Women's Spaces Radio Show

This week’s show, our Labor Day show, features Lisa Maldonaldo, Labor Representative for the California Nurses Association, on the current state of labor unions. See the web archive page for this show to read the bio of the guest, reports on each segment, links referenced, announcements, this week in Herstory and the playlist. http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSA23/WSA230904.html

This week’s radio features Molly Murphy MacGregor, President and co-Founder of the National Women’s History Alliance, on the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA): The Time Is Now. Visit this show’s web page to read the bio of the guest, report on the presentations for each segment, links referenced, announcements, this week in Herstory, and the playlist. http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSA23/WSA230821....

This week’s radio show features our young guest Amani Shroff, a high school student and podcaster of Vantage Point, on the Voice of Youth. See the web archive page for this show for our guest’s bio, her poem which she recited, descriptions of the segments, special announcements on zoom meetings this week to push the Equal Rights Amendment to completion, this week in Herstory, and the playlist. htt...

This week’s radio show features our guest Zakiya Thomas, President and CEO of the ERA Coalition, on the status of the Equal Rights Amendment. Check out this show’s web archive page for the bio of the guest, segment descriptions, announcements, links referenced, this week in Herstory, and the playlist. http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSA23/WSA230807.html

This week’s radio show features our guest Laura Wells, Green Party organizer and former candidate, on the systemic challenges facing Third Parties. See the web archive page for this show to view the bio of the guest, links referenced, announcements, this week in Herstory, the playlist, and to listen to the show at your convenience. Remember, August 3rd is the KBBF 50th Anniversary Gala Fundraiser....

This week’s show features our guest Kirstyne Lange, President of the NAACP – Sonoma County Chapter, on addressing the issues raised by the Portrait of Sonoma County 2021 Report.  Check out this show’s web archive page at the link for bio of the guest, links referenced including that of the Portrait of Sonoma County, Announcements, this week in Herstory, and the playlist. http://www.womensspaces.co...

This week’s radio show features our host Elaine B. Holtz giving a commentary on cluster bombs and on insights into the Women’s Spaces Pledge, interspersed with special music. See this show’s web archive page at the link for announcements, links referenced, her treatment of POWER, this week in Herstory and the playlist. http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSA23/WSA230717.html

This week’s radio show features Alicia Sanchez, President of Radio KBBF, announcing the station’s 50th Anniversary Celebration on Sunday July 23rd at Bayer Park in Santa Rosa (Roseland). Our second guest Dotti LeMieux, Founder of Green Dog Campaigns, with tips for running for elected office. Check out the show’s web archive page for bios of the guests, segment overviews, links referenced, this wee...

This week’s radio show features our guest Barbara Walsh describing her experience on the Sonoma County Civil Grand Jury, the application process and requirements, the commitment, and some history on the Grand Jury. Check out the web archive page for this show to see the links referenced, announcements, bio of the guest, reports on each segment, this week in Herstory, and the playlist at http://www...

This week’s radio show features our host Elaine B. Holtz commenting on Independence Day and the Declaration of Independence and our returning guest Rev. Dr. Patricia Keel talking about our inner freedom in Unity. Check out the show’s web archive page linked to this post for the bio of the guest, overview of the show segments, announcements, links referenced, this week in Herstory and the playlist....

This week’s radio show features our host Elaine B. Holtz’s Commentary on Juneteenth. Check out this show’s web archive page to listen to the show at your convenience, read Elaine’s commentary, see the Award of Appreciation Elaine received from the 53rd Annual MLK/Juneteenth Committee, this week in Herstory, announcements, links referenced, and the playlist.  http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSA2...

This week’s radio show features guests Tina Rogers and Nancy Rogers on the 53rd Annual MLK/Juneteenth Festival in Santa Rosa on Saturday, June 17. We will have a booth, so drop on by. It is open to the public, free, and family friendly. The march begins the festivities at 9 AM from Juillard Park to Martin Luther King, Jr. Park, where you will be entertained until 6 PM. Check out this show’s web ar...

