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Monday, June 9, 2008

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO ZONTA WOMEN'S COMMUNITY RADIO PROJECT : THE HOMELESS HERE

"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.

Sunday, June 8, 2008

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO ZONTA WOMEN'S COMMUNITY RADIO PROJECT: MOTHERS & MIGRANTS

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.

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO ZONTA WOMEN'S COMMUNITY RADIO PROJECT : WOMEN BEHIND BARS RETURN HOME

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/

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE 16 DAYS OF AWARENESS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PROJECT

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/

CLICK HERE MATTERS OF THE HEART CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH FOR WOMEN

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.

ZONTA WOMEN'S COMMUNITY RADIO PROJECT

ZONTA WOMEN'S COMMUNITY RADIO PROJECT

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