In this episode we discuss femicide cases in Canada and in Brazil, review the Women’s Equality Coalition submission on prostitution to the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls and listen to Jax’s pop song Victoria’s secret.
In this episode we touch on the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women position paper on the definition of “women”, discuss how men prey on women’s economic vulnerability and the federal bills for Guaranteed Livable Basic Income, review the documentary Hidden Letters and listen to Nehanda’s song "I am a Woman".
We believe that the application of Guaranteed Livable Income will ensure that no one, let alone Indigenous women, suffers from economic hardship and poverty.
As feminists we are demanding our fair share of the common wealth. The successes of the
feminist revolution is rooted in collectively insisting on 100% of what we want, making the
impossible, possible – for our desire for freedom makes Guaranteed Livable Income only a
minute step towards our vision of liberation
“If the government will provide Guaranteed Livable Income...that will allow women to have dignified lives... It will improve the situation in general, but will allow women to escape a lot of abusive situations in particular.”
By News1130
March 8, 2018
“If the government will provide Guaranteed Livable Income that will allow women to have dignified lives... It will improve the situation in general, but will allow women to escape a lot of abusive situations in particular.”
A Guaranteed Livable Income must be set high enough to meet adequate standards of living. It should provide all basic necessities such as a nutritious diet, safe adequate housing, transportation, and allow for discretionary spending to enhance full participation in community life.
Women in Canada expect full and generous provision for all people's basic needs from the common wealth. Social and collective provision for sustaining life must be generous and secure in Canada and must be delivered through national mechanisms appropriately influenced and controlled by the women of our many specific communities.
By Lee Lakeman, Angela Miles, and Linda Christiansen-Ruffman