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Tampa will celebrate Women's History on March 19 listen
03/08/13 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: women, Wome's History Month, International Women's Day, IWD, women's issues, Tampa, Tampa City Council, City of Tampa
The City of Tampa will celebrate Women’s History Month on March 19 at the Tampa Convention Center from 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
On Thursday Tampa City Council member Mary Mulhern recognized the Women’s History Month Committee and their incoming chair, Jillian Howard.
1 comments"During Women's History Month we recognize the national theme: Women inspiring innovation through imagination. Celebrating women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Tampa strives to be a place of growth for fem...
I Am Someone: a Documentary on Sexual Violence
03/08/11 Dawn Morgan ElliottRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Tuesday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: International Women's Day, sexual violence, rape, gender issues, women's issues, violence, sexism, media
Happy International Women’s Day! I’m Dawn Morgan Elliott, a six-year volunteer with WMNF, with five years in the newsroom telling other people’s stories.
For this International Women’s Day, I want to raise the noise level on sexual abuse and violence against women, traumatic experiences that often have a silencing effect on its victims.
I’ll get personal, asking 54-year-old Baltimore native Lepena Reid to talk about the terrible attack she endured on the city streets when she was just...
1 commentsHuman rights reporter Mac McClelland goes "full impact" listen
03/08/11 Lisa MarzilliWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Mac McClelland, Mother Jones Magazine, full force impact training, Lara Logan, Committee to Protect Journalists, sexual violence, rape, International Women's Day
The recent sexual assault of CBS correspondent Lara Logan has called attention to an issue that is far too prevalent yet too often ignored; the dangers faced by journalists – especially women - covering stories in conflict zones around the world. Logan was attacked as she reported from Cairo’s Tahrir Square on the last night of the pro-democracy uprisings in Egypt after becoming separated from her TV crew. CBS said s...
2 commentsNew documentary highlights senior athletes listen
03/08/11 Kate BradshawWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Elderly, Senior Olympics, basketball, International Women's Day, elder issues, women's issues
One does not typically associate women over 65 with athleticism, but many who fall into that category are fighting the frail grandma stereotype. The documentary film Age of Champions follows a 100-year-old tennis champ, an 86-year-old pole vaulter, a pair of brothers who swim, and basketball team consisting of women over 65. All are competitors in the National Senior Olympics, an event in which over 12,000 senior athletes compete. The film ...
Be the first to commentAuthor Jaclyn Friedman says rape can be prevented through principle of Yes Means Yes listen
03/08/11 Dawn Morgan ElliottWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Jaclyn Friedman, rape, self defense, International Women's Day
Jaclyn Friedman is a writer, feminist, activist, and survivor of sexual assault. Friedman is co-editor of Yes Means Yes!, a book of essays that visualizes not only a world without rape, but one where women can express their sexuality with no fear or shame.
WMNF’s Dawn Morgan Elliott began the interview by asking Friedman about the idea behind her 2008 book.
Be the first to comment"What Yes Means Yes is about is a principle that we’re calling enthusiastic consent or affirmative consent. That means is that eve...
Last Call observes International Women's Day
03/08/11 Lisa Marzilli & Beth BellLast Call Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Awake the State, Stephanie Kunkel, Florida Association of Planned Parenthood Affiliates, International Women's Day
Happy International Women's Day!
Thousands of people from across the state took to the streets today to "Awake the State" in protest of Governor Scott's proposed budget cuts to education, healthcare and worker's pensions as the 2011 legislative session opened in Tallahassee. On today's Last Call we spoke live with democratic activist Pat Kemp from the protest held at Lykes Gaslight Square in downtown Tampa.
We also heard from Stephanie Kunkel, Director of th...
Be the first to commentStetson legal panel examines the international status of women listen
03/07/11 Kate BradshawWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: International Women's Day, Women's Rights, Darfur, Bosnia, Stetson
Tomorrow marks the hundredth observance of International Women’s Day. Today a panel of experts in women’s issues met at Stetson University College of Law to talk about the current status of women worldwide. The panel reflected on gains made in women’s rights, but also confronted the work that still needs to be done.
Imagine being forced to marry against your will. Or being targeted for sexual assault during war time. Or getting acid toss...
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