Women's Spaces Radio Show

This is our last live show of 2021. Our guest Celeste Austin reads her tribute to Vince Harper, our beloved community leader who just passed, and she also reads "We Are Here," reflection on the exodus of Black Leadership from Sonoma County due to racism and the present Black population of the county. Our second guest is Susan Jensen, a small business owner who recounts her company's coping with th...

Our host Elaine Holtz interviewed local activist Mary Moore and her biographer working on the memoirs Lois Perlman.  Mary Moore led the annual Bohemian Grove protests for years as the rich and powerful men gathered to decide what is good for the masses.  Check out this fascinating story of Mary Moore and listen to the show at your convenience on the world wide web at the show's web archi...

Our host Elaine B. Holtz has the show to herself with her commentary on Pearl Harbor, gun violence, women's right to make her own bodily choices, and congressional incivility becoming common Republican behavior. Elaine reads a poem of hers from 1969 called When Johnny Comes Marching Home. Check out the show's archive page for links referenced during the show. announcements, segment descriptions, t...

Our guest Copperwoman sings live to save her Tiny Home after threatened by the County to evict her.  She has become the poster woman for a petition to Stop All Government Evictions (SAGE) given the large number of homeless people in Sonoma County. Copperwoman appears in a concert for SAGE on Sunday, December 12, 2021 at 1 pm at the Arlene Francis Center  Check out the show's web archive...

Our host Elaine B. Holtz interviews the first guest Jackie Elward, the first black city councilmember and vice-Mayor of Rohnert Park. Since the show Jackie was elected by the Rohnert Park City Council as Mayor-elect. History is in the making!  Our second guest announces the upcoming Business Showcase of the North Bay Black Chamber of Commerce on Saturday Dec. 6th via online meeting. Check out...

Our host Elaine B. Holtz interviews our guest Cynthia Abbott, who co-produced and co-directed the Emmy Award Winning documentary film "Three Ocean Advocates: Inspiring Change.” This film is one of a series of films of the Every Second Breath Project. Check out the show's web archive page for bio of the guest, links referenced, Some Women Rights Gained Since 1970, and the playlist at http://www.wom...

Women's Spaces Radio Show of 11/8/2021 with host Elaine B Holtz and guests Janeen Murray of GoLocal and Charlie Toledo of the Suscol Intertribal Council. Our first guest Janine Murray gives us many good reasons to shop at locally owned businesses. Our second guest Charlie Toledo describes the history and mission of the Council considering this being Native American Heritage Month. Check out t...

Our host Elaine B. Holtz makes, as usual, pertinent comments and our guests Shekeyna Black and Audrianna Jones talk about the Peace and Justice Center's annual Awards Ceremony and Auction to happen online on Saturday Nov. 13, as well as on the SOFA Winterblast Festival this Saturday Nov 6. Check out the show's web archive page for descriptions of the segments, the bios of the guests, new this week...

Our guest is Tatiana Lopez, the Director of Victim Services at the Family Justice Center of Sonoma County to discuss the bilingual help and support available for Domestic Violence victims. See the show's web archive page for the descriptions of the show segments, the bio of the guest, important links and hot-line telephone numbers referenced, announcements, this week in Herstory and the playlist a...

Our host Elaine B. Holtz converses with our guest, veteran feminist, singer, songwriter and author Sandy Rapp. Much of the history of feminist and lesbian activism comes alive in her songs and in this interview. Her most known song is Remember Rose: A Song for Choice, with Bella Abzug accompanying her. Check out the show's web archive page for descriptions of the segments, the bio of the guest, th...

Our host Elaine B. Holtz comments on Indigenous People's Day. Our second guest Diana Billy-Elliot talks about the vision and services offered for Family Violence Prevention by the Inter-Tribal Council of California (ITCC) through their satellite office at the Family Justice Center in Santa Rosa. Our first guest Millie Munson announces a fundraiser for the renovation of the Monte Rio Creekside Skat...

Elaine comments on the Women's Rally in Santa Rosa where she had the crowd of 1000 recite the Women's Spaces Pledge. Our first guest Jill Ravitch, Sonoma County DA, opens up on how she persevered during the Recall attempt by one rich disgruntled resident. Our second guest is Marsha Lucien, the new Executive Director of the Family Justice Center, which Jill made into a wraparound interagency servic...

Our special guest is Christian Nunes, the President of the National Organization for Women (NOW), calling in from Washington, DC. She shares the changes NOW is going through to make NOW more holistic in its advocation for women, realizing the intersectionality of issues affecting women like racial bias, sexual orientation, and disabilities. She encourages women and their men supporters to show up...

This week's show is available after taking a week off. Our host Elaine B. Holtz comments on the failed Recalls. Our first guest Janet Reynolds, President of the Santa Rosa Democratic Club, announces that they will organize a local Women's Rally on October 2nd at Santa Rosa Plaza and that they need volunteers to assist with the rally as monitors and as petition gatherers for Women's Reproductive Ri...

Dr. Harriet Fraad returns to discuss the contribution of women to fair labor policies in the nation.  Some contributions were tragedies like the Great Chicago Fire in 1871 and the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, in 1911. One remarkable woman was Frances Perkins, who witnessed the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, and who was the first woman to be appointed to a cabinet position in the White...

This week we feature a guest whose songs we often play, Joyce Rouse aka Earth Mama, and discuss her career and Earth Mama's mission. Our host Elaine recaps the Gathering of Sonoma County Women for Women's Equality Day. Check out the web archive page for this show to see the bio of the guest, descriptions of the segments, this week in Herstory, Announcements, links referenced,  the playlist &n...

Women's Spaces' host Elaine B Holtz comments on the history of Women's Suffrage and guest Molly Murphy MacGregor shares her path to co-found and now lead the National Women's History Alliance.  Molly and Elaine will be some of the featured guests in the NOW Special Online Event on Thursday 8/26 where the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors' Gold Resolution naming the 2020 NOW Sonoma's Woman's...

This week's show is now online. We begin with the new president of NOW Sonoma chapter announcing a special event on Thursday 8/26  honoring Sonoma County women who were featured in or help produce the 2020 Women's Suffrage Calendar, that will be declared an historical document by the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors in a Gold Resolution on 8/24/2021. Our second guest is former Congresswoman...

Our guest Shekeyna Black encourages us to submit nominations for the Sonoma County Peace and Justice Center's annual Awards by August 31st. Elaine comments on International Indigenous Peoples Day celebrated on August 9th every year and plays music honoring this day. She announced the online Braver Angels Debate on the Recall of the California Governor on the evening of Wednesday 8/11. Check out th...

This week's radio show features a discussion on Mary the mother of Jesus and Mary Magdalene, his loving disciple, with our guest Dr. Barnsley Brown (aka Dr. Barnsley) takes us on a journey of how Mary, the mother of Jesus, and Mary Magdalene, the close disciple of Jesus, would be presented if the authors of the Gospels were women.   The male authors of the Gospels presented Mary as fragi...

Our host Elaine B.Holtz comments on the memorial service we attended of our friend Michael O'Brien, who practiced Tai Chi with us and who was a decorated Navy combat pilot flying reconnaissance over North Vietnam. The flag presentation ceremony was especially moving as we thought of the many pilots Michael knew and who did not return. Elaine interviewed our guest, Dr. Eleanor Pam, the first Presid...

After a month hiatus we are back to live broadcasting.  This week's show is now online. Our host Elaine Holtz comments on the new documentary film "3 Seconds in October" on the Sheriff Deputy killing of 13-year old Andy Lopez in 2013 that was aired by KRCB last week. Our guest Dr. Harriet Fraad returns to discuss the Brittany Spears' case on the conservatorship controlling every aspect of her...

The week's show is now online. Our Guest Nancy Rogers talks about Celebrating Juneteenth on Saturday June 19th in Sonoma County with the 51st Annual MLK/Juneteenth Community Festival. Since Singer/songwriter Zakiya Hooker is making a special appearance at this Juneteenth Festival, she joins us on Women's Spaces to talk of her life that was greatly influenced by her father, the legendary Blues and...

Women's Spaces Radio Show of 6/7/2021 with host Elaine B Holtz commenting on the weekend's graduation ceremonies and guests Christine Byrue and Maddy Ruddell on the Sunrise Youth Movement March to Fight Climate Change. The weekend's outdoor graduation ceremonies, welcomed after 2020's pandemic restrictions relegated them to Zoom meetings, brings our attention to the future of the youth. Elaine Hol...

Women's Spaces Radio Show of 5/31/2021 with host Elaine B Holtz and guests Susan Lamont on the Memorial Gathering for the Birthday of Andy Lopez (2000-2013) and Monique Alcala on the National Organization of Women (NOW) - 50 Years of the Feminist Voice.  This week's show is now online for your listening convenience. All our show are archived at the website. Susan Collier Lamont speaks of the...