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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
WINGS JANUARY NEWSCAST
TIME: 28:21
Program #4-91 (Target broadcast dates
January 20-26)
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WINGS:
Women's International
Gathering
P.O. Box 5307, Kansas City, Missouri 64131 USA (816) 361-7161
1. (4:49) "WOMEN FOR A FREE KUWAIT." Dr. Angi Saad was interviewed
by Beverly Oliver. SUGGESTED INTRO: KUWAITI WOMEN IN NORTH AMERICA
HAVE BEEN ORGANIZING TO COUNTERACT STEREOTYPES ABOUT THEIR COUNTRY
AND TO DISCUSS THE IRAQUI INVASION. DR. ANGI ("Angie") SAAD, A
KUWAITI CIVIL ENGINEER, IS THE CHAIRWOMAN OF WOMEN FOR A FREE KUWAIT:
2. (6:36) "EYEWITNESS REPORT FROM IRAQ AND PALESTINE." Barbara Lubin,
director of Middle East Children's Alliance, was interviewed by Katherine
Davenport. SUGGESTED INTRO: MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN FLEEING THE MIDDLE
EAST TO AVOID A WAR, BUT SOME ARE GOING THERE IN HOPES OF STOPPING IT.
BARBARA LUBIN TALKED WITH WINGS ON HER RETURN FROM IRAQ AND PALESTINE.
3. (4:30) "THE POSITION OF ISRAEL." Excerpts from speech by Freda Keet,
"The English Voice of Radio Israel," recorded by Bob Stutz. INTRO:
EVERYONE HAS HEARD SADAM HUSAIN'S POSITION ON ISRAEL, BUT VERY LITTLE
HAS BEEN SAID ABOUT ISRAEL'S POSITION ON SADAM HUSAIN. WINGS RECEIVED
SOME UNUSUAL TAPE FROM A ROTARY CLUB MEETING IN KANSAS, WHERE A
PROMINENT ISRAELI JOURNALIST SPOKE. FRIEDA WERDEN REPORTS:
4. (3:40) "CANADA'S VOICE OF WOMEN FOR PEACE." Statement via phone,
read by Lynn Adamson." INTRO: THE U.S. IS PUTTING ITS EXPENSES FOR
THE GULF WAR ON ITS CREDIT CARD, BUT CANADA'S PAYING ITS SHARE IN
CASH - CAUSING IMMEDIATE curs IN DOMESTIC SERVICES. A CANADIAN RESISTANCE
GROUP, "VOICE OF WOMEN' FUf( FEACI:::," GAVE A STATEMENT '1'0 WINGS:
5. (3:48j "GREENS U.S.A." Dee Berry, coordinator, Prairie Greens.
INTRO: THE GREEN MOVEMENT IN THE U.S. HAS BEEN PARTICIPATING IN PEACE
EFFORTS, AND IS ALSO BEGINNING TO DEVELOP A POLITICAL PARTY. HERE"S
MORE FROM WINGS:
6: (3:05) "LESBIAN LAWMAKERS." Roberta Achtenberg & Carole Migden, San
Francisco supervisors-elect, were interviewed by Ann Kelly. INTRO:
IT MAY BE A LONG TIME BEFORE THERE ARE ENOUGH U.S. CONGRESSWOMEN TO VOTE
DOWN A WAR - BUT WOMEN ARE MAKING STEADY POLITICAL GAINS. A FEW OF
THOSE NEWLY INAUGURATED IN JANUARY WERE LESBIAN ELECTED OFFICIALS.
