2008 16 Days Awareness of Gender Violence: Engaging Boys & Men

Zonta Women's Community Radio hosts a special world-wide broadcast as part of our action to raise awareness of gender violence, the 16 Days Campaign, and highlighting the 60th anniversary of the universal declaration of human rights.

ZWCR host Roxanne Neilson probes the impact that media has on gender violence and why so few are engaging boys and men in the struggle for change with film maker activist guest Bryon Hurt. Hurt's 2006 film, Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes explores the billion dollar hip hop industry and illustrates how gender violence is exploited by the music industry for profit. His workshops help communities to better understand and redefine the negative stereotypes, gender violence, and sexism perpetuated in the hip hop media, as he helps young artists to reclaim the powerful idiom of rap music as an instrument of progressive social change. http://www.bhurt.com/

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New Rochelle's Zonta Women's Community Radio Show aired the day after Senator Obama wins the American Presidential Election. We take a non-partisan look at the American political scene when we ask what part did womens & progressive movements play in this historic event?

How will women make sure that the issues that face us are front and center? What must we take away from this historic moment, and how much of these political outcomes can be seen as a result of the twinned hard work of progressive women's & African American movements from the early abolitionists to suffragettes; and from the civil rights workers to the feminist ideologists?

Should we ensure that women's issues are seen as not merely women's issues but as part of a human rights agenda? Ratification of CEDAW (convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women), Health care, Child care, eradication of poverty, and the eradication of gender violence are big jobs that still require us to organize and work collaboratively in a non-partisan manner.

Our guest, Dr. Roblyn Rawlins, Associate Professor of Sociology, Director of Women Studies Program at College of New Rochelle will help guide our discussion. Dr. Rawlins holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Sociology from Stony Brook University and a Bachelors’ degree in Urban Studies from Georgia State University. Her research interests revolve around issues of modernity and modern self-identity; motherhood; and women's studies, feminist studies, and sociology of gender and childhood generally.

She has published and presented research on a number of women's issues. Her recent work focuses on how considerations of national identity and gender shape the experiences of women college students travelling and studying abroad.

Our international news features include a story on Rodi Alvarado's case which highlights immigrant domestic violence and women seeking asylum from abuse in their native homes. Our local news focuses on Lily Ledbetter and her equal pay for equal work suit against Goodyear, and much more...

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Our feature this episode is Wall Street. Almost forgotton amid the wreakage of the $700+ US billion dollar legislation to bail out Wall Street was the failure days earlier of a relatively small $61 US billion dollar bill that would have helped low-income people weather the stormy economy. Today, many of the 68 million wage-earning women in the US have suffered more job losses than men, and women who comprise a large percentage of retirees will suffer signifigant losses going forward.

While we watch the spectacle of the government channeling untold billions of taxpayer dollars into failing Wall Street giants the three pillars of economic support for women- social service safety net, marriage and wages - continue to crumble.

This episode is dedicated to the first professional woman astronomer in America, Maria Mitchell. Our Zonta Club News feature is all about the District 15 Great Lakes Club of Leelanu County in Michigan. This Zonta club offers a research sailing experience for the winner of their innovative Young Woman in Science scholarship program. Our international news covers highlights from Kashmiri's northwestern region where post-traumatic stress syndrome and suicide among women is on the rise. Our health feature shares important news to help raise awareness about gynecologic cancers. We review documentary filmmkers Meg McLagan and Darian Sommers film Lioness that tells the story of female Army support soldiers, and much more...

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Listen in for our survey of national & international news coverage. Our Zonta Club service project news features Zonta Club of Bowling Green Ohio's innovative service project, "Girls with Goals". Our studio guests Ann Janiak, Executive Director of Women's Enterprise Development Centre in White Plains, NY talks with Zonta Radio about supportive programming to encourage women in business start-ups. And meet two rising stars: 15 year-old Arianna James and 12 year-old Matisse Clayton both of New Rochelle's Albert Leonard Middle School in New Rochelle NY speaking about their businesses which raise money for social causes.

Women In Science

Zonta Women's Community Radio Project takes a microscope to see women working in science and asks why there are so few. Special guest Dr. Carolyn Webber, Clinical Professor of Pathology Emeritus, and Sharon Weekes-Threash, Westchester County NY Senior Microbiologist/ Quality Assurance Manager share with us their career paths. Zonta Club news feature by Donna Tillman highlights an important science award given to New Zealand women scholars by our sister Zonta Club in New Zealand. Our program intern from the University of Michigan, Christina Albert produces our sports segment interviewing high schooler, scholar, and rowing champion Rosa Kemp.

Women at Work in the Arts with Tova Snyder and Denise Procter

Our commemorative broadcast during the 59th Zonta International Conference 2008-in Rotterdam gives conference highlights and notes. Our international news segment cover stories from the conference including: remarks by Judge Akua Kuenyehiya's address at the conference opening; Dilruba Ahmed's remarks about women's enterprise and the impact of microfinance projects on poverty and our own Zonta International Chairman & Zonta Club of New York member Jackie Shapiro's reminder to all of us that the 8 millenium development goals focus on reducing child mortality and improving maternal health.

