#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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WINGS: Women’s International News Gathering Service
“Raising Women’s Voices through Radio Worldwide” since 1986
Activism
#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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#35-21 Hoodwinked … Indigenous views on false climate solutions
Two passionate indigenous organizers – one in North Dakota and one on Guam – point to the environmental toll on
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#33-21 UN Women New Executive Director … Sima Bahous of Jordan – plus an appearance by Melinda French Gates
UN Women’s 3rd Executive Director was appointed in September 2021, shortly after the Generation Equality conferences raised over $40 billion
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#32-21 The 16 Days – November 25 – December 10 … Canadians combatting violence against women
November 25-December 10 is recognized worldwide as the 16 Days Against Violence Against Women or now more often the 16
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#28-21 Witch Accusations … A continuing scourge
Witchcraft Accusations, Violence and Torture of Women and Children was a parallel event at the 2015 UN Commission on the
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#27-21 Feminist Foreign Policy … What it is and what it could be
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been lauded for her efforts at feminist foreign policy, but not until 2014
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