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 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. "

Tuesday Jan 18, 2022
Women Rising Radio: Doctors Without Borders
Tuesday Jan 18, 2022
Tuesday Jan 18, 2022
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) treats people where the need is greatest. We are an international medical humanitarian organisation.

Monday Dec 20, 2021
Women Rising Radio: Choice Church State
Monday Dec 20, 2021
Monday Dec 20, 2021
Women across the world are facing new assaults on their rights to control their own bodies. This program profiles women's reproductive rights leaders in Poland, the USA and Ireland.

Sunday Dec 12, 2021
Women Rising Radio: “Proactive on Plastics”
Sunday Dec 12, 2021
Sunday Dec 12, 2021
Formosa Plastics corporation is notorious worldwide for its callous disregard of environmental health and human rights. This program features four women across the globe who are taking on Formosa Plastics and winning. It also features an activist from Malawi - where greedy plastics manufacturers are proliferating factories, while eyeing the rest of Africa. Plastics are made from petrochemicals, and oil companies depend on them to prop up sagging profits, at the cost of human and environmental health.