Hi this is Tony and you are listening to. 90.7 F.M. Los Angeles and 98.7 F.M. Sound. 1 welcome Richard thank you for staying with us this is your host market Prescott this is Women's History Month and tomorrow March 8th International Women's Day March 8th will be marked by strikes and protests in 51 countries worldwide. Global South nor women are taking action against domestic violence femicide poverty lack of value and wages for unpaid caregiving work and for a caring society what is called a feminism of the 99 percent in the United States events are being planned from New York City to Portland Oregon to the Bay Area to California and more Today we speak with some international women participants in the United States including immigrants rights activists. U.C.L.A. Student Brittany Hewitt. Downtown Community Action Coalition and Jodi professor and author with the New York state based women. And campaigners black Life series. An L.A. Us. Teacher thousands of teachers across the nation from Seattle to Washington D.C. To Southern California pated in a week of activities around the making black lives matter in schools United Teachers. Los Angeles partnered with black lives matter L.A. In holding a multiracial event that was the lead by you also occasional contributor to suggesting the truth and filmmaker S. Pearl Sharp performs her latest piece entitled. Especially written for our Women's History Month and we return to our weekly Earth Watch. The live in a global world we're all interrelated so once a journey of truth we work to bring directly to you news and views on local national and international policies and stories that affect us all and to be out how those of us most impacted women communities of color and other communities are responding we also discuss the interrelationship between art and politics now for our news headlines for Pacifica Radio Imam Lee now and Barry Attorney General Jeff Sessions has sued the state of California over 3 of its sanctuary laws protecting undocumented residents sessions will bring his fight against the state sanctuary policies to the state capital he's the keynote speaker at the conference of the California Peace Officers Association sessions lawsuit targets as the 50 for the state sanctuary law which strictly limits local law enforcement cooperation with several immigration agents another law prohibits employers from letting immigration agents enter California work sites or if you employ files without a subpoena or warrant that 3rd stops local government from contracting with for profit companies and Immigration and Customs Enforcement to hold immigrants and a hastily arranged telephone president last night California Attorney General Javier Basara defended the state's sanctuary policies and denied they impinge on federal law we're going to intrude we're going. To be immigration enforcement we record and respect for. Reverend sure scription over immigration of course. The program would recognize that under the Constitution of. The state of California and the 50 states that were to decide. But Sarah cited a report showing localities are safer if undocumented residents believe they can report crimes to local police without fearing local authorities will turn them over to federal authorities for deportation Democratic governor Jerry Brown criticized sessions for coming to the state seeking quote to further divide and Polarized America Brown said quote Jeff these political stunts may be the norm in Washington but they don't work here sad the California governor said West Virginia striking teachers cheered saying and wept joyfully as lawmakers voted to give them a 5 percent raise and during a 9 day walkout that closed schools across the state a huge crowd of teachers packed the state capital. Republican Governor Jim just as held a public signing ceremony with state officials he took questions including one from someone who identified himself as a union person from California we've had 25 years of taking from the poor and working class people and giving to the rich and to me workers strike is on just about education but it's about reversing that. The governor who is one of the few billionaires in West Virginia responded it would be better to celebrate one another . On. The Wild West Virginia Teachers will be back in the classroom today Oklahoma teachers may walk out next week over pay and school funding a lawyer for an Alabama inmate whose lethal injection was halted after prison staff could not connect an intravenous line argues his client should not face a 2nd execution attempt the state called off the execution after Doyle Hamm lay on the gurney 2 and a half hours his lawyers had gone to court ahead of time warning that hams past drug use and health problems made his veins unsuitable a doctor hired by hams legal team wrote in a report that Ham had 11 puncture sites bled heavily from his groin and sustained injuries during the attempts to connect the line the Senate is moving forward with bipartisan legislation that analysts and critics say would deregulate some of the largest financial institutions in the country weakening restrictions on the kind of activity that led to the 2008 financial collapse and great recession the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated the measure would exempt big banks from strict regulations and increase the likelihood of another taxpayer big bank bailout Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren gave a 20 minute speech on the Senate floor warning against the legislation I understand breaks for banks to make straightforward once these loans in this art who risk and they had a bad time rising interest rates mean that exotic products like adjustable rate mortgages are starting to make a comeback bank lobbyists are dragging us back to the battle to. When banks have free reign to their customers the measure has the support of 13 Democrats and Maine's independent