Bringing equity to the airwaves one member at a time

The Women’s Radio Collective formed in January of 2009 at CJAM 99.1 FM. Our mandate is to attract, train and retain female volunteers to create gender equity in campus-community radio. We offer opportunities for women to learn and develop broadcasting skills to produce their own alternative media. The collective fosters female empowerment on and off the airwaves, and encourages members to assert their feminist perspectives.

Monday, June 28, 2010

M&V hosted by Clara & Ashley!

artist - track

headlights - on april 2
la roux - fascination
the blue violets - anorexic*
dot allison - we're only science
keats conlon - my grecian urn*
the prids - fragile
maylee todd - heartthrob*
crystal castles - pap smear*
neko case - i'm an animal
blondie - die young and stay pretty
uffie - give it away
chicks on speed - wordypappinghood
owl - roadtrip*

*Canadian


Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Dating and feminism

Tonight on Genesis we talked about some articles from different feminist blogs about dating, online and otherwise, and how feminism may play into that.

We discussed Andrew Tweten's Feminist Craigslist Dating Experiment, both the good and the trolls.

as well as Amanda Hess' article "Fucking While Feminist, With Jaclyn Friedman"

We talked about how these women experienced many different reactions to their online dating profiles and how they negotiate the dating online while feminist.

We also talked about dating books, and cited Heather Wood RudĂșlph's article "Can Dating Books Be Feminist?" in our discussion of how many dating books merely prescribe sticking to awkward and restrictive gender norms that have been around for hundreds of years as opposed to people being themselves and dating who they want to date in a healthier fashion.

We also referenced the book from 1904, Vivilore: The pathway to mental and physical perfection, the twentieth century book for every woman by Mary R. Melendy.

This exploration seemed to lead to the very simple conclusion that listening to other people about how you should run your relationships is probably not going to work. It is best to just be who you actually are, and you will eventually have a positive result.

If you have any comments about anything in this show, or would like to add any other perspectives that we may not have addressed, please comment and we would love to share your contribution.

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Milk & Vodka

April 26th
as hosted by Kate and Chelsea
*Canadian content

Don't Cut Your Hair - Pretenders
Dream Machine - Peace Leeches*
Monster Hospital (MSTRKRFT Remix) - Metric *
When You Were Mine (Prince cover) - Tegan and Sara*
Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix Radio Edit) - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
P.A.C.O! - Ladytron
Tell You Now - Le Tigre
Rock N' Roll Suicide - Black Box Recorder
In the Backseat - Arcade Fire*
La-Da-Da - Basia Bulat*
As the World Falls Down - Girl in a Coma
Free Pizza for Life - Ghost Mice
Still My Guitar Gently Weeps - Girl in a Coma

And Because I had no internet access last time I hosted...
April 12th
Hosted by Kate and Cristina

The COVERS edition

A Forest (Cure cover) - Bat For Lashes
Oh! Sweet Nuthin (Velvet Underground Cover) - Bry Webb and Casey Mesija*
Dancing in the Dark (Bruce Springsteen Cover) - Tegan and Sara*
Diamond Sea (Sonic Youth) - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
When You Were Mine (Prince cover) - Good Luck
Things We Say (Gorilla Biscuits cover) - Defiance, Ohio
This Charming Man (Smiths cover) - Stars*
There is a Light that Never Goes Out (Smiths Cover) - Ghost Mice
Alec Eiffel (Pixies Cover) - Lemuria
The End Has No End (The Strokes Cover) - Metric*
Heard it Through the Grapevine (Marvin Gaye Cover) - The Slits
Wild is the Wind (Johnny Mathis cover) - Cat Power
Depression (Black Flag cover) - Dirty Projectors
Secret Heart (Ron Sexsmith Cover) - Feist*
Bow to the Middle (Rosebuds Cover) - +/-

Monday, April 19, 2010

Milk and Vodka hosted by Clara

artist - track

the pack AD - crazy*
new young pony club - rapture
she & him - i'm gonna make it better
pawnshop diamond - shape i'm in*
the peace leeches - the party*
paper moon - where did all our time go?*
dum dum girls - blank girl
petroleum by-product - mentally chill*
you say party we say die! - monster*
girls would kill - sitting in the dark*
the hoa hoa's - grew up on the seeds*
hunter valentine - scarface*
bonjour brumaire - prunelle*
library voices - write me a myth*

*Canadian

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Women and Videogames

Tune in tonight at 8:30 PM for a special edition of Genesis. We're going to be discussing women and videogames - women as characters, players and consumers. We've assembled a panel to tackle the issues and here's their info:

Aveline Barkhouse has been gamine on and off since the age of 12. Her console of choice is X-Box and her most recent achievement was killing her first Hunter in Halo, though her dad told her it was impossible.

