Conversations about issues affecting indigenous women throughout the world. Women’s eNews, the award-winning, global women’s news organization, is launching a new series, Indigenous Women Leaders Speak Out, which will tell of the originative work and lives of female leaders of Indigenous communities in both the US and Canada. This series will be led by Teresa Stack, President emeritus of The Nation, the oldest weekly publication in the US, who will serve as the series’ Lead Editor and Producer.
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Women's eNews embarks on its 3rd decade as the only global non-profit news organization reporting on the most crucial issues impacting women and girls around the world. By seeking the truth and reporting it, we continue to shape how women and girls are represented in the media working toward creating a more equitable world that honors, respects and supports the lives of women and girls, acting independently, with accountability and transparency.
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Life with a Disability in Ukraine with Oksana Kononets
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In 2012, at the age of 19, Oksana Kononets suffered an injury to the C5-6 vertebrae as a result of a fall from a 5th floor, which left her paralyzed. Oksana refused to let her disability stop her and stubbornly pushed on. Through months of rehabilitation, she learned to adapt herself in many ways. It was then, that she realized that, despite her di…
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Empowering People for Constitutional Change with Julie Suk
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As part of her seven-part print and podcast series for Women’s eNews, “How Would the ERA Impact Our Daily Lives?” journalist Rachel Leventhal interviews constitutional scholar and Academic Advisor to The ERA Project at Columbia Law School, Professor Julie Suk, about the structural impediments that were built-in to the US Constitution that keep wome…
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The ERA Coalition with Kimberly Peeler-Allen
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The Sy Syms Journalistic Excellence Program at Women’s eNews welcomes Kimberly Peeler-Allen as she joins journalist, Rachel Leventhal, to discuss the ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) Coalition and its mission. Kimberly is the Co-founder of Higher Heights, a national organization building the political power and leadership of Black women from the voting…
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Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights with Sunsara Taylor
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Sunsara Taylor is co-host of Revolution Nothing Less Show, host/producer of We Only Want the World (WBAI & WPFW), co-initiator of RefuseFascism.org, and leader of the Abortion Rights Freedom Ride. Sunsara talks with Lori Sokol about the new mass struggle called RiseUp4AbortionRights.org. Rise Up is dedicated to fighting for women’s reproductive rig…
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Where the L are the Women? with Leslie Cohen and Rachel Wand
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Influenced by the second wave of feminism and the gay rights movement, Leslie Cohen and three others were inspired to open Sahara, a groundbreaking, elegant, woman’s night club in New York City. The Sahara was a groundswell of change and the first bar in New York City owned and operated by women for women. Sahara represented a milestone along the a…
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004 Madonna Thunder Hawk: Indigenous Activist and Leader of the Standing Rock Resistance Movement
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In this episode, we are joined by Madonna Thunder Hawk, a veteran of almost every native American struggle, from the Occupation of Alcatraz, to the 1973 siege at Wounded Knee. Madonna is also a long-time community leader with experience in cultural preservation, economic development, American Indian Rights protection, and environmental justice. She…
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Women's eNews embarks on its 3rd decade as the only global non-profit news organization reporting on the most crucial issues impacting women and girls around the world. By seeking the truth and reporting it, we continue to shape how women and girls are represented in the media working toward creating a more equitable world that honors, respects and…
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The Current Situation For Women and Girls In Afghanistan with Nahid Shahalimi
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Nahid Shahalimi is a filmmaker, artist, activist, and author of the book, We The Women of Afghanistan. Born in Kabul, Afghanistan, Nahid was forced to leave her country in 1985 and moved to Canada with her family. Nahid holds degrees in international politics, Southeast Asian studies, and Fine Arts from Chaplain College and Concordia University. Na…
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003 Indigenous Women Speak Out with Martha Troian and Kluane Adamek
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Kluane Adamek is the Yukon regional chief in northern Canada. A part of the Killer Whale clan, she has been a leader since 2018 at the assembly of First Nations in Canada. Adamek is passionate about supporting youth and emerging leaders in the North and beyond. She advocates for changes in the ways young people and the next generation are included …
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002 Indigenous Women Speak Out with Mary Kim Titla and Kylie Hunts-In-Winter
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Member of San Carlos Apache tribe in Arizona, Mary Kim Titla sits down with 18 year-old Youth Entrepreneur, Leader, Activist, Martial Arts Champion, President of Zuya Martial Arts and head of the “@BraveWoman” Movement, Kylie Hunts-In-Winter of the Standing Rock Sioux Dakota and Lakota People to discuss the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and…
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Women’s eNews, the award-winning, global women’s news organization, is launching a new series, Indigenous Women Leaders Speak Out, which will tell of the originative work and lives of female leaders of Indigenous communities in both the US and Canada. This series will be led by Teresa Stack, President emeritus of The Nation, the oldest weekly publi…
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