#9-22 and #10-22 Wade in the Water, parts 1 and 2
As of 2022 Juneteenth is a US federal holiday. First celebrated by Black communities in Texas, it marks June 19th, 1865,
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#02-22 Butch Is Not a Dirty Word … Masculine women claim their stripe in the gender rainbow
Women who find themselves “on the masculine side of centre” often experience disapproval, rejection, and pressures to change. Madelaine Imber
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#52-21Model Matriarchy … The Iroquois system has lasted hundreds of years
Barbara Alice Mann describes the inner workings of a long-established North American matriarchal society, where women lead the arrangement of
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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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#40-21 Domestic Abuse – The Next Generation … Ways to work with youth
Documentary from Australia features organizers and clients of youth-oriented groups that deal with domestic violence. They recognize youth often don’t
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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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#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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#30-21 Rape and Resistance in Bangladesh … Lessons learned from Canada
In 2020, massive public demonstrations led the government of Bangladesh to raise the maximum penalty for rape; but these university
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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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#17-21 Farmland restoration in Kenia … Women doing that work in drylands areas
Reporter Diana Wanyonyi from Mombasa investigates farmland degradation and restoration in the drylands area of her region. She talks with
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