Women’s Space Radio Show with host Elaine B. Holtz and guests Debbie McKay and DeeDee Bridges on the League of Women Voters Centennial, and Anne Jacopetti and Maya Khosla on the upcoming Sonoma County Climate Activist Community Summit on March 15th has been uploaded to the web archive.

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Climate Change by Humans, Vote, Women's Suffrage Centennial

Women’s Space Radio Show with host Elaine B. Holtz and guests Debbie McKay and DeeDee Bridges on the League of Women Voters Centennial, and Anne Jacopetti and Maya Khosla on the upcoming Sonoma County Climate Activist Community Summit on March 15th has been uploaded to the web archive.  The show was recorded, broadcast in the North Bay and streamed worldwide over Radio KBBF 89.1 FM  on Monday 2/10/2020 at 11 AM (repeats at 11 PM on KBBF) and repeat broadcast in Petaluma and streamed worldwide over Radio KPCA 103.3 FM on Wednesday 2/12/20 at 11 AM.

Listen to the show at:

http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSA20/WSA200210.html

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League of Women Voters Centennial

Sonoma County Climate Activist Community Summit on March 15th

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New as of 1/1/2020: Subscribe for Podcasts of the Show
via  this link for iTunes or via this link for Podcasts.com

Featuring Guests

1.  Debbie McKay,  President, Sonoma County Chapter of the League of Women Voters

2. DeeDee Bridges, Out Reach Coordinator, Sonoma County Chapter of the League of Women Voters

3. Anne Jacopetti,  Member of the Steering Committee, 350 Sonoma

4. Maya Khosla,  Wildlife Biologist, Filmmaker, Author, Currently the Poet Laureate of Sonoma County (2018 – 2020)

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Our Featured Guests

1.  Debbie McKay and 2. DeeDee Bridges talk of their path to dedicating their lives now to the mission of the League of Women Voters (LWV) in their work for the League’s Sonoma County Chapter. The mission reads: The League of Women Voters encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government. It influences public policy through education and advocacy. We never support or oppose any political party or candidate.  The Chapter began with that for the City of Santa Rosa founded in 1951 and became the official Chapter for the whole county in1978. This year on February 14th the League marks the100th Anniversary of its Founding, the same year as women’s right to vote was assured by the 19th Amendment.  LWV celebrates with a birthday party at the Rohnert Park Library with a lecture on Winning Political Power for Women: Carrie Chapman Catt and the League of Women Voters by author Robert P. J. Conney, Jr. at 10:30 AM to Noon.  Debbie and DeeDee talk of some of the local activities supported by the League, including the debates of candidates running for office and the informative LWV website on measures on the ballot.

About our Guest: Debbie McKay is a native of Sonoma County and is married and has two grown sons. She is currently the President of the League of Women Voter of Sonoma County. The League is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to voter registration and education. Before retiring she was the Human Resources Director at the Sonoma Office of Education for 13 years. Prior to that she was a labor rep with SEIU for about 16 years. During her college years she helped start the Economic Opportunities program at the Santa Rosa Junior College after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. She has always been active in her community and is a past President of the YWCA of Sonoma County.

About our Guest: DeeDee Bridges is a native Californian who deeply cares about the state and a retired teacher. Since 2006. She grew up in Concord and attended CA State Chico. And after experience many places in Northern California settled down with her husband Max in Santa Rosa. When she retired from teaching in 2006, she joined the League of Women Voters of Sonoma County. Dee Dee has served on the Board in a number of capacities, including Voting Service Chair, Editor of The Voter (the League newspaper) President, and now and she is currently the Outreach Chair.

Guest Links:  League of Women Voters Sonoma County Chapter http://sonco.ca.lwvnet.org/

https://www.facebook.com/lwvsonomacounty/

Guest Event Link:

Saturday, February 15, 2020 – 10:30am to 12:00pm,  Rohnert Park Library; Winning Political Power for Women: Carrie Chapman Catt and the League of Women Voters; Please join Robert P. J. Conney, Jr., author of “Winning the Vote: The Triumph of the American Woman Suffrage Movement,” as he discusses the final years of the women’s suffrage movement and the formation of the League of Women Voters. We will celebrate the 100th Birthday of LWV! https://my.lwv.org/california/sonoma-county/event/winning-political-power-women-carrie-chapman-catt-and-league-women-voters

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3. Anne Jacopetti and 4. Maya Khosla share their paths to being active in raising awareness of human induced climate change. Both Anne and Maya are founding members of the  Sonoma County Climate Activist Network, a coaltition of groups and concerned individuals. Maya was named Poet Laureate of Sonoma County just after the ravages of the Tubbs Wildfire in October 2017 and as a wildlife biologist was able to observe the aftermath of the fire in the field as new growth appeared in the midst of the ashes.  Her poetry is moved by this experience. Maya will be one of the presenters at the the 2020 Sonoma County Climate Activist Community Summit on March 15th from 1 to 6 PM at the Odd Fellows Hall in Santa Rosa.

About our Guest: Anne Jacopetti is a member of 350 Sonoma and active in the environmental and social justice movement. She is a retired teacher and to her credit pioneered the Summerfield Waldorf High School in Santa Rosa. Before retiring she was Education Director at Woodland Star Charter School in Sonoma. She is passionate about preserving and restoring our environment. She loves working with children and sees them as her best teachers as they let her know what they need in order to grow, learn and live productive lives and believes the time is now to ensure them they will have an equitable and sustainable future.

Guest Links: https://350sonoma.org/

About our Guest: Maya Khosla is a wildlife biologist and writer. She is serving as the Poet Laureate of Sonoma County (2018-2020), bringing Sonoma’s communities together for a filmed reading series: the Legacy Project. She was born in the United Kingdom, Trained in the biological sciences, the wild grounds her writing – most recently, thousands of field hours spent in untouched post-fire forests that grow full of life. Her book include All the Fires of Wind and Light (Sixteen Rivers Press), Keel Bone (Dorothy Brunsman Poetry Prize from Bear Star Press), and Heart of the Tearing, from Red Dust Press. Her poems have been featured in documentary films, nominated for Pushcart Prizes and featured in River Teeth, Poem, and other journals. Her short film projects have been supported by organizations including Patagonia, Leonardo Di Caprio Foundation, Environment Now, California Humanities and Creative Sonoma.

Guest Links:

All the Fires of Wind and Light by Maya Khosla  https://sixteenrivers.org/authors/maya-khosla/

Sonoma County Climate Activist Network https://www.facebook.com/SonomaCountyCAN/

Guest Event Link: 2020 Sonoma County Climate Activist Community Summit https://www.facebook.com/events/895959717487236/

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This Week in Herstory

A larger Compilation is at the National Women’s History Alliance

February 9, 1944 – Alice Walker, writer, first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, for The Color Purple.

February 10, 1907 – 1992– Grace Hamilton, first African-American in the Deep South’s state government, elected to the Georgia General Assembly 1966-84, credited with Andrew Young’s victory in Georgia’s Congressional election in 1980

February 15, 1820 (1906) – Susan B. Anthony, inspirational leader of 19th century women’s right movement, national suffrage strategist, lecturer, activist

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Annnouncements

Saturday, February 15, 2020 – 10:30am to 12:00pm,  Rohnert Park Library; Winning Political Power for Women: Carrie Chapman Catt and the League of Women Voters; Please join Robert P. J. Conney, Jr., author of “Winning the Vote: The Triumph of the American Woman Suffrage Movement,” as he discusses the final years of the women’s suffrage movement and the formation of the League of Women Voters. https://my.lwv.org/california/sonoma-county/event/winning-political-power-women-carrie-chapman-catt-and-league-women-voters

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Sunday, March 15, 2020, 1 to 6 PM, 2020 Sonoma County Climate Activist Community Summit, Odd Fellows Hall, 545 Pacific Ave, Santa Rosa, https://www.facebook.com/events/895959717487236/ 

The NOW 2020 Woman Suffrage Centennial Calendar is available. Suggested donation $15. Contact NOW Sonoma at info@NOWSonoma.org

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January 25 through September 13, 2020,  From Suffrage to #MeToo at Museum of Sonoma County.  We will gather from 5 – 5:15PM in the 7th Street parking garage, 521 Seventh Street and walk to the Museum together as Modern Suffragists. Wear your suffrage outfits and gear or borrow a suffrage sash from our stash of sashes. Please note: Fee is required for entry to museum. For more information visit https://museumsc.org/suffrage-metoo/

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League of Women Voters of Sonoma County has scheduled candidate debates and ballot measure discussions. See their webpage listing the events at https://www.facebook.com/lwvsonomacounty/

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Sonoma County Women’s Suffrage Project  https://socowomen2020.org/
with Calendar of related Events at https://socowomen2020.org/calendar 

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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

What a Wonderful World sung by LeAnn Rimes from the album What a Wonderful World  (2004 Curb Records Inc.)

Happy Birthday sung by Countdown Kids from the album 100 Sing Along Favorites  (2004 Madacy Special Products)

Vote sung by The Citizens Bank from the album Grab a Root and Growl (2012 The Citizens Band)

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For music purchasing opportunity:

Link:Spinitron.com Playlist for Women’s Spaces Show

Women’s Space Radio Show with host Elaine B. Holtz and guests Molly Murphy MacGregor on the National Women’s History Alliance float in 2020 Rose Parade and Paula Freund on the City of Petaluma Proclamation on the Centennial of Women’s Suffrage, has been uploaded to the web archive.

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Vote, Women's History, Women's History Project

Women’s Space Radio Show with host Elaine B. Holtz and guests Molly Murphy MacGregor on the National Women’s History Alliance float in 2020 Rose Parade and Paula Freund on the City of Petaluma Proclamation on the Centennial of Women’s Suffrage, has been uploaded to the web archive.  The show was recorded, broadcast in the North Bay and streamed worldwide over Radio KBBF 89.1 FM  on Monday 12/30/19 at 11 AM (repeats at 11 PM on KBBF) and repeat broadcast in Petaluma and streamed worldwide over Radio KPCA 103.3 FM on Wednesday 1/1/20 at 11 AM.

Listen to the show at:

http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSA20/WSA200106.html

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National Women’s History Alliance Float in 2020 Rose Parade

City of Petaluma Proclamation on 19th Amendment Centennial

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Featuring Guests

1. Molly Murphy MacGregor,  Executive Director and Co-Founder, National Women’s History Alliance (NWHA), Chair of the NWHA Board of Directors
2. Paula Freund, Curator, Petaluma Museum

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Announcements (Click for section below)

Herstory (Click for section below)

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Our Featured Guests

1.  Molly Murphy MacGregor shares her journey from being a high school teacher challenged by a student asking about what the women’s movement was about to being at the center of a clearinghouse on women’s history through her work as co-founder of the Women’s National Women’s History  Alliance (NWHA).  Molly just returned from her visit to Pasadena for the 2020 Rose Parade and participation in the float commemorating the Women’s Suffrage Centennial of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution.  She was able to witness the float passing by with the NWHA logo, as did TV viewers around the world. Molly talks of the thousands of contributors to raise  the funds for the float decorated entirely in flowers, leaves and bark. Molly and Elaine reminisce about being fortunate to be students of the first Women’s Study program in the 1970s at Sonoma State University, when the lack of women’s history was noted.  Even art history excluded women, which experienced a turning with the first Women’s Art Show, and it was produced in Sonoma County by Women’s Studies’ students.  Molly shares how folks can join in on the year-long celebration of the right to vote for women, which may well be the year final year in meeting the required number of the states that have ratified the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).

About our Guest: Molly Murphy MacGregor is a former high school social studies teacher who has worked for over 35 years in the field of gender equity and women’s history. MacGregor conducts women’s history workshops and women’s historic sites tours throughout the country. She also works with state and national agencies on strategies and programs to help acknowledge and recognize the historic contributions of women. Her work in the field of multicultural women’s history has been widely recognized including awards from the National Education Association, the US Department of Education, and the National Association for Multicultural Education, and the Association for Gender Equity Leadership in Education Leadership.

