Micaela Crighton & Leah Wilson: Institute for International Women's Rights Manitoba

Micaela Crighton (She/They) and Leah Wilson (They/Them) are the Co-Chairs of Advocacy for the Institute for International Women's Rights -Manitoba and the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence. They both discovered their passion for human rights at an early age and have played significant roles in organizations such as the World Federalist Movement, the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, Make Poverty History Manitoba plus others. On this episode they share their concerns about the Shadow Pandemic and why the IIWR-MB launched the Feminist Response to COVID -19.NOTE: some important information was missed in the episode. Please go to "Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (www.mmiwg-ffada.ca) and read the 231 individual Calls for Justice.Click here for a transcript of this episode.