Feminists Want System Change

For the sixth episode of Feminists Want System Change podcast at the Asia-Pacific Beijing+25 Platform for Action regional meeting, Lean Bayle Arcega Deleon speaks with women's rights activist Yevgeniya Kozyreva, head of women's rights organisation Feminist League in Kazakhstan. Yevgeniya talks about the 27 year long journey of Feminist League and women's rights movement in Kazakhstan fighting sexual violence through laws and her belief that "everything will be good" because of the new generation of feminist activists continuing their fight.

For the fifth episode of Feminists Want System Change podcast at the Asia-Pacific Beijing+25 Platform for Action regional meeting, Lean Bayle Arcega Deleon speaks with feminist activist Yasmine Bjornum, founder of feminist organisation Sista in Vanuatu. Yasmine talks about Vanuatu being only the third country in the world without women representatives in the parliament and using art and media as tools of advocacy for women's rights in the islands.

For the fourth episode of Feminists Want System Change podcast at the Asia-Pacific Beijing+25 Platform for Action regional meeting, Lean Bayle Arcega Deleon speaks with women's rights activist Olga Djanaeva, Head of women's organisation Alga in Kyrgyzstan. Olga talks about the journey of her organisation immediately after the Beijing Platform for Action in 1994 and the growth women's rights have seen in Kyrgyzstan since then, especially against "bride kidnapping", a violent and exploitative practice against women with roots in the deep seated patriarchal community.

For the third episode of Feminists Want System Change podcast at the Asia-Pacific Beijing+25 Platform for Action regional meeting, Lean Bayle Arcega Deleon speaks with feminist and peace activist Helen Hakena, co-founder of Leitana Nehan Women's Development Agency (LNWDA) in Bougainville Papua New Guinea (PNG), talks about the continuing Gender Based Violence due to existing militarism post Bougainville Civil War and the desire of the nation to be recognised as an autonomous body by the Papua New Guinea government.

*Trigger Warning* This episode of Feminists Want System Change podcast contains graphic description of violent attacks against women. Listener's discretion is advised.

For the second episode of Feminists Want System Change podcast at the Asia-Pacific Beijing+25 Platform for Action regional meeting, Lean Bayle Arcega Deleon speaks with Women Human Rights Defender (WHRD) and research activist Cham Perez who works for the Filipino organisation Center for Women's Resources (CRW) about the violent attacks on women and peace activists protesting labour rights violations caused by neoliberal policies in the country.

For the first episode of Feminists Want System Change podcast at the Asia-Pacific Beijing+25 Platform for Action regional meeting, Lean Bayle Arcega Deleon speaks with Women Human Rights Defender (WHRD) Saku who works for the Mongolian organisation CHRD about the increasing attacks on the WHRDs and environmental activists in Mongolia fighting against the mining corporations.

For the last episode of Feminists Want System change at the UNECE Beijing25+ Platform for Action regional meeting, Anne-Sophie Garrigou speaks with LGBTQI+ activist Rashima Kwatra who works for the Swedish organisation RFSL about the structural barriers LGBTQI+ people face and international policy recommendations. 

Day 2 of the Beijing25+ Platform for Action, Emma Rainey and Anne-Sophie Garrigou interview Carlos Idibouo from NAMEN about LGBTQI+ rights and HIV/Aids movement building from the African perspective. 

Day 2 of the Beijing25+ Platform for Action, Emma Rainey and Anne-Sophie Garrigou speak with Vera Syrakvash from the World WYCA about the importance of sexual and reproductive health and rights, and young feminist participation in decision making. 

Day 2 of the Beijing25+ Platform for Action, Emma Rainey and Anne-Sophie Garrigou speak with Olena Zakharova from Women's Initiatives for Peace in Donbas(s) (WIPD) where they facilitate permanent dialogue platforms for women from Ukraine, Russia and other European countries.