activism

Episode 54: Damien Mander on the Akashinga or “the Brave Ones”–an all female anti-poaching unit

June 13, 2019 Environmental Justice, Feminism, Gender (Justice), Gender-Based Violence, Men and Masculinity, Podcasts, Prevention, Rape and Sexual Assault

Our guest today is Damien Mander, an anti-poaching activist and founder of the International Anti-Poaching Foundation (IAPF), a direct action law enforcement organization bringing military solutions to conservation.  As a former Australian Royal Navy Clearance Diver and Special Operations military sniper, Damien advocated the use of military equipment and tactics for the purpose of protecting…

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Episode 53: Seth Shelden on his work for Nobel Peace Prize winner ICAN and disarmament

June 6, 2019 Environmental Justice, Feminism, Gender (Justice), Gender-Based Violence, Media and Culture, Men and Masculinity, Podcasts, Policy, Prevention

This episode of the en(gender)ed podcast was taped live at the NYU College of Global Public Health in association with the Community Preparedness and Response Group at NYU and is the first in our series of international feminism. Our guest is Seth Shelden, an attorney, and law professor, an activist, and a performer. He also…

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Episode 41: en(gender)ed Reflections on healing from abuse

March 21, 2019 Children, Divorce and Custody, Domestic Violence, en(gender)ed Reflections, Gender-Based Violence, Media and Culture, Podcasts, Rape and Sexual Assault

In this “Reflections” episode,Teri and Michael reflect back on the past six #SurvivorStories – Episode 30, with Anita Gera and the misuse of the Hague Convention to harm children, Episode 31, with “Caitlin” and the danger of shared parenting with an abuser, Episode 32, with Lana and her “Sophie’s Choice” to protect her daughter from…

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Episode 38: Dr. Tanja Jovanovic on how witnessing abuse is just as bad for children as being abused

February 28, 2019 Children, Divorce and Custody, Domestic Violence, Gender-Based Violence, Podcasts, Prevention, Trauma and Abuse

On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guest is Dr. Tanja Jovanovic, Director of the Grady Trauma Project and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Emory University.   Dr. Jovanovic’s current research program focuses on the Interaction of traumatic experiences, neurophysiology, neuroendocrinology, and genetic risk factors in mentor disorders in adults…

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Episode 37: #SurvivorStories Series with Sarah Strong on mitigating coercive parenting by an abuser

February 21, 2019 Children, Divorce and Custody, Domestic Violence, Healing, Podcasts, Survivor Stories

On this #SurvivorStories series episode, our guest is Sarah Strong, a protective parent and survivor of domestic violence and coercive control, a fitness instructor, a power lifter, and a health advocate.  Sarah talks about her whirlwind romance with her ex-husband whom she met in March 2016, married three months later in June 2016, and divorced…

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