free community Black History Program, and other events during February which is Black History Month. Ross teaches Sunday school and is the Treasurer for Petaluma Christian Church.

About our Guest: Gloria Robinson is a long time member of the county, one of the founders of Petaluma Blacks for Community Development (PBCD) and former Secretary and co founder of the NAACP here in our county. Born into Miami Florida’s segregated south Gloria learned at an early age the injustice of segregation. By age twenty six she was married with four children. Her husband’s employment brought the family to San Francisco, then Marin Co and finally settling in Petaluma. It was in Petaluma that she became active in the community. She was one of the first appointed members to the to the Sonoma County Commission on the Status of Women where she coordinated the Women of Color Task Force and developed the Women of Color section for the 1980 CSW report and the NAACP, the National Association for t he Advancement for Colored People where she served as secretary and volunteer coordinator.

Guest Link:  Petaluma Blacks for Community Development  https://www.facebook.com/pb4cd/
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Announcements

February 7, 2019 Thursday, Exhibit: The Great Black Migration 1910 to 1970.  Petaluma Historical Library and Museum, 20 Fourth St, Petaluma. FREE Open to the public.

February 10, 2019 Sunday 1:00 – 2:30 PM, Sharon McGriff-Payne, author of John Grider’s Century: African Americans in Solano, Napa and Sonoma Counties, 1845-1925, will be giving a lecture as part of Black History Month on the theme of “The Great Migration” in the Bay Area. Petaluma Historical Library and Museum, 20 Fourth St, Petaluma. FREE Open to the public.

For further Black History Month Activities in February of the Petaluma Blacks for Community Developmentt (most are free and open to the public) download the pdf of the brouchure (Click Here for pdf) or check out https://www.facebook.com/pb4cd/

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February 6, 2019 Wednesday  6 to 8 PM,  Unshackled – monthly racial discussion group facilitated by Dr. Jacqueline Lawrence. Arlene Francis Center, Santa Rosa, CA https://www.facebook.com/IamUnshackled/

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February 14, 2019 Thursday  4:30 – 9:00 PM, The Mentor Me Center, 426 8th St, Petaluma, CA, One Billion Rising and The Vagina Monologues (English & Spanish) Tickets available to purchase for TVM https://www.facebook.com/events/201532364128702/

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February 23, 2019 Saturday 5:30 PM, 41st Annual Black History Program, Theme of the Black Migration 1910-1970 with special tribute to Arethra Franklin, the Queen of Soul. Auditorium of New Life Christian Fellowship, 1310 Clegg St., Petaluma.  Free and Open to the Public

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Febrruary 24, 2019,Sunday 4 PM, Annual Gospel Hour, Petaluma Christian Church, 1160 Schuman Lane, with participation of local churches. Free and Open to the Public

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March 3, 2019 Sunday 2f PM, Lecture by Dr. Martha C. Taylor, author of From Labor to Reward. No other author has chronicled the rich religious experiences of black church beginnings in the Bay Area from 1849 through 1972. Dr. Taylor captures the joys, frustrations, and unity of black people who left the segregated Deep South, came to the Bay Area seeking freedom only to face similar adversities of segregation, racism and other social-political barriers. Free and Open to the Public

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March 30-31, 2019, Founding Convention of the California Progressive Alliance (CPA)  https://californiaprogressivealliance.org/2019-founding-convention/

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Music Selections:

The Opening and Closing Theme song is with permission of the Composer and Singer

Alix Dobkin: The Woman in Your Life is You by Alix Dobkin from the album Living with Lavender Jane (Women’s Wax Works) – www.alixdobkin.com

 Rising Up* by I Billion Rising  from the single  (Released March 2013 @ 2013 Sabrina Steczko)

Ella’s Song sung by Anna Fritz from the album On A High Hill (2016 564490 Records DK)

