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Women Rising XXI: Women’s Rights to Water, Land, and Farming

Tuesday, July 12th, 2011

As part of our “Women Rising” series, we profile a dynamic partnership between the Women’s Earth Alliance and the Global Women’s Water Initiative: working on women’s rights to water, land, farming and basic human dignity. This is a special collaboration with Lynn Feinerman and Crown Sephira Productions.

Women Rising XX:
Leaders Struggling with War

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

In this program, we profile two government leaders tackling the monumental problem of war –– Gambia’s Fatou Bensouda, Deputy Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court and retired Colonel Ann Wright, a former United States military leader and diplomat for the State Department.

Women Rising IV: Women as Religious Activists (encore)

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

Three courageous women struggling with religious issues within their own religions and across religious lines.

Women Rising XIX: Masters of the Spoken Word

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

We profile two American masters of the spoken word; provoking, inspiring, and moving us to action. Eve Ensler, playwright of the hit ‘Vagina Monologues’ shares the innovative work of her organization, V-Day, and renowned storyteller, Diane Ferlatte, talks with us about using her art as an international bridge over cultural divides.