Reproductive Justice: Voices from SisterSong
Women in the reproductive justice movement seek the basic human right to control their bodies. This includes a woman’s right to terminate her pregnancy, and the rights to have a child, and to parent that child. On this edition from our Women’s Desk, we hear from three women advocating for comprehensive reproductive health.
Women Rising XII: International Changemakers Journalists in the Crosshairs
In this program we profile three independent women journalists, unbought and unbossed.
Mothers, Migrants and Maids of Honor
On this edition, through their own words, we pay tribute to the many working women of color who are struggling for acceptance, recognition and their rights.
Many Lines of Fire: Women at War
On this edition, Sarah Olson speaks with veterans of the U.S. Army, Navy and Marines, and to one active duty soldier who served for a year as an Army journalist in Iraq.
Women Rising XI: International Council of the 13 Indigenous Grandmothers
In this program, we visit with three eloquent members of the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers, a global alliance of elder women healers who represent more than 900 years of collective wisdom and traditions.
Last Stand for Choice in Mississippi (encore edition)
On this edition, with mid-term elections upon us, Making Contact’s Sarah Olson takes a closer look at the Mississippi women fighting for reproductive justice as they try to save the one remaining abortion clinic in the state.
Human Rights and the African American Experience (encore edition)
On this edition we’ll hear about a deep discrepancy at the heart of America’s struggle for civil rights and human rights.
Civil War in Burma, Karen Women in Exile
Producer Jack Chance and the international documentary team Outer Voices went to Burma and Thailand to interview refugee activists from the Karen Women’s Organization and this is their story.
Lockdown on Life: Stories from Women Behind Bars
On this edition, we take you to two U.S. prisons behind the bars and into the lives of incarcerated women.
Women Rising VII: International Changemakers in Politics (encore edition)
In this program we profile three courageous politicians, women who have chosen to create progressive change through government.