Senator Angus King virtually assuring passage top trump economic advisor Gary Cohn is resigning Cohn led internal opposition to Trump's plan to tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum he has tried to orchestrate an 11th hour effort to push Trump to reverse course but Trump has been resistant to those efforts and reiterated he will impose tariffs in the coming days I'm Eileen I often do or you're listening to Sojourner Truth on Pacifica Radio. This is market Prescott host suggestion or truth and we're starting off our show today bringing back our campaigners for black Life series now that are funded drive over and I'd like to welcome Eric Jones she's a dedicated Los Angeles Unified School District elementary teacher and civil rights advocate she is a member of United Teachers of Los Angeles and black lives matter in Los Angeles Erika welcome. OK So Erika making black lives matter in schools black lives matter L.A. Collaborated with the teachers union United Teachers of Los Angeles and held an event just at the end of Black History Month and this along with educators across the country were events were held around the theme of making black lives matter in schools 1st of all tell us about the initiative making black lives matter in schools and what are the specific demands. Well I think when we're looking at making black white matter in schools and really looking at how black students have been the most marginalized group and public education and we need to make sure that we're focused on educating our students and providing a safe and nurturing and men as opposed to just adding on to the school to prison pipeline one of the things that matter really that if that teacher that decriminalisation of you and looking at student that student but not. Also providing curriculum but in representational them as well like ethnic studies so it's a real big question our educators can get involved and stand up for students and basically say you matter here also Yeah now I understand looking at some of the publicist he that California. Is $46.00 out of 50 among states in per pupil funding California spending only $11000.00 per student a year but $75000.00 per prisoner right that's that's quite a contrast and California used to have a very used to be ranked pretty high in terms of education but clearly that has been eroded Eric Absolutely absolutely and one of the. One of the I mean for a lot of students and when they realize that the status spending so much let's fund them as a student and more as an inmate basically what are what are you telling me you're telling me that if you have more priority to put me into prison then you'd actually give me a quality public education Yeah but and thus the school to prison pipeline so what 1st of all tell us about the event that was held to mean this is a 1st a collaboration then between black lives matter L.A. And a very large sizable teachers' union. Erica. Absolutely and actually that's what our I think that we had we now at that time that was probably our 4th event that we've done in collaboration with black white matter what we started doing was we started doing for around the city where educators community members students parents came and really started to listen to students and listen to what their needs were about a year and a half ago we had a huge event at Dorsey High School where we had close to 900 people in attendance where we had a student panel that included parents and community representatives from but I have matter where we just got into a whole discussion about you know what do these students need and what are their experiences in our schools as black children that then will lead to students getting together and organizing to end random searches when them searches are done primarily by staff there with teachers deans administrators who I think likely every day we have a policy in L.A. U.S.C. Where every day student there have to be a random search on campus didn't doubt that this was a complete violation. Led to being treated as suspects and not students so that then led to this huge student led event that was a beautiful event that happened. 2 weeks ago 2 and yet before we made it to that event let me ask you this though I mean in the context of all of the shootings that have been happening in schools most recently in in Florida and I think a student also committed suicide in a bathroom using a weapon why then do the students feel that random searches will not do anything to stem the tide of weapons in schools. OK back a long list of research that says random search random searches they're not work and are in fact we in fact at the school that have had random searches that haven't really cut down on weapons policy is like seeing something say something that actually show bigger increase however when being taken from the student during the random searches or things like white out and highlight or so it's not it's not necessarily helping make it safe for school. For the school community but it actually affecting students and how they personally feel being on a campus Yeah and what about I understand the students are also saying and research is showing that increased staffing not random searches actually is you know a solution one of the solutions to absolutely happens in schools yeah absolutely I Iraq campuses that may have a random search every single day but they don't have a full time college or full time psychiatric social worker or a nurse and those and that's really what the students are looking for is you know if you're going to support a school you should support it with the Health and Human Services that the students need. Yeah and the other data in your publicist he says that for there's only one counselor for every $950.00 students even though that American school counselor so C.H. And recommends one per $250.00 students and even that seems very high and absolutely and how are you even