Woman, Life, Freedom Uprising – One year later
Jina Mahsa Amini’s, Kurdish, 22 year old woman was killed in custody of Iran’s morality police on September 16th last year, sparking an uprising led by Iranian women, and supported by ethnic and minority groups.
As the anniversary of Amini’s death nears, Iranian American women in Washington state share their experiences in Iran before they moved here. They also share how the Woman, Life, Freedom Uprising has affected them.
Producer: Yuko Kodama
Photo: Feminists for Jina
Events in observance of one year anniversary of Jina Mahsa Amini’s death and beginning of Woman, Life Freedom uprising
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday
Peyvand and NPO is co-hosting a vigil and poetry event
Sunday, September 17th
University of Washington Campus Red Square – 6:30 to 8:00 pm
Intersections of Operatic singing and Mexican music genres
The Power of Narrative in Pursuing Racial Justice
Sonali Kolhatkar is the racial justice editor at Yes! Media and the host of the weekly radio program, Rising Up. (broadcasts on KBCS Fridays at 7 am and Thursdays at 5 am)
Kolhatkar is also the author of a new book, Rising Up: The Power of Narrative in Pursuing Racial Justice. The book describes how the media can overlook, minimize, hide and misrepresent narratives of people of color, while perpetuating negative and harmful stereotypes. Kolhatkar highlights content creators, educators and influencers who are challenging this, and building a more inclusive and affirming media culture.
Sonali Kolhatkar will be speaking with Yes! Media editorial director, Sunnivie Brydum at a Yes! Media-hosted, Seattle Town Hall event at 7:30 pm on Wednesday, September 6th.
Producer: Yuko Kodama
Photo Yes! Media and Sonali Kolhatkar
Living in an Eastern WA Wildfire Season
Spokane Wildfire Relief for Livestock and Pets
Navigating How to Help After the Maui Wildfire
Having Conversations With People You Don’t Agree With
Manu Meel, Co-founder of Bridge USA speaks with KBCS about why it’s important to try to have conversations, and most importantly, to listen each other in times like this.
Producers: Lucy Braginski and Yuko Kodama Special thanks to Sapan Parekh
Photo: Manu Meel
On the Block
On the Block is an event to celebrate local artists in visual art, music, street-wear and food every second Sunday of the month through October. KBCS’s Yuko Kodama spoke with Julie Chang Schulman, Co-founder of Forever Safe Spaces, and is one of the Co-organizers of a coalition of artists who present the event held in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood on 11th Ave and between East Pike and East Pine from 11 am to 7 pm.
Chang Schulman describes the foundations and mission of the event and coalition.
Producer: Yuko Kodama
Indigenous Milk Medicine Week
Gratitude Gatherings
Gratitude gatherings are held for urban trees in the Seattle area. It’s to honor these elder plants, and to resist the aggressive removal of urban trees for building development.
KBCS’s Martha Baskin has this story.
Producers: Martha Baskin and David Guenther at Jackstraw Productions
Photo: Meegan McKiernan and Martha Baskin
