‘Being a Slut Really Means You Are Untouchable’: On Shame, Power and the Reclamation of Words
No Steps Forward, Only Steps Back: An Opinion on Canada’s Supreme Court Decision on Extreme Intoxication as a Legal Defence
Between this decision in Canada and Roe v. Wade in the American Supreme Court, I am enraged and deeply saddened to see legal motions being put into place that will negatively impact women. That boys will be boys and that other people, women in particular, will suffer the consequences of what that means has prevailed yet again…
Rituals and Rewilding the Self: An Interview with Women’s Circle Facilitator Gaia Harvey Jackson
Gaia Harvey Jackson is a facilitator of women’s empowerment, ecstatic dance and authentic connection. In May 2017, she founded the Psychedelic Women’s Circle and has since developed a number of popular workshops, including: Rave Ritual, Slow Dating, Window to the Soul and Awakening the Wild Woman. Weaving together many practices in a unique style that is both playful and profound, Gaia talks to us about her inspirations, her understanding of ritual and what she’s learned in her years of facilitation and women’s work…
Feminism, Regeneration and Cyclical Living: An Interview with Activist Alana Bloom
Alana is an artist, facilitator, mentor and activist committed to regeneration. Her mission is to support a shift towards a more nature-based eco-centric society and to support others to live wild and soulful lives. Alana leads transformational experiences for people to explore their creative gifts through community, connection and many practices inspired by theatre and dance. Here, we discuss the themes of her work and talk about all things social activism…
Has Covid Accelerated Fifth Wave Feminism?
The drastic change to normality that Covid brought has highlighted many inequalities and opened people’s eyes to how much change is needed in society – this may provide the necessary momentum to propel the fifth wave of feminism. The fifth wave builds on the intersectionality of the third wave movement, which considered ‘class, race, age, ability, sexuality and gender as intersecting loci of discrimination’ (Zimmerman, 2017). This is central in the fifth wave’s call for action…