Guest Link:  https://nationalwomenshistoryalliance.org/

Guest Referenced Links:

  2020 Women’s Vote Centennial Initiative
is a collaboration of women-centered institutions, organizations, and scholars from across the US, works to ensure that this anniversary, and the 72-year fight to achieve it, are commemorated and celebrated throughout the United States. www.2020centennial.org
www.facebook.com/2020Centennial

 Vision 2020
is a national coalition of individuals and organizations in all 50 states working together for women’s economic, political and social equality in the United States. The Vision 2020 initiative was founded and is administered by Drexel University’s Institute for Women’s Health and Leadership.                               https://drexel.edu/vision2020/

 

2020 Rose Parade float commemorating the Women’s Suffrage Centennial. Clip of the passage of the float and the Women Suffragist marchers (photo below) from around the nation.

 

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2.   Paula Freund helped write the City of Petaluma Proclamation on the Centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution to be officially announced today by the City Council of Petraluma, January 6, 2020.  The highlights of the proclamation are shared with Women’s Spaces and a copy is below. Paula also talks of remarkable women in Petaluma’s history that influenced Women’s Suffrage in California to be made state law in 1911.

About our Guest: Paula Freund is a retired art historian living in Petaluma, California. She holds a master’s degree in art history from Washington University in St. Louis and undergraduate degrees in art history and Spanish from Southern Methodist University. In Texas she worked as a curatorial assistant at the Meadows Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts, Dallas and taught art appreciation and art history in the Junior College system. In 2010 she moved to Petaluma, joined the board of directors of the Petaluma Museum Association and began curating exhibits for the community. Her most recent exhibition, curated in 2018, “The Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, A Story of Civic Progress & Pride,” was dedicated to Lucy Kortum. Currently, she is planning, with co-curator Katherine Rinehart, an exhibition dedicated to telling the story of Petaluma’s participation in the women’s suffrage movement.

Guest Links:  www.petalumamuseum.com

Link of PDF of the Petaluma Proclamation to download

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Guest Referenced Link:  Sonoma County Women’s Suffrage Project  https://socowomen2020.org/

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This Week in Herstory

Compilation from the National Women’s History Alliance

History of NWHA.  In 1980, the National Women’s History Project (NWHP) was founded in Santa Rosa, California by Molly Murphy MacGregor, Mary Ruthsdotter, Maria Cuevas, Paula Hammett and Bette Morgan to broadcast women’s historical achievements.
The NWHP started by leading a coalition that successfully lobbied Congress to designate March as National Women’s History Month, now celebrated across the land.
Today, the NWHP, now the newly renamed National Women’s History Alliance (NWHA),  is known nationally as the only clearinghouse providing information and training in multicultural women’s history for educators, community organizations, and parents-for anyone wanting to expand their understanding of women contributions to U. S. history.

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January 5, 1925 – Nellie Tayloe Ross is inaugurated as the first woman Governor in U.S. history (Governor of Wyoming)

January 12, 1932 – Hattie Wyatt Caraway (D-Arkansas) is the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate, becomes the first woman to chair a Senate Committee and the first to serve as the Senate’s presiding officer.

January 3, 1949 – Margaret Chase Smith (R-Maine) starts her tenure in the Senate, where she stays in office until 1973, became the first woman to serve in both the House and Senate as she previously served in the House (1940-49).

January 7, 1955 – Marian Anderson is the first African American woman to sing at the Metropolitan Opera.

January 8, 1977 – Anna Pauline “Pauli” Murray is the first African American woman ordained to the Episcopal priesthood, by Bishop William F. Creighton at Washington National Cathedral in Washington D.C.

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Annnouncements

The NOW 2020 Woman Suffrage Centennial Calendar is available. Suggested donation $15. Contact NOW Sonoma at info@NOWSonoma.org

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Saturday, January 18, 10:00 AM to 1:30 PM, Women’s March Santa Rosa, Old Courthouse Square, one of many around the nation: https://www.facebook.com/events/old-courthouse-sq-santa-rosa-ca-95404-united-states/womens-march-santa-rosa-2020/509576082928288/

Women’s March Santa Rosa fb page: https://www.facebook.com/srwomensmarch/

Women’s March Santa Rosa of January 2019.                            Photo by Leslie Graves

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Saturday, January 25, 2020, Building Neighborhood Power, presented by Santa Rosa Together, Santa Rosa Housing for All, The Sonoma Intersections Coaltion and the City of Santa Rosa. Join neighbors as we begin defining the types of services, structures and support we want in our neighborhood. With well-defined neighborhood visions, we can better help policymakers and developers deliver the neighborhoods of our dreams! We will be led by world-renown community builder, Jim Diers, the former Dir. of the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods and Professor at the University of Washington’s Asset-Based Community Development Institute. Eventbrite link.

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Sonoma County Women’s Suffrage Project  https://socowomen2020.org/

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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

Please Peace sung by Linda Ferro from the single Please Peace  (2009 Linda Ferro) – In November 2009 Linda Ferro composed this song for the Women’s Spaces TV presentation of I Am Woman, I Am All Women

No More War sung by Becky Hobbs from the Album Songs From the Road of Life (2004 Beckaroo Records)

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For music purchasing opportunity:

Link:Spinitron.com Playlist for Women’s Spaces Show

 

Women’s Space Radio Show with host Elaine B. Holtz and guests Bernice Espinoza and Leslie Graves on the Sonoma County 2020 Women’s Suffrage Project and Megan Kaun and Julie Royas on Toxic Free Future, has been uploaded to the web archive.

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Children, mother, Pesticides, Vote, Women's History

Women’s Space Radio Show with host Elaine B. Holtz and guests Bernice Espinoza and Leslie Graves on the Sonoma County 2020 Women’s Suffrage Project and Megan Kaun and Julie Royas on Toxic Free Future, has been uploaded to the web archive. The show was recorded, broadcast in the North Bay and streamed worldwide over Radio KBBF 89.1 FM  on Monday 8/19/19 at 11 AM (repeats at 11 PM) and repeat broadcast in Petaluma and streamed worldwide over Radio KPCA 103.3 FM on Wednesday 8/21/19 at 11 AM. 

 

http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSKBBF/WSA190819.html

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Sonoma County 2020 Women’s Suffrage Project

Toxic Free Future Campaign for Sonoma County

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Featuring Guests

1. Bernice Espinoza, Volunteer Steering Committee Member, Sonoma County 2020 Women’s Suffrage Project

2. Leslie Graves, Volunteer Steering Committee Member, Sonoma County 2020 Women’s Suffrage Project

3. Megan Kaun, Board member of Sonoma County Conservation Action (SCCA)

4. Julie Royas, Founder, Toxic Free Future Campaign

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Announcements (Click for section below)

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 Our Featured Guests

1. Bernice Espinoza and 2. Leslie Graves talk about the Sonoma County 2020 Women’s Suffrage Project to commemorate 100 Years of Women’s Right to Vote.  Bernice draws our attention to the fact that it was really only white women who got the right to vote initially and how important that we recognize women of all colors and sexual identity in 2020. Leslie and Bernice announce some events as the preparations begin for you and your friends to contribute ideas, time and support.

About our Guest:  Bernice Espinoza  is a Volunteer Steering Committee Member for the Sonoma County 2020 Women’s Suffrage Project. Bernice is a schedule speaker at the Petaluma Progressive Festival on Sunday, August 25, 2019 listed in our Announcements section..

About our Guest: Leslie Graves  has produced many public events in Sonoma County, including the Women’s March and Rally in Santa Rosa. Leslie is a Volunteer Steering Committee Member for the Sonoma County 2020 Women’s Suffrage Project.

Guest Link:  https://socowomen2020.org/

https://www.facebook.com/SoCoWomen2020/

Email: socowomen2020@gmail.com

Guest Event:  Wednesday, August 21, 2019, 6:30PM – 8:00 PM, General Member Meeting at Radio KBBF, 1700 Corby Ave, (Suite B), Santa Rosa – Join us to learn about the upcoming plans and programs for Sonoma County 2020 Women’s Suffrage Project. Individuals and representatives of groups strongly encouraged to attend this planning meeting as we discuss our kick-off event on December 8, 2019 and complete calendar for 2020. RSVP appreciated … socowomen2020@gmail.com

To keep up with the events leading up to 2020 check out https://socowomen2020.org/calendar

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3. Megan Kaun and 4. Julie Royas share their journies into becoming active in the elimination of toxic synthetic pesticides, a Toxic Free Future for Sonoma County. Both are mothers with children. Julie noticed how inflamed her son’s skin became with exposure to the use of Roundup glyphosate herbicide at his elementary school and protecting him gives her the strength to attend public hearings and lobby local politicians for policy changes in the use of the pesticides in public places like schools, parks and along the creeks. The latest victory in the county was persuading the Cotati City Council to vote to ban the use of glyphosates like in Roundup in their public spaces. Coming up on Tuesday August 27, 2019 the Rohnert Park City Council will take up discussion of toxic-free landscaping and residents of the county are invited to attend and voice their opposition to toxic pesticide use in the city on public lands.

About our Guest: Julie Royes is a military wife and mother of two. She decided to do something about synthetic pesticide use in public spaces after her doctor tied her son’s mysterious skin rashes to low dose exposure to the synthetic pesticides (glyphosate and others) being used near her home. Julie started the Toxic Free Future campaign in Rohnert Park in 2018 to create more safe public spaces in Sonoma County.

About our Guest: Megan Kaun is an environmental engineer who has taken an unexpected journey into the world of pesticides. An experience at her local park regarding weed killer application near a children’s playground inspired Megan to work toward eliminating unnecessary synthetic pesticide use in Sonoma County. Through her work as a private citizen-scientist and as a board member of Sonoma County Conservation Action (SCCA) and Santa Rosa Water (former), she has helped bring enlightened landscape policies to numerous municipal agencies and schools. Megan holds engineering degrees from Stanford and Northwestern Universities.

Guest Link:  www.conservationaction.org

Guest Event:  Tuesday August 27th 2019, 5pm, at City Hall (130 Avram Ave). Rohnert Park City Council will discuss the city’s synthetic pesticide use on Tuesday . Come show your support for a full ban on all synthetic pesticides. https://www.conservationaction.org/news/toxicfree/

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Announcements

Wednesday, August 21, 2019, 6:30PM – 8:00 PM, Sonoma County 2020 Women’s Suffrage Project General Member Meeting at Radio KBBF, 1700 Corby Ave, (Suite B), Santa Rosa – Join us to learn about the upcoming plans and programs for Sonoma County 2020 Women’s Suffrage Project. Individuals and representatives of groups strongly encouraged to attend this planning meeting as we discuss our kick-off event on December 8, 2019 and complete calendar for 2020. RSVP appreciated … socowomen2020@gmail.com

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Sunday, Aug. 25, 12 noon-4:00 PM, Indivisible Petaluma Presents the 22nd Annual Progressive Festival!; Listen. Connect. Change Your Community! Visit:the fb event page for more info at https://www.facebook.com/events/653729388386109/

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August 26th is Women’s Equality Day

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Tuesday August 27th 2019, 5pm, at City Hall (130 Avram Ave). Rohnert Park City Council will discuss the city’s synthetic pesticide use on Tuesday . Come show your support for a full ban on all synthetic pesticides. https://www.conservationaction.org/news/toxicfree/

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Saturday August 31, 2019, 2-5 PM,  Repair Party, Northwest Branch, Sonoma County LIbrary, 150 Coddingtown Center, Santa Rosa, (707) 546-2265. Drop in. First come, first served. No guarantee that we can fix your item. Help the event run smoothly by filling out a Repair Party Request Form at tiny.cc/repairparty or call (707) 546-2265 and ask for Jenny. We’re recruiting volunteers for this event (sign up to be a fixer, greeter, translator, and “supply runner”). Fill out the form at tiny.cc/repairvolunteer or call the library and ask for Jenny. En Español: EVENTO: tiny.cc/repairpartyspanish
En Español: FORMULARIO DE SOLICITUD: tiny.cc/reparar https://sonomacounty.libcal.com/event/5321696

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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

Battle Hymn for Women  by Betsy Rose and the Womansong Chorus from the album Welcome to the Circle (Paper Crane Music)

What on Earth sung by Earth Mama from the album Love Large (Rouse House, LLC)

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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 guest Erin Latham-Ponneck and Robin Latham on Rise Up March/Rally and Deva Marie Proto on the Counting of Votes, recorded on 10/29/18, has been uploaded to the web archives.

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Rally, Vote, women in politics

Women’s Spaces Radio Show with host Elaine B. Holtz and guest Erin Latham-Ponneck and Robin Latham on Rise Up March/Rally and Deva Marie Proto on the Counting of Votes,  recorded on 10/29/18, 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 10/29/18 and repeat broadcast and streamed over Radio KPCA 103.3 FM in Petaluma on Tuesday 10/30/18.

The link to the show’s archive webpage is

http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSKBBF/WSA181029.html 

 

Rise Up and Make Some Noise March and Rally
Counting the Votes in Sonoma County

Featuring Guests:

1. Erin Latham-Ponneck, Organizer and 2. Robin Latham , Volunteer, Rise Up and Make Some Noise March and Rally November 3.

3. Deva Marie Proto, Sonoma County Clerk-Recorder-Assessor and Registrar of Voters-Elect and present Chief Deputy Clerk-Recorder

Announcements (See links below)

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1. Erin Latham-Ponneck and 2. Robin Latham announce the Rise Up and Make Some Noise Rally March and Rally this Saturday November 3 at the Santa Rosa Square. Robin shares her path to activism and for this event she actually works under her daughter’s lead Erin. Erin talks of the importance of the Rally and what moves her personnally to undergo the work of organizing such an event.

About our Guest: Erin Latham-Ponneck helped organize the Books not Bombs action while in high school at the start of the second Iraq War. Erin would attend political vigils and rallies with her parents since the 1980’s.

About our Guest: Robin Latham is a long time activist.  Robin is presently the EcoWares Librarian with Green Mary – Zero Waste Events , a company dedicated to greening events.

Guest Link:  https://www.facebook.com/events/244831066215175/

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3. Deva Marie Proto, Sonoma County Chief Deputy Clerk-Recorder, talks about the procedures at the Registrar of Voters office around Election Day November 3 in counting the votes.  She urges the early mailing of the mail-in ballots in order to be counted for the election night tally, but also stressed that the legal count totals occur upon certification 30 days later, which include all the ballots cast, including the mail-in ballots not received until the day of election.

About our Guest: Deva Marie Proto is the newly elected Sonoma County Clerk-Recorder-Assessor-Registrar of Voters. She is currently the Chief Deputy Clerk-Recorder and will take office on January 8, 2019. Deva has been with the County for over 11 years, and grew up in Sonoma County. While she has been with the Clerk-Recorder’s Office, she has overseen a number of projects to increase efficiency and customer access. That includes implementing a new Clerk-Recording system that cut back on errors and data duplication, and a new website that allows people to purchase recorded documents online instead of coming into the office. The website also includes a full Spanish translation. She is currently working on expanding the records available online, and testing a system to allow people to file Fictitious Business Name Statements online.

Guest Link: http://vote.sonoma-county.org/

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Announcements:

Saturday, November 3, 2018, Rise Up and Make Some Noise March and Rally, Santa Rosa Square, Gather at 10 AM, March at 11 AM followed by Rally. See Poster above.

Tuesday, November 6, Election Day, Polls open at 7 AM – 8 PM. Ballots returned by mail must be postmarked before or on Election Day and delivered to the Registrar of Voters office via USPS or a bona fide private mail delivery company no later than three days after Election Day.  http://vote.sonoma-county.org/

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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

The Times They Are a Changing sung by The Brothers and Sisters from the Album Dylans Gospels (1969 Ode Records)

Vote sung by the Citizens Band from the Album Grab A Root and Growl (2012 The Citizens Band)

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 Dotty LeMieux of Green Dog Campaigns and Elaine reading her poetry on Power and Dreamer, recorded on 4/23/18, has been uploaded to the web archives.

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Women’s Spaces Radio Show with guests  Dotty LeMieux of Green Dog Campaigns and Elaine reading her poetry on Power and Dreamer, recorded on 4/23/18, 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 4/23/18 and repeat broadcast and streamed over Radio KPCA 103.3 FM in Petaluma on Tuesday 4/24/18.

The link to the show’s archive webpage is

http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSKBBF/WSA180423.html

Women Campaigning Challenges
Poetry: Power and You Might Say I Am a Dreamer

Announcements    (See Links below)

April is Sexual Violence Awareness Month (See Section below)

Featured

1. Dotty LeMieux , Foumder. Green Dog Campaign

2. Elaine B. Holtz reads her poetry ,

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1. Dotty LeMieux describes some of the challenges facing women candidates from her personal experience at running for office and helping other women campain through her company Green Dog Campaign.  Dotty gives tips for women considering running for office.

About our Guest:  Dotty LeMieux is the Founder of Green Dog Campaigns and has successfully run campaigns for State, County and local office, specializing in progressive women. She serves on the Marin Democratic Central Committee and the State Central Committee and executive Boards. She was a Bernie Sanders delegate to the Democratic National Convention. And is current Membership Chair of the Marin Women’s PAC. Dotty has authored numerous articles for political publications and trains candidates for office on behalf of many groups, such as Emerge California and the Marin Women’s PAC. She writes a blog with political tips, stories and sometimes satire called The Campaign Cookbook.  She tries to include actual recipes for the campaign trail..

Guest Links: www.greendogcampaigns.com

http://thecampaigncookbook.blogspot.com/

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2.  Elaine B. Holtz presents two of her poems: Power and You might Say I Am A Dreamer.

Power

There are but two powers in the world, the sword and the mind. In the long run, the sword is always beaten by the mind. Napoleon Bonaparte

How can you harness your brainpower? Let’s look at POWER.

P – power is purpose. Ideas, dreams, goals, any product of the mind’s eye harnessed to a purpose will produce a storehouse of power.
O – power is open-mindedness. It is having a mind open to new ideas. It is thinking unfettered by preconceived notions.
W – power is wisdom. It means strength, tempered by good judgment, combined with learning and knowledge.
E- power is energy. It is the engine of work, the force of human expression, the capacity for action.
R- power is responsibility. The greater the power, the greater the responsibility. Power without responsibility leads to corruption and evil. Power united to responsibility is the source of good works and the increased well-being of all.
POWER is the ability, the vigor, the strength to influence others and to control one’s own destiny.

