The recent report published by the Israeli Dinah Project about Hamasโ sexual violence against Israeli victims on October 7, 2023 took me back to two essays by the Palestinian feminist activist and writer (a citizen of Israel), Samah Salaime.
In this episode we talk with Kyungjin Oh from the Korea Women's Associations United (KWAU) about women's oppression and feminist resistance in South Korea.
Throughout 2023, there has been an explosion of closed groups popping up on Facebook under the banner of โAre We Dating the Same Guy?โ each specific to a particular community/region of Canada, as well as internationally, including the U.S., Australia, and the United Kingdom.
COVID-19 did not create the struggles women are currently facing, but highlighted and exasperated their existing struggles. On this episode, 3 feminists groups share the barriers women faced during the pandemic, from the perspective of women in prison, women working in the domestic and caregiving field, as well as women escaping male violence.
This episode features:
- Julie Diesta and Lotis Caluza from the Vancouver Committee for Domestic Workers' and Caregivers' Rights
- Alia Perini and Candice Pilgrim from Strength in Sisterhood (Advocates for incarcerated women)
- Sonam Khangura and Hilla Kerner from Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter
They say feminist struggles have made great steps forward. But we are still being murdered.
They say now women have more voice. But we are still being murdered.
They say women are now taken into account. But we are still being murdered.
