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In this episode, we dive into reproductive justice—exploring abortion access in Latin America and menstrual rights in India. How can we advance reproductive rights while navigating religious, intergenerational and cultural landscapes? We'll discuss the intersections of labor, health, and policy. First, we speak with Paula Avila-Guillen, human rights attorney and Executive Director at the Women's Equality Center, about the ongoing fight for abortion rights in Latin America. Then, we head to India, where Ananya Chaocharia, founder of Paint it Red Foundation, walks us through the movement for menstrual rights.

The Executive Director of The Women's Equality Center shares her insights on the efforts to end El Salvador's total abortion ban, and Honduras' total emergency contraception, as well as the movement to expand women's rights in Argentina, Colombia and Mexico. Paula shares how she came to see reproductive rights as central to civil rights, and how her own fertility journey shaped her advocacy.Connect with Paula on Instagram @pauavilg. If you liked this episode listen to Why Zaena Zamora is Fighting for Our Reproductive Freedom and Why Jessica González-Rojas Champions Reproductive Justice.

Megan Peterson, Executive Director of Gender Justice, visiting in Washington, D.C., interviews Paula Ávila-Guillén, Executive Director of the Women's Equality Center.  They discuss the Green Wave movement, focusing on abortion rights in Latin America. Paula details the movement's origins, its significant societal and legal impacts, and its stamps on global abortion rights advocacy. Megan and Paula also talk about the recent changes in abortion law in the United States, how these developments compare to progress made in Latin America, and the challenges they still face. Paula suggests learning from other countries' successes and experiences can be beneficial in advancing reproductive rights in the U.S. She also highlighted understanding that the abortion rights movement is global and interconnected. Visit the Women's Equality Center here: la-wec.org Follow Ávila-Guillén on Instagram @PauaVilg and on X (Twitter) Follow actions of the Green Wave on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok at @somosjacarandas Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction and Guest Presentation 00:33 Discussion on the Green Wave Movement 01:58 Origins and Significance of the Green Wave 06:22 Impact of the Green Wave Movement 07:35 Strategies for Advancing Reproductive Rights 08:40 Challenges in Accessing Abortion Services 10:18 Addressing Misinformation and Disinformation 12:47 Influence of U.S. Abortion Rights on Global Stage 17:03 Legal Frameworks and Human Rights 19:13 Healthcare Infrastructure and Access to Abortion 30:51 Impact of U.S. Abortion Rights on Global Advocacy 37:10 Conclusion and Final Thoughts ### Visit the "Gender Justice" Website here and "Unrestrict Minnesota" here. The GJB is produced by Michael at www.501MediaHouse.com & Audra Grigus. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/genderjustice/message

