Feminists Want System Change

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Feminists Want System Change

25 years has gone since one of the most progressive agendas for women’s rights and gender equality came about: The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. As time has gone by, feminists around the world are taking stock, where are we now and how far has we yet to go in our quest for social and gender justice? Listen to interviews with activists from around the world that was conducted at the regional Beijing+25 forums in Europe/Central Asia and Asia-Pacific. The podcast is led by Women’s Major Group (WMG), hosted by Young Feminist Europe, the Beam Magazine, WECF and APWLD.

  1. 05/29/2020

    EP14_Sexual Violence & Law In Kazakhstan_Yevgeniya Kozyreva

    For the sixth episode of Feminists Want System Change podcast at the Asia-Pacific Beijing+25 Platform for Action regional meeting, Lean Bayle Arcega Deleon speaks with women's rights activist Yevgeniya Kozyreva, head of women's rights organisation Feminist League in Kazakhstan. Yevgeniya talks about the 27 year long journey of Feminist League and women's rights movement in Kazakhstan fighting sexual violence through laws and her belief that "everything will be good" because of the new generation of feminist activists continuing their fight.

    12 min

  2. 05/22/2020

    EP13_Feminist Movement & Activism Through Art and Media_Yasmine Bjornum

    For the fifth episode of Feminists Want System Change podcast at the Asia-Pacific Beijing+25 Platform for Action regional meeting, Lean Bayle Arcega Deleon speaks with feminist activist Yasmine Bjornum, founder of feminist organisation Sista in Vanuatu. Yasmine talks about Vanuatu being only the third country in the world without women representatives in the parliament and using art and media as tools of advocacy for women's rights in the islands.

    15 min

  3. 05/15/2020

    EP12_Dream For Women To Claim Their Human Rights_Olga Djanaeva From Kyrgyzstan

    For the fourth episode of Feminists Want System Change podcast at the Asia-Pacific Beijing+25 Platform for Action regional meeting, Lean Bayle Arcega Deleon speaks with women's rights activist Olga Djanaeva, Head of women's organisation Alga in Kyrgyzstan. Olga talks about the journey of her organisation immediately after the Beijing Platform for Action in 1994 and the growth women's rights have seen in Kyrgyzstan since then, especially against "bride kidnapping", a violent and exploitative practice against women with roots in the deep seated patriarchal community.

    26 min

  4. 05/01/2020

    EP11_VAW & Continuing Militarism After Civil War_Helen Hakena From Bougainville PNG

    For the third episode of Feminists Want System Change podcast at the Asia-Pacific Beijing+25 Platform for Action regional meeting, Lean Bayle Arcega Deleon speaks with feminist and peace activist Helen Hakena, co-founder of Leitana Nehan Women's Development Agency (LNWDA) in Bougainville Papua New Guinea (PNG), talks about the continuing Gender Based Violence due to existing militarism post Bougainville Civil War and the desire of the nation to be recognised as an autonomous body by the Papua New Guinea government.

    12 min

  5. 04/24/2020

    EP10_Women Human Rights Defender and Research Activist_Cham Perez from Philippines

    *Trigger Warning* This episode of Feminists Want System Change podcast contains graphic description of violent attacks against women. Listener's discretion is advised. For the second episode of Feminists Want System Change podcast at the Asia-Pacific Beijing+25 Platform for Action regional meeting, Lean Bayle Arcega Deleon speaks with Women Human Rights Defender (WHRD) and research activist Cham Perez who works for the Filipino organisation Center for Women's Resources (CRW) about the violent attacks on women and peace activists protesting labour rights violations caused by neoliberal policies in the country.

    12 min

  6. 04/17/2020

    EP9_Women Human Rights Defender and Environmental activist_Saku from Mongolia

    For the first episode of Feminists Want System Change podcast at the Asia-Pacific Beijing+25 Platform for Action regional meeting, Lean Bayle Arcega Deleon speaks with Women Human Rights Defender (WHRD) Saku who works for the Mongolian organisation CHRD about the increasing attacks on the WHRDs and environmental activists in Mongolia fighting against the mining corporations.

    16 min

  7. 10/29/2019

    EP8_LGBTQI+ Human Rights_Rashima Kwatra from Sweden

    For the last episode of Feminists Want System change at the UNECE Beijing25+ Platform for Action regional meeting, Anne-Sophie Garrigou speaks with LGBTQI+ activist Rashima Kwatra who works for the Swedish organisation RFSL about the structural barriers LGBTQI+ people face and international policy recommendations.

    11 min

  8. 10/29/2019

    EP7_LGBTQI+ & HIV/Aids Movement Building_Carlos Idibouo from Canada

    Day 2 of the Beijing25+ Platform for Action, Emma Rainey and Anne-Sophie Garrigou interview Carlos Idibouo from NAMEN about LGBTQI+ rights and HIV/Aids movement building from the African perspective.

    12 min
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25 years has gone since one of the most progressive agendas for women’s rights and gender equality came about: The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. As time has gone by, feminists around the world are taking stock, where are we now and how far has we yet to go in our quest for social and gender justice? Listen to interviews with activists from around the world that was conducted at the regional Beijing+25 forums in Europe/Central Asia and Asia-Pacific. The podcast is led by Women’s Major Group (WMG), hosted by Young Feminist Europe, the Beam Magazine, WECF and APWLD.

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