Sonoma County Gazette February 2022 article on Women's Spaces
Celebrating 10 Years on Radio. Download pdf:
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on
February 12,
2024 discussing the History of Black Women in Literature and in
Music. and previously on
May 11, 2020,
June 8, 2020, and
July 6, 2020
with a 3-part series of
Feminism and Black Lives Matter.
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the show's page. ---- Marianne Williamson has returned to Women's Spaces for
our show in 9/18/2023
Conversation. Previously she was on our 1/14/2013
and
2/25/2013 shows on Law of DivineCompensation.
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Attorney
Gloria Allred
has returned to Women's Spaces for our
July 11, 2022 show
on the SCOTUS Reversal of Roe v Wade and Next Steps.
She also contributed as a guest on
March 5, 2018, and on
June
15, 2020.
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Lynn
Woolsey, Congress-woman (Retired) returned on
10/16/2023
and on 8/162021 to speak on bold
steps for our Nation to take.
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on
Monday June
29, 2020 as a guest on Women's Spaces to discuss the Millionth
Circle of women coming together.
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2/1/2022: Sonoma County Gazette February 2022
article on Women's Spaces
Celebrating 10 Years on Radio.
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Commentary on Sonoma County Losing Officials to Racist Behavior, and
on the Hunger Striking Sunrise Movement Climate Activist Youth Ema
Govea from Santa Rosa
Sonoma County Peace & Justice Center Annual Awards Ceremony on
Saturday November 13
Winterblast on Saturday November 6
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11/1/2021
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1. Commentary
by our host Elaine B. Holtz: Joining me in the
Studio is Shekeyna Black, Executive Director for the
Peace and Justice Center here in Sonoma County
California. Also joining me via telephone is Audrianna
Jones, Board Member of Peace and Justice Center of
Sonoma County, this year’s recipient of the Russ and
Mary Jorgensen Courage of Commitment Award. and we will
be talking about their P&J Annual Awards Presentation
that is happening on Saturday, November 13, an online
event. We will also let folks know about the annual
Winterblast happening this Saturday November 6th in the
SOFA Artist District of Santa Rosa.
The Sunrise Movement of Sonoma County, the youth who
have been vocal about the peril Climate Change presents
for their future, and who marched through the devasted
wildfire aftermath in California, will be the recipient
of the Center's Youth Peace and Justice Award. I am so
glad the Climate Activist youth are being recognized.
Just featured in the news of
Al Jazeera and the
Press Democrat was 18-year-old Ema Govea from Santa
Rosa who is on a hunger fast to protest the lack of
action on Climate Change in Washington, DC, with other
members of the Sunrise Movement since October 20, 2021.
There was a disturbing article
in the
Press Democrat on October 29, 2021, talking about
the exiting of officials due to racial basis. A special
shout out to the paper for putting this on the front
page and addressing the issue which I know is alive and
well in Sonoma County. As I read the article and thought
about some of the harassment these officials of color
experienced which is causing them to leave Sonoma
County, I could not help but reflect on the Presidential
Election where 61,825 Sonoma County voters voted for Mr.
Trump who was out front with his racism and is facing
several law suits by women against him for various
violations against them and still people voted for him.
What does that say about those who voted for him? To me
it has opened the flood gates for this type of behavior
which has trickled down to our county. Seems like more
than ever folks not only have permission to be raciest
but to express those feelings and thoughts which the
consequences are, we are losing qualified individuals in
our county because of it.
Just a
thought: More of us need to know the history of the
Holocaust that happened in Nazi German. What is
important to know and see is that is how low folks can
go with racism and we need to be careful because it can
happen here just like it has happened there and in many
other countries. Humans need humanity and I am a
believer it is taught, you know the saying, “Children
Live What They Learn."
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2. Our
guests Shekeyna Black and Audrianna Jones talk
about the Annual Peace & Justice Awards
Presentation. This year the event is online on
November 13, 2021 at 7 PM. This event is a major
fundraiser for the Center. RSVP for the event and
donations can be made through links at the Center's
website
www.pjcsoco.org, where you can read descriptions of
the awards and the online auction. The winners of this
year's awards are listed below:
Peace & Justice Activist of
the Year Award: Peace & Justice Activist of
the Year Award: D'mitra Smith
Russ and Mary Jorgensen
Courage of Commitment Award: Audrianna
Jones
Unsung Hero Award:
Mary Munat
Community Organization
Award: Graton Day Labor Center/ALMAS
Youth Peace & Justice
Activists Award: Sunrise Movement Sonoma
County
Audrianna shares her path to
volunteering for the Peace & Justice Center and leading
up the Donation Drive for the Homeless there. Audrianna
completed a special program provided by
Boards and Commissions Leadership Institute (BCLI),
six-month program of training and preparation for
serving on local and regional boards and commissions. It
provides the tools, skills, and support to help emerging
leaders from low-income and underrepresented communities
obtain seats on strategic boards and commissions and
then pass policies that advance racial and economic
equity. The program aims to give community members and
advocates with not just a voice, but also a vote on
important decisions. The County must have noticed and
has recently hired Audrianna for a position at the
Sonoma County Housing Authority.
Shekeyna describes the awards,
including the Russ and Mary Jorgensen Courage of
Commitment Award to be awarded to Audrianna Jones, for
her steadfastness in the Donation Drive for the
Houseless. The auction items can be viewed and bid
on at
https://www.32auctions.com/PJCauction2021
Shekeyna also announces the
annual SOFA Winterblast this coming
Saturday evening, November 6 from 5 to 9:30 PM.
The festivities occur in the South of A street artist
district, and the SOFA round-the-block parade of
decorated couches begin at the Peace and Justice
Center's office at 476 Sebastopol St. in Santa Rosa,
Come and enjoy the open studios, galleries, cafes, food
and drink, live music and theater, and street
entertainment.
About our Guest:Shekeyna Black is the Executive
Director of the Peace & Justice Center of Sonoma County.
The nonprofit organization has been serving the
community for 37 years as a resource for social justice.
Also, she is enthusiastic about creative arts;
especially the key roles that music, theatre, and dance
play in our lives. Additionally, she recently started
working for a local theatre company, 6th Street
Playhouse in Santa Rosa.
About our Guest:
Audrianna Jones has been a Board Member of the
Peace and Justice Center of Sonoma County since 2018
with an ignited passion for helping others that she has
been refining in her thirties. It started with a
two-year journey of feeding the houseless community
where she discovered needs for additional paid social
worker positions and outreach. On the board she is
uplifted by local activists who comb the community for
bugs in nonprofits and community resources, responding
with activism that includes all voices. She is trained
in racial and social justice from the Boards and
Commissions Leadership Institute and as a Crisis
Counselor through Verity. Audrianna recently
started a new position at the Sonoma County Housing
Authority as a Community Development Specialist.
Note: The 2021 Peace & Justice Center's Annual Awards
Online Ceremony of 11/13/2021 can be viewed online at the
Center's youtube channel:
https://youtu.be/cwoTmx6CjRE
Herstory Events:
Instead of the History of individual women I thought it
would be a good idea to remind us how far we have come
and some of the changes that were made giving women more
independence and a voice, therefore for the next few
months this segment will include:
40 Basic Rights Women Did Not
Have Until The 1970s
The list is thanks to
HistoryCollection.com, which cites the sources:
Financially, there were many
things that women could not do without their husbands
and taking out a credit card under their name was one of
them. Legally, banks could deny women credit cards until
1974 with the passing of the
Equal Credit Opportunity Act. The applications from
women who tried to take a credit card out under their
name received the stamp of “denied” or told them to get
their husband’s signature on the form. If the woman were
not married, the bank would still request she bring a
male, such as her father or brother, who could co-sign
the application.
39. Women Could not Legally
Get an Abortion for Any Reason
Legal abortion is not only a hot
topic today, but it has been a hot topic for decades. In
fact, women were not able to legally have an abortion
for any reason until 1970 when a college student from
Texas known as “Jane Roe” decided to challenge the law.
She claimed that she had to right to abortion in her own
state. Roe went up against Dallas County District
Attorney Henry Wade in Texas’ Federal Court. While the
case started in 1970, it didn’t end until 1973 in Roe’s
favor with the
Roe Vs. Wade case stating states which ban abortions
are unconstitutional.
38. They Could not Celebrate
International Women’s Day
By the time, the 1970s rolled
around, women all over the world were tired of being
treated as second-class citizens. They started to demand
equal treatment across the globe and in every aspect of
their lives. This call included being able to celebrate
themselves. While International Women’s Day history
started in the early 1900s, no one acknowledged the date
in the United States. It all changed in the mid-1970s
and further improved in 1980 when then President Carter
stated that the States would celebrate International
Women’s week, including
International Women’s Day, which is March 8th.
Saturday, November 6, 2021,
5:00 to 9:30 PM, SOFA Winterblast, SOFA
round-the-block parade of decorated couches begin at the
Peace and Justice Center's office at 476 Sebastopol St.
in Santa Rosa. Come and enjoy the open studios,
galleries, cafes, food and drink, live music and
theater, and street entertainment.
Until November 29, 2021: View Video of the
NOW Sonoma Chapter's
Special Online Presentation
which occurred on Friday, October 29, 2021.
to honor LGBTQIA+ History Month. NOW Sonoma
County Chapter hosted two members of the Lesbian Archives of Sonoma County
and one of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. The
video of the presentation is available to see until
11/30/2021 . Request viewing by emailing
infor@nowsonoma.org
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The Opening and Closing Theme song
The Woman in Your Life is You is done with
permission of the Composer and Singer
Alix Dobkin
((August 16, 1940 – May 19, 2021) Alix Dobkin death was just
announced - Thank you for all you did for Lesbians to be recognized
and Women to be honored. May you rest in peace. See our Interview
with Alix Dobkin on
12/1/2014 at
and our Memorial to Alix Dobkin on 11/24/2021
.
The Woman in Your Life is You by Alix Dobkin from the album
Living with Lavender Jane (2010 Women's Wax Works) -
www.alixdobkin.com
Hey Mr. Politican, sung by Ellen Buckstel, from
the album Daddy’s Little Girl (2008 Ellen
Bukstel).
Singing for our Lives, sung by Holly Near,
from the album And Still we Sing Outspoken
Collection (Holly Near)
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Music. and previously on
May 11, 2020,
June 8, 2020, and
July 6, 2020
with a 3-part series of
Feminism and Black Lives Matter.
Click here for
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Attorney
Gloria Allred
has returned to Women's Spaces for our
July 11, 2022 show
on the SCOTUS Reversal of Roe v Wade and Next Steps.
She also contributed as a guest on
March 5, 2018, and on
June
15, 2020.
Lynn
Woolsey, Congress-woman (Retired) returned on
10/16/2023
and on 8/162021 to speak on bold
steps for our Nation to take.
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Special Online Presentation
which occurred on Friday, October 29, 2021.
to honor LGBTQIA+ History Month. NOW Sonoma
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and one of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. The
video of the presentation is available to see until
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