gender-based oppression

Episode 79: Bimla Vishwapremi, a feminist activist, on women’s rights in India

On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guest is Bimla Vishwapremi, a feminist activist in India fighting for Dalit and women’s rights around issues of ending violence, promoting education and investment in women’s businesses through microfinancing, and Dalit forest rights. We speak to Bimla today about her work in all of these areas and its intersection…

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Episode 3: Phyllis B. Frank on Batterer Intervention Programs

On this episode, our guest is Phyllis B. Frank, the Senior Director of VCS, a mental health counseling and family service agency located in Rockland County, with an anti-racist, social justice mission.  Phyllis has dedicated herself to the battered women’s movement for the past 40 plus years, starting the first NY Model for Batterer Programs.

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