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.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Collective Activity Update and Milk&Vodka for May 25th
Members of the CJAM Women's Collective participated in the Walk for a Creative City that occured at the Windsor riverfront on Monday May 18th. We were happy to support endeavour to promote local creative representation and proudly stand for the arts as important to the Windsor community in various ways! Tom Lucier of Phog Lounge pepped up all that came to participate while simultaneously Windsor's birthday was being celebrated also alongside strikers. To see this, check out the previous post and follow up post on Tom Lucier's blog as well as the videos below! The riverfront was a lively place that day and continues to be - the city is buzzing!
This week Kate Hargreaves and Nicole Markham hosted another edition of Milk & Vodka! Tried to keep it somewhat electronically influenced due to DEMF that occurred over the weekend - hope you got a chance to listen to preempted CJAM programming for the event and/or celebrate Movement 2009 in some way or another!
Hercules and Love Affair - Raise Me Up Le Tigre - VizPerilelle - Off Day* Goldfrapp - Satin Chic Sydney Blu - Give It Up To Me* (coming to Windsor on June 15th!) Lesbians on Extacy - Victoria's Secret* Metric - Satellite Mind* (coming to Detroit on June 15th!) Ellen Allien Ladytron - discotraxx CONTROLLER CONTROLLER - BEATEN, BATTERED, BROKEN* Pipettes - What Did You Say? M.I.A. - The Turn Fiona Apple - Parting Gift Beast - Finger Prints*
Members of the Women's Radio Collective are responsible for generating content for two different prime time programs in CJAM's broadcast schedule, which are hosted by a rotating cast of volunteers. Non-members are welcome to contribute to our radio programs too - all you need is supervision from an official WRC member, which we'll provide for free.
Milk and Vodka - Monday's 5 to 6 PM A free-form music program, with emphasis on female artists and disc jockeys operating the controls. Previous program features include a look at the founding women of hip-hop, ladies of jazz, a retrospectice of British punk band The Slits, and much more. Theme-based shows are encouraged, by anything music related can be presented for our listeners.
Genesis - Wednesday's 8:30 to 9 PM A spoken word program dedicated to dissecting the world of pop culture or anything news worthy. Previous program topics include menstruation as taboo, body hair, the "c" word and more. Topic driven shows, panel discussion, and interviews of any kind are accepted.
Additionally, the WRC maintains this blog regularily, promotes women's based event in the community and local female musicians and performers. We foster partnerships with other area non-profits and create special programming on CJAM each year for International Women's Day (March 8).
Want to join?
The Women’s Radio Collective holds meetings each month to meet with new members, schedule training and brainstorm new story ideas. No previous radio experience is required and it’s FREE to join.
Being a part of the collective is an excellent way to contribute to the Windsor-Detroit community without a huge time investment; you’ll get volunteer experience that looks great on any resume, expand your knowledge of sociopolitical issues and underground music, and connect with other like-minded ladies to design media that challenges misconceptions and stereotypes about women.
Come on by CJAM's offices and introduce yourself! We're located in the basement of the C.A.W. Student Center on the University of Windsor campus (around the corner from the Pharmacy). Or, if e-mail is more your thing contact our Women's Radio Collective Coordinator, Cassandra Caverhill, at progcjam@uwindsor.ca to be included in our next orientation session!
Contributors
Cassandra Brait Cassandra Caverhill
Hilda Coker Kate Hargreaves Clara Musca Cristina Naccarato
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