And Still We Rise

In commemoration of Black History Month and with few days until International Women’s Day, Angela Marie talks summarize the history of Black people and the experience of Black women and girls in Canada. ---  Show Hosted and Produced by Angela Marie MacDougall and Battered Women’s Support Services.  Audio Engineering and Editing by Sarah Ellis Fox.  ---  To learn more please visit:  Women Deliver: https://womendeliver.org/ BWSS: https://www.bwss.org/

On this episode of And Still We Rise, Angela Marie speaks with Janice Abbott CEO of Atira Women's Resource Society. They talk about the key role that transition houses have played in the last 30 years of organizing for women’s liberation and share personal stories and lessons.   ---  Show Hosted and Produced by Angela Marie MacDougall and Battered Women’s Support Services.  Audio Engineering and Editing by Sarah Ellis Fox.  ---  To learn more please visit:  Women Deliver: https://womendeliver.org/ Atira Women's Resource Society: https://atira.bc.ca/  

On this episode of And Still We Rise, Angela Marie speaks with Dalya Israel, Executive Director of WAVAW Rape Crisis Centre. They talk about diversity and inclusion for marginalized genders, the rape crisis movement and #MeToo.  ---  Show Hosted and Produced by Angela Marie MacDougall and Battered Women’s Support Services.  Audio Engineering and Editing by Sarah Ellis Fox.  ---  To learn more please visit:  Women Deliver: https://womendeliver.org/ WAVAW Rape Crisis Centre: https://www.wavaw.ca/    

Billed as the world’s largest conference on gender equality and the health, rights, and wellbeing of girls and women, Women Deliver conference is coming to Vancouver, June 3 – 6, 2019.  On this episode of And Still We Rise, Angela Marie speaks with Evelyne Guindon, Managing Director, External Relations for Women Deliver. They talk Women Deliver work and how they are working globally for gender equality. ---  Show Hosted and Produced by Angela Marie MacDougall and Battered Women’s Support Services.  Audio Engineering and Editing by Sarah Ellis Fox.  ---  To learn more please visit:  Women Deliver: https://womendeliver.org/ BWSS: https://www.bwss.org/

In the midst of the opioid crisis and until recently, much less has been known about women’s substance use as most research and treatment focused on men.  On this episode of And Still We Rise, Angela Marie speaks with Shannon Skilton, Emily Henry and Dawn Vanichuk women’s substance use specialists from Chrysalis Society.  They talk about the social context for women’s substance use, share personal experiences and discuss what it takes for women to thrive in a world that needs so much healing. ---  Show Hosted and Produced by Angela Marie MacDougall and Battered Women’s Support Services.  Audio Engineering and Editing by Sarah Ellis Fox.  ---  To learn more please visit:  Chrysalis Society: http://www.chrysalissociety.com/ BWSS: https://www.bwss.org/

On this episode of And Still We Rise, Angela Marie speaks with Julie Savard-Shaw about abortion, reproductive justice, connecting the global and domestic feminist organizing, feminist policy development and Women Deliver Mobilization.  Julie Savard-Shaw is CanWaCH's Director, Partnerships, Women Deliver 2019 Mobilization Canada.  She works with stakeholders across sectors to ensure Canadian leadership in the promotion of domestic and global women and girls’ health, rights and well-being in the lead-up and at the 2019 Women Deliver Conference. Julie holds a Master of International Affairs from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs and a Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management. Julie most recently worked at the Prime Minister’s Office, providing policy advice on international, gender and immigration-related matters. Prior to working in politics, Julie worked in the international development sector and successfully leveraged additional resources for global health and education initiatives. Julie also supports local organizations that provide shelter and assistance to women survivors of gender-based violence. In her spare time, Julie regularly travels to Peru, where she co-founded a music school in rural Lima which provides weekly music lessons to disadvantaged youth.  --- Resources Mentioned in This Episode  Women’s Groups and Funders Respond to Global Gag Rule  https://bit.ly/2Jw0Rrz  Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy  https://bit.ly/2YBkIcc ---  Show Hosted and Produced by Angela Marie MacDougall and Battered Women’s Support Services.  Audio Engineering and Editing by Sarah Ellis Fox.  ---  To learn more please visit:  CanWaCH: https://www.canwach.ca/  BWSS: https://www.bwss.org/

Angela Marie talks with Raji Mangat | Director of Litigation and Elba Bendo | Director of Law Reform at West Coast LEAF about personal trajectories and how the law is no place for justice.  --- Show Hosted and Produced by Angela Marie MacDougall and Battered Women’s Support Services.  Audio Engineering and Editing by Sarah Ellis Fox.  ---  To learn more please visit:  West Coast Leaf: http://www.westcoastleaf.org/ BWSS: https://www.bwss.org/

“And Still We Rise” is the latest offering of BWSS with host Angela Marie MacDougall.  Launched in advance of Women Deliver, the international conference coming to Vancouver June 3 – 6, 2019, and to announce the counter-conference Feminists Deliver how local women and femmes are moving the dial on liberation efforts underway.