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Gender 305 Gender and International Human RightsWomen in Focus: Human Trafficking in Canada Targeting Marginalized WomenIn this episode students focus on human trafficking in Canada, exploring how women are suppressed emotionally, spiritually, and physically which can inhibit them from reaching out for help, and from speaking up on their issues and experiences. Students explore how Indigenous women don't feel comfortable coming forward due to authority and distrust within prosecution and feel fearful or ashamed due to it being taboo. The main goal is to give publicity to this issue, and bring awareness to how colonial institutions within Canada neglect Indigenous women and girls leading them into unsafe situations. Unstable unaffordable housing, child welfare system...2024-11-2021 minGender 305 Gender and International Human RightsSex Work in Thailand/ Thai Sex IndustrySummary of the episode:In this episode, students discuss Thailand as an example of how sex workers are treated in the global south. They compare Thailand’s illegal sex work industry to Canada’s, which operates under the Nordic model. We present jarring facts and statistics about the Thai sex industry, like the fact that the Thai sex industry contributes to an estimated 10%-12% of Thailand’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (Garrick, 2005). We will take an intersectional feminist approach to discuss different types of sex work protection and how their implementation creates a safer work environment for sex worker...2024-11-1323 minGender 305 Gender and International Human RightsGender-Based Violence: Where are the Laws Protecting Women in War?This podcast discusses gender-based violence against women in war-time, using the war in Ethiopia as an example. On 4 November 2020, war erupted in the Tigray, the war in Tigray resulted in a massive humanitarian crisis. Preliminary reports have shown that Tigrayan women and girls have experienced deliberate and organized widespread war-related gender-based violence, in which some were subjected to severe violence including gang-raping, and the insertion of foreign objects to their reproductive organs. According to the report of the Human Rights Watch (HRW), 2,204 survivors sought services for sexual violence at health facilities across Tigray. More than 10 thousand women and girls...2024-11-0627 minGender 305 Gender and International Human RightsIs it Gendered?When looking at these statistics, one is inclined to believe that all older adults are equally likely to experience some form of elder abuse, but that is unfortunately untrue. To fully understand the affected population, one must understand that women comprise 61% of the global population of 80 and over (World Population Aging, 2019). In most countries, this percentage increases with age; for example, in Canada, women make up 52% of seniors aged 65 to 74, 56% of seniors aged 75 to 84, and 68% aged 85 or older (Kembhavi, 2020). We will examine the subject of elder abuse through an intersectional feminist lens that aims to investigate the prevalence, the...2024-10-3021 minGender 305 Gender and International Human RightsPerpetuating Factors That Contribute to Violence Towards WomenThis podcasts presents an overview on violence against women. Considering it a deeply concerning issue around the world and the ubiquity of this issue strengthens the need to research the ways in which women are not being protected. Many women experience violence daily and at many different levels. The laws and policies that are intended to protect women from violence may inadvertently perpetuate the problem by insufficient enforcement, lack of support, or not holding perpetrators accountable thereby ignoring the responsibility to keep women safe.Although many governments and organizations have taken large steps to address this issue...2024-10-2312 minGender 305 Gender and International Human RightsRights on Reel: Exploring Human Rights Through FilmIn this episode, students delve into the complex relationship between film and humanrights. The conversation explores how films have been used as a medium to convey andconceptualize stories related to human rights, shedding light on issues, injustices, violence, andviolations. Students examine the power of film to connect and empathize with individualswhose human rights have been violated and to critically assess the strengths and weaknesses ofthis approach.References:Specific Film Examples:‘The Whistleblower” (2010)‘Selma’ (2014)‘On the Basis of Sex’ (2018Snowpiercer (2014)The Swimmers (20...2024-10-1831 minGender 305 Gender and International Human RightsGender-based discrimination in the Arab EmiratesThe overarching subject of this podcast is gender inequality in the United