HERE"S THE STCIRY FROM WINGS:
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#3-91 "Structural Adjustment - an Economic Thebry at Work" - Six women
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.L~ .';_ .__ )_ "MI DWI VES HARASSED IN MISSOURi." E V d HU iTI m e.l-- ,Jon e s ~ nelrJ iTI o t l"l e !'- ~
~3a n d t· a. Mount j OY:, F't-es i Ot?I-lt ~ ('Ii 5S0W· i iVl i ow i ves " (-is s oc i .3t ion. .;U~_T FW ;.. f~· m~:
HUNDRED S OF YEARS IN THE WESTERN W O R LD ~ THE MALE- DOMINATED MEDICAL PROF ESSI ON
HAS BEEN TRYI NG TO ERADICATE MI DW IVES . ANOTHER SORTI E IN THAT WAR HAS TAKEN
PLACE IN MI SSOUR I - AND THE MIDWIVES ARE F IGHT I NG BA CK . HERE 'S THE STORY : ...
_. ) "CHOICES FOR A NEW WORLD ORDER." Margarlta Arias~ President, Ar ias
Fou nda t i o n ~or Pea ce & Human P r ogr e s s ~ Cos t a Rlca; reporter, Elayne Cli~t .
f?~J tjJ? E SJj;.D . I NTFfu I;JI L.I... THE i\~ E l-0 WOFLD iJFWE F.: F'F.:E:3 I DENT BUSH E< TDL.L.S BE ONE OF
COOPERATION OR DESTRUCTION? MARGAR I TA ARIAS (AH- r e e - a hs ) DESCRIBES THE
ALTERNATIVES IN TH IS REPORT FROM WINGS: . . .
, . ( ) "ELIZABETH CLARE'S PROPHECIES ." Te l e p ho ne i nte r v i ew wit.h El iz a beth \
Cla t· e Prop het , aut no r o·f= "The i~i stt-o log y 0·1= t. hE:? Fou r Hot-seme n" .. r ep o rt e r ,
f::a.t het- i ne Davenpot-t. l.t:1TF.:O : THE BUS I NESS OJ=." P ~:OPHE C( HAS TAf'::EN AI" UF'TUFi:N . AS A
RESUL.T OF THE GULF WAR. MYSTICAL CHRIST I ANS ARE BUYING TONS OF BOOKS HAI LING
THE FULFILLMENT OF THE PROPHECIES OF J EREMI AH - OR THE BEGINNING OF THE LAST
DAYS . ONE MAVERICK FEMALE PROPHET - ELIZ ABETH CLARE PROPHET GAVE AN INTERVIEW
TI] l-0 H~C.;S:
( "ACTIONS AGAINST NUCLEAR TESTING. II Deb t-a. F: i c h a t- d s o n ~ coordinator",
Amet- ican F'eace Test; i nt.e r v i ew by Ce r o Lv n Swa.nso l'l . ] NI.t':O: SO FA~:~ NO NUCLEA~ :
WEAPONS HA VE BEEN USED IN THE GULF WAR , BUT NUCLEAR NAT IONS ARE STI LL TESTING
THE IR ARSENALS - EVEN THOUGH LOTS OF CIT IZ ENS WA NT TO STOP THEM. HERE'S A
F:EF'CHH FF.:OI"\ WINGS: ... S ~j GGE_:3T ED CJ})TF.:O :" TO C:iET INFOFi:I"iATI ON ABOUT I~ U C L E A ~:
TESTING ANYWHERE I N THE W ORLD ~ WRI TE TO: TEST ING ALERT NETWORK, PO BOX 26725,
LAS V E GAS~ NE VADA 89 126 USA.
4.t. ( ) IIBRITISH WOMEN PROTEST WAR. II Vo>~ pop pr-oduc ed by Maud Hand anc:i Sue
C la.t" k~ Tt- a nS l s t el'· s r adi o c o l lE.~ c t i \/ e . II\lTF:O: THE NEl·j8 FPDr1 BF:ITAII\ISAY::) THE
PUBLIC LI KES THE WAR; BUT A BIG MINORITY OF BRI TISH WOMEN BEG TO DIFFER.
