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Lina AbiRafeh, PhD is a global women's rights expert and gender equality advocate with decades of experience worldwide. Lina worked for over 20 years in development and humanitarian contexts in Afghanistan, Haiti, Central African Republic, Papua New Guinea, and others. Her experience spans global organizations such as the World Bank and various United Nations agencies. Lina advises several organizations and companies at a senior level. In addition, she is also the Senior Advisor for Global Women's Rights at the Arab Institute for Women at the Lebanese American University, where she served as Executive Director for seven years. Lina sits on the board of numerous global women's rights organizations including SheDecides, Global Institute for Women's Leadership, Forced Migration Review, Society of Gender Professionals, Global Women's Institute, and others. Created and hosted by Mikey Muhanna, afikraEdited by: Ramzi RammanTheme music by: Tarek Yamani https://www.instagram.com/tarek_yamani/About the afikra Conversations:Our long-form interview series features academics, arts, ‎and media experts who are helping document and/or shape the history and culture of the Arab world through their ‎work. Our hope is that by having the guest share their expertise and story, the community still walks away with newfound curiosity - and maybe some good recommendations about new nerdy rabbit holes to dive into headfirst. ‎Following the interview, there is a moderated town-hall-style Q&A with questions coming from the live virtual audience ‎on Zoom.‎ Join the live audience: https://www.afikra.com/rsvp   FollowYoutube - Instagram (@afikra_) - Facebook - Twitter Support www.afikra.com/supportAbout afikra:‎afikra is a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. We aim to collectively reframe the dominant narrative of the region by exploring the histories and cultures of the region- past, present, and future - through conversations driven by curiosity. Read more about us on  afikra.com

Host Aeriol Ascher gets fired up with the amazing Lina AbiRafeh on the subject of human rights and the abolishment of violence against women.Lina AbiRafeh is a global women's rights expert and humanitarian aid worker with decades of experience worldwide. Since 2015, she has served as the Executive Director of the Arab Institute for Women at the Lebanese American University, an academic and activist institute covering the 22 Arab states. The Institute was established in 1973 as the first women's institute in the Arab region – and one of the first globally. Lina spent over 20 years in development and humanitarian contexts in countries such as Afghanistan, Haiti, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nepal, and others. Her specific expertise is in gender-based violence prevention and response, summarized by her TEDx talk, WomenDeliver PowerTalk, keynote address for Swedish International Development Agency annual meeting, amongst others.Lina completed her doctoral work from the London School of Economics and published “Gender and International Aid in Afghanistan: The Politics and Effects of Intervention” based on her research. A second book on this theme is currently underway, to be released in early 2022. Lina speaks and publishes frequently on a range of gender issues, for instance on the need for a feminist response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on Arab women and girls. She believes women's leadership is the strongest vehicle for peace and sustainable development. Lina's piece I Hate International Women's Day has resonated with women's rights activists worldwide. Her work on women in Afghanistan was featured on CNN, leading to a live CNN interview on this topic, as well as appearances on France24, CNN Greece, BBC, and others. On October 11, Lina was featured on Good Morning America for International Day of the Girl. Lina is a board member of various organizations including SheDecides, Forced Migration Review, Society of Gender Professionals, and others. Lina is among the Gender Equality Top 100 worldwide in 2018 and 2019. She was awarded a Vital Voices fellowship for 2021 for outstanding women leaders. Healing Vibes with AeriolAeriol Ascher BodyMindSoul.TV & Media Network founder, producer, host and Empowered Self-Care book compilerHealing Body Mind and Soul Network Find the healing body Mind and soul network at BodyMindSoul.TV Get your self-mastery journal and self-mastery oracle deck for special pre-order price at: selfmasteryset.aeriolascher.comAeriol Ascher BodyMindSoul.TV & Media Network founder, producer, host and Empowered Self-Care book compilerHealing Body Mind and Soul Network Find the healing body Mind and soul network at BodyMindSoul.TVSupport the show (https://paypal.me/askaeriol?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US)

