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    <title>Misogyny, Horror &amp; Architecture: Mid-Century &amp; the End of Reproductive Justice in the U.S.</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[We are on the verge of the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that legalized abortion throughout the United States.  With this decision, other landmark rulings including those that legalized access to contraception, gender-affirming care, and same-sex marriage may also be threatened.    How did we get here? Of course, this is a rhetorical question, as we have experienced the federal government and state-based legislatures, coupled with legal campaigns, chi...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>We are on the verge of the Supreme Court’s overturning of <a href='https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/02/supreme-court-abortion-draft-opinion-00029473'>Roe v. Wade</a>, the 1973 decision that legalized abortion throughout the United States.  With this decision, other landmark rulings including those that legalized access to contraception, gender-affirming care, and same-sex marriage may also be threatened.  <br/><br/>How did we get here? Of course, this is a rhetorical question, as we have experienced the federal government and state-based legislatures, coupled with legal campaigns, chip away at Roe for the past 49 years.  I have been interested in understanding which stories, storytellers, (former president Trump comes to mind), and cultural forces are drowning out the narratives from the <a href='https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/06/13/about-six-in-ten-americans-say-abortion-should-be-legal-in-all-or-most-cases-2/'>6 in 10 (61%)</a> Americans who believe that abortion should be legal in all or most cases.</p><p>An intriguing exploration is Mid-Century, a horror film starring Chelsea Gilligan and edited by Stephanie Filo.  Seemingly about a husband and wife&apos;s weekend in a mid-century modern vacation rental turns deadly, the story brings to life the narratives that helped to move the U.S. to this political moment.  Written during the Trump administration, the film shows the power and cruel consequences of former president Trump&apos;s narrative of an imagined time when America was at its greatest: The 1950s, a pre-civil, gender, and LGBTQ+ rights era, amongst most human rights.<br/><br/>I talked with Chelsea Gilligan, who plays Dr. Alice Dodgeson, the lead role, and Stephanie Filo.  We talked about everything from their work on the film and the entertainment industry to their life journeys and love of community and cooking.<br/><br/>Stephanie Filo, ACE is a two-time Emmy and Peabody Award-winning TV/Film Editor and activist based in Los Angeles, CA and Sierra Leone, West Africa. She serves on the board for Girls Empowerment Sierra Leone, a social impact and feminist-based organization for Sierra Leonean girls aged 11-16. She is one of the co-founders of End Ebola Now, an organization created in 2014 to spread accurate information and awareness about the Ebola Virus and its impact through artistic community activism.<br/><br/>Chelsea Gilligan made her series regular debut on The CW&apos;s &quot;Star-Crossed&quot; where Gilligan portrayed &quot;Teri,&quot; a tough as nails high school student, who also happens to be an alien. Her past credits include roles on shows like &quot;How I Met Your Mother,&quot; Victorious&quot; and &quot;Big Time Rush.&quot;</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We are on the verge of the Supreme Court’s overturning of <a href='https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/02/supreme-court-abortion-draft-opinion-00029473'>Roe v. Wade</a>, the 1973 decision that legalized abortion throughout the United States.  With this decision, other landmark rulings including those that legalized access to contraception, gender-affirming care, and same-sex marriage may also be threatened.  <br/><br/>How did we get here? Of course, this is a rhetorical question, as we have experienced the federal government and state-based legislatures, coupled with legal campaigns, chip away at Roe for the past 49 years.  I have been interested in understanding which stories, storytellers, (former president Trump comes to mind), and cultural forces are drowning out the narratives from the <a href='https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/06/13/about-six-in-ten-americans-say-abortion-should-be-legal-in-all-or-most-cases-2/'>6 in 10 (61%)</a> Americans who believe that abortion should be legal in all or most cases.</p><p>An intriguing exploration is Mid-Century, a horror film starring Chelsea Gilligan and edited by Stephanie Filo.  Seemingly about a husband and wife&apos;s weekend in a mid-century modern vacation rental turns deadly, the story brings to life the narratives that helped to move the U.S. to this political moment.  Written during the Trump administration, the film shows the power and cruel consequences of former president Trump&apos;s narrative of an imagined time when America was at its greatest: The 1950s, a pre-civil, gender, and LGBTQ+ rights era, amongst most human rights.<br/><br/>I talked with Chelsea Gilligan, who plays Dr. Alice Dodgeson, the lead role, and Stephanie Filo.  We talked about everything from their work on the film and the entertainment industry to their life journeys and love of community and cooking.<br/><br/>Stephanie Filo, ACE is a two-time Emmy and Peabody Award-winning TV/Film Editor and activist based in Los Angeles, CA and Sierra Leone, West Africa. She serves on the board for Girls Empowerment Sierra Leone, a social impact and feminist-based organization for Sierra Leonean girls aged 11-16. She is one of the co-founders of End Ebola Now, an organization created in 2014 to spread accurate information and awareness about the Ebola Virus and its impact through artistic community activism.<br/><br/>Chelsea Gilligan made her series regular debut on The CW&apos;s &quot;Star-Crossed&quot; where Gilligan portrayed &quot;Teri,&quot; a tough as nails high school student, who also happens to be an alien. Her past credits include roles on shows like &quot;How I Met Your Mother,&quot; Victorious&quot; and &quot;Big Time Rush.&quot;</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode we speak to Akemi Kochiyama, granddaughter of American civil rights activist,  Yuri Kochiyama, the lifelong champion of civil rights causes in the black, Latino, Native American and Asian-American communities   Influenced by her Japanese-American family's experience in an American internment camp, her association with Malcolm X, and her Maoist beliefs, she advocated for many causes, including black separatism, the anti-war movement, reparations for Japanese-American ...