Human Rights Education Now!
Human Rights Education Now! is a podcast that aims to (1) inform a broader audience in the U.S. and internationally about human rights education (HRE) stories, practices, related issues and theories, (2) expand awareness and knowledge about HRE USA and its programs, and (3) engage partner individuals, groups and organizations in changing the conversation about rights in the U.S. to one employing a human rights education lens.
Human Rights Education Now!
Episode 63: Zeynep Karatas, Eugenia Ricciotti, and Tata Varadashvili, Part Two
In Episode 63, Zeynep Karatas, Eugenia Ricciotti, and Tata Varadashvili reflect on feminist movements past and present, drawing inspiration from earlier thinkers and organizers while emphasizing the need for intersectionality, self-care, and adaptation to today’s digital and media landscapes. Zeynep, Eugenia, and Tata highlight the importance of centering historically silenced groups, resisting hierarchy within feminism, and framing women’s rights as human rights. They discuss patriarchy as a system that harms all genders and note the persistence and courage modeled by past movements.
The 1995 Beijing Conference on Women is revisited as a pivotal global moment that fostered transnational feminist networks and coalition building, with today’s context marked by democratic backsliding and disinformation. The conversation then turns to sustainability strategies, stressing self-care, mutual aid, and viewing activism as a lifelong commitment. Zeynep, Eugenia, and Tata imagine what a global feminist conference today might address, including cultural relativism, child marriage, economic justice, and climate change as a feminist issue. They also examine how austerity policies, unpaid care work, and far-right backlash continue to challenge progress, while offering intergenerational advice for feminist resilience.
Topics Discussed:
- Feminist inspirations: Intersectionality, self-care, lessons from collective organizing, centering marginalized voices
- Women’s rights as human rights: Challenging patriarchy and identity politics; persistence from past movements
- Beijing 1995 legacy: Global networks, coalition building, responding to disinformation and democratic erosion
- Sustainability strategies: Self-care, mutual aid, and imagining a modern global feminist conference
- Key issues today: Cultural relativism, child marriage, economic justice, climate justice
- Ongoing challenges: Austerity, unpaid care labor, far-right backlash
- Intergenerational advice and closing reflections
Full topic listing available for PDF download HERE.
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Introduction and Closing Music Credit: “Awakening-Spring” by Ketsa, from the Album Night Vision. Available at the Free Music Archive: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/night-vision/awakening-spring/
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