Archived Radio Show

October 31, 2022

Original Radio Show  ID:
WSA221031

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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. Guest Kelsey Vero, Volunteer, Police Accountability Task Force and co-chair of the civic engagement initiative, Deep Democracy, North Bay Organizing Project.

2a. Guest D'Ayona Jerome, Sonoma County Human Rights Commissioner for District 5

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1. Commentary by Elaine B. Holtz:  I have two special guests with me this morning. Joining me in the studio is Kelsey Vero, who is a volunteer with the North Bay Organizing Project’s Police Accountability Task Force and co-chair of their civic engagement initiative, Deep Democracy, and D'Ayona Jerome, who is the Sonoma County Human Rights Commissioner for District 5 and daughter of Jason Anglero-Wyrick, who was bitten by a sheriff''s K-9 in April 2020 as deputies in Graton watched.
We are going to talk about a recent art protest in conjunction with the National Day of Protest of Police Brutality that happened in front of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on October 22nd, as well as receive an update on Measure P.
A little bit of history :
Sonoma County’s Measure P was a ballot measure that passed by 64% of Sonoma County Registered voters. The measure %promises to expand civilian oversight of the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office to increase transparency, accountability, and public trust in local law enforcement during a time of increased skepticism among the county’s minorities and young residents. As of late some questionable changes that are being questioned have been made.
A bit about The North Bay Business Organizing Project:
The North Bay Organizing Project (NBOP) is a grassroots, multi-racial, and multi-issue organization comprised of over twenty-two faith, environmental, labor, student, and community-based organizations in Sonoma County. NBOP seeks to build a regional power organization rooted in working class and minority communities in the North Bay: Uniting people to build leadership and grassroots power for social, economic, racial, and environmental justice.

I would like to wish our great granddaughter Kaya Sierra Jensen Happy Birthday. Her first!

2. Our guests Kelsey Vero and D'Ayona Jerome talk about the art protest action at the Sonoma County Administration Building on Saturday, October 22, 2022, in alliance with the National Day of Protest of Police Brutality. D'Ayona shares why she joined. On April 4, 2020 she witnessed the brutal K-9 dog mauling of her father Jason Anglero-Wyrick and his subsequent arrest by Sonoma County Sheriff Deputies on charges that were later dropped. As a High School student, D'Ayona became a spokesperson to speak out against police brutality and was then invited to join as 5th District Commissioner for Human Rights. What gives her strength is noticing how younger youth take to heart her words. Kelsey talks about Measure P and the compromises the North Bay Organizing Project (NBOP) is contesting that the Sonoma County Supervisors arranged with the Deputy Sheriff Association in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The Deputy shooting and killing of David Pelaez Chavez, a farmworker, unarmed except for a rock, is still awaiting the independent investigation of the Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach (IOLERO) as promised in Measure P, for which there is a petition circulating for his justice.

  L: Elaine B. Holtz interviewing Kelsey Vero and D'Ayona Jerome. R: Kelsey and D'Ayona with supporters from North Bay Organizing Project.   2022 Photo by NBOP.

About our Guest:  Kelsey Vero is a volunteer with the North Bay Organizing Project’s Police Accountability Task Force and co-chair of their civic engagement initiative, Deep Democracy.

About our Guest: D'Ayona Jerome is Sonoma County Human Rights Commissioner for District 5 and daughter of Jason Anglero-Wyrick, who was bitten by a sheriff's K-9 in April 2020 with deputies in Graton.

Guest Links:

North Bay Organizing Project (NBOP):  https://www.northbayop.org/

NBOP fb page: https://www.facebook.com/NorthBayOrganizingProject/

Petition to Enforce Measure P – Justice for David Pelaez Chavez/ Aplique la Medida P - Justicia para David Pelaez Chavez: Click Here ActionNetwork website.

Reference Links:

Lack of training, discipline by Sonoma County helped lead to fatal shooting by deputy, federal lawsuit claims, Article by Colin Atagi and Andrew Graham, Press Democrat, November 2, 2022, on killing of David Pelaez Chavez: Click Here for PD website.

Sonoma County IOLERO FAQs 1 & 2 on Measure P: Click Here for IOLERO website.

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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 Birthdays: 

October 31, 1896 (1977) – Ethel Waters, singer, recorded more than 250 sides after debut (1921), unsurpassed vocalist and stylist with perfect pitch.

October 31, 1896 (1984) – Lutah Maria Riggs, was an african american architect of both country estates and modest homes, advocate of preserving historic buildings. She was the first licensed female architect in Santa Barbara,[1] and the first woman in California to be named a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects.

October 31, 1860 (1927) – Juliette Low, founder and first president of the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.

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Announcements  

November 1 & 2, 2022, 11 AM to 8 PM,  Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead, Old Courthouse Square, Santa Rosa

Click Here to Download Day of the Dead schedule as pdf.

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Thursday, November 3, 2022,8:30-10:00 AM, 2022 Wetzel Awards – Celebratory Breakfast, Dry Creek Kitchen, 317 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg, CA 95448, Phone: (707) 431-0330. RSVP as Limited Tickets are available at https://hfnsc.ejoinme.org/wetzel22-tickets .

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Monday, November 7, 11am # repeats 11pm, the show will be a repeat of our show of October 17, which featured Susan Lamont on Defusing Nuclear War. Radio KBBF 89.1 FM, North SF Bay or live streaming at https://kbbf.org/live

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Wednesday, November 9, 11am, repeat of Monday's show, will feature Susan Lamont on Defusing Nuclear War. Radio KPCA 103.3 FM, Petaluma, CA. https://petalumacommunityaccess.org/kpca 

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 and our Memorial to Alix Dobkin on 5/24/2021

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

If I Can Dream, sung by Kina Carina Jaarnek from the album Kina Carina Jaarnek and Elvis Presley Band (2005 Winterland Records).

Imagine, sung by Etta James from the album All The Way (2006 Sony BMG Music Entertainment). 

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