WOMR's International Women's Day

International Women’s Day is an official national holiday in over 30 countries globally, with roots over 100 years-old. WOMR Outermost Community Radio is bringing Women’s Day to Cape Cod and beyond, giving listeners glimpses into the lives of a diverse group of knowledgeable women from around the world. Programming from midnight to midnight on March 8th, will share stories of accomplishment, struggle, and triumph through music, interviews, discussions and comedy. 92.1 WOMR-FM Provincetown and 91.3 WFMR-FM Orleans are proud to bring you a solid day of non-stop frisky, fearless, and fascinating women’s voices. This year's programming weaves a tapestry of powerful perspectives. Interviews feature influential women including: award-winning International Woman of Courage recipient, Afghan Provincial Council member and radio station owner Maryam Durani; British human rights lawyer and member of the House of Lords, Helena Kennedy; novelist Indira Ganesan; Pulitzer-winning composer Jennifer Higdon; poet Hilde Oleson; a documentarian bringing us stories of Moroccan Muslim women; birth educators; a Wampanoag and talented Cape musicians including Rose Clancy, Diana Di Gioia, and Rayssa Ribeiro.

My interviews will run between 10-11pm EST March 8th with Paige Eastman Dickinson who is a lecturer and panel discussion moderator at Brown University for a Birth Story documentary screening at New England Born as well as with doula Ruby Corrigan Anastasio. I will also be speaking Paige Riley, director of Women’s Avenue for Voicing Empowerment, a nonprofit organization dedicated to working with Mama Africa Organization to support the women's empowerment and education programs and cultural organizations in Morocco creating support and voice for Muslim and Lesbian Muslim women.

From 11pm-12midnight
I will be interviewing HuDost who an extraordinary example of feminine strength. She'll share her story of obstacles and letting her soulful grace carry her through.