No filme, a documentarista Eliza Capai mostra um relato em primeira pessoa sobre sua experiência ao ter que interromper uma gravidez na décima quarta semana de gestação. A diretora recebeu o diagnóstico de que o feto era "incompatível com a vida", termo médico que dá nome ao filme que estreia nas salas comerciais do Brasil nesta quinta-feira (16). Luciana Rosa, correspondente da RFI em Nova YorkEm abril, o filme levou o prêmio principal no festival paulista "É tudo verdade", que colocou o documentário na pré-lista dos selecionados para concorrer ao Oscar nesta categoria.Com o objetivo de promover a obra nos Estados Unidos, a diretora esteve em Los Angeles no Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival e em Nova York, em sessão promovida em conjunto com a organização Women's Equality Center.Eliza Capai, que também é conhecida pela direção da primeira série brasileira de 'true crime' da Netflix, Elize Matsunaga - era uma vez um crime - e que esteve à frente de outros documentários como 'Espero tua (Re)volta (2019)'  e 'Tão longe é aqui (2013'), conversou com a RFI em Nova York para contar mais detalhes do mais novo trabalho.A mudança de perspectivaAcostumada a estar atrás das câmeras contando histórias de pessoas que encontrou ao redor do mundo, em 'Incompatível com a vida' Eliza Capai arrisca, pela primeira vez, uma mudança de perspectiva. Passa de ser observador para ser observado.A diretora filmou a própria grávidez até descobrir que sua gravidez precisaria ser interrompida por problemas de má formação do feto."Eu já vinha gravando a minha gravidez desde o início, mas muito como um exercício de filmar. Pensando em como eu filmaria outras mulheres para um projeto que eu iria fazer. No momento em que eu descubro que aquela gravidez, que era uma grávidez, muito desejada, era de um feto incompatível com a vida, eu fui atravessada por sentimentos que eu nunca tinha experimentado", relata. Eliza conta que sentiu uma tristeza muito profunda que a levou a pensar em quantas mulheres haviam passado por situações parecidas e que, por questões culturais, não haviam podido viver essa tristeza."Logo você vai ter outro", cita a diretora como uma das frases de consolo ouvidas por gestantes ao perder um filho de forma pré-matura.E foi então, que Eliza resolveu ampliar as vozes de seu filme e partiu em busca de outras gestantes que tivessem passado pela mesma situação no Brasil."Naquele momento eu pensei: 'nossa, eu deveria fazer um filme sobre isso! Eu deveria fazer um filme sobre isso com outras mulheres!", relembra. Ao mesmo tempo, ela percebeu a importância de colocar literalmente o corpo na história e, em um relato cru e intimista, filmou cada minuto da interrupção de sua gestação, desde as primeiras contrações até a cena em que ela aparece contemplando o feto em suas mãos."Eu senti que se eu não fosse capaz de inverter essa câmera e, se não fosse capaz de me  colocar enquanto corpo, eu não teria mais o direito de fazer documentários sobre a questão feminina", justifica.Mas, Eliza reconhece que esse relato só foi possível porque ela viveu todo o processo em Portugal, onde o aborto está legalizado."Eu só tive força para fazer o filme porque eu entendi o lugar de privilégio onde eu estava. Quando o diagnóstico foi feito, eu estava em Portugal, país em que fui aconselhada por médicos a fazer uma interrupção médica de gravidez", relata.Capai diz que se estivesse no Brasil, onde o aborto não é legalizado em casos de "incompatibilidade com a vida" - a legislação do país só admite o aborto em casos de estupro, anencefalia ou risco de morte para a gestante -  as imagens que estão no filme seriam a confissão de um crime.A arte como uma forma de cura A diretora diz que o contato com outras mulheres que passaram pelo mesmo problema foi um processo de cura, tanto para ela quanto para as entrevistadas."Foi  muito duro, porque foi encarar, editar o momento mais traumático que eu tive na vida, mas, ao mesmo tempo, foi um processo de cura. Isso porque eu entendi que, ao falar sobre esse processo e ao estar junto com outras seis mulheres e casais que falam sobre seus processos, o filme ajuda muitas pessoas que passaram por essas situações ou que estão passando, a elaborar melhor seu próprio trauma", conclui.Filme poderia representar o Brasil no OscarO filme, que chegou a ser rejeitado quando a primeira versão foi apresentada para um laboratório de finalização cinematográfica, agora, está na lista de pré-selecionados para representar o Brasil no Oscar de 2024.O documentário  estreou no festival  "É Tudo Verdade", levando o prêmio de melhor filme, resultado que o qualifica para a shortlist do Oscar de melhor documentário."Pretendemos promover o filme aqui (EUA) de algumas formas e dar visibilidade para ele a partir desse lugar que é um tanto fetiche no imaginário pelo menos do brasileiro, que é o lugar do Oscar. Dar essa visibilidade para o filme para que a gente consiga voltar para casa e falar sobre esses temas tabus", pontua Eliza logo após a exibição de 'Incompatível com a Vida' em Nova York nessa terça-feira (14)."Dar visibilidade ao filme a partir dessa campanha do Oscar  que a gente tá fazendo aqui fora ajuda a levantar esse debate em casa", diz Capai.A diretora queria que o documentário contivesse diversidade de vozes, contando com o testemunho de mulheres que tiveram que pedir ajuda da justiça para poder interromper a gestação de um filho sem esperança de sobrevida e também daquelas que decidiram levar a gravidez até o final."Não podemos  discutir o aborto como mulheres de família, boas, versus mulheres ruins que abortam. No filme, essas duas mulheres são a mesma. E é isso que acontece no mundo real",  pontua. "Quem aborta é mãe de família, quem aborta é religiosa, quem aborta são pessoas que tiveram uma gravidez que não conseguem se imaginar levando para frente", completa.Com seu filme, Capai espera ajudar a gerar empatia "para que o debate sobre o aborto saia do lugar estigmatizado em que ele está, do lugar violento em que ele está e que entre na pasta que lhe cabe, que é a de saúde pública".Uma vez finalizada a temporada promocional do filme, "Incompatível com a vida" estará disponível na plataforma Taturana para exibições em centros culturais, coletivos e qualquer organização que queira utilizá-lo como provocador para discutir temas de saúde pública no Brasil.'Incompatível com a vida' estreia nesta quinta-feira (16) em São Paulo no Espaço Itaú de Cinema, depois segue para Rio, onde será exibido nesta sexta (17) na Estação Net Rio, seguindo para Recife, Salvador, Fortaleza e Manaus. O filme também está disponível online na plataforma Mubi.

No filme, a documentarista Eliza Capai mostra um relato em primeira pessoa sobre sua experiência ao ter que interromper uma gravidez na décima quarta semana de gestação. A diretora recebeu o diagnóstico de que o feto era "incompatível com a vida", termo médico que dá nome ao filme que estreia nas salas comerciais do Brasil nesta quinta-feira (16). Luciana Rosa, correspondente da RFI em Nova YorkEm abril, o filme levou o prêmio principal no festival paulista "É tudo verdade", que colocou o documentário na pré-lista dos selecionados para concorrer ao Oscar nesta categoria.Com o objetivo de promover a obra nos Estados Unidos, a diretora esteve em Los Angeles no Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival e em Nova York, em sessão promovida em conjunto com a organização Women's Equality Center.Eliza Capai, que também é conhecida pela direção da primeira série brasileira de 'true crime' da Netflix, Elize Matsunaga - era uma vez um crime - e que esteve à frente de outros documentários como 'Espero tua (Re)volta (2019)'  e 'Tão longe é aqui (2013'), conversou com a RFI em Nova York para contar mais detalhes do mais novo trabalho.A mudança de perspectivaAcostumada a estar atrás das câmeras contando histórias de pessoas que encontrou ao redor do mundo, em 'Incompatível com a vida' Eliza Capai arrisca, pela primeira vez, uma mudança de perspectiva. Passa de ser observador para ser observado.A diretora filmou a própria grávidez até descobrir que sua gravidez precisaria ser interrompida por problemas de má formação do feto."Eu já vinha gravando a minha gravidez desde o início, mas muito como um exercício de filmar. Pensando em como eu filmaria outras mulheres para um projeto que eu iria fazer. No momento em que eu descubro que aquela gravidez, que era uma grávidez, muito desejada, era de um feto incompatível com a vida, eu fui atravessada por sentimentos que eu nunca tinha experimentado", relata. Eliza conta que sentiu uma tristeza muito profunda que a levou a pensar em quantas mulheres haviam passado por situações parecidas e que, por questões culturais, não haviam podido viver essa tristeza."Logo você vai ter outro", cita a diretora como uma das frases de consolo ouvidas por gestantes ao perder um filho de forma pré-matura.E foi então, que Eliza resolveu ampliar as vozes de seu filme e partiu em busca de outras gestantes que tivessem passado pela mesma situação no Brasil."Naquele momento eu pensei: 'nossa, eu deveria fazer um filme sobre isso! Eu deveria fazer um filme sobre isso com outras mulheres!", relembra. Ao mesmo tempo, ela percebeu a importância de colocar literalmente o corpo na história e, em um relato cru e intimista, filmou cada minuto da interrupção de sua gestação, desde as primeiras contrações até a cena em que ela aparece contemplando o feto em suas mãos."Eu senti que se eu não fosse capaz de inverter essa câmera e, se não fosse capaz de me  colocar enquanto corpo, eu não teria mais o direito de fazer documentários sobre a questão feminina", justifica.Mas, Eliza reconhece que esse relato só foi possível porque ela viveu todo o processo em Portugal, onde o aborto está legalizado."Eu só tive força para fazer o filme porque eu entendi o lugar de privilégio onde eu estava. Quando o diagnóstico foi feito, eu estava em Portugal, país em que fui aconselhada por médicos a fazer uma interrupção médica de gravidez", relata.Capai diz que se estivesse no Brasil, onde o aborto não é legalizado em casos de "incompatibilidade com a vida" - a legislação do país só admite o aborto em casos de estupro, anencefalia ou risco de morte para a gestante -  as imagens que estão no filme seriam a confissão de um crime.A arte como uma forma de cura A diretora diz que o contato com outras mulheres que passaram pelo mesmo problema foi um processo de cura, tanto para ela quanto para as entrevistadas."Foi  muito duro, porque foi encarar, editar o momento mais traumático que eu tive na vida, mas, ao mesmo tempo, foi um processo de cura. Isso porque eu entendi que, ao falar sobre esse processo e ao estar junto com outras seis mulheres e casais que falam sobre seus processos, o filme ajuda muitas pessoas que passaram por essas situações ou que estão passando, a elaborar melhor seu próprio trauma", conclui.Filme poderia representar o Brasil no OscarO filme, que chegou a ser rejeitado quando a primeira versão foi apresentada para um laboratório de finalização cinematográfica, agora, está na lista de pré-selecionados para representar o Brasil no Oscar de 2024.O documentário  estreou no festival  "É Tudo Verdade", levando o prêmio de melhor filme, resultado que o qualifica para a shortlist do Oscar de melhor documentário."Pretendemos promover o filme aqui (EUA) de algumas formas e dar visibilidade para ele a partir desse lugar que é um tanto fetiche no imaginário pelo menos do brasileiro, que é o lugar do Oscar. Dar essa visibilidade para o filme para que a gente consiga voltar para casa e falar sobre esses temas tabus", pontua Eliza logo após a exibição de 'Incompatível com a Vida' em Nova York nessa terça-feira (14)."Dar visibilidade ao filme a partir dessa campanha do Oscar  que a gente tá fazendo aqui fora ajuda a levantar esse debate em casa", diz Capai.A diretora queria que o documentário contivesse diversidade de vozes, contando com o testemunho de mulheres que tiveram que pedir ajuda da justiça para poder interromper a gestação de um filho sem esperança de sobrevida e também daquelas que decidiram levar a gravidez até o final."Não podemos  discutir o aborto como mulheres de família, boas, versus mulheres ruins que abortam. No filme, essas duas mulheres são a mesma. E é isso que acontece no mundo real",  pontua. "Quem aborta é mãe de família, quem aborta é religiosa, quem aborta são pessoas que tiveram uma gravidez que não conseguem se imaginar levando para frente", completa.Com seu filme, Capai espera ajudar a gerar empatia "para que o debate sobre o aborto saia do lugar estigmatizado em que ele está, do lugar violento em que ele está e que entre na pasta que lhe cabe, que é a de saúde pública".Uma vez finalizada a temporada promocional do filme, "Incompatível com a vida" estará disponível na plataforma Taturana para exibições em centros culturais, coletivos e qualquer organização que queira utilizá-lo como provocador para discutir temas de saúde pública no Brasil.'Incompatível com a vida' estreia nesta quinta-feira (16) em São Paulo no Espaço Itaú de Cinema, depois segue para Rio, onde será exibido nesta sexta (17) na Estação Net Rio, seguindo para Recife, Salvador, Fortaleza e Manaus. O filme também está disponível online na plataforma Mubi.

Host Blayklee Freed reviews relevant December content and gives hints for where to find the best holiday haps. Tulsa 10: Dec. 19-25December calendar of eventsDecember's Fab FindsArt with heart: The Equality Center's gallery showcases works to move the community

Full episode transcript HERE.  Anyone else ready to get the f out of 2022?! The Feminist Buzzkills sure are! What better way to say goodbye and good riddance to this dumpster fire of a year than with a special recap episode highlighting three stellar interviews that went down this year. The Buzzkills are honored to pop off and rage every week with some iconic abobo warriors from all over the world who dedicate themselves on the daily to destroying the patriarchy and misogynistic dingleberries obsessed with getting all up in your junk. So let's take a little stroll down FBK memory lane… Remember when we had THE Peaches, as in “The Teaches of,” in the house to celebrate abortion providers, the power of pussy, and gab about her current 20th anniversary tour? How about when Mike Bonanza dropped in to tell us all about Elevated Access, AKA the dope nonprofit made up of hundreds of volunteer pilots working with organizations to fly out folks who need abortion access and gender affirming care for FREE! Oh, and what about when reproductive rights SHEro and executive director of La Women's Equality Center, Paula Ávila-Guillen, got real with us about the recent abobo wins and ongoing fight for abortion rights in Latin America, the work that she and La Women's Equality Center do, and more! These were just three of the dozens of incredible interviews we delivered to your earholes in 2022. You can listen to all of our episodes to hear from so many experts and activists on the ground taking down the garbage womb raiders trying to seize your bodily autonomy. A huge thank you and shoutout to ALL of our FBK guests! We love y'all! 2022 was heavy, but WE GOT YOU.  OPERATION SAVE ABORTION: In case you missed out on the training day we've been blabbing about nonstop, you can still join the 10,000+ womb warriors fighting the patriarchy by listening to our five-part OpSave pod series clicking HERE for your toolkit, marching orders, and more. HOSTS: Lizz Winstead @LizzWinstead Moji Alawode-El @MojiLocks Marie Khan @MjKhan  SPECIAL GUESTS:  Mike Bonanza Paula Ávila-Guillen TW/IG: @Pauavilg Peaches @Peachesnisker (IG) / @Peaches (Twitter) ​GUEST LINKS: Elevated Access @elevatedaxs (IG + TW) @elevatedaccess (TikTok) Women's Equality Center Paula Ávila-Guillen on Ms. Magazine Peaches' Tour & Website EPISODE LINKS: TICKETS: Lizz at The Parkway Theater Midwest Access Coalition / @midwest_access_coalition (IG) @MidwestAccess (TW) AAF's Abortion-Themed Rage Playlist FOLLOW US: Listen to us ~ FBK Podcast Instagram ~ @AbortionFront Twitter ~ @AbortionFront TikTok ~ AbortionAF Facebook ~ @AbortionFront YouTube ~ @AbortionAccessFront PATREON HERE! Support our work, get exclusive merch and more!  DONATE TO AAF HERE! ACTIVIST CALENDAR HERE! VOLUNTEER WITH US HERE! ADOPT-A-CLINIC HERE! EXPOSE FAKE CLINICS HERE! FIND AN ABORTION PROVIDER NEAR YOU HERE! When BS is poppin', we pop off! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode of Grow With Us features Luke Scuitto, Membership Coordinator at the Dennis R. Neill Oklahoma Equality Center. Luke is Tulsa-transplant who found a meaningful community at the Equality Center, and he was able to create an opportunity to serve the LGBTQIA+ community of the Tulsa Metropolitan and beyond. In this episode, we discuss Luke's involvement in programming events for the Equality Business Alliance, different programs available to folks in the LGBTQIA+ community, and the ways to serve locally in LBGTQIA+ spaces.  If you are interested in looking at our open career opportunities, don't forget to check out our career website:https://talent.intulsa.com/ ( https://talent.intulsa.com/) Additionally, join our Talent Network for featured opportunities and tailored outreach from our Talent Partners at: https://jobs.intulsa.com/talent-network (https://jobs.intulsa.com/talent-network)

At a time when the USA has struck down Roe v. Wade and there are attacks on women's reproductive freedoms, the opposite has been happening in Latin America. In this episode, Diana talks to Paula Avila Guillén, the Executive Director of the Women's Equality Center about the Abortion Rights Fight in Latin America and La Marea Verde-- the Green Wave-- that has arrived in the USA.  They discuss the abortion rights movement in Latin America and how it went from being a small movement to something much. bigger that people marched into the streets-- and to the courts -- and how they're winning and guaranteeing that women have bodily autonomy -- in some of the most traditionally Catholic countries in the world. The work abortion rights activists are doing in Latin America is great and Paula gives great insight on what we can learn from what they've accomplished.  You can follow Paula on social media: @pauavilg Listen to this podcast episode, share it with your friends and don't forget to leave a review!  If you like this episode, check out: Ep. 54: Latinas' Access to Reproductive Care with Lupe Rodriguez Ep. 53: The Abortion Rights Victory in Kansas with Kansas Abortion Fund  Ep. 50: God, Abortions and Kids with Rev. Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft   

Full episode transcript HERE. POV: It's International Podcast Day and you're trying to find out WTF happened this week in Abortlandia. Lucky for you, the only weekly abortion podcast in existence is here to bring y'all the news, the rage, and the laughs you need. While Lizz is running around being professionally hilarious, Marie and Moji are breaking down the latest in uterus-hating garbage that's been spewing forth from the anti-abortionist, unrisen white bread loaves who think they run this world. Your Feminist Buzzkills are gabbing it up about International Safe Abortion Day, what's going down in the reproductive streets of Puerto Rico and Latin America, Arizona abortion bans, and why we can't stop laughing at Texas AG Ken Paxton. Plus, which states and countries are bringing us some bright spots this week? Hit that play button and find out! As always, we've got a top shelf special guest lineup joining us in popping off about any and all things abobo! We are beyond honored this week to welcome Latina abortion hero and executive director of The Women's Equality Center, Paula Ávila-Guillen. She's getting real with us about the ongoing fight for abortion rights in Latin America, the work she and The Women's Equality Center do, the heartwrenching effects of El Salvador's total abortion ban, and what folks in the US can do about it. PLUS, here to charge up our serotonin levels is hilarious musician and actor Jen Kwok! Listen to us blab about how she makes music about issues that matter to her (like ABORTION), what music genre she's about to take over next, and how hyped she is to cover a trash misogynistic song next week at AAF's Do Re #MeToo (Tickets linked below) alongside her idol, Margaret Cho! Times are heavy, but we got you. OPERATION SAVE ABORTION: In case you missed out on the training day we've been blabbing about nonstop, you can still join the 10,000+ womb warriors fighting the patriarchy by listening to our five-part OpSave pod series clicking HERE for your toolkit, marching orders, and more. HOSTS: Lizz Winstead @LizzWinstead Moji Alawode-El @MojiLocks Marie Khan @MjKhan  SPECIAL GUESTS:  Paula Ávila-Guillen TW/IG: @Pauavilg Jen Kwok IG: @JenKwokJenKwok / TW: @JenKwok / TikTok: @JenKwokJenKwok THE BAD SHIT: Abortion helps realign Puerto Rico's politics, giving conservatives an opening  What does Montana's ‘born-alive' referendum have to do with abortion? Kobach lays out plan to remove abortion rights in Kansas after failed amendment University of Idaho Told Faculty They Could Be Fired for Providing Condoms or Even Talking About Abortion Arizona judge reinstates abortion ban from 1864 THE GOOD SHIT: California voters to decide on Proposition 1 to strengthen state's abortion law North Dakota judge again denies request to let abortion ban take effect India's top court grants the right to safe abortion ​GUEST LINKS: Women's Equality Center Paula Ávila-Guillen on Ms. Magazine Jen Kwok Website EPISODE LINKS: INeedAnA Plan C Reprocare Healthline Red Necesito Abortar (Mexico) Visit the AAF booth at Atlantic Antic in NY 10/2 FREE NY EVENT: Protecting Democracy with Lizz Winstead and Maya Wiley 10/3 TICKETS: Do Re #Metoo 2022 Midwest Access Coalition / @midwest_access_coalition (IG) @MidwestAccess (TW) AAF's Abortion-Themed Rage Playlist FOLLOW US: Listen to us ~ FBK Podcast Instagram ~ @AbortionFront Twitter ~ @AbortionFront TikTok ~ AbortionAF Facebook ~ @AbortionFront YouTube ~ @AbortionAccessFront PATREON HERE! Support our work, get exclusive merch and more!  DONATE TO AAF HERE! VOLUNTEER WITH US HERE! ADOPT-A-CLINIC HERE! EXPOSE FAKE CLINICS HERE! FIND AN ABORTION PROVIDER NEAR YOU HERE! When BS is poppin', we pop off! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back with new episodes for the year to end all years - 2022! Ethan is trying to get a new job and Quinn and Landry are his references. Then they talk about Boy scouts, Quinn's brother's inventions, things they stole from school, and THE INFAMOUS Deer King!  Go check out Quinn's Play - Jack Dickey and the Swarthy Gentleman May 20th - 22nd at the Equality Center!