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode we speak to Akemi Kochiyama, granddaughter of American civil rights activist,  Yuri Kochiyama, the lifelong champion of civil rights causes in the black, Latino, Native American and Asian-American communities <br/><br/>Influenced by her Japanese-American family&apos;s experience in an American internment camp, her association with Malcolm X, and her Maoist beliefs, she advocated for many causes, including black separatism, the anti-war movement, reparations for Japanese-American internees, and the rights of political prisoners.</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode we speak to Akemi Kochiyama, granddaughter of American civil rights activist,  Yuri Kochiyama, the lifelong champion of civil rights causes in the black, Latino, Native American and Asian-American communities <br/><br/>Influenced by her Japanese-American family&apos;s experience in an American internment camp, her association with Malcolm X, and her Maoist beliefs, she advocated for many causes, including black separatism, the anti-war movement, reparations for Japanese-American internees, and the rights of political prisoners.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[A Conversation with Director Julie Cohen about the new documentary, My Name is Pauli Murray (Directed by Julie Cohen, Betsy West, 2021.  A pioneering attorney, activist, priest and dedicated memoirist, Murray shaped landmark litigation — and consciousness — around race and gender equity. As an African American youth raised in the segregated South — who was also wrestling with broader notions of gender identity — Pauli understood, intrinsically, what it was to exist beyond previously accepted ...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>A Conversation with Director Julie Cohen about the new documentary, <b>My Name is Pauli Murray </b>(Directed by Julie Cohen, Betsy West, 2021.<br/><br/>A pioneering attorney, activist, priest and dedicated memoirist, Murray shaped landmark litigation — and consciousness — around race and gender equity. As an African American youth raised in the segregated South — who was also wrestling with broader notions of gender identity — Pauli understood, intrinsically, what it was to exist beyond previously accepted categories and cultural norms. Both Pauli’s personal path and tireless advocacy foreshadowed some of the most politically consequential issues of our time. Told largely in Pauli’s own words, <b>My Name is Pauli Murray </b>is a candid recounting of that unique and extraordinary journey.</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A Conversation with Director Julie Cohen about the new documentary, <b>My Name is Pauli Murray </b>(Directed by Julie Cohen, Betsy West, 2021.<br/><br/>A pioneering attorney, activist, priest and dedicated memoirist, Murray shaped landmark litigation — and consciousness — around race and gender equity. As an African American youth raised in the segregated South — who was also wrestling with broader notions of gender identity — Pauli understood, intrinsically, what it was to exist beyond previously accepted categories and cultural norms. Both Pauli’s personal path and tireless advocacy foreshadowed some of the most politically consequential issues of our time. Told largely in Pauli’s own words, <b>My Name is Pauli Murray </b>is a candid recounting of that unique and extraordinary journey.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <description><![CDATA[<p>Mónica is dedicated to ending gender based violence in the workplace and achieving gender equity.  She created the first legal project in the US focused on addressing sexual harassment and other forms of gender discrimination against farmworker women in 2003, which was incubated at the Migrant Justice Project of Florida Legal Services. She later scaled this project and founded Esperanza: The Immigrant Women’s Legal Initiative of the Southern Poverty Law Center in 2006, which she directed for nearly seven years. In addition, she created the award-winning Bandana Project, an art activism project that raises awareness about workplace sexual violence against farmworker women. In 2014, she founded Justice for Migrant Women, a national advocacy and technical assistance project focused on representing female farmworkers and other low-paid immigrant women who are victims of workplace sexual violence. Mónica is also co-founder of Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, The Latinx House and Poderistas. You can follow her on Twitter @monicaramirezOH and Instagram @activistmonicaramirez.</p>]]></description>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bamby Salcedo is a national and international transgender Latina Woman who received her Master’s Degree in Latina Studies from California State University in Los Angeles.   Bamby is the President and CEO of the TransLatina Coalition, a national organization that focuses on addressing the issues of transgender Latinas in the US. Bamby developed the Center for Violence Prevention &amp; Transgender Wellness, a multipurpose, multi-service space for trans people in Los Angeles.   Bamby most recent...]]></itunes:summary>
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    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bamby Salcedo is a national and international transgender Latina Woman who received her Master’s Degree in Latina Studies from California State University in Los Angeles. <br/><br/>Bamby is the President and CEO of the TransLatina Coalition, a national organization that focuses on addressing the issues of transgender Latinas in the US. Bamby developed the Center for Violence Prevention &amp; Transgender Wellness, a multipurpose, multi-service space for trans people in Los Angeles. <br/><br/>Bamby most recent employer was Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. She spent eight dedicated years as the Health Education and HIV Prevention Services Coordinator at the nation’s largest and most experienced clinical program providing multidisciplinary healthcare and services to trans youth.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.bambysalcedo.com'>bambysalcedo.com</a><br/><a href='https://www.translatinacoalition.org/'>translatinacoalition.org</a></p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Favianna Rodriguez</itunes:title>
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    <description><![CDATA[<p>FAVIANNA RODRIGUEZ  is the co-founder and president of The Center for Cultural Power, a national organization investing in artists as agents of positive social change. She is an award winning artist, cultural strategist, and social movement leader who partners with progressive advocacy groups to design effective cultural campaigns. A strategy advisor to artists of all genres, Favianna is regarded as one of the leading thinkers uniting art, culture, and social impact. Her projects include creating art for Ben &amp; Jerry&apos;s, partnering with Joey Solloway to create 5050by2020.com, and facilitating artist delegations to the US-Mexico border. She is a recipient of the Robert Rauschenberg Artist as Activist Fellowship, the SOROS Racial Equity Fellowship and the Atlantic Fellowship for Racial Equity.</p>]]></description>
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