Women Rising Radio
For 18 years Women Rising Radio aired on 150 NPR, college, community and Pacifica radio stations in the USA, and also abroad. We profile visionary women in leadership across the world, for all the critical issues: Democracy and civil society, ecology and sustainability, human, women’s and children’s rights, freedoms of speech and religion… we are giving powerful women and girls the platform to shape the world the way we wish to see it. We are embarking on our new adventure in internet radio – and are happy to play on Progressive Radio Network!
Episodes
Tuesday Oct 15, 2024
Women Rising Radio 48: “How Project 2025 Will Ruin Your Life”
Tuesday Oct 15, 2024
Tuesday Oct 15, 2024
We meet Andra Watkins, who grew up in Televangelist Jerry Falwell’s Moral Majority movement, and managed to escape. Andra has taken a deep dive into the Project 2025 manifesto and says it’s a Christo-fascist plan for ruining the US, and women in particular.
Monday Jun 17, 2024
Women Rising Radio #47: Healers Face the Catastrophe in Israel-Palestine
Monday Jun 17, 2024
Monday Jun 17, 2024
Women Rising Radio #47 is Part Two of a two-part series on the trouble in Israel-Palestine. We profile two physicians who have worked in Gaza. Alice Rothchild is an American MD who helped to build a new state-of-the-art facility for the Gaza Community Mental Programme. Ola Ziaro is a Gazan MD who has worked as a pediatrician and neonatal specialist.
Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
Women Rising Radio: Visionaries Face the Catastrophe in Israel-Palestine
Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
This is Part One of a two-part program featuring women leaders grappling with the horrible conflict in Israel-Palestine. In this program we visit with two leaders of the world-renowned peace community in Israel, Wahat al Salaam-Neve Shalom, Oasis of Peace in English. We learn how the community is dealing with the brutal violence that began October 7 2023 and has continued for months.
Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
Women Rising Radio: Resisting US Military Bases and US Domination
Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
Across the world, the United States has over 800 military bases, lily pads, installations, whatever you want to call them. And resistance to US military presence is growing. We speak with leaders spearheading movements to rein in and stop US military expansion.
Tuesday Jan 03, 2023
Women Rising Radio - ”Indigenous Women Envision Rematriation”
Tuesday Jan 03, 2023
Tuesday Jan 03, 2023
Three indigenous North American leaders present the idea of Rematriation, at a time when mass graves of Native children are being unearthed on the grounds of what were hundreds of “residential schools” that were designed to destroy the identity, beliefs and morale of those children. Louise Mama Bear Herne, Michelle Schenandoah and Katsitsionni Fox report on their encounter with the Vatican and its patriarchal rule, and describe a worldwide movement toward reinstating women’s political, social and spiritual power.
Monday Aug 08, 2022
Women Rising Radio : Antinuke Activists
Monday Aug 08, 2022
Monday Aug 08, 2022
new programs from Women Rising Radio.
Monday Aug 01, 2022
Women Rising Radio: Leaders Struggling War
Monday Aug 01, 2022
Monday Aug 01, 2022
New programs for PRN from Women Rising Radio.
Monday Aug 01, 2022
Women Rising Radio: Indigenous Grandmothers
Monday Aug 01, 2022
Monday Aug 01, 2022
"Hello, this is one of three new programs for Women Rising Radio.
Tuesday Jan 18, 2022
Women Rising Radio: Women Challenge Capitalism
Tuesday Jan 18, 2022
Tuesday Jan 18, 2022
Women Rising Radio profiles leaders worldwide challenging the capitalist system - sometimes to include them, sometimes to get out of their way. "
Tuesday Jan 18, 2022
Women Rising Radio: Migrations Solidarity
Tuesday Jan 18, 2022
Tuesday Jan 18, 2022
As the Biden administration continues many of the Trump immigration policies, Women Rising Radio profiles visionary women standing for the human rights of immigrants and asylum seekers. "