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This episode and its description contain discussions of gender-based violence, including murder, rape, sexual assault and trauma.
RESOURCES
For more information on any of the topics covered in the episode, please see the following materials:
Protests of Violence Against Women in Mexico
R. Kelly and Black Women's Movement Leadership and Resistance
Intersectionality and its Application
https://youtu.be/-1Y6Xir1un0
https://youtu.be/49iKs-yvMtE
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TRANSCRIPT
CREDITS
Production
Written, edited and produced by Alice Chan, Marica Wright and Maria de la Cruz Rodriguez Martinez
References
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