small talks & city blocks is a podcast production of Women in Cities International, created and hosted by Hannah McCasland, Bethy Moncion and Maxine Dannatt. We host conversations about gendered experiences of city life, and the work being done to promote inclusive and equitable cities and communities for all.
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Post-Hiatus Reflections: Guns and Immigration
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We're back! And probably better than ever. Join us for some post-summer reflections on the terrible tragedies in TX and OH, along with our thoughts on keeping families together.Von New Activists on the Block
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On Concentrations Camps, Supreme Court Rulings, and Wild, Wonderful West Virginia
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We reflect on children STILL in camps at the border and provide some calls to action. Plus, the final Supreme Court rulings and why WV can be awesome.Von New Activists on the Block
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The New Activists talk the Environment and Women's Health
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Join us as we reflect on how to protect our environment and women's health. TLDR: let's make some regulations to help keep WV clean and keep your hands off women's bodies.Von New Activists on the Block
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Small City Revitalization and Preservation
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Join us as we reflect on how our small city - Morgantown, WV - has been addressing downtown revitalization and how we preserve our green spaces.Von New Activists on the Block
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The activists, roads, and voting
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This week's pod is a delightfully meandering journey down pothole-filled roads and elections.Von New Activists on the Block
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Annmarie Adams & Ipek Türeli on Gender and Control in Architecture
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In this episode, we invite Annmarie Adams, professor and Stevenson Chair in the History and Philosophy of Science including Medicine, and Ipek Türeli, Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair in Architecture at McGill University to join us. Professors Adams and Tureli discuss with us the built environment as a site of control, communicating to…
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Jennifer Fix on Participatory Urban Design and the Femopolis
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We sat down with Jennifer Fix, a Vancouver-based associate in urban planning and design at the integrated design firm DIALOG, while she was in Montreal for the World Design Summit. At the summit, she gave two talks: “Femopolis: Cities For Women, By Women, With Women” and “Engaging As If Cities Are For Everyone.” We asked her about her “Femopolis,” …
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Caroline Alexander & Cynthia Hammond on "Safety Strategies: Space, Gender, and the City"
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Our conversation with Montreal-based artists Caroline Alexander and Cynthia Hammond about their exhibit “Safety Strategies: Space, Gender and the City.” The memory maps and accompanying written reflections displayed in this exhibition contribute to the larger feminist project of making gendered urban experiences visible, shared, discussed, and unde…
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Kathryn Travers & Ayesha Vemuri on Reclaiming Urban Space
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We spoke to Kathryn Travers, the director of Women in Cities International, and Ayesha Vemuri, a researcher on rape culture and the social media practices of feminist activists in India, about the important work being done by Blank Noise to reclaim urban space, the parallels between street harassment and resistance in different global contexts, and…
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Holly Kearl on Stopping Street Harassment
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We got to talk with Holly Kearl about how she founded the organization Stop Street Harassment, how we can tackle street harassment globally while still responding to the nuanced needs of each community, and she gave us a bunch of tips on how to respond to street harassment as it happens to you.Nous avons eu l’occasion de discuter avec Holly Kearl d…
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