#50-21Good Parliaments … Gender sensitization in action
A deep look at a longterm process to make the world’s parliaments and legislatures gender equitable, gender sensitive, and diverse.
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WINGS: Women’s International News Gathering Service
“Raising Women’s Voices through Radio Worldwide” since 1986
Activism
#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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#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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#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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