* Rising Up is a tribute to V-Day One Billion Rising, Sabrina Steczko founder of Sexual Alchemy, the first organizer of Montreal’s first V-Day One Billion Rising event in 2013, felt inspired and sparked this collective creation. Sabrina approached 14 women worldwide to partake in this song project. Seed lyrics: Areeya Marie (Las Vegas), Mel Shapcott (Arizona) and Sabrina Steczko (Montreal). Vocal collaborations: Caroline Harsha Crasto (India), Areeya Marie (Las Vegas), Mel Shapcott (Arizona), Abbi Spinner McBride (Las Vegas), Dale Allen (Connecticut), Marsia Shuron Harris (Massachusetts), Alisa Starkweather (Massachusetts), Oceana LeBlanc (Massachusetts), Angelia Crasto (Montreal), Sabrina Steczko (Montreal), Elaine Lemire (Montreal), Isabelle Renaud (Montreal) and Lea Longo (Montreal). Studio and Producer: Rad Crasto (Montreal) producer, multi-instrumentalist, sound engineering, and music and song writer has re-arranged the lyrics, and wrote and played all the music for Rising Up. This collective creation is a response back to Break-the-Chain, anthem song for One Billion Rising international dance flashmob. Collaborating studios for snipets of women’s voices in the US: in Las Vegas Abbi Spinner McBride, in Massachusetts Brett & Lisa Brumby, in Connecticut Walt (? last name), in Las Vegas Eric Gallagan, in Arizona (name). and in India FireFly Studio.

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For music purchasing opportunity:

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

 

 

 

Women’s Spaces Radio Show with host Elaine B. Holtz and guests Marion Aird and Carol Singer on the National Organization for Women (NOW), recorded on 8/6/18, has been uploaded to the web archives.

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service organization, Sonoma County, Vote, women in politics, women's rights, Women's Spaces

Women’s Spaces Radio Show with host Elaine B. Holtz and guests Marion Aird and Carol Singer on the National Organization for Women (NOW), recorded on 8/6/18, has been uploaded to the web archives. The show was recorded, broadcast and streamed over Radio KBBF 89.1 FM in the NorthBay on Monday 8/6/18 and repeat broadcast and streamed over Radio KPCA 103.3 FM in Petaluma on Tuesday 8/7/18.

The link to the show’s archive webpage is

http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSKBBF/WSA180806.html 

Announcements    (See Links below)

Featured Guest

1. Marion Aird , Executive Committee, Newsletter Editor, National Organization for Women (NOW) Sonoma Chapter

2. Carol Singer, Executive Committee, Member-at-large, NOW Sonoma Chapter

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1. Marion Aird and 2. Carol Singer talk about their becoming active with women’s issues and politics. Since 1966 the National Organization for Women (NOW) has been the leading voice for women’s rights and encouraging women to vote and to run for office. this coming election in November 2018 is especially important for getting out the women’s vote, and there are many women running for offices nationwide. As part of encouranging women in Sonoma County to make their voice heard, Marion and Carole  announce the Sonoma Chapter of NOW’s Garden Party and Summer Social featuring the Haute Flash Quartet for this Saturday in Santa Rosa at the Howarth Park Gazebo from 1 PM to 4 PM, open to the public, free with donations and newcomers gladly accepted. It is a Zero Waste event, so attendees are encouraged to bring one’s own picnic gear. See the announcement below.

About our Guest:  Marion Aird  [it is on the audio file, to be added as text]

About our Guest:  Carol Singer is a lifelong activist in civil rights and environmental work. After moving to Sonoma County in the early 80s, she cofounded Born of Woman, a circle formed to explore and heal the root causes of violence against women and girls, stood with Women in Black (who stand together worldwide in silent witness against violence), and in the 1990s, helped form the Nineteenth Amendment Anniversary Project. This coalition was formed to honor the 75th anniversary of the 19th Amendment (when women won the right to vote). It included women’s groups all over the North Bay.
NAAP created women’s history units for public schools (K–12th grades), sometimes portraying Alice Paul, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Mary Ellen Pleasant, and others.
During that time, Carol became active in NOW.

