FTV 087 Women of the World

Pacifica Radio Archives’ Haunani Singer welcomes guesthost journalist Joanne Griffith (BBC’s Up All Night) to celebrate an international group of educators, authors and activists dedicated to healing our planet before we destroy it completely. Featuring the voices of: scientist and ecologist Rachel Carson, whose singular book Silent Spring launched environmental awareness worldwide; renowned physician and famed anti-nuclear advocate Dr. Helen Caldicott; physicist Vandana Shiva, director of the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Natural Resource Policy; author/activist Arundhati Roy, winner of the 1997 Booker Prize for her novel The God of Small Things; and Wangari Maathai, recipient of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize for founding the Green Belt Movement. Drawn from the Pacifica Radio Archives’ prestigious collection of historic recordings, From the Vault proudly presents Ringing Testimonies: Women of the World Speak Out.
From the Vault is presented as part of the Pacifica Radio Archives Preservation and Access Project.
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