Helping Newcomers

In this episode of FemRadio, join Sofia Vavaroutsos in studio with Elizabeth Boyd to deliver feminist news, artist spotlights, and Toronto events. In the feature stories Hazar Najjar first interviews a citizen journalist and activist about the "A rab Spring" protests, and the violence against women in the Middle East, and then interviews a student at the University of Toronto who participated in a program geared towards immigrant women. SUPPORT OUR STATION- send us a support statement to show the Ryerson University administration that CJRU is an essential service: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc7AMyKLy1Za_UO_HU7ko4krUgqtJ7yNBzKwIamIZRXAVG8xw/viewform Follow CJRU on Instagram: instagram.com/CJRU1280 Follow CJRU on Twitter: twitter.com/CJRU1280 Follow FemRadio on Instagram: instagram.com/CJRUFemRadio Follow FemRadio on Twitter: twitter.com/CJRUFemRadio Check out the news stories from this week's show here: https://www.thestar.com/edmonton/2019/02/14/university-of-alberta-grad-makes-explosive-discovery-that-could-transform-airport-security.html https://www.thestar.com/edmonton/2019/02/14/university-of-alberta-grad-makes-explosive-discovery-that-could-transform-airport-security.html https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/article-canadian-diver-celina-toth-wins-womens-10-metre-tower-at-opening/ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/careers/business-education/article-how-gender-stereotypes-are-hurting-women-on-maternity-leave/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/quebec-women-petition-indian-act-discrimination-1.5021627