We were on vacation for a family gathering last week and played a repeat. This week’s show was live. It features our first segment guests Celeste Austin and Amy Nykamp, reporting the Pride Parade in Santa Rosa, and our second segment guest Jane Sorensen, bandleader of The Poyntlyss Sistars Rockin' Show Band appearing at Fridays at the Hood on Friday June 9th. Visit this show’s web archive page...

This week’s show features guest Michelle Duster, educator, public historian, and author on her great grandmother Ida B. Wells, the anti-lynching journalist and suffragist. Visit this show’s web archive page for bio of the guest, links referenced, announcements, this week in Herstory and the playlist.

This week’s radio show features a Mother’s Day Special with a reading of our host Elaine B. Holtz’s poetry with our guest Debby Meagher. See the show’s web archive page to listen to it at your convenience, links referenced, announcements, this week in Herstory, and the playlist at http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSA23/WSA230515.html

This week’s radio show features Christian Nunes, President of NOW on the 2023 Feminist State of the Union, with playing of the recording of her interview of Hillary Clinton during that event. Check out this show’s archive page for the bio of the guest, segment descriptions, links referenced, announcements, this week in Herstory and the playlist.  http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSA23/WSA230508....

This week’s show is on International Labor Day. Our two guests Lisa Maldonaldo and Renee Saucedo are both labor attorneys and discuss the shared concerns of immigrants and labor. Renee announced the March and Rally that occurred on Monday afternoon, with a march from Roseland to the Federal Building in Santa Rosa to lobby for the passage of HR1511, Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigratio...

This week’s radio show (podcast) features our Earth Day Special with our co-producer Ken Norton recounting the Survival Faire, where on February 20, 1970, two months before the first national Earth Day, students bought and buried a new car to call attention to the environmental damage caused by the gasoline engine, as well as other issues like pesticide use.  The SF Chronicle reported on it with a...

This week’s radio show features Dr. Harriet Fraad returning as our guest, and she discusses with our host Elaine B. Holtz about Child Endangerment Due to Policies on Guns, Income Tax, and Child Labor. Check out this show’s web page for the bio of the guest, links referenced, announcements (Earth Day), this week in Herstory, and the playlist. Let us know what interests you about the show. Perhaps y...

This week’s Women’s Spaces Radio Show features Camerina Schwartz Davidson, President of the California Region of the National Organization for Women (NOW), on how considering intersectionalism has improved inclusivity in NOW. Visit this show’s web archive page for the bio of the guest, links referenced, announcements, this week in Herstory and the playlist. http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSA23...

This week’s radio show features Dr. Kim D. Hester Williams of SSU talking about the Women’s Rights Struggle for the Long Haul. Elaine comments on the End All Wars Rally that took place last Saturday and the successful zoom talk of Dr. Catherine Meeks last Monday whose recording is on the Now Sonoma YouTube channel. The show’s web archive page has the bio of the guest, segment descriptions, links r...

This week’s show features our first guest Susan Lamont announcing the rally End the Endless Wars this Saturday 3/25, 1 to 3 PM in Santa Rosa’s Courthouse Square. Our second guest Rosita Stevens-Holsey returns to be interviewed by our host Elaine B. Holtz with Part 2 of her sharing the life of her aunt, Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray, the Feminist and Civil Rights activist, as well as the first African Amer...

This week’s show features our host Elaine B. Holtz resorting to “Plan B” and her resiliency when technical difficulties forbade our scheduled guests to telephone in for an interview. She comments on Women’s History Month and recites two of her poems that Ken’s love of Nature inspired: “The Seed” and “The Gardener.” This show’s unique web archive page also has segment descriptions, links referenced...

This week’s show is now online and features our host Elaine B. Holtz commentary, music, and poetry, since March is National Women’s History Month. She recites her poem “More Than My Hair.” Check out this show’s web archive page for to read her commentary and poem, as well as to see this week’s Herstory events, announcements, links referenced, and the playlist at http://www.womensspaces.com/Archive...

This week’s radio show features guest author Dr. Catherine Meeks, talking about Ida B. Wells and Meditations for Racial Healing. She sees courage as a muscle that gets stronger with use, and we all need courage to stretch our comfort zone and meet those with different color skin. In can start with baby steps that lead to deeper relationships. Visit the show’s web archive page which is linked to th...