Ashley Holman has been gaming for 3 years, and was inspired to play by her boyfriend. Her favourite type of games are adventure such as the God of War series, Heavenly Sword, Assassins' Creed, and Afro Samurai. X-box is her system of choice but she also uses PS3.

Dana LaPorte, is the co-host and co-creator of ezmodeunlocked.com and the EZ-Mode Unlocked Podcast. She’s been gaming since the age of 5, and uses all consoles, X-Box, Wii, PlayStation, etc. Dana’s biggest gaming achievement is ezmodeunlocked.com and the amazing community surrounding it.

Victoria Rose has been gaming for as long as she can remember and tends to do most playing on PC at this time. Her current pick is Team Fortress 2 and she’s eagerly awaiting Guild Wars 2's launch next year. Her most recent gaming achievement is completing everything in The New Super Mario Bros. Wii with a few friends.

This show was inspired by a Facebook group called "A Girl's Version of X-Box". If you read the comments you'll notice not only is sexism being promoted by men in the group, but women as well.

During the program we'll be talking about a number of links and stories in the media, which we've included below:

- Frag Dolls
Frag Dolls are a team of gamers recruited by a company called Ubisoft in 2004. These women work to promote the company's line of games but also strive to increase the presence of females in the gaming industry.

- GameCrush
GameCrush is a company that is aiming to link male gamers with female "play dates". Interested males can play games face-to-face with female gamers - who at the end of sessions are rated for their gaming skills, "hotness" and "flirtatiousness" - for a fee of about $9 per game.

- RapeLay
A game which allows players to stalk and assault multiple women and girls. The feminist site Jezebel has an article of interest here.

God of War III PlayStation Commercial


Enjoy the show!
-Cassandra

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Playlist for M+V on March 22

Tonight's show was hosted for the first time by a new member of the collective, Tara Hogan. Be sure to check out the MP3 archive of her show here.

ARTIST/SONG

The Paint Movement/Are You With Me*
Boris/Naki Kyoku
Hoshi Furu/Soft Drink Heroes!*
The Splinters/Mysterious
The Fugitives/Pickled
The Cranberries/Forever Yellow Skies
Tireless Sedans/Ironic Twists*
The White Stripes/Union Forever
Joanna Newsom/You and Me Bess
Flyleaf/Arise
Razia/Omama
Colleen Brown/New Perfume*

* denotes Canadian content

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Have an old dress or suit kickin' around the house?


Do you have an old prom or semi-formal dress gathering dust in your closet? Why not donate it to a great cause! Building Community Partnerships and Family 2 Family are currently accepting formal wear for children in the Michigan foster care system.

As we all know, prom can be very expensive and many youth in foster care cannot afford the costs associated with this special night. You can help by donating your old prom dress, men's suit, jewelery, purse or dress shoes. Cash donations will also be accepted.

I personally donated a dress that I wore to my graduation a few years back; I encourage all members of the Women's Radio Collective and our listeners to comb through their closets when spring cleaning! Donations can be dropped off at CJAM during regular business hours, 10 AM to 5 PM from Monday to Friday.

For further information, call us at 519-971-3606. Donations should be in excellent condition.

-Cassandra

Friday, March 12, 2010

Win tickets to see Lysistrata!

The University Players closes out their 51st season with Lysistrata by Aristophanes, and you can win tickets to their performance by listening to CJAM!

The play is a comic account of one woman’s extraordinary mission to end a war. Lysistrata convinces the women of Greece to withhold sexual privileges from their husbands and lovers as a means of forcing the men to negotiate peace.

Listen to Genesis, our Women’s Radio Collective’s spoken word program, on Wednesday March 17 starting at 8:30 PM. We’ll feature an excerpt of the play and give away two pairs of tickets for the closing performance on Sunday April 11 at 2 PM.

For further details, visit www.universityplayers.com.

Monday, January 25, 2010

This week's edition of milk and vodka!

artist - track

sarah shannon - looked to the sky
beach house - some things last a long time
ladyhawke - love don't live here
crystal castles - courtship dating*
the breeders - no way
florence and the machine - kiss with a fist
shonen knife - bbq party
tilly and the wall - blood flowers
telepathe - lights go down
the vaselines - you think you're a man
stereolab - the ecstatic static
the cliks - emily*
stars - your love*
the long blondes - too clever by half

*Canadian

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Pictures from our WRC party!

On January 18th, CJAM's Women's Radio Collective celebrated our one year anniversary. We ladies got together in the lobby of the station to chat, eat goodies and dance to the music provided by DJ T-Les. Here's what you missed:


















Chatty Cathys!
Left to right: Tara Hogan, Aveline Barkhouse, Cassandra Brait and Sonia Nizzer


















Spin Spin Sugar
CJAM DJ Theresa Leslie brings the noise!














