Women's Waves - A Podcast By Vancouver Rape Relief

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.