This Little Girl's Gone Rockin'
This Little Girl's Gone Rockin' kicks off 24 hours of all womens programming as KFAI celebrates International Women's Day March 8th, 2008!
Women of African Descent in Music (7:30-9am)
Hosted by Akhmiri Sekhr-Ra
Akhmiri showcases the similarities between African women of the Diaspora and demonstrates how their music is empowering.
Trickster Daughter, Trickster Mom (9-9:30am)
Hosted by Linda Litrell
Three storytellers and three musicians play with traditional mother-daughter archetypes.
Teenagers in the Wild (9:30-10am)
Hosted by Emily Torgrimson
Five teenage girls, 32 days on the trail in the Canadian wilderness, 200 miles to paddle, countless laughs and bruises, and a couple lessons.
Native Women in Minneapolis: Catalysts for Change (11am-Noon)
Hosted by Rhiana Yazzie
A discussion about the work strong Native women are doing to positively impact the Twin Cities community.
Fujiyama Mamas (7-8pm)
"Fujiyama Mamas" showcases the women rockabilly artists who rebelled against the traditional female roles of housewives and mothers during the '50s including: Cordell Jackson, who toiled as a Rosie the Riveter during the war in an aircraft factory before launching her own record label in 1956; Little Miss Dynamite Brenda Lee; Janis Martin, aka The Female Elvis; and rockabilly queen Wanda Jackson.
This is a Man’s World? Women in Hip Hop (9–10pm)
Hosted by Sara Toetschinger
Highlighting those femcees who paved the way in the male-dominated world of Hip Hop.
Hmong Heroines (Noon–1pm)
Hosted by Kathy Mouachepao
Recognizing the untold contributions of Hmong women through stories, interviews and music by Hmong women.
Women’s Songs of Protest and Social Change (2–3pm)
Hosted by Diane Wanner
A her-story of U.S. women crafting and performing songs about peace, civil rights, women’s issues, labor, and the environment.
Modern Day Slavery: Human Trafficking (3-4pm)
Hosted by Soroptimist International of Greater Minneapolis
State Senator Sandy Pappas joins Soroptimist International to present a program to increase awareness of human trafficking nationally and in Minnesota.
My War: From Bismarck to Britain and Back (4–5pm)
Klatch Productions
Three generations of family describe and discover WWII as service, loss, return and recovery.
Bandit Queens & Bollywood (5–6pm)
Hosted by Shashi Gupta
A program celebrating the diversity and accomplishments of South Asian women in the Twin Cities.
Jagorito Nari: Enlightened Women of Bangladesh (6–7pm)
Hosted by Irina Hossain
Interviews with women who contributed to the struggle to liberate women from the bondage of social malaises in Bangladesh.