supposed to help students with a case it just. Doesn't make sense Yeah absolutely and why is it important then in the series of events that you have you have had including the one most recently in some in California to have the paddle this be student led is that. Why is that important. Well I think about we're going to talk about creating safe campus and safe environment for students but student boys. When we're looking at you know we're looking at changing educational programming curriculum if we're not bringing in student voice and how can we really be sure that we're meeting student meet I think that's one of the unique things about these events is that we really highlight it in place and many of the events are led by students so it's that time also for educators you know I think Peter we rarely get a chance to just sit and listen just to get so it's just such a great moment to say you know what I'm going to I'm going to sit and listen to what they need and then I'm going to fight you know really hard to make sure we can accomplish that yeah and did the organizers for this black lives matter at school we wish took place in several cities across the country Seattle Washington Pennsylvania New York accent or are there saying they want an end to 0 tolerance disciplinary policies and implementation of restored to justice the hiring of more black teachers a mandate that case through 12 schools teach black history and ethnic studies and award these demands also integrated into the event that was held in southern California. Absolute absolutely absolutely you know we were talking about how representation matters we're talking about how you didn't. Need to feel that they're part of you know the curriculum that's why I think studies have always been a big push from you not only is he a lame but with the now lame and the 0 tolerance policies I mean even we've taken we've taken statements like and they are cowards policies like you know it it disproportionately affects black students we know that their research says that we have more schools even after the horrible massacre in Sandy Hook you have more schools and black and brown communities that became heavily have a reach. And secure basically with metal detectors and you know more. More administration but not necessarily counseling and Health and Human Services and it's just you know it's just an obvious set up for any quality Yeah and for people who may wonder well why is this important about making black lives matter in schools I taught 1st grade also 3rd grade quite a while back in ocean Hill Brownsville in New York City as part of the New York City Board of Education that P.S. 155 in particular but I remember my young students black students who would draw pictures of themselves and they would draw themselves as white with blond hair and blue eyes and I think that the society as a homo have no idea of the impact of this you know kind of White is right that you see and television in media in movies and all over the place and the emotional and also psychological even physical impact it might have on black students in particular but also brown students I mean we're beginning to see now in television ads some more you know mixed race couples or a few more black people but generally nobody has a clue about the impact of this and to me that's very much the importance of the black lives matter in schools initiative just a final thought from you. Absolutely I think I look like you're Kadir one of the things that I've talked to my colleagues about is the fact that growing up we can count on our hands how many black figures that it is under you know under 5 most of us didn't have a Black people here until high school or college. And so I think it's just really important when you know I mean band of black student and understanding you know I get that you like your picture you know what. Long hair. Blue eyes and it's just one of those things providing that experience for you don't. Import to validate that what they go on through is important to validate that they're just being and there is a beautiful. Oh it's so important you know you shouldn't have to wait until hidden here and you know came out to realize that there were black females and science you shouldn't have you know be told about how Rosa Parks was just you know and or older lady who sat on a boat that opposed to being an amazing organizer you should know the story then you should know your history and I think that's so important when you're looking at you know just developing self-esteem and self-worth it's really it's really critical that we start putting blacks in 1st because that I'm not marginalized and we fix the schools for them we have fixed them for everybody right that's right and then that black lives matter count so that's the way that all life matters and that can't happen without that really please to that high school student I think she's 15 or so times the way Abdullah will be one of the MCs for the major Los Angeles event for International Women's Day happening tomorrow March 8th in downtown Los Angeles people gathering at 4 o'clock and they will see time to weigh in action the youth being out front so Erica for people who want to get in touch with black lives matter and more about this initiative. What should they do. By law but by B.L.M. Our way you can look it up on there's a Facebook page for B L M L A for U.C.L.A. We actually have a racial justice section on our website killing that but if you think you also get more involved if you are an educator family member want to get more involved please write OK Well Ericka Jones thank you for joining us thank you and we want to thank black lives matter L.A. And Dr Molina Abdullah we partner with black lives matter L.A. For our series our Bickley series campaigners for black lives now this is market Prescott host of securing the truth later on Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Justice sued the state of California over its so called sanctuary city laws let us go now to a clip from The C.B.S. Evening News about this breaking development and you know I did States Justice Department is suing the state of California for giving sanctuary to undocumented immigrants our justice reporter Paul Arena has the latest on this Jeff this lawsuit was just filed against the state of California its governor and attorney general for failing to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement we're getting no help from the state of California the lawsuit marks the latest development in an ongoing feud between the trumpet ministration and the state of California over sanctuary cities President Trump at one point even threatened to pull federal agents from the state frankly if I wanted to pull our people from California you would have a crime like you've never seen in California or the lawsuit alleges that 3 California state laws violate the U.S. Constitution arguing that they illegally prevent federal immigration officials from carrying out their duties California attorney general Basara has defended the state's laws as constitutional or state laws essentially say that we want to protect people's rights to privacy. And we want to protect their ability to go about their business going to work. Feeding their kids and this lawsuit was just filed to the state hasn't had a chance to file its response and small Attorney General Jeff Sessions will be in California where he is expected to address a long course of it is also expected to tell them that with this lawsuit he's trying to make their job safer and he expects to win right in Jefferson sessions in California and in just about a half hour or so he'll be making this official announcement now the Justice Department is of the belief that the laws in California are unconstitutional that they make it impossible for the federal government to do their job make arrests and deportations the suit states that the California sanctuary laws reflect a deliberate effort by California to obstruct the United States and Forstmann of federal immigration law now California Governor Jerry Brown called the move a political stunt saying quote At a time of unpresidential and President to turmoil as well as presidential turmoil I might add Jeff Sessions has come to California to further divide and polarize America now sessions and Trump have also in the past threatened to pull federal grant money from cities and states that have sanctuary laws to protect the undocumented and the state laws being challenged by the Justice Department include the immigrant worker Protection Act that prohibits local businesses from allowing immigration officials to gain access to employee records without a subpoena and the Justice Department say they're also reviewing the Oakland California mayor Libby shafts were running about an ICE raid that happened this according to the White House so a lot going on there on the immigration from also the March 5th deadline for dreamers have come and gone and we'd like to welcome back to secure to choose and but on. Though she's dedicated most of her adult life to the struggle for peace with justice civil rights and empowerment of immigrants and the let the you know community for close to a decade more than a decade she served as the executive director of the Central American Resource Center known as caisson the largest Central American community center in the United States serving more than 50000 people with immigration legal services afterschool programs day labor center and much more she is currently the chair of caress and board of directors and was named president emeritus of Americas a national network of immigrant led organizations So welcome back and well good morning Margaret OK So give us your reaction to me when you think things can't get worse they do to this Jefferson sessions thing. Yeah well you know I actually are. Not surprised I don't think the surprise about the lawsuit by the Justice Department to get a skull fornia because basically the lawsuit from Attorney General Sessions is trying to stop the state of California from protecting immigrants against important if not the other races attack against even when we. Had it been experiencing of persecution against the immigrant community seen from took office we have to remember that the 1st thing he did from Point took office he signed the executive order. Against allowing Muslims to come into the country you know the Muslim band here and then you just mentioned the he. Ended the protection of 800000 Doc us tunes and now they're subject to deportation and also all the protection on temporary protect the protective status. All 3 have over 300000 people from. Central America probably or one door of Haiti and they are you know basically session he's immigration policy is to make life so miserable for immigrants that they sell off the court. This is. A strategy that they're using to try to do that because. You know if the state like the state of California protect immigrants that means that immigrants feel a little. More at least. Carrying on on the basic There are daily. Life that we all do like a wart take it to school go to the sport. Little and now a parent mother have a great ending that children. In their way to the war to take the kids to have to the doctor but it is they simply. The wrong that have been passed by. Attempting to protect not only the measurement community but the entire residence of the state of California. Persecution and violation of the right full of California Absolutely and really creating a state of terror of sorts and we know that people are fighting back and that there are movements for a new underground railroad and more happening to protect our immigrant sisters and brothers and and the way you mentioned mothers not taking their you know children to the doctor or sending them to school etc and you