Womanist Power Authority (WPA)- A Radio Journal
Sundays, 9-10:30 p.m., KFAI 90.6 FM (Mpls)
“A Womanist is to feminist as purple is to lavender. A Womanist desires healing and wholeness for entire communities, male and female. A Womanist is not heterosexist but loves men and women sexually and non-sexually. She loves food, the moon and roundness. She loves the spirit. A Womanist is connected to creation and her own body, loving the folk and herself, regardless.�
-Alice Walker
The WPA began as an expansion of Mev Miller’s Lesbian Power Authority (LPA) in 2003. The LPA was a new method of communication for feminists when it first began. However, Matthea Smith (becoming the solo host of LPA after Mev moved), decided that the LPA was too confining. She wanted the power authority to be more encompassing, and open to a broader range of women. Thus is the WPA!
Upcoming Shows:
March 8, 2006 –International Women’s Day
24 hours of Women’s Voices
This is pretty cool ‘cause these women are all different in experience and field. For instance: Clara NiiSka hung out at Red Lake and made maple sugar for a time- which is pretty flippin’ cool. Contrast that with Felicitas Maria Sokec who founded FALCON, a national women artists’ group, she also conducts art residencies, is a visionary, literary and performance artist and does a boat load of other cool stuff. This diverse community allows for an unforeseeable amount of wonderfully ridiculous commentary and persepective within the woman community.
Comments
Thank you Stephanie for the wonderful review!
Just to update, the Womanist Power Authority ended it's broadcast life on February 25, 2007. It is being retooled, so look for WomanSpeak very soon on KFAI.
Patricia Nelson
Executive Producer Emeritus, Womanist Power Authority, KFAI Fresh Air Radio
Posted by: Patricia Nelson | May 18, 2007 11:24 AM