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You might Say I Am A Dreamer

Last night I had a beautiful dream about life
and all it could mean.
I dreamt how beautiful it was to live when the
entire world learned to give.

Humankind at last learned how to use their
highest level of thought,
Making wars no longer, Peace was taught,
Prejudice was a thing in the past; all humankind
became equal at last.

The cry of hunger and pain were no longer heard every day,
Humans learned to give, to help others along the way.

How beautiful it was to live
How great to give
Peace at last
War and hate in the dim past
Fear and mistrust were unheard of; all humans knew were trust and love.

With a start I woke up from my beautiful dream,
Opened my ears and eyes
Hearing and seeing all of human kind cry
Tears of sorrow fell down my face as I vowed to
Help change this place.
                                         by Elaine B. Holtz

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Announcement Links

League of Women Voters Event Link: http://lwvsonoma.org/calendar.html

Monday, April 30, 2018, 6:30-8:00pm Santa Rosa Veterans Hall, Sheriff Candidates Forum.

Please viist the LWV Event page for more events in May related to the election. http://lwvsonoma.org/calendar.html

We will also provide links on the 2018 Political Candidates page.

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 April is Sexual Violence Awareness Month

April is a month dedicated to raising awareness about sexual violence and increasing the public’s understanding about sexual violence in our society. It also provides opportunities for the community to be directly involved in supporting victims and survivors, their families, and organizations that provide crisis intervention throughout the year. Sexual violence prevention requires many voices and roles. Prevention is possible and we all can make a difference. Here’s how YOU can make a difference, as we learned at the Panel Discussion after the Special Screening of the Film The Rape of Recy Taylor on March 29 last week at the Rialto Cinema in Sebastopol:
Intervene to stop concerning behavior
Speak up when you hear rape jokes or harmful comments
Believe and support survivors
Create prevention policies at your workplace or school
Coordinate a community event to raise awareness
Talk with neighbors about ways everyone can get involved
Email legislators to gain support for prevention and services
Support the agencies who provide services for survivors: DONATE

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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

Earth Song sung by India Carney from her Single: Earth Song -The Voice Performance (The Voice/Republic)

It’s Political sung by Shannon LaBrie from the Album: War and Peace (2016 LaBrie Records and BUTR Records LLC)

Imagine sung by the Glee Cast from the Album: Glee The Music – Volume 2 (Columbia)

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

 

Women’s Spaces Radio Show with guests Susan Lamont on nationwide rallies April 15 No! to U.S. Wars at Home and Abroad and Rebecca Jones on the League of Women Voters events in Sonoma County, recorded on 4/16/18, has been uploaded to the web archives.

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Human Rights, peace activist, Sonoma County, Vote, women in public service, Women's Spaces

Women’s Spaces Radio Show with guests Susan Lamont on nationwide rallies April 15 No! to U.S. Wars at Home and Abroad and Rebecca Jones on the League of Women Voters events in Sonoma County,  recorded on 4/16/18, 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 4/16/18 and repeat broadcast and streamed over Radio KPCA 103.3 FM in Petaluma on Tuesday 4/17/18.

The link to the show’s archive webpage is

http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSKBBF/WSA180416.html

Announcements    (See Links below)

April is Sexual Violence Awareness Month (See Section below)

Featured

1. Susan Lamont , Activist, Report on No! to U.S. Wars at Home and Abroad Rally and March in Oakland on April 15

2. Rebecca Jones, President, League of Women Voters, Sonoma County Chapter

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1. Susan Lamont participated in the rally and march No! to U.S. Wars at Home and Abroad held Sunday April 15 in Oakland.  The nationwide action was planned in February as a voice of resistance to the increase in military action and budget of the United States in Syria and other places around the world.  Susan reports on the general mood of the crowd of 1000 that showed up in solidarity for a more peaceful and nurturing direction for the nation.

About our Guest:  Susan Lamont is a longtime peace and social justice activist, who is currently affiliated with Sonoma County’s Green Party, the Police Brutality Coalition and Veterans for Peace. She is also a writer, poet and photographer. Susan was my first guest on the Women’s Spaces television show in 2004 and a regular guest on the Women’s Spaces radio show.

Guest Link: https://www.facebook.com/susan.lamont.12

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2. Rebecca Jones talks about the League of Women Voters (LWV), founded in 1921, a year after the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution giving women the right to vote. The Sonoma County Chapter was founded in 1951. Rebecca talks about the mission of LWV to influence public policy through education and advocacy, yet LWV never supports or opposes any political party or candidate. We have an election coming up in the county on Tuesday, June 5, and the League has some events planned in April and May for citizens to register to vote and to learn about the candidates and issues in the county races.

About Our Guest: Rebecca Jones is a graduate of Sonoma State University where she earned a degree in Accounting, She worked at Hewlett Packard and Agilent Technologies for 25 years. Rebecca has always been interested in social and political issues but did not become significantly involved in local issues until she retired. Upon retiring, she joined the League of Women Voters in 2013 and has served as Secretary and now President. Originally from Montana she came to Sonoma County in 1975. She is married and has, two grown children and three grandchildren who all live in Sonoma County.

Guest Link:  League of Women Voters Sonoma County http://lwvsonoma.org/

LWC April Event Link: http://lwvsonoma.org/calendar.html

Thursday, April 19, 2018, 6-7:00pm Finley Center, Santa Rosa, Candidate Forum-Clerk-Recorder-Assessor-Registrar of Voters. Hear this views of the candidates for this office, important to voting in Santa Rosa County.

Monday, April 23, 2018, 6:30-7:30pm Sonoma Veterans Hall,
Sonoma, Sheriff Candidates Forum.

Monday, April 30, 2018, 6:30-8:00pm Santa Rosa Veterans Hall, Sheriff Candidates Forum.