HEFi:E' S THf.: STOFU Ff,:OM WI NC:iS: ... SU(3CiE~'3TED OUTD :_ THE GREENHAI'1 l-00MEN CAI\i BE
CONTACTED AT: YELLOW GATE~ GREENHAM COMMON WOMEN' S PEACE CAMP , NEAR NEWBURY,
BERKSHI RE, ENGLAND RG14 7 A A ~ U.K.
~ . ) "SOUTH PACIFIC WOMEN'S POLICY CONGRESS." Mal J o hnson int e r views
Loui se (:;]. t; ss i , ~ o nne t'· hea 0 o·f F'apu.i~<. ·- r'~ei"J Eiu i fl ea. lo'Jomen' s Comm i '55 i on. I !\lTRO: WOI'1EN
I N THE SOUTH PACI F IC ARE UNDER PRESSURE FROM MODERN LI FE AND MANY OF ITS ILLS.
THEY MET TO PLAN NEW STRATEGI ES IN JANUARY. HERE 'S A REPORT FROM WI NGS: ...
, . ) "GODDESSES IN THE SATANIC VERSES." Te lepho ne interview with Ann
hH-~needom , e.d i t o r (J·f "The I;J i se Woman. " I NTF;:D: WHAT WA:3 I T ABOUT iI THE SA T(:~N IC
VERSES" THAT MADE THE AYATOLLAH KHOMEI NI SO MAD? ANN FORFREEDOM GIVES A
FEiYlINIST ANAL 'l :3 IS IN THI S INTERVIEW WI TH WINGS: . . .
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Program descriptions for WINGS #10 #11 - International Women 's Day/Women's History Month
specials (replacing the March WINGS Newscast)
First Half Hour (WINGS #10-91. TIME: 29:48)
1. (3:26) HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY. IN/OUTCUES: "In the spring of 1908 . . .
in any given year ." ACIUALI1Y ON TAPE: The late Raya Dunayevskaya, author of a work on Rosa
Luxembourg. SUGG~ INTRO: International Women's Day, honored around the world, began with
women workers in the United States . Katherine Davenport of WINGS explains: .. .
2. (6:08) ANTI-WAR ACTIONS IN PAKISTAN. IN/OUT: "[Woman speaking Urdu through bullhorn]
... for WINGS by Nafisa Hoodbhoy ." ON TAPE: Nuzhat Kidwai, chair, Peace Committee; Nafisa
Hoodbhoy; Dr, Jehan Are, speaker on Women and the Gulf War. INTRO: Peace is viewed by many
women around the world as a women's issue. WINGS covered women 's peace activities this year in
Pakistan: ., .
3 . (7:36) A U.S. CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR. IN/OUT: Music - Star Spangled Banner . . . . tor
WINGS, this is Katherine Davenport. " INTRO: Whether a war is won or lost doesn't determine if
it's right or wrong. One woman who risked her freedom because she felt the Gulf War was wrong
is Dr. Yolanda Huet-Vaughn. Here's more f!'om WINGS: . " OPTIONAL OVTRO: Support letters tor
Dr·, Yolanda Huet-Vaughan can addressed to: Commander Schroeder, MEDDAC, Box 1180. F01~ Leonax~
Wood MO 65473-5000, USA.
4. (3 :51) ZAMBIAN WOMEN VOX POP. IN/OUT: A few weeks after the beginning of the Gulf War
. " surveyed for WINGS by Ruth Luwaga ." ON TAPE: Women from the town center market . downtown
businesses, and the university giving views on the Gulf Wax'. INTRO: The crisis in the Gulf has
had worldwide ramifications - far from the fighting in Southern Africa, Zambian women were
concerned - in every sector of society, Here 's"more from WINGS: . . .
