VERVE She/Said

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VERVE is a global collective of badass intersectional feminists. Our persisterhood connects women globally online and ‘onland’ through activism, volunteerism, fundraising & awareness campaigns and Prosecco Think Tanks. Each podcast features readings from our blog SHE SAID interspersed with Feminist commentary and information about what we're reading, what we're writing, what gives us hope, what infuriates us, and what we are going to do about it. Resist + Persist + Assist

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Episodes

#SHEROES with Chanju Mwanza and Yaz Omran

EPISODE 31: #SHEROES with Chanju Mwanza and Yaz Omran VERVE Operative, Melanin Takeover Host & Blogger Chanju Mwanza hosts this episode with VERVE’s Social Media and Content Manager Yaz Omran where they discuss their SHEROES in Palestine and the UAE. Yaz discusses what inspired her to write about Palestinian youth activist Ahed Tamimi and why activism by Muslim women is not often represented without negative connotations. Chanju talks about the recent UAE Gender Balance Index Awards where no...

Feb 13, 2019•26 min

Melanin Takeover with Chanju Mwanza

Episode 30: Melanin Takeover with Chanju Mwanza Welcome to the VERVE She Said Melanin Take Over with VERVE Operative and Blogger, Chanju Mwanza. Once a month-ish Chanju will be bringing you all things melanin and shining a light on global issues from a non-eurocentric perspective. Chanju Mwanza has just come back from spending 7 weeks in Zambia to launch her Zambian Narratives Project. In this episode Chanju chats about her new project and reads three of her most recent blogs. She writes about t...

Jan 23, 2019•23 min

Body Dysmorphia And Me with Sarah Bradnum

Episode 29: Body Dysmorphia and Me with Sarah Bradnum Trigger Warning: Eating Disorders & Violent Thoughts Happy New Year! We are starting off 2019 with one of our most successful bloggers, Sarah Bradnum, reading and talking about her blog ‘Body Dysmorphia and Me’. Anna Quick Palmer (Founder & ‘Mother’ of VERVE) and Erin Whiteley (Managing Director at VERVE) sit down and talk with Sarah about their own journeys with their bodies; body positivity, body dysmorphia and eating disorders. Lea...

Jan 09, 2019•1 hr 5 min

VERVE 2018 End of Year Wrap Up!

EPISODE 28: VERVE 2018 End of Year Wrap Up! This episode Anna Quick- Palmer (Founder & ‘Mother’ of VERVE) talks with Erin Whiteley (Chief Managing Feminist at VERVE) about everything VERVE have done this year in the name of Feminism! Take a listen to hear about all the events, fundraising, protests & vulva cupcakes we’ve had in 2018… We’d like to thank all followers, old & new, for making our year as Femi-tastic as possible! And thank you to all of you who are causing ripples in the ...

Dec 19, 2018•43 min

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