We're just a few wild and crazy gals
Left to right: Aveline Barkhouse, Ashley Holman and Cassandra Brait


















The Breakaway
Hilda Coker runs from the camera


















We have a winner!
Tara Hogan takes home a $25 gift certificate for Jones and Co. Vintage


















Thumbs Up
The demure Hilda Coker also takes home a $25 gift certificate for Jones and Co., Theresa Leslie provides the thumb up.

Thanks to everyone who came out to the party and made it a success. The WRC could not continue at CJAM without the work of our contributors!

-Cassandra

Friday, January 15, 2010

Event notice: Windsor Feminist Theatre Annual General Meeting

Windsor Feminist Theatre is pleased to announce our 2009/2010 Annual General Meeting (AGM).


This year we have many exciting projects in the works. We hope you will come and join us for our AGM to input, share, converse or even just to find out what the new year holds for us. Refreshments will be served.


Tuesday, January 19, 2010

6 pm – 8 pm

Mackenzie Hall

3277 Sandwich St.


For further details phone 519-254-8393 or e-mail windsorfeministtheatre@gmail.com

Be sure to also visit http://www.windsorfeministtheatre.ca

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Genesis - 2009 Deaths

The January 6th and 13th episodes of Genesis featured a retrospective of important deaths that marked the 2009 year. All of the information gathered came from Wikipedia, and women were chosen based on their geography, their contribution to their field of work, or for the unique circumstances surrounding their deaths. The January 6th episode dealt primarily with January to June 2009, where the second episode on the 13th looked at the period from July to December 2009. Click on the names below to be directed to more detailed profiles.

January 2009

- Anastasia Eduardivna: Journalist who investigated neo-Nazi activities, environmental issues and human rights in Russia.
- Helen Mamayaok Maksagak: First woman and first Inuk to act as Deputy Commissioner of the Northwest Territories.

February 2009

- Alison Des Forges: African historian and human rights activist who specialized in covering the Rwandan Genocide.
- Myrtle "Molly" Kool: North America's first registered female sea captain
- Beverly Eckert: Activist and advocate for the creation of the 9/11 Commission and 9/11 Memorial.

March 2009

- Ann Marie Rogers: British campaigner who fought a landmark court battle to receive the breast cancer drug Herceptin on the National Health Service.

April 2009

- Sitara Achakzai: Afghan women's rights activist and member of the regional parliament in Kandhar.
- Judith Fingeret Krug: Librarian and anti-censorship activist who co-founded Banned Books Week in 1982.

May 2009
- Maria Amelia Lopez Solino: Spanish woman who was the oldest-known female blogger at the time of her death.
- Virgina Prince: Transgender activist who published Transvestia Magazine.

June 2009

- Sylvia Levin: Civic and voter registration activist who hold the nationwide record for registering 47,000 Californian voters in a 36 year span.
- Neda Agha-Soltan: Demonstrator killed during 2009 Iranian election protests.

July 2009

- Susan Fernandez Magno: Filipino folk singer, activist and academic who was hailed as "the voice of a protest generation" during the Macros regime in the '80s.
- Marwa Ali El-Sherbini: Egyptian native living in Germany who was murdered in a court hearing where she testified against a man who verbally abused her for wearing an Islamic headscarf.
- Barbara Ann "Bobbie" Margolis: American prisoner's rights activist who established the Fresh Start program to provide inmates with culinary training.
- Natalya Khusainovna Estemirova: Award winning Russian human rights activist who was assassinated for her political work.

August 2009
- Eleanor Louise "Ellie" Greenwich: American pop singer, songwriter and record producer who co-wrote the hits "Be My Baby", "Da Doo Ron Ron", "Leader of the Pack" and much more.
- Anne L. Wexler: Influential Democratic political consultant who was the first woman to head a leading lobbying firm in Washington.

September 2009

- Gertrude E. Noone: Oldest American military veteran in the world.
- Frederica Lucy "Rica" Erickson: Australian naturalist, botanical artist, historian, author and teacher who wrote many books about birds, botany, genealogy and history without any formal training in the aforementioned fields.

October 2009

- Chonira Belliappa Muthamma: First woman to sit in the Indian Civil Services examinations in 1948 and the Indian Foreign Service in 1949.
- Donna Mae Mims: American race car driver who was the first woman to win a Sports Car Club of America national championship.

November 2009

- Nien Cheng: Chinese author who chronicled her experiences while imprisoned by Maoist revolutionaries in her book Life and Death in Shanghai.

December 2009

- Ann Louise Nixon Cooper: Noted Atlanta civil rights activist who was mentioned in Barack Obama's November 2008 election speech.

