Archived Radio Show

January 23, 2023

Original Radio Show  ID:
WSA230123

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Duration 57 minutes

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Featuring

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1. Commentary by Elaine B. Holtz,  Host of Women's Spaces

2. First Guest, Shawnee Rosin, Organizer, Honey Rose Music Fest

3. Second Guest, Nancy Wang, President, Redwood Empire Chinese Association

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1. Commentary by Elaine B. Holtz: Joining me on the phone today is Shawnie Rosin a local musician who is part of the organizing committee for the First Annual Honey Rose Music Fest Saturday, January 28, 2023 from 3-11 pm At Sebastopol Community Cultural Center, The festival is to honor the life and achievements of Rosemary 'Honey Rose’ Conner who was a beloved singer, friend, preschool teacher and inspiration to many- who danced in numerous circles and sang with over 30 bands throughout the North Bay. She is a woman who made a difference and thought my listeners need to know more about her and the festival.
I have a special guest joining me on the phone, Nancy Wang who is one of the founders and President of the Redwood Empire Chinese Association. We will be talking about their organization as well as some ideas around the celebration of the Chinese New Year and its meaning. Happy Chinese New Year, the year of the Rabbit.

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Over the weekend there were some rallies and marches on the 50th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Here are some news report links:

• For local news check out the Women's March Santa Rosa fb page https://www.facebook.com/srwomensmarch ,

• and Sonoma Women’s March: photos, Sonoma Valley Sun, January 2, 2023: https://sonomasun.com/2023/01/23/126157/.

• For national news check out: Women’s March draws thousands across US after Roe v Wade overturned, The Guardian, Sunday January 22, 2023:  https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/22/womens-march-2023-roe-v-wade-abortion-rights

• Roe v Wade, Wikpedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roe_v._Wade

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Last week our guest to talk about the Martin Luther King Birthday Celebration had to cancel. It is important to recognize the winner of the annual student speech contest, Esmarelda Meza, Junior at Elsie Allen High School. As reported in the Press Democrat (January 156, 2023, “Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, ‘Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice.’ With this, I believe there are two types of power — power based on control and power based on change,” Meza said.
“Power based on control is a person taking action for the reasons of self interest that only benefit themselves. Power based on change is a person taking action for the reasons of love that benefit all. Who says taking action for reasons of love that benefit all cannot be the new mindset?” she added.

The runner up student speakers are: Layla Parrish, Senior at Rancho Cotati High School and Gabriel Lopez, Senior at Rancho Cotati High School.

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2. First Guest Shawnee Rosin shares some of the life achievements of the musician Honey Rose Conner, who passed away in September 2022. Shawnee played music with Honey Rose. She is organizing a memorial music festival in Honey Rose's honor on Saturday, January 28th, The proceeds will help the Sebastopol Community Cultural Center (SCCC) Youth Program and to continue Honey Rose's songs and work in supporting disadvantaged youth.

About our Guest: Shawnee Rosin, musician and youth advocate, is based in Sebastopol, California. She is a singer in 3 bands while directing the youth programming at the Sebastopol Community Cultural Center. Her mission is to provide expressive arts-focused programming for young people in our community. Shawnie has found success with youth talent showcases and other youth dance/DJ events. Her Master’s degree in social work combined with her undergraduate degree focused on ethnomusicology has helped to influence and inspire her creative motivations. Shawnie's current project, Honey Rose Music Fest, combines these passions while honoring her dear friend, band mate, and soul sister 'Honey Rose' Conner.

Guest Event: 

 Saturday, January 28, 2023, 3 to 11 PM, Honey Rose Music Fest, In Memory of Honey Rose Conner (1979-1922), Sebastopol Community Cultural Center, 300 Morris St., Sebastopol. For more info Click Here.

Reference Link:

Honey Rose fest honors late musician, teacher in Sebastopol; Miriam Silver, for The Press Democrat, 1/25/2023: Click Here

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3. Second Guest, Nancy Wang shares the mission of the Redwood Empire Chinese Association (RECA), which she helped found in 1988. The first need to meet was to teach children of immigrants and adopted Chinese children the Chinese language. The cultural arts like dancing, chorus, martial arts and calligraphy were soon added as activities, along with the remembrance of festivals. We just entered the Lunar New Year with the New Moon on January 21, and this is the year of the Rabbit. Nancy describes some of the qualities the people born in the year of the Rabbit share. All are welcome to become members or attend the various RECA activities. About half the members of RECA are not of Asian ancestry.

