Social Justice Salon

20. The Women's Revolution in Rojava, Syria

Welcome to Episode 20 of the Social Justice Salon.In this episode, we learn about the amazing Women’s Revolution that emerged in Rojava in Syria during 2010s. We discuss how the Kurdish women set up an egalitarian society at the same time as fighting the forces of ISIS. Marianne is joined by Rahila Gupta who has been to Rojava and learned all about this region first handRahila is an author and activist. She is a patron of Peace in Kurdistan and on the management committee of Southall Black Sisters. She has authored a huge range of books, articles, short stories, poetry, essays, screenplays and plays for theatre, for names such as The Guardian, New Internationalist, Feminist Dissent, The Independent on Sunday, Asian Times, Spare Rib, Disability Now, The Lancet, and Poetry Salzburg. Most recently, with Beatrix Campbell, she has authored the book Planet Patriarchy a continent-crossing panorama of women’s rights, women’s oppression and women’s politics in the twenty-first century.Marianne and Rahila discuss the context that the Rojava women’s revolution emerged in, the hideous threat that ISIS posed to women in the region, and how this new society instigated new values, new institutions and a new way of life in northern Syria. It is an episode not to miss.Links and more infoBuy Rahila’s latest book Planet PatriarchyVisit her websiteFollow the podcast on InstagramFollow Marianne on Instagram and TikTokBecome a member of Marianne’s PatreonMusic by Luke Fraser at The Tonic and Artwork was by Marianne

19. Ways of Knowing

Welcome to Episode 19 of the Social Justice Salon.In this solo episode, Marianne talks about ways of knowing and how the ideology behind our knowledge systems affects our work in social justice. Marianne discusses how the men of the Scientific Revolution in 16th & 17th century set in stone the dominant ways of knowing that still impact how research and consultancy is done today. She outlines how certain methodologies have been given more respect and status and that this has influenced the way we all see the world. Countering the dominant narratives are feminist, anti-racist, anti-colonial and queer methodologies which expose the power structures inherent in our accepted ways of knowing and propose new ways of doing things. Marianne takes us through these approaches and outlines practical ways to make sure social justice research is done in an equitable and ethical way. Links and more infoFollow the podcast on InstagramFollow Marianne on Instagram and TikTokBecome a member of Marianne’s PatreonMusic by Luke Fraser at The Tonic and Artwork was by Marianne

18. Women & Public Sexuality in the UK

Welcome to Episode 18 of the Social Justice Salon.In this episode, we explore how women in the Uk today have to navigate their public sexuality: as we exist in public places and online. Marianne is joined by the fantastic Fiona Vera Grey who gives us a rich insight into this with findings from her extensive research.Fiona is a professor of sexual violence, activist and campaigner working on violence against women and girls. She comes from a practice-based background, working for over a decade in the Rape Crisis movement before moving into academia. She has authored three books including: The Right Amount of Panic: How Women Trade Freedom for Safety and Women on Porn. She is currently Co-Director of the Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit at London Metropolitan UniversityMarianne and Fiona discuss the ‘safety work’ that women do to avoid sexual harassment and harm, the different intersecting barriers that demand us to be sexual but not too sexual, and the impact of the rise of hardcore porn and how it is shaping our desires.Links and more infoFollow Fiona on InstagramBuy her book Women on PornBuy her book The Right Amount of PanicBuy her book Men’s Intrusion, Women’s EmbodimentFollow the podcast on InstagramFollow Marianne on Instagram and TikTokBecome a member of Marianne’s PatreonMusic by Luke Fraser at The Tonic and Artwork was by Marianne

17. Monopoly Power

Welcome to Episode 17 of the Social Justice Salon.In this episode, Marianne is joined by the titan of financial and economic activism Nicholas Shaxson. We delve into predatory finance, tax havens and his latest research into monopoly power.Nicholas Shaxson is a journalist, author, and activist focusing on finance & economics, and their relationships to people and societies. He’s written for numerous publications including the Financial Times, the Guardian, the Economist, and the New York Times and has written a number of fantastic books: Poisoned Wells (2007), about oil, politics and conflict in West Africa; Treasure Islands (2011), about tax havens; and The Finance Curse (2018), about the domestic impacts of oversized financial sectors. He was a foundational member of the global tax justice movement and in 2021 co-founded the Balanced Economy Project (BEP), the first general international anti-monopoly NGO of the modern age. He is currently writing a new book on monopolies.We focus on the history and impact of monopolies, how pervasive and dangerous they are to our financial and overall health, and how it is actually very possible to curb their control and revitalise our local economies.Links and more infoFollow Nicholas Shaxson on LinkedInBuy his book The Finance CurseBuy his book Tresure IslandsBuy his book Poisoned WellsFollow the podcast on InstagramFollow Marianne on Instagram and TikTokBecome a member of Marianne’s PatreonMusic by Luke Fraser at The Tonic and Artwork was by Marianne

16. Eliminating Nuclear Weapons

Welcome to Episode 16 of the podcast which has had a rebrand! We are now called the Social Justice Salon.In this episode, we are discussing how we can eliminate nuclear weapons. Susi Synder of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) joins hostess Marianne Moore to discuss everything about their campaign and why, 80 years after they were first tested, nuclear weapons finally need to be stopped.