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Tea with Mama Cash - Episode 4: Yes, we're still talking about abortion

Episode 4: Yes, we're still talking about abortion

08/05/18 • 29 min

Tea with Mama Cash
Abortion. Yes... we’re still talking about it. "Many, many years since the very first conversation about abortion ever took place between two women," our Executive Director Zohra Moosa notes. Why are governments still trying to control women’s bodies and decisions? Zohra and our Director of Programmes Happy Mwende Kinyili have one more conversation about abortion, including how they developed their own views about abortion, why “abortion is used as a kind of political football” (also among feminists) and how feminist activists have been working to change oppressive laws - with some big victories.
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Abortion. Yes... we’re still talking about it. "Many, many years since the very first conversation about abortion ever took place between two women," our Executive Director Zohra Moosa notes. Why are governments still trying to control women’s bodies and decisions? Zohra and our Director of Programmes Happy Mwende Kinyili have one more conversation about abortion, including how they developed their own views about abortion, why “abortion is used as a kind of political football” (also among feminists) and how feminist activists have been working to change oppressive laws - with some big victories.

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Episode three: Who's afraid of pop feminism?

As our Executive Director Zohra Moosa notes, a lot of her job is about trying to get people to become feminists; to practice feminism. But what does it actually mean when everyone starts calling themselves feminists? As she asks: “Am I hugely persuasive, or is this a disaster?” In the third episode of Tea with Mama Cash, hosts Zohra Moosa and Director of Programmes Happy Mwende Kinyili talk global solidarity in relation to the rise of pop feminism. How global is this trend really? And what effects is it having (or not) for feminist activists in different contexts? Do you think that the more people call themselves feminists, the better? Or do you agree with Happy, who says calling yourself a feminist “means you have to do thing in a certain way, you have to make decisions in a certain way, you have to be about fundamentally shifting power”? Let us know in the comments, Twitter (@mamacashfund) or Facebook! Or leave us a review on iTunes - this also helps us reach more people. And if you like what you hear, don't forget to subscribe here wherever you listen! Featured music: Te Amo Como Feminista - I Love You Like a Feminist - from the album, Vulvasonicas collaboration between our grantee-partners Aireana and Las Reinas Chulas. Find them online at www.aireana.org.py and on Twitter at @aireanapy; and lasreinaschulas.com and on Twitter (@lasreinaschulas). Plus you can listen to the whole album at @vulvasonicas!

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Episode 5: Decolonising feminism

What do history books, the gender binary, and the language we use in this podcast have in common? As our Executive Director Zohra Moosa and Director of Programmes Happy Mwende Kinyili explore in this episode of Tea with Mama Cash, colonialism is not limited to the past, but a force that continues to shape our present - even our feminist movements. Tune in for a conversation about why decolonisation is a feminist project, how coloniality plays out within activism, development and aid, and what Mama Cash is doing differently. And don't forget to let us know what you think by leaving a comment, an iTunes review, or reaching out on twitter.com/mamacash!

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