Your Host, Libba HaLavey
Libba has had a splendid multi-faceted career in education, media, and politics. Libba has over two decades of experience as a TV and radio host and interviewer.
As host of "Prime Movers" TV show, Libba was the last American video journalist to have interviewed Indian Prime Minister Indira Ghandi in December 1983 in New Delhi, India. Other "Prime Movers" interviewed include: Elinore Smeal, Shirley Chisolm, Pat Schroeder, Barbara Mihalski, Geraldine Ferraro, Margaret Heckler, Lindy Boggs and Meini Mecouri.
With the current series, "Women Speak Out", some of the topics have included: Women of Afghanistan, Breast Cancer, Feminine Aspect of the Divine, Women and HIV, Female Genital Mutilation, Women in Sports and many others.
Author guests have included: Dava Sobel, author of Galileo's Daughter, Barbara Levine, author of Your Body Believes Everything You Say, Betty Eadie, author of Embraced by the Light and Bonnie Angelo, author of First Mothers.
Raison d'Etre or Reason To Be, This Lifetime
By Libba HaLavey
My Raison d'Etre or reason to be, this lifetime, is an always changing kaleidoscope of purpose. When I was a child, it was to be the "best" daughter, student, friend and citizen I could possibly be. In many ways these categories still continue, but due to natural rhythms of life in somewhat different forms. I am daughter now only in my heart and mind and in old photograph albums. One day on my tombstone it will again say "daughter" but it will be incomplete.
When I became a wife and a teacher, both at the tender age of 21, I again whished and tried to be best. You see I had a degree and a Katubah*, both of which told me what I was.
I became pregnant - gave birth and had the great fun and opportunity of raising my three wonderful children. I realized then that I had discovered one of my main purposes of life. It was life itself that was my purpose! Giving life - nurturing - watching things grow - that was my purpose. Whether these "things" were children - plants - animals - or ideas - creating is one road I love to walk upon.
Consciousness raising is my second major purpose. Consciousness raising about social issues or injustices - the environment - extra terrestrials - women's rights - the rights of children - Jewish issues - metaphysics - You name it, I'll raise it. The less delicate might say I was a "shit stirrer" or a troublemaker. C'est la vie.
Finally, I believe my last main purpose is words. The conveying of ideas whether in spoken or printed form is something I do very well. These do not have to be only my ideas but the ideas or feelings of others representing all walks of life - each with uniqueness of mind and purpose.
I don't know where I am on the journey - I only know that I do take time to smell the roses and that the walk is probably more fun than the destination.
*Jewish marriage certificate.
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