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This hour long radio program presents and discusses women’s lives and issues globally and locally from a radical, multiracial, feminist, mujerist, womanist perspective.

  1. 13h ago

    SF Frameline, QWOCMAP and remembering Jill Lessing

    Today for KPFA Radio’s Women’s Magazine, we  celebrate Pride month by talking about some of the films I recommend that are showing  at the   the San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, hosted by Frameline.  Frameline  was founded in 1977 and is the longest-running, largest, and most widely recognized queer film exhibition in the world so this year marks 50 years of Frameline films.  The films run from June 17th thru June 27th and are shown in both SF and the East Bay. We talk to Allegra Madsen,  the director of SF Frameline.    And then Lisa Dettmer  talks to Cheri Gaulke about her new documentary “Acting Like Women” which looks at the Art, activism, and female-powered performance burst onto the scene in 1970s Los Angeles, forming a tight-knit and transformative creative community. Centered around the early days of the Woman’s Building, these artists explored the body, gender, and identity — challenging the entrenched sexism of the art world while forging groundbreaking new modes of expression that would influence generations to come. We also  talk to Sasha Water, director of the new documentary Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World which  weaves Oliver’s own words through rare archival materials and candid reflections from those who knew and admired her, including John Waters, Stephen Colbert, and Oprah Winfrey. From her formative years marked by hardship to her quiet life in Provincetown with her longtime partner, the film traces the journey of a poet who found salvation in attention — to nature, to language, and to love. Tender, contemplative, and deeply human, this documentary invites us not only to understand Mary Oliver’s life, but to reflect on our own. Then we talk to two of the women behind the Queer Women of Color Film Festival,  managing director Kebo Drew and artist director Madeline Lim.  The QWOCFF features 34 films across seven curated screenings at San Francisco’s historic Presidio Theatre. It includes  Filmmaker Q&As and  community celebrations among other events. Every screening is  fully accessible with open captions, audio description, and ASL interpretation. For 22 years, QWOCFF has been where LBTQIA+ BIPOC filmmakers bring their work showing  films  from across continents and generations. The in person festival is June 12-14 at the Presidio Theatre, 99 Moraga Avenue, San Francisco.   And lastly Judith Masur  will remember lesbian feminist disability justice activist Jill Lessing who died last month at 83.    The post SF Frameline, QWOCMAP and remembering Jill Lessing appeared first on KPFA.

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  2. May 25

    Black German Women Singing for Life, Love, and Liberation!

    Listen to Oihane Roach and King Josephine share their stories of life as mixed-race Black German feminists and as musicians early in their careers seeking to contribute their music and sensibilities toward the liberation of all. You will also get the chance to listen to their evocative and lovely music and hear them harmonize impromptu on this program. You will love them! This program was produced for KPFA International Women’s Day 2026 Programming and originally broadcast in March 2026 King Josephine is an independent, autodidact (self-taught) composer, multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter originally from Amsterdam, and based in Berlin since 2009. Her music seamlessly blends genres like Pop, Soul, Blues, and R&B. Oihane Roach is a Berlin-based singer-songwriter crafting pop-soul and indie folk with a warm voice and poetic lyrics that explore themes of transgenerational healing.She is Known for her dynamic use of loop machine in live performances. The post Black German Women Singing for Life, Love, and Liberation! appeared first on KPFA.

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  3. May 18

    Womens Magazine – May 18, 2026

    This hour long radio program presents and discusses women’s lives and issues globally and locally from a radical, multiracial, feminist, mujerist, womanist perspective. The post Womens Magazine – May 18, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

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  4. May 11

    Cuba

    Today for KPFA’s Women’s Magazine  we are going  to spend the hour talking  about Cuba and the attacks on Cuba by the Trump administration whose blockage of Cuba is  devastating Cuba’s economy.  And we will look at how some leftists are responding to that newest war on Cuba.  We will be joined by Steph Hoguin who was on the recent Nuestra America convoy to Cuba that brought humanitarian aid to Cuba.  And we will also look  at  some of the amazing political work  that cuban’s have been doing to expand human rights in Cuba.   Kim Anno and Jennifer Rodgeguiz Montesino  will join us to talk about their  new documentary  “Quba”that will be showing locally which explores   the new very progressive family code that was passed  in Cuba in 2022 that includes protections for women, children, the elderly and the LGBTQIA community including legalizing  same sex marriage and adoption rights. Steph Holguin is a Black, queer, & trans community organizer, educator, and researcher based in  Atlanta, Georgia. They organize locally and nationally with the Black Alliance for Peace and a Diasporic Dominican organization, Compas de la Diaspora/Comrades of the Diaspora. Steph recently returned from a delegation to Cuba in March  with the Nuestras Americas Cuba Convoy which went to bring humanitarian aid and  to show support for Cuba against the US current attacks on Cuba which is devastating the Island.  They represented the Black Alliance for Peace, Haiti/Americas Team. Jennifer Rodríguez Montesino is a Cuban Photographer, Director, Producer, Scriptwriter and Translator. And she is joining us from Mexico City where she is getting a master’s degree in Filmmaking, and line producer on the documentary  ¡Quba!  Kim Anno is an internationally exhibiting/screening painter, filmmaker, and activist who has made a remarkable new documentary on the state of LGBTQ rights on the island, ¡Quba!  This inspiring documentary is   showing locally at on May 29th at the SF Roxie theater and on June 13th at the Queer Women of color film festival in SF.  And on June 22nd at the Elmwood Rialto Theater. Go to qubafilm.com for more information.       The post Cuba appeared first on KPFA.