Guest Links: www.facebook.com/soconow

nowsonoma.org

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Announcement Links

fb Event Page for the NOW Garden Party: www.facebook.com/events/1893538304272246

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Radio KBBF Annual Low Rider Car Show Fundraiser Event

August 28, Saturday, 1 pm – 6 pm at the Carpenter Union Campus, 1700 Corby Ave, Ste B, Santa Rosa, CA

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Music Selections:

The Opening and Closing Theme song is with permission of the Composer and Singer Alix Dobkin: The Woman in Your Life is You by Alix Dobkin from the album Living with Lavender Jane (Women’s Wax Works) – www.alixdobkin.com

Hey Mr. Politician  by Ellen Bukstel  from the Album Daddy’s Little Girl (2008 Ellen Bukstel)

Battle Hymn for Women sung by Betsey Ross from the Album Welcome to the Circle (2006 Paper Crane Music)

This Little Light of mine sung by Gospel Music Band from the Album:Gospel Music #4 (2012 Senga Music)

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

 

Women’s Spaces Radio Show with guests Dr. Angela Ryan & Amy Gallagher of Sonoma Valley, Sophia Andary of San Francisco and Leslie Graves of Santa Rosa on Women’s Marches and Rallies this January 20th broadcast via KBBF-FM 89.1 on 1/15/18, has been uploaded to the web archives.

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Community organizing, San Francisco, Santa Rosa, Sonoma, unite women, women in politics, women's rights, Women's Spaces

Women’s Spaces Radio Show with guests Dr. Angela Ryan & Amy Gallagher of Sonoma Valley, Sophia Andary of San Francisco and Leslie Graves of Santa Rosa on Women’s Marches and Rallies this January 20th broadcast via KBBF-FM 89.1 on 1/15/18, has been uploaded to the web archives.

http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSKBBF/WSA180115.html

Announcements  (See Links below)

Featured

1. Angela Ryan , PhD., Co-Organizer, Women’s March Sonoma Valley

2. Amy Gallagher, Co-Organizer, Women’s March Sonoma Valley

3. Sophia Andary, Co-Organizer, Women’s March San Francisco

4. Leslie Graves, Co-Organizer, Women’s Rally

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1.   Angela Ryan and 2. Amy Gallager share how they came to become orgainizers of this year’s Women’s March in Sonoma Valley and announce some of the speakers and events planned for the event beginning at noon on January 20th at the Sonoma Plaza.

About our Guest: Angela Ryan was born and raised in Sonoma. She holds a doctorate in American history from Ohio State University and is the Executive Director of the Petaluma Historical Library and Museum. She lives in Glen Ellen with her husband and two children, a daughter who attends Flowery Elementary and a 9 month old son. She volunteers with nonprofits and is on the Board of Directors of Impact100 Sonoma.

About our Guest:  Amy Gallagher was born and raised in Sonoma Valley. She has a background in Education as a Teacher in the valley for the last 10 years and is currently the Director of a preschool. She is a trained birth worker in the area, as well, and her passion is fighting for reproductive rights and against injustices, and working with the LGBTQ community. She is the mother of three young daughters and her and her partner, Kenneth, live in the Boyes Hot Springs area of Sonoma.

Event of January 20th in Sonoma at noon Link: Women’s March Sonoma Valley fb page

Event Organizer Contact: womensmarchsonomavalley@gmail.com

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3. Sophia Andary describes her journey to become co-lead of this year’s Women’s March and Rally in San Francisco, having been involved since the election of November 2016. She led community engagement for the 2017 Women’s March and took over leadership to grow the march into a movement in the San Francisco Bay Area with marches planned in San Francisco and San Jose.  The San Francisco Rally this year begins at noon at the San Francisco Civic Center with the theme Hear Our Vote , and centers on five levels of action: Voter Registration; Voter Turnout; Organize Localy; Increasing women in office (especially women of color); Electing progressive women and allies.  The March begins at 2pm down Market Street to the Embarcadero. Check the event website for details on both the San Francisco and San Jose Marches and Rallies.
About our Guest:   Sophia Andary works as a senior analyst for Levi Strauss.

January 20th San Francisco and San Jose Rally and March Events Link: https://womensmarchbayarea.org/#join-a-march

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4. Leslie Graves talks of how her community interests started and how the 2018 Women’s Rally plan developed.  On Friday, January 5,Alisse Leafey owner of Brew Coffee and Beer in Santa Rosa posted the question on social media, Why isn’t there a March in Santa Rosa on January 20th? and this started a conversation to create an option in Courthouse Square for those who wanted to participate in this Anniversary event of the Women’s March on Washington. Many speakers are planned including State Senator Mike McGuire and the list is updated on the facebook event page. The Rally will be held from 10 – 11:30 AM Saturday January 20th at the new Santa Rosa Plaza by the Old Courthouse.

About our Guest:  Leslie Graves began coordinating local events in Santa Rosa in 1996 while working at a local non-profit community organization and then moving onto managing events at other non-profits and corporate retailers. Currently she is the Market and Event Manager for the Wednesday Night Market in Downtown Santa Rosa. Leslie mixes a background of Health/Fitness, Marketing and Community Development,

January 20th 10 – 11:30 AM Santa Rosa Women’s Rally/Gathering Event fb page Link

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Announcement Links 

Celebrate the Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

Music Selections:

The Opening and Closing Theme song is with permission of the Composer and Singer Alix Dobkin: The Woman in Your Life is You by Alix Dobkin from the album Living with Lavender Jane (Women’s Wax Works) – www.alixdobkin.com

Martin Luther King sung by Lori Nebofrom the Album: I Am a Voice (fandalism.com)

Batlle Hymn of Women by Betsy Rose and the Women Song Chorus from the Album: Welcome to the Circle (Paper Crane Music)

Blood of the Ancients/Hope of a New World by Betsy Rose and the Women Song Chorus from the Album: Welcome to the Circle (Paper Crane Music)

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 commenting on defunding of Planned Parenthood and rift at Sonoma County IOLERO CAC and guest Jerilyn Stapleton on NOW National Organization for Women in California, broadcast on 4/3/17, has been uploaded to the web archives.

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Andy Lopez, Community organizing, Sonoma County, unite women, women in politics, women's rights, Women's Spaces

Women’s Spaces Radio Show on KBBF-FM 89.1 with host Elaine B. Holtz commenting on defunding of Planned Parenthood and rift at Sonoma County IOLERO CAC and guest Jerilyn Stapleton on NOW National Organization for Women in California, broadcast on 4/3/17, has been uploaded to the web archives.

http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSKBBF/WSA170403.html

he show began today with
Announcements
followed by
Commentary by Elaine B. Holtz on two issues:

1.  Defunding of Planned Parenthood through Vice-President Pence’s vote to break the tie in the U.S. Senate.

2. The Sonoma County Independent Office of Law Enforcement and Outreach (IOLERO) is assisited by the Community Advisory Committee in the handling of complaints against the Sheriff’s Office.  A recent CAC disagreement with the Director met with the  dismissal of the Committee President Alicia Ramon by the Director of IOLERO, Jerry Threet, causing distrust to arise among those advocating for better community relations with the Sheriff.
Commentary Link:  http://sonomacounty.ca.gov/Community-Advisory-Council/

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Featuring Guests:

1. Jerilyn Stapleton, President, CA State Region, NOW National Organzation of Women

Guest  1.  Jerilyn Stapleton was already a union activist working on wages, working conditions and the image of women and minorities in film and TV as Co-Chair of the AFTRA Women’s Committee when she joined the Los Angeles Chapter of NOW. She founded the Hollywood Chapter of NOW and is at present the President of the California NOW coordinating the chapters in the state.  Jerilyn talks about the history of NOW and the present issues facing women.

Guest Link:   http://canow.org

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Music Selections:

Hey Mr. Politician by Ellen Bukstel (CD) from her album Daddy’s Little Girl http://ellenbukstel.com/music/

Everybody Knows by Concrete Blond (Lyrics and Music by Leonard Cohen)

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 Connie Codding on Planned Parenthood and Dotty LeMeiux on Women Campaigning, broadcast on 3/27/17, has been uploaded to the web archives.

