What's Your Safe Word?
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Declarations of Resistance Join co-hosts Nneka MacGregor and Shelleena Hackett in this bi-weekly podcast brought to you by WomenatthecentrE. Each week, Nneka and Shelleena lead a critical discussion, highlighting many topics that intersect with the work WomenatthecentrE is doing to eradicate gender-based violence. They are not afraid to tackle difficult conversations, and fearlessly lead discussions with special guests, drink wine while breaking down the newest seasons of your Netflix faves, and invite you to join in on the round table discussions with the entire WomenatthecentrE team.
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United States
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Arts & Culture Podcasts
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Declarations of Resistance Join co-hosts Nneka MacGregor and Shelleena Hackett in this bi-weekly podcast brought to you by WomenatthecentrE. Each week, Nneka and Shelleena lead a critical discussion, highlighting many topics that intersect with the work WomenatthecentrE is doing to eradicate gender-based violence. They are not afraid to tackle difficult conversations, and fearlessly lead discussions with special guests, drink wine while breaking down the newest seasons of your Netflix faves, and invite you to join in on the round table discussions with the entire WomenatthecentrE team.
Language:
English
Episodes
25 - Visualize What You Want Your Life to Look Like w/ AMY SYED
7/8/2020
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*Update*
Thank you so much to everyone for listening to the first season of What’s Your Safe Word: Declarations of Resistance!
Episode 25 - Visualize What You Want Your Life to Look Like w/ Amy Syed will be our finale episode for Season 1. We would like to thank her, as well as all of our previous guests, for coming on our show and sharing their knowledge with us! As always, if you have any questions, please email us at podcast@womenatthecentre.com and thank you again for all of your...
Duration:01:26:16
24 - Don’t Be Afraid of It - Embrace It w/ ANURADHA DUGAL
6/24/2020
We are so excited to welcome another very special guest to the @WYSWpodcast today, ANURADHA DUGAL! Anuradha is the Senior Director of Community Initiatives & Policy at the Canadian Women’s Foundation. She is committed to not-for-profit work for social justice and has been engaged in many roles in the sector - management, fundraising, events, convening, public education and direct program delivery. As well as being a fierce advocate for all who identify as women and girls, she is the mother...
Duration:01:30:59
23 - What Does Justice Look Like to You? w/ SHIRLEY BROEKSTRA (Transformative Justice Part 3)
6/10/2020
This week we are so excited to bring you the final episode of our Transformative Accountability and Justice Initiative series! Once again, we welcome SHIRLEY BROEKSTRA to chat with us about our experiences conducting research on finding an alternative model of justice, and what our findings were. The team shares how the survivors involved in our research truly impacted us all, and the importance of reading the declarations within our final report. Shelleena, Nneka, and Shirley then also...
Duration:02:09:10
22 - Come from a Place of Love w/ JAIMIE TOROK
5/27/2020
On this week’s episode we are so excited to welcome JAIMIE TOROK! Jaimie is an Ontario Public Service employee, a volunteer for St. Vincent Place Men’s Shelter, Food Bank, Soup Kitchen and Thrift Store, a Big Sister with Big Brothers Big Sisters Sault Ste. Marie, a single-mother, a survivor, and a passionate advocate for women and children rights. Jaimie is also a part of the @WomenatthecentrE team as a Chapter Executive Member and integral leader of our Sault Ste. Marie chapter! How she...
Duration:01:26:58
21 - Monetization over Justice w/ ELLEN KAUFMAN
5/13/2020
This week we begin with a fairly heavy check-in where Nneka and Shelleena share their collective mental noise surrounding anti-Black racism, white supremacy, and the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. They both also share their successes for the week and gratitude for the loved ones in their lives. Then, we are so excited to welcome a very special guest to the @WYSWpodcast, ELLEN KAUFMAN (@elmkauf). Ellen is a doctoral student in Informatics at Indiana University and a graduate research assistant at...
Duration:01:22:44
20 - Don’t Let Anyone Dictate Your Own Life w/ SHELLEENA, CHRIS, and MATTHEW
4/29/2020
This week we are so excited to welcome back Shelleena (@Shelleena), Chris, and Matthew (AKA Tucker, @matteldracher) to continue our discussion surrounding polyamory. While last week we chatted about their relationship history and how they began their journey into polyamory, this week we take a deep dive into what their relationship looks like now. As always, Nneka and Shelleena lead us in a check-in where they both share some upsetting mental noise, as well as their successes and gratitudes...
Duration:01:32:47
19 - I am a Living, Breathing Unicorn w/ SHELLEENA, CHRIS, and MATTHEW
4/15/2020
Like many other podcasts, we’ve had to change our format due to the continued physical distancing procedures that are in place to combat COVID-19. This week, our co-hosts and producer meet once again, but over a Zoom video call, to check-in and chat with our amazing guests! After touching base about the various ways in which we are all experiencing the effects of the pandemic, Nneka shares some crucial information about the impacts physical distancing has had on survivors, and their...
Duration:01:23:03
18 - Take a Breath
4/1/2020
*Please note that we pre-recorded this episode several weeks ago, before the direction to self-isolate here in Ontario, Canada. The entire WomenatthecentrE and What’s Your Safe Word teams are now practicing physical distancing and self-isolation, as directed. Please stay safe and be kind to yourselves during these unprecedented times. We love you and hope this can add some comfort to your day!*
On this week’s episode we’re taking a deep breath and pausing for a moment. Shelleena and Nneka...
Duration:01:21:18
17 - Solidarity Sisters
3/18/2020
Our team is reunited this week, as Shelleena and Nneka welcome Karia, Amanda, and Nicole to the podcast once again! While our conversation starts by chatting about an episode of Sex Education (warning: brief spoilers), it turns into a much deeper discussion about sisterhood and friendship. We end our conversation with the message from Shelleena (and the whole team) that when we talk about sisterhood, we mean that in the truest sense of the word, and that we actively want to work against...
Duration:01:09:15
16 - Shake Up The Justice System w/ SHIRLEY BROEKSTRA (Transformative Justice Part 2)
3/11/2020
This week, one of the integral members of the @WomenatthecentrE team, SHIRLEY BROEKSTRA, joins Nneka and Shelleena to take a deeper dive into the research that was conducted as a part of the Transformative Accountability and Justice Initiative. In particular, they share their experiences of conducting the one-on-one and focus group interviews, highlighting the courageous survivors who shared their declarations with the team. Shelleena also celebrates Shirley’s brilliant idea of adding an...
Duration:01:27:33
15 - We’ve Ended Up Where They Begin (Transformative Justice Part 1)
3/4/2020
We are getting back to our roots this week, with an intimate conversation between Shelleena and Nneka (and Amanda). Out cohosts sit down to chat about a research project and initiative that @WomenatthecentrE has been undertaking for the past several years. In this first episode, of what will be a mini-series, Shelleena and Nneka outline the origins of the Transformative Initiative and Justice Model, highlight the kaleidoscope of data used, and introduce the “5 C’s” used for data analysis. In...
Duration:01:01:03
14 - I Can Change My Mind At Any Time
2/26/2020
This week Shelleena and Nneka are joined by the @WomenatcentrE team to talk about consent! Karia, Nicole, and Amanda join our co-hosts to chat about what consent means and the ways in which standard definitions can be limiting or problematic, due to the complexities of sex and sexual relationships. Consent is a complex topic and as we talked, we realized we don’t have all the answers! But, we have to be willing to have these tricky, messy conversations and lean into the discomfort of...
Duration:00:58:41
13 - Watch the Movie, Do the Work
2/19/2020
On this week’s episode, Shelleena and Nneka lead a discussion surrounding the new Netflix film, “American Son”. Nicole, Karia, and Amanda join our hosts to break down and examine this incredibly impactful movie, that was based on a Broadway play of the same name. As always with our media episodes, there will be spoilers as we discuss the entirety of the plot. The team talks through some of the most heartbreaking, violent, and intense scenes, and offers our critical analyses and perspectives....
Duration:01:25:40
12 - It’s Not Me, It’s Him (Unbelievable, Part 2/2)
2/12/2020
This week’s episode features the continuation of our conversation surrounding the new Netflix series, “Unbelievable”. If you haven’t listened to Episode 11, please listen to it first and then come right back to hear the conclusion of our discussion! During this week’s podcast, the team talks about the remaining episodes in the series, highlighting the injustices that survivors face throughout the criminal justice system. We then finish with our buzz rating and one of our wildest check-outs...
Duration:00:59:58
11 - Like a Bullet in the Spine (Unbelievable, Part 1/2)
2/5/2020
We have a bit of a different format this week! You will only be hearing the first half of our conversation, including our check-in and the wine introduction. We got a little carried away with our discussion and dismantling of the new Netflix series, “Unbelievable”, so we’ve split this episode into 2 parts. During the first half of the conversation, the entire team sits down with Nneka and Shelleena to discuss the beginning episodes and outline the major players in the show. The team also...
Duration:00:58:38
10 - We’re All Artists, That’s the Beauty of Art w/ NICOLE FONTYN-TAYLOR
1/29/2020
We are thrilled to welcome our very own, NICOLE FONTYN-TAYLOR (@NicoleFontyn) to the WYSW podcast this week! Nicole is a graduate of Ryerson’s Master of Social Work Program, and the current Project Coordinator at WomenatthecentrE in the area of capacity building. She has a passion for community activism on social issues related to women’s rights, and she utilized art as a tool for resistance and social change within her Major Research Paper. This week, Shelleena and Nneka both sit down with...
Duration:00:50:47
9 - God Speed, Go Quickly
1/22/2020
The What’s Your Safe Word? team is once again doing a media analysis! You know the drill, if you haven’t seen the episode yet, there will be spoilers. And this week, Nneka and Shelleena are joined by Nicole, Amanda, and Janet to discuss Handmaid’s Tale. Specifically, we’ll be chatting about the episode “Liars” (Season 3, Episode 11). But to start, our check in is a little different, as Shelleena shares our collective metal noise for the week – wedding dress shopping while living in a fat...
Duration:01:37:28
8 - I Would Say Thank You
1/15/2020
On this week’s episode of What’s Your Safe Word? Shelleena and Nneka begin, as usual, by checking in with their weekly success, mental noise, and gratitude where they both shared some new and exciting developments in their lives! Then they are joined by our regular guests, Karia and Amanda, to discuss what it means to be the children of survivors. Shelleena, Karia, and Amanda all share their personal declarations, as Nneka leads this emotional and critical conversation.
**TW**Due to the...
Duration:01:47:49
7 - I Make Abusers Really, Really Angry w/ MAYA ROY
1/8/2020
This week we are so excited to welcome MAYA ROY to the What’s Your Safe Word? podcast! Maya is the Chief Executive Officer of YWCA Canada and was recently named a Recipient of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 for 2019. She is a diversity specialist with 22 years of experience in a variety of sectors in public policy development, public health, adult education and social work. Maya was a member of the Gender Equality Advisory Council for Canada’s G7 Presidency, she is currently part of Young Global...
Duration:01:31:56
6 - My Sweat is Just as Important as My Tears w/ JADE PEEK
1/1/2020
In this week’s episode of What’s Your Safe Word? Shelleena is joined once again by our lovely Nneka! Even more exciting though, is that this week we are welcoming our very first guest to the show, JADE PEEK (@KweJade / @jadethediva)!! Jade is a Mi’kmaq and Black Nova Scotian trans woman from Halifax. She is a multi-disciplinary artist, curator, educator, and activist. She is known for also being a community organizer in K’jipuktuk, Mi'kma'ki, creating community, artistic and educational...
Duration:01:33:09