Hello dear audience! Here are our show notes for our Episode 8: “Labour, Lands, Cooperatives”. Possible triggers include (neo-)colonialism, land theft, legacies of monoculture, domestic violence, sex work criminalisation, (neo-) colonialism, class discrimination, patriarchy, sex shaming, and the impact of climate change. The organizers and organizations featured in this episode are:

• Keithlin Caroo, Founder and Executive Director of Helen’s Daughters, based in St. Lucia. Helen’s Daughters is an organization founded in 2016 to promote the economic development of rural women through adaptive agricultural techniques, capacity-building, and improved market access. More specifically, the organization aims to expand opportunities for rural women who work in agriculture; promote financial and digital inclusion for rural women in aspects of agricultural outputs; foster female entrepreneurship and enhance the productivity of women-owned enterprises; enhance the voices of rural women in decision-making related to agricultural policy and beyond; eliminate legal barriers to female economic empowerment; and reduce gender pay gaps in the agricultural sector. Visit their Facebook page, their instagram profile @helensdaughters, and, of course, their website!

• Dr. Nicola Suraleigh, Executive Director of Integrated Health Outreach based in Antigua & Barbuda. Integrated Health Outreach (IHO) is an organization which works at the intersection of gender, climate change, and health. The organization was founded in 2013 to meet the neglected needs of women and girls, and other vulnerable populations. IHO delivers programs to build eco-sustainability and advance health management as measures to bolster the resiliency of vulnerable groups. The organization is committed to addressing the challenges faced by small island developing states, including climate change and natural disasters, in relation to how these issues exacerbate economic, social and gender inequalities. Visit them on Facebook, Instagram (@iho_ab)and Twitter (@integrated_iho), and make it over to their website!  

• Denise Carr and Philona Roberts of SUCOS. Read more about SUCOS in our show notes for Episode 7: “A Self-Possessed Selfhood, or Sex Workers to the Front!”