Shows Featuring: Indigenous Rights

Women Rising Radio 44: Indigenous Women Envision Rematriation


Three indigenous North American leaders present the idea of Rematriation, at a time when mass graves of Native children are being unearthed on the grounds of what were hundreds of “residential schools” that were designed to destroy the identity, beliefs

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Women Rising Radio 43: Deforestation Emergency


Deforestation is killing the planet and life on the planet. Women are on the forefront of the battle to stop deforestation worldwide. Listen to the awesome activists saving our trees, our oxygen/air, our Earth. Links and References https://www.pachamama.org/effects-of-deforestation https://globalforestcoalition.org/ https://earthfirstjournal.news/

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Women Rising Radio 42: “Proactive on Plastics”


Women Rising Radio profiles five courageous women tackling the huge problems of plastic and petrochemicals globally, and in particular one notorious company, Formosa Plastics. They’ve won big battles against Formosa Corporation!

Women Rising Radio 38: Migrations, Solidarity with the Desperate


The USA and many nations in Europe, have slammed the gates shut against desperate immigrants and refugees, criminalizing and brutalizing them.  Three activist women co-founded groups to challenge the policies of detention, deportation, discrimination and denigration of migrants. They are

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Women Rising Radio 35: Guardians of the Amazon


Currently the indigenous peoples of the Amazon rainforest are in a struggle with worldwide multinational corporations that want to take over their lands for oil extraction, commercial palm oil, commercial agriculture, mining, and other massively destructive enterprises. Women leaders have

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Women Rising Radio 33: With Healers at Standing Rock


Women Rising Radio gathers eyewitness accounts of Standing Rock, from medical activists who worked in the medic healing unit during the heroic Lakota, Dakota and Nakota standoff with Energy Transfer Partners, local law enforcement and hired security operatives.

Women Rising Radio 29: Food Sovereignty


Vandana Shiva, Navdanya (India) Adelita San Vicente Tello, Seeds of Life (Mexico) Sage La Pena, Native American Clinical Herbalist Kanyon Sayers-Roods, Native American Youth Educator Credits Host: Sandina Robbins Producer: Lynn Feinerman Audio Engineer: Stephanie Welch

Women Rising Radio 28: Global Community


Ruth Messinger, American Jewish World Service (USA) Amber Khan, Women For Women International (USA) Zainab Salbi, Emerita, Women For Women International (USA) Martha Karnga, Executive Director, Bassa Women’s Development  Association, (Liberia) Credits Host: Sandina Robbins Producer: Lynn Feinerman Audio Engineer:

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Women Rising Radio 25: Activists on Armaments and War


Women are gaining influence worldwide in leadership for democracy, civil society, women’s, human and children’s rights, ecology and sustainability.  In this program we profile three women activists against war and armaments.   Sister Stella Soh, a Korean nun, fights to

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Women Rising Radio 24: Greenpeace Activists


Featured women:  Hettie Geenen, First Mate Rainbow Warrior  Leila Deen, Senior Campaigner Greenpeace  Laila Williams,  Campaigner Greenpeace We profile women of Greenpeace, the legendary eco-activist organization. Hettie Geenan is first mate on the Greenpeace ship, Rainbow Warrior. Leila Deen leads

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