KBOO is celebrating March 8th, International Women's Day, with 24 hours of special programming! Tune in beginning at 5:30 am Wednesday March 8th, 2017.
The day will include a discussion of trans feminism and TERF - trans exclusive radical feminism. How does TERF hurt trans women and all women? Tune in at 11 am.
We'll have a program on human trafficking, in English and Spanish, and the Bread and Roses Collective will Counter Western-centric Narratives.
Also, the new public affairs program, The Politics of Living will debut at 9 am.
In addition, we'll have lots of great music: Women in Jazz, Reggae with the Shocks of Sheba, Screaming Women featuring experimental artists and loud women, and Women in Country Swing! There will be something for everyone in this all day, all night special, produced entirely by female-identified volunteers at KBOO!
Check out the great lineup of shows:
International Women's Day Edition of Pastures of Plenty
Airs at: Wed, 03/08/2017 at 5:30am - 7:00am
Produced for: Pastures of Plenty
Join us when we start off the programming on International Women's Day with a mix of folk music, both traditional and contemporary, performed by women. Included will be sister groups and other female duos and trios. And we'll be sure to feature some of our local women artis...Read more
Countering the Western-Centric Narratives
Airs at: Wed, 03/08/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for: International Women's Day
Since we believe a woman's place is at the head of the struggle, Bread and Roses presents stories of resistance from transnational women and non-binary agents of change. On International Women's Day, we counter the narrative that non-Western women are in need of white savi...Read more
Politics of Living: Special Women's Day Edition
Airs at: Wed, 03/08/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for: Politics of Living
The Politics of Living is a new show that was created in response to the 2016 election with intentions to elevate women's voices and opinions about political, economic, and cultural issues.Read more
Special program on Human Trafficking/Programa Especial Sobrela trata de personas
Airs at: Wed, 03/08/2017 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for: International Women's Day
This special program on the issue of human trafficking will be bilingual in English and Spanish. Este programa especial sobre la trata de personas será bilingüe en inglés y español.Read more
Philanthropy Through a Black Woman's Lens
Airs at: Wed, 03/08/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for: International Women's Day
An interview with Carol Tatch, The Major Giving Director of The MRG Foundation.Read more
what is trans feminism?
Airs at: Wed, 03/08/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for: International Women's Day
A discussion of the intersection of gender identity and feminism and a side discussion about the relationships between the radical feminist community (radfems) and trans feminine, especially focusing on the subject of why trans exclusive radical feminism (terf) language is ...Read more
You've Come A Long Way!
Airs at: Wed, 03/08/2017 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for: The World of Jazz
For International Women's Day we'll look at the contributions women have made to the artform. Vocalist and Portland native, Shirley Nanette will be Rita's guest. Read more
Pacific Underground: International Women's Day Special
Airs at: Wed, 03/08/2017 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Produced for: Pacific Underground
What does it mean to be an Asian woman in America in 2017? In this special Interntional Women's Day episode, the women of Pacific Underground explore what the Asian American experience for women in a time when gender expression, identity, and sex are being defined more flui...Read more
Gender Illusion - Non-binary trans experiences
Airs at: Wed, 03/08/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for: International Women's Day
Gender Illusion- Voices from the non-binary: Presents a half hour of narratives from different people, in different places and from different races on identifiying as the Infinite Gender. A panel about the differences between trans-gender and trans-ethnic, including address...Read more
"Women in Country Music" - International Women's Day Special
Airs at: Wed, 03/08/2017 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for: International Women's Day
"The Women of Early Country and Western Music" Retta Christie features recordings of female artists from the 1920's to the 1950's in the Country and Western genre.
Nevertheless She Persisted - Music for IWD
Airs at: Wed, 03/08/2017 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for: International Women's Day
Songs of persistence, resistance and protest. Songs of self-empowerment, feminism, social justice. Some old, some very new..Read more