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Sonoma County Gazette February 2022 article on Women's Spaces Celebrating 10 Years on Radio. Download pdf:
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Dr. Kim D. Hester Williams Dr. Kim D. Hester Williams returned 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. Click here for the show's page.
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Marianne Williamson - Official Campaign Marianne Williamson resident 2024 Photo
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.
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 Gloria AllredAttorney Gloria Allred has returned to Women's Spaces for our July 11, 2022 show on the SCOTUS Reversal of Roe v Wade and Next Steps. She also contributed as a guest on March 5, 2018, and on June 15, 2020.
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Lynn Woolsey, Former Congresswoman, Marin/SonomaLynn Woolsey, Congress-woman (Retired) returned on 10/16/2023 and on  8/162021 to speak on bold steps for our Nation to take.
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Dr. Jean Shinoda Boilen, Dr. Jean Shinoda Bolen
 returned on Monday June 29, 2020 as a guest on Women's Spaces to discuss the  Millionth Circle of women coming together.  Visit the show's page by clicking here.
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 Sonoma County Commission on Human Rights' Report on Policing in the Black Lives Matter Protests in Santa Rosa

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8/3/2020

Original Radio Show  ID:
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1. Dmitra Smith,  Chair, Sonoma County Commission on Human Rights

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1. Dmitra Smith, Chair of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) of Sonoma County, whom we originally scheduled for the show 2 weeks ago but were unable to connect by telephone, made time for us today to speak with our host Elaine B. Holtz on the Commission's recently released report on the county's website, Human Right Violations in Santa Rosa California—Policing the Black Lives Matter Protests.  Dmitra recounts how complaints to the CHR poured in after the May 30, 2020 peaceful protests for Black Lives Matter in Santa Rosa of protestors being shot by heavily armed uniformed officers with rubber bullets and tear gas cannisters. Since the Sheriff's Office and neighboring cities police forces are called for backup, the identity of the officers agencies are unknown, as badges were absent or covered over. The report details the recent complaints through testimonies of those injured by the police or mistreated by jail guards and deprived of COVID-19 precations of social distancing, as well as gives a 20 year context of neglect of the counties legislative bodies to address the need for a change in enforcement policies. Dmitra Smith notes that the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights report Community Concerns About Law Enforcement in Sonoma County in 2000 was the year that Andy Lopez was born, only to be shot and killed when13-years old by Sheriff Deputy Eric Gelhaus in southwest Santa Rosa. Dmitra noted that presently there is a push to make the Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach (IOLERO), that was formed by the County after many protests of Andy Lopez's death, more effective based on the outgoing Director's recommendations stated in the proposed Evelyn Cheatham Effective IOLERO Ordinance, and it awaits action by the Board of Supervisors when they meet tommorrow, Tuesday, August 4, 2020.

About our Guest: Dmitra Smith has served as a Commissioner on the Sonoma County Commission on Human Righrts (CHR) since 2012. She is the program manager for the Junior Commission, having mentored over 100 Sonoma County students since 2013. Smith is a co-founder of Food for All - Comida para Todos, the Sonoma County Black Coalition and Save Your VI, providing education and advocacy for civil rights protections guaranteed to students nationwide. She has collaborated with the California Association of Human Relations Organizations, Congressional Black Caucus, California Association of Human Relations Organizations, NAACP, San Jose State University Human Rights Institute, Southern Poverty Law Center, UC Berkeley School of Law, John Marshall Law School, San Jose State University Human Rights Institute and the US Department of Education Office for Civil Rights. Dimitra Smith recently announced her retirement as Chair of CHR.

Guest Link:  https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/Commission-on-Human-Rights/

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Proposed Evelyn Cheatham Effective IOLERO Ordinance  https://socoeffectiveoversight.org/

Contact your Sonoma County Board of Supervisors https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/Board-of-Supervisors/

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 Herstory

Check out important dates to remember in herstory at the National Women's History Alliance

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Birthdays:

August 1, 1923 (2006) – Beatrice Medicine, Standing Rock Sioux anthropologist, focused on the roles of Lakota women in changes facing their cultures in areas including bilingual education, alcohol and drug use, abuse, socialization of children, and identity needs, author of Learning to Be an Anthropologist and Remaining Native

August 3, 1905 (1995) – Maggie Kuhn, senior rights activist, founded the Gray Panthers

August 6, 1886 (1916) – Inez Milholland Boissevain, a lawyer and suffrage leader; gowned in white and riding a white horse, she lead a suffrage parade in Washington, DC, during Woodrow Wilson’s inauguration

Herstory Events:

August 6, 1965 – The Voting Rights Act outlaws the discriminatory literacy tests that had been used to prevent African Americans from voting. Suffrage is finally fully extended to African American women

August 8, 1969 – Executive order 11478 issued by President Nixon requires each federal department and agency to establish and maintain an affirmative action program of equal employment opportunity for civilian employees and applicants

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August 26 - November 8, 2020, Petaluma’s Participation in the Women’s Suffrage Movement, Petaluma Library and Historical Museum The Petaluma Museum Association’s suffrage exhibit has been rescheduled. This postponement has provided the opportunity to coordinate the exhibit’s opening reception with the national celebration of “Women’s Equality Day”. Mark your calendars for Wednesday, August 26th, 5 to 8 pm! The exhibit will be dedicated to our former Congresswoman, Lynn Woolsey, and our former Mayor, Helen Putnam, and we are delighted to report that Mayor Barrett will be attending the opening to bestow the honors. 
https://www.petalumamuseum.com/2020/04/18/petalumas-participation-in-the-womens-suffrage-movement/

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January 25 through September 13, 2020,  From Suffrage to #MeToo at Museum of Sonoma CountyPlease note: Fee is required for entry to museum. For more information visit https://museumsc.org/suffrage-metoo/

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League of Women Voters of Sonoma County has scheduled candidate debates and ballot measure discussions. See their webpage listing the events at https://www.facebook.com/lwvsonomacounty/ and at http://sonco.ca.lwvnet.org/

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Women's Suffrage Project 2020Sonoma County Women's Suffrage Project  https://socowomen2020.org/
with Calendar of related Events at https://socowomen2020.org/calendar

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Music Selections:

The Opening and Closing Theme song is with permission of the Composer and Singer Alix Dobkin:

The Woman in Your Life is You by Alix Dobkin from the album Living with Lavender Jane (Women's Wax Works) - www.alixdobkin.com

Political World, sung by Carolina Chocolate Drops from the album Chimes of Freedom: Bob Dylan Songs (Released 2012 Amnesty International).

By My Silence, sung by Sonja and Disappear Fear  from the album Splash (2008 Disappear Records)

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