KPFA Women's Magazine - Monday, November 18, 2013: Poetry as an Agent of Change

Monday, November 18th, 1-2pm
Women's Magazine with Global Val
2nd Women's Poetry Showcase: Poetry as an Agent of Change
KPFA 94.1 & kpfa.org

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Poetry as an Agent of Change

When I started producing shows for Women's Magazine on KPFA 94.1, my intention was and remains to be highlighting women who are changing the world. I've brought it back to poetry this month because Poetry is an underdog of change. In this show, we'll hear from two poets who are using their words & work to inspire and activate others toward personal growth and creative community-based solutions for some of the world's most daunting challenges.

Poets

Alicia Zakon is an educator and spoken word poet in & from Berkeley, CA. She's written a poetic memoir called "Laundry and Love Notes", a collection of poems she wrote from age 10-25 that reveal her own choices in love & dating and gives readers a raw examination of how she has grown as a young woman. She plans to teach a series of free poetry workshops in 15 cities around the country so other young women can receive the gift of poetry as a means to deal with life's transgressions and gain a better sense of self-worth. You can contribute to her workshop tour by purchasing her book on her website, www.laundryandlovenotes.com

Alexandria 'Rain' is an ambassador of peace and positivity who came into our lives at The Common Thread Collective (Fridays 3-6pm) at Mutiny Radio this past summer. She has her feet, hands and heart planted in the grass roots as she shares her vision about how the creative collective can help us reinvigorate and inspire each other.
- She's currently involved with CAJA-3, standing up to feminicide by lobbying for a better distribution of US funds allotted for the drug war in Mexico, and by empowering a group of women in Mexico, who are suffering domestic violence, to grow and sell local delicacies to gain independence.
- She was also selected to participate in a retreat with the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom as it looks ahead into the next 100 years of the organization. See the WILPF website to sign the petition to ratify CEDAW and let the 113th Congress know - on the day they're sworn in - that Americans want the US to join 185 other countries who have signed on to the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women.

Musicians

The Necatarian Collective from the Big Island of Hawaii consists of three goddesses: Mary Isis, Sea Star and Parmita, accompanied by their friends, Lotus Moon. Today's show features:

"Cosmic Mind" and "Earth's Child" by Mary Isis from her album Nectarian
"The Wellspring" by Sea Star from her album Sacred Red
and a special live track of "Only Love Can Heal Us" by Parmita

All their music can be enjoyed and downloaded at www.nectarianmusic.com

There are several ways to listen LIVE:
KPFA 94.1 FM
KPFB 89.3 FM
Comcast Digital Cable 967
iPhone: Public Radio App
Android: TuneIn Radio App
WebOS: Public Radio App
KPFA Live Stream Channel: kpfa.org

Archive/Podcast will be posted here and on kpfa.org and kpfawomensmag.blogspot.com

Thank you for your participation!

Global Val