In honor of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, we rebroadcast two interviews done by Kate Raphael. She discusses the history of International Women’s Day and the importance of Internationalist Feminism with Bay Area activists, Aileen Clarke Hernandez and Judith Mirkinson. Kate also speaks with professor and author, Michelle Wallace, about race, gender, and black feminism.

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Eryn Matthewson speaks with Lateefah Simon, MacArthur fellow for her work on civil rights and women’s empowerment; Kate Raphael interviews Zainab al Khawaja, leading Bahraini human rights activist; and Saria Idana talks about her solo show exploring the Israel/Palestine issue, “Homeless in Homeland.”

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Kate Raphael speaks with writer, Matthilda Bernstein Sycamore, about the new anthology, Why Are Faggots so Afraid of Faggots? Then Preeti Mangala Shekar speaks to Jeff Bucholtz about his documentary film, A Way from Violence.

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We mark the 39th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade with reproductive justice activists Ana Rodriguez of Access Women’s Health Justice and Belle Taylor-McGhee of Trust Black Women, and we hear a panel on Fifty Years of the Pill in Australia – an Incomplete Revolution, tracing the history and impact of the contraceptive pill. We also talk about Gov. Brown’s proposal to eliminate the California Commission on the Status of Women with Executive Director Beth McGovern.

After broadcast, segments will be on our blog kpfawomensmag.blogspot.com

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Women’s Magazine acknowledges and honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and what would have been his 83rd birthday, by honoring people who continue to work peace and justice. Lisa Dettmer and Preeti Mangala Shekar reflect on lessons learned from Yvette Hochburg’s death. They also speak with Yvette’s niece, Lara Withrob, about the care and community that surrounded Yvette in her final days. Then Eryn Mathewson speaks with Pamelya Herndon, Executive Director of the Southwest Women’s Law Center, about the way Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. influenced her, and the civil rights workshe does today.

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Today we welcome 2012 by taking a look at some the issues we covered in 2011, and highlighting our favorite shows of the year. You will hear from Kate Raphael, Preeti Mangala Shekar, Lisa Dettmer and Eryn Mathewson – critiquing the gay marriage movement; reviewing the film, The Help; analyzing issues for girls in the 21st century, and exploring how being a slut can be feminist?

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