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.
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.
22 May 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 (https://www.sista.com.vu/) 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 May 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 (http://forumofwomenngos.kg/) 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.
1 May 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) (https://www.facebook.com/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.
24 Apr 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, L (https://twitter.com/garrigouanneso?lang=en)ean 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) (https://www.facebook.com/cwr1982/) about the violent attacks on women and peace activists protesting labour rights violations caused by neoliberal policies in the country.
17 Apr 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, L (https://twitter.com/garrigouanneso?lang=en)ean Bayle Arcega Deleon speaks with Women Human Rights Defender (WHRD) Saku who works for the Mongolian organisation C (https://www.rfsl.se/en/)HRD about the increasing attacks on the WHRDs and environmental activists in Mongolia fighting against the mining corporations.
29 Oct 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 (https://twitter.com/garrigouanneso?lang=en) speaks with LGBTQI+ activist Rashima Kwatra (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rashima-kwatra-85577849/) who works for the Swedish organisation RFSL (https://www.rfsl.se/en/) about the structural barriers LGBTQI+ people face and international policy recommendations.
29 Oct 2019
EP7_LGBTQI+ & HIV/Aids Movement Building_Carlos Idibouo from Canada
Day 2 of the Beijing25+ Platform for Action, Emma Rainey (https://twitter.com/EmmaL_R90) and Anne-Sophie Garrigou (https://twitter.com/garrigouanneso?lang=en) interview Carlos Idibouo (https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlos-idibouo-898b6318/?originalSubdomain=ca) from NAMEN (http://menengage.org/regions/north-america/) about LGBTQI+ rights and HIV/Aids movement building from the African perspective.
29 Oct 2019
EP6_SRHR & Young Feminism in Belarus_Vera Syrakvash
Day 2 of the Beijing25+ Platform for Action, Emma Rainey (https://twitter.com/EmmaL_R90) and Anne-Sophie Garrigou (https://twitter.com/garrigouanneso?lang=en) speak with Vera Syrakvash (https://twitter.com/verasyr) from the World WYCA (https://twitter.com/worldywca) about the importance of sexual and reproductive health and rights, and young feminist participation in decision making.
29 Oct 2019
EP5_Women & Peace-Building in Ukraine_Olena Zakharova
Day 2 of the Beijing25+ Platform for Action, Emma Rainey (https://twitter.com/EmmaL_R90) and Anne-Sophie Garrigou (https://twitter.com/garrigouanneso?lang=en) speak with Olena Zakharova from Women's Initiatives for Peace in Donbas(s) (https://www.owen-berlin.de/projekte/wipd.php) (WIPD) where they facilitate permanent dialogue platforms for women from Ukraine, Russia and other European countries.
29 Oct 2019
EP4_Rights of Women with Disabilities & Conflict Resolution_Ciara Beaulieu from USA
Day 2 of the Beijing25+ Platform for Action, Emma Rainey (https://twitter.com/EmmaL_R90) and Anne-Sophie Garrigou (https://twitter.com/garrigouanneso?lang=en) interview Ciara Beaulieu from Women Enabled International (https://www.womenenabled.org/)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 inclusion.
28 Oct 2019
EP3_Education & Climate Justice in Moldova_Ana Gurău
Day 1 of the Beijing25+ Platform for Action, Emma Rainey (https://twitter.com/EmmaL_R90) and Anne-Sophie Garrigou (https://twitter.com/garrigouanneso?lang=en) interview Ana Gurău (https://www.unige.ch/medecine/ieh2/ethiquebiomedicale/collaborateurs/ana-gurau/ana/), 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 education and climate justice in Moldova.
28 Oct 2019
EP2_Post-Colonial Feminism in Norway_Fakhra Salimi
Day 1 of the Beijing25+ Platform for Action, Emma Rainey (https://twitter.com/EmmaL_R90) and Anne-Sophie Garrigou (https://twitter.com/garrigouanneso?lang=en) interview Fakhra Salimi (https://twitter.com/fsalimi?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor), 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.
28 Oct 2019
EP1_Social Movements in Turkey_Zeynep Banu Dalaman
Day 1 of the Beijing25+ Platform for Action, Emma Rainey (https://twitter.com/EmmaL_R90) and Anne-Sophie Garrigou (https://twitter.com/garrigouanneso?lang=en) interview Zeynep Banu Dalaman (https://twitter.com/BanuDalaman), 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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