In this episode we’re featuring part 2 of our interview with Pansy Poke collective, as well as a discussion between Adamant Eve and Gaywire producers. In part one, Aberdeen, Charlie and Kayla had told us about their journeys as tattoo artists and how Pansy Poke came to be. In this episode the artists at Pansy Poke tattoos tell us about the ways that they are breaking down some of the toxic behaviours that are prevalent in the tattooing industry. Afterwards, we hear a conversation between Adamant Eve producers Rose-Eva Forgues-Jenkins and Luis Cifuentes, as well as Terrence Adams from Gaywire as they talk about tattoos as a form of bodily reclamation.To find out more about Pansy Poke go to their instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pansypoke.co/?hl=enTo find out more about Gaywire: https://www.cjsr.com/shows/gaywire/Hosting by Michelle DengMusic featured: Smooth Actor - Podington BearThe Confrontation - Podington Bear★ Support this podcast ★

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Feminism and tattoos: part 2 with Pansy Poke collective and collaboration with Gaywire

In this episode Rose-Eva interviews the pansy poke tattooing collective about feminism and tattoos. Charlie, Deen and Kayla talk about how pansy poke came to be, and how they created a safe and accessible space for everyone, as well as the ways that tattoos can be a powerful way for people to reclaim and feel empowered in their bodies.Hosting by Autumn MoronchukMusic featured: Smooth Actor - Podington Bear★ Support this podcast ★

Feminism and tattoos: part 1 of our interview with pansy poke collective

We interviewed Yazmin, a community leader who is developing a community mural to strengthen the relations between immigrant and indigenous communities.

Walls of Colour

Kathryn Lennon and Kyla Pascal are the co-editors of Hungry Zine, a community-focused zine centering radical food stories, art, and culture. Their pilot issue Home Cooking, honours everyday food knowledge -- delving into the complexities of the stories, emotions, questions, and relationships of home cooking. Hungry hopes to open space for new voices and new ways of relating to food and each other.To learn more about Hungry Zine, please visit their website. And to be in the scoop on their most recent news and Zine release of Issue 00: Home Cooking, be sure to follow them on Twitter and Instagram. Music by Chad Crouch: 1) Cirrus and 2) City Lights.★ Support this podcast ★

Hungry for Food Justice

Join our producers as we share some of our favourite tunes that we've been listening to lately! Autumn, Michelle, Wen and Luis share some songs for us to listen to, let us know what these songs mean to them and the team shares their thoughts on the songs as well. First, Autumn explains why Kimya Dawson's 2006 track I Like Giants has been a feminist anthem for her throughout the years. Then Michelle explains the power behind FKA Twigs magnum opus, mary magdelene off of the album of the same name. Next, Wen introduces us to an up and coming Canadian band made up of two trans women known as Black Dresses as we listen to their track entitled IM A FREAK CUZ IM ALWAYS FREAKED OUT off of their album Peaceful as Hell. Last but not least, Luis explains the legacy of Argentinian singer Mercedes Sosa and shares her song Me Gustan Los Estudiantes from her 1971 album Homenaje a Violeta Parra. Enjoy!Music featured in this episode: Kimya Dawson - I Like Giants: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJDx_-aCY6UFKA Twigs - mary magdalene: https://youtu.be/YUvJOZfdGQg Black Dresses - IM A FREAK CUZ IM ALWAYS FREAKED OUT: https://youtu.be/ef5OriyLvHkMercedes Sosa - Me Gustan Los Estudiantes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOxS1EbaEhkIntro/interstitial music: Rainbow - Chad Crouch★ Support this podcast ★

Radio Eve: feminist melodies for 2021

Happy Mother's Day to all mothers and mother figures! In this episode, Adamant Eve contributors, Autumn Moronchuk, Luis Cifuentes, Michelle Deng, and Rose-Eva Forgues-Jenkins will first be discussing the history of Mother’s Day and sharing some fun facts and thoughts with each other. In the later part of this episode, you will hear an interview with Autumn and her moms, Janet Duffy and Deb Farstad, where they will discuss mother-daughter relationships, feminism, empowerment, and what it means to raise a feminist daughter.

