Archived Radio Show

March 28, 2022

Original Radio Show  ID:
WSA220328

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Duration 57 minutes

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Featuring

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1. Commentary by Elaine B. Holtz, Host of Women's Spaces

2. Dianna L. Grayer, PhD, LMFT, Executive Director Playwright, Director, Producer, Our Lives Matter Theater Company, Author

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1. Commentary by Elaine B. Holtz: This is our last show of March and of Women's History Month. In 1980, the National Women’s History Project (NWHP) was founded in Santa Rosa, California by Molly Murphy MacGregor, Mary Ruthsdotter, Maria Cuevas, Paula Hammett, and Bette Morgan to broadcast women’s historical achievements.
The NWHP started by leading a coalition that successfully lobbied Congress to designate March as National Women’s History Month, now celebrated across the land.
Today, the NWHP Now the National Women’s History Alliance is known nationally as the only clearinghouse providing information and training in multicultural women’s history for educators, community organizations, and parents-for anyone wanting to expand their understanding of women contributions to U. S. history.  Clck here for the National Women's History Alliance.

2.  Our guest, Dr. Dianna Grayer, shares her journey of self-discovery and expression, in her educational pursuits and therapy, coming out as a Black Lesbian, and helping others be true to their self. Her earlier play Private Lives, Private Lies brought the struggle to the stage of "it's not just about coming out, it's about coming as you are." On April 2, 2022 Dr. Grayer is presenting her play Release: Unearthing the Silent Rumblings, as an honest delving into the difficulties of conversing about race. The play invites discussion among the audience after the performance. The play follows her publication of a children's book dealing with Black Lives Matter, called Keenah’s First Speech: Our Blackness Will Never Fade, about a little black girl wondering about her place in a society that discriminates according to skin color.  Listen to the interview with Dianna Grayer and discover how she works with her creative spirit. 

About our Guest: Dr. Dianna Grayer is a marriage and family counselor specializing in childhood maternal wounding, relationship issues and grief. She has been private practice since 1997. In 1979, she earned her bachelor’s degree from San Francisco State University; in 1993 she earned her master’s degree in Counseling from Sonoma State University; and in 2010, she earned her Ph.D. in Psychology from Meridian University, where she is now a faculty member. Dianna is experienced in working with children, adults, couples, and families. She is a published author of insightful books for children on racism and self esteem. Dianna is Playwright, Director, Producer with Our Lives Matter Theater Company, presenting her play Release: Unearthing the Silent Rumblings, beginning April 2nd at Congregation Ner Shalom in Cotati. 

Guest Link:  Our Lives Matter Theater Company (Check out the other plays of Dr. Dianna Grayer, as well): www.olmtco.org

Guest Event:

Download PDF of flyer for Release: Unearthing the Silent Rumblings

Saturday evening, April 2nd - 7pm  Release: Unearthing the Silent Rumblings, a production of Our Lives Matter Theater Company (OLMTC),  Congregation Ner Shalom, 85 La Plaza, Cotati, CA, - Repeat performances on Sunday April 3rd, 3pm; Saturday April 9th, 7pm and Sunday April 10th, 7pm. (Depending on demand, a matinee may be added on Saturday April 9th). This Black production consists of 4 short plays sure to stir the hearts and
minds of the audience. It is an invitation to talk about race in a safe place.
Included will be a facilitated conversation and discussion after the show.
Dianna L. Grayer, PhD., Playwright, Director, Producer
For tickets and contact information: www.olmtco.org   

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 Herstory

Our history is our strength. Check out important dates to remember in herstory at the National Women's History Alliance

Herstory Events:

March 31, 1888 – The National Council of Women of the U.S. is organized by Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, Julia Ward Howe, and Sojourner Truth, among others, the oldest non-sectarian women’s organization in the U.S.

March 31, 1776 – Abigail Adams writes to her husband John, who is helping to frame the Declaration of Independence, and cautions, “Remember the ladies…”

Herstory Birthdays:

March 27, 1897 (1981) – Effa Manley, co-owner, and manager with husband Abe of the Negro League baseball team the Brooklyn Eagles (1935-46), supported integration with the NAACP, worked hard to get Negro League players included in the Baseball Hall of Fame,

March 27, 1950 – Julia Alvarez, Dominican-American poet, novelist, and essayist, her first novel How the García Girls Lost Their Accents (1991) was highly acclaimed for its portrayal of the integration of Latina immigrants into the U.S. mainstream.

March 28, 1886 (1982) – Clara Lemlich, Jewish immigrant from Ukraine, labor activist, suffragist, and consumer advocate, a leader of the Uprising of 20,000, a labor strike of shirtwaist workers in New York’s garment industry in 1909.

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Announcements 

January 22 - June 5, 2022, Exhibition, Agency: Feminist Art and Power, Sonoma County Museum, for more information visit: https://museumsc.org/exhibitions/

February 5, 2022 ongoing exhibition, Chinese Traditions in Santa Rosa, 1890-2022, Year of the Tiger, Sonoma County Museum, for more information visit: https://museumsc.org/exhibitions/

February 19 - May 29, 2022, Exhibition, Manzanar: The Wartime Photographs of Ansel Adams (The Japanese American Internment Camp during WWII), Sonoma County Museum, for more information visit: https://museumsc.org/exhibitions/

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Monday, April 4, 11am # repeats 11pm, the show will feature guest Laura Wells, California Left Unity Slate candidate for Controller.  Radio KBBF 89.1 FM, North SF Bay or live streaming at https://kbbf.org/live/

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Wednesday April 4, 11am,  our guest will feature guest Laura Wells, California Left Unity Slate candidate for Controller; Radio KPCA 103.3 FM, Petaluma, CA.

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Saturday evening, April 2nd - 7pm  Release: Unearthing the Silent Rumblings, a production of Our Lives Matter Theater Company (OLMTC),  Congregation Ner Shalom, 85 La Plaza, Cotati, CA, - Repeat performances on Sunday April 3rd, 3pm; Saturday April 9th, 7pm and Sunday April 10th, 7pm. (Depending on demand, a matinee may be added on Saturday April 9th). This Black production consists of 4 short plays sure to stir the hearts and
minds of the audience. It is an invitation to talk about race in a safe place.
Included will be a facilitated conversation and discussion after the show.
Dianna L. Grayer, PhD., Playwright, Director, Producer
For tickets and contact information:
https://ourlivesmatterthea.wixsite.com/our-lives-matter

Download PDF of flyer for Release: Unearthing the Silent Rumblings

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Monday, April 18, 7 to 8:30pm, NOW Sonoma County Chapter Planning Meeting, via Zoom. Note that the meeting day has been changed to the 3rd Monday. Hold the date! Meet our candidates for Superintendent of Sonoma County Schools, Amie Carter, Brad Coscarelli, and Ron Calloway!
For details see http://nowsonoma.org/Events.html

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Music Selections

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  at .

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For music purchasing opportunity, supporting the artists: 

Link:  Spinitron.com Playlist for Women's Spaces Show