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WIC-Ed is an educational podcast produced by Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis that explores topics of domestic violence, sexual violence and human trafficking.

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December 5, 202524 min

"I Feel Like I'm Missing a Big Piece of My Heart:" Remembering Marianne Goulden, with Mia Goulden

Content warning: femicide, intimate partner violenceIf you need support during or after listening to this episode, or any time, please reach out to our 24/7 Crisis Line at 1-800-265-7233 or 519-836-5710.In this episode, Public Educator Cindy McMann sits down for a conversation with Mia Goulden. Mia is the daughter of Marianne Goulden, who was a G-W WIC client who stayed at the shelter after leaving an abusive relationship, and who then went on to give back to women in the Guelph community as a volunteer and a staff member at the shelter before she was killed by a partner in 1992. Mia talks about her incredible mother, about the tragic end of her mother’s life, the impacts of femicide on her family and about the ways her mother’s beautiful spirit shines on.

November 29, 202454 min

"We've Done It Before and We'll Do It Again:" Gender, HIV/AIDS and the Fight for Community Care, with Ariel Oleynikov

In this episode, public educator Cindy McMann sat down with Ariel Oleynikov (she/her), formerly of WHAI (The Women’s HIV/AIDS Initiative) and ARCH (HIV/AIDS Resources and Community Health), which closed in March after 35 years when their funding was discontinued. Ariel and I talked about her activist work around women living with HIV/AIDS in Guelph and Wellington County, the links between gendered oppression and the HIV epidemic, the beauty of collaborative, community-based health care, the impacts of ARCH closing on Guelph and a lot more.And then, after the podcast recording, Ariel became G-W WIC's brand new rural public educator! We're so glad you get a chance to meet her!Resources: CATIE (The Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange)WHAI (Women's HIV/AIDS Initiative)Your Downtown Guelph Friends: yourdowntownguelphfriendsThe ArQuivesMarlee Liss on Instagram: marleelissThe movie Pride

October 28, 202449 min

“The More I Read, the More I Realized that There Were Some Problems:” Philosophy and Sexual Violence, with Amber Spence

In this episode, Public Educator Cindy McMann chats with Amber Spence, a doctoral student in philosophy at the University of Guelph who specializes in sexual violence.We talk about how philosophy helped Amber in her journey as a survivor, what tools it can offer other survivors, how philosophy misses the mark in academic research on sexual violence and why that matters for the rest of us. Content Warning: sexual violence, trauma and sexual harmResources:Susan J. Brison, Aftermath: Violence and the Remaking of a Self Karyn L. Freedman, One Hour in Paris “Rethinking the Wrong of Rape” "The Harm of Disempowerment," "The Problem with Consent," Amber Spence, forthcomingLinda Martin Alcoff, Rape and Resistance Nicole K. Jeffrey, “Is Consent Enough: What the Research on Normative Heterosexuality and Sexual Violence Tells Us” Bessel van der Kolk, The Body Keeps the Score Nicole Dular, “One Too Many: Hermeneutical Excess as Hermeneutical Injustice”Madeleine Kenyon, "Speaking of ‘Violence:’ Figleaf Use in Sexualized Violence Contexts""

August 27, 20241 hr 12 min

"You're Not Mellowing - What You're Becoming Is Strategic:" Activism and Survivor-Led Disruption with Nneka MacGregor and Marsha Hinds Myrie

In this conversation, Public Educator Cindy McMann sits down with the University of Guelph’s 2024 Activists in Residence, Nneka MacGregor and Marsha Hinds Myrie. We talk activism, disrupting systems and making survivor voices the centre of efforts to end GBV at the local, national and international level.Resources:Operation Safe SpaceWomenatthecentrEFrantz Fanon (from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)Joy JamesMarcus Garvey (from the U.S. National Archives)Walter Rodney (from the Walter Rodney Foundation)Andaiye (from Red Thread)C.L.R. James (from the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute)Rania El MugammarRaja BenjaminPatrina DuhaneyRobyn MaynardOcama CollectiveRachel ZellarsMyrna DawsonRhythm & Blues CambridgeChelsea TobinVoices in Exile (interview with Dr. Hinds Myrie)

June 17, 202448 min

“I’m Tired. Again:” Survivorship and Queer Communities of Care, with Nealob Kakar

Happy Pride Month! This month’s episode of the WIC-Ed podcast features Nealob Kakar, talking to public educator Cindy McMann about queer communities of care, transformational change and why the word resilience makes us suspicious and tired.Resources:Building Accountable Communities video series, Barnard Center for Research on Women Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next), Dean Spade Abolition. Feminism. Now., Angela Y. Davis, Gina Dent, Erica R. Meiners, and Beth E. Richie Insurgent Love: Abolition and Domestic Homicide, Ardath Whynacht

May 28, 202459 min

“What Does Justice Look Like for You?” Restorative Justice Processes, with Community Justice Initiatives

May is Sexual Violence Prevention Month! This month, Public Educator Cindy McMann sat down with Kate Crozier of Community Justice Initiatives (CJI), along with 2 guests with experience in restorative justice processes. Kate and her guests take us through restorative justice alternatives to the criminal legal system, what the process is like for people who have experienced sexual harm and for people who have caused harm, how restorative justice can empower survivors of sexual violence, and what we can do to make this option more widely available to survivors.Content Warning: sexual violence, sexual harm to minors, incarcerationResources:G-W Women in Crisis 24/7 Crisis Line: 519-836-5710 / 1-800-265-7233 (SAFE)Community Justice Initiatives The Feminist and the Sex Offender: Confronting Sexual Harm, Ending State Violence. Judith Levine and Erica MeinersBernard Center for Women, “What is Accountability?” adrienne maree brown Mia Mingus

April 29, 202437 min

“Get Me in Front of the People – I Have Stuff to Say:” Brain Injuries and Intimate Partner Violence, with Christina Hennelly

In this episode, Christina Hennelly from the Brain Injury Association of Waterloo Wellington talks with Public Educator Cindy McMann about Christina's work on the connections between brain injuries and intimate partner violence (IPV). We talk about the impacts of brain injuries, how common they are in relationships where there's physical violence, tools people can use if they think they or someone they love might have a brain injury and what service providers can do to better support people.Content Warning: physical violence, impacts of physical injuries due to violenceResources: The Brain Injury Association of Waterloo WellingtonHELPS Screening ToolOntario Brain Injury AssociationTraverse IndependenceABI Toolkit

March 19, 20241 hr 5 min

"Trying to Steer the Titanic with a Plastic Spoon:" Talking to Men and Boys About Violence, with Jacob Pries

In this episode, we hear from Jacob Pries, from the Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region's Male Allies program. Jacob chats with WiC Educator Cindy McMann about masculinity, talking to men and boys about gender-based violence, and Jacob's work on consent education with Hockey Canada.Resources:The Male Allies program at the Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo RegionBrené Brown's whole canon of work, which you can see on her websiteThe Man Enough podcast with Justin Baldoni and Liz PlankJustin Baldoni's books, Man Enough and Boys Will Be HumanLiz Plank's book, For the Love of MenEverything Starhawk has written, which you can check out on her website

May 2, 202255 min

Gender-Based Violence and Violence Against the Land (Ft. Courtney Skye and 2Rivers Festival)

The 2Rivers Festival presents a podcast in partnership with Guelph-Wellington Women and Crisis and Protect the Tract that explores the relationship between colonization, gender-based violence, land violence and consent. Host Jensen Williams discusses the role of consent in movements to end gender-based violence and ensure land rights with Courtney Skye of Protect the Tract and Emma Callon and Horeen Hassan of the 2Rivers Festival.

November 30, 202150 min

Unpacking Femicide with Myrna Dawson

In this episode we chat with Myrna Dawson, the Founder and Director of the Canadian Femicide Observatory for Justice and Accountability. Dawson is a leading expert on femicide and leader in research and advocacy on violence against women and femicide prevention both nationally and internationally. Have a listen as we unpack the term femicide, the work of the observatory, ways in which data on femicide is collected and pathways to femicide prevention. For more information on the Canadian Femicide Observatory, please visit their website and follow them on twitter @CAN_Femicide.

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