Kattie and Mila invite their dear friend Lina AbiRafeh (global women's rights expert and "Hell Yeah" Feminist) to join them in a discussion around feminism and feminists.   They'll explore the concept and misconceptions around the term feminist, discuss their own personal journeys around being feminists, and tackle some tough questions that often get presented to feminists to defend or justify.  They'll also spend some time discussing the situation in Afghanistan and the impact on women and girls in the country and what we can do to help.Shared on this episode: TEDBlog: What's the definition of feminism?  12 Talks that explain it to you.  The Washington Post: What type of feminist (or anti-feminist) are you? The Guardian: Am I a feminist? You asked Google - here's the answer.  by Natasha Walter, Lola Okolosie, and Kate Maltby "Feminists: What Were They Thinking?" - Trailer Roxanne Gay:  Confessions of a Bad Feminst - TEDtalk Did You Know:  The Fate of Women and Girls in Afghanistan CNN Article:  For Afghan Women the US Rhetoric of Liberation has Fallen Short by Lina AbiRafeh CNN Interview:  Fears over rights of women under Taliban control Shamsia Hassani : First female street artist in Afghanistan It Doesn't All Suck:  Compensation for Housework in DivorceNYTimes:  Husband Must Pay Wife $7,700 for Years of Housework, Chinese Court RulesGuest Bio, Links and Information:  Lina AbiRafeh, PhDLina AbiRafeh is a global women's rights expert and humanitarian aid worker with decades of experience worldwide. Since 2015, she has served as the Executive Director of the Arab Institute for Women at the Lebanese American University, an academic/activist institute covering the 22 Arab states. The Institute was established in 1973 as the first women's institute in the Arab region – and one of the first globally. Lina spent over 20 years in development and humanitarian contexts in countries such as Afghanistan, Haiti, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nepal, and others. Her specific expertise is in gender-based violence prevention and response, summarized by her TEDx talk, Women Deliver PowerTalk, keynote address for Swedish International Development Agency annual meeting, amongst others. Lina completed her doctoral work from the London School of Economics and published “Gender and International Aid in Afghanistan: The Politics and Effects of Intervention” based on her research. She speaks and publishes frequently on a range of gender issues, for instance on the need for a feminist response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on Arab women and girls. She believes women's leadership is the strongest vehicle for peace and sustainable development. Lina's piece I Hate International Women's Day has resonated with women's rights activists worldwide. Her most recent writing, on women in Afghanistan, was featured on CNN, leading to a live CNN interview on this topic. Lina is a board member of various organizations including SheDecides, Forced Migration Review, Society of Gender Professionals, and others. Lina is among the Gender Equality Top 100 worldwide in 2018 and 2019. She was awarded a Vital Voices fellowship for 2021 for outstanding women leaders. She was recognized by the Women's Media Center as one of their Progressive Women's Voices for 2021 and is featured in their database of experts.  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lina-abirafeh-28774867/Twitter: @LinaAbiRafeh Instagram: @LinaAbiRafeh Medium: https://linaabirafeh.medium.com/Blog: https://linasays.wordpress.comHouse of Apis Social Media:House of ApisInstagramTwitterFacebookLinkedInCredits:Hosts:  Mila Aleman and Kattie CapozzaGuest: Lina AbiRafeh, PhDMusic: Hussa Al HumaidhiSound Effects: Zapsplat

The greatest source of knowledge when it comes to enacting change for communities, is from the communities themselves. In this episode, we look at the nature in which SheDecides in South Asia has been championing this way of enacting change in the abortion space. Our Guest Samara walks us through her work and how she has noticed the efficacy of centering the voices of those whose lives we hope to radically change through advocacy and policy change.

Mariela Belski es abogada, feminista, gran referente en el activismo por los derechos humanos, es embajadora de "She Decides" y directora ejecutiva de Amnistía Internacional en Argentina. Que es "She Decides"? Se aplica la ley del aborto? Como continua la lucha? Cuales son las problemáticas de derechos humanos actuales en el país? Que tiene que pasar para que dejen de matarnos? Gracias Mariela! Por Lucía y Emilia Fantacone.

In conversation with Dr Erica Charters and Robin Gorna. TORCH Goes Digital! presents a series of weekly live events Big Tent - Live Events! Performance Week​ Part of the Humanities Cultural Programme, one of the founding stones for the future Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities. How have societies responded to pandemics, throughout the world, and throughout time? What are the new narratives, meanings and cultures that emerge and shape emerging realities? As this conversation will remind us, there is no simple answer to the problem of disease – but disease is also far more than a medical or scientific problem. Robin Gorna will draw on her experiences with social movements and cultural responses to AIDS since the 1980s, which brought hope and massive social change in the midst of rage and death. She will discuss the many connections between the two pandemics - of cultural change, politics and people and emerging narratives, with reflections on her current experience of living with Covid-19 in her own body. Erica Charters will discuss a just-published special issue of Centaurus on ‘The history of epidemics in the time of COVID-19’, reflecting on how the discipline of the history of science and medicine has responded to the current pandemic. Sharing historical approaches to understanding disease, she will explore how historians have framed pandemics and what a long-term context might offer for our understanding of COVID-19. Biographies: Dr Erica Charters (History Faculty and Wolfson College) examines the history of war, disease, and bodies, particularly in the British and French empires. Her current research focuses on manpower during the eighteenth century, examining the history of bodies as well as the history of methods used to measure and enhance bodies, labour, and population as a whole, including the history of statistics. Since disease was the biggest threat to manpower in the early modern world, Erica looks at how disease environments – throughout the world – shaped military, commercial, and agricultural power, as well as how overseas experiences shaped European theories of medicine, biology, and race alongside political methodologies such as statistics and censuses. Erica's monograph Disease, War, and the Imperial State: The Welfare of British Armed Forces during the Seven Years War (Chicago, 2014) traces how responses to disease shaped military strategy, medical theory, and the nature of British imperial authority (awarded the AAHM 2016 George Rosen Prize and the SAHR 2014 Best First Book). To read more about Erica's recent publication, please visit: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/16000498 Robin Gorna is an AIDS activist and feminist who has led global and local campaigns and organisations, including SheDecides (the global women’s rights movement that she co-founded 2017), the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (hosted by WHO), International AIDS Society, and Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations. She set up the global AIDS Team for DFID (Department for International Development) in 2003, and then moved to South Africa to lead the UK’s regional and national HIV and health programmes. She co-founded, and now chairs, the St John’s College Women’s Network. She studied Theology but spent far too much time involved in student drama until the end of her 2nd year when she saw an early performance of The Normal Heart (by Larry Kramer) and signed up as a volunteer with the UK’s new AIDS Charity, the Terrence Higgins Trust. She remains fascinated by the ways in which culture and the arts inspire social movements, including the global AIDS response. She publishes regularly and wrote one of the earliest books on women, Vamps, Virgins and Victims: how can women fight AIDS? She’s now working on a feminist memoir exploring a life lived between two pandemics. For more information, please visit Robin Gorna's website here: www.robingorna.com

Due to South Africa’s nationwide lockdown in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, this week we will be running a re-broadcast of our previous show with the Danish Minister for Development Cooperation - Ulla Tørnæs. We discuss some of the factors that motivated her career in politics and some memorable milestones. Minister Tørnæs notes that a key priority for her ministry is to express the voice of the millions of women and girls around the world who are either not able to express their voice, or enjoy equal rights and opportunities for equitable economic participation. We highlight aspects of the World Bank’s We-Fi initiative to facilitate access to capital for female entrepreneurs. We also discuss the SheDecides movement, which aims to mobilise a strong political voice for women to have access to family planning and contraception facilities, and have the ability to make their own decisions about their reproductive rights. Tune in for more…

Due to South Africa’s nationwide lockdown in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, this week we will be running a re-broadcast of our previous show with Ms Lilianne Ploumen, a Dutch politician with the Labour Party, currently serving as a member of parliament in the Netherlands, she was the former Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of Netherlands and is the founder of SheDecides. We discuss the role of education (formal and informal) and an appetite for continued learning as a ticket for a better future. We unpack the purpose and milestones of the SheDecides movement which in less than year has garnered support from more than 60 countries across the globe to amplify women’s voices. We also talk about the steps of putting in motion a bill to close the gender pay gap in the Netherlands, which makes employers responsible for paying equal salaries their employees for work of equal value, irrespective of gender.  Tune in for more…

