What should be done about sexual trauma in the military?

On the next Your Call, we'll talk about the realities of sexual abuse in the armed forces. As many as 1 in 3 women leaving military service report that they have experienced some form of Sexual Trauma. And there's a growing awareness around it, but it continues to be under-reported and under-prosecuted. A new bill in Congress would help change this. What is the best way to battle the culture of silence in the armed forces? Join us at 10 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call with Holly Kernan and you.

Guests:
Rachel Natelson, legal advisor with the Service Women's Action Network (SWAN)

Bob May, the California National Guard's Joint Force Headquarters Sexual Assault Response Coordinator (SARC)

Tracy, former soldier in California's Army National Guard and survivor of military sexual abuse

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Your Call 042209 What can mothers tell us about the politics of war and terror?

How is California funded, and how should it be? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about California's upcoming special election. On May 19, Californians will vote on six ballot propositions intended to close the 42 billion dollar budget gap. What's in these propositions? You can join the conversation by email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. How can we have a more fair and stable way of paying the state's bills - and what can we learn from other states? It's Your Call, with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
Mary Tillman, mother of NFL star Pat Tillman, who was killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan, and author of Boots on the Ground by Dusk: My Tribute to Pat Tillman

Event -- An Evening with Military Mom Susan Galleymore and Mary Tillman
MotherSpeak: Book Launch Celebration! With Music, Art, Poetry, and Refreshments
Tuesday, April 28th
Reception at 6:30 pm; Event begins 7:00 pm
Grace Cathedral's Gersham Hall, San Francisco

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Your Call 030909 How has U.S. foreign policy affected women in the Middle East?

How has U.S. foreign policy affected women in the Middle East and at home? On the next Your Call, we'll mark International Women's Day by speaking with women's rights activists about what changes they expect to see under Obama administration. In the run up to the invasion of Iraq, the Bush administration took to the airwaves promising it would "liberate women," but the realities tell a different story. You can join the conversation by emailing feedback@yourcallradio.org. What changes do you hope to see? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Cynthia Enloe is an internationally renowned scholar who helped to found feminist studies in International Relations. She is director of the Women's Studies Department at Clark University.

Zeina Zaatari is senior program officer for the Middle East and North Africa for the Global Fund for Women.

Yasmeen Hassan is a Pakistani lawyer and the deputy director of programs at Equality Now, an international women's rights organization based in New York.

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Your Call 070308 Women's Rights in the Middle East

What is life like for women in the Middle East, where they've been active agents of change for many decades? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with an Iraqi and a Palestinian about women's rights. What role have women played in their national struggle? What challenges do they face? And how have the policies of the U.S. government affected their struggle? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Nadje Al-Ali is a senior lecturer in social anthropology at the Institute of Arab & Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter, UK.

Isis Nusair, International Studies and Women's Studies Programs at Denison University

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Your Call 031708 How have women been affected by war in Iraq?

How have women been affected by war in Iraq? On the next Your Call, we begin a weeklong series to commemorate the 5-year anniversary of the U.S. invasion. Women in Iraq have endured decades of war and sanctions and on the American side, women now make up 15 percent of active duty forces, four times more than the number of women serving in the Gulf War. So what impact has the war had on both Iraqi and American women? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Basma AlKhateeb, Iraqi AlAmal Association, Baghdad

An Iraqi professor living in the Bay Area: anonymous

A veteran with Iraq Veterans Against the War: Name to be confirmed

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