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Reproductive Justice: Voices from SisterSong

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

Women in the reproductive justice movement seek the basic human right to control their bodies. This includes a woman’s right to terminate her pregnancy, and the rights to have a child, and to parent that child. On this edition from our Women’s Desk, we hear from three women advocating for comprehensive reproductive health.

Queer Youth Identities (encore edition)

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

On this edition of Making Contact, in a collaboration with KPFA’s Full Circle Apprenticeship Program, we’ll examine how queer identity intersects or collides with racial identity in the activist community.

LGBTQ:On the Streets, In the Schools, Outside the System (encore edition)

Wednesday, October 11th, 2006

Thousands of Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer (LGBTQ) youth are forced out on to the streets, and face harassment, homophobia and even violence. We’ll hear from the LGBTQ community, on the streets, in the schools and outside the system.

Dissenters or Deserters?

Wednesday, July 12th, 2006

On this edition, we hear from several U.S. soldiers who made a choice to put their futures on the line. First, by joining the U.S. military, and next by refusing to fight the war in Iraq.

Marketing the Military (encore edition)

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006

The United States military has recently been pouring millions of tax dollars into recruitment efforts in an attempt to counteract well-publicized, Iraq war-influenced, recruitment dropoffs.

LGBTQ: On the Streets, In the Schools, Outside the System

Wednesday, June 14th, 2006

On this edition, we’ll hear from the LGBTQ community, on the streets, in the schools and outside the system.

Queer Youth Challenges (encore edition)

Wednesday, May 31st, 2006

On this edition, we’ll take a look at the unique perspective of LGBTQ youth on such topics as foster care, childhood sexual abuse, and disability.

The Juvenile Injustice System (encore edition)

Wednesday, November 16th, 2005

On this edition, we’ll hear about scandal-ridden California youth authority, abuses inside one Brazil juvenile detention center, as well as alternative approaches helping troubled kids.

The Juvenile Injustice System

Wednesday, July 27th, 2005

On this edition, we’ll hear about the scandal-ridden California Youth Authority, abuses inside one of Brazil’s juvenile detention centers, as well as alternative approaches to helping troubled kids.

Social Security “Reform”: Rolling Back the New Deal

Wednesday, April 27th, 2005

On this edition, we’ll explore the importance of the program to those often overlooked in the current debate over Social Security, like young people, and the disabled.