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Feminists Want System Change

by Women's Major Group

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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Episodes

  1. 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...

  2. 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...

  3. 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...

  4. 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…

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  5. 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…

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  6. 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…

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  7. 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…

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  8. 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.

  9. EP6_SRHR & Young Feminism in Belarus_Vera Syrakvash

    Day 2 of the Beijing25+ Platform for Action, Emma Rainey and Anne-Sophie Garrigou speak with Vera Syrakvash from the World WYCA about the importance of sexual and reproductive health and rights, and young feminist participation in decision making.

  10. EP5_Women & Peace-Building in Ukraine_Olena Zakharova

    Day 2 of the Beijing25+ Platform for Action, Emma Rainey and Anne-Sophie Garrigou speak with Olena Zakharova from Women's Initiatives for Peace in Donbas(s) (WIPD) where they facilitate permanent dialogue platforms for women from Ukraine, Russia and other European countries.

  11. EP4_Rights of Women with Disabilities & Conflict Resolution_Ciara Beaulieu from USA

    Day 2 of the Beijing25+ Platform for Action, Emma Rainey and Anne-Sophie Garrigou interview Ciara Beaulieu from Women Enabled International where she discusses the need for a holistic approach to the rights of women with disabilities in conflict and peace-building, as well as the importance of...

  12. EP3_Education & Climate Justice in Moldova_Ana Gurău

    Day 1 of the Beijing25+ Platform for Action, Emma Rainey and Anne-Sophie Garrigou interview Ana Gurău, member of the Platform for Gender Equality that acts as a unified voice for active promotion of gender equality. Ana tells us about the local successes in political participation, as well as...

  13. EP2_Post-Colonial Feminism in Norway_Fakhra Salimi

    Day 1 of the Beijing25+ Platform for Action, Emma Rainey and Anne-Sophie Garrigou interview Fakhra Salimi, founder and executive director of the MiRA Resource Centre for Black, Immigrant and Refugee Women where she speaks about minority rights and the need for Europe to address its colonial past.

  14. EP1_Social Movements in Turkey_Zeynep Banu Dalaman

    Day 1 of the Beijing25+ Platform for Action, Emma Rainey and Anne-Sophie Garrigou interview Zeynep Banu Dalaman, an academic feminist from Turkey who works in the areas of women's political participation, media and women's social movements.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

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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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...

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