From the very beginning of her musical career, Joan Baez has never sought to draw lines between real world, real time events and her own artistic vision. Her instincts have often been that of a journalist--or an incurable romantic. There are plenty of both to be found on her album of studio recordings, Dark Chords on a Big Guitar. Always searching, always on the lookout for a good song--or a worthy social movement that would benefit from her …
Women, Spirit, and Peace
Women, Spirit, and Peace is a series of KPFA FM Pacifica Radio conversations with remarkable women from Northern California and beyond. Women in their 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s are featured with a wide range of backgrounds and a fascinating array of personal philosophies. Working in a multiplicity of disciplines and using their creativity they each promote peace—within themselves, their communities, and the larger world.
Over a period of four months, our weekly guests include scholars of Women’s Spirituality, a Pulitzer Prize winning writer, recording artists and poets, political activists, anthropologists, shamans, musicians, dancers, journalists, painters, gardeners, teachers, psychiatrists, and more.
Related to this series, Sandy was awarded a Master’s degree in Philosophy & Religion (Women’s Spirituality) from the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. Graduation was held at the historic Palace of Fine Arts.
Angeles Arrien
Angeles Arrien, PhD was an anthropologist, educator, award-winning author, and corporate consultant. She lectured worldwide, conducting workshops that bridge cultural anthropology, psychology, and mediation skills. She founded the Anthropology department at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. Her work with multi-cultural issues, mediation, and conflict resolution has been used with the International Rights Commission …
Arisika Razak
Arisika Razak (second from left) has been a midwife, healer, and spiritual dancer for over thirty years. She directed the Integrative Health Studies Program at CIIS, San Francisco. She brings three leading African-American healers from the community into the studio. Arisika's guests on this show are Linda Compton (left), Earthlyn Manual (second from right), and Aya de Leon (right). Arisika Razak Linda Compton Earthlyn …
Virginia Anderson
Virginia Anderson, PhD, is a shamanic psychologist who investigates the relationship between spirit, nature, and being in community. She shares her new book, Circling the Bay: Sacred Sites around San Francisco Bay. http://www.eco-psychology.com/pages/home.asp …
Jill Mellick
Jill’s book, The Art of Dreaming, examines the link between our dreams, creativity, and spirituality. She is a Jungian psychologist who also cowrote Coming Home to Myself with legendary Jungian analyst Marion Woodman. www.jillmellick.com …
Patti Boucher
Patti Boucher has been interested in the language of the heart for many years. Patti teaches about speaking the truth without blame or judgment, and she applies this practice to promote healing in the community. Patti is a specialist in adoption and working with children and parents. hydrophilos@earthlink.net Thaïs Mazur is a mother, writer, choreographer, sculptor and activist who has spent the past 25 years blending art and activism in a …
Alice Walker
Alice Walker won the Pulitzer Prize and the American Book Award for her novel The Color Purple. She is also the author of Possessing the Secret of Joy, By the Light of My Father’s Smile, and many other poems, essays, and short stories. Alice joins Sandy in the studio to read from her new book and talk about how she sees the world. Bob Baldock is KPFA's Public Events Producer and publicity mensch. …
Mara Keller
Mara Lynn Keller, PhD, (left) is former Director of Women's Spirituality, Philosophy & Religion, at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. She co-founded the Global Peace Studies program at San Francisco State University, and helped in the formation of the Green Party in California. She is a scholar and ritualist of the Eleusinian Mysteries of Demeter and Persephone. www.ciis.edu/faculty/keller.html Donna Read is …
Marguerite Rigoglioso
Marguerite Rigoglioso, Ph.D., is a member of the faculties of Dominican University of California, the California Institute of Integral Studies, and the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, where she teaches courses on women and religion. Her pioneering research on female deities and women’s religious leadership in the ancient Mediterranean world and beyond has appeared in various anthologies and journals, including Feminist Theology, The …
Starhawk
Starhawk (right) is the author/coauthor of nine books, including The Spiral Dance, now in its 20th anniversary edition, Truth or Dare, and The Fifth Sacred Thing. Active in social change and earth-based spirituality movements for over thirty years, she lives in San Francisco and the Cazadero Hills. More recently, she is a leader in the permaculture movement. Penny Rosenwasser from the Middle East Children's Alliance (left). www.starhawk.org …