are going to be speaking at International Women's Day in Los Angeles at the event there outside the federal building and they'll also be marching past the ICE detention center the the March and rally just finally tell us about the impact of all of this. Women but also we can't separate women and children women and our children and her well yes the impact of that when people hear that the Justice Department is. Now. Well you're protecting one core. Element thing or the sanctuary city policies again try to go back to the set of. They something and then they hear this and they go back you know to try to protect their children to protect their families but you know I'm going fired by the women because we're going to see a lot of women coming out tomorrow from. Central America women and they are. They are organizing themselves the T.P.A. As mothers and families who are organizing national Iran or T.P.S. And they are fighting back. Really ired by their or by their heroism because it is really you know that you're afraid. Like well Angola you certainly have been out there on the front lines for some long now and Angelenos will have a chance to see you and I hear from you on Thursday March 8th. At the March and rally outside the downtown federal building people are gathering at 4 o'clock so thank you so much Angeles Mbombo for joining us thank you see you tomorrow for all practical building. In our Los Angeles street around I'll be there I'll be there if you. This is Margaret Prescott host suggest nurture then you can gather that this is part of our coverage of International Women's Month and in the lead up to international the Men's Day And now what we'd like to do is to go to the latest performance piece by. Occasional contributed to securing a truth artist filmmaker poet S. Pearl Sharp Her latest piece is entitled blood bank it was especially written for Women's History Month Let's go to that piece now. Blared. Lot Where. I am blood type say in New Orleans backstroking with the missing arm the scarlet waters of Katrina slavery is amnesia identified as collateral damage. I am typing the plasma brought down at the border bombed and one a very to Lydenberg livea my body is the balance due. I am oh positive serving time in solitary hepatitis my roommate healing drug denied because the state cannot afford to keep me alive my dreams oh who are on the Blood A B O negative sleep with metal pressing my cheek a pillow of callings made useless by the World Bank my sheets a crimson shroud of stained Buber's and white communion veils hope empty as deferred payment. Load where on your hands that hangs on your head my blood is your bank blood bank blood. I am Trish on a digging for the absent water embezzled from earth to me and patch motto on the nipple of India one liter of soda use it without tasting springs from 9 leaders of my ground water the barrels from production spilled into my cup from what do I clench my thirst How am I to soften the rice to cleanse the flow of menstrual Moon's things do not go that are with coke each day is a Pepsi Challenge dispensed as free fertilizer pesticide polluting the water table I am standing in the wealth of oil starving for a road a school a clean room. A clear along the mouth of the River Niger several Texaco Nigeria a gypsy insatiable child molesters speak only be their roles per day B.P. D.C.P. Unborn babies D P D floats the cause of a swims that this I feed my children bright players from gas wells exploded lungs I bury my sister's body my daughter's leg my own arm shot off by shells license the mercenaries there is them above the Spirit 6 centuries deep where our flesh was once auctioned dripping now in crude oil colonialism. Where on your hands ladder hangs on your head my blood is your bank blood bank. And the west bank of Palestine our party are. Rocking the empty cradle my pregnant daughters breakwater at our flying checkpoint where US weapons are Tories for Israeli soldiers blossoming womb is a bomb they must explore our road the fresh feeders splatting across $3000000000.00 of want and aid Israel accepts yearly from its blood donor in the West only acronyms with calculators count the thinkers and hoes this evening 7 more this evening 15 more. I am in the eastern Congo. Naked in a hole in the earth raw from planned awaken a damp nightmare dreams on the no fly list my blood is the carnal bank no priest prays over the dad well living intercession is reserved for the cold. When your cell phone feeds on board. Blood blood where on your hands letter hangs on your head my blood is your that blood bank. Just when I was set breaking rock from a truck will Colorado in northern high 80 funky right here in the land of Tucson beat bleeding rubies on the great chalk quarries while the Empire couple wedded to the goal of deflowering Haiti the wine and baseballs to Lady Liberty my own dowry this necklace of granite copper or coal or limestone I haul each day on my. Heel is story to teach but scandal antenna think O. Me go to scandal a future to me about trees searching for the fruit of my womb kidnapped in the belly of free trade I walk the rosary for my daughter the by deed by deed in the name of the Holy Mother Madre the Misericordia deny the traffickers the 42000000 they make this year on our bodies My blood is your bank. That. Bank the bank is open for business free trade blood sanctions blood refugee blood margin of large body parts blood migrant blood but as much to now that blood sugar chemicals blood. Drags blood sugar timecard blood Ching Biju lets them aside. Where are on your hands let hangs on your hid my blurt is you think blood bank RINGBACK. Wow As we honor women in this country and around the world that beautiful truth brilliantly performance piece written and performed by S. Pearl Sharp we want to thank her so very much and that was blood bank written for Women's History Month and particular Women International Women's Day We are now going to take a short station break when we return we'll have our be clearly earth minute and then we'll be speaking with 3 participants in the International Women's Strike taking place Thursday March 8th we'll be right back. This is Ed Begley Jr. Hi This is joining me is this is. Simply use our new text to donate program and not only will you be able to support your favorite programs but you can also help reduce the number of days in our next fund by just using your cell phone you can help us knock a day off the Dr just by entering. In a text message to the number 4144 then add the amount he'd like to get it's that simple. For one thing to donate 25 dollars 50 dollars 100 dollars or what ever you can. Really wants to shorten the next fund and with your help we can knock a day off the drive. Or. 