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Self esteem, unite women, women in politics, women's rights, Women's Spaces

Women’s Spaces Radio Show on KBBF-FM 89.1 with host Elaine B. Holtz and guests Connie Codding on Planned Parenthood and Dotty LeMeiux on Women Campaigning, broadcast on 3/27/17, has been uploaded to the web archives.

http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSKBBF/WSA170327.html

Featuring Guests:

1. Connie Codding, Board member of Planned Parenthood Shasta Pacific Board of Advocates, Executive Vice President of Codding Enterprises

2. Dotty LeMeiux , Founder, Greendog Campaigns

Announcements
(see Coming Events below)

Guest  1.  Connie Codding shares how she as a mother began her interest in and support of Planned Parenthod, and how important girls and young women learn that the right to choose on matters concerning her body was won only after a long struggle and not to be taken for granted.

Guest Links:
Planned-Parenthood-northern-california

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Guest 2.   Dotty LeMeiux has led many campaigns for public office and share the biggest obstacle to winning for a woman is for her to choose to run.  Now is the time for potential candidates to make their decision to run for the 2018 election.

Guest Link: www.greendogcampaigns.com
Email Dotty LeMeiux: coastlaw@earthlink.net
Guest Link:  When Women Run, Women Win Article by Dotty LeMeiux

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National Women’s History Project Link:

http://www.nwhp.org/

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Announced Coming Events::

Friday, March 31, 2017 The Elected Women’s Luncheon of the Marin Women’s PAC
The Club at McInnis, 350 Smith Ranch Road, San Rafael, CA 94903
Doors open at 11:30AM, Luncheon at Noon.
http://mwpac.org/

The Luncheon features guest speaker, Libby Schaaf, Mayor of Oakland, as keynote speaker. Kimberly Ellis, former Executive Director of EMERGE and candidate for Chair of the California Democratic Party. Also speaking is Rachel E. Hundley, Mayor of the City of Sonoma.  The luncheon will also honor young women student leaders from local high schools and colleges.

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Music Selections:

Hey Mr. Politician by Ellen Bukstel (CD) from her album Daddy’s Little Girl http://ellenbukstel.com/music/

Halleluiah by Tori Kelly (Lyrics and Music by Leonard Cohen)

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 Kimberly Kompel on the SF’s Women’s March of 1/21 and Alicia Ramon on the Sonoma County Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach (IOLERO), broadcast on 1/30/17, has been uploaded to the web archives.

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Andy Lopez, Civil Rights, Community organizing, Self esteem, Sonoma County, unite women, women in politics, women's rights

Women’s Spaces Radio Show on KBBF-FM 89.1 with host Elaine B. Holtz and guests Kimberly Kompel on the SF’s Women’s March of 1/21 and Alicia Ramon on the Sonoma County Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach  (IOLERO), broadcast on 1/30/17, has been uploaded to the web archives.

http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSKBBF/WSA170130.html

Featuring Guests:

1. Kimberly Kompel: particpant in the Million Women’s March in San Francisco on January 21, 2017

2. Alicia Ramon, Attorney, Chair, Sonoma County Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach

Announcements

Recap of the North Bay Community Engagement Fair at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds on Sunday January 29, 2017

Guest  1.  Kimberley Kompel describes what moved her to march and what she experienced besides a sea of Pink Pussy Hats in the San Francisco part of the national Million Women March on January 21, 2017, the day after the Inaguration of Donald Trump as President of the USA.

Guest Link:
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Guest 2.  Alicia Ramon is the Chair of the new Sonoma County Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach (IOLERO), Alicia is an attorney specializing in tenant rights, civil rights and personal injury claims, Alicia also currently represents clients suing the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office, Santa Rosa Police Department, and Sebastopol Police Department concerning the seizure of vehicles. She was also active in seeking reconciliation for the killing of 12-year old Andy Lopez for carrying a toy rifle that appeared threatening to a Sheriff Deputy.  Alicia describes her path to being Chair of IOLERO and how IOLERO, as stated on its website, provides all members of the public with independent and effective review of complaints against the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office, making policy recommendations to improve the responsiveness of the Sheriff’s Office to the community, and maintaining continual engagement with members of the public in Sonoma County.  Alicia reminds us that Sonoma County is not a “sanctuary county” and that the Sheriff’s Office will most likely cooperate with the Federal ICE regarding undocumented residents. IOLERO signed on to the petition It Won’t Happen Here – Sonoma County Resistance to the Trump Agenda, which our guest Susan Lamont on the show of 1/9/17 talked about.
Alicia Ramon is also a Board Member of Bilingual Broadcasting Foundation, Inc. (BBFI), the non-profit foundation which holds the licenses  for Radio KBBF.

