Tea with Mama Cash

"Abortion rights, sexuality rights, sex work, all of it... we can talk about the way women’s bodies are used in an ideological battle that is patriarchy vs feminism, but I still come back to the idea that we would only know truly that we were free if we would feel it in our bodies, no matter what words are coming out of our mouths." Earlier this month we launched the international campaign #MyBodyIsMine. And in this episode of Tea with Mama Cash, Zohra and Happy unpack that seemingly simple statement. Why is the body such a feminist issue in the first place? How do bodies play a role in the activism of women, girls, trans and intersex people? And in what way can we use our bodies to practice solidarity? All this and more, so tune in for the tea! Do you want to join the campaign, and make your own statement? Then head to www.mybodyismine.com to watch the video portraits of eight inspiring activists, read the stories that have already been shared, and get your own temporary #MyBodyIsMine tattoo.

As anarchist activist Emma Goldman (1865-1940) said: If I can't dance, I don't want to be part of your revolution. Conceptualised in Nairobi, Kenya by multidisciplinary arts collective The Nest, Strictly Silk is a party for and by women and non-binary people. And on March 7th, the first international edition of Strictly Silk will take place on at Radio Radio in Amsterdam to kick off the Mama Cash Feminist Festival! We took the opportunity to speak to two of its founding members, Njeri Gitungo and Dr. Akati Khasiani, about the relationship between the arts and activism, how and why Strictly Silk got its start, and why women and queer folk reclaiming the dance floor is a feminist act. Get your tickets: https://bit.ly/32tpwDM More info on the Mama Cash Feminist Festival: https://bit.ly/2w9rTzz More info on The Nest and Strictly Silk: https://bit.ly/3cfslMY *Transcript forthcoming* PS: Tea with Mama Cash is taking a spring break! After making more than fifteen episodes we want to reflect on what we've learned and how we want to move forward. Especially now, we'd love to hear what you liked about Tea with Mama Cash, what could be better, and topics you'd like to see covered. Get in touch via [email protected]!

The first 2020 episode of Tea with Mama Cash is all about the future! We're talking feminist utopias, dystopias, and what these imagined futures can tell us about the present. For this discussion on all things speculative and social justice, Zohra is joined by two very special guests: Hakima Abbas, Co-Executive Director of AWID, and Geeta Misra, Executive Director of CREA. Let us know what you think and what you want to hear more about or submit a #feministmishap of your own by getting in touch via our social media - @mamacash on Twitter, @mamacashfund everywhere else - or via [email protected]. Learn more about... Mama Cash: https://www.mamacash.org AWID: https://www.awid.org/ CREA: https://www.creaworld.org/

Climate change is one of the most urgent issues of our times, and fortunately it has gained the mainstream attention it deserves. But one important element is missing from the conversation. To create a sustainable future for all, we need to talk about gender and climate change. In this episode of Tea with Mama Cash, hosted by our Executive Director Mama Cash and our Programme Officer for Environmental Justice Erika Mandreza Sales, we dive into the sexist impact of climate change, and other hierarchies that influence who is making decisions that affect all of us, and who is most affected. Want to learn how you can join us, and support the environmental justice movement? Sign up for our special newsletter series: https://tinyurl.com/environmentaljustice-mamacash Transcript available via www.mamacash.org/en/tea-with-mama-cash-why-climate-change-is-sexist

Three words, eight letters: on this episode of Tea with Mama Cash we're talking about that big, small word: l-o-v-e. Not just the romantic kind, but in all it's many-splendored forms, like care, and community, and family. Our Executive Director Zohra Moosa and Director of Programmes Happy Mwende Kinyili look at how all the different kinds of relationships in our lives can be sites of both struggle and liberation: why are we so hung up on biology or ‘blood’? What would happen if we stopped treating love like property? How would friendship change our feminist practices? Tune in for the tea on polyamory, chosen families, and female friendships.