Arab Emirates(UAE), focusing on the question: to what extent can gender inequality organizations function inplaces of extreme inequality? We chose the United Arab Emirates specifically due to our closeconnection with someone who lives there. All of our group members are living in Canada wheregender equality is more prevalent and widespread than in the Middle East. It is sometimeschallenging to understand what other people in the world, specifically those in the UAE, faceand the different challenges...2024-10-1831 minGender 305 Gender and International Human RightsAI & Gender DiscriminationTechnology is more prevalent today than it has ever been (Heo et al., 2021). With thecurrent COVID-19 pandemic, technology itself has progressed at such an extensive rate aroundschools, work, and almost all methods of communications transitioning to be online (Heo et al.,2021). Because of this technological reformation into our everyday lives, it is easy to assumethat everyone has had experience with, and (at least) some limited knowledge of, computers.Using this assumption, we first connect our larger idea of Artificial Intelligence to the moresimplistic...2024-10-0327 minGender 305 Gender and International Human RightsResisting Colonial Gender-based ViolenceOur podcast's central focus is on Indigenous women's rights and the pervasive issue of gender-based violence. We specifically concentrate on combating violence against Indigenous women and girls in Canada and how these endeavors intersect with international law and policies. Despite the existence of international human rights laws and conventions, including the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the Vienna Declaration, and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, there are significant challenges and gaps in ensuring the protection of Indigenous women's rights and the eradication of gender-based violence. The devastating consequences...2024-09-2531 minGender 305 Gender and International Human RightsViolence Against Indigenous Women in CanadaThis podcast explores how Indigenous women have and still are having their rights violated and how these violations are not being addressed by the colonial government. The fact that the rights of Indigenous women come second to human rights, and how they are treated like “add ons.” We hope to provide information and discuss resources to inform people about not only the issue but how to get involved in meaningful ways that support Indigenous women and their rights. We discuss the importance of using a gendered lens in order to see the whole scope of the issues surrounding violence agai...2024-09-1821 minGender 305 Gender and International Human RightsGender Issues in Human Rights: Gender-based Violence and Feminicide in CanadaWe have chosen the topic of gender violence as a human rights issue because it is widespread and global. We are interested in discussing gender violence from a theoretical feminist lens to capture the complexity and intersectionality involved in gender violence as a human rights issue in a way that other theoretical perspectives cannot. As MacKinnon states, “what happens to women is either too particular to be universal or too universal to be particular, meaning either too human to be female or too female to be human” (Mackinnon, p.142), which showcases the importance of centering gender violence as a huma...2024-09-1124 minGender 305 Gender and International Human RightsWriting Wrongs: Exploring Human Rights and Genocide in CanadaOften language employed within universal laws are inaccessible to the public and can only be understood by those retaining a high level of selective education, which is often privatized. Hence, the ability to comprehend human rights treaties becomes limited, rights becomeunrecognized to the general public, and the knowledge of individual rights remains undisclosed. Subsequently, wrongdoings committed by the state can easily be exonerated, due to the transgressions remaining shrouded.The United Nations (UN) Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (UN, 1948) is a central document in international human rights that provides...2024-09-0417 minGender 305 Gender and International Human RightsExcavating YogyakartIn this episode, students explicitly excavate the Yogyakarta principles, looking at the barriers to Canadian and International implementation. Students use different gender perspectives on the Yogyakarta interview/conversation style to elicit authentic descriptions of experiences.ReferencesThe Transgender Archiveshttps://www.uvic.ca/transgenderarchives/index.phpThe Humans Rights Watch Organizationhttps://www.hrw.org/world-report/2016/country-chapters/africa-americas-asia-europe/central-asia-middle-east/north-0andhttps://www.hrw.org/news/2015/10/26/nepals-third-gender-passport-blazes-trails2024-08-2831 minGender 305 Gender and International Human RightsGender-Variance in Human RightsThis episode explores how language and inclusion of LGBTQ+ terminology in human rights, and women’s rights can be expanded. The students focus on trans and gender-variant people’s rights who have been left primarily out of UN human rights discussions. There are multiple ways this topic is relevant, from student’s personal experiences and beliefs, through relevance to this course and the world stage. Students discuss why language around gender should be expanded in human rights law, specifically through discussion on what has been done in the past to increase inclusivity surrounding gender in human rights law and what more...2024-08-2129 minGender 305 Gender and International Human RightsThe Canadian Context: Abortion RightsThis podcast focuses on abortion rights in Canada: what is the history of abortion rights in Canada? Are there any legislated protections in place for individuals wanting/needing an abortion? How accessible are abortions? Also, what are some of the socio-economic impacts/pressures when it comes to getting an abortion? And how have Indigenous peoples been affected by changes in reproductive rights, have they even been considered? These are some of the core questions that we aim to answer in our podcast. Part of our conversation will touch on the debate that exists within discussions of abortion rights, pro-life...2024-08-1428 minGender 305 Gender and International Human RightsAbortion Rights and the Overturn of Roe vs. WadeThis is an extremely important topic because of how many intersections lead to women’s rights. Women still deal with an immense amount of violence and discrimination, and we hope that by examining the monstrosities perpetrated against women in the United States we will bring more awareness to this topic. We also hope that by examining CEDAW, we can propose potential solutions. CEDAW is a brilliant jumping-off place because it has been in formation for so many decades. With this, there is a certain awareness of what works, and what doesn’t in the context of women’s reproductive justic...2024-08-0724 minGender 305 Gender and International Human RightsGlobal Access to Abortion and impact of Roe vs. WadeFollowing the overturn of Roe v. Wade in the United States, the topic of abortion has been present in the minds of many in North America. There has been access to safe abortions for many years and now woman have to worry that their right to safe and legal abortions could betaken away at any given time. Banning access to to safe and legal abortions does not mean thatthey are not happening, they are simply occurring under extremely dangerous conditions andmay be fatal. Sexual and reproductive rights differ greatly among...2024-07-3121 minGender 305 Gender and International Human RightsThe Overturning of Roe v. Wade: From a Critical Feminist Human Rights PerspectiveRoe v.Wade was a landmark Supreme Court case brought in 1973. The ruling stated that undue State restriction of abortion before 24 weeks of pregnancy was unconstitutional. This ruling was recently struck down in 2022 with the Case Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization (Roe v. Wade, Encyclopaedia Britannica 2022). The overturning of Roe v. Wade does not only affect “women,” as there are other individuals who have abortions, such as transgender men, non-conforming individuals, and other gender diversities. To stay within the word count and the scope of this topic, we will use the umbrella term ‘women.’ However, it is essential...2024-07-2419 minGender 305 Gender and International Human RightsIs Anybody Actually Listening to Us?Abortion remains a subject often discussed at the policy level and within activist channels in addition to being debated in public spaces by citizens more generally. Developments in abortion politics worldwide have material consequences for the lives of many people and with pressing health concerns that threaten the lives of women at the heart of the discourse. Additionally, the recent overruling of the Roe v. Wade decision in the United States has, in some ways, reinvigorated public and activist interest here in Canada, acting as a reminder that the current state of affairs is not necessarily static or fixed...2024-07-1733 min
Gender 305 Gender and International Human RightsIntroducing Gender 305 Gender and International Human RightsIn this episode series, Tamara Gonsalves provides insight into student podcasts regarding gender and international human rights.In 2022 and 2023, students were asked to create podcasts for the University of Victoria course Gender 305 regarding gender roles in human rights. Throughout this season, prior students of Gender 305 do a deep dive on topics such as gender-based discrimination, gender-based violence, and sexual and reproductive rights.2024-07-1006 min