5, (5:59 or 6 :45) RADIO LD RA - WOMEN 'S DAY PROGRAMMING FROM SWITZERLAND. IN/OlJI'CUE: "The
final portion of this program ... for a strong and powerful women 's day [FOR MODULES. YOU CAN
cur HERE OR CONTINUE THROUGH lliE MUSIC - ANOTHER 45 SECONDS. BRIEF WINGS PROGRAM CREDITS ARE
EMBEDDED IN BEGINNING OF THE MUSIC], ON TAPE: A production especially for WINGS by the women
of Radio LoRa, community radio in Switzerland. Includes description of their station alrd
excerpts from a speech by an Iraqui woman. INTRO: A unique noncommercial radio station in
Switzerland, Radio LoRa [LOW-rah], has been mobilizing women for International Women 's Day.
Here's a special report they produced for WINGS - the Women's International News Gathering
Service: '"
6. (1: 38) PRCGRAM CREDITS - starts with music . PLEASE roN I T OMIT THESE - 1HE LAW M'D OUR
GRATI1UDE REQUIRE THEY BE ACk"NOWLEDGED. Suggested intro: WINGS sent our stations special
programming this month - these are the people who made it possible:
Second Half Hour (WINGS #11-91. TIME : 28:57)
1. (4: 16) GLORIA STEINEM - FUTURE GOAlS OF FEMINISM. IN/OUTCUE: "Organize among
yourselves ... for WINGS, I'm Frieda Werden." INTRO: Is feminism dead in the United States.
Glor i a Steinem says no: "
2. (2:44) THE U.N. TREA1Y ON WOMEN - CEDAW [pronounced "SEE-daw"]. IN/OUTeUE ; "The United
Nations has been in the news ... for WINGS , I 'm Katherine Davenport." ON TAPE: Arvonne
Fraser, Director, International Women's Rights Action Watch. INTRO; More countries every year
ratify the United Nations treaty on discrimination against women - though one of the natlons
that pushed it through - the Umted States - has taken no action . Here's an update from WINGS :
SUGGES"TED OlJIRO: One source for information about the CEDAW treaty is the International
Women's Rights Action Watch . You can write them clo the Humphrey Institute, UniversiLy of
Minnesota , Minneapolis MN 55455 USA.
(continued on reverse)
3. (7:36) WOMEN'S PRCX3RESS IN ZIMBABWE. IN/OIlTCUE: "Being a newly independent country ...
Prabha Bhardwaj report ing from Harare, Zimbabwe." ON TAPE: Cde . I Mrs . J. T. R. Mujuru. Minister
of Community & Cooperative Development. Cde. Elizabeth Goenza. Ccordinator , Women in the Law
in Southern Africa Research Project; Everjoyace Win, magazine editor. Women 's Action GI-OUp;
Sarah Kachingwe, permanent Secretary. Ministry of Information. Post. Telecommunications, and
Publicity Secretary for Women's Affairs. INTRa: For participating in their country's war
against colonialism, women in Zimbabwe were rewarded with government positions and new laws but
the women's struggle hasn't ended yet. Here's more from WINGS: ...
4. (11:38) NAWAL EL SAADAWI ON FEMINISM AND RELIGION. IN/OUT: (11 :38) Music: "One of the
problems ... June 6, 1990." INTRa: For women's history month. WINGS has sent us a moving
speech by EJyptian psychiatrist and novelist Nawal El Saadawi:
5. (1 :38) Uncl.erwriter Credits - AIR WIlli YOUR CREDITS IF YOU USE MODUI...E3. Suggested
intro: WINGS sent our stations special programming this month - these are the people who made
it possible:
Text of Underwriter Credits
We would not have been able to do this special program - with satellite feed and two
half-hoUlo instead of just one to our cassette subscribers - if it were not for our
International Women 's Day underwriters. These are respectively a women 's nonprofit. a
cooperative of small socially conscious businesses, and an all-woman small enterprise. TIle l aw
requrres that underwriting be acknowledged, so please don't forget to air these credits
whether you use the programs as half-hours or as modules. In case you wish to read the credits
YOUlOe I f. or respond to I istener inquiries here is the script:
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