Bread and Roses

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Every Friday from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM.

 

Bread and Roses is a collective of women-identified radio activists. We offer feminist public affairs programming. We give voice to those working for social justice and equity, globally and locally. We strive to challenge systems of oppression. All this, and we have fun!

Bread and Roses highlights the achievements of women artists, activists, athletes, scholars and innovators. We strive for programming excellence and collaborative efforts, providing access and training to women.

 

Topic tags: 
Gender, Women, Youth, Class, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Community Building, Activism
Streams: 
KBOO Stream 1
Program status: 
Retired

Woman rows alone across Atlantic

Airs at: Fri, 08/28/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
Tori Murden McClure, the first woman to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean, shares her journey of heart and soul. "In the end," she says, "I know I rowed across the Atlantic to find my heart. But in the beginning I wasn't aware it was missing." Ms McClure is not just an exp... Read more

Bread and Roses on 08/21/09

Airs at: Fri, 08/21/2009 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
A conversation with women form the Portland Women's Crisis Line, which has been providing services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault since 1972 and also runs a sex worker outreach and a community education project. PWCL will hold its annual "Safety in Numbe... Read more

Bread and Roses on 07/24/09

Airs at: Fri, 07/24/2009 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
Super women in sports and their fans: We'll hear of an athlete who challenged a university's 15+-year policy of barring lesbians from the basketball team. From Seattle: the story of the fans who rallied to save the Pacific Northwest's only WNBA team, the Seattle Storm, fro... Read more

Seattle fans buy women's pro-basketball team

Airs at: Thu, 07/23/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
When owners threatened to sell Seattle's women's professional (WNBA) basektball team to Oklahoma, fans rallied to keep the team. Former season ticket holder, now new owner, Dawn Trudeau shares how a community saved the Seattle Storm, the remaining women's pro-basektball tea... Read more

No Drinking, No Drugs, No Lesbians

Airs at: Thu, 07/23/2009 at 12:00am
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A young basketball player's courage ends 20 years of discrimination at U-Penn. We speak to Dee Mosbacher who, with Fawn Yacker,  produced and directed Training Rules which tells this remarkable story. www.trainingrules.com Read more

Bread and Roses on 06/19/09

Airs at: Fri, 06/19/2009 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
Bridget B. here and I'll be your host for this edition of Bread and Roses at 6pm on KBOO 90.7FM.  Listen in as I talk about Feminism with references from key voices from the feminist movement, including Gloria from All In The Family, Gloria Steinem and Rebecca Walker. Yes, ... Read more

What Is Feminism Anyway?

Airs at: Fri, 06/19/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
Bridget B. here and I'm your host for this edition of Bread and Roses on KBOO 90.7FM.  Listen in as I talk about Feminism with references from key voices from the feminist movement, including Gloria from All In The Family, Gloria Steinem and Rebecca Walker. Yes, this will b... Read more

Bread and Roses on 06/05/09

Airs at: Fri, 06/05/2009 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
In the spring of 2004, Maria, a Greek Cypriot, and Zehra, a Turkish Cypriot, cross to opposite sides of the green line, which has divided Cyprus since the war of 1974, to visit family homes they have not seen for thirty years. Thus begins the personal journey of these women... Read more

Bread and Roses on 05/15/09

Airs at: Fri, 05/15/2009 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
Friday May 15th - Chicken Show! It's that time of year again - KBOOs Bread and Roses Collective, with hosts Carole and Nico, is set to bring you the CHICKEN TALK SHOW, a 2 hour special this Friday, May 15, 2009 from 6-8pm.  Guests include Lisa Ewing, a chicken train... Read more

Bread and Roses on 05/08/09

Airs at: Fri, 05/08/2009 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
Bridget B. here to let you know that I'm set to host the next edition of Bread & Roses on KBOO 90.7FM, Friday, May 8, 2009 from 6pm - 7pm. Given that this show falls right before Mother's Day, I'd like to bring to your attention the what, why, when and by whom Mother's Day w... Read more