International Women's Day 2009

Every year on March 8th, KFAI celebrates International Women's Day with special programming to honor the achievements of women. Special programming comes from community groups, listeners, and current KFAI producers. 2009's celebration was Sunday, March 8th. For more information, on this years programs, please click here.

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Recent Playlists

3/8/2009 International Women's Day 2009

7:30 – 8am
Living Positively with HIV: Stories of Hope
Hosted by Amy Parsons
Interviews with HIV+ women acting as advocates for their peers and Twin Cities communities.

3/8/2009 International Women's Day 2009

9 – 10pm
Love is a Many-Gendered Thing
Hosted by Ali Sands
A partner’s perspective on loving a trans man.

3/8/2009 International Women's Day 2009

8 – 8:30am
Black Women: Speaking Out About HIV/AIDS
Hosted by Sandy Johnson
Real talk about HIV/AIDs – what all women need to know!

3/8/2009 International Women's Day 2009

10 – 10:30pm
Making “Quilters,” Making Quilts
Hosted by Theatre Unbound
Community quilting volunteers and theatre artists come together to create Theatre Unbound’s musical, “Quilters.”

3/8/2009 International Women's Day 2009

8:30 – 9:30am
Spirit in Song: Women and Music for Devotion Healing
Hosted by Deborah Savran, Carin Vagle, Marilyn Myo-O Habermas-Scher
Songs and conversation celebrating women’s contributions to the world of music as a spiritual, healing path.

3/8/2009 International Women's Day 2009

10:30 – Midnight
Many A Womyn’s Voice
Hosted by Mary Rivard
Interviews with contemporary pioneer women who left ‘hometown USA’ to explore their potential, find their hearts’ desire, and
make a change in the world.

3/8/2009 International Women's Day 2009

9:30 – 10am
Shir Harmony: Jewish Women Sing Songs of Social Change
Hosted by Shir Harmony
A celebration of women through a combination of Hebrew, Arabic, and English lyrics.

3/8/2009 International Women's Day 2009

10 – 11am
Women In Recovery
Hosted by Anonymous
Four women from four programs of recovery share their experience, strength, and hope.

3/8/2009 International Women's Day 2009

11 – 11:30am
Cesarean Voices
Hosted by Sarah Shannon
Three women use poetry and stories to describe their fight for normal birth after cesarean.

3/8/2009 International Women's Day 2009

11:30 – Noon
A Better Birth
Hosted by Akhmiri Sekhr-Ra
A traditional birth midwife, a doula, and a breastfeeding mother discuss how to have a better birth experience.

International Women's Day 2009 Archives