About our Guest Nancy Wang is Chinese American who was born in Taiwan. She attended junior college in Japan and settled in California with her husband in 1977. She has been part of the Redwood Empire Chinese Association since it began in a garage in 1988 with the goal of teaching our children Chinese culture and language.
Nancy has been involved in many organizations and committees and has served on the Santa Rosa's City Council Advisory Committee (CAB) for 15 years, plus many other associated civic committees.
She has been honored with various awards from city, state, federal government both personally and on behalf of the Redwood Chinese Assoc. (RECA).
She is the mother of three children and six grandchildren. She is excited that her oldest grandson has started college and soon will begin a new generation to join RECA.

Guest Link:

 Redwood Empire Chinese Association: http://www.recacenter.org/

Guest Events:

See the Lunar New Year events in Announcements below.

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Monday, January 30, 2023, 6 - 8 PM, Solidarity Vigil Police Killing in Memphis.

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 Herstory

Our history is our strength. Check out important dates to remember in herstory at the National Women's History Alliance,, where the date descriptions were sourced unless otherwise indicated.

Herstory Event:

January 24, 1968 – Mary Lou Retton, first and only American woman to win a gold medal in the All-Around in gymnastics at the Olympics (1984) and first American woman to win a gold medal in gymnastics, first woman featured on a Wheaties cereal box. 

Herstory Birthdays: 

January 25, 1896 (1987) – Helen Heffernan, strong supporter of United Nations’ education of bilingual education, recognized that children who were interned in World War II needed health and family services

January 26, 1892 (1926) – Bessie Coleman, first African-American woman in the world to fly a plane and earn an international pilot’s license.

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Announcements  

January 27, 2023 is National Holocaust Remembrance Day.
From 1941 to 1945 Nazi Germany and its collaborators committed the systematic murder of over six million Jews. The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was Nazi Germany’s “Final Solution” for eliminating all Jewish people within Nazi Germany’s grasp. By the end of this heinous act, roughly two-thirds of Europe’s Jewish population had been murdered. The United Nations General Assembly’s resolution 60/7 designated International Holocaust Remembrance Day on November 1, 2005, during the 42nd plenary session. https://www.ushmm.org/remember/international-holocaust-remembrance-day

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Saturday, January 28, 2023 10 AM - 2 PM, Lunar New Year, Children’s Museum of Sonoma County, 1835 W. Steele Ln., Santa Rosa, CA. The Redwood Empire Chinese Association, the Museum of Sonoma County, and he Children’s Museum of Sonoma County brings you all of the wonders and joy for the Lunar New Year. For info on tickets email: info@cmosc.com https://www.sonomacounty.com/sonoma-events/lunar-new-year-celebration 

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Saturday, January 28, 2023, 3 to 11 PM, Honey Rose Music Fest, In Memory of Honey Rose Conner (1979-1922), Sebastopol Community Cultural Center, 300 Morris St., Sebastopol. For more info Click Here.

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Monday, January 30, 2023, 11 AM PT # repeats 11 PM PT, the show will  feature local activist Alice Waco. Radio KBBF 89.1 FM, North SF Bay or live streaming at https://kbbf.org/live

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023, 11 AM PT, repeat of Monday's show, will feature local activist Alice Waco.. Radio KPCA 103.3 FM, Petaluma, CA. https://petalumacommunityaccess.org/kpca 

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Saturday, February 4, 2023 2 - 3 PM, Lunar New Year, Northwest Santa Rosa Library (Coddingtown), sponsored by The Redwood Empire Chinese Association and the  Sonoma County Library, For info on this free event https://events.sonomalibrary.org/event/dragon-dance-and-cultural-performances

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Saturday, February 11, 2022, 2 - 3 PM, Lunar New Year, Petaluma Library,  sponsored by The Redwood Empire Chinese Association and the  Sonoma County Library, For info on this free event https://events.sonomalibrary.org/event/dragon-dance-and-songs-reca

Music Selections

The Opening and Closing Theme song The Woman in Your Life is You is done with permission of the Composer and Singer Alix Dobkin ((August 16, 1940 – May 19, 2021) Alix Dobkin death was just announced - Thank you for all you did for Lesbians to be recognized and Women to be honored. May you rest in peace. See our Interview with Alix Dobkin on 12/1/2014 and our Memorial to Alix Dobkin on 5/24/2021

The Woman in Your Life is You by Alix Dobkin from the album Living with Lavender Jane (2010 Women's Wax Works) - www.alixdobkin.com

I Am Women, sung by Helen Redding from the album One World,  (1998 Rainforest Records). 

Ushering Out the Old Year, sung by Power Dragon from the album Chinese New Year Music  (2008 Hot Ideas).

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Link:  Spinitron.com Playlist for Women's Spaces Show