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Submission Call!


The Women's Studies Student Association has decided to publish an annual Feminist Publication entitled, ARE WE THERE YET? This year the Women's Studies Students have opened the doors for all women on campus to say it loud and say it proud!

The WSSA is currently accepting submissions of poems, essays, painting, photography, lyrics, etc., pertaining to the theme: WOMAN OF TODAY

Please e-mail all pieces with a name, title and brief description to wssa@uwindsor.ca

The submission deadline is February 1, 2010.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Ladies of the '80s: Part Two

Madonna. Cyndi Lauper. Aimee Mann. Terri Nunn. These are the names of women who played a significant role in shaping the 80’s sound. But have you heard of The Waitresses? Maximum Joy? Laurie Anderson? Well you’re about to get schooled!
Here's the playlist from part two, if you missed the show click here to listen.

1. Gina X Performance - "No G.D.M." Nice Mover (Crystal Records, 1979)







2. ESG - "You Make No Sense" Come Away With ESG (99, 1983)







3. Martha and the Muffins - "Walking into Walls" Danseparc (RCA, 1983)







4. The Belle Stars - "The Clapping Song"The Belle Stars (Stiff Records, 1983)







5. Delta 5 - "You" Singles & Sessions 1979-1981 (Kill Rock Stars, 2006)








6. Yoko Ono - "Walking On Thin Ice" Season of Glass (Geffen, 1981)







7. Romeo Void (Deborah Iyall) - "Never Say Never" Never Say Never EP (415 Records, 1982)






8. Passions (Barbara Gogan) - "I'm In Love With A German Film Star" Michael & Miranda (Fiction, 1980)







9. 28th Day (Barbara Manning) - "25 Pills" 28th Day (Unknown, 1985)







10. Concrete Blonde (Johnette Napolitano)- "Still in Hollywood" Concrete Blonde (I.R.S., 1986)








11. Bush Tetras (Cynthia Sley)- "Can't Be Funky" Can't Be Funky Single (Fetish Records, 1981)

Friday, January 8, 2010

Happy Birthday to us!


Can you believe a year has passed already?!

CJAM's Women's Radio Collective is celebrating our 1st anniversary. Join us on Monday, January 18 starting at 6 PM for a small gathering at the station, with vegan goodies on hand. You'll have the change to win one of two $25 gift certificates for Jones and Co. Vintage in Walkerville, and hear tunes spun by CJAM's own Theresa Leslie.

The station is located in the basement of the CAW Student Center on the University of Windsor campus. To RSVP, phone Cassandra at 519-971-3606.

Additionally, on Wednesday January 27th we have a special episode of Genesis scheduled which will feature some of our most memorable moments from the past year. Tune in from 8:30 to 9 PM on 99.1 FM.

Monday, January 4, 2010

Ladies of the '80s: Part One

Chrissie Hynde. Deborah Harry. Patti Smith. Siouxsie Sioux. These women have played a major role in shaping the '80s sound. But have you heard of ESG? Gina X Performance? The Belle Stars? Tune in and learn up! This is the WRC's special look into women's contributions to new wave, no wave, dub, post-punk, dance, experimental and more.

Here's the playlist from part one, if you missed the show click here to listen.

1. The Cocteau Twins (Elizabeth Fraser) - "Blood Bitch"
Garlands (4AD, 1982)






2. The Raincoats - "Fairytale in the Supermarket"
Fairytale in the Supermarket single (Rough Trade, 1979)





3. The Waitresses (Patti Donahue) - "I Know What Boys Like"
Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful? (ZE Records, 1982)





4. Rough Trade (Carole Pope) - "High School Confidential"
Avoid Freud (True North Records, 1980)






5. New Age Steppers (Ari Up, Nenah Cherry) - "Observe Life"
Action Battlefield (On-U Sound, 1981)






6. Laurie Anderson - "O Superman (For Massenet)"
Big Science (Warner Bros., 1982)






7. Cristina - "When You Were Mine"
Sleep It Off (ZE Records, 1984)






8. Lizzy Mercier Descloux - "Hard-Boiled Babe"
Press Colour (ZE Records, 1980)







9. Bow Wow Wow (Annabella Lwin) - "C30, C60, C90 Go"
C30, C60, C90 Go Single (EMI, 1980)






10. The Plasmatics (Wendy O. Williams) - "Living Dead"
New Hope for the Wretched (Stiff Records, 1980)





11. Maximum Joy (Janine Rainforth) - "Mouse 'An Me"
Station MXJY (Y Records, 1982)






Don't forget to tune in to hear part deux of "Ladies of the '80s" with your host Cassandra Caverhill, next Monday January 11 from 5 to 6 PM - only on CJAM 99.1 FM!