Samen met SheDecides Nederland en Kenniscentrum seksualiteit Rutgers maakten we een aflevering over vijf grote thema's rondom seksualiteit. Over die thema's hebben we een tijdje terug input van jullie verzameld (op Instagram) en die input gaat mee met SheDecides naar de Internationale Conferentie voor Bevolking en Ontwikkeling in Nairobi, zodat er hopelijk nieuw beleid wordt gemaakt. Mocht je onze insta-posts gemist hebben, de thema's zijn: seksuele voorlichting, het zorgaanbod rondom seksualiteit, LHBTIQ+ mensen, seksueel ongewenst gedrag en toegang tot abortus. In deze bonusaflevering hebben we maar liefst drie mensen te gast die alledrie aanwezig zullen zijn bij het congres. Floortje van der Plas is youth leader bij SheDecides en zij is degene die de input op het congres zal presenteren. Justine van de Beek is socioloog, gespecialiseerd in seksualiteit en gender en ze is jongerenambassadeur Seksuele en Reproductieve Rechten en Gezondheid. Evi van den Dungen is bij Rutgers pleitbezorger bij de VN in New York en Genève. Ze werkt met activisten uit Afrika en Azië en is deze aflevering onze fact machine (met eigen jingle!). Vijf van zulke grote onderwerpen in 1 aflevering? Dat kan toch bijna niet??! KLOPT! Maar we deden het toch. Verwacht in de toekomst meer over deze onderwerpen, want ze verdienen eigenlijk allemaal hun eigen aflevering (of drie). SHOWNOTES Het complete onderzoeksrapport van Seks onder je 25e:https://bit.ly/2OlQ7gQ Monitor seksuele gezondheid: https://bit.ly/30M9cv6 White paper over seksueel geweld: https://bit.ly/2IkdkfC Het onderzoek van Jantine van der Lisdonk Uncomfortable encounters. Dutch same-sex oriented young people's experiences: https://bit.ly/32VaiGC De keuzehulp van Rutgers om te beslissen welke vorm van anticonceptie het beste bij je past: https://anticonceptievoorjou.nl/ De campagne van Rutgers over gedeelde verantwoordelijkheid rondom anticonceptie: https://bit.ly/2AEgvL3 Voor al je vragen over seks: Sense.info Meer informatie voor jongeren over abortus: https://bit.ly/2AJ3hg0 Meer weten over wat er in de afgelopen 50 jaar is bereikt op het gebied van seksuele gezondheid en rechten in Nederland, wat Rutgers daar aan heeft bijgedragen en waar we ons in de toekomst op gaan richten? Dat lees je hierrrr: https://rutgers50.international/ Volg Rutgers op: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rutgersnl/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/rutgersnl Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NL.Rutgers/ Of Neem een kijkje op: https://rutgers.nl/ Vind hier meer info over seksualiteit: https://seksualiteit.nl/ Dit is de site voor onderwijsprofessionals: https://seksuelevorming.nl/ En deze site is voor zorgprofessionals: https://seksindepraktijk.nl/ SheDecides Volg de road to Nairobi: https://shedecides.nl/ Volg Justine: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YouthSRHR/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/srhryouth/ Producer: Daniël van de Poppe Jingles: Lucas de Gier Zie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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EPISODE 26: Partners in Health with Jourdan McGinn (This episode was recorded in a public space, so you may hear footsteps, echoes & general titter tatter - we’re sorry, we’ve tried our best to make it easier to listen to!) This week we’re talking to Director of Policy & Partnership with the formidable Partners in Health (PIH) Sierra Leone, Jourdan McGinn. On Thursday 29th November, 2018, we had our final VERVE Think Tank (VTT) of the year and did so in partnership with PIH. We were lucky enough to have Jourdan fly over to our London office so VERVE ‘Mother’ Anna Quick- Palmer could interview her at the event in front of 40+ attendees. This episode is just a snippet of the fundamental work PIH are doing. Anna, Jourdan & VERVE Chief Managing Feminist Erin Whiteley sit down to talk about what PIH do, and how we can go about to help them, too… Give to PIH Sierra Leone here, where all your donations will be MATCHED: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/vervethinktankglobal2018?utm_term=yp6p9p6gW Emma Minor’s of PIH blogs for more info on PIH: https://www.verveup.com/shesaid/breaking-the-mold-for-pregnant-women-in-sierra-leone https://www.verveup.com/shesaid/feminist-healthcare-in-the-heart-of-sierra-leone?rq=emma%20minor Anna Quick- Palmer’s blog on Drs believing Black People feel less pain than white people: https://www.verveup.com/shesaid/drs-still-think-that-black-people-feel-less-pain-than-whites-and-that-hurts Claire Ryder's blog on healthcare being a human right: https://www.verveup.com/shesaid/is-healthcare-a-human-right?rq=is%20healthcare%20a%20human%20right%20 New York Times article mentioned by Jourdan about Doula's: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/02/style/postpartum-doula.html Official PIH Website: https://www.pih.org More on the imperative She Decides organisation: https://www.shedecides.com DO SOMETHING for She Decides here: https://www.shedecides.com/do-something/ VERVE links: Website: https://www.verveup.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/verve_up/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/verve_up FB: https://www.facebook.com/verveup/ Host: Anna Quick- Palmer - Mother of VERVE (Founder & Chief Feminist Operative) Co- Host: Erin Whiteley - Chief Managing Feminist at VERVE Guest: Jourdan McGinn - Director of Policy & Partnership for Partners in Health Music Intro & Outro: Jamie Masterson - Freelance Music Producer (insta: jaytmasterson) Podcast Editor: Helena Burton- Jones Speaking over Intro & Outro music: Anna Quick- Palmer - VERVE Founder & Chief Feminist Operative Please reach out if we've missed something in our episode notes. contact@verveup.com