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International Women's Day is March 8th when the critical role of women in struggles for justice around the world is highlighted this year we remember 2 powerful women . Judy Berry back to custody has won the gold minute Veyron mental prize for leading a campaign and 100 stopped of massive World Bank funded hydroelectric dam on March 2nd 2016 she was assassinated on March 2nd of this year a hydroelectric executive was arrested and accused of helping to plan her murder one of favorite expressions was they are afraid of us because we are not afraid of them Judy Barry brought together workers and environmentalists to stop the unsustainable logging of ancient redwoods on May 24th 1990 S. She was severely injured by a pipe bomb she fought back and continued to organize she passed away on March 2nd 1907 Barry said a revolutionary ecology movement was also organized among poor and working people for it is the working people who had their hands on the machinery and only by stopping the machinery of destruction can we ever hope to stop this madness for the earth minute and the Sojourner Truth show this is and Peterman from. This is market. Truth Now on Thursday March 8th women across the United States will. Join their counterparts in 51 countries around the world participating in the 2nd International Women's Strike in this me to moment and with the reality that the men and our children are 70 percent of the poor in the United States participants in Southern California and across the US A striking for Reproductive Justice Labor Rights a living wage for all workers including mothers and caregivers for all social services environmentalists justice anti-racist and anti imperialist feminism and against sexual abuse domestic and state violence poverty war discrimination incarceration criminalization of survival and environmental devastation in the fall International Women Strike us platform can be seen on the website women strike us dot au our. Now in Southern California speakers at the Los Angeles event will include. Dolores when one of the founders co-founder along with Cesar Chavez of the Farm Workers Union that actually has. Mimi Kennedy you can see her on television right now the founder of Black lives matter L.A. Molina Abdullah. Amman the who is very well known active in the Iranian community town do a Abdullah who is 15 years old and a student and he'll listen but I don't know and the music by Ray Zaragoza who is an Indigenous singer Sheila Nichols and D.J. Slow. And a man a man Martina is now here to discuss why they are participating in the International Women's Strike I would like to welcome Sylvia how demand. She is a member of the skid row based Downtown Women's Action Coalition and the Los Angeles Community Action Network and she was formerly unhoused woman Sylvia thank you for joining us. I think Morning Mike I think you're all. OK Also on the line with us I'd like to welcome Jodi Deen she is a professor and author living in Geneva New York where she organizes the Geneva women's assembly and she joined the U.S. National Women's Strike organizing committee this year Jodie welcome. Thank you so much and Brittany Hewitt a student activists at U.C.L.A. In Southern California she was born and raised in Miami interested in grassroots community organizing and the arts especially the potential to create social change and her work revolves around reproductive justice and the fight for queer rights and immigrants a rights Brittany welcome. Ah good morning OK So Sylvia let's start with you I mean here we have women in Argentina Germany Australia Colombia Chile South Korea Costa Rica Guatemala Venezuela Thailand the Ukraine just to name some of the countries participating tell us why is it important for women on Skid Row to be represented in this event. Sylvia. Can't you can't keep your oh. They are their own Being own good levels of oppression more than anybody it take it take. The trash. Thing the women to the cling to. Their house. Or mines. Family. Alright. Yeah. I was great I feel the brain cordon to bring a boy to the International wanting and March I know about and something like that employed and women from the community represented. In 1000 knowing that. That crisis of housing in writing and want people getting on the street why no one until he gained. 