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  5. May 4

    Womens Magazine – May 4, 2026

    This hour long radio program presents and discusses women’s lives and issues globally and locally from a radical, multiracial, feminist, mujerist, womanist perspective. The post Womens Magazine – May 4, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

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  6. Apr 27

    Eco Feminism in Practice: German Hoteliers Shireen Aga and Barbara Walker

    Today’s program features extraordinary Berlin-based German feminists Shireen Aga and Barbara Walker who have crossed multiple literal and metaphorical borders together as life partners for 50 years with 30 of those years building and running the Mockingbird Hilll Hotel, the first ecotourist hotel in northeastern Jamaica. Their relationship began with the deep friendship between their Jewish mothers, both holocaust surivors, and their respective Indian and Jamaican fathers, whom the two mothers met in Manchester England. They shared their story of having been the owners of the first ecotourism hotel I NE Jamiaca and their lives in Berlin after their retirement during the covid pandemic. The post Eco Feminism in Practice: German Hoteliers Shireen Aga and Barbara Walker appeared first on KPFA.

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  7. Apr 20

    Womens Magazine – April 20, 2026

    This hour long radio program presents and discusses women’s lives and issues globally and locally from a radical, multiracial, feminist, mujerist, womanist perspective. The post Womens Magazine – April 20, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

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  8. Apr 13

    Spiritual Activism with Rae Abileah, Susala Kay and Cat Zavis

    This Monday  on Women’s Magazine Lisa Dettmer  looks at how spiritual activism can help us deal with  being  surrounded by  so much violence, war,  militarism and machismo.   I wanted to know how as activists we can practice a spiritual activism in these very hard times and I wanted  to learn  why practicing spiritual activism is important  for the health and success of our movements.  To do that I invited  three Jewish feminist spiritual activists who I feel have a lot of wisdom to share and who can help us figure out  how we can live in integrity and without burn out in these times when there is so little to rejoice about and when  we are surrounded by people in power who have so little integrity.  I will be joined by: Susala Kay who is a ritualist, facilitator of sacred space, and instigator of eco-feminist beloved community striving towards ending all types of oppression. She lives with disabilities and cares deeply about radical access, power differentials, and liberation. As a JeWitch, and a priestess in the Reclaiming tradition, she has been involved in blending Pagan and eco-feminist Jewish community together since the mid-1990s. She is a co-founder and steward of JeWitch Collective and JeWitch Camp.  She co-facilitates monthly in-person Anti-zionist covid-cautious disability justice infused shabbat services for Beyt Tikkun Synagogue in Oakland. She is also involved with Richmond Area Mutual Aid and Singing Resistance East Bay. Rabbi Cat Zavis who is the Rabbi of Beyt Tikkun Synagogue in Oakland, California, and is a member of Rabbis for Ceasefire and the Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity. Rae Abileah who is a member of Rabbis for Ceasefire, an advisory board member of the Center for Jewish Nonviolence, and is an organizer with ALAS, Ayudando Latinos a Soñar in Half Moon Bay, California. You can find Rae at:Tzimtzum Community: https://www.tzimtzumcommunity.com/  Resources Article by Rabbi Cat and Kohenet Rae: https://wagingnonviolence.org/2026/02/resistance-under-occupation-minneapolis-palestine/  JVP-Bay Area: https://www.instagram.com/jvpbayarea/ Collective for Inclusive Education: https://www.instagram.com/collective4inclusiveed (interfaith network to keep schools inclusive and counter racism and zionism in south bay schools – so important!)  Use the Power of Ritual (Principle in the Beautiful Trouble Toolbox): https://beautifultrouble.org/toolbox/tool/use-the-power-of-ritual    The post Spiritual Activism with Rae Abileah, Susala Kay and Cat Zavis appeared first on KPFA.

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This hour long radio program presents and discusses women’s lives and issues globally and locally from a radical, multiracial, feminist, mujerist, womanist perspective.

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  • Years Active
    2014 - 2026
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