Today Eugenie Mukeshimana talks about how women are reconstructing themselves and their communities in post genocide Rwanda. Then Dave Zirin and Elizabeth Terzakis speak on discrimination and stereotypes in the world of women athletics.

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On Memorial Day, we look at the intimate connections between militarism and masculinity in our culture. Kate Raphael talks with author Kathleen Barry about her book Unmaking War, Remaking Men, and with filmmaker Jacqueline Olive about her film in progress, Always in Season, exploring the legacy of lynching and the movement for restorative justice.

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Susan Youssef speaks to Kate Raphael about her new film “Habibi,” – which retells one of the world’s oldest love stories and simultaneously challenges the stereotype of the oppressed Arab woman.

**We are giving away 2 tickets to the May 10 film screening of Habibi – so call in to win! When you hear the prompt, call 510-848-4425!**

Then we honor International and Immigrant Workers Day or May Day and hear from two SEIU union members– Jamilah Din and Evelyn Curiel – about their work, how public sector workers are affected by city budget issues, and why they are pushing back against the contract concessions the city of San Francisco is asking them to make.

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Preeti Shekar talks with veteran Sri Lankan feminist and human rights activist Sunila Abeysekara, about the challenges women face in the aftermath of the 26-year civil war. Preeti interviewed Sunila at the AWID Forum held in Istanbul, Turkey in 2012.

And clerical and administrative workers are still the most heavily female work force in the country. In observation of Secretaries’ Day (Administrative Professionals Day), we listen to the voices of workers who are seldom heard.

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Kate Raphael speaks to Rose Aguilar about the War On Women – being waged between the Romney and Obama camps. Ana Martino (via WINGS) talks about the value of house work, and getting feminists to reclaim the word, house wife.

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Coming up this weekend, Purple Moon Dance Project celebrates 20 years with its most ambitious project yet, “Uhane.” Ten unstoppable women over 60 share over 950 years of stories. Kate Raphael talks with artistic director and founder Jill Togawa and performer Susan Almazol. Also writer, teacher, and activist Elana Dykewomon reflects on the passing of Adrienne Rich and what it means to “move to the head of the line” of feminist writers.

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Today we honor the passing of acclaimed poet, activist and teacher, Adrienne Rich. She died last week at the age of 82. Then we hear from Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies Professor, Maylei Blackwell, about various Chicana women’s issues, and her book, ¡Chicana Power! Contested Histories of Feminism in the Chicano Movement.

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Today we look at the enduring legacies of the AIDS activist movement, especially ACT UP, and its lessons for Occupy and beyond with a panel held in San Francisco over the weekend; and Nina Serrano sits down with feminist historian Max Dashu to discuss her work on Rebel Shamans and how women’s suppressed history can help us overcome the current assault on women’s rights in the U.S..

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On today’s show, we hear the words and wisdom of veteran activists, Grace Lee Boggs and Angela Davis. In the first half of the show, Grace Lee Boggs reflects on her life, revolution, and her new book – The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism in the 21st Century. In the second half of the show, we hear a conversation between Angela Davis about the work they have committed their lives to, and what revolution could look like.

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Lisa Dettmer remembers lesbian ecofeminist and animal rights activist and author Marti Kheel. Kate Raphael talks with Sahar Francis, director of the Palestinian prisoner support group Addameer, about the case of hunger striking political prisoner Hana Shalabi, whose detention was a focus of International Women’s Day in Palestine. And we talk with Loubna Qatami of the Arab Cultural Center about the upcoming Arab Women’s Conference in San Francisco.

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