We’re reading Citizen by Claudia Rankine and Blind Days by Bahamian Chinaka Strachan for February’s Feminist Book Club.
On January 17, 2024, we had a conversation with Health Coach Ashley Foukes-Moss about avoiding fads and unhealthy eating habits in favor of truly eating well, to nourish our bodies and enjoy our meals. She also discussed food documentaries, intermittent fasting, colon cleanses, caffeine, vegan and vegetarian diets and much more.
Watch the replay of the Women’s Wednesdays event below.
Falastine Dwikat, a queer feminist, community organizer and Palestine campaign and advocate, was in conversation with us on Sunday, December 10.
In “Palestine: From 1948 to Now,” Falastine will share historical context to the genocide taking place in Palestine and advice on building sustainable global solidarity.
This discussion was a part of Equality Bahamas’ annual Global 16 Days Against Gender-Based Violence from November 27 – December 10 2023.
For the full list of Global 16 Days Campaign 2023 events and resources, go to tiny.cc/16days23
Watch the replay of the conversation from December 10, 2023 below.
Megan Walker is the retired Executive Director of the London Abused Women’s Centre (Canada) and current Vice-Chair of the London Police Services Board. She has been advocating for the Canadian Criminal Code to define femicide. In this session, we will talk about the importance of terms and definitions and how they impact data collection, reporting, and responses.
This discussion was a part of Equality Bahamas’ annual Global 16 Days Against Gender-Based Violence from November 27 – December 10 2023.
For the full list of Global 16 Days Campaign 2023 events and resources, go to tiny.cc/16days23
Watch the replay of the conversation from December 6, 2023 below.
Chriscy Blouws is a gender activist and human rights lawyer from South Africa and has been employed at the Women’s Legal Centre since 2018. At the WLC she work across three focus areas—the right of women to work in just and favorable conditions, the right of women to have access to adequate housing, land and tenure security, and the right of women to be free from violence. In this conversation, Chriscy will share the South African context where she works at a non-profit law firm and there a national human rights institution.
This discussion was a part of Equality Bahamas’ annual Global 16 Days Against Gender-Based Violence from November 27 – December 10 2023.
For the full list of Global 16 Days Campaign 2023 events and resources, go to tiny.cc/16days23
Watch the replay of the conversation from December 5, 2023 below.
Carla Moore is a life coach based in Jamaica, and Jessica Russell is a therapist based in Grand Bahama. In this conversation, Helen and Jessica will make clear the connections between trauma and gender-based violence. They will explain the effects of intergenerational trauma and the modalities for addressing trauma and moving toward healing.
This discussion was a part of Equality Bahamas’ annual Global 16 Days Against Gender-Based Violence from November 27 – December 10 2023.
For the full list of Global 16 Days Campaign 2023 events and resources, go to tiny.cc/16days23
Watch the replay of the conversation from December 5, 2023 below.
Equality Bahamas co-director Alicia Wallace is speaking at this event along with Dr. Sandra Dean-Patterson, Marisa Mason-Smith, and Deidre Moss on November 30, 2023 from 5 to 7 pm to discuss preventing violence against women and girls.
At the request of the Government of The Bahamas, Étoile’s consulting firm conducted research to determine the prevalence of gender-based violence in The Bahamas. The data was analyzed and used to discuss, with key stakeholders, the development of a coordinated care model, contextualized for The Bahamas.
Étoile Pinder is the President of Sanigest Internacional, a woman-owned consulting firm focused on social development projects across the globe.
In this conversation, Étoile will share the methodology used, the importance of evidence-based solution-building, and highlight some of the findings of the research across six Caribbean countries.
Watch the replay of the conversation from November 29, 2023 below.
Melissa Major is the Founder and Lead Navigator at MD Patient Navigation. Melissa was involved in the establishment of the National Cancer Registry and formulation of the National Cancer Control Plan.
This, combined with her work and volunteer experience in the healthcare and cancer treatment space, she has deep insight into the needs of patients. Melissa will help us to understand the importance of patient advocacy and dedicated support in navigating healthcare systems in The Bahamas.
This discussion was a part of Equality Bahamas’ annual Global 16 Days Against Gender-Based Violence from November 27 – December 10 2023.
For the full list of Global 16 Days Campaign 2023 events and resources, go to tiny.cc/16days23
Watch the replay of the conversation from November 28, 2023 below.