This week Busy & Caissie had already recorded an entirely pleasant podcast when, on Monday evening, Politico published a leaked draft of SCOTUS' opinion on overturning Roe v. Wade, rendering the jovial nature of the pre-recorded pod meaningless & sour. So, they scrapped it & started again, because JFC, abortion is healthcare! In this episode, they speak with activist & organizer, Melissa Walker, from The States Project, as well as executive director of Women's Equality Center & an architect of the Green Wave movement which recently decriminalized abortion in Colombia, Paula Ávila-Guillén. Both women share tips for how to do your best at protecting bodily autonomy & reproductive rights for everyone in America. RESOURCES: http://Statesproject.org http://Openstates.org https://www.la-wec.org/ https://shoutyourabortion.com/ SPONSORS: http://ForiaWellness.com/BEST for 20% off your 1st order http://ReliefBand.com CODE: BEST for 20% off, free-shipping & 30-day money back guarantee http://Zocdoc.com/DOINGHERBEST, sign up for FREE & book an appointment with a top rated doctor I Love That For You, starring Vanessa Bayer, Jenifer Lewis & Molly Shannon, streaming now on Showtime http://DrinkBev.com/BUSY CODE: BUSY for 20% off your 1st purchase http://Bruush.com/BUSY for 20% off your Bruush kit & plan

This episode we chat with Trevor, youth services director at the Henderson Equality Center. Trevor shared the many ways the center helps Henderson, specially LGBTQIA+ Community. From a wellness clinic, free HIV testing, having a food pantry to tutoring and more! Henderson Equality Center hendersonequalitycenter.org (855) 955-5428 Don't forget to to follow us and subscribe :) Follow us on Instagram We are on youtube Email us at LGBTCHATPODCAST@GMAIL.COM EQUALITY LOVE LGBTQIA+ LGBT GAY LESBIAN TRANS TRANSGENDER EQUALITY --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aida-ramirez/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aida-ramirez/support

It is estimated that one in four pregnancies will end in a miscarriage. But despite being a common occurrence, this topic is still shrouded in secrecy, stigma and shame. Kim Chakanetsa meets two women who are using their first-hand experience to help other people heal. Wanjiru Kihusa is a maternal health advocate from Kenya who lost two of her three children through miscarriage. She's the founder of Still A Mum, a charity offering support to parents who have lost their babies. She also trains health care workers, religious leaders and managers to better support grieving parents. Paula Ávila-Guillen is a human rights lawyer from Colombia and the Executive Director at the Women's Equality Center, a non-profit based in New York. Since 2014, Paula has been working in El Salvador, a country where a strict abortion ban led to 181 women being imprisoned after having obstetric emergencies – including in cases where they said they had suffered miscarriages or stillbirths. In 2019, Paula had a miscarriage herself – an experience that brought her even closer to the women she works with. Produced by Alice Gioia (Image: (L) Paula Ávila-Guillen, credit Pablo Salgado. (R) Wanjiru Kihusa, courtesy Wanjiru Kihusa)

La legislación sobre el aborto en Colombia podría cambiar en los próximos días dependiendo de lo que decida la Corte Constitucional sobre dos casos en torno a la despenalización total de esa práctica. Paula Ávila-Guillén, directora ejecutiva del Women's Equality Center, explica cuál es el panorama actual y qué está en juego.    Para conocer sobre cómo CNN protege la privacidad de su audiencia, visite CNN.com/privacidad

In this episode of Women@Work, Paula Avila-Guillen, Executive Director of the Women's Equality Center, talks with host Laura Zarrow. Originally aired on October 21, 2021 on SiriusXM's Business Radio, Channel 132. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this episode of  Immigration Today! Angeline Chen interviews Sima Alizadeh, an Iranian-born Senior Immigration Attorney at Pars Equality Center, a nonprofit organization that assists low-income Middle Eastern and South Asian communities of the Bay Area and Los Angeles, with legal and social services.  She is a graduate of U.C. Hastings Law School and has been aiding the Afghan community for the last 10 years. She leads the Pars Afghan Support Project which is committed to matching Afghan nationals with volunteers to help with the filing of humanitarian parole applications, and assist in evacuations and perform strong congressional advocacy work. In her role with the Afghan Support Project, Sima recruits and trains Pars volunteers and attorneys nationwide, and matches them with cases. Sima is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and has served as AILA faculty at various conferences. She is currently on the AILA Afghan Task Force creating relevant material for, and responses to, the crisis. In this podcast, Sima explains what is going on in Afghanistan and how Afghans are attempting to flee the country to safety.  She delves into the different ways that people are leaving and what can be done to aid Afghan nationals.PARS Equality Center has received hundreds of inquiries and is in need of assistance from attorneys, volunteers, translators, and anyone with a devotion to those in need. If upon listening to this episode, you are inclined to help, you can find more information about volunteering or donating here. You can also check out their Facebook Fundraiser and make a contribution. Further, lawyers, volunteers, and firms can offer to assist with the humanitarian parole applications by emailing Afghansupport@parsequalitycenter.org .You can follow PARS Equality Center on Facebook and Instagram, or connect directly via their website.DISCLAIMER – The views and opinions expressed in the podcast represent the view of the host and guest(s) and not necessarily the official view of Clark Hill PLC. No information contained in this Podcast or on this Website shall constitute financial, investment, legal and/or other professional advice and that no professional relationship of any kind is created between you and podcast host, the guests or Clark Hill PLC. You are urged to speak with your financial, investment, or legal advisors before making any investment or legal decisions. 

On this week's episode, we are highlighting one of our favorite segments from Mobilize Women Week! Paula Avila Guillen, Executive Director at Women's Equality Center, and Kristy Wallace, CEO of Ellevate Network dive deep into unexpected circumstances in our lives that propel us to re-evaluate our priorities. Paula discusses how the pandemic has affected women's rights and the health resources available for women and how we can create a space for optimism for the unexpected things happening in our lives. 

On this week's episode, we are highlighting one of our favorite segments from Mobilize Women Week! Paula Avila Guillen, Executive Director at Women's Equality Center, and Kristy Wallace, CEO of Ellevate Network dive deep into unexpected circumstances in our lives that propel us to re-evaluate our priorities. Paula discusses how the pandemic has affected women's rights and the health resources available for women and how we can create a space for optimism for the unexpected things happening in our lives. 

Cindy Erazo, una mujer salvadoreña de 29 años, salió en libertad condicional la semana pasada luego de pasar 6 años presa. Había sido condenada a 30 años por homicidio agravado luego de que su bebé naciera muerto. Pero su caso no es aislado: en El Salvador, que tiene una de las leyes antiaborto más severas del mundo, hay casi 20 mujeres detenidas por haber sufrido emergencias obstétricas. Para entender por qué ocurren esas detenciones y qué hay detrás de estas leyes hablamos con la abogada Paula Ávila Guillen, directora del Women's Equality Center; con la activista Teodora Vásquez, quien también estuvo encarcelada; y con María Luz Nóchez, periodista de El Faro.Suscríbete a nuestro boletín para recibir enlaces con información complementaria sobre los episodios de El hilo. Además incluimos otras noticias esenciales desde Latinoamérica. Lo recibirás todos los viernes en a mañana. Suscríbete aquí.El hilo es un proyecto independiente. Producir el episodio de cada semana implica una investigación rigurosa y un trabajo constante con un equipo comprometido de 11 personas. Para seguir adelante necesitamos tu apoyo. Haz una donación hoy, tu contribución hará toda la diferencia. ¡Gracias!Síguenos en Twitter @elhilopodcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this latest episode of Latino Rebels Radio, Amanda Alcántara welcomes back Paula Ávila-Guillén —human rights lawyer and director of Latin America Initiatives for the Women’s Equality Center— to talk about about reproductive rights in Latin America during the time COVID-19. They also discuss how incidents of domestic violence are going up and how women need access to reproductive healthcare resources, even in the middle of a pandemic. Featured image: (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) Community Service Announcement by Toyota Latino and  #NosotrosContraCOVID  (https://twitter.com/hashtag/NosotrosContraCOVID?src=hash)

Philip and Caitlin are joined by Jose Vega and Jamie Henderson to discuss the recent vandalism at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center.

This week, Yes But Why Podcast features voice instructor and theater artist, Ben Corbett. Ben Corbett is the kind of man who wants to help you be your best self. Ben’s call to teaching vocal work is about helping his students liberate themselves, about helping them define their own version of success. In this interview, Ben talks about what being a performer is really about. Creativity is a lifelong journey and Ben helps to see what work is needed for his students to be the best artist they can be. Amy and Ben know each other through their alma mater, University of Dallas. Ben, like Amy, attended UD for undergrad and they connected on the alumni page for drama majors and the rest is history*. (*history = this interview) Listen in as Ben shares stories of Shakespeare, Kristen Linklater and the Equality Center in Tulsa. Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Download the FREE HC Universal Network app for Android and iDevices or visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com and join the fun.

This week, Yes But Why Podcast features voice instructor and theater artist, Ben Corbett. Ben Corbett is the kind of man who wants to help you be your best self. Ben’s call to teaching vocal work is about helping his students liberate themselves, about helping them define their own version of success. In this interview, Ben talks about what being a performer is really about. Creativity is a lifelong journey and Ben helps to see what work is needed for his students to be the best artist they can be. Amy and Ben know each other through their alma mater, University of Dallas. Ben, like Amy, attended UD for undergrad and they connected on the alumni page for drama majors and the rest is history*. (*history = this interview) Listen in as Ben shares stories of Shakespeare, Kristen Linklater and the Equality Center in Tulsa. Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Download the FREE HC Universal Network app for Android and iDevices or visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com and join the fun.

This week, Yes But Why Podcast features voice instructor and theater artist, Ben Corbett. Ben Corbett is the kind of man who wants to help you be your best self. Ben’s call to teaching vocal work is about helping his students liberate themselves, about helping them define their own version of success. In this interview, Ben talks about what being a performer is really about. Creativity is a lifelong journey and Ben helps to see what work is needed for his students to be the best artist they can be. Amy and Ben know each other through their alma mater, University of Dallas. Ben, like Amy, attended UD for undergrad and they connected on the alumni page for drama majors and the rest is history*. (*history = this interview) Listen in as Ben shares stories of Shakespeare, Kristen Linklater and the Equality Center in Tulsa. Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Download the FREE HC Universal Network app for Android and iDevices or visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com and join the fun.

