Tag Archives: women

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:42 — 27.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThis week, we share part of a talk from two women organizing with prisoners. They speak candidly about the basics of supporting prisoners, and include some of the dynamics they noticed while working with those on the inside. We have more to share from these women committed …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 57:01 — 41.3MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreOn March 30th, the Bloomington Commission for the Status of Women hosted a panel discussion entitled “Linking Arms for Social Justice,” which took place at City Hall. The panel focused on issues of intersectionality and how gender intersects with other identities. The panelists included Sheila Kennedy, who …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:03 — 64.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThis week, we hear some prison-related news and then return to the topic of pregnancy in prison. We continue our discussion with Dr. Alicia Suarez, a sociologist who researches pregnancy and childbirth as it relates to incarcerated women. She continues the discussion from our Pregnancy in Prison …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:43 — 65.7MB)Subscribe: RSS | More This episode is the second installment exploring women within prisons. First, we get updates on struggles in Bulgaria and Turkey, hear about proposed changes to solitary confinement, and learn about the case of Red Fawn, a Colorado woman arrested at the Standing Rock occupation against the …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:22 — 64.9MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThis week is our first installment of a series covering the impact of prison on families. This episode focuses on Wendi Middleton, who works in the Indiana Women’s Prison with her organization Angel’s Wings, which provides a variety of services to incarcerated women, from newly pregnant mothers …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 0:29 — 452.5KB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreFive women were named by Governor Mike Pence yesterday, to serve on the Indiana Commission for Women. Marta Pincheira of Franklin, Stephanie Moore of Newburgh, Kelly Perri of South Bend, Kayevonne Dailey of Fort Wayne, and the reappointed Patzetta Trice of Indianapolis will serve on the commission, …