30000 women in Los Angeles area in any county area even under street. And drive. You know the neglect of that on the right. Absolutely. I think it's important to be right and of course there will one of the speakers will be from your organization and representing the women in skid row now. Jodi Dean looking at you know the 1st International Women's Day observed in the U.S. Back in 1000 own and then in 1910 the Socialist International meeting in Copenhagen established women's day and then the rest is history $1011.00 there was more activity and then 1905 during International Women's Year the UN began celebrating International Women's Day on March 8th so Judy Jodi you're a professor you're living in upstate New York Tell us about your involvement with the International Women's Strike and why. Well here in Geneva New York which is a small city of about $12000.00 people we are organizing for the 2nd year in a row last year we were able to bring about $300.00 people out and occupying our member of Congress' local office this year we are planning a large scale grassroots community art project which will have red close lines strong all over a central place in the community and women are going to bring representations of their work to hang on the red clothes line so that we can make women's work visible I'm really happy to be have joined the National Strike Committee with your. Heart because I think it's a great way to make sure that smaller communities and women in rural areas are also part of the national conversation and that we can see that across the country there are women who are angry about the cuts in our lives angry about deportation in my area a lot of farm workers were angry about a racist police violence and were angry about the continuation of domestic violence in our homes and so I think that this kind of thing like a local strike does is it lets women strength really apparent in the community in a way that really inspiring everybody sees it so that's one of the reasons that I'm involved and how I'm involved yeah and Jody so glad to hear you say that because so much of the focus tends to be on the big cities right and actions like this and it's good to know that in the smaller cities and also out in and rural areas where you have women farmers for example. Strike International Women's Strike activities happening there as well and to be know that internationally women. Actually in wage agricultural work grow more food fight when you look at Latin America and Africa in particular and even in the weight sector Brittany Hewitt bringing you into this discussion you are a young woman you are a student your student at U.C.L.A. And some in California tell us why you are involved in the International Women's Strike and some of the work that you're doing on campus in support of the strike. So I think that the primary might involve my 1st year you know just the women sank I think this is such a beautiful sort of moment to create this sort of radical inclusive transformative change that we are working to see every day I think that students especially and some of the work that I've been doing on campus and I believe in Bobby So we're constantly having conversations and being on difference in knocking this community really and just we've been struggling and I mean this conversation of what I transformative but like. So I give. A bunch of different other groups like that so it's quick to mention that where we have something called the wedding when they where it's a spoken word pop why would we have. Women of color in particular performing art. And artists and had 2 groups that are involved in that really such effect actions such as and that pregnant that are complex worker and that are projects. That where we're really excited I think about you be able to come back. And really and that what we've been working for it's been the WE CAN YOU TELL A community and set up sort of with I think with the outlets and Britney as a young woman I mean clearly the future we're also one of the MCs. Of 15 year old high school young black woman also QUERO trans. Dreamer will also be one of. Just really reflecting the face of Los Angeles So Brittany just a quick final thought from you and also from you Sylvia about what has it been like for you participating and helping to plan because you have helped to plan this event to. R.-O. Brittany just a quick thought from you what has that been like for you what have you learned out of it. Oh my goodness I learned. The meaning and logistics and sort of how you how human make. Idea that you have material on our different levels across the board here and it's been really quick because it's an intergenerational group of women that can see that it's offensive. Yeah and Sylvia from You Tube because part of what we have been doing here in Southern California really bringing communities together across divides I mean here you have skid row women from skid row in the room and on the platform with Feminist Majority and the women's March Los Angeles and many others just a quick final thought from you about what that has has been like Sylvia. Thank you. And to let. You know internationally. And also. Then. I. I think. One and. Again you're in African American. Me my concerns. Going to the moment. And. The. One and I make an American woman. That is true my heart my mind my soul and women you know I think somebody has to do something I don't want they can't they are not longer. There but their minds are gone so can mean. A pleasure and honor to be part of a such a great implant you know and learning from. Knowing that the region can be materialized when our thank you OK. Thank you thank you for that Jody we have just really a minute here and just some final thoughts from you I mean this is such a global movement and those of us living in the United States tend to be so U.S. Focused and U.S. Centered but here you have countries both the global south ever global north participating in this A quick final thought Jodi act like. My final thought actually come from a sort of the core because she says in the fight for our freedom and I think that one of the. Hearings and passion that connects the International Women's Day event and strike is because women all over the world are you know that it's our duty and we're out there fighting right and Britney just very quickly tell us what's the name of the D.J. a Young black woman D.J. . People may want to hear her. D.J. Slowed by well we'll be providing beats Well I want to thank each of you Sylvia Hernandez Jody Brittany Hewitt for joining us we are out of time and I'll be out there strike tomorrow. 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