For a World With Equality Against Forced Displacement, Religious Fundamentalism and Neo-Fascism

To honour and celebrate 2019 International Women’s Day, Life Stories Quilt podcast created a small Audio Quilt for March 8, asking different people about the importance of International Women’s Day in their opinion!

Most of the recording happened at the Women of Diverse Origins Conference on March 2nd, 2019 in Montreal.

Song that accompanied this Quilt is called; “The March of the Women”, by Ethel Mary Smyth. She was an English composer and a member of the Suffragettes movement.

Part of the lyric:

“Shout, shout, up with your song!
Cry with the wind, for the dawn is breaking;
March, march, swing you along,
Wind blows our banner, and hope is waking.
Song with its story, dreams with their glory”

Talks are recorded on March 2nd, 2019 in Montreal.

On March 2nd 2019 to celebrate International Women’s Day, The March 8 Committee of Women of Diverse Origins organized; Panel; Speakers, Culture, resistance and Bannock!

This podcast episode includes three sections;

To know more about Women of Divers Origins you can check their Website; and also their Facebook.

Music and Song; Jawaz-el-safar/ Passport by Marcel Khalife 

Marlene Hale’s talk is recorded on March 2nd, 2019 in Montreal.

On March 2nd 2019 to celebrate International Women’s Day, The March 8 Committee of Women of Diverse Origins organized; Panel; Speakers, Culture, resistance and Bannock!

On this podcast Episode you will hear Marlene Hale’s speech from Wet’suwet’en Nation.  
To know more about Women of Divers Origins you can check their Website; and also their Facebook.

Interview is recorded on November 12th, 2017 in Montreal.

Eileen Young, is a Montreal based painter, educator and social justice activist. 

• Montreal in the 1960s (Culture, FLQ, Quebec, French language) → 00:10 – 5:13
• Germany in 1964 (West Berlin, Rape, Class Discrimination) → 8:00 -12:40
• Student Activism (University of Berkeley) → 13:23 – 15:00
• Protesting the War in Vietnam → 15:04 – 16:04
• Philippines (Immigrant Workers Center (IWC), Centre d’appui aux Philippines/Centre for Philippine Concerns (CAP/CPC), KMU, Human Rights Observation Mission) → 16:21 – 23:53
• Arts and Crafts → 24:04 – 31:40

Music created by; Kayon Taheri

Interview is recorded on November 12th, 2017 in Montreal.

Eileen Young, is a Montreal based painter, educator and social justice activist. 

Music created by; Kayon Taheri

Interview with Medya is recorded in Kurdistan – June 2018.

Medya is a Kurdish female fighter, poet and writer.

ترجمه فارسى گفتگو با هوال مديا را مي توانيد با صداى هوال جوانا گوش كنيد

Songs and Vocal: Bermal

Interview with Medya is recorded in Kurdistan – June 2018.

Medya is a Kurdish female fighter, poet and writer.

Songs and Vocal: Bermal

Interview With Shadi Amin is recorded in Trier – Germany on June 2018.

Shadi Amin is an Iranian writer and activist. She was forced to leave Iran in the early 1980s because of her political activities. She is currently living in exile in Germany. In this episode, she talks about her recent contribution to the various projects carried out by Justice for Iran and 6Rang.

شادی امین، نویسنده و کنشگر برابری جنسیتی است. شادی یکی از مدیران سازمان عدالت برای ایران و هماهنگ کننده شبکه لزبین‌ها و ترنس‌جندرهای ایرانی یا شش‌رنگ است

Music created by; Kayon Taheri