#49-21 Food Sovereignty … A grassroots movement in India
The so-called Green Revolution in India increased one measure of “productivity” at the cost of much else, including nutrition, sustainability,
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WINGS: Women’s International News Gathering Service
“Raising Women’s Voices through Radio Worldwide” since 1986
Politics
#47-21 Raging Grannies Sing On … Raising a Ruckus for Good, 35 Years and Counting
In 1987, the Raging Granny movement was born in Victoria BC. Two of their earliest members and many other Raging
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#46-21 Afghan Media and Women … media freedom and its setbacks
Ayubi gives a history of media rights in Afghanistan, the problem of losing reporters, her discussion with Taliban negotiators, and
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#45-21 Afghani Refugee’s Escape … why and how a prominent journalist fled the Taliban
Najiba Ayubi describes the ordeal of her fortuitous escape from Afghanistan during the last of the Americans’ evacuations, including her
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#44-21 What’s Love? … a linguistic and biochemical analysis
Playwright Carolyn Gage performing one of her Sermons for a Lesbian Tent Revival. This one is relevant for everyone. First
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#41-21 Cutting the Cut … The slow work of ending female genital mutilation
From 1951 to 2022, the task of ending this widespread harmful practice is perhaps only halfway done. Heroines of the
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#39-21 Roe v Wade. the Texas Abortion Case … Archival interview with the late Sarah Weddington
On the 39th anniversary of the Roe v Wade decision, Martha Burk interviewed Sarah Weddington about the history and future
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#38-21 Conflict Is Not Abuse … Mistaking discomfort for violence is an error of our times
Lesbian novelist and nonfiction writer Sarah Schulman speaks in Vancouver about her book Conflict Is Not Abuse: Overstating Harm, Community
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#37-21 Nonviolent Power … Why Civil Resistance Works
Erica Chenoweth directs the Nonviolent Action Lab at Harvard’s Carr Center for Human Rights Policy. Chenoweth and Maria Stephan researched
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#36-21 bell hooks … on feminism, race, violence and dealing with rage
The world-famous Black author and thinker known as bell hooks passed away on December 15, 2021, at age 69. From
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