Moonlight Audio TheatreTHE THIRD MAN (Lux Radio Remake) Here's the Narada Radio Company's very first entry for the Sonic Society's Summerstock Playhouse: a remake of the Lux Radio Theater's 1951 adaptation of Carol Reed's 1949 film, "The Third Man". In case you didn't know, the Summerstock Playhouse brings you, every Summer, a handful of old-time radio remakes from modern-day audio drama producers. As I indicated above, this was our first entry. We've participated in every festival since 2015 and will be releasing more remakes this summer. Enjoy the show! CAST OF CHARACTERS: Announcer – Lisa Marie Ayala John Milton Kennedy – Larry Hutchison William Keighle...2021-03-051h 11
Moonlight Audio TheatreSTRANGERS ON A TRAIN (Live) We present the Narada Radio Company, in director Pete Lutz's adaptation of the Lux Radio Theatre's broadcast "Strangers on a Train", performed and recorded live in August 2018, at Harbor Playhouse, Corpus Christi, Texas. The sponsor was changed from Lux to one that provided more entertainment value for the audience. Enjoy! CAST: Christian Ferris as GUY HAINES Pete Lutz as BRUNO ANTONY and THE MINISTER Katie Loftin as MIRIAM and BESSIE Diana DeHoyos as ANNE MORTON Alan Clower as BRUNO'S FATHER Tamara Merson Wren...2020-09-061h 01
Narada Radio Company Audio DramaXMAS SPECIAL 2019 - "IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE" MERRY CHRISTMAS! Welcome, friends, to the Narada Radio Company's second year of performing -- LIVE, in front of an audience -- our adaptation of the 1947 broadcast of "The Lux Radio Theatre: 'It's a Wonderful Life'"! Once again, we performed at the historic Rialto Theater in Aransas Pass, Texas, over two weekends in December 2019, to small, yet appreciative audiences. (BUT -- this is not the same show as last year! It's an extended version: some lines from a 1947 "Camel Screen Players" radio broadcast, plus additional dialogue, were added to this production, for our audience's benefit.) Please...2019-12-221h 36
Narada Radio Company Audio DramaBONUS! SONIC SUMMERSTOCK '19 #2 - Strangers on a Train! You may know already that the Narada Radio Co. has participated in Jack Ward's annual "Sonic Summerstock Playhouse" festival since 2015, and has produced at least one Old-Time Radio remake per year in support of same. We're proud to tell you, though, that both last year and this, we created four remakes each for this very worthy event. Here's our third one, which, like the first two, was performed and recorded live in August 2018, at Harbor Playhouse, Corpus Christi, Texas. It's the Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train". I took the liberty of...2019-09-281h 03
Narada Radio Company Audio DramaBONUS! SONIC SUMMERSTOCK '19 #1: FIBBER McGEE & CANDY! You may know already that the Narada Radio Co. has participated in Jack Ward's annual "Sonic Summerstock Playhouse" festival since 2015, and has produced at least one Old-Time Radio remake per year in support of same. We're proud to tell you, though, that both last year and this, we created four remakes each for this very worthy event. Now these that you're going to hear over the next four weeks were already released during the summer of '19 on the Mutual Audio Network feed; but if you're not a subscriber, you might have missed 'em, so here they...2019-09-081h 01
Narada Radio Company Audio DramaS2 BONUS: Summerstock Playhouse: "THE THIRD MAN" Remake I'm honestly shocked that I hadn't posted this before now, our 2015 entry for the Sonic Society's Summerstock Playhouse: Our pretty decent remake of the Lux Radio Theater's 1951 adaptation of Carol Reed's 1949 film, "The Third Man". In case you didn't know, the Summerstock Playhouse brings you, every Summer, a handful of old-time radio remakes from modern-day audio drama producers. As I indicated above, this was our first entry, and I'd already released our production from last year, "Good Ghost" from the Quiet, Please radio series. It's no coincidence that I went looking for our first production...2017-07-091h 11
Narada Radio Company Audio DramaPPT S3 E9: TIGER CAT An all-new production from 63audio, “Tiger Cat” is a strange tale of revenge and murder. Adapted from a pulp-fiction story by David H. Keller, first published in a 1937 issue of "Weird Tales" magazine. Adapted, produced and directed by Pete Lutz. Cast: Lisa Ayala, Austin Hanna, Derek Rhein, Jackie Ayers, Pete Lutz, Tamara Merson Wren, Dana Gonsalves, Nick Wommack, Jason D. Johnson, Alan Clower Includes original comedy sketches, written and produced by Pete Lutz: A Bunch of Texas Lawyer Guys (fict. commercial) Cast: Pete Lutz, Drew Profit, Jeremy Hennessy, Joseph Ruiz2016-07-011h 10