Click for 4th Annual 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence

This year marks the 20th 16 days Activism Against Gender Violence and Zonta Women's Radio 4th radio show highlighting this issue. We review this years platform: that the culture of militancy and military action provides the platform and creates the social environment that allows gender violence to persist. The Center for Global Women's Leadership http://www.16dayscwgl.rutgers.edu/ started this campaign at Rutgers University in 1991 and selected November 25th International Day Against Violence Against Women and December 10th International Human Rights Day as markers for the start and end to this annual 16 day of activism. In truth CGWL works year round on this issue and deserves a tremendous amount of credit for being a catalyst for change on the global level. The number and variety of actions around the globe as a result of their initiative is stunning. Zonta Radio marks this year with poet and actor Mary Jones whose new book Camouflaged Drama finding wholeness through poetic transformations of rhymes speak volumes about surviving violence and Jones' faith you can purchase he book from Barnes and Nobel www.barnesandnobel.com Hope's Door www.northernwestchestershelter.org CarLa Horton tunes in to share good news about a charitable gift from Verizon to support anti-violence education for teens, and we share audio from Avon's Speak Out video where survivors speak out about DV. Don't miss this.

Click Here for Getting our Issues on the Agenda with May Kukiel

Our in studio guest is May Krukiel. May is a psychotherapist of 25 years whose commitment to social justice has led her to specialize in working with survivors of sexual violence. Yet, it is her work to put important issues on the political agenda that brings her to Zonta Women's Community Radio. May discusses with host Roxanne Neilson her efforts to help organize women's groups to make sure that we can be most effective at getting our issues on the political table. Krukiel's team Westchester Women's Agenda works to organize a Women's Cafe that puts leaders representing various women's constituencies together to work on articulating a shared agenda- literally drawing the ideas out on table tops covered by butcher paper. She and her group are planning a Spring 2011 conference.

Click Here for Hard Hatted Women in Green Trades & DV Legislative Update with Senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson

Non-traditional Employment for Women (NEW) http://www.new-nyc.org/ was founded in 1978 with unions to bring women into higher paying jobs in the construction trades. Roxanne Neilson speaks with program coordinator Anjuli Munjal about ReNew a free 6 week pre-apprenticeship training program for women interested in gaining hands-on experience and an understanding of he trades involved in green construction.

Video Highlights From Zonta D3 Conference Members Speak

Zonta member Sonya Phillips at D3 Conference Atlantic City 2010 from Zonta Network Films on Vimeo.

Zonta Member Ron Francomano at Zonta D3 Conference in Atlantic City Fall 2010 from Zonta Network Films on Vimeo.

Senator Hassel-Thompson calls in to rewind the story on Albany. She and her commitee sucessfully passed 12 bills that address the causes and effects of domestic violence in NY. Read the details here: http://www.box.net/shared/l7t9lflazv

Click Here for Women in Business: Is the World Flat? Emerging Paradigms in Business Leadership

Host Roxanne Neilson speaks with Dr. Beverly Carter, a self-styled "corporate physician", as she hones in on the shifting landscape that women face in the corporate world. Clearly women's participation in leadership roles in corporate governance, and at all levels, positively influence corporate culture and helps business to be more adaptable to the changes in the economy. How companies change and shift organizational priorities is really what piques Dr. Carter's interest http://www.refractivethinker.com/authors.php?author=32 Her research on the workplace and women in leadership roles was supported in part by data she collected as a doctoral candidate interviewing Zonta members. We think that these principals of innovative leadership have implications for our organization at the club level. Dr Carter states, " Zonta members should practice shared mastery in their clubs; ask each new member what their professional goals are and what their goals for the club are, then work together as a club to achieve them" Dr. Carter's mom Shirley Carter is a past president of the Zonta Club of Westchester. http://www.zontawestchesterny.org/

ZWCR reports on passage in New York of landmark legislation : the Domestic Workers bill of rights, which was signed into law by Governor David Paterson on August 24th 2010. New York is the first state in the US to enact such legislation, and it will cover the estimated 270,000 domestic workers employed statewide.

Click Here for Zonta Science Camps for Girls

Tune in to this month's edition of Zonta Women's Community Radio Project and catch the program live from 11:30am-12:00pm EST on http://www.wvox.com/ as we talk about the importance of giving girls the opportunity to do hands-on science activities outside of the classroom and how the Zonta Club of New Rochelle organized and delivered over 12 full days of programming to over 25 girls this year.

In studio today is Kaya Thomas, and Hanna Rosner-Katz. Ms. Thomas our New Rochelle High School rising Sophmore has been Zonta Club of New Rochelle Science Student Coordinator and science mentor for both both the Winter and Summer 2010 Science Camp Programs. Ms. Rosner-Katz a rising senior at New Rochelle High School particpated as a science mentor in our Winter Science Camp.

Nancy Caswell, a science educator from Cornell Cooperative Externsion calls in to give us the ways and means of the Wonderwise program, and how others can tailor science programs for youth in their communities.

Stefanie Wallace, recent graduate of Haverford College and contributing writer for this month's broadcast shares her angst about the job market.

Girl Scout Troop #2981 ( 8 to 11 year olds) of New Rochelle NY airs their PSA on the environment and their local action to keep the beaches clean and raise awareness in their own community.

