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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 Divine Compensation. ----  Attorney
Gloria Allred
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July 11, 2022 show
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She also contributed as a guest on
March 5, 2018, and on
June
15, 2020.Click the dates above for show's webpage. ----  Lynn
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10/16/2023
and on 8/162021 to speak on bold
steps for our Nation to take.
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May 27, 2024 Original Radio Show ID:
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--- Featuring Click the Name to access the Segment below 1. Commentary by Elaine B. Holtz, Host of Women's Spaces ---- ---- 1. Commentary by Elaine B. Holtz: Today I will do a Commentary on Memorial Day. It is the last Monday of the month so Ken will join me in reciting the Women's Spaces Pledge. Today
is a federal holiday,
Memorial Day, originally
known as Decoration Day, is
a federal holiday in the
United States for honoring
and mourning the U.S.
military personnel who died
while serving in the United
States Armed Forces.] From
1868 to 1970, it was
observed on May 30. Since
1971, it is observed on the
last Monday of May.
Many people visit cemeteries and memorials on Memorial Day to honor and mourn those who died while serving in the U.S. military. Many volunteers place American flags on the graves of military personnel in national cemeteries. Memorial Day is also considered the unofficial beginning of summer. The first national observance of Memorial Day occurred on May 30, 1868. Then known as Decoration Day, the holiday was proclaimed by Commander in Chief John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic to honor the Union soldiers who had died in the Civil War.Memorial Day: Memorial Day, originally known as Decoration Day is a federal holiday in the United States for honoring and mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. From 1868 to 1970, it was observed on May 30. Since 1971, it is observed on the last Monday of May. Many people visit cemeteries and memorials on Memorial Day to honor and mourn those who died while serving in the U.S. military. Many volunteers place American flags on the graves of military personnel in national cemeteries. Memorial Day is also considered the unofficial beginning of summer. The first national observance of Memorial Day occurred on May 30, 1868. Then known as Decoration Day, the holiday was proclaimed by Commander in Chief John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic to honor the Union soldiers who had died in the Civil War. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Day
The song we will be playing at the musical break is Candles in the Windows, sung by Betsy Rose. What is it that we will spend millions defending this horror and yet when it comes to Medicare and Social Security constant yelling to either gut them or reduce benefits. So much suffering. Students in many colleges and universities have been calling for a Cease Fire. Harvard refused to award degrees to 12 protesting students, so the decision to protest for students takes soul searching. The song I will be playing at the second musical break is By My Silence I Give My Consent, sung by Ellen Bukstel and Nick Annis. This song expresses what I believe is appropriate for today’s show. After the song I will read the poem of Martin Niemöller, which is the basis of the song. Martin
Niemöller (1892–1984) was a
prominent Lutheran pastor in
Germany. In the 1920s and
early 1930s, he sympathized
with many Nazi ideas and
supported radically
right-wing political
movements. But after Adolf
Hitler came to power in
1933, Niemöller became an
outspoken critic of Hitler’s
interference in the
Protestant Church. He spent
the last eight years of Nazi
rule, from 1937 to 1945, in
Nazi prisons and
concentration camps.
Niemöller is perhaps best
remembered for his postwar
statement, which begins
“First they came for the
socialists, and I did not
speak out…”
-- First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me. —Martin Niemöller Source: https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/martin-niemoeller-first-they-came-for-the-socialists Currently with so many calling for a cease fire, protesting the violence in Gaza and all those suffering because of this in the middle east, I have picked the next song to play. The song is Please Peace, sung by my dear friend, Linda Ferro. She wrote this when we were all protesting the Iraq horror, especially for the Women's Spaces TV presentation of I Am Woman, I Am All Women. I would like to leave you with this poem of mine called In Awe.