Guest Link: http://sonomacounty.ca.gov/IOLERO/

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Related – Petition Link:
www.change.org/p/sonoma-county-board-of-supervisors-it-won-t-happen-here-sonoma-county-resistance-to-the-trump-agenda

Related Link: –  List of shows featuring the issue of the killing of Andy Lopez

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Music Selections:

Please Peace by Linda Ferro www.lindaferro.com

The Great Peace March by Holly Near (CD) from her album And Still We Sing
www.hollynear.com/and_still.html

Women’s Spaces Radio Show on KBBF-FM 89.1 with host Elaine B. Holtz and guests Liz Schallerte and Marcell Smith on the Million Women March in DC and guests Kerry Fugett and Jeannie Bates on the upcoming North Bay Community Engagement Fair, broadcast on 1/23/17, has been uploaded to the web arch

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peace activist, women's rights, Women's Spaces

Women’s Spaces Radio Show on KBBF-FM 89.1 with host Elaine B. Holtz and guests Liz Schallerte and Marcell Smith on the Million Women March in DC and guests Kerry Fugett and Jeannie Bates on the upcoming North Bay Community Engagement Fair, broadcast on 1/23/17, has been uploaded to the web archives.

http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSKBBF/WSA170123.html

Featuring Guests:

1. Liz Schallerte and Marcell Smith: particpants from Sonoma County in the Mllion Women’s March in Washington DC on January 21, 2017

2. Kerry Fugett and Jeannie Bates,  Organizers, Northbay Community Engagement Fair on January 29, 2017

Announcements

Guest  1.  Liz Schallerte and Marcell Smith call in  their report as participants in the Million Women March in Washington, DC on January 21, 2017. Liz and Marcelle passionately share what motivated them to make the trip from Sonoma County to DC for this largest march in USA history, that occured simultaneously in cities around the USA and the world to show resistance to President Trump’s agenda, especially concerning women and those they care for.

Guest Link:  www.womensmarch.com
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Guest 2.  Kerry Fugett, prior to joining Sonoma County Conservation Action, worked as a Community Organizer for sustainable agriculture in Australia and managed a Social Responsibility program at an IT firm in San Francisco.  Jeannie Bates is a psychotherapist and member of the Santa Rosa Unitarian Universalist Church.   Kerry and Jeanie share why they are working together with over 60 organizations for the upcoming North Bay Community Engagement Fair at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds on January 29, 2017. It is a free event with free parking to encourage residents to network and discover ways to build a caring democracy in the county. Event booths are still available by contacting the Guest Link.

Event Link:
fb Event Page: North Bay Comunity Engagement Fair, 1/29/17

Guest Link: wwww.communityengagementfair.com

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Music Selections:

Hey Mr. Politician by Ellen Bukstel (CD) from her album Daddy’s Little Girl http://ellenbukstel.com/music/

Sister by Chris Williamson  (CD) from her album The Changer and the Changed  www.criswilliamson.com

Women’s Spaces Radio Show on KBBF-FM 89.1 with host Elaine B. Holtz and guests Jan Blalock, Sonoma County Commissioner on the Status of Women, and Leslie Christianer on TPP secret corporate tribunals, broadcast on 1/25/16, has been uploaded to the web archives.

