Women’s Spaces Radio Show with guests Susan Jensen on the Sonoma Winecountry Country Games, and Dr. Jacqueline Lawwrence and Sydni Davenport on Juneteenth, recorded on 6/11/18, has been uploaded to the web archives.

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Black History, Sonoma County, sports, women in business, women in theatre, Women's Spaces

Women’s Spaces Radio Show with guests Susan Jensen on the Sonoma Winecountry Country Games, and Dr. Jacqueline Lawwrence and Sydni Davenport on Juneteenth, recorded on 6/11/18, 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 6/11/18 and repeat broadcast and streamed over Radio KPCA 103.3 FM in Petaluma on Tuesday 6/12/18.

The link to the show’s archive webpage is

http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSKBBF/WSA180611.html

Announcements    (See Links below)

Featured

1. Susan Jensen , Secretary, Board of Directors, Sonoma County Women’s Soccer League

2. Dr. Jacqueline Lawrence, Producer, Writer of the play Unshackled

3. Sydni Davenport, Actress, the play Unschakled

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1. Susan Jensen shares the excitement of her soccer team winning the Silver Medal at the Sonoma Wine Country Games for 50+ in age. Susan talks about benefits of adult sports leagues, the friendships fostered, and the adaptability to age and handicap. The Games also benefitted the non-profit Rising Stars, a scholarship program for the handicapped at Sport City in Santa Rosa.

About our Guest:  Susan Jensen is the Secretary of the Sonoma County Womens’s Soccer League and Co-Owner of Economy Plumbing in Santa Rosa. Susan the Women’s Spaces host Elaine’s daughter and was raised in Sonoma County.  Susan is married to David Jensen and they are parents to two children, and in September will be grandparents.

Guest Links:  Sonoma County Women’s Soccer League https://www.scwsl.net/

Economy Plumbing Santa Rosa http://economyplumbingsr.com/

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2. Dr. Jacqueline Lawrence and 3. Sydni Davenport talk about the history of the Juneteenth, the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. Note that this was two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation – which had become official January 1, 1863.  Our guests share when they first encountered Juneteenth and when they found out its meaning.  Sydni Davenport shares how her grandmother Evangelist Marteal Perry hosted the first Juneteenth in Sonoma County after moving from Texas and settling on a piece of land in Somoma County. Sydni will play a white slave owner’s daughter in the play Unschackled, produced by Dr. Jacqueline Lawerence, who also stars in the production presented at the Juneteenth Celebration in Santa Rosa at the Martin Luther King, jr, Park this Saturday at 10 am.

About our Guest:  Dr. Jacqueline Lawrence was born and raised in Santa Rosa, California, the third of five children to Lamon and Sarah Lawrence. She attended Tuskegee University in Alabama and graduated in 1983 with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, and later earned her Masters in Theology and Doctorate in Christian Counseling from Sacramento Theological Seminary and Bible College.Dr. Jacqueline Lawrence is an author, playwright, and Founder and CEO of Legacy Showcases, featuring Heiress Choral Group, The Underground Railroad Pop Up Museum, and a variety of black history productions in honor of African Slaves.

Guest Link:  https://www.facebook.com/heiressproductionsinc/

About our Guest:  Sydni Davenport was born and raised in Sonoma county and her grandmother Evangelist Marteal Perry settled in Sonoma County after WWII and started hosting the first Juneteenth in Sonoma County at her homestead in 1953, having enjoyed the annual gathering from her Texas home town and wanting to recreate the experience for Black Americans in Sonoma County, of which at the time were only a few in number.  In 1970 Sydni’s family decided to move the event to the park.  Since Sydni’s  father was white she was chossen to act as the white slave owner’s wife in the play Unshackled.

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Announcement Links

Saturday, June 16,  10 AM – 6 PM

Martin Luther King Park, 1671 Hendley St., Santa Rosa, CA

https://www.facebook.com/events/162785851233008/

Special Activities: Live Entertainment, Food, Basketball Games, Arts and Crafts, Dominoes, Kids Activities, health and fitness presentations and more.

Special Entertainment: Unshackled 10am -noon presented by Legacy Showcases: This is a dynamic stage presentation produced by Dr. Jacqueline Lawrence giving one the feeling of what it was like for human beings to work under slavery. Included will be a facilitated discussion,

Special Schlorship Presentation by Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow (EOT) EOT is, specifically designed to provide support to local youth programs, mentoring and scholarships for high school and college students. At this event they will be providing three schlorships for students of Sonoma

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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

Freedom Song sung by Vivian Richman from the album Songs of Freedom, Liberty and War (2017 Goldenlane Records)

Didn’t Ma Lawd Delibba Danya sung by Heiress Choral Group directed by Dr. Jacqueline Lawrence  from the ablum The Spirit of Us (2016 Legacy Showcases)

We Shall Overcome sung by Mahalia Jackson from the album We Shall Overcome (2006 Charly Records)

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

 

Women’s Spaces Radio Show with guest Sabra Briere on Indivisible Sonoma County, broadcast via KBBF-FM 89.1 on 2/19/18, has been uploaded to the web archives.

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Black History, Community organizing, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, women in politics, Women's Spaces

Women’s Spaces Radio Show with guest Sabra Briere on Indivisible Sonoma County, broadcast via KBBF-FM 89.1 on 2/19/18, has been uploaded to the web archives.

http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSKBBF/WSA180219.html

Announcements  (See Links below)

February is Black History Month –  (see some tributes below)

Featured

1. Sabra Briere , Director, Indivisible Sonoma County

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1. Sabra Briere turned her disappointment in last November’s election into community action, even when that is a new community. Sabra describes how she was attracted to join the all volunteer Indivisible Sonoma County at its first general meeting in January 2017 and what goals it has met in resisting the new Federal Administration by calling Senators and Representatives across the nation to voice opinion on issues selected by the membership.

About our Guest:  Sabra Briere served as a City Council Member of Ann Arbor, MI. In January 2017 Sabra and her husband moved to Santa Rosa to be closer to their son’s growing family. She immediately became involved in our community by becoming a member of Indivisible Sonoma County at their first general meeting in January 2017, and has become an active member of the local Democratic Party, and volunteers for the City of Santa Rosa. Sabra became leader of Indivisible Sonoma County last fall, following the resignaton of the founder, Karen D’Or. Sabra spoke at the Women’s Rally at the Old Courthouse Square in Santa Rosa on January 20th. Passionate about free speech, education, the environment, and civic responsibilities, Sabra brings her energy and her insights to our local issues.

Guest Link: www.indivisiblesoco.com

www.facebook.com/IndivisibleSonomaCounty

Guest Email: sabra.briere@gmail.com

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Announcement Links 

Petaluma Historical Library and Museum Special Exhibit

Reflections – 40 Years of Celebrating Black History Month
An exhibit which tells the story of Petaluma’s black population since the 1800’s and highlights major local and national events during the last 40 years. Feb.8-25, Open Thurs – Sat 10-4, Sun, 12-3. www.petalumamuseum.com

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February is Black History Month

Marjorie Stewart Joyner (1896-1994): Inventor of a Permanent Hair-Wave Machine changed the game of hair styling with this machine that added curl to straight hair and could be used to straighten curly hair.  Marjorie became the National Supervisor for more than 200 beauty colleges owned by Madame C.J. Walker and eventually joined their board of directors.  Marjorie was the first Black woman in history to receive a patent for her work, but unfortunately all the royalties and rights to her invention went to Madame C.J. Walker’s business as a stipulation of her employment. In addition to her inventions, Marjorie worked tirelessly to improve the lives of her fellow beauticians and hair stylists. She did this by co-founding the United Beauty School Owners and Teachers Association in 1945 with Mary McLeod Bethune. She also raised money for Black colleges and founded the Alpha Chi Pi Omega sorority and fraternity to raise the standards for beauticians..

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Loretta Ross has dedicated her career to feminist issues with a focus on women of color. She helped create the theory of Reproductive Justice, adding a human rights framework to include everyone in reproductive rights issues. Ross is a rape survivor and survivor of sterilization abuse.
She launched her feminist career in the 1970s as director of the D.C. Rape Crisis Center, one of the first centers primarily run by and for women of color. She launched the Women of Color Program for the National Organization for Women (NOW) in the 1980s, and was National Program Director of the National Black Women’s Health Project.
She is a visiting professor teaching courses on white supremacy, reproductive justice, and calling in practices at Hampshire tire College for the 2017 – 2018 academic years. She holds a B. A. From Agnes Scott College in women’s studies she holds an honorary doctorate of civil law awarded in 2003 from Arcadia University and a second honorary doctorate degree awarded in 2013 by Smith College.

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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

Oh Freedom sung by Vivian Richman from the Album: Songs of Freedom, Liberty, and War
(2012 Goldenlane Records)

Harriet Tubman sung by Holly Near from the album And Still We Sing, the Outspoken Collection
 (1Calico Tracks Music)

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