#52-21Model Matriarchy … The Iroquois system has lasted hundreds of years
Barbara Alice Mann describes the inner workings of a long-established North American matriarchal society, where women lead the arrangement of
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#51-21 Irish Grannies Rage for Peace … and for Ireland’s neutrality
Margaretta D’Arcy, known to longtime WINGS listeners as Radio Pirate Woman, is a nearly-88-year-old Irish actress, playwright, feminist, and peace
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#49-21 Food Sovereignty … A grassroots movement in India
The so-called Green Revolution in India increased one measure of “productivity” at the cost of much else, including nutrition, sustainability,
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#48-21 Solar Nuns of Pakistan … Changing lives by bringing light
Two young women with a mission to help the poor found their calling as both nuns and solar installers, bringing
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#47-21 Raging Grannies Sing On … Raising a Ruckus for Good, 35 Years and Counting
In 1987, the Raging Granny movement was born in Victoria BC. Two of their earliest members and many other Raging
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#45-21 Afghani Refugee’s Escape … why and how a prominent journalist fled the Taliban
Najiba Ayubi describes the ordeal of her fortuitous escape from Afghanistan during the last of the Americans’ evacuations, including her
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#42 & 43-21 Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Closures and Continuities … Angela Davis speech
In this speech to the Birkbeck School of Law, University of London [UK], Angela Davis focuses on often-erased information, e.g.,
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#39-21 Roe v Wade. the Texas Abortion Case … Archival interview with the late Sarah Weddington
On the 39th anniversary of the Roe v Wade decision, Martha Burk interviewed Sarah Weddington about the history and future
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#38-21 Conflict Is Not Abuse … Mistaking discomfort for violence is an error of our times
Lesbian novelist and nonfiction writer Sarah Schulman speaks in Vancouver about her book Conflict Is Not Abuse: Overstating Harm, Community
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#37-21 Nonviolent Power … Why Civil Resistance Works
Erica Chenoweth directs the Nonviolent Action Lab at Harvard’s Carr Center for Human Rights Policy. Chenoweth and Maria Stephan researched
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