This week, Yes But Why Podcast features voice instructor and theater artist, Ben Corbett. Ben Corbett is the kind of man who wants to help you be your best self. Ben’s call to teaching vocal work is about helping his students liberate themselves, about helping them define their own version of success. In this interview, Ben talks about what being a performer is really about. Creativity is a lifelong journey and Ben helps to see what work is needed for his students to be the best artist they can be. Amy and Ben know each other through their alma mater, University of Dallas. Ben, like Amy, attended UD for undergrad and they connected on the alumni page for drama majors and the rest is history*. (*history = this interview) Listen in as Ben shares stories of Shakespeare, Kristen Linklater and the Equality Center in Tulsa. Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Download the FREE HC Universal Network app for Android and iDevices or visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com and join the fun.

In this episode of Latino Rebels Radio, we speak with Paula Ávila-Guillén about the fight to legalize abortion in several Latin American countries and the work that The Women’s Equality Center is doing, gearing up for legislative pushes around abortions rights. Ávila-Guillén is a Human Rights Legal Expert and Director of Latin America Initiatives for the Women’s Equality Center, an advocacy organization that works with activists and groups across the continent.

Hi Friend, Welcome to Episode 38 of Sally’s Performing Arts Lab Podcast Show Notes and Blog. You've got your show. You've got your team. You might even have a few set pieces and costumes. But you have nowhere to perform. Today, I talk venues! I’m your SallyPAL podcast host, Sally Adams. Every week I talk to people about creating original work for a live audience. Send an email anytime to Sally@sallypal.com. Your ideas keep great conversations coming every week. Check out sallypal.com/join for a cool free theatre resource. It’s never too late to sign up to have access to the Creator’s Notebook inserts. I’m interested in knowing what creators need as a performing arts resource. If there are things you want included in the Creator’s Notebook, let me know by sending an email to Sally@sallypal.com! I read them all… Be sure and listen until the end of the interview for Words of Wisdom from George. Finding a venue is one of the trickiest areas for the performing artist. We often think about venues as a place with a stage and lighting and seats for an audience. But there are so many other options. In fact, today it’s even possible to create a virtual venue. But we'll start with bricks and mortar. When looking around for a space where you can invite an audience into an area to see a performance, you need a couple of things: Space to perform, and space for an audience to experience the performance. Traditionally, this is known as seating. But, of course, there are plenty of examples of shows with no actual seats for an audience. This could be anything from bringing their own seats as they would at a performance in a local park, or rave seating like Fuerza Bruta in New York where the audience stands and moves around for the entire show. You’ve probably seen live bands perform for dancing audiences. For now let’s concentrate on the type of show where you're trying to tell a story to an audience and you want the audience to be focused on the story. This could be improv, dance, a play, an opera, you get the idea. When considering venues, there are two important things to consider with a story show: 1) Is the space appropriate to the production’s size? 2) Can every audience member see and hear the performance adequately? Let’s address the first question. “Is the space appropriate to the production’s size?” There are performances where the performers outnumber audience members even when there’s a full house. This happens sometimes with children’s plays and dance recitals. Every family needs a ticket to see the kids perform. This is a pretty good problem to have. If you’re worried about the size of the venue and whether it will be adequate for the size of the audience, look around for local options. Churches and schools who rent auditoriums to large groups for fairly reasonable rates. Museums, libraries, and universities will sometimes fill the gap with large lecture halls and recital spaces. More often than not, the problem isn’t having too big an audience, but having an audience that barely fills the front row. In a space is built for all-school assemblies it’s hard to enjoy a small show. A friend of mine who teaches at a public school in Tulsa, Oklahoma was able to solve this problem. A cavernous auditorium will swallow a small audience of parents and friends. My friend created seating on the actual stage. She then closed the main curtain. This created a space where the audience sat on three sides of a make-shift stage in the center of an enormous main stage. It kept the performance intimate. And the audience was able to enjoy the show without the gulf of separation many older school buildings have. Other solutions include arranging for a show in a large room of someone’s home, or a backyard stage is an option. Many coffee houses and brew pubs have small performance areas. You can often find galleries, and dance studios that will open their doors to a performance group. There are plenty of basement theaters in big cities including New York and Chicago. As a member of an improv troupe I’ve had some great experiences performing in a yoga studio. There are so many options, it’s sometimes a matter of matching the venue to the performance. In 2015, the avant-garde opera company the Industry staged it’s new opera, Hopscotch, in 24 cars on the roads of Los Angeles. Audience members were chauffeured in limos where scenes from the opera took place both in the cars and in parking lots. The company performed 24 live chapters over the course of 90 minutes. Tickets were naturally limited, so cameras and mics in each limo allowed director Yuval Sharon to live-stream the action to a central hub. Using 24 screens in the round, the public could watch the opera for free. Granted, this is a pretty expensive and technically challenging idea. We can start to see options for performances that would allow for unusual venues that enhance, rather than detract from, the performance. Get creative, look around your community. What’s available? What environment enhances your story? I once saw an opera by Henry Mollicone titled, The Face on the Barroom Floor performed in a bar. Bars are noisy, as you can imagine. But like all venues, there are positives and negatives. The second consideration regarding a venue is “Can every audience member see and hear the performance adequately?” This question can be broken down into three parts: 1) Do the site lines allow for every member of the audience to see the show? 2) Is the lighting adequate? 