Discussing the lives of mothers and general issues of parenthood from a feminist perspective in Montreal and beyond. Airs the 3rd Thursday of the month from 6-7pm.

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June 19, 2024: WINGS 36-23: Memoirs of a Singing Birth & WINGS 23-23: Mother for Gays

WINGS #36-23 Memoirs of a Singing Birth

Subtitle: ...rights and competencies of birthing mothers and babies

Featured Speakers/Commentators: Elena Skoko, activist for rights and dignity of mothers and babies in birth. She is currently researching for a PhD on birthing during disasters.

Date Published: Dec. 9, 2023, midnight

Summary: Interview with Elena Skoko, activist for rights and dignity of mothers and babies in birth. She talks about birthing practices based on science, dignity and choice. She gave birth to her daughter in Bali at a birthing centre, with midwife Ibu Robin Lim in attendance. Topics include the important role of the placenta, the competencies of birthing mothers and their babies, the overuse of Caesarian section, the relationship between singing and the cervix. Skoko is currently a PhD student researching birthing during disasters, at the School of Public Health and Social Work | Faculty of Health | Queensland University of Technology (QUT).

WINGS #23-23 Mother for Gays

Featured Speakers/Commentators: Mary Mumbi, mother of a lesbian daughter (and also a bisexual one) in Mombasa, Kenya

Date Published: Sept. 4, 2023, midnight

Summary: According to international polls, more than 80 percent of Kenyans oppose acceptance for homosexual relations, and more than 90 percent oppose same-sex marriage. There are harsh penalties prescribed by law, insults like "mashoga" are tossed about, and violence - and even death - are serious possibilities. In the US, parents of gays played a major role in societal acceptance. Kenyan mother Mary Mumbi tells the story of how she came to terms with her daughter's sexuality and has come to provide emotional support for other gays, to connect with the gay rights movement, and to speak out to family and associates - even. in church - about accepting and respecting gay people. She says gays were created by God, and that people who insult them may well have closeted gays in their own families.

Credits: Interview by Diana Wanyonyi. WINGS series producer, Frieda Werden.

Notes: WINGS: Women's International News Gathering Service has been covering the global women's movement and related issues for community radio since 1986. Contact: wings@wings.org

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