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As a long-time listener to KPFA (94.1 in Berkeley), the FIRST free speech radio station in the country, I am very worried about its fate. The staff of the popular and important "Morning Show" was laid-off and now many of the local programs are also facing extinction. I am particularly worried about "Hard Knock Radio" and "Full Circle." "Hard Knock Radio" is a show that features hip hop culture and political/social justice issues. I believe it is the only one of its kind in the world. They feature stories you will not hear anywhere else. "Full Circle" is the show produced by the KPFA Apprenticeship program, where women and people of color are trained to produce radio shows, in an effort to train people who are usually not encouraged or given access in this field. Today I will be going to a rally in support of these shows and other locally produced programming and I plan to post the video that I shoot. Here are some facts from the...

The prayer of the united indigenous grandmothers on the gulf/BP desaster! - lsiten + follow NOW! Please share this note with everyone... Paste it on your wall profile and make all of your friends aware. Sending this message out to the groups you are apart of, everyone needs to wake up to this! Our healing thought and love are VERY POWERFUL, lets unit and heal, heal, heal with our powerful love, love, love and light, light, light ♥ ♥ ♥ The Grandmother’s Council of Indigenous Elders Worldwide have requested the rest of us join them in the following meditation. The Gulf of Mexico needs healing and cleaning. It is not something we can do with our hands. There are people who know what to physically do and they have to do that. The real healing and cleansing of the Gulf is energetic and it is light. We are being called to use the Net of Light. I am sharing this request that was shared with me from my friend, astrologer and shaman Kaye Sturgis. Please join us. Your focused atten...

Hi all. I wanted to announce the upcoming screenings of THE HERETICS: 92YTribeca, NYC June 3rd, 7:30 pm New Fest, NYC June 10th, 5:00 pm Barcelona International Women's Film Festival, June 20th Frameline Film Festival, San Francisco, Saturday, June 26th, 11:00 am (morning of the Dyke March) Victoria Theater 2961 16th Street Hope you can make it to one of them! Some ranting and raving: I am thinking a lot these days about what is appropriate to talk about over text messages and how to respond when someone writes something "important" or "serious" over a text message. I found this article that I think sums up why it is not a good idea to engage in these conversations over texting, but I think what is also problematic is that some people really prefer to talk about difficult or emotional subjects over texting, because it is easier for them. But if I don't want to, it is hard to be in a relationship or friendship with them. It means laying down the boundarie...

Buy tickets here: THE HERETICS Get your tickets now for the Bay Area Premiere of the feature documentary, THE HERETICS, directed by Joan Braderman. presented as Closing Night Film of the San Francisco Women's Film Festival at the Roxie Theater, April 11th, 7:15 PM (SAN FRANCISCO, CA--March 12, 2010) The San Francisco Women's Film Festival will present the Bay Area premiere of THE HERETICS as its Closing Night film in celebration of Women’s History Month. The screening takes place April 11 at 7:15 PM at the Roxie Theater, at 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103. For tickets and information: 415-754-FILM (3456) or www.sfwff.com THE HERETICS chronicles the twenty-year span of feminist art magazine HERESIES. Filmed across the globe, THE HERETICS features interviews and artwork of the artists who grew Heresies into a feminist forum for revolution. Members of the Heresies included Lucy Lippard, Betsy Hess, Pat Steir, Joan Snyder, Miriam Schapiro, Ida Applebroog, Janet Froelich ...

Intersection for the Arts: Open Process Series: Clips and Conversation - 'THE HERETICS' and 'WOMEN ART REVOLUTION'

http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/televise_prop8_trial/?rc=fb_share1 Urgent: Public comments needed for Prop 8 court case 
U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker -- who will be overseeing a federal court challenge to Prop 8 starting this Monday (January 11) -- is considering whether or not to open the court room to TV cameras. The court just announced that it is seeking public comment on the proposal to televise the trial -- and that all comments must be submitted to the court by a Friday deadline.
 Not surprisingly, supporters of Prop 8 -- which took away the right of same-sex couples to marry in California -- do not want the trial to be televised. 
 
We have just this one chance to make our voices heard -- thousands of Americans calling for equality, transparency and accountability. That's why we're teaming up with the Courage Campaign to collect as many signatures as possible asking Judge Walker to televise the case. We need your signature now: 
 
SIGNATURE DEADLINE IS FR...