Episodes
Sunday Apr 28, 2024
Episode 17
Sunday Apr 28, 2024
Sunday Apr 28, 2024
In this episode we touch on the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women position paper on the definition of “women”, discuss how men prey on women’s economic vulnerability and the federal bills for Guaranteed Livable Basic Income, review the documentary Hidden Letters and listen to Nehanda’s song "I am a Woman".
Saturday Mar 30, 2024
Episode 16
Saturday Mar 30, 2024
Saturday Mar 30, 2024
In this episode we discuss femicide cases in Canada and in Brazil, review the Women’s Equality Coalition submission on prostitution to the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls and listen to Jax’s pop song Victoria’s secret.
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Monday Mar 07, 2022
For International Women's Day 2022, we hand the mic to our sisters at the BC Women's Alliance, a coalition of women calling for a guaranteed livable income in Canada.
Here is their interview with Evelyn Forget and Hannah Owczar, authors of the new book Radical Trust : Basic Income for Complicated Lives.
http://bcwomensalliance.ca/index.html
Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
Pornography Harms Women - Part 2
Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
Part 2 of our two part series called "Pornography Harms Women"
Interview with Izabella Forzani from the Brazilian group Recuse A Clicar, which stands for "Refuse to Click" in English. The group does public education around the impact of pornography on women and is calling for men and women to stop watching pornography.
Women's Waves is produced in Vancouver (Canada) by Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter.
Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
Pornography Harms Women - Part 1
Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
Part 1 of our two part series called "Pornography Harms Women"
Working on the frontlines has informed us on how women are impacted by pornography. Our collective member Sophia Hladik shares Vancouver Rape Relief's demands with regards to MindGeek, and revenge porn, before her interview with Meghan Donevan from the Sweden based organization Talita, who supports women exiting the porn industry.
Women's Waves is produced in Vancouver, Canada, by Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter.
Friday Apr 23, 2021
Lesbian Visibility
Friday Apr 23, 2021
Friday Apr 23, 2021
April 26th 2021 is Lesbian Visibility Day. For the occasion, we interviewed Liane Timmermann from Get the L Out UK and Natalie Wlock from the Vancouver Lesbian Collective. The episode ends with a poem by lesbian feminist poet Chrystos.
Thursday Dec 24, 2020
Poetry Reading by Chrystos
Thursday Dec 24, 2020
Thursday Dec 24, 2020
Poetry reading by the indigenous lesbian feminist poet Chrystos.
Recorded on Dec 5th 2020, as part of our annual Montreal Massacre Memorial.
Sunday Sep 13, 2020
The Impact of COVID-19 on Women
Sunday Sep 13, 2020
Sunday Sep 13, 2020
COVID-19 did not create the struggles women are currently facing, but highlighted and exasperated their existing struggles. On this episode, 3 feminists groups share the barriers women faced during the pandemic, from the perspective of women in prison, women working in the domestic and caregiving field, as well as women escaping male violence.
This episode features:
- Julie Diesta and Lotis Caluza from the Vancouver Committee for Domestic Workers' and Caregivers' Rights
- Alia Perini and Candice Pilgrim from Strength in Sisterhood (Advocates for incarcerated women)
- Sonam Khangura and Hilla Kerner from Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter
This episode is produced in Vancouver, Canada, by Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter
Monday Jun 29, 2020
Inside a Feminist Self Defence Workshop
Monday Jun 29, 2020
Monday Jun 29, 2020
How do women keep themselves safe? What happens when women use their power in an active way and not as passive beauty ornaments? On this episode, we invite you inside our free feminist self defence workshop.
This episode features:
- Jennifer Kirkey, Instructor at Wenlido West
- Gay Ferguson, Instructor at Wenlido West
- Sonam Khangura, Vancouver Rape Relief
- Catharine Daalton, Vancouver Rape Relief
Women's Waves is produced in Vancouver, Canada, by Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter.
Thursday Jun 11, 2020
Dominique Christina : Words Make Worlds
Thursday Jun 11, 2020
Thursday Jun 11, 2020
Dominique Christina is an award-winning poet, author, educator, and activist. She holds poetry slam titles including US National Poetry Slam Champion and Women of the World Slam Champion. Her work is greatly influenced by her family's legacy in the Civil Rights Movement and by the idea that words make worlds.
This podcast is an excerpt from Dominique’s workshop at Vancouver Rape Relief’s event for the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women in 2018.
Women's Waves is produced in Vancouver, Canada, by Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter.