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GamerGate with The Geek Girl Interview

Interviewed on October 27th. Lilith spoke to gamer girl Genevieve aka The Geek Girl about the huge controversy over the #GamerGate campaign within gamer culture. Geek Girl spoke to the misogyny of the movement and the circumstances leading to a North American wide conversation on sexism and violence against women within gaming culture. While being highly critical of the movement, Geek Girl and Lilith noted the reality that the most violent of the movement were in fact a small group but extremely loud. The interview highlighted how gamer culture and the problematic aspects of it actually reflect our broader cultures social issues.

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ScienceFiction and Fantasy with Ranylt Richildis Interview

Interviewed on November 3rd, 2014. Local, female Science Fiction & Fantasy writer and editor Ranylt Richildis spoke with Lilith by phone about how SFF interacts with social issues including women and minorities. Richildis noted the culture of SFF and horror; it’s problems and achievements. Additionally, Richildis spoke of how bringing the stories of authors and characters, which occupy a marginalized place in literature, to publication can and is a feminist action: a kind of activism.
Check out PostScripts to Darkness Series as Richildis is a co-editor!

Also check out Richildis’s Blog

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Interview with The People’s Social Forum

Interviewed on November 10. My guests Karl and Nicole called from Ottawa U to talk about their participation in this years People Social Forum. This meeting resulted in hundreds of activists from around Canada, getting together and building networks, as well as brainstorming ideas and various activist projects for the future. One of the key results of the forum was the establishment of various key themes which the activists present hoped to address, such as: migration, gender, food and many others. This interview highlighted the different kinds of activism, including daily activism, which helps in changing the world on a local and global level.

People's Social Forum

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