Mother's Day: A Peek into the History and Raising a Feminist Daughter

In this episode, Wen Chan and Rose-Eva Forgues-Jenkins speak with Dr. Sourayan Mookerjea about the ethics of care work, the division between universities and activists and resistance to green capitalism and more. Here are the readings that were quoted and mentioned during this conversation: - https://eco-chick.com/ecofeminism-explained-by-activists-ecofeminists-and-me/ - https://syllabus.pirate.care/topic/commoningcare/ -https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/17/magazine/waged-housework.html Music used: -Creative Writing by Chad Crouch -Bon Journee by Chad Crouch

White Supremacy: A Conversation on Academia and Ecology with Dr. Mookerjea

In this episode, Luis Cifuentes and Rose-Eva Forgues-Jenkins speak with Dr. Shama Rangwala about the overt rise of white supremacy, ideological adaptation, Marvel movies, Diversity and Inclusion trainings, and more! Dr. Rangwala mentioned some accessible readings that we have listed below: - Spectre Journal https://spectrejournal.com/ - Feminism for the 99%: A Manifesto by Cinzia Arruzza, Nancy Fraser, and Tithi Bhattacharya - Border and Rule: Global Migration, Capitalism, and Racist Nationalism by Harsha Walia - Black Marxism: The Making of the Black Radical Tradition by Cedric Robinson - Policing Black Lives by Robyn Maynard Music used: P Flunked Funk by Podington Bear

White Supremacy: Ideological Adaptation with Dr. Shama Rangwala

On the second part of our follow up COVID-19 series, Michelle Deng and Luis Cifuentes sit down with Dr. Denise Spitzer to learn more about the new challenges that the pandemic has presented for migrant communities as well as pre-existing issues that have been exponentially heightened. If you want to learn more about how you can support and advocate for migrant workers, please check out https://www.migrantealberta.ca/ To learn more about Dr. Spitzer's research, visit https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Denise-Spitzer to access various publications Music used: Pacing by Chad Crouch

Revisiting COVID-19 One Year Later - Lifting the Veil on Migrant Injustice with Dr. Denise Spitzer

Dr. Montesanti has been researching the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people who are currently experiencing domestic and interpersonal violence, as well as survivors. Wen Chan, Autumn Moronchuk and Rose-Eva Forgues-Jenkins chat with Dr. Montesanti to know more about how COVID-19 and lockdown restrictions has affected this population as well as the anti-violence sector overall.

Revisiting COVID-19 one year later - What does this mean for survivors? with Dr. Montesanti

CW: Hate crimes On this episode, we take a listen back to coverage from the 5th annual Hate to Hope Rally in Edmonton back in 2016, which raises awareness of hate crimes in Alberta. Thanks to Chevi Rabbit for sharing about Hate to Hope https://hatetohope.org/courses/course-v1:projectsomeonecommons+hatetohope+EN_2020_01/about Bashir Mohamed who was mentioned in this episode has written a Edmonton Anti-Black Racism Toolkit: https://www.bashirmohamed.com/blog/2020/6/2/edmontontoolkit Also on this episode, local poet Shima Aisha Robinson talks about her art and why she adopted the pen name Dwennimmen. Check out Shima's work website here: https://www.denseverse.net/?fbclid=IwAR2Qp-mfnsG2fgXq9oYRwi8364B19tZ_RX3Y6VEpHXpxgOlkTIkUqa5ayiQ Music: Flarinet by Podington Bear

Revisiting From Hate to Hope

Join us for the extended version in which we hear an interview that Luis Cifuentes conducted with Dan Scratch and Julia Dalman from the RAD Educators network. RAD Educators Network is a diverse group of educators and people passionate about education who collaborate and organize with their community to address issues like inequality, sexism, and racism in the education system. Julia and Dan discuss how political thought in the process of education impacts education as a collective good, how the role of education can include social justice, and why educators need to be activists in their own communities. Check out RAD Educators Network here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2165198663702680/discussion/preview or https://twitter.com/radeducators?lang=en Music by: Mercedes Sosa - Me Gustan los Estudiantes (I Love the Students)

RAD Educators

This episode explores dimensions of how the current judicial and police systems often fail to center the needs and well-being of survivors-victims of sexual violence. Additionally, how we can imagine and create alternative ways, of keeping each other safe and accountable, sans cops and colonial systems of 'justice.' Hear Michelle Deng and Rose-Eva Forgues-Jenkins talk with the director of the University of Alberta Sexual Assault Centre, Samantha Pearson. Also in this conversation, we hear from members of No Cops On Campus, Shima Robinson and Kendra Cowley.

Policing and Sexual Violence

Happy New Year! In the first episode of 2021, the Adamant Eve team take a look back at 2020 and highlight some of the stories and events that we covered. Thank you again to all our listeners and to everyone supporting community radio, we couldn't have come this far without you!

2020: A Year In Review

In this episode, Rose-Eva Forgues-Jenkins and Kimberley Barrett, a Master of Science student, discuss mentorship in academia through a feminist lens. This conversation was sparked by a controversial paper that was recently published in Nature Communications that concluded that women are more successful when they have a male mentor rather than a female mentor. The paper can be accessed at https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-19723-8

Academic Mentorship

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