Please viist the LWC Event page for more events in May related to the election. http://lwvsonoma.org/calendar.html

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Announcement Links

Event Link:  April 20-21, Women in Music: https://www.facebook.com/northbaywomeninmusiccollective/

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 April is Sexual Violence Awareness Month

April is a month dedicated to raising awareness about sexual violence and increasing the public’s understanding about sexual violence in our society. It also provides opportunities for the community to be directly involved in supporting victims and survivors, their families, and organizations that provide crisis intervention throughout the year. Sexual violence prevention requires many voices and roles. Prevention is possible and we all can make a difference. Here’s how YOU can make a difference, as we learned at the Panel Discussion after the Special Screening of the Film The Rape of Recy Taylor on March 29 last week at the Rialto Cinema in Sebastopol:
Intervene to stop concerning behavior
Speak up when you hear rape jokes or harmful comments
Believe and support survivors
Create prevention policies at your workplace or school
Coordinate a community event to raise awareness
Talk with neighbors about ways everyone can get involved
Email legislators to gain support for prevention and services
Support the agencies who provide services for survivors: DONATE

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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

Strong Confident Woman sung by Ms. Taylor P. Collins from her Single: Strong Confident Woman (Ms. Taylor P. Collins)

One World sung by Roberta Donnay from the Album: One World (1998 Rainforest Records)

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

Women’s Spaces Radio Show with guests Christine Hoex of Sonoma County Climate Action and Alexandra DeLuca of EMILY’s List, broadcast via KBBF-FM 89.1 on 1/29/18, has been uploaded to the web archives.

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Women’s Spaces Radio Show with guests Christine Hoex of Sonoma County Climate Action and Alexandra DeLuca of EMILY’s List, broadcast via KBBF-FM 89.1 on 1/29/18, has been uploaded to the web archives.

http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSKBBF/WSA180129.html

Announcements  (See Links below)

Featured

1. Christine Hoex , Volunteer, 350 Sonoma

2. Alexandra DeLuca, Press Secretary, Emily’s List

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1. Christine Hoex talks about her becoming active as a volunteer at 350 Sonoma – Sonoma County Climate Action, inspired by 350.org. of Bill McKibben.  Christine explains why the number 350, and why the concentration of CO2 is important as an indicator of an environment that can support life as we know it for us and future generations.  She describes ways folks can get involved by joining various action groups aligned with 350 and by attending events listed on their 350 Sonoma website.

About our Guest:  Christine Hoex is a volunteer activist with 350 Sonoma. She is also a sustainable flower grower. She has been working or social and environmental issues in her spare time since 2005. Her top issue is Climate Change because we have such a small window of time left to get this right!

Sonoma County Climate Action Link: http://350sonoma.org/

2. Alexandra DeLuca calls in from EMILY’s List Washington DC headquarters to describe EMILY’s List and its30-year  history. Thanks to the Women’s Marches of in January 2017 and January 2018, there has been a surge of interest in women running in political elections as progressive Democratic Party candidates. To date over 30,000 women have applied for their campaigns in 2018, 2010 and 2022. Alexandra explains how women can start the process by expelling myths of running that often dampen the initial enthusiasm at the Run to Win Link with trainings and networking the candidates to resources and funding, as listed on Emily’s LIst website.

About our Guest: Alexandra DeLuca is the Press Secretary for EMILY’s List, an organization that works to recruit, train, and elect pro-choice Democratic women to office. Her background is in political communications, and before coming to EMILY’s List during the 2016 election cycle, worked as a communications consultant for progressive non-profits. She graduated from Georgetown University, where she studied government and theology, and, while a Chicago native, grew up in London, England. A dual citizen, her loyalties primarily lie on this side of the Atlantic – except during World Cup matches.

Emily’s List Link: www.emilyslist.org

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Announcement Links 

Sonoma County Sheriff Candidate Forum

Meet John Mutz, Ernesto Olivares & Mark Essick

Fb Link: Sheriff Candidate Forum
Public Event Free·($20 Donation suggested) Hosted by Sonoma County Republican Party,1421 Guerneville Rd, Ste 110, Santa Rosa, California 95403, Wednesday January 31, 7 to 9 PM.

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

Save the Earth sung by Bethie from the Album: Tied Together with Love (1991 Beth Marlin Lichter)

Hey Mr. Politician Lyrics and Music by Ellen Bukstel  (from her CD Daddy’s Little Girl, www.ellenbukstel.com )

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

Women’s Spaces Radio Show with guests Leslie Graves updating on the Women’s Rally, Cerrissa MacNichols and Estela Martinez on $5M Wildfire Immigrants grant. and DA Jill Ravitch on Family Justice Center, broadcast via KBBF-FM 89.1 on 1/22/18, has been uploaded to the web archives.

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Women’s Spaces Radio Show with guests Leslie Graves updating on the Women’s Rally, Cerrissa MacNichols and Estela Martinez on $5M Wildfire Immigrants grant. and DA Jill Ravitch on Family Justice Center, broadcast via KBBF-FM 89.1 on 1/22/18, has been uploaded to the web archives.

http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSKBBF/WSA180122.html

Women’s Rally Update
CHDC $5M Wildfire Grant for Immigrants
Family Justice Center

Featured

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

2. Cerrissa MacNichols, Program Planner, California Human Development Corporation (CHDC)

3. Estela Martinez, Bilingual Case Manager, California Human Development Corporation (CHDC)

4. Jill Ravitch, District Attorney, Sonoma County, Family Justice Center

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1. Leslie Graves updates us on the size and energy of the Women’s Rally in Santa Rosa.  5,000 is her estimate as an experienced event organizer at the Old Courthouse Square.  Congratulations all those who showed up at the marches or rallies for raising your voice and registering to vote.

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,

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

Link: Sonoma County Registrar of Voters

2. Cerrissa MacNichols and 3. Estela Martinez talk about the services of the California Human Development Corporation (CHDC) in Sonoma County and 30 other Northern California Counties.  Headquartered in Santa Rosa, CHDC has been fighting the war on poverty for 50 years, inspired by the farmworkers they serve.  They share some exciting news that needs to be acted on by February 7, 2018.  $5 Million in Emergency Wildfire Federal Aid for Immigrants has been grantedfor the California counties of Butte, Lake, Mendocino, Nevada, Napa, Sonoma, Orange, Yuba and Solano. CHDC has been named as the dispensing agency, and it subcontracts with Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Santa Rosa, On The Move, UpValley Family Centers of napa, Abode and UndocuFund Steering Committee that includes the North Bay Organizing Project, Graton Day Labor Center and North Bay Jobs with Justice. CHDC offers confidential and safe counselling for immigrants, documented or undocumented.  The deadline to apply is February 7, 2018.

