Listen in to part 2 of SUPERVISION with a trio of powerful visual artists. Co-editors Sophie Hamacher (artist, filmmaker, curator) and Jessica Hankey explore their collaboration and book launch ---> Supervision: on motherhood and surveillance is set to Roller Boogie its way into the reproductive justice landscape with launch events May 18 in Dorche…

Listen in as Red Cloaks Radio kicks off Season 4 with a trio of powerful visual artists. Co-editors Sophie Hamacher (artist, filmmaker, curator) and Jessica Hankey explore their collaboration and book launch ---> Supervision: on motherhood and surveillance is set to Roller Boogie its way into the reproductive justice landscape with launch events Ma…

Listen in to organizer and author Ellen Cassedy as she shares the inspiration for her new book: "Working 9 to 5: A Women's Movement, A Labor Union, and the Iconic Movie." Ellen brings 50 years of strategic thinking to the table in an energizing conversation! At the heart of the successful 9 to 5 labor organizing movement, women built strong network…

Part 1: Meet four dynamic artists, Anne Plaisance, Becky Gibbs, Margaret Emerson, and Michele Boll, as they discuss their responses to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade. With work on view in "Overturned: Roe v Wade" through November 7 (at Western Avenue Studios in Lowell Massachusett), each artist speaks about her work. In Part …

Part 2: Seeing red? Women and color have power. Listen in as the conversation continues with artists Michele Boll, Margaret Emerson, Becky Gibbs, and Anne Plaisance. Becky and Margaret each describe decisions about their work, including the use of color to express their responses to the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision in the show "Overturned: Roe v …

Hear directly from the people whose voices are calling out "Woman! Life! Freedom!" and "Say Her Name! Mahsa Amini." Saturday October 10, 2022, more than 250 people gathered to span the bridge from Cambridge to Boston. The organizers, and participants, seek both to (1) draw attention to the lack of media coverage by major outlets and (2) express the…

Boston Red Cloaks and friends are reading the Supreme Court decision that stripped away our human rights and constitutional rights. The Dobbs vs. Jackson Women's Health decision rejects longstanding legal principals. We begin with the dissent, and invite listeners to join us. Visit bostonredcloaks.com for upcoming Zoom dates. Lend your voice and re…

Candidate Teresa English joins us for a conversation about her second campaign for Massachusetts State Representative. How does a candidate approach a second run? How does a love for one's community lead to knocking on doors and asking for votes? What is Teresa hearing on the campaign trail? What's different the second time around? How has the Supr…

Public defender Mara Dolan is running for Governor's Council in Massachusetts (District 3). What does the Council do? How do voters hold judges accountable today? In what ways do judges influence the outcome of cases involving abortion in Massachusetts? How important are pardons in the Bay State? How does Ms. Dolan feel her experience as a public d…

Listen in as Mass. State Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa takes us through the omnibus abortion legislation recently signed into law. Rep. Sabadosa has helped lead the way to make public campuses safer for students by expanding access to reproductive healthcare, including medication abortion. Learn more about highlights from this legislative session, tips for…

On July 29, 2022 Massachusetts enacted new laws to protect patients and providers who offer or require reproductive healthcare - including abortion - and also to secure and protect gender affirming care. This historic legislation was hard work and required compromise. Senator Cindy Friedman was lead negotiator for the Senate as their proposed legis…

Listen in to a powerful conversation with Namita Luthra, women's rights advocate. We spoke one week after the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade. Ms. Luthra encourages us to be undeterred, and draws strength from generations of women who advocated to advance women's suffrage. Suffragists faced daunting challenges and tremendous set…

Action due: 6/29/22: Listen + AdvocateIn the days immediately following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade, legislators and residents of Massachusetts are engaging in intense dialogue about expanding access. State Representative Lindsay Sabadosa has been championing a law that would expand access to medication abortion on college…

Listen in to powerful voices recorded on Decision Day from Arlington, Beverly, Concord and Swampscott, MA, where organizers created public spaces that brought people together to protest the United States Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade and strip from women their human rights and constitutional rights. Guests: State Representative Dr…

Listen in! Dr. Anu Kumar, CEO and President of Ipas provides insight and global perspective about sustainable abortion ecosystems & how to realize them! Since the 1990s many countries have moved forward (40 countries!). A handful - including the United States, Poland, and El Salvador - are moving backwards. Take a closer look at what is happening &…

Listen in as Dr. Anu Kumar, President and CEO of Ipas, provides global perspective on the collective progress people are making to improve access to safe abortions. Looking at the global picture, Ipas notes that 37 countries have moved forward - while America seems to be turning back the clock on human rights. Learn more about sustainable abortion …

