THIS WEEK on Feminist Magazine with host Lynn Harris Ballen : FIRST … guest host Celina Alvarez talks to Tiny (Lisa) Gray-Garcia aka PovertySkola about her life and work, including POOR Magazine/Homefulness.  And we hear about her upcoming urgently needed presentation as a UCLA Activist-in-Residence – “ComeUnity Reparations Into Land Liberation and Homefulness” on April 11th. Tiny will walk, vision, spit ..read more

THIS WEEK on Feminist Magazine with host Lynn Harris Ballen :   Some of Us Are Brave: A Black Women’s Radio Program aired on KPFK 90.7 FM from 2003 until 2011. The program covered a myriad of issues by amplifying the voices of a broad cross-section of Black women. And now some of those voices have been preserved by journalist ..read more

THIS WEEK on Feminist Magazine with host Lynn Harris Ballen:   Many of us are familiar with the The Jane Collective, an underground group of radical feminist activists in Chicago from 1969 to 1973, secretly providing safe and affordable abortions when abortion was illegal in most of the US. But few people know about the radical feminists in Oakland in the ..read more

THIS WEEK on Feminist Magazine with host Lynn Harris Ballen : FIRST … Across the country – School boards and state legislatures from Tennessee to Idaho are banning teachings about racism in classrooms, and critical race theory (CRT) has become a new buzzword for people unwilling to acknowledge the US’s racist history and how it impacts the present. That’s why ..read more

THIS WEEK on Feminist Magazine with host Lynn Harris Ballen : FIRST … This week would have been the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade. But it’s been over a year since the U.S. Supreme Court eliminated that constitutional right to abortion. You’re invited to expand the conversation on Sunday Jan 28th at “Beyond Roe ..read more

THIS WEEK on Feminist Magazine with host Lynn Harris Ballen :  FIRST …  We talk to director Sassy Mohen about her fab digital comedy series “How to Hack Birth Control” – ways for us to navigate & take charge in today’s contraception universe. AND …  a single moms collective in Ohio holds it down for the single ..read more

THIS WEEK on Feminist Magazine with host Lynn Harris Ballen : FIRST … Just over a week ago Spain won the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup – a huge victory for the team. But the news cycle since hasn’t been celebrating the brilliant players, instead all the coverage has been about the behavior of Luis ..read more

THIS WEEK on Feminist Magazine with host Lynn Harris Ballen :  FIRST  … In 2020, 2 million voters approved Measure J – an investment in community services and alternatives to incarceration in Los Angeles County. But after interference by law enforcement special interest groups, the California Court of Appeal finally upheld the will of voters and declared Measure J constitutional. And ..read more

THIS WEEK on Feminist Magazine with host Lynn Harris Ballen :  FIRST  … For so many of us, Feminist bookstores hold a special place in our hearts. If you’re lucky enough to have one in your town or city, or if you’ve ever had one near you – you’ll know what a gift they can be. And what a vital ..read more

THIS WEEK on Feminist Magazine with host Lynn Harris Ballen :  Our YEAR END WRAPUP – sharing excerpts from a couple of our favorite interviews of the year! But FIRST... From Making Contact radio’s annual Fallen Heroes episode, we share audio portraits of grassroots feminist activists who passed away in 2022 & didn’t make the mainstream media lists ..read more