About our Guest: Cerrissa MacNichols has been working for nonprofits that serve immigrants for over 20 years. She currently works as the program planner and grant writer for CHD. Cerrissa immigrated from Korea when she was 14 months old and has spent all of her adult life advocating for immigrant rights.

About our Guest:  Estela Martinez  worked as a case manager for seniors before coming to CHD. She has been employed as a bilingual case manager for CHD’s One-Stop Wildfire Relief and Resource center since December of last year.

Guest Link: https://californiahumandevelopment.org/

Wildfire Grant CDHC Tel. (707) 523-1155 x4740

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4. District Attorney Jill Ravitch discusses the Family Justice Center (FJC), which serves as a one-stop agency addressing the needs of surviving victims of family violence to protect them and restore hope.  FJC is committed to helping survivors of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, Child Abuse, Elder Abuse, and Stalking.  No police report is required unless agreed to.  Immigration status is not requested.
About our Guest:   Jill Ravitch is the first woman to serve as District Attorney in Sonoma County. She took office in 2011, and is now serving her second term. A graduate of UC Berkeley, Ms. Ravitch attended the University of San Francisco Law School, and upon graduation in 1987 began her prosecutorial career at the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office. Ms. Ravitch moved to Sonoma County in 1990 and joined the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office where she earned recognition for her prosecution skills, handling many complex and high profile sexual assault, domestic violence, gang violence and homicide cases. During Ms. Ravitch’s first term she opened the Family Justice Center, dedicated to providing wraparound services to victims of family violence, sexual assault, elder abuse and child abuse.

Guest Link: Family Justice Center: www.fjcsc.org

(707) 565-8255    8:30 AM – 4:30 PM Mon – Fri

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Announcement Links 

 

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

Imagine sung by the Glee Cast from the Album: Glee the Music Vol. 2 (209 Twentieth Century Fox Television)

Singing for our Lives by Holly Near from the Album: And Still We Sing (Calico Tracks Music)

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

Women’s Spaces Radio Show with host Elaine B. Holtz and guest Caroline Bañuelos on Planning District Elections in Santa Rosa and Firestorm Disaster Resources , broadcast via KBBF-FM 89.1 on 10/9/17, has been uploaded to the web archives.

Tags

District Elections, Santa Rosa, Vote, Wildfire, women in politics, Women's Spaces

Women’s Spaces Radio Show with host Elaine B. Holtz and guest Caroline Bañuelos on Planning District Elections in Santa Rosa and Firestorm Disaster Resources , broadcast via KBBF-FM 89.1 on 10/9/17, has been uploaded to the web archives.

http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSKBBF/WSA171009.html

Announcements  (See Links below)

 Emergency resource links for the Wild Fire Storm Disaster in the City of Santa Rosa and Sonoma County, Napa, and Mendocino Counties.

Featured Guests

1. Caroline Bañuelos,  Advocate for District Elections in Santa Rosa; President of the Sonoma County Latino Democratic Club

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1 Caroline Bañuelos has been an advocate for District Elections in Santa Rosa since 2004.  The City Council put the issue before the voters as Measure Q in 2012 but it failed.  Now the City is being threatened with a lawsuit and has voted in August to go forward with District Elections beginning with a first. At the first of a series of public meetings on Oct 2 the plan on how to get there was discussed. Caroline and Elaine were there and report on the progress.  Soon district map proposals will be submitted, and how the citizens can participate in meetings and online is discussed.

About our Guest:  Caroline Bañuelos has lived in Sonoma County for over 30 years and has a BA from Sonoma State University in Political Science. Caroline has served on many nonprofit boards including Social Advocates for Youth, Community Support Network, and Routes for Youth and the Konocti Girl Scout Council. She has also served on many civic boards including Santa Rosa Planning Commission, Santa Rosa Board of Community Services and the Santa Rosa Community Advisory Board. Most recently she served as the Chair of the Community and Local Law Enforcement Task Force (also known as the Andy Lopez Task Force). Caroline is the Co-Chair of Santa Rosa Cinco de Mayo Committee and President of the Sonoma County Latino Democratic Club. Caroline has worked for Ceres Community Project for the last four years as their Volunteer Relations Manager. Caroline is committed to human rights, social justice and empowering youth.

Guest Link:  City of Santa Rosa District Election information page and links to maps:

https://srcity.org/2593/District-Based-Elections

Guest Article:  Close to Home:
Santa Rosa, school board should embrace district elections by Alicia Roman and Caroline Bañuelos,  Press Democrat, August 4, 2017

Guest Link: Sonoma County Latino Democratic Club facebook page

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Announcement Links

The following event has been cancelled because of the city fire disaster.

National Organization for Women (NOW) &
National Women’s History Project (NWHP) Planning Event for Anniversary of passage of the 19th Amendment and gaining the right to vote for women.  Special Guest Speaker: Molly Murphy MacGregor (Co-Founder of NWHP)
“Our History is Our Strength – How We Got The Vote.”

Wednesday – October 18. 2017, 4:00 – 6:00pm
Redwood Credit Union Community Room
3033 Cleveland Ave., Santa Rosa, CA

Plarnning Event CANCELLED – will be rescheduled

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Emergency Website of the City of Santa Rosa:

www.srcity.org/2620/Emergency-Information

Emergency Website of Sonoma County:

http://sonomacounty.ca.gov/Public-Safety/Press-Releases/

Emergency Website of Napa County:

www.countyofnapa.org/Emergencies

Emergency Website of Mendocino County

www.mendocinocounty.org/government/executive-office/office-of-emergency-services

CalFire Website: www.fire.ca.gov/current_incidents

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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

We Are The World sung by Countdown Kids from the Album: Pop For Kids – You’ve Got a Friend
(2002 Madacy Kids)

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