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Episode 81: #SurvivorStories Series with Aneri Shah–on gender roles and how her Indian-American identity impacted her #MeToo experience

December 26, 2019 Feminism, Gender (Justice), Gender-Based Violence, Podcasts, Rape and Sexual Assault, Survivor Stories, Trauma and Abuse

On this #SurvivorStories series episode, our guest is Aneri Shah, founder of the Matriarchy,an organization that envisions that all genders can come together to discuss gender-based violence, its causes and its impact, in order to effect positive policy change.  Aneri speaks with us today about growing up first generation American, gender roles, and how her…

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Episode 80: Podcast Update, Listener Feedback, and Request for Support

December 19, 2019 Domestic Violence, Feminism, Gender (Justice), Gender-Based Violence, Podcasts

On this episode, I wanted to share with you my participation in the upcoming Podcast Movement Evolutions Conference in February 2020 as a speaker.  I will be presenting on the topic:  “Art and Activism:  The evolution of my podcast listener from passivity to engagement.” Please feel free to stop by and join the conversation on…

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

December 12, 2019 Domestic Violence, Feminism, Gender (Justice), Gender-Based Violence, Podcasts, Rape and Sexual Assault

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 78: Taté Walker on using storytelling and art to create social change around Indigenous rights

December 5, 2019 Feminism, Gender (Justice), Gender-Based Violence, Podcasts, Rape and Sexual Assault, Sexism and Misogyny, Trauma and Abuse

On today’s episode, our guest is TatĂ© Walker, a Lakota citizen of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota. They are a banner-waving Two Spirit feminist, Indigenous rights activist, and a published and award-winning storyteller for outlets like Everyday Feminism, Feminist Humanist Alliance, Native Peoples magazine, and Indian Country Today. TatĂ© uses their 15…

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Episode 76: Susan Basterfield and Gina Stevens-Rembe on Enspiral and its feminist business ecosystem (Part 2 of 2)

November 21, 2019 Feminism, Podcasts, The Workplace and Employment

On today’s episode, our guests are Susan Basterfield and Gina Stevens-Rembe, collaborators in the Enspiral Network, a collective of social enterprises, ventures, and individuals working collaboratively across the world to support people who want to spend their lives changing the world. Enspiral builds collaborative tools and processes to facilitate the sharing of money through participatory…

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