How do women in abusive relationships, and the organisations helping them in the UK use technology? That is the question for our inaugural Gupshup podcast. Hosted by the fabulous Rosie Spinks (@rojospinks), freelance journalist and feminist.
GUESTS
Afsa Akbar @mintycrumbs, CHAYN
Nissa Ramsay @NissaRamsay, Comic Relief
Penny East, @PenelopeEA, SafeLives
Music by Diana Tso.
TECH VS. ABUSE PROJECT
techvsabuse.info
In 2016, Chayn partnered with Comic Relief, along with Safe Lives and We Are Snook, to launch a groundbreaking project Tech VS Abuse to explore and investigate the role of digital technologies in supporting victims of domestic abuse.
The project led to eye opening evidence that led to a better understanding pertaining to domestic violence and how online media could be leveraged as a tool empowering victims and people in chronic abusive relationships.
This episode was recorded and published in 2017 on soundcloud.
Gupshup by Chayn
Hosted by Chayn, we bring gritty and heartfelt conversations to you about how women are tired of being marginalised, and how they are taking up the tools of the world to dismantle patriarchy (did anyone catch that bell hooks reference?). We'll discuss the latest projects Chayn does on bringing survivor-led design and intersectional analysis to create platforms, spaces and guides to help women and non-binary people experiencing violence. We'll also interview people we admire, our volunteers and friends to discuss gender-based violence and what is being done about it.
Chayn (pronounced ch-en) is a global volunteer network addressing gender-based violence by creating intersectional survivor-led resources online. Started in 2013, we have since reached more than 300 000 people and 1.5 million views across the world. Most of our volunteers are survivors of abuse. Find out more on chayn.co!
Though most podcasts will be in English, there will be episodes in all the 8 languages we work in. Gupshup means chit chat in Urdu.