Click Here for Zonta International Convention Highlights San Antonio 2010 and Women in the Arts with Judith Webber

Listen and share this episode of Zonta Women's Community Radio. Hear the voices of the Zonta International Conference as we air just a few of the interviews we snagged during the conference in San Antonio-Exclusive content brought to you only by Zonta Women's Community Radio! Roxanne Neilson field-recorded interviews on-site just days ago include:

• Beryl Sten, In the waning moments of her international presidency Ms. Sten candidly shares her thoughts on leadership.


• Diane Curtis tlaks about our radio project and, just before she takes the helm as Zonta International president, you can hear her enthusiasm about reaching the next generation of Zonta members.


• Zonta Club of Charles County Area 4 District 3's own Kim Rosenfield talks about a great fellowship project that her club did for their 58 members.


• Zonta Club of Dhaka II in District 25 Bangladeshi Sharuk Rhaman speaks with us on the floor of the convention about her club's service project to donate beds and supplies for burn units in her community. These facilities serve women who are survivors of "bride burning" a form of domestic violence.


• Zonta Club of Teme's in Ghana District 18's youthful President and engineer Yaa Boadi-Aboagye speaks about her interest in supporting women in "non-traditional" professions and the importance of mentoring women and girls in this area.

Judith Webber, http://www.judithweber.com/ ceramiscist and arts developer shares the radio studio with us and talks about her life's work in the arts and her work to develop work-live space for artists in her community.

Want more? Check back for more conference interviews soon! Send us a shout out bigtreesmallax@juno.com

Women and New Media: Gen Y Mo'Gals Jessica Massa & Rebecca Weigand Turn Tables on Dating & Relationships

Millennials Jessica Massa and Becky Weigand of http://www.wtfisupwithmylovelife.com/ share the deck on Zonta Women's Community Radio with producer Roxanne Neilson to talk about young women's relationships in the post-dating age, and the business of media. What drives the young women of GenY ? These Ivy leaguers are taking a double-jack to stereotypes both in the dating world and in the male-dominated world of media production by turning the tables and reinventing themselves. Are Jesssica Massa and Rebbecca Weigand on the verge of being the Next mass media mo-gals? Don't miss it!

Click Here: ZWCR Celebrates Women's Work for IWD, Call to Action

Join us as we update the status of women workers in the US; share an important a call to action sent to us by Zonta District 3's Legislative Awareness and Advocacy Chair Brenda McEoin who calls listeners to telephone their senators and voice your support for funding the Violence Against Women Act in the US.

Zonta member Anne-Marie Ditta http://www.mycareercoach.net/ gives us three things we can do today to increase stock in our own careers. We have a really interesting conversation about how women and Zonta members can safely use social networking tools to enhance our personal and club brand identities.

Did you know that you can advertise your business or club on the radio? Zonta Women's Community Radio's Commerical Advertising Package is now available! Write to us and we will send it to you today. zontanewrochelle@zontadistrict3.org

Click Here to Listen: "Women & Prison Update 2010"

There are now almost a quarter million women behind bars in the US, and more than one million on probation and parole. Is orange the new black? Zonta Women's Community radio producer Roxanne Neilson speaks with Stacey Thompson, Outreach Coordinator for the Women in Prison Project of the Correctional Association of New York http://www.correctionalassociation.org/. Ms. Thompson describes the challenges faced by women who have served their time - and how these women work hard to put their health, families and homes back together.

ZWCR notes the passing of Cherokee Chief Wilma Mankiller who was born on November 18 1945 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and died of pancreatic cancer April 6th 2010. In Mankillers autobiography she wrote, "Friends describe me as someone who likes to sing and dance along the edge of the roof. I try to encourage young women to be willing to take risks, to stand up for the things they believe in, and to step up and accept the challenge of serving in leadership roles."

Click Here for International Women's Day 2010 and The Zonta Rose

International Women's Day and The Zonta Rose explained.

This episode features updates on the Say No to Violence Campaign and Zonta International ZISVAW $100,000 contribution to the United Nation's Trust Fund in support of actions to eliminate violence against women.

ZWCR host Roxanne Neilson interviews Martha Hanratty-Lopez, whose new post as a voter education advocate in NY helps to highlight the years of work she has done in the community advocating for housing, education and health care access for immigrant families.

Listen to "Among Those Who Were Lost: Haitian Women Advocates and Zonta Voices New Series, Dr. Lucille Blackwood-Gunning"

As the rubble of devastation clears, it is with heavy hearts that Zonta Women's Community Radio reports the loss you might have missed in the mass media coverage; three Haitians who were champions defending Haitian womens rights: Myriam Merlet, Anne-Marie Coriolan, and Magalie Marcelin. Hear about their work on ZWCR, and about NYC based Haitian Women's Organization Dwa Famn.

Dr. Lucille Blackwood-Gunning shares the studio with us in our 2nd installment of our Voices of Zonta series. Dear member and past President of Zonta Club of New Rochelle, Dr. Gunning shares her memories of medical school in the 1940's and insights about Zonta. Don't Miss it!

Click Here for Women Foreclosed

The ongoing debacle in global financial markets has been reported on widely in the US press. Less covered is the particular impact this unwinding economic downturn has had on women homeowners and women who have used equity in their homes to finance small businesses. Today we highlight a small part of the story with Patricia Henderson, a housing advocate and new member of the Zonta Club of New Rochelle.

Caroline Fitz-John a self proclaimed (Zonta Club of Long Island) "Long Island Lizzie" shares poignant memories of Zonta friends and a lifetime of service in honor of her 50 year membership anniversary. Don't miss it!

U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce Endorse the Consumer Federal Protection Act from USWCC | 360 on Vimeo.