The National Women's History Project stated that, "The history of women and art is quintessential women's history. It is the story of amazing women's accomplishments acclaimed at the time, but written out of history". Zonta Women's Community Radio host Roxanne Neilson delves into the paint and pattern with two women artists, who are breaking down barriers by re-inventing themselves through the work. This program segment is dedicated to the memory of Edmonia Lewis an artist whose work is largely lost See http://americanart.si.edu/collections/exhibits/lewis/lewisbio.html

Tova Synder http://www.tovasnyder.com a painter, muralist and public artist who has lived and worked in Israel, New York, Brazil and Italy, and Denise Procter fashion designer and professor whose work has appeared in Bloomingdale's and on the stages of the Metroplitan Opera now teaches young people in her institute http://www.wfac4children.com located in Westchester, NY.

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"Focus on The Homeless: Invisibility of Homeless Women and Children," hosted by Roxanne Neilson zeros in on homelessness amid plenty. The increasing levels of poverty in the suburbs, and the women and children in our own communities who are affected. The Zonta News Feature for this second show is "Zonta Birthing Kits, Zonta Club of Adelaide Hills, Australia," and is presented by Program Intern Vanessa Kemp, of Marymount College. The Homeless segment guests include: Demetrius Moyston, Program Director for Choice of New Rochelle, a homeless outreach program; Sister Mary Alice Hannan OP (Zonta member), Executive Director of POTS homeless shelter in the Bronx and founder of Desda's Gate, a home for homeless women and children who are pursuing academic and employment goals.

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In this episode Zonta Women's Community Radio looks behind the curtain highlighting the struggle that immigrant women workers face, International news features includes: Guinean women victims of genital mutilation are denied asylum in US; Afghani women perish in childbirth in ever greater number,; a heartwarming women's baseall team story and more. Special guests include program intern Vanessa Kemp gives our take on International Workers Day, and Immigration Attorney Robin Bikkal talks with me about immigrant women workers issues and the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights.

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Zonta Women's Community Radio host Roxanne Neilson examines the issue of incarcerated women and the special challenges they face upon release: housing, reunification with their kids, hurdles to employment and health care. International news highlighted in this episode include: Liberian refugee women in Ghana fearmass deportation; Grameen Bank expands pioneeering Nobel Prize winning microloan program to poor women in USA; early stage breast cancer study reveals minority women lacking in education about treatment modalities; workplace pregnancy discrimination on the rise; special guest Lenore Rosenbaum shares work her agency is doing mentoring women incarcerated at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in Wetchester, NY Episode sponsored by Revealed Organic Juice Bar and Restaurant http://www.revealedfood.com/

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This premier broadcast is part of our 16 days of action to increase awareness about violence against women. International news segment by host Roxanne Neilson covers stories about Iraninan women's " Mothers of Peace" letter campaign, Sieman's Math Science and Technology award goes to 2 girls, Women gender advocates protest in South Africa for leadership in the ANC, Supreme Court age discrimination lawsuit in the US, 2007 French Presidential Candidate Segolene Royale's book, Ma Plus Belle Histoire C'est Vous , Sexual assault of women as political control in Haiti, World boxing titlest Esther Phiri of Lusaka Zambia becomes first female boing champion from southern africa. The Zonta News Feature for this first show is called "The Once a Month Campaign" by New Rochelle member Delores Washington who highlights Zonta District 3's innovative project. Domestic Violence segment guests include: Judy Myers, Westchester County Board of Legislature and Chair of the Family Health and Human Services Committee; CarLa Horton, Executive Director of the Northern Westchester Shelter; Barbara Egenhauser Esq., Assistant District Attorney, Westchester County; Donna Morrison, Early Childhood Program Director, The Guidance Center, New Rochelle. The sponsor for this broadcast is Barksdale Home Care Services http://www.barksdaleathome.com/

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Zonta Women's Community Radio Project host Roxanne Neilson's international news coverage includes stories from the UN on the impact of climate change on poor women in developing countries, on racial disparity in breast cancer mortality rates in the US, the death of Benazir Bhutto, an obiturary of Carole Anne Heart, prominant Sicanju Lakota Indian native & advocate . Zonta News Features Zonta Club of Botany Bay in New South Wales and the Breast Care Cushion Project covered by Zonta member Dr. Lucille Gunning. Special Guest internationally known African-American Cardiologist Dr. Perry Bottinger talks about her mission to educate women about heart health and the American Heart Association Go for Red Campaign.

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Why is Zonta membership so fufilling? Zonta Women's Community Radio Host Roxanne Neilson discusses the importance of leadership and service to the meaning of Zonta with Leslie Wright District3 Area 1 Director.