On March 17, 2022, Carol Deanow and Pam Yingling -- from the Bad Old Days Posse -- returned to Red Cloaks Radio to share their perspective on the sweeping anti-abortion legislation rolling out across America. Both advocates joined the Boston Red Cloaks on the State House steps on May 7, 2022. Pam had just published a piece in the Boston Globe notin…

Kayla and Liz return from Listen in as Liz and Kayla from Planned Parenthood New Hampshire Action Fund (www.ppnhaf.org) talk us through the origin and impacts of the recently implemented state-wide abortion ban. The ban criminalizes providers. This ban and other restrictive legislation are in conflict with traditional Granite State values. Resident…

Listen in as Liz and Kayla from Planned Parenthood New Hampshire Action Fund (www.ppnhaf.org) talk us through the origin and impacts of the recently implemented state-wide abortion ban. The ban criminalizes providers. This ban and other restrictive legislation are in conflict with traditional Granite State values. Residents in the state have taken …

Listen in as Margaret shares her reasons for taking action as an advocate for abortion access and women's health. Red Cloaks Radio continues our series where people are invited to share their personal experiences with abortion. What keeps someone silent about her experience? What breaks the silence? What happens next, after the silence is broken? A…

Francie Hunt, Exec. Director of Tennessee Advocates for Planned Parenthood, covers important ground in our conversation, beginning with 100 years of history of Planned Parenthood in Tennessee. What is access like in different parts of the state? How did Planned Parenthood grow to become a trusted provider of patient care in Appalachia? What is the …

Francie Hunt joins us from Tennessee Advocates for Planned Parenthood to discuss power, rebuilding and growing stronger while support access to reproductive healthcare. As Executive Director, Francie is working - again - to support patients and staff while also rebuilding a clinic that was severely damaged by an arsonist. Listen in to learn about T…

Our special guest, Anne, returns to continue the conversation about abortion access before and after Roe vs. Wade. How did volunteers help each other identify care providers? What kinds of risks did people face? Why was it so difficult to discuss contraceptives? Did female college students really get locked into their dormitories at night? Who bore…

Anne takes us back to the 1960s when women faced multiple social and legal barriers to their reproductive freedom and health. Abortion was illegal, teen girls and women who weren't married and admitted they were sexually active were shamed. College women were literally locked in their dorms at night. Contraception was difficult to access and people…

Has Jex Blackmore done for medication abortion what Katie Couric did for colonoscopies when, in 2000, Couric underwent a colonoscopy on air to raise awareness and share accurate information about a procedure that some people feared? Listen in to our conversation with @jexblockmore two days after her appearance on Fox news where she surprised the ho…

Our conversation with Marcia continues in the second episode of our series My Body My Story. Many women have more than one abortion, and each experience is different. Together we explore what it was like to access abortion in different states and circumstances during the pre-Roe v. Wade era. In what ways has America changed in these recent decades?…

Part 1 in our new series "My Body My Story" begins in Jan. 2022 as we explore the strength it takes to do what you need to do to take care of yourself. Listen in as Marcia shares the experience of accessing an illegal abortion in the Summer of 1964, when abortion was illegal. In Part 1, we take on some key questions: What does the term "back alley …

Our conversation with Rebecca Hart Holder, Exec. Director of Reproductive Equity Now continues with an exploration of the way love and anger can motivate advocacy work. Perfect season to consider this as we reach the first anniversary of a pivotal time in MA reproductive equity history. It was just about one year ago when Governor Baker vetoed the …

Focus in on some positive and clear advocacy. Listen in as we learn about the launch of Reproductive Equity Now in Massachusetts. With no time for despair, Executive Director Rebecca Hart Holder shares the urgency of taking action on the interconnected issues that will help us thrive. Learn about successful advocacy strategies that helped make gain…

Our conversation with Vivian Birchall continues as we learn how she was successful in building coalitions in Uganda that helped improve transportation and governance, and why she is motivated to take action in advancing equity in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as an elected representative. What does Vivian see as the common threads across contin…

Listen in and learn how Vivian Birchall, candidate for MA State Rep. (Middlesex 14th) plans to build empowering coalitions across the state of Massachusetts to better support constituents. Find out about Vivian's skills and experience in Uganda where she helped connect people across a continent. We also talked about contraception and caregiving, th…

Massachusetts candidate Simon Cataldo seeks state office (Rep. for Middlesex 14th), and brings us into conversation about whether Massachusetts is the tip of the spear when it comes to social justice. As a former prosecutor, and the son of a social worker, Simon discusses WHPA, the Texas abortion ban, humility, priorities and the importance of list…

Join members of the Boston Red Cloaks for a conversation with Danielle Allen, candidate for Governor of Massachusetts. Recent headlines from across the country --including Texas and Florida-- emphasize the power of each state's Governor. What are Danielle Allen's priorities? How would her work on COVID-19 inform her leadership if elected Governor? …

Walk with the Boston Red Cloaks from Commonwealth Avenue to the Massachusetts State House, hearing voices from spectators and Red Cloak participants as they address the Texas abortion ban and the refusal of the United States Supreme Court to intervene or protect reproductive rights in Texas.Kirjoittanut Red Cloaks Radio

Listen in as MA State Rep. Tami Gouveia shares her perspective as she launches a campaign for Lieutenant Governor. Take a deeper dive into the connections she sees between housing, the environment and more. What exactly would it means to bring a public health focus to the position of Lieutenant Governor?…

Our conversation with Dr. Taylor and attorney Julie Gunnigle continues in Part 2 of Arizona SOS. With new Arizona state laws recognizing fetal personhood, a fetus is seen as having the same rights as any adult resident of the state, including the person who is pregnant with that fetus. A lawyer can be retained to represent the fetus and a pregnant …

In part 1 of our conversation with Dr. DeShawn Taylor, Founder and President of Desert Star Institute for Family Planning, Inc., we learn ways to help support reproductive justice and abortion access in Arizona. Dr. Taylor has created a safe space for healthcare access, and her patients stand at risk if the harsh and unconstitutional bans signed by…

As the United State Senate declines to investigate the January 6, 2021 Insurrection, we take a look back at the tumultuous events between the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, and Election Day 2020. Katherine returns for part two of our conversation to share her perspective as an organ…

Meet Katherine, and follow along on a Handmaid journey that begins in Raleigh, North Carolina just after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and leads to Washington, D.C. to protest the 2020 confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett's appointment to the United States Supreme Court. The use of handmaid imagery conveys many things to many people; join …

Join members of the Boston Red Cloaks in conversation with Gena Frank, Government and Policy Director at NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts. How did organization, coalition partners and grassroots efforts succeed in expanding abortion access and rolling back restrictive parental consent laws? Reflect back on the past legislative session and consider ho…

Listen in as we meet Vilma Martinez-Dominguez, candidate for Mayor in Lawrence, Massachusetts. It's 2021 and there has yet to be a Latina Mayor anywhere in the Commonwealth. Vilma's answer: Right Time. Right Choice. Join in as we learn about Vilma's inspiration, experience, and vision for serving vulnerable populations, and her plan to lead the cit…

News you can use: Massachusetts could pass legislation to improve access to emergency contraceptives. Listen in and learn from lead sponsors Representative Marjorie Decker and Senator Joe Boncore. What is emergency contraception? How is it currently regulated? What would change if the laws change? How could this legislation improve an individual's …

Want healthy youth? Senator Brendan Crighton returns to continue our conversation about policy changes that will help all youth thrive. Learn more about how we can support Gateway Cities in Massachusetts. Senator Crighton argues that these policies could also improve conditions across the Commonwealth: from affordable housing to promoting racial eq…

Listen in as members of the Boston Red Cloaks meet Senator Brendan Crighton for a discussion of how specific policy changes could promote healthy youth. In Part 1 we learn about the Senator's past support of the Healthy Youth Act and other measures; plus, find out how housing policies and the state-wide budgeting process for replacement of aging sc…

In Part 2 of our conversation with Jordan Banick and Jocelyn Foye from The Womxn Project, we explore their use of a wide range of artivism strategies - from handmaid imagery to projections and beyond.Visit The Womxn Project: thewomxnproject.orgKirjoittanut Red Cloaks Radio

Inspiration for activists! Tune in for Part 1 of an energizing conversation with Jordan Banick and Jocelyn Foye from The Womxn Project, a Rhode Island organization working to build a strong, feminist, community-based movement to further human rights of Rhode Islanders by using art and activism to advance education and social change.Visit The Womxn …

Ashley Mitchell - writer, maternal and child health educator, mother, birth doula, advocate - joins members of the Boston Red Cloaks to discuss parenting, birthing, and raising a new generation of changemakers. This conversation explores the unexpected & how we can adjust or heal, whether it is from having an unplanned c-section to managing toddler…

Listen in to celebrate the power of love and compassion as Karen Thurston, creator of abobobravado, shares the stories of people who have had two or more abortions. Ms. Thurston's important work is part of an international stigma-fighting initiative. Love and compassion guide people who make the decision to end a pregnancy, and this is too often ov…

California successfully passed legislation to allow students on public university campuses to access medication abortion. Massachusetts state Representative Lindsay Sabadosa is re-introducing legislation to provide the same access in Massachusetts. Listen in to learn why this legislation helps protect student health and safety while it also decreas…

Where were you on January 6, 2021? Did you anticipate the attack on the United States Congress? These are questions future generations will ask. Four weeks after the vicious attack, listen in as we welcome back Kim & Derenda from weengage.org in Missisissippi to discuss the connections between the D.C. violence and the sidewalk battles taking place…