In Awe
by Elaine B. Holtz What was this feeling? Is it God, Is it Jesus Is it my higher Power or The Mystery I feel so solid, so alive I feel so solid, so knowing I feel so fearless in faith As I walked with Ken It is a daily ritual we both love Just Ken, Rosey, and I A miracle that we are all together I see Maria, my neighbor She puts out imitation flowers for every holiday Red ones for Valentines Day White ones for Christmas Pink ones and yellow ones for Mothers Day We stop We talk for a while, girl talk She lets me know who did my hair She wanted to let me know she likes it I tell her where to go and the cost I do not speak Spanish Yet we have found a way to Laugh together! Talk with one another. Share languages with one another! We teach one another, We both love our husbands and dogs We are different because of our cultures But the same because we are women We know We say goodbye and continue walking I feel the feeling again I feel so solid, so unafraid, so aware Aware of the green on the trees The cracks on the sidewalks The beautiful Rose gardens I am in awe In awe of the great landscape In awe of the mystery of it all In awe ---- HerstoryOur History Is Our Strength Check out important dates to remember in Herstory at the National Women's History Alliance, where the date descriptions were sourced unless otherwise indicated.
Special thank you to the National Women’s History Alliance for making women’s history alive. Shout out to Co-Founder and Retiring Executive Director, Molly McGregor who will be on the show when we celebrate Women’s History Month in March for making the fabulous list of Women in History where I get most of the info I present in this Herstory segment. -- Herstory Events: May 29, 1943 – “Rosie the Riveter” by Norman Rockwell appears on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post. May 31, 1928 – Sonia Pressman Fuentes, NOW co-founder, first woman attorney in the Office of the General Counsel at the EEOC. The
U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission
(EEOC) is responsible for
enforcing federal laws that
make it illegal to
discriminate against a job
applicant or an employee
because of the person's
race, color, religion, sex
(including pregnancy,
childbirth, or related
conditions, gender identity,
and sexual orientation),
national origin, age (40 or
older), disability or
genetic information.
Most employers with at least 15 employees are covered by EEOC laws (20 employees in age discrimination cases). Most labor unions and employment agencies are also covered. The laws apply to all types of work situations, including hiring, firing, promotions, harassment, training, wages, and benefits. Source: https://www.eeoc.gov/overview Herstory Birthdays: May 27, 1907 (1964) – Rachel Carson, scientist, and environmentalist, wrote Silent Spring which became a cornerstone of the modern environmental protection movement. May 27, 1909 (1997) – Mary Fieser, organic chemist, co-wrote the textbook Organic Chemistry in 1944, and the series Reagents for Organic Synthesis (1967-1994) a constantly updated standard laboratory reference, May 31, 1912 (1997) – Chien-Shiung Wu, renowned physicist, first Chinese American elected to National Academy of Science (1958), first woman elected President of American Physical Society (1975), received National Medal of Science (1975).
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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 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 Candles in the Window, sung by Betsey Rose from the album Real To Me (2011 Betsy Rose) By My Silence sung by Ellen Buckstell and Nick Annis from the single By My Silence (Released 2009 – Ellen Buckstell and Nick Annis) Please Peace, sung by Linda Ferro from the single Please Peace (2009 Linda Ferro) - In November 2009 Linda Ferro composed this song for the Women's Spaces TV presentation of I Am Woman, I Am All Women, ---- For music purchasing opportunity, supporting the artists: Link: Spinitron.com Playlist for Women's Spaces Show
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Wednesday,
June 5, 2024 6:00
- 8:00 PM, The Community
Advisory Council (CAC) and
Independent Office of Law
Enforcement Review and Outreach
(IOLERO) invites the
public to participate in our
Monthly meeting. The location
will be at the Finley Park
Community Center, 2060 W.
College Avenue. Manzanita Room,
Santa Rosa, CA. 95401
Wednesday,
June 5, 2024 Peace
and Justice Center
issues new weekly list of events
and links to community
non-profit organizations:
PJC
website
Saturday,
August 10, 2024,
National Organization for Women
(NOW) - California Conference,
at the Presbyterian Church of
the Roses in Santa Rosa.
To volunteer, have a booth, to
sponsor - please contact NOW
Sonoma County at