This week we talk to the Danish Minister for Development Cooperation - Ulla Tørnæs. We discuss some of the factors that motivated her career in politics and some memorable milestones. Minister Tørnæs notes that a key priority for her ministry is to express the voice of the millions of women and girls around the world who are either not able to express their voice, or enjoy equal rights and opportunities for equitable economic participation. We highlight aspects of the World Bank’s We-Fi initiative to facilitate access to capital for female entrepreneurs. We also discuss the SheDecides movement, which aims to mobilise a strong political voice for women to have access to family planning and contraception facilities, and have the ability to make their own decisions about their reproductive rights. Tune in for more…

This week we talk to Ms Lilianne Ploumen, a Dutch politician with the Labour Party, currently serving as a member of parliament in the Netherlands, she was the former Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of Netherlands and is the founder of SheDecides. We discuss the role of education (formal and informal) and an appetite for continued learning as a ticket for a better future. We unpack the purpose and milestones of the SheDecides movement which in less than year has garnered support from more than 60 countries across the globe to amplify women’s voices. We also talk about the steps of putting in motion a bill to close the gender pay gap in the Netherlands, which makes employers responsible for paying equal salaries their employees for work of equal value, irrespective of gender. Tune in for more…

This week in recognition of International Women’s Day, today, 8th March 2018, celebrated under the theme, “Press of Progress”, we reflect on some of the catalysts that have driven, and are driving women’s rights. In today’s panel we are joined by to Ms Lilianne Ploumen, a Dutch politician with the Labour Party, currently serving as a member of parliament in the Netherlands, she was the former Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of Netherlands and is the founder of SheDecides; and Ms Marisa Gerards who is the Ambassador of the Netherlands to South Africa. We discuss some of the recent movements like SheDecides, HeforShe, MeToo, Not in my name, that focus on issues of inequality, power differentials, unequal pay, sexual harassment, gender based violence and improving solidarity amongst all to advance equality. Men and women live on the planet together, they should run it together. Tune in for more…

This week we talk to Ms Jane Raphaely Chairperson of Associated Media Publishing, which publishes both internationally acclaimed, and South African brands, ranging from Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, WOW, House and Leisure, Good Housekeeping/Goeie Huishouding, H&L Renovations, H&L Food, SA Lingerie to Cosmo on Campus. We discuss some of the pivotal movements that have gathered momentum in the last 12-months to advance women’s rights of equality and empowerment, such as MeToo, SheDecides, HeforShe, and Impact 10x10x10. We mention the rise of alignments, like those established between Marie Claire and Business Women’s Association to develop action plans for women heading up companies to jointly target issues that are holding women back, moving from merely talking about problems to taking resolutions. We recognise that justice for women requires men to be part of the delivery and not the problem. In closing we acknowledge that positive changes for women are not only possible but probable. Tune in for more…

Robin on Easter, Google, United Airlines, female SCOTUS justices, and VAL (Violence Against Language). Guests: Dutch Trade Minister Lilianne Ploumen describes the founding of She Decides; Veronica Todaro on women and Parkinson's disease. Lilianne Ploumen: Veronica Todaro: