#30-22 Enslaved in Kuwait: How 3 women from Cameroon regained their freedom
Believing recruiters’ lies, “Karine,” “Susan” and “Cynthia” flew to Kuwait for well-paying jobs, only to find themselves as housemaids forced
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Racism
#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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#42 & 43-21 Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Closures and Continuities … Angela Davis speech
In this speech to the Birkbeck School of Law, University of London [UK], Angela Davis focuses on often-erased information, e.g.,
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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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#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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#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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#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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