3) Can the audience hear and understand the show? (I mean, of course, can text and lyrics be understood not whether the ideas are too esoteric.) Let’s talk about site lines first. By site lines, I mean: Is there an unobstructed line of site between each member of the audience and the area you want them to see? You might also include consideration for areas you do not want them to see. These include back stage, the mechanics for onstage effects, or the venue’s bathroom door. Check the site lines by parking yourself in various areas where an audience member might sit and actually see things from that perspective. You don’t necessarily have to sit in every seat to determine if site lines are good. But you know that if there’s a pillar in the middle of your seating area, you want to avoid putting someone behind it. This actually happened to me when I saw Dreamgirls on Broadway. I guess a cheaper ticket in this case meant sitting behind the pillar that held up the balcony section. I spent the entire show leaning left and right and getting friendly with my neighbors. You definitely don’t want the audience distracted by things like bathrooms and exit signs. It's really annoying when exit doors open onto brightly lit hallways during a performance. It’s important to give your audience some guidelines. I often say in this podcast that your audience is the final collaborator. Give them parameters so they can be engaged as collaborators. Remind audience members before each performance to turn off cell phones, and thank them for coming. If your audience is new to live theatre, remind them that the actors are also live human beings engaged in telling a story. I’ve seen people take flash photos of dancers leaping and held my breath waiting for the dancers to land safely. Those announcements concerning flash photography are important for many reasons, including your performers’ safety. Once you have site lines and site line distractions managed, make sure the performance area is well-lit. There is a big challenge when setting up for an audience. That is, lighting the show so that the audience can see it. This is where traditional theatre venues have an advantage. Most theatrical spaces are already set up with stage lighting. If not, there are a lot of ways to light a stage from the super cheap to the hyper expensive. If you’re on a tight budget, a church or school venue may have lighting available for you to use on the cheap. they can sometimes even provide a lighting person. You can usually expect to pay your lighting person for rehearsals and performances. There are also companies that rent out lights. And lighting professionals who, for a price, will go to your venue, set up lights, teach you how to operate their lighting system, and retrieve the lights when you're done. Prices vary, but you can go and look at prices online or even talk to someone local about the costs specific to your needs. The lighting for a one man show is usually much less complicated than the lighting for a full cast musical. You might also consider asking organizations if they already have lighting for their venues. Sometimes parks departments have warehouses where they’ve stored lighting for years along with the holiday decorations. Sometimes they may not even know what they have. My husband, George, likes to say, “If you don't ask, you don't get.” So it never hurts to ask if the venue has lighting equipment. Always have the equipment checked out by a knowledgeable person. Fire hazards are real in the theatre world. If you’re working on a shoestring budget, consider a daytime performance in a mall or small park. Another thing you might ask about at a venue is sound equipment. This is a little trickier when you're working on an outdoor stage. Poor sound at an outdoor event can send audiences running for their cars, and it’s tough to adjust for the outdoors. Again, the people who provide your lighting may also have sound equipment. In Tulsa, a sound company I've worked with many times called Lone Wolf Audio provides professional guidance along with top notch equipment. The prices are reasonable, and they won’t make you feel like an idiot when you need to learn how to use the equipment. Matt will talk to you about your show’s sound and make sure you have what you need. Ask around in your community. The best technical people may not be the most expensive. You'll be able to get recommendations just like you do for hotels or doctors. In 2013, my daughter, Emile, put together her first production outside of high school at the Equality Center in Tulsa. The closest thing to a play they had done up to that point was a drag show. They basically gave her a low set price for the venue and set her loose in the small warehouse. She got a good deal from Lone Wolf Audio and Matt, the owner, came to set up her lighting. The space was small enough and the actors were loud enough to be able to perform without sound equipment. After rehearsing the show in our house for a few weeks, she moved the play to the Equality Center Warehouse. There the actors set up the stage and rehearsed for a week before performing for a full house. I hear the Equality Center now has a permanent black box theater. Knowing your space and what you can do in that space can be helpful. Many performance groups have a theatre or studio home where they can perform. But your home venue may not be perfect for every show you produce. If you have a venue available at a price you can afford but your show is not appropriate to that space, consider trading with someone who has a home space perfect for you show. It’s a great way to cross-pollinate your audiences and develop professional contacts and courtesies. We’ve been able to share costumes, sets, equipment, venues and even staff members at various locations. There’s a relatively new type of venue gaining a foothold in the world of live performance and that’s the digital venue. Watching a live performance on a screen has been around since the early days of television when you could watch nearly everything live. There’s something Homeric about the experience of sharing an event performed live. Just ask 103.4 million Super Bowl fans. And while I understand there is a difference between being in the same room with the performers and watching them on a screen, you are, at least, still sharing the moment. A few years ago I downloaded an app called Periscope so I could stop at a truck stop while traveling with my daughter, Emile, and we could watch a scene from her brother, Will’s, play performed live at a New York theatre. The connection was iffy, and the camera work was not great, but it was a thrill to be sitting in the middle of Nevada in a parking lot watching a live New York performance. Today there are options like FaceBook Live, Life On Air, Livestream, Periscope Producer, Roomsapp.live, Snapchat Live Stories, Streamup, Stringwire, Twitter Live, UStream, YouNow, and YouTube Live and especially for live casting theatre, there are Crowdcast and HowlRound. But almost any platform works. Keep in mind, permission is still necessary for live streaming anything or anyone. If you don’t have permission from the creators and performers, you don’t get to live stream or record the show on any platform. I hope this podcast helps to kick start your search for the perfect venue. Speaking of kick start, in addition to places online to find live streaming options, you’ll also find ways to fund your projects. I’ll go into some detail in another episode. But, just as there are uncommon venue options, there are also some funding options to consider when creating your event.  I hope you'll check out the blog, SallyPAL.com, for articles and podcast episodes. You, too, can be a SallyPAL. Sign up for a FREE Creator’s Notebook insert at SallyPAL.com/join.Thank you for following, sharing, subscribing, reviewing, joining, & thank you for listening. Thanks to Hannah for emailing me, it was awesome to hear from you!If you’re downloading and listening on your drive to work, or falling asleep to my Homeric form like my sister does, let me know you’re out there. I want you to pursue your dream and share your stories. Storytelling through plays, dances, music, and other types of performances is the most important thing we do as a culture. That’s why I encourage you to share your stories because you’re the only one with your particular point of view. And SallyPAL is here with resources, encouragement, and a growing community of storytellers. I want to help you tell your stories. All the stories ever expressed once lived only in someone’s imagination… Now… Go find a venue!