And Still We Rise

And Still We Rise is a bold, unapologetic podcast about gender justice, survival, and systemic change—rooted in intersectional feminism and led by longtime advocate Angela Marie MacDougall.Every week, we speak with frontline organizers, thinkers, and truth-tellers who are confronting gender-based violence, economic injustice, colonialism, and political fear—and building something better in real time.This isn't commentary from the sidelines. It's storytelling from the frontlines.Because the world is on fire, and feminism doesn't wait.New episodes drop every Friday on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and at bwss.org.

And Still We Rise is a society podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 12 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #4

  Who Gets a Home? Gender, Power, and the Cost of Belonging in Canada - Stefania Seccia, Women's National Housing & Homelessness Network

  May 15, 202534 minS3

  <p>What happens when land meant to sustain life becomes a tool for profit? And who gets left behind when housing policy erases the systemic barriers gender, history and lived experience?</p> <p>This week on And Still We Rise, Angela Marie MacDougall sists down with Stefania Seccia of the Women's National Housing and Homelessness Network for a powerful, clear-eyed conversation about what's really driving Canada's housing crisis - and why women, Indigenous people and gender-diverse communities are being pushed to the edges.</p> Together, they unpack the crisis from the ground up: How land was taken, repurposed, and priced...

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  Episode #3

  What Makes a Stronger Home: Gender, Power, and the Politics of Care - with Katrina Chen

  May 15, 202535 minS3

  <p>Former BC Minister and lifelong advocate Katrina Chen joins And Still We Rise to explore what it really takes to build safety - at home, in policy, and in public life. In this intimate and wide-ranging conversation, Katrina and Angela Marie MacDougall delve into surviving gender-based violence, leading childcare reform, writing through trauma, and walking away from politics to heal. </p> <p>At the heart of this conversation is Katrina's new children's book, A Stronger Home - a tender and courageous story of a mother and son fleeing violence, written to help young readers understand trauma, reslience, and healing. </p>...

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  Beyond Rights on Paper: Reproductive Justice and the Work Ahead - with Frédérique Chabot

  May 15, 202540 minS3

  <p>In this post election episode of And Still We rise, Angela Marie MacDougall is joined by Frédérique Chabot, Executive Director of Action Canada, recorded just before Canada's 2025 federal election - when reproductive justice was notably absent from the national political discourse. </p> <p>Together, they unpack the narrowing of election narratives, the weaponization of fear, and the real stakes behind the temporary elimination - and now reinstatement - of the Ministry of Women and Gender Equality. Drawing connections between reproductive justice, democracy, and economic policy, they expose how gender rightss are being used as political scapegoats and how...

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  What If Justice Started With Girls? | Sue Brown on Survival, Criminalization, and Reimagining Power

  May 9, 202540 minS3

  <p>We kick off the relaunch of And Still We Rise with a bold conversation featuring Sue Brown, Co-Director of Justice for Girls. This episode dives into the reality facing girls in Canada. </p> <p>From the criminalization of survival to the erasure of MMIW and Girls, this conversation dives into what young women - especially Indigenous and racialized girls - are forced to survive in the so-called systems of "care".</p> <p>We ask:</p> <p>Why are girls punished for surviving violence?</p> <p>How does the state criminalize girlhood?...especially Black and Indigenous girls. </p> <p>What would...

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  Episode #8

  Angela Marie MacDougall | Black Women in Canada

  Feb 29, 202034 minS1

  <p>In commemoration of Black History Month and with few days until International Women's Day, Angela Marie talks summarize the history of Black people and the experience of Black women and girls in Canada.</p> <p>--- </p> <p>Show Hosted and Produced by Angela Marie MacDougall and Battered Women's Support Services. <br /> <br /> Audio Engineering and Editing by Sarah Ellis Fox. </p> <p>--- </p> <p>To learn more please visit: </p> <p>Women Deliver: https://womendeliver.org/</p> <p>BWSS: https://www.bwss.org/</p>

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