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Community organizing, Self esteem, Sonoma County, 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 Jan Blalock, Sonoma County Commissioner on the Status of Women, and Leslie Christianer on TPP secret corporate tribunals,  broadcast on 1/25/16, has been uploaded to the web archives.

http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSKBBF/WSA160125.html

Featuring Guests:

1.AJan Blalock ,  Sonoma County Commissioner on the Status of Women

2. Leslie Christianer, retired teacher,concerned citizen

Announcements

  Music Break: Trees by the Platters

The Status of Women in Sonoma County

Guest 1.   Jan Blalock talks of her path to becoming a Sonoma County Commissioner  on the Status of Women it’s mission, its support for Planned Parenthood, and it’s sponsorship of the upcoming annual One Billion Rising event on February 14th.

http://sonomacounty.ca.gov/Commission-on-the-Status-of-Women/

http://onebillionrisingnb.org/

www.facebook.com/OneBillionRisingNorthBay/

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Trans Pacific Partnership Treaty

Guest 2. Leslie Christianer discusses the Investors’ State Settlement of the Trans Pacific Partnership Treaty (TPP) awaiting ratification by the US Congress.  Thisis a secret corporate tribunal that can override laws and regulations in the US.

TPP Informational Meeting 1/27/15 at 6pm at
Odd Fellows, 545 Pacific Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA

More info on the event: http://www.sierraclub.org/redwood/blog/2016/01/save-date-tpp-rally-santa-rosa-january-27

TPP Rally 2/4/15 at 3:30-5:30  in Downtown Santa Rosa at B St. and Santa Rosa Avenue

Women’s Spaces Radio Show on KBBF-FM 89.1 with host Elaine B. Holtz and guests singer and songwriter Holly Near and Richmond City Councilwoman Gayle McLaughlin , broadcast on 3/16/15, has been added to the Radio Archives.

Tags

women in art, women's rights, Women's Spaces

Women’s Spaces Radio Show on KBBF-FM 89.1 with host Elaine B. Holtz and guests singer and songwriter Holly Near and Richmond City Councilwoman Gayle McLaughlin , broadcast on 3/16/15, has been added to the Radio Archives.

http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSKBBF/WSA150316.html

To listen to the 60-minute recording click the link to the archive page above.

March is Women’s History Month – Women Past and Present

Featuring Guests:

1. Holly Near , Singer, Songwriter, Activist
2. Gayle McLaughlin, City Councilwoman, Richmond,

Announcements

Women in History Song: Harriet Tubman – Performed by Holly Near and Ronnie Gilbert, words and music by Walter Robinson.

Guest 1: Holly Near discusses the inspirations and small acts of courage that helped form her music career and activism.  Holly Near will perform this Friday 3/20/15 at 8pm at the Glaser Center/UUC in Santa Rosa.

Guest Link:www.hollynear.com

Music Break:  Singing for our Lives Holly Near performs this song in 2004 when a million people marched for Women’s Lives in Washington DC – for a woman’s right to choose.

Guest 2:  Gayle McLaughlin, discusses how she and committed activists in Richmond formed a group Defining Our Destiny that dared to take on Chevron for the sake of community health.  She was elected to the City Council, and became Mayor as another fire broke out at the Chevron Refinery in Richmond.  She successfully led the city suit against Chevron.

http://mayorgayle.net/

Women’s Spaces TV Show filmed 7/12/13 with guest Carol Downer, Founder, Feminist Health Center in Los Angeles, feminist lawyer and activist in Reproductive Rights for Women and Author, has been added to the Archives

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birth control, Women's Spaces

Women’s Spaces TV Show filmed in 2005 with guest Carol Downer, Founder, Feminist Health Center in Los Angeles, feminist lawyer and activist in Reproductive Rights for Women and Author, has been added to the Archives

http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSshow/WS050001.html

To view the video click the link to the archive page above.

Guest Links: www.womenshealthspecialists.org
www.womenshealthinwomenshands.org

This is one of the first Women’s Spaces TV Shows ever produced by Elaine B. Holtz.

The video of the show can also be seen as the Featured Show of Women’s Spaces in August at www.womensspaces.com .  The Archive page is the more permanent location.

See the Broadcast Calendar on our website for the schedule of Cable TV and Radio broadcasts of shows for the current month.  See our Radio page for schedule of internet streaming of the audio on KWTF.net and live Radio KBBF FM-89.1 shows.  Archived Radio Shows are available as well.

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