I host a daily public affairs radio show in San Francisco called Your Call. It airs from 11 am - noon PST on KALW 91.7 FM. I am also happy to report that I recently got a book deal with PoliPoint Press to write about my road trip through the heartland and the interviews I did with people about why they vote the way they do (or not). It's scheduled to be out in September.
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Well Behaved Women Rarely Make History
Women celebrate during a rally to mark International Women's Day in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania March 8, 2006. (REUTERS/Emmanuel Kwitema)
South Korean women workers shout slogans during an anti-government rally marking International Women's Day and demanding greater labor rights for non-regular workers and better working condition in Seoul, Wednesday, March 8, 2006. The Korean read 'Union Fighting. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Bangladeshi women take part in a protest demading equal rights in Dhaka. Tens of thousands of women across the globe rallied to the fight against sexual violence and inequality on International Women's Day, amid calls to play a greater role on the political stage. (AFP/Shafiq Alam)
Women of the Landless Rural Workers' Movement shout slogans during a protest at the Toca de la Raposa ranch, some 37 miles from Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, March 8, 2006. In honor of International Women's Day, some 500 workers occupied the ranch to demand an agrarian reform and property for all women. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Women protest banging pots and pans demanding the right to collect retirement funds for being homemakers in front of the Presidential Palace in honor of International Women's Day in Brasilia, Brazil, on Wednesday, March 8, 2003. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Congolese women parade for International Womens Day inside Kinshasa Stadium. Tens of thousands of women across the globe rallied to the fight against sexual violence and inequality on International Women's Day, amid calls to play a greater role on the political stage. (AFP/Lionel Healing)
A Nicaraguan woman shouts slogans outside the U.S Embassy during a protest to mark International Women's Day in Managua, March 8, 2006. The protesters demanded the U.S. withdraw from Iraq. (REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas)
Pakistani female students hold banners at a rally in Karachi, Pakistan, Wednesday, Mar 8, 2006. Thousands of women demonstrated in nation-wide rallies on International Women's Day, demanding freedom, equal rights and an end to discriminatory laws in this Muslim nation. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)
Pakistani woman raises hand of a rape victim Mukhtar Mai, center, who attended a rally for women's right in Multan, Pakistan, Wednesday, Mar 8, 2006. Thousands of women demonstrated in nation-wide rallies on International Women's Day, demanding freedom, equal rights and an end to discriminatory laws in this Muslim nation. (AP Photo/Khalid Tanveer)
Iraqi woman painter Jinan Hassanain walks past her painting during an exhibition of Iraqi women artists, to mark International Women's Day, in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, March 8, 2006. Daily killings, bombings and escalating violence confine most Iraqi women to their homes and a tormented lifestyle. (AP Photo/Samir Mizban)
Iraqi anti-war activist Faiza Al-Araji holds a rose as she attends a peace march during International Women's Day in Washington, March 8, 2006. The protesters collected over 100,000 signatures calling for the withdrawal of all foreign troops and fighters from Iraq. (REUTERS/Jim Young)
Palestinian and Israeli women participate in a demonstation in recognition of the international women's day at the West Bank village of A-Ram, in the outskirts of Jerusalem Wednsday, March, 8. 2006. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
An Iraqi woman looks at a painting drawn by Iraqi prisoner Sajida Mohammed al-Shemari during an exhibtion of her work in Baghdad. Tens of thousands of women across the globe rallied to the fight against sexual violence and inequality on International Women's Day, amid calls to play a greater role on the political stage. (AFP/Karim Sahib)
People protest during a march in honor of International Women's day in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Wednesday, March 8, 2006. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
that's the way it's been since the beginning of time...fighting wars and fighting for basic rights. Brutal reality, I know. Unfortunately, the fight is going to be hard and long.
Wanna know something even sadder (not to bring anyone down further but ... ) I was at a protest in Berkeley against the policies of Iran regarding women (and the Bush Admin thrown in as well). There were maybe all of a couple dozen people that showed up. Certainly not more than fifty. Around town there weren't a lot of events related to International Women's Day. Nothing like what was shown in these pics from around the world. A woman even asked me what the protest was about. She and her friend didn't even know it was International Women's Day. Nor did several women I asked later just out of curiosity. In the Bay Area, that's really sad.
Why? Unfortunately, I think many Bay Area people are apathetic, tired and just plain fed up. Many are also uninformed...even though they have a reputation for being the most politically engaged people in the country.
a few weeks ago I had a conversation with a 25-year old woman in an affluent Bay Area community who had no idea of just how far women had come in America. think back 30 years ago to no credit, no checking accounts, no credit cards (unless it had your husband's name on it). No retirement accounts, almost impossible to find an apartment, buy a house...
this child's mother had never educated her to what "was" and just how far we have come. Obviously her mother is one of those who never got involved; the fight just was not that important to her. For those of us who were involved then, we must remember that there's a world out there that needs us - needs our support, needs our community, needs to have us stand by their sides in their marches to equality.
Because these photos sparked so many emotions and thoughts, I've decided to compile photos of women celebrating, struggling and working for change around the world on a regular basis.
The latest post is at: http://storiesinamerica.blogspot.com/2006/03/women-around-globe.html
Unfortunately, these photos are rarely published in newspapers or make their way on to TV screens.
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These amazing photos give me hope. We American women can learn a lot from our sisters around the globe.
that's the way it's been since the beginning of time...fighting wars and fighting for basic rights. Brutal reality, I know. Unfortunately, the fight is going to be hard and long.
Wanna know something even sadder (not to bring anyone down further but ... ) I was at a protest in Berkeley against the policies of Iran regarding women (and the Bush Admin thrown in as well). There were maybe all of a couple dozen people that showed up. Certainly not more than fifty. Around town there weren't a lot of events related to International Women's Day. Nothing like what was shown in these pics from around the world. A woman even asked me what the protest was about. She and her friend didn't even know it was International Women's Day. Nor did several women I asked later just out of curiosity. In the Bay Area, that's really sad.
Why? Unfortunately, I think many Bay Area people are apathetic, tired and just plain fed up. Many are also uninformed...even though they have a reputation for being the most politically engaged people in the country.
a few weeks ago I had a conversation with a 25-year old woman in an affluent Bay Area community who had no idea of just how far women had come in America. think back 30 years ago to no credit, no checking accounts, no credit cards (unless it had your husband's name on it). No retirement accounts, almost impossible to find an apartment, buy a house...
this child's mother had never educated her to what "was" and just how far we have come. Obviously her mother is one of those who never got involved; the fight just was not that important to her. For those of us who were involved then, we must remember that there's a world out there that needs us - needs our support, needs our community, needs to have us stand by their sides in their marches to equality.
We need more preachers, Kim-Shree...
Because these photos sparked so many emotions and thoughts, I've decided to compile photos of women celebrating, struggling and working for change around the world on a regular basis.
The latest post is at:
http://storiesinamerica.blogspot.com/2006/03/women-around-globe.html
Unfortunately, these photos are rarely published in newspapers or make their way on to TV screens.
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