On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, long-time activist and former Vancouver city councillor Ellen Woodsworth talks about the work of the organization she co-founded, Women Transforming Cities.
For all the victories that movements have won over the years, cities remain hostile and unequal places for many women, particularly poor and racialized women. The goal of Women Transforming Cities is to push the City of Vancouver, and cities across Canada and around the world, to include substantive participation from diverse women and girls in decision-making processes, to reflect the needs of women and girls in decisions about everything from urban design to budgeting, and to apply an explicitly intersectional feminist lens to all of the many and diverse activities in which city governments engage. Woodsworth talks about women and cities, about her organization, and about the work that it is doing to transform urban areas to make them more equal and just spaces for women and girls.
[audio:http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/309444595-scott-neigh-talking-radical-trr-ep-18-jun-262013-women-transforming-cities.mp3]To learn more about Women Transforming Cities, click here.
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