Women’s Waves - A podcast by Vancouver Rape Relief

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Interview with e nina jay Mar 29, 2020

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In this interview, "black, lesbian, womanist, feminist, poet and survivor" e nina jay tells us how working at a rape crisis center brought her to poetry, how she survives rape and incest, why women-only space is important and how she challenges racism in the feminist movement.

Women's Waves is produced in Vancouver (Canada) by Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter.

The Fight for Abortion Rights Around the World, Part 2 - Carol Downer Jan 11, 2020

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This is part 2 of a two part series on reproductive rights. In this episode we speak with Carol Downer, the woman responsible for leading the reproductive self-help movement in the 1970s.

The Fight for Abortion Rights Around the World, Part 1 Nov 01, 2019

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Feminists understand that at the root, having control over our own bodies is an important step in working towards the full liberation of women. We reached out to some of the bold women who are fighting for abortion access around the world, for the women of their country.

This episode features:
- Gabriela Rondon, ANIS (Brazil)
- Joanne Neary, Abortion Rights Campaign (Ireland)
- Emma Campbell, Alliance For Choice (Northern Ireland)

This is part one of a two part series on reproductive rights.
In part two, we speak with the inspiring Carol Downer, the woman responsible for leading the reproductive self-help movement in the 1970s.

Dispelling Prostitution Myths May 28, 2019

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All around the world, feminist abolitionists are committed to put an end to prostitution. At the 3rd World Congress Against the Sexual Exploitation of Women and Girls in Germany last April, we asked women from different abolitionist groups to dispel prostitution myths.

This episode features:
Sarah Benson, Ruhama (Ireland)
Valerie Pelletier, La CLES (Canada)
Ghada Jabour, Kafa (Lebanon)
Esohe Aghatise, Iroko Onlus (Italy)
Claire Quidet, Mouvement du Nid (France)
Cherie Jimenez, Eva Center (United-States)
Paula Cepeda, Iniciativa Pro Equidad De Género (Columbia)
Mickey Meji, KWANELE (South Africa)

Women’s Waves is produced by Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter, in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

What Women’s Groups are Doing to Abolish Prostitution Apr 21, 2019

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On this episode, we’re travelling to Mainz, Germany, where the 3rd World Congress Against the Sexual Exploitation of Women and Girls took place early April 2019. It was hosted by CAP International, the Coalition for the Abolition of Prostitution. Ashani and Sophia, collective members at Vancouver Rape Relief, attended the congress and met with feminists from all around the world. They interviewed women from different abolitionist groups about prostitution laws in their country as well as their work for the abolition of prostitution.

This episode features :
Sarah Benson, Ruhama (Ireland)
Valerie Pelletier, La CLES (Canada)
Ghada Jabour, Kafa (Lebanon)
Esohe Aghatise, Iroko Onlus (Italy)
Claire Quidet, Mouvement du Nid (France)
Cherie Jimenez, Eva Center (United-States)

Women’s Waves is produced by Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter, in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Montreal Massacre Memorial, Dec 2018 Feb 16, 2019

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Every year, Vancouver Rape Relief hosts its annual Montreal Massacre Memorial, a day of remembrance of the tragic events of Dec 6th 1989 at École Polytechnique in Montréal, where Marc Lépine entered the engineering school with a gun and killed 14 women because he hated feminists.

At the 2018 edition last december, we invited local women to participate in a workshop on how to create a feminist podcast. We asked women some questions about